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Sunday, March 29, 2009
From the Maryland Senate Republican Caucus Friday March 27 2009
March 27, 2009
As the Maryland General Assembly realizes the end of the session is in sight, things are getting interesting…
From the Maryland Senate Republican Caucus Friday March 27 2009
A threatened filibuster over legal presence for drivers' licenses, statebudget shortfalls, death penalty repeal and self-defense for domesticviolence victims were highlights of "cross-over" week in the MarylandSenate.
To see our posts on these topics, visit our site at www.mdsenategop.com.
20090327 From the Md Sen Rep Caucus Fri March 27 2009
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Friday, June 06, 2008
20080606 Westminster Police Department Domestic Assault Investigated
Westminster Police Department Domestic Assault Investigated
Captain Gerry Frischkorn
News Release
June 6, 2008
The Westminster Police Department is currently investigating a domestic related assault which occurred on June 6, 2008 at approximately 0230 hours in the 1800 block of
The suspect, Mary Julieanne Phillips, age 43, threw what is believed to be hot cooking oil on her husband, Daniel Patrick Phillips, age 45, resulting in extensive burns to his face and torso.
Mr. Phillips was transported to
Mary Phillips fled the area after the assault and a broadcast to neighboring police jurisdictions resulted in Mary Phillips being located by the Pennsylvania State Police at approximately 0530 hours on Route 214 west of the Susquehanna Trail near Loganville, Pa. Mary Phillips remains in the custody of the Pennsylvania State Police in Shrewsbury, Pa. pending extradition proceedings.
A warrant for Mary Phillips has been issued charging the following violations:
First Degree Assault
Second Degree Assault
Reckless Endangerment
Friday, December 28, 2007
20071228 Recent Westminster Eagle columns
Friday, December 28
Christmas comes early for families, and for some secret (trooper) Santas
On Sunday, Dec. 16, members of the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge 20 were joined at the Westminster Fire Hall by members of the State Police Explorers Post 56, Cub Scout Pack 150 and Carroll County Chapter K of Gold Wing Road Riders to make sure that families on their "most wanted list" had a n... [Read full story]
Reaching out to the troops is a mission with 'evergreen' appeal
Early this month, on Dec. 1, more than 300 volunteers gathered at the Carroll County Ag Center for Operation Christmas Tree to pack 5,000 live decorated Christmas trees for the troops in
I had only been in the 40'-by-60' tent (supplied by Kay-Lyns Party Rental), for minutes when one voluntee... Congressman Roscoe Bartlett… [Read full story]
Greeting the Ghosts of Christmas TV past
Christmas, as much as any holiday, is a time for childhood memories.
For many baby-boomers, television has always served as an early warning system that the holiday is rapidly advancing. Whether it is the plethora of consumer-oriented commercials or Christmas holiday specials, most everyone's chil... [Read full story]
Singing with one voice for a worthy cause
On Nov. 17, members of our community packed St. John Catholic Church to hear the talented and beautiful voices of artists who came together and donated their time for our community -- and for a worthy cause.
Musical groups including the McDaniel College Madigal Singers, Old Line Statesmen Barber S... “With One Voice”… Programs sponsors included organizations such as the GFWC Women’s Club of Westminster, and businesses such as Skyline Network Engineering, Lehigh Cement, PNC and New Windsor State Bank, Stu’s Music, the Law and Mediation Center, Opera House Printing Company, Steven Silberman, the law firm of Cromwell and Unglesbee and Douglas Deming of Zero Balancing and Message Therapy. They all came out in force to make a difference in our community.
… Connie Sgarlata, director of the Carroll County Office of Family and Children’s Services of Central Maryland echoed the remarks of many, including
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
20071226 This week in The Tentacle
This week in The Tentacle
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
We are all mourning this Christmas season after last Wednesday’s senseless death of Smithsburg police officer Christopher Shane Nicholson, 25.
The Joy and Sadness of Christmas
Tom McLaughlin
It’s almost over. I have just about cleaned out the four-story townhouse and have over 100 boxes of stuff. I say stuff because I was not sure what to throw out and what to keep. Most of the stuff was Mom’s and Dad’s.
WE GET LETTERS!
WE GET LETTERS!!! A Walkersville resident commiserates with Steve Berryman and his thoughts about I-270 and its effect on our community. CLICK HERE!!! CLICK HERE!
Monday, December 24, 2007
These observations appeared in my Frederick News-Post column the December sleigh-bell-bedecked horses pulled wagons through downtown streets; a spectacle that had disappeared several decades before. It was also the season when my column first appeared.
Family Traditions – Old and New
Farrell Keough
Think back to those exhilarating days just prior to the big event; the chill in the air; the anticipatory extra step in your gait; the constant talk among your friends as to what you might find on that oh-so-special day.
Friday, December 21, 2007
You want proof farmers have become the new outcasts? Check the Thursday front page of the Frederick News-Post for Commissioner John L. Thompson, Jr.'s latest bureaucratic fandango.
Norman M. Covert
Pardon my impertinence, but a long time ago my blue eyes assured me in the darkness of an early Christmas morning that Santa Claus had come and gone. No question. No debate.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Chris Cavey
Next month will be the beginning, nationwide, of presidential primary voting. In my travels I have run into many people who are both surprised and confused about the advanced voting season. So here is a little primer to help you through the quandary of what and why.
Farrell Keough
When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not your friend. [
WE GET LETTERS!
WE GET LETTERS!!!!! A
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Playing “The War on Christmas” Card
Fortunately, this year in “The War on Christmas,” no overwhelming weapons of mass Christmas destruction have materialized and it appears that Christmas is winning. And that’s a good thing.
Tom McLaughlin
It absolutely can’t be that dirty. No way. The
Farrell Keough
Aim towards the Enemy. [Instructions printed on U.S. Rocket Launcher]
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Farrell Keough
What is the similarity between an air traffic controller and a pilot? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; if the air traffic controller screws up…, the pilot dies. [Anonymous]