Wednesday, March 2, 2011
The Humble Patriot
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, from nearby Jefferson County, W. Va., died Sunday. He was 110 years old.
Norman M. Covert
People are bitter, rumor has it. They are clinging to their guns and/or religion or “antipathy to people who aren’t like them…” to paraphrase candidate Barack Hussein Obama.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
“Mad Dog” Gadhafi
Roy Meachum
In the tens of thousands of words I’ve read or heard since revolution came to Libya, there’s been no mention of attempted assassination plots against Egypt’s late president Anwar Sadat by Muammar Gadhafi.
Shawn Burns
Frederick County is fortunate to have such a wide range of non-profit and charitable organization that work for the benefit of the community. These groups here at home and across the country are faced with the reality that government is reducing or completely eliminating funding for many of these programs.
Nick Diaz
Amid the debates about bargaining rights for public employees’ and teachers’ unions, this question remains: What is the best way to improve teacher quality?
Monday, February 28, 2011
Botched America
Steven R. Berryman
America is fast gaining the reputation as the lead paper-tiger in the world. Carry a big stick and don’t use it. Forget the positive momentum and goodwill bequeathed to us by prior generations; apologize as convenient.
Michael Kurtianyk
On those days when Mother Nature permits, I take a walk in the morning in my neighborhood. Until recently, all I heard were the crows who flew around cawing at anything that moved. Even a slowpoke like me.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Skyrocketing Gas Prices!!!
Roy Meachum
As all proper headlines must, this one was written to seize the attention of people uninterested in Muslims to the point of ignorance that feeds bigotry. That’s the main reason for prejudice.
Joe Charlebois
In Madison, Wisconsin, the people who were looking to overthrow the establishment have succeeded. The uprising and final blow that was levied upon the establishment was dealt, not in February, but on the first Tuesday of November 2010.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wrong – On So Many Levels
Joan Marie Aquilino
There are more important issues facing us today but something has been gnawing at me since the day I became one of those stay-at-home, non-paid, working mothers.
Amanda Haddaway
I’ve always had an interest in criminal justice, so it’s not surprising that I’ve quickly become a big fan of A&E’s show “Beyond Scared Straight.”
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Mom, Apple Pie and Baseball
Kevin E. Dayhoff
One of the sure signs that winter’s icy-cold grip will soon give way to warmer temperatures and spring flowers is the opening of Baltimore Orioles’ spring training.
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Governors across America are faced with the worst possible scenario. Can they save their governments from certain fiscal ruin by obtaining concessions from government employee unions to offset personnel costs?
Tom McLaughlin
Kuching, Malaysian Borneo – When my son was born, we elected to choose a name reflecting his mixed heritage. By tradition, if the child was a girl, my wife would name him; and if a boy, I had the honors.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Frederick Republicans
Roy Meachum
After November voting swept him into Winchester Hall, Board of County Commissioners’ President Blaine Young announced he would not seek re-election. Injured hearts – and purses – seem to ensure that he will sit home four years from now.
Farrell Keough
So, many remarkable occurrences are taking place throughout the nation, state, and locally. While our 24/7 news would have us believe many of these events are happening with a rapidity never seen before – in truth, our federal legislators are but “sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
Earl 'Rocky' Mackintosh
It all started about 14 years ago when Capt. Edward “Massie” Simpkins began the process of removing “peeling paint” from the west elevation of his residence located at 134 W. 3rd Street in downtown Frederick.
Monday, February 21, 2011
The Keys to The Stadium
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Motherhood, baseball, and apple pie. These three things nurture us, sustain us and entertain us. It seems our entire national ethos revolves around these things. How, then, accepting the role each plays in defining our character, could any of these become the basis for a local political controversy?
Steven R. Berryman
Egyptians everywhere were rejoicing in sympathy with America as they watched coverage of the “freedom riots” of Madison, Wisconsin, broadcast byal Jazeera with permission of CNN.
Michael Kurtianyk
One of the highlights last week for me was sitting in at the Fredericktowne Rotary dinner with my fellow Rotarians. At our table, the discussion centered around “Jeopardy!” and the battle of wits between the human players and a computer.
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