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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Recent articles on www.explorecarroll.com by Kevin Dayhoff




    DAYHOFF: Peace in our day: After 92 years, World War I is history
    Published October 10, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... , which was already filled to capacity." Now that the war is really over, we can celebrate Veterans Day this Nov. 11 all the more. When he is not celebrating the idea of the end of all wars, KevinDayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com....
    Gesell well project engineering approved by Westminster council
    Published October 5, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com/t_small-a.png" alt="Follow Kevin Dayhoff on Twitter"/> Follow Kevin Dayhoff on Twitter< ... ...
    EAGLE ARCHIVE: Honoring giant of Westminster history: Americana Fraxinus
    Published October 3, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... , memorial contributions may be made to the Westminster Tree Commission, 1838 Emerald Hill Drive, Westminster, MD 21157. When he is not studying the Greek and Germanic Norse mythology of ash trees, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com. ...
    Cardin visit to New Windsor campus recalls history, mission
    Published September 26, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... For more information on IMA, go to www.imaworldhealth.org. For information on the Brethren Service Center, go to tinyurl.com/2983tfs. When he's not keeping track of Carroll County's worldwide reach, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com ...
    A-Maizing Quest in Westminster
    Published September 25, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    It's a official: The crop circles found outside of Westminster are the work of Carroll County Ag Center volunteers -- and not the work of space aliens.Now open and continuing through the end of October, the Ag Center is featuring more than 2 miles of ... ...
    Krebs and Stocksdale hang on to win House nominations in final Carroll County tally
    Published September 22, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    With provisional and overseas absentee ballots counted Sept. 22 by the Carroll County Board of Elections, House of Delegates incumbents Susan Krebs (Dist. 9B) and Nancy Stocksdale (Dist. 5A) have garnered just enough votes to win their respective ... ...
    State police arrest Wesminster residents for Carroll County air conditioning thefts
    Published September 21, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... 1-888-399-TIPP (8477).Dayhoff on Twitter"/> Follow Kevin Dayhoff on Twitter...
    Westminster experiences water main break near Cranberry Station
    Published September 19, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    A 12-inch water main cracked in the city of Westminster water system around 10:15 a.m. Sunday morning.The break took place in the 300 block of North Cranberry Road near the city’s water treatment plant.Diane King, who lives in the “next house down on the ... ...
    DAYHOFF: Beware the perils of batrachians, atom bombs and kernels of corn
    Published September 19, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... quite distressed until its removal." Now that's a nose for news. When he is not learning new words, to trust the atom bomb and avoiding kernels of corn, Kevin Dayhoff will be hiding under his desk, but he may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com. ...
    Primary election carries wave of change for Carroll's Board of County Commissioners
    Published September 19, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    In the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's primary election, insiders in Carroll County began analyzing the reasons behind one of the most sweeping changes in local government in recent memory. "The challenge has always been that people don't get ... ...

    Gouge, Zimmer defeated as voters sweep in a new commissioner board in Carroll
    Published September 15, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    Carroll County residents will get not only an expanded Board of County Commissioners in November — it’ll be barely recognizable.In a sweeping change that impacts every corner of the county, voters in the Sept. 14 primary election brushed out two incumbents ... ...
    LIVE CHAT: Primary Election 2010
    Published September 14, 2010 by Carroll Eagle
    ... -badges.s3.amazonaws.com/t_small-a.png" alt="Follow Kevin Dayhoff on Twitter"/> Follow contributor Kevin Dayhoff on Twitter& ... ...
    Low turnout in Carroll County reported by candidates, poll workers
    Published September 14, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... �� in office, Walt said.The story has been updated. Kevin Dayhoff contributed to this story. ...
    DAYHOFF: All of Westminster got fired up over 'Defense Day' in 1924
    Published September 12, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... phone with Chief Spaulding trying to borrow a machine gun, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com.Dayhoff on Twitter"/> Follow Kevin Dayhoff on ... ...
    DAYHOFF: Meritorious, but inglorious, tale of escape and 'burglarious' behavior
    Published September 5, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... "burglarious" before, but it certainly illustriously tops-off an inglorious tale of a laborious, but notorious prisoner escape 110 years ago. When he is not meritoriously learning new words, KevinDayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com...
    Man arrested in connection to New Windsor bank heist
    Published September 2, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    A Waynesboro, Pa., man suspected of being involved in a bank robbery in New Windsor last Monday, is being held in the Baltimore County Detention Center  on $500,000 bond for charges related to another bank robbery on Aug. 28 in Cockeysville.Acting on a tip ... ...
    Republican Lt. Gov. candidate, Mary Kane, visits Westminster
    Published September 1, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    The Republican candidate for Maryland lieutenant governor, Mary Kane, 48, came to Westminster on Aug. 31 for a listening tour of downtown merchants, restaurateurs and agriculture leaders.Kane, a Montgomery County resident, is no stranger to Central ... ...
    DAYHOFF: John Dudderar recorded the changing face of Westminster
    Published August 29, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... days. And we will certainly miss John Dudderar. May God bless him. When he is not reminiscing about days gone by, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com. For more on the life and service of John Dudderar, go to www.ExploreCarroll.com. ...
    A Tribute to former Westminster City Clerk John D. Dudderar
    Published August 25, 2010 by Carroll Eagle
    ... on my desk contained John's notes from the previous council meeting.  Instead, it was a handwritten note from John."Dear Mayor Dayhoff, I intend to retire from the City of Westminster on Feb. 1, 2002.  It has certainly been a pleasure working for the ... ...
    Former Westminster City Clerk John Dudderar dies
    Published August 24, 2010 by Carroll Eagle
    ... , Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, 601 N. Caroline Street #5064, Baltimore, MD 21287. Arrangements are by the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home in Westminster.Visit explorecarroll.com to read more from Kevin Dayhoff about the life and times of John Dudderar....

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

“Decision Points” by President George W. Bush


“Decision Points” by President George W. Bush

November 10, 2010

I picked up a copy of “Decision Points” by President George W. Bush earlier today.  I started reading it right away and I have really appreciated what I have seen so far.

It is highly readable and penned in a rather matter-of-fact straightforward, highly accessible style, if not blunt at times.  He sure is not sugarcoating anything…  I give it a whole-hearted thumbs-up.

A great read by a great American patriot.

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Capitolbeat the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, annual conference

Capitolbeat the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, annual conference

http://capitolbeat.wordpress.com/conference2010/

http://www.scribd.com/doc/41815306/Capitolbeat-the-Association-of-Capitol-Reporters-and-Editors-annual-conference

What: Capitolbeat, the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, annual conference

When: Thursday, Nov. 11 through Saturday Nov. 13

Where: Wyndham Phoenix (50 East Adams Street)

Capitolbeat: Who we are and how we got started

Who we are and how we got started

Retrieved November 10, 2010

http://capitolbeat.wordpress.com/about/

Welcome to Capitolbeat, the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, an organization for reporters covering state and local governments. We formed in late 1999, following a Denver conference of statehouse reporters sponsored by the Pew Center on the States and Stateline.org

Why it’s important

Big-money corporate lobbyists flooded the July 2000 meeting of the National Governors’ Association because they knew that power was flowing from Washington back to state capitals for several years, and it has reached critical mass. But while that’s been happening, budgets for coverage of state government have been on a starvation diet. A 1998 study published by the American Journalism Review found that “Coverage of state government is in steep decline … Bureaus are shrinking, reporters are younger and less experienced, stories get less space and poorer play…”

Reversing that decline and bolstering the skills and resources in state government reporting are Capitolbeat’s goals.

Or, from our mission statement, “This Association exists to advance public understanding of state government and the issues before state government, and to educate and share information with its members and the public on best practices, tools and techniques in state government reporting.”

Join us and become a part of Capitolbeat. Help us grow, and help us to help you.

How we got started

It would be just like a bunch of statehouse reporters to make history in a former bordello, and that’s just where Capitolbeat got its start. Mattie’s House of Mirrors, now a respectable restaurant in the warehouse section of Denver, was the site of the first meeting to form a national association.

It happened during Power to the States, the first national conference for journalists who cover state government, which was held over three days in October 1999.

More than 100 reporters, editors and broadcasters from 34 different states and the District of Columbia attended, along with a handful of academics and members of public policy institutes.

The conference was sponsored by Stateline.org, The Colorado Springs Gazette, the Pew Center for Civic Journalism, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the National Conference of State Legislatures, The Associated Press Managing Editors and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The event itself – along with the secondary goal of creating a national organization for our profession – was largely in response to recently aired concerns over the state of statehouse reporting. Both scholarly studies and journalism publications were pointing to a decline in the resources and amount of coverage dedicated to state government. Statehouse journalists also sensed what they do carries less weight these days and that their jobs have become more difficult and less appreciated.

About 25 journalists interested in networking with others who cover state government to share techniques, along basic policy and political information, across state lines met to plant the seeds for a national organization. They selected the name Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors (later changed to Capitolbeat), approved a graphic logo and elected Genevieve Anton as founding president and asked her to appoint an interim board.

The concept was given a warm reception by the entire conference, which gave its approval for a board to commence making Capitolbeat a reality. By the time the board of directors met a month later in Chicago, more than 140 journalists had signed up to become members. The board spent a weekend hammering out a framework, a philosophy and ground rules. It also elected officers and decided what Capitolbeat should offer to its members in its first year.

Throughout 2008 and beyond, Capitolbeat will continue to gather members and momentum, seek financial sponsors, and develop valuable resources to improve the quality of reporting on state government.

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20101110 Capitolbeat Phoenix Conference

Capitolbeat, Phoenix, Arizona, conference, reporters, statehouse, writing,journalism

http://www.scribd.com/doc/41815306/Capitolbeat-the-Association-of-Capitol-Reporters-and-Editors-annual-conference

Capitolbeat the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, annual conference                                                                                                                               

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Kevin Dayhoff - The Tentacle: Next session of the Maryland General Assembly - "Now the truth will come out"

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

“Truth will out…”
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Now that the 2010 Maryland gubernatorial election is mercifully over, many have already begun setting their sights on the upcoming session of the Maryland General Assembly....http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4047

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Charlie Sheen - a misogynist?

Charlie Sheen - a misogynist?



The following is a transcript of an interview that Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior & Relationship Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. gave to a reporter about Charlie Sheen who was hospitalized after allegedly being high on cocaine, hiring a prostitute, and becoming enraged and trashing the suite at the Plaza hotel in New York.


Patrick Wanis PhD: I’m not at all surprised by Charlie Sheen’s behavior. Yes, I heard that apparently his hotel was trashed plus he came back with an alleged escort.


Reporter: Right.


Patrick Wanis PhD: I also heard that police described him as “emotionally disturbed”, he had been our partying, that he was intoxicated and that he allegedly admitted the use of cocaine. It was reported that Sheen, who only recently was in rehab, also tested positive for cocaine after the incident.

Reporter: He has had these problems, you know, going back to 1990 when he shot his girlfriend in the leg and got in trouble for that. He has had other instances where he has attacked women that he has been married to or lived with and he has gone through the judicial system and each case, he was sent to rehab instead of jail and kind of came out and maintained his successful career. You know, movies and television. I’m just curious why someone who seems like he has everything going for him, you know, good looks, money, successful career continue to getting these types of problems…


Patrick Wanis PhD: Well, the answer is very, very simple and that is that what you’re seeing is simply the symptoms and the results of a much deeper issue. That issue is some emotional pain that will go all the way back and usually, what we find is that when a man tends to use a lot of prostitutes or a lot of escorts, and when he seems to display clear cases of violence against women, what we’re seeing is clearly misogyny. This is a guy who obviously for some reason doesn’t like women. When you are paying women, it means that you don’t respect them. One cannot argue that ‘oh, I respect her and that’s why I’m paying her so she’ll do as I say when I say and so that I’m in control and I have the power.’ We’ve also had numerous instances, whether it was Denise Richards or Brooke Mueller where Charlie Sheen was very violent.
Reporter: Yes, yes.


Patrick Wanis PhD: When you’re violent towards women, that means you have deep-seated rage and anger and the deep-seated rage and anger doesn’t seem to be at the world; it’s often directed at women... http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2010/10/27/charlie-sheen-a-misogynist/

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Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Proposed Westminster Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone worksheet

Proposed Westminster Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone worksheet

November 8, 2010 Kevin Dayhoff http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/11/proposed-westminster-neighborhood.html

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/search/label/Westminster%20PZ%20Planning%20Zoning

My worksheet for the November 8 2010 Westminster mayor and common council discussion of the proposed Westminster Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone… Find an accompanying set of documents here: http://www.scribd.com/document_collections/2712718

Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zones to be considered by the Westminster mayor and common council on November 8, 2010.

As a result of the feedback from Westminster residents in the development of the (a) 2008 Westminster Community Visions Survey and the (b) 2009 Comprehensive Plan, the city of Westminster is continuing to move forward with a series of zoning changes and enhancements.

According to the city of Westminster website, “The State of Maryland requires comprehensive plans to be updated every six years.  The 2009 Comprehensive Plan Update began in October 2007 followed by the coordination of the first Westminster resident survey in the summer of 2008.

“The City hosted a series of community workshops in the fall of 2008 that offered residents the opportunity to voice their ideas about the future of their community. In the winter of 2009, the planning staff combined the results of the survey and the feedback from the workshops, to create the 2008 Community Vision Report.

“This report served as the base of the Comprehensive Plan Update process. Each element in the 2009 Comprehensive Plan begins with a description from the (c) 2008 Community Vision Report.”

One the zoning enhancements being considered is Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone for properties currently zones R-7,500 and R-10,000, which arguably comprises the bulk of where folks live in Westminster.

Recently, the Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zones came before the (d) Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission in the form of two specific legislative initiatives which include: Zoning Text Amendment No. ZTA 10-3 – “Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone” and Sectional Zoning Map Amendment No. SMA 10-1 – “Belle Grove Square Neighborhood” and “Willis Street Neighborhood.”

(e) A public hearing notice was posted in the local newspaper of record [for the Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission to put on its (f) October 14, 2010 agenda a public hearing for proposed zoning changes in two historic Westminster neighborhoods.

The purpose of the public hearing on October 14 to hear citizen comments and subsequently deliberate for approval or disapproval of Zoning Text Amendment No. ZTA 10-3 and and Sectional Zoning Map Amendment No. SMA 10-1.

The ad noted, “The proposed text and sectional map amendments are available for public inspection at Winchester West, 56 West Main Street, Westminster, MD during normal business hours in the office of the Zoning Administrator.”

A public hearing notice document was also placed on the city’s website, dated September 30, 2010 that indicated that the Westminster mayor and common council would hold a public hearing on November 8 on Zoning Text Amendment No. ZTA 10-3 which was subsequently introduced at (g) the October 11 common council meeting as Ordinance 816.  The Ordinance is sponsored by councilmembers Greg Pecoraro and Dr. Robert Wack.

(h) Ordinance 816 – Zoning Text Amendment 10-3 would amend the text of Chapter 164 of the Westminster City Code by adding a new article VIVD to create a “Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone.”

Section 164-45.25 introduces, “The Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone (NP Zone) is intended to provide for the preservation of the historic character and physical setting of the city’s traditional neighborhoods by promoting residential uses and directing more intense uses to other suitable locations.

“The Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone is a mapped zone which is superimposed over properties included in the R-7,500 residential zone and R-10,000 residential in certain traditional residential neighborhoods.  Once properties are included in the Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone, any development or use of such properties are subject to its provisions.”

This indicates that once Ordinance 816 - Zoning Text Amendment 10-3 is approved; all of Westminster that is currently zoned R-7,500 and R-10,000, according to the (i b) 2009 Westminster zoning map found in Chapter 54; are eligible to be placed under the provisions of the Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone.  (j1) (See Chap 164 ARTICLE VI R-10,000 Residential Zone (§ 164-28 — § 164-33.) (j2) (See Westminster City Code Chap 164 ARTICLE VII R-7,500 Residential Zone (§ 164-34 — § 164-39.)

However, a specific area can only be placed into, and thereafter subject to the provisions of the Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone by way of a Sectional map Amendment according to “Procedure” section, 164-45.31, of the proposed changes in Chapter 164.

Moreover, under the “Inclusion of Additional Neighborhoods section, 164-45.32, of the proposed changes, “The city will partner with its Historic District Commission … to identify additional traditional residential neighborhoods for potential inclusion in the Neighborhood Preservation Zone as an integral component of an overall preservation plan for Westminster.

“This important work not only helps to implement the city’s comprehensive plan by focusing attention on the perseveration and improvement of the city’s traditional residential neighborhoods, but also by initiating a dialog among city government and its residents about the look, feel and character of Westminster.”

Section three of the proposed Ordinance 816 indicates, “City staff shall focus city programs, including but not limited to residential façade loans… and related historic programs and rehabilitation programs of the city, to properties included in the Neighborhood Preservation Zone.”

The proposed 164-45.31 proscribes, “An application for zonal classification in the Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone may be made only by a Sectional Map Amendment.”

A Sectional Map Amendment for the inclusion of the Belle Grove Square and Willis Street neighborhoods was filed simultaneously by the mayor and council on September 30, 2010.  (k) (See [20100930 SMA10-1-Belle Grove Square and Willis Street Neighborhood.]  City of Westminster Sectional Zoning Map Amendment – SMA#10-1)

(l) A public hearing notice was placed on the city’s website, on or about October 12, that indicated that the Westminster mayor and council will receive the public’s input on Zoning Text Amendment No. ZTA 10-3 and Sectional Zoning Map Amendment No. SMA 10-1 on November 8, 2010.

(m) For an in-depth understanding of the city’s zoning initiative see the staff report and recommendation for the proposed Zoning Text Amendment and Sectional Map Amendment which may be found here: http://www.scribd.com/The-Westminster-city-SMA-10-1-Staff-Report-and-Recommendationn/d/41650007

Documents cited:

2008 Westminster Maryland Community Vision Survey  http://www.westgov.com/citygov/CommunityVision.html  http://www.scribd.com/doc/40463409/2008-Westminster-Maryland-Community-Vision-Survey

Westminster Planning and Zoning Public Hearing Notice for ZTA 10-3 and SMA 10-1  http://www.scribd.com/doc/40396022/Westminster-Planning-and-Zoning-Public-Hearing-Notice-for-ZTA-10-3-and-SMA-10-1

Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for Oct 14 2010 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/40396820/Westminster-Planning-and-Zoning-Commission-agenda-for-Oct-14-2010

October 11, 2010 Westminster MD council meeting  http://www.scribd.com/doc/40426182/October-11-2010-Westminster-MD-council-meeting

2009 City of Westminster zoning map 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/40428551/2009-City-of-Westminster-zoning-map

Mayor and common council public hearing notice for Nov 8 2010 for proposed zoning changes 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/40431257/Mayor-and-common-council-public-hearing-notice-for-Nov-8-2010-for-proposed-zoning-changes

Links for the City of Westminster 2009 Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted on September 28, 2009. 

http://www.westgov.com/citygov/citygov_complan.html 

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/10/city-of-westminster-2009-comprehensive.html 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/40464024/Links-for-the-City-of-Westminster-2009-Comprehensive-Plan

(a) 2008 Westminster Community Visions Survey

(b) 2009 Comprehensive Plan

(c) 2008 Community Vision Report

(d) Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission

(e) A public hearing notice was posted in the local newspaper of record

(f) October 14, 2010 agenda

(g) the October 11 common council meeting

(h) Ordinance 816 – Zoning Text Amendment 10-3 would amend the text of Chapter 164 of the Westminster City Code

(i b) 2009 Westminster zoning map found in Chapter 54

(j1) (See Chap 164 ARTICLE VI R-10,000 Residential Zone (§ 164-28 — § 164-33)

(j2) (See Westminster City Code Chap 164 ARTICLE VII R-7,500 Residential Zone (§ 164-34 — § 164-39.)

(k) (See [20100930 SMA10-1-Belle Grove Square and Willis Street Neighborhood.]  City of Westminster Sectional Zoning Map Amendment – SMA#10-1)

(l) A public hearing notice was placed on the city’s website, on or about October 12, that indicated that the Westminster mayor and council will receive the public’s input on Zoning Text Amendment No. ZTA 10-3 and Sectional Zoning Map Amendment No. SMA 10-1 on November 8, 2010.

(m) For an in-depth understanding of the city’s zoning initiative see the staff report and recommendation for the proposed Zoning Text Amendment and Sectional Map Amendment which may be found here: http://www.scribd.com/The-Westminster-city-SMA-10-1-Staff-Report-and-Recommendationn/d/41650007

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Agenda for the Westminster MD mayor and Common Council meeting for November 8, 2010                                                                                                                                


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