Despite chaos inauguration memorable By Jennifer Jiggetts
Nice article on the inauguration: “Despite chaos, inauguration memorable” By Jennifer Jiggetts, Times Staff Writer http://tinyurl.com/85yrlq
“Despite chaos, inauguration memorable” by Jennifer Jiggetts, Times Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
WASHINGTON — I almost didn’t go.
Back in November, when Barack Obama was elected America’s first black president, I decided not to attend his inauguration.
I knew the scene would be chaos, with throngs of Obama supporters reveling in his victory.
But of course, things don’t go according to plan. I ended up here anyway.
And despite the madness that was our nation’s capital on Tuesday, it was well worth it.
From my spot in the National Mall near the Washington Monument, I came nowhere close to seeing Obama.
But I didn’t have to.
Tuesday was all about the experience.
Read more.
20090121 Despite chaos inauguration memorable By Jennifer Jiggetts
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
This week in The Tentacle for Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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The Tentacle: A Tale of Two Inaugurations Wednesday, January 21, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/7ou85e
A Tale of Two Inaugurations
Kevin E. Dayhoff
By the time you read this column our nation will have witnessed the inauguration of our nation's 44th president. Today is the first day for President Barack Obama and it marks the merciful end of the 78-day transition period.
Casting Off the New Year
Norman M. Covert
Age and infirmity played a minor role in my kicking off the can’t-miss, spectacular “Age of Obama,” by going to sleep a few seconds before the Waterford® Crystal Sphere dropped at Times Square on New Year’s Eve. The arms of Orpheus obscured the weariness of 2008 with its cast of buffoons in government, entertainment, sports and New-Look Journalism.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
"Eyeless in Gaza"
Roy Meachum
God willing, the so-called cease fire held through last night. And Israel and Hamas limited themselves to the minor infractions that have consistently occurred since they stopped shooting. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared victory and began to pull his armed forces out. Hamas claims it won by surviving. They both are right. And wrong.
Dumbing Down Mathematics – Part II
Nick Diaz
In my last article for www.thetentacle.com, I described the goals and strategies used by so-called “reform” educators in their pursuit of mediocrity in American mathematical education.
Monday, January 19, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 3
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
The 426th Session of the Maryland General Assembly opened at noon last Wednesday. The normal pomp and ceremony seemed somehow muted, likely due to the budget storm clouds on the Annapolis horizon.
So Far No Change
Steven R. Berryman
The observable operating philosophy of President-elect Barack Obama thus far comes to us in the form of a television situation comedy, as in an “Obama Knows Best.” It comes off as the blind requirement of our total trust.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Sore Losers
Roy Meachum
No one probably remembers I called for peace when Jennifer Dougherty and George W. Bush first took office. I suggested they be given the chance to do their jobs before judgment was passed. I supported their rivals in the elections.
An Ironic Abomination
Joe Charlebois
George Mason, the "father" of our Bill of Rights, was instrumental in securing our rights by refusing to sign on to the Constitution without the protections for the individual citizen.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Three Blind Mice
Chris Cavey
The culture of corruption in Maryland Democrat politics has twice reared its head within a fortnight. Sadly few citizens have been shocked. Sadder still, the two elected officials indicted didn't even realize what they did was outside the guidelines of business as usual.
The Reality of Trust
Joan McIntyre
Trust a word with a million personal definitions. Here is just one: "assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something."
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Barack Rhymes With Tupac
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Noticeable, yet relatively underreported in the scandal-filled rhetoric that passes for meaningful political commentary these days, is the passing of an historic era that will occur when President George W. Bush takes off in the presidential helicopter after President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office next week.
From The Desk of the Publisher:
John W. Ashbury
Tom McLaughlin, whose column normally appears on The Tentacle every Wednesday, has extended his travels into the Internet void known as the interior of The Far East. So, for the present, his wi-fi connection has been disabled. However, we can expect several fascinating pieces about the wilds of interior Borneo – and what the people he encounters think about the “West” – when he returns to civilization.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Celebrate and Enjoy Next Week
Roy Meachum
It's easy to remember my first day on The Washington Post. It was January 20, 1953. Ike's first Inauguration found me as the Post copy boy assigned to carry the paper's chief photographer Arthur Ellis' camera equipment; news photogs still toted around Speed Graphics. I loved being an insider in the big event.
Missed Opportunities? Perhaps!
Farrell Keough
If you wake up tomorrow and go out to warm up your car before leaving for work – you could be facing a $60 fine and one point on your driving record. This is yet another sign of not actually thinking through an idea, and what unintended consequences are.
Monday, January 12, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 2
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
You stand at the base of the impressive marble steps and gaze up at the Georgian-era brick edifice to state governance laid out before you. This building, the Maryland State House, has served as the home of the state legislature since 1772.
The Benefits of Bottoming Out
Steven R. Berryman
Not all progress is linear in nature. As in mountain climbing, sometimes one has to travel down to get up. A glacial valley can lead to a better summit trail.
20090121 This week in The Tentacle
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The Tentacle: A Tale of Two Inaugurations Wednesday, January 21, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/7ou85e
A Tale of Two Inaugurations
Kevin E. Dayhoff
By the time you read this column our nation will have witnessed the inauguration of our nation's 44th president. Today is the first day for President Barack Obama and it marks the merciful end of the 78-day transition period.
Casting Off the New Year
Norman M. Covert
Age and infirmity played a minor role in my kicking off the can’t-miss, spectacular “Age of Obama,” by going to sleep a few seconds before the Waterford® Crystal Sphere dropped at Times Square on New Year’s Eve. The arms of Orpheus obscured the weariness of 2008 with its cast of buffoons in government, entertainment, sports and New-Look Journalism.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
"Eyeless in Gaza"
Roy Meachum
God willing, the so-called cease fire held through last night. And Israel and Hamas limited themselves to the minor infractions that have consistently occurred since they stopped shooting. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared victory and began to pull his armed forces out. Hamas claims it won by surviving. They both are right. And wrong.
Dumbing Down Mathematics – Part II
Nick Diaz
In my last article for www.thetentacle.com, I described the goals and strategies used by so-called “reform” educators in their pursuit of mediocrity in American mathematical education.
Monday, January 19, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 3
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
The 426th Session of the Maryland General Assembly opened at noon last Wednesday. The normal pomp and ceremony seemed somehow muted, likely due to the budget storm clouds on the Annapolis horizon.
So Far No Change
Steven R. Berryman
The observable operating philosophy of President-elect Barack Obama thus far comes to us in the form of a television situation comedy, as in an “Obama Knows Best.” It comes off as the blind requirement of our total trust.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Sore Losers
Roy Meachum
No one probably remembers I called for peace when Jennifer Dougherty and George W. Bush first took office. I suggested they be given the chance to do their jobs before judgment was passed. I supported their rivals in the elections.
An Ironic Abomination
Joe Charlebois
George Mason, the "father" of our Bill of Rights, was instrumental in securing our rights by refusing to sign on to the Constitution without the protections for the individual citizen.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Three Blind Mice
Chris Cavey
The culture of corruption in Maryland Democrat politics has twice reared its head within a fortnight. Sadly few citizens have been shocked. Sadder still, the two elected officials indicted didn't even realize what they did was outside the guidelines of business as usual.
The Reality of Trust
Joan McIntyre
Trust a word with a million personal definitions. Here is just one: "assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something."
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Barack Rhymes With Tupac
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Noticeable, yet relatively underreported in the scandal-filled rhetoric that passes for meaningful political commentary these days, is the passing of an historic era that will occur when President George W. Bush takes off in the presidential helicopter after President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office next week.
From The Desk of the Publisher:
John W. Ashbury
Tom McLaughlin, whose column normally appears on The Tentacle every Wednesday, has extended his travels into the Internet void known as the interior of The Far East. So, for the present, his wi-fi connection has been disabled. However, we can expect several fascinating pieces about the wilds of interior Borneo – and what the people he encounters think about the “West” – when he returns to civilization.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Celebrate and Enjoy Next Week
Roy Meachum
It's easy to remember my first day on The Washington Post. It was January 20, 1953. Ike's first Inauguration found me as the Post copy boy assigned to carry the paper's chief photographer Arthur Ellis' camera equipment; news photogs still toted around Speed Graphics. I loved being an insider in the big event.
Missed Opportunities? Perhaps!
Farrell Keough
If you wake up tomorrow and go out to warm up your car before leaving for work – you could be facing a $60 fine and one point on your driving record. This is yet another sign of not actually thinking through an idea, and what unintended consequences are.
Monday, January 12, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 2
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
You stand at the base of the impressive marble steps and gaze up at the Georgian-era brick edifice to state governance laid out before you. This building, the Maryland State House, has served as the home of the state legislature since 1772.
The Benefits of Bottoming Out
Steven R. Berryman
Not all progress is linear in nature. As in mountain climbing, sometimes one has to travel down to get up. A glacial valley can lead to a better summit trail.
20090121 This week in The Tentacle
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Footsteps
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Special Inaugural Edition of The Washington Examiner
Special Inaugural Edition of The Washington Examiner
January 20, 2009
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No Pardon For Libby
No Pardon For Libby
Bush uses clemency powers sparingly to the end by Michael Isikoff Jan 19, 2009 Newsweek Web Exclusive www.newsweek.com/id/180448
In a move that has keenly disappointed some of his strongest conservative allies, President Bush has decided not to pardon Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, for his 2007 conviction in the CIA leak case, two White House officials said Monday.
On Bush's last full day as president, Bush did commute the sentence of two former Border Patrol agents—Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos—for shooting a Mexican drug dealer and then lying about it. But White House press spokesman Tony Fratto told NEWSWEEK "you should not expect any more" pardons and commutations from Bush before he leaves office Tuesday. Another senior official, who requested anonymity discussing sensitive matters, confirmed that no more pardons would be granted.
[…]
But the decision not to pardon Libby stunned some longtime Bush backers who had been quietly making the case for the former vice presidential aide in recent weeks. A number of Libby's allies had raised the issue with White House officials, arguing that as a loyal aide who played a key role in shaping Bush's foreign policy during the president's first term, including the decision to invade Iraq, Libby deserved to have the stain of his felony conviction erased from the record. In the only public sign of the lobbying campaign, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial strongly urging Libby's pardon.
[…]
The rejection of Libby's bid is consistent with Bush's overall stingy record when it comes to using presidential pardon powers. In part as a reaction to Bill Clinton's last-minute pardon spree, including the especially controversial one granted to fugitive financier Marc Rich, Bush has issued far fewer pardons than any president in modern history, according to clemency scholars.
Read the entire article.
www.newsweek.com/id/180448
20090119 Newsweek No Pardon for Libby By Michael Isikoff
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It is an enigma. From what I have read in-depth, Mr. Libby’s only crime was to mess-up on recalling the chronology of events. As it was discovered, Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage was the leaker of Valerie Plame Wilson's identity and the source for both Bob Woodward and Bob Novak.
Another account does reveal: “However, Mr. Novak has confirmed that President Bush's chief political strategist, Karl Rove, confirmed the information and was the second source cited in the column.
Mr. Armitage is/was not a political partisan. He just made a mistake. According to one published account: “But Newsweek reports Armitage didn't know Plame's employment was classified.”
Reportedly, Secretary Armitage told CBS Evening News: “I feel terrible… Every day, I think, I let down the president. I let down the secretary of state. I let down my department, my family, and I also let down Mr. and Mrs. Wilson.”
Apparently there was quite a bit of bad blood between Mr. Libby and the special counsel investigating the leak, Patrick Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald took an opportunity to even the score.
It was a political prosecution… Made worse by the hypocrisy that we know as partisan politics in Washington.
Libby should have never been prosecuted and President George W. Bush ought to have pardoned him.
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Bush uses clemency powers sparingly to the end by Michael Isikoff Jan 19, 2009 Newsweek Web Exclusive www.newsweek.com/id/180448
In a move that has keenly disappointed some of his strongest conservative allies, President Bush has decided not to pardon Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, for his 2007 conviction in the CIA leak case, two White House officials said Monday.
On Bush's last full day as president, Bush did commute the sentence of two former Border Patrol agents—Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos—for shooting a Mexican drug dealer and then lying about it. But White House press spokesman Tony Fratto told NEWSWEEK "you should not expect any more" pardons and commutations from Bush before he leaves office Tuesday. Another senior official, who requested anonymity discussing sensitive matters, confirmed that no more pardons would be granted.
[…]
But the decision not to pardon Libby stunned some longtime Bush backers who had been quietly making the case for the former vice presidential aide in recent weeks. A number of Libby's allies had raised the issue with White House officials, arguing that as a loyal aide who played a key role in shaping Bush's foreign policy during the president's first term, including the decision to invade Iraq, Libby deserved to have the stain of his felony conviction erased from the record. In the only public sign of the lobbying campaign, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial strongly urging Libby's pardon.
[…]
The rejection of Libby's bid is consistent with Bush's overall stingy record when it comes to using presidential pardon powers. In part as a reaction to Bill Clinton's last-minute pardon spree, including the especially controversial one granted to fugitive financier Marc Rich, Bush has issued far fewer pardons than any president in modern history, according to clemency scholars.
Read the entire article.
www.newsweek.com/id/180448
20090119 Newsweek No Pardon for Libby By Michael Isikoff
_____
It is an enigma. From what I have read in-depth, Mr. Libby’s only crime was to mess-up on recalling the chronology of events. As it was discovered, Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage was the leaker of Valerie Plame Wilson's identity and the source for both Bob Woodward and Bob Novak.
Another account does reveal: “However, Mr. Novak has confirmed that President Bush's chief political strategist, Karl Rove, confirmed the information and was the second source cited in the column.
Mr. Armitage is/was not a political partisan. He just made a mistake. According to one published account: “But Newsweek reports Armitage didn't know Plame's employment was classified.”
Reportedly, Secretary Armitage told CBS Evening News: “I feel terrible… Every day, I think, I let down the president. I let down the secretary of state. I let down my department, my family, and I also let down Mr. and Mrs. Wilson.”
Apparently there was quite a bit of bad blood between Mr. Libby and the special counsel investigating the leak, Patrick Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald took an opportunity to even the score.
It was a political prosecution… Made worse by the hypocrisy that we know as partisan politics in Washington.
Libby should have never been prosecuted and President George W. Bush ought to have pardoned him.
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Carter 'Snubs' Clinton?
Carter 'Snubs' Clinton?
January 20, 2009 11:54 AM
ABC News' David Wright reports: Today may be a day when the nation briefly sets aside partisan enmity for the peaceful transition of power, but personal enmity? That’s another matter.
One small example: as the ex-Presidents gathered in the crypt of the Capitol preparing to head out to the platform, a chilly day got a bit chillier as the Carters and the Clintons were forced to occupy the same cramped space.
Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter appeared to greet former Republican President George H.W. Bush and his wife warmly, kissing Barbara Bush on the cheek. But as Carter passed fellow Democrats Bill and Hillary Clinton, the two men did not appear to acknowledge each others presence at all.
President Carter disputes there was any snub and says any suggestion there was is “erroneous.” …
[…]
Recently, during a photo opportunity at the Oval Office, following a lunch with Barack Obama and the ex-Presidents, Clinton and Carter stood next to one another, but miles apart. Obama stood between the two Presidents Bush:
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6689418
Read more.
Yeah, that was a snub. Clinton and Carter hate each other.
Whispers in the hallways of DC indicate that the families of Bush 43 and Obama hit it off well. And that is a good thing – putting some of the digs in his inaugural speech aside. They were meant to appease the hard left, of which Obama is more worried about than the Republicans.
Reports are that Obama was taken aback to find Bush so likeable. Of course, it is easy to admire what Obama has accomplished…
And Clinton and Bush 41 have long since hit it off well.
Whispers are that Bush 43 actually likes Obama and may very well like him more that he will ever like McCain.
Clinton and Carter are another story…
Check out the video. Senator Hillary Clinton's reaction is priceless: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6689418
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2009/01/carter-snubs-cl.html
20090120 Carter snubs Clinton
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January 20, 2009 11:54 AM
ABC News' David Wright reports: Today may be a day when the nation briefly sets aside partisan enmity for the peaceful transition of power, but personal enmity? That’s another matter.
One small example: as the ex-Presidents gathered in the crypt of the Capitol preparing to head out to the platform, a chilly day got a bit chillier as the Carters and the Clintons were forced to occupy the same cramped space.
Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter appeared to greet former Republican President George H.W. Bush and his wife warmly, kissing Barbara Bush on the cheek. But as Carter passed fellow Democrats Bill and Hillary Clinton, the two men did not appear to acknowledge each others presence at all.
President Carter disputes there was any snub and says any suggestion there was is “erroneous.” …
[…]
Recently, during a photo opportunity at the Oval Office, following a lunch with Barack Obama and the ex-Presidents, Clinton and Carter stood next to one another, but miles apart. Obama stood between the two Presidents Bush:
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6689418
Read more.
Yeah, that was a snub. Clinton and Carter hate each other.
Whispers in the hallways of DC indicate that the families of Bush 43 and Obama hit it off well. And that is a good thing – putting some of the digs in his inaugural speech aside. They were meant to appease the hard left, of which Obama is more worried about than the Republicans.
Reports are that Obama was taken aback to find Bush so likeable. Of course, it is easy to admire what Obama has accomplished…
And Clinton and Bush 41 have long since hit it off well.
Whispers are that Bush 43 actually likes Obama and may very well like him more that he will ever like McCain.
Clinton and Carter are another story…
Check out the video. Senator Hillary Clinton's reaction is priceless: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6689418
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2009/01/carter-snubs-cl.html
20090120 Carter snubs Clinton
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
It is always darkest before the dawn
It is always darkest before the dawn
January 20, 2009
The world as viewed from inside my front door at 6:39 am - this morning. It is always darkest before the dawn. Tomorrow is another day.
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20090120 It is always darkest before the dawn
January 20, 2009
The world as viewed from inside my front door at 6:39 am - this morning. It is always darkest before the dawn. Tomorrow is another day.
Dayhoff Daily Photoblog
20090120 It is always darkest before the dawn
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Maalox Advanced Maximum Strength - Liquid – Mint
Maalox Advanced Maximum Strength - Liquid – MintJanuary 20, 2009
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PS: “We should all simply relax and drink whatever flavor of Kool-Aid is offered to us. The Democrats won the presidential election, control both houses of Congress, and now it's time to let the soothing waters of the most leftwing era national government and leftist ideology cleanse us of our ignoble ignorance.” (“Time flies like an arrow” Dec. 17, 2008 The Tentacle http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=2922)
20090120 Maalox Advanced Maximum Strength - Liquid – Mint
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60 years ago, Davis opened the first chapter of the library book
60 years ago, Davis opened the first chapter of the library bookEAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 1/16/09
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Photo: The Davis Library in Westminster, MD, was dedicated on May 27, 1951 in the former Westminster Methodist Protestant Church building. According to a web site history of the Carroll County Public Library, "In 1958 a county-wide library system was established, with the Davis Library operating as the central branch." The Davis Library served as the Westminster Branch of the Carroll County Public Library from May 1958 to March 1980.
Bob Allen's piece in last week's edition of The Sunday Carroll Eagle on the future of the Carroll County Public Library reminded me that it was 60 years ago on Jan. 21, 1949, that another newspaper carried the headline:
"Library Donated By Mr. & Mrs. Davis, The Immanuel Methodist Church To Be Site ..."
The article, in the now-defunct Democratic Advocate, reported that "the donation of a library for Westminster to be known as The Davis Library was made by the Board of Trustees recently set up to secure a charter and establish and conduct the project."
The Jan. 7, 1949, minutes of an organization meeting for the library mention that the library "first occupied part of the Times Building in 1911, later moving to the Wantz building, then back to its present location in the Times Building in 1936."
The library in Carroll County began in 1863 in the Odd Fellow's Hall (now known as Opera House Printing Company), at 140 E. Main Street. The library moved to the Times Building in 1911.
The 1949 newspaper article continued by naming a number of distinguished citizens who were involved in forming the Davis Library:
"Those named by Mr. Davis to this first self-perpetuating board were: Walter H. Davis, K. Ray Hollinger, Gerald E. Richter, George K. Mathias, Samuel M. Jenness, Ralph G. Hoffman, Carroll L. Crawford, Norman B. Boyle and John R. Bankard ...
"The donors are Walter H. Davis and wife, Elizabeth R. Davis. Mr. Davis is one of Westminster's outstanding citizens. ... He is active in religious, public and civic affairs, served on the city council and as acting mayor for a time. He is head of the W. H. Davis Company, Buick automobile dealers and has been a resident of Westminster for over 50 years."
And for his donation, his name is forever etched in the book of Carroll County history.
From books to pets
In last week's column I noted that when Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech the night of his election, he promised his daughters a puppy. Many presidents vie for having the most unusual pets, however, President John Quincy Adams may take the cake.
Last week's Sunday Carroll Eagle history question was: What were President Adams' two pets?
Glenn Plott, Heidi Davis, Michael Sears, Ruth G Anderson, Sam Greenholtz, Richard Siehler, Bruce Sadler and Marian Goettee all knew that President Adams had an alligator and silkworms.
Sadler, this week's winner of the historic Sunday Carroll Eagle mug, wrote that "President John Quincy Adams was in the White House from 1825-1829. He was given a pet alligator by the Marquis de Lafayette, which he kept for a time in a bathroom in the East Room of the White House. He also had pet silkworms."
Anderson wrote that it was the president's wife "Mrs. Louisa Adams (who) raised silkworms! It is said that she had gowns made from the silk."
Greenholtz noted that he has "never been able to find out what the names of the silkworms were or if he "walked" them daily. ...
"While these are strange to say the least, I think that Calvin Coolidge with his raccoons and other White House pets certainly rank up there with weird "normal" animals," Greenholtz added. "Of course Taft, with Pauline the cow on the White House lawn is another tale to be sure."
Good points, Sam, but actually, President George W. Bush also has a pet cow -- though he keeps it on his Texas ranch.
Sears was curious to know if "you could pet a silk worm." However he was not so sure he would want to pet an alligator. Of course, as President-elect Obama will soon find out, there's no need for him to go looking for pet alligators -- he'll find himself up to his neck in them soon enough.
Getting back to the history of Westminster -- and for your very own Sunday Carroll Eagle mug -- here's this week's question:
What nationally famous person gave a presentation at the Odd Fellows Hall on Oct. 13, 1870?
Think you know? Drop me an e-mail at kdayhoff AT carr.org, with "Sunday Carroll Eagle" in the subject line.
When he's not talking with his pet stuffed animal named "Mr. Moose," Kevin Dayhoff may be contacted at kdayhoff AT carr.org.
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Civil Rights movement comes alive through art
Civil Rights movement comes alive through artBy Pam Zappardino, In the Arts Monday, January 19, 2009
Art and history are seldom in the same thought, except in nightmarish memories of darkened rooms and numbing arrays of slides. Art relates to history in a broader sense, though, interpreting, as Webster says, the “record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes.” Some view history as, well, “dead,” not relevant to their lives. Art can help change their minds.
I’ve just spent four days on the road down South visiting sites of major campaigns in the civil rights movement. History is alive there and art is its constant companion.
Walking through King International Chapel at Atlanta’s Morehouse College, I saw the gallery of portraits, folks from everywhere who have worked for peace. They came alive through their faces and through the symbols and objects with them in those paintings, explanatory panels filling in the facts.
Read more: Civil Rights movement comes alive through art
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20090119 Civil Rights movement comes alive through art by Pam Zappardino
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Daily Patio pic snowMonday, January 19, 2009 1:20 pm
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Profiles in Self Beclowning: Lisa Gladden by Mark Newgent
Profiles in Self Beclowning: Lisa Gladden by Mark Newgent
Friday, January 16, 2009
Lisa Gladden has said some mind numbingly stupid things over the years:
Gladden said “party trumps race” defending racist political attacks against Michael Steele.
Last February she labeled opposition to tax increases as “undemocratic” saying, “we have a responsibility, if not to ourselves, then to the larger community. We have to pay taxes.”
Defending her opposition to Jessica’s Law she gave the most asinine response in the history of Maryland politics.
[…]
Now we have this:
“It doesn’t matter if the state of Maryland is broke as long as Barack Obama is going to be President of the United States – this is great!”
[…]
See the video of Gladden cheerfully belcowning herself here.
Posted by Mark Newgent at 1/16/2009 10:58:00 AM
Labels: Lisa Gladden, self beclowning
Read Mr. Newgent’s entire post here: Profiles in Self Beclowning: Lisa Gladden by Mark Newgent
20090116 Profiles in Self Beclowning Lisa Gladden
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Friday, January 16, 2009
Lisa Gladden has said some mind numbingly stupid things over the years:
Gladden said “party trumps race” defending racist political attacks against Michael Steele.
Last February she labeled opposition to tax increases as “undemocratic” saying, “we have a responsibility, if not to ourselves, then to the larger community. We have to pay taxes.”
Defending her opposition to Jessica’s Law she gave the most asinine response in the history of Maryland politics.
[…]
Now we have this:
“It doesn’t matter if the state of Maryland is broke as long as Barack Obama is going to be President of the United States – this is great!”
[…]
See the video of Gladden cheerfully belcowning herself here.
Posted by Mark Newgent at 1/16/2009 10:58:00 AM
Labels: Lisa Gladden, self beclowning
Read Mr. Newgent’s entire post here: Profiles in Self Beclowning: Lisa Gladden by Mark Newgent
20090116 Profiles in Self Beclowning Lisa Gladden
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Shoemaker: Appeal property tax assessments
Shoemaker: Appeal property tax assessments by Brandon Oland, Times Staff Writer Sunday, January 18, 2009
HAMPSTEAD — With real estate values falling and the amount of foreclosures rising, Hampstead lawyer and Mayor Haven Shoemaker Jr. said property owners should be paying close attention to their property tax reassessments.
“Those of us who have been assessed recently have been paying more than we have to,” Shoemaker said. “That doesn’t sit well with me.”
Shoemaker held a question-and-answer session Thursday for property owners interested in challenging the assessed value of their properties.
Shoemaker and local Realtors offered advice for how property owners can appeal the assessed value of their properties.
Here are common questions people ask about making an appeal of a property assessment.
Read the entire article here: Shoemaker: Appeal property tax assessments
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/01/18/news/local_news/newsstory4.txt
20090118 Shoemaker offers advice on appealing property tax assessments
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HAMPSTEAD — With real estate values falling and the amount of foreclosures rising, Hampstead lawyer and Mayor Haven Shoemaker Jr. said property owners should be paying close attention to their property tax reassessments.
“Those of us who have been assessed recently have been paying more than we have to,” Shoemaker said. “That doesn’t sit well with me.”
Shoemaker held a question-and-answer session Thursday for property owners interested in challenging the assessed value of their properties.
Shoemaker and local Realtors offered advice for how property owners can appeal the assessed value of their properties.
Here are common questions people ask about making an appeal of a property assessment.
Read the entire article here: Shoemaker: Appeal property tax assessments
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/01/18/news/local_news/newsstory4.txt
20090118 Shoemaker offers advice on appealing property tax assessments
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Throng turns out to see Obama in Baltimore
Throng turns out to see Obama in Baltimore By Carrie Ann Knauer, Times Staff Writer Sunday, January 18, 2009
BALTIMORE — Temperatures in the teens could not cool the enthusiasm among tens of thousands of Baltimore-area residents who gathered downtown Saturday to see President-elect Barack Obama.
Read Ms. Knauer’s account here: Throng turns out to see Obama in Baltimore
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/01/18/news/local_news/newsstory2.txt
20090118 Throng turns out to see Obama in Baltimore by Knauer
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BALTIMORE — Temperatures in the teens could not cool the enthusiasm among tens of thousands of Baltimore-area residents who gathered downtown Saturday to see President-elect Barack Obama.
Read Ms. Knauer’s account here: Throng turns out to see Obama in Baltimore
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/01/18/news/local_news/newsstory2.txt
20090118 Throng turns out to see Obama in Baltimore by Knauer
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Cake Nugget
Cake - Shut The …. Up (Nugget) http://www.cakemusic.com/
Released September 17, 1996
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIMLaIieko0
Heads of State who ride and wrangle,
Who look at your face from more than one angle,
Can cut you from their bloated budgets
Like sharpened knives through Chicken McNuggets.
Now Heads of State who ride and wrangle,
Who look at your face from more than one angle,
Can cut you from their bloated budgets
Like sharpened knives through Chicken McNuggets.
Shut the .... up.
Shut the ... up.
Learn to buck up.
Shut the .... up.
Learn to buck up.
Now nimble fingers that dance on numbers
Will eat your children and steal your thunder,
While heavy torsos that heave and hurl
Who crunch like nuts in the mouths of squirrels.
Now nimble fingers that dance on numbers
Will eat your children and steal your thunder,
While heavy torsos that heave and hurl
Who crunch like nuts in the mouths of squirrels.
Shut the .... up.
Shut the .... up.
Learn to buck up.
Shut the .... up.
Learn to buck up.
Now simple feet that flicker like fire
And burn like candles in smoky spires
Do more to turn my joy to sadness
Than somber thoughts of burning planets.
Now clever feet that flicker like fire
And burn like candles in smoky spires
Do more to turn my joy to sadness
Than somber thoughts of burning planets
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Carroll County NAACP 6th Annual Martin Luther King Breakfast
The Carroll County NAACP Branch No. 7014 Sixth Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast in Westminster Maryland.January 17, 2009
Left to right: Rev. Douglas Sands, Pastor Johnsville and White Rock United Methodist Churches; Dr. Vanessa Chappell-Lee; Rev. Dr. Barbara J. Sands, Pastor, Simpson-Hamline United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C, guest speaker at the event; Mrs. Jean Lewis, president of the Carroll County NAACP; and John Lewis.
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20090117 Carroll County NAACP 6th Annual Martin Luther King Breakfast
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Jeanne B. Elliott, 68, of New Windsor
Jeanne B. Elliott, 68, of New Windsor obituary
Jeanne was always a good friend for my wife and me. We always enjoyed her company, her keen wit, and her insights.
We paid our respects to Delegate Don Elliott and the family early this afternoon and are greatly saddened by her passing.
God Bless Mrs. Elliott and Delegate Elliott. Our hearts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time.
Kevin and Caroline January 17, 2009
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Jeanne Baker Elliott, 68, of New Windsor, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, following a brief illness.
Born Nov. 2, 1940, in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William C. and Elizabeth Gauche Baker. She was the wife of Del. Donald B. Elliott, her husband of 44 years.
She was a graduate of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Maryland. She was employed part time as a pharmacist at the Union Bridge Family Health Center.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Taneytown. She was an avid bridge player, a bridge club director and had achieved the status of a Life Master. She enjoyed needlework, especially knitting and cross-stitching, traveling and attending cultural events.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are sons Christopher W. Elliott, of Mount Airy, Douglas R. Elliott and wife Celeste, of New Orleans, and Gregory S. Elliott, of Germantown; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Elliott; and a brother, Joseph E. Baker, of Parkville.
She was predeceased by a sister, L. Doris Baker; and a brother, William S. Baker.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 44 Frederick St., Taneytown, with the Rev. Gerard Steffener as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 and 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hartzler Funeral Home, 310 Church St., New Windsor.
Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 44 Frederick St., Taneytown, MD 21787.
Online condolences may be made to the family at http://www.hartzlerfuneralhome.com/.
20090114 19401102 Jeanne B Elliott 68 of New Windsor
Jeanne was always a good friend for my wife and me. We always enjoyed her company, her keen wit, and her insights.
We paid our respects to Delegate Don Elliott and the family early this afternoon and are greatly saddened by her passing.
God Bless Mrs. Elliott and Delegate Elliott. Our hearts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time.
Kevin and Caroline January 17, 2009
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Jeanne Baker Elliott, 68, of New Windsor, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, following a brief illness.
Born Nov. 2, 1940, in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William C. and Elizabeth Gauche Baker. She was the wife of Del. Donald B. Elliott, her husband of 44 years.
She was a graduate of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Maryland. She was employed part time as a pharmacist at the Union Bridge Family Health Center.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Taneytown. She was an avid bridge player, a bridge club director and had achieved the status of a Life Master. She enjoyed needlework, especially knitting and cross-stitching, traveling and attending cultural events.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are sons Christopher W. Elliott, of Mount Airy, Douglas R. Elliott and wife Celeste, of New Orleans, and Gregory S. Elliott, of Germantown; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Elliott; and a brother, Joseph E. Baker, of Parkville.
She was predeceased by a sister, L. Doris Baker; and a brother, William S. Baker.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 44 Frederick St., Taneytown, with the Rev. Gerard Steffener as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 and 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hartzler Funeral Home, 310 Church St., New Windsor.
Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 44 Frederick St., Taneytown, MD 21787.
Online condolences may be made to the family at http://www.hartzlerfuneralhome.com/.
20090114 19401102 Jeanne B Elliott 68 of New Windsor
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“I´m eighteen And I don´t know what I want”
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“I´m eighteen And I don´t know what I want”“I’m Eighteen,” released by Alice Cooper in November 1970 on the “Love it to Death” album.
January 16, 2009
My niece just turned eighteen years old earlier in the week. Of course, my thoughts turned to when I was that age.
I saw Alice Cooper play “I’m Eighteen” in concert when I was eighteen years old in 1972 on his “Dead Babies” tour. Don’t tell my nieces and nephews.
Or was it the “School’s Out” tour? The mind is the first thing to go… Whatever.
Although I cannot say that I am a big Alice Cooper fan, the song, “I’m Eighteen” is a bit of iconography for the world of the early 1970s… I guess.
In spite of all the press, the 1972 show was just that, a show. Yeah, it was over the top, but he was quite a showman and he managed to pull it off – at least for my sensibilities at the time.
I guess I would possibly cringe to see the show today. Whatever.
It reminds me of the time a friend of mine and I were watching a documentary of “The Doors.” We were both into “The Doors” when we were young.
My friend’s kid was watching it with us and at one point, he turned to us and said, “No wonder your generation is so (messed) up.
Alice Cooper liked to play up the tabloid shock value as a marketing ploy; however, his off-stage persona was that of a really nice guy who was taking advantage of the “shock rock” and “glam rock” phenomena.
Although I have read first person accounts that reflect that the following tour, “Welcome to my nightmare” was over the top and got a little weird.
For the younger readers who are no familiar with “Alice Cooper,” his bio, “Meet Alice Cooper” explains:
“Without Alice Cooper, there might never have been the NY Dolls, KISS, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Motley Crue, Slipknot or Rob Zombie ... maybe not even David Bowie, or at least not Ziggy Stardust. The iconic hard rocker, who literally invented the concept of the rock concert as theater, returns to what he does best on Along Came a Spider (SPV Records), the 25th studio album of a long and illustrious career which began in 1969 with the release of Pretties for You on Frank Zappa's Straight label…”
In a recent published account, I read that “Alice Cooper claims he is addicted to his wife. The 60-year-old rocker - who has just released his latest album ‘Along Came a Spider’ - says he has loves spouse Sheryl Goddard so much that he has never been unfaithful to her.
“Alice said: ‘I’ve been married for 32 years and never cheated on her because I’m addicted to her.’
“The musician, who gave up drink and drugs 26 years ago after a well-documented struggle, also revealed he admires Mary Whitehouse, despite her banning the music video for his hit ‘School’s Out’.
“Alice also revealed he sent Mary - who campaigned for morality and decency on TV – flowers to thank her for her controversial decision…” (Alice Cooper addicted to wife August 7, 2008)
Oh, by the way, Alice Cooper, (Vincent Damon Furnier); was born on February 4 1948.
Yes, dear fellow boomers – he is now 60 years old.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS8IBdvXBs4
Lines form on my face and hands
Lines form from the ups and downs
I´m in the middle, without any plans
I´m a boy and I´m a man.
I´m eighteen
And I don´t know what I want
Eighteen
I just don´t know what I want
Eighteen
I gotta get away
Eighteen
I gotta get out of this place
I´ll go runnin´ in outer space
Oh yeah.
I got a
Baby´s brain and an old man´s heart
Took eighteen years to get this far
Don´t always know what I´m talkin´ about
Feels like I´m livin´ in the middle of doubt
Cause I´m eighteen
I get confused every day
Eighteen
I just don´t know what to say
Eighteen
I gotta get away.
Lines form on my face and my hands
Lines form on the left and right
I´m the middle
The middle of life
I´m a boy and I´m a man
I´m eighteen and I like it
Yes I like it
Oh, I like it
Love it, like it, love it
Eighteen, Eighteen, Eighteen
I´m eighteen and I like it.
20090116 KED I am eighteen and I do not know what I want
NAACP breakfast to celebrate King's legacy by Jennifer Jiggetts
NAACP breakfast to celebrate King's legacy by Jennifer Jiggetts
By Jennifer Jiggetts, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 16, 2009
Jean Lewis remembers the day the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Lewis, president of Carroll’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter, was working as a sales clerk for Woolworth’s, a retail store that used to be in Westminster.
[...]
What: NAACP’s Sixth Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast
Where: Martin’s Westminster, 505 Jermor Lane
When: 8 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 17
Cost: $30
Read ms. Jiggett’s entire article here: NAACP breakfast to celebrate King's legacy
20090116 NAACP breakfast to celebrate King's legacy by Jennifer Jiggetts
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/01/16/news/local_news/newsstory4.txt
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By Jennifer Jiggetts, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 16, 2009
Jean Lewis remembers the day the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Lewis, president of Carroll’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter, was working as a sales clerk for Woolworth’s, a retail store that used to be in Westminster.
[...]
What: NAACP’s Sixth Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast
Where: Martin’s Westminster, 505 Jermor Lane
When: 8 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 17
Cost: $30
Read ms. Jiggett’s entire article here: NAACP breakfast to celebrate King's legacy
20090116 NAACP breakfast to celebrate King's legacy by Jennifer Jiggetts
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/01/16/news/local_news/newsstory4.txt
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Inauguration Hypocrisy: NYT Chided Bush Gala, but Obamans Free to Party
Inauguration Hypocrisy: NYT Chided Bush Gala, but Obamans Free to Party
What happened to the paper's 2005 anti-Bush criticism of a "lavish inaugural celebration in a time of war"?
Posted by: Clay Waters on www.timeswatch.org 1/16/2009 4:46:02 PM
At a time when the United States is fighting two wars and faces a severe recession and huge budget deficits, the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation's 44th president is estimated to cost $45 million.
Bush's 2004 inauguration cost roughly $40 million. But though the figures are similar there's been a major shift in the tone of coverage at the Times.
While the Times spent much of January 2005 making clear its disapproval of Bush extravagantly celebrating his inauguration during wartime, that concerned tone is conspicuously absent from the Times in January 2009, although the country is not only still at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also in danger of a deep recession. The difference? Perhaps because this time, it's the Times' favored candidate who is readying to assume the highest office.
Read the rest here: NYT Chided Bush Gala, but Obamans Free to Party
20090116 Timeswatch Inauguration Hypocrisy: NYT Chided Bush Gala, but Obamans Free to Party
http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2009/20090116135923.aspx
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Inauguration Hypocrisy: NYT Chided Bush Gala, but Obamans Free to PartyWhat happened to the paper's 2005 anti-Bush criticism of a "lavish inaugural celebration in a time of war"?
Neil MacFarquhar, Still Taking Sides in the Middle East
Reporter Neil MacFarquhar sneaks in his trademark Palestinian advocacy in a story about Susan Rice's Senate confirmation hearings.
Guantanamo Bay's "Seemingly Endless Supply of Embarrassments"
Jumping on remarks by a Pentagon official regarding Guantanamo Bay, reporter William Glaberson takes a broad view of "torture" and dismisses as "public relations" the idea that detainees released from the prison return to fight against the U.S.
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What happened to the paper's 2005 anti-Bush criticism of a "lavish inaugural celebration in a time of war"?
Posted by: Clay Waters on www.timeswatch.org 1/16/2009 4:46:02 PM
At a time when the United States is fighting two wars and faces a severe recession and huge budget deficits, the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation's 44th president is estimated to cost $45 million.
Bush's 2004 inauguration cost roughly $40 million. But though the figures are similar there's been a major shift in the tone of coverage at the Times.
While the Times spent much of January 2005 making clear its disapproval of Bush extravagantly celebrating his inauguration during wartime, that concerned tone is conspicuously absent from the Times in January 2009, although the country is not only still at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also in danger of a deep recession. The difference? Perhaps because this time, it's the Times' favored candidate who is readying to assume the highest office.
Read the rest here: NYT Chided Bush Gala, but Obamans Free to Party
20090116 Timeswatch Inauguration Hypocrisy: NYT Chided Bush Gala, but Obamans Free to Party
http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2009/20090116135923.aspx
Also take a look at:
TimesWatch Tracker Documenting and Exposing the Liberal Agenda of the New York Times
TimesWatch Tracker: Our Latest Analysis
Friday, January 16, 2009
Inauguration Hypocrisy: NYT Chided Bush Gala, but Obamans Free to PartyWhat happened to the paper's 2005 anti-Bush criticism of a "lavish inaugural celebration in a time of war"?
Neil MacFarquhar, Still Taking Sides in the Middle East
Reporter Neil MacFarquhar sneaks in his trademark Palestinian advocacy in a story about Susan Rice's Senate confirmation hearings.
Guantanamo Bay's "Seemingly Endless Supply of Embarrassments"
Jumping on remarks by a Pentagon official regarding Guantanamo Bay, reporter William Glaberson takes a broad view of "torture" and dismisses as "public relations" the idea that detainees released from the prison return to fight against the U.S.
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Rte 140 Road signs
Rte 140 Roadsigns
Route 140 Road signs for Route 31 McDaniel College and New Windsor; Route 140 west to Taneytown; and Route 97 north to Union Mills and Gettysburg.
Dayhoff Daily Photoblog January 16, 2009
20090116 DDP SDOSM Rte 140 Roadsigns
Route 140 Road signs for Route 31 McDaniel College and New Windsor; Route 140 west to Taneytown; and Route 97 north to Union Mills and Gettysburg.
Dayhoff Daily Photoblog January 16, 2009
20090116 DDP SDOSM Rte 140 Roadsigns
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WFD Fire Hall Doors
WFD Fire Hall Doors
Friday, January 16, 2009
Peering through the window in one of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 engine bays.
Dayhoff Daily Photoblog Westminster Maryland
20090116 WFD Fire Hall Doors
Friday, January 16, 2009
Peering through the window in one of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 engine bays.
Dayhoff Daily Photoblog Westminster Maryland
20090116 WFD Fire Hall Doors
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Bush farewell speech
Bush farewell speech
By Ken Herman Thursday, January 15, 2009, 07:19 PM
Here’s the full speech, as released in advance by the White House:
Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence - a time set apart. Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts on the journey we have traveled together and the future of our Nation.
Five days from now, the world will witness the vitality of American democracy. In a tradition dating back to our founding, the presidency will pass to a successor chosen by you, the American people. Standing on the steps of the Capitol will be a man whose story reflects the enduring promise of our land. This is a moment of hope and pride for our whole Nation. And I join all Americans in offering best wishes to President-elect Obama, his wife Michelle, and their two beautiful girls.
Tonight I am filled with gratitude - to Vice President Cheney and members of the Administration; to Laura, who brought joy to this house and love to my life; to our wonderful daughters, Barbara and Jenna; to my parents, whose examples have provided strength for a lifetime. And above all, I thank the American people for the trust you have given me. I thank you for the prayers that have lifted my spirits. And I thank you for the countless acts of courage, generosity, and grace that I have witnessed these past eight years.
This evening, my thoughts return to the first night I addressed you from this house - September 11, 2001. That morning, terrorists took nearly 3,000 lives in the worst attack on America since Pearl Harbor. I remember standing in the rubble of the World Trade Center three days later, surrounded by rescuers who had been working around the clock. I remember talking to brave souls who charged through smoke-filled corridors at the Pentagon and to husbands and wives whose loved ones became heroes aboard Flight 93. I remember Arlene Howard, who gave me her fallen son’s police shield as a reminder of all that was lost. And I still carry his badge.
As the years passed, most Americans were able to return to life much as it had been before Nine-Eleven. But I never did. Every morning, I received a briefing on the threats to our Nation. And I vowed to do everything in my power to keep us safe.
Over the past seven years, a new Department of Homeland Security has been created. The military, the intelligence community, and the FBI have been transformed. Our Nation is equipped with new tools to monitor the terrorists’ movements, freeze their finances, and break up their plots. And with strong allies at our side, we have taken the fight to the terrorists and those who support them. Afghanistan has gone from a nation where the Taliban harbored al Qaeda and stoned women in the streets to a young democracy that is fighting terror and encouraging girls to go to school. Iraq has gone from a brutal dictatorship and a sworn enemy of America to an Arab democracy at the heart of the Middle East and a friend of the United States.
There is legitimate debate about many of these decisions. But there can be little debate about the results. America has gone more than seven years without another terrorist attack on our soil. This is a tribute to those who toil day and night to keep us safe - law enforcement officers, intelligence analysts, homeland security and diplomatic personnel, and the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.
Our Nation is blessed to have citizens who volunteer to defend us in this time of danger. I have cherished meeting these selfless patriots and their families. America owes you a debt of gratitude. And to all our men and women in uniform listening tonight: There has been no higher honor than serving as your Commander in Chief.
The battles waged by our troops are part of a broader struggle between two dramatically different systems. Under one, a small band of fanatics demands total obedience to an oppressive ideology, condemns women to subservience, and marks unbelievers for murder. The other system is based on the conviction that freedom is the universal gift of Almighty God and that liberty and justice light the path to peace.
This is the belief that gave birth to our Nation. And in the long run, advancing this belief is the only practical way to protect our citizens. When people live in freedom, they do not willingly choose leaders who pursue campaigns of terror. When people have hope in the future, they will not cede their lives to violence and extremism. So around the world, America is promoting human liberty, human rights, and human dignity. We are standing with dissidents and young democracies, providing AIDS medicine to bring dying patients back to life, and sparing mothers and babies from malaria. And this great republic born alone in liberty is leading the world toward a new age when freedom belongs to all nations.
For eight years, we have also strived to expand opportunity and hope here at home. Across our country, students are rising to meet higher standards in public schools. A new Medicare prescription drug benefit is bringing peace of mind to seniors and the disabled. Every taxpayer pays lower income taxes. The addicted and suffering are finding new hope through faith-based programs. Vulnerable human life is better protected. Funding for our veterans has nearly doubled. America’s air, water, and lands are measurably cleaner. And the Federal bench includes wise new members like Justice Sam Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts.
When challenges to our prosperity emerged, we rose to meet them. Facing the prospect of a financial collapse, we took decisive measures to safeguard our economy. These are very tough times for hardworking families, but the toll would be far worse if we had not acted. All Americans are in this together. And together, with determination and hard work, we will restore our economy to the path of growth. We will show the world once again the resilience of America’s free enterprise system.
Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks. There are things I would do differently if given the chance. Yet I have always acted with the best interests of our country in mind. I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right. You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made. But I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions.
The decades ahead will bring more hard choices for our country, and there are some guiding principles that should shape our course.
While our Nation is safer than it was seven years ago, the gravest threat to our people remains another terrorist attack. Our enemies are patient and determined to strike again. America did nothing to seek or deserve this conflict. But we have been given solemn responsibilities, and we must meet them. We must resist complacency. We must keep our resolve. And we must never let down our guard.
At the same time, we must continue to engage the world with confidence and clear purpose. In the face of threats from abroad, it can be tempting to seek comfort by turning inward. But we must reject isolationism and its companion, protectionism. Retreating behind our borders would only invite danger. In the 21st century, security and prosperity at home depend on the expansion of liberty abroad. If America does not lead the cause of freedom, that cause will not be led.
As we address these challenges - and others we cannot foresee tonight - America must maintain our moral clarity. I have often spoken to you about good and evil. This has made some uncomfortable. But good and evil are present in this world, and between the two there can be no compromise. Murdering the innocent to advance an ideology is wrong every time, everywhere. Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right. This Nation must continue to speak out for justice and truth. We must always be willing to act in their defense and to advance the cause of peace.
President Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” As I leave the house he occupied two centuries ago, I share that optimism. America is a young country, full of vitality, constantly growing and renewing itself. And even in the toughest times, we lift our eyes to the broad horizon ahead.
I have confidence in the promise of America because I know the character of our people. This is a Nation that inspires immigrants to risk everything for the dream of freedom. This is a Nation where citizens show calm in times of danger and compassion in the face of suffering. We see examples of America’s character all around us. And Laura and I have invited some of them to join us in the White House this evening.
We see America’s character in Dr. Tony Recasner, a principal who opened a new charter school from the ruins of Hurricane Katrina. We see it in Julio Medina, a former inmate who leads a faith-based program to help prisoners returning to society. We see it in Staff Sergeant Aubrey McDade, who charged into an ambush in Iraq and rescued three of his fellow Marines.
We see America’s character in Bill Krissoff, a surgeon from California. His son Nathan, a Marine, gave his life in Iraq. When I met Dr. Krissoff and his family, he delivered some surprising news: He told me he wanted to join the Navy Medical Corps in honor of his son. This good man was 60 years old - 18 years above the age limit. But his petition for a waiver was granted, and for the past year he has trained in battlefield medicine. Lieutenant Commander Krissoff could not be here tonight, because he will soon deploy to Iraq, where he will help save America’s wounded warriors and uphold the legacy of his fallen son.
In citizens like these, we see the best of our country - resilient and hopeful, caring and strong. These virtues give me an unshakable faith in America. We have faced danger and trial, and there is more ahead. But with the courage of our people and confidence in our ideals, this great Nation will never tire, never falter and never fail.
It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve as your President. There have been good days and tough days. But every day I have been inspired by the greatness of our country and uplifted by the goodness of our people. I have been blessed to represent this Nation we love. And I will always be honored to carry a title that means more to me than any other: citizen of the United States of America.
And so, my fellow Americans, for the final time: Good night. May God bless this house and our next President. And may God bless you and our wonderful country.
20090115 Bush farewell speech
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/washington/entries/2009/01/15/bush_farewell_s_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_window_on_washington
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
By Ken Herman Thursday, January 15, 2009, 07:19 PM
Here’s the full speech, as released in advance by the White House:
Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence - a time set apart. Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts on the journey we have traveled together and the future of our Nation.
Five days from now, the world will witness the vitality of American democracy. In a tradition dating back to our founding, the presidency will pass to a successor chosen by you, the American people. Standing on the steps of the Capitol will be a man whose story reflects the enduring promise of our land. This is a moment of hope and pride for our whole Nation. And I join all Americans in offering best wishes to President-elect Obama, his wife Michelle, and their two beautiful girls.
Tonight I am filled with gratitude - to Vice President Cheney and members of the Administration; to Laura, who brought joy to this house and love to my life; to our wonderful daughters, Barbara and Jenna; to my parents, whose examples have provided strength for a lifetime. And above all, I thank the American people for the trust you have given me. I thank you for the prayers that have lifted my spirits. And I thank you for the countless acts of courage, generosity, and grace that I have witnessed these past eight years.
This evening, my thoughts return to the first night I addressed you from this house - September 11, 2001. That morning, terrorists took nearly 3,000 lives in the worst attack on America since Pearl Harbor. I remember standing in the rubble of the World Trade Center three days later, surrounded by rescuers who had been working around the clock. I remember talking to brave souls who charged through smoke-filled corridors at the Pentagon and to husbands and wives whose loved ones became heroes aboard Flight 93. I remember Arlene Howard, who gave me her fallen son’s police shield as a reminder of all that was lost. And I still carry his badge.
As the years passed, most Americans were able to return to life much as it had been before Nine-Eleven. But I never did. Every morning, I received a briefing on the threats to our Nation. And I vowed to do everything in my power to keep us safe.
Over the past seven years, a new Department of Homeland Security has been created. The military, the intelligence community, and the FBI have been transformed. Our Nation is equipped with new tools to monitor the terrorists’ movements, freeze their finances, and break up their plots. And with strong allies at our side, we have taken the fight to the terrorists and those who support them. Afghanistan has gone from a nation where the Taliban harbored al Qaeda and stoned women in the streets to a young democracy that is fighting terror and encouraging girls to go to school. Iraq has gone from a brutal dictatorship and a sworn enemy of America to an Arab democracy at the heart of the Middle East and a friend of the United States.
There is legitimate debate about many of these decisions. But there can be little debate about the results. America has gone more than seven years without another terrorist attack on our soil. This is a tribute to those who toil day and night to keep us safe - law enforcement officers, intelligence analysts, homeland security and diplomatic personnel, and the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.
Our Nation is blessed to have citizens who volunteer to defend us in this time of danger. I have cherished meeting these selfless patriots and their families. America owes you a debt of gratitude. And to all our men and women in uniform listening tonight: There has been no higher honor than serving as your Commander in Chief.
The battles waged by our troops are part of a broader struggle between two dramatically different systems. Under one, a small band of fanatics demands total obedience to an oppressive ideology, condemns women to subservience, and marks unbelievers for murder. The other system is based on the conviction that freedom is the universal gift of Almighty God and that liberty and justice light the path to peace.
This is the belief that gave birth to our Nation. And in the long run, advancing this belief is the only practical way to protect our citizens. When people live in freedom, they do not willingly choose leaders who pursue campaigns of terror. When people have hope in the future, they will not cede their lives to violence and extremism. So around the world, America is promoting human liberty, human rights, and human dignity. We are standing with dissidents and young democracies, providing AIDS medicine to bring dying patients back to life, and sparing mothers and babies from malaria. And this great republic born alone in liberty is leading the world toward a new age when freedom belongs to all nations.
For eight years, we have also strived to expand opportunity and hope here at home. Across our country, students are rising to meet higher standards in public schools. A new Medicare prescription drug benefit is bringing peace of mind to seniors and the disabled. Every taxpayer pays lower income taxes. The addicted and suffering are finding new hope through faith-based programs. Vulnerable human life is better protected. Funding for our veterans has nearly doubled. America’s air, water, and lands are measurably cleaner. And the Federal bench includes wise new members like Justice Sam Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts.
When challenges to our prosperity emerged, we rose to meet them. Facing the prospect of a financial collapse, we took decisive measures to safeguard our economy. These are very tough times for hardworking families, but the toll would be far worse if we had not acted. All Americans are in this together. And together, with determination and hard work, we will restore our economy to the path of growth. We will show the world once again the resilience of America’s free enterprise system.
Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks. There are things I would do differently if given the chance. Yet I have always acted with the best interests of our country in mind. I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right. You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made. But I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions.
The decades ahead will bring more hard choices for our country, and there are some guiding principles that should shape our course.
While our Nation is safer than it was seven years ago, the gravest threat to our people remains another terrorist attack. Our enemies are patient and determined to strike again. America did nothing to seek or deserve this conflict. But we have been given solemn responsibilities, and we must meet them. We must resist complacency. We must keep our resolve. And we must never let down our guard.
At the same time, we must continue to engage the world with confidence and clear purpose. In the face of threats from abroad, it can be tempting to seek comfort by turning inward. But we must reject isolationism and its companion, protectionism. Retreating behind our borders would only invite danger. In the 21st century, security and prosperity at home depend on the expansion of liberty abroad. If America does not lead the cause of freedom, that cause will not be led.
As we address these challenges - and others we cannot foresee tonight - America must maintain our moral clarity. I have often spoken to you about good and evil. This has made some uncomfortable. But good and evil are present in this world, and between the two there can be no compromise. Murdering the innocent to advance an ideology is wrong every time, everywhere. Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right. This Nation must continue to speak out for justice and truth. We must always be willing to act in their defense and to advance the cause of peace.
President Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” As I leave the house he occupied two centuries ago, I share that optimism. America is a young country, full of vitality, constantly growing and renewing itself. And even in the toughest times, we lift our eyes to the broad horizon ahead.
I have confidence in the promise of America because I know the character of our people. This is a Nation that inspires immigrants to risk everything for the dream of freedom. This is a Nation where citizens show calm in times of danger and compassion in the face of suffering. We see examples of America’s character all around us. And Laura and I have invited some of them to join us in the White House this evening.
We see America’s character in Dr. Tony Recasner, a principal who opened a new charter school from the ruins of Hurricane Katrina. We see it in Julio Medina, a former inmate who leads a faith-based program to help prisoners returning to society. We see it in Staff Sergeant Aubrey McDade, who charged into an ambush in Iraq and rescued three of his fellow Marines.
We see America’s character in Bill Krissoff, a surgeon from California. His son Nathan, a Marine, gave his life in Iraq. When I met Dr. Krissoff and his family, he delivered some surprising news: He told me he wanted to join the Navy Medical Corps in honor of his son. This good man was 60 years old - 18 years above the age limit. But his petition for a waiver was granted, and for the past year he has trained in battlefield medicine. Lieutenant Commander Krissoff could not be here tonight, because he will soon deploy to Iraq, where he will help save America’s wounded warriors and uphold the legacy of his fallen son.
In citizens like these, we see the best of our country - resilient and hopeful, caring and strong. These virtues give me an unshakable faith in America. We have faced danger and trial, and there is more ahead. But with the courage of our people and confidence in our ideals, this great Nation will never tire, never falter and never fail.
It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve as your President. There have been good days and tough days. But every day I have been inspired by the greatness of our country and uplifted by the goodness of our people. I have been blessed to represent this Nation we love. And I will always be honored to carry a title that means more to me than any other: citizen of the United States of America.
And so, my fellow Americans, for the final time: Good night. May God bless this house and our next President. And may God bless you and our wonderful country.
20090115 Bush farewell speech
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/washington/entries/2009/01/15/bush_farewell_s_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_window_on_washington
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Martin Luther King and Marvin Gaye still show us the way
Martin Luther King and Marvin Gaye still show us the way
By Kevin Dayhoff
Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 1/14/09
For those who remember the push-button, dashboard AM radios in your cars in the 1960s, you may want to sit down before your read another word.
Last Monday was the 50th anniversary of the creation of Motown Records.
If you remember listening to Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Vandellas, The Miracles, The Commodores, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder on WCAO, congratulations ... you are getting old.
I'm not sure what the format of WCAO is these days, but during the 1960s and well into the 1970s, it was a popular "Top 40" station in Baltimore. In fact, WCAO was one of the first radio stations in Maryland. It began broadcasting in 1922.
By the 1960s, WCAO played a little bit of everything, from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding, Steppinwolf and Cream to The Doors, Simon and Garfunkel, Glen Campbell and Percy Sledge.
However, my fondest memories are those that recall the Motown sound.
Berry Gordy, according to a "Morning Edition" segment on NPR by Ashley Kahn, was a songwriter and a former boxer when he started the record company on Jan. 12, 1959. It was first called "Tamla Records," but a year later was incorporated as Motown Record Corp.
He started it all with "an $800 loan from his family," according to a Sky News article, "Fifty Years of Motown Celebrated."
The article also noted: "Motown is seen as playing an important role in the racial integration of popular music. It was the first record label owned by an African-American to primarily feature African-American artists who achieved crossover success ...
"Gordy first signed The Matadors, who later changed their name to The Miracles, with their singer William 'Smokey' Robinson becoming the label's vice-president."
Gordy, who is now 79 years old, sold the company in 1988 for $61 million. Not a bad profit from that $800 investment.
Kahn writes that Robinson remembers the day Motown began.
"There were five people there. Berry Gordy said that day, 'We are not going to make black music. We are going to make music for everybody. We are going to make music that has great stories and great beats. We are going to write great songs.' "
And that's just what they did. They wrote great music that people love to this day. Kahn places the origins of the Motown sound into some historical context: "For black America, the 1960s were a decade filled with social protest and raw emotion -- especially in cities like Detroit. And yet this urban center produced uplifting songs of love."
This point was driven home by Jordan: "At Motown, 95 percent of the songs were written by young, black men. ... They wrote for the male and female artists, and brought to it a sense of vulnerability any English professor would be proud of. Coming out of Detroit, one of the harshest environments you could imagine, they elected to write love songs."
Perhaps as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, we can stop and ponder the words of Marvin Gaye from "What's Going On":
"For only love can conquer hate,
You know you've got to find a way,
To bring some understanding here today ...
Talk to me so you can see,
Oh what's going on ..."
Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster. E-mail him at kdayhoff AT carr DOT org.
http://explorecarroll.com/opinion/2080/martin-luther-king-marvin-gaye-still-show-us-way/
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By Kevin Dayhoff
Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 1/14/09
For those who remember the push-button, dashboard AM radios in your cars in the 1960s, you may want to sit down before your read another word.
Last Monday was the 50th anniversary of the creation of Motown Records.
If you remember listening to Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Vandellas, The Miracles, The Commodores, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder on WCAO, congratulations ... you are getting old.
I'm not sure what the format of WCAO is these days, but during the 1960s and well into the 1970s, it was a popular "Top 40" station in Baltimore. In fact, WCAO was one of the first radio stations in Maryland. It began broadcasting in 1922.
By the 1960s, WCAO played a little bit of everything, from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding, Steppinwolf and Cream to The Doors, Simon and Garfunkel, Glen Campbell and Percy Sledge.
However, my fondest memories are those that recall the Motown sound.
Berry Gordy, according to a "Morning Edition" segment on NPR by Ashley Kahn, was a songwriter and a former boxer when he started the record company on Jan. 12, 1959. It was first called "Tamla Records," but a year later was incorporated as Motown Record Corp.
He started it all with "an $800 loan from his family," according to a Sky News article, "Fifty Years of Motown Celebrated."
The article also noted: "Motown is seen as playing an important role in the racial integration of popular music. It was the first record label owned by an African-American to primarily feature African-American artists who achieved crossover success ...
"Gordy first signed The Matadors, who later changed their name to The Miracles, with their singer William 'Smokey' Robinson becoming the label's vice-president."
Gordy, who is now 79 years old, sold the company in 1988 for $61 million. Not a bad profit from that $800 investment.
Kahn writes that Robinson remembers the day Motown began.
"There were five people there. Berry Gordy said that day, 'We are not going to make black music. We are going to make music for everybody. We are going to make music that has great stories and great beats. We are going to write great songs.' "
And that's just what they did. They wrote great music that people love to this day. Kahn places the origins of the Motown sound into some historical context: "For black America, the 1960s were a decade filled with social protest and raw emotion -- especially in cities like Detroit. And yet this urban center produced uplifting songs of love."
This point was driven home by Jordan: "At Motown, 95 percent of the songs were written by young, black men. ... They wrote for the male and female artists, and brought to it a sense of vulnerability any English professor would be proud of. Coming out of Detroit, one of the harshest environments you could imagine, they elected to write love songs."
Perhaps as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, we can stop and ponder the words of Marvin Gaye from "What's Going On":
"For only love can conquer hate,
You know you've got to find a way,
To bring some understanding here today ...
Talk to me so you can see,
Oh what's going on ..."
Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster. E-mail him at kdayhoff AT carr DOT org.
http://explorecarroll.com/opinion/2080/martin-luther-king-marvin-gaye-still-show-us-way/
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Westminster Councilwoman Suzanne Albert web site bio
Westminster Councilwoman Suzanne Albert web site bio
Councilwoman Suzanne P. Albert
Retrieved January 15, 2009
Suzanne is a native of Westminster and was first elected to the Westminster City Council in May 1995, on which she is currently chair of the Committee on Economic Development & Community Affairs and vice-chair of the Committee on Finance. Suzanne also serves as the Council's Liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Council of Governments.
Suzanne is a graduate of the Women’s Hospital Nursing School (now GBMC), University of Baltimore and holds masters degree from Western Maryland College.
She participated in Leadership Carroll and Leadership Maryland, Class 1996 and is a former member of the following: Nurse Practice Issues Committee of the State Board of Nurses, past District President of the Maryland Nurses Association, Governor’s Board of Drug Abuse Prevention and the Anne Arundel County Executive Board of Health Cost Review. Suzanne is active in the community as Past Board President of Carroll County Rape Crisis Intervention Services, St. John’s Roman Catholic Church Parish Council, Greater Westminster Kiwanis Club and Vice Chair of Westminster Women’s Club.
Suzanne retired from 32 years State Service and has worked or volunteered in Long Term Care. She is an Academy of Excellence in Local Governance Fellow. Her council term expires in May 2007.
If you wish to contact Councilwoman Albert, you may send her an email, a fax (410-876-0299) or make an appointment to see her by calling 410-848-2522.
20090115 Westminster Councilwoman Suzanne Albert web site bio
Councilwoman Suzanne P. Albert
Retrieved January 15, 2009
Suzanne is a native of Westminster and was first elected to the Westminster City Council in May 1995, on which she is currently chair of the Committee on Economic Development & Community Affairs and vice-chair of the Committee on Finance. Suzanne also serves as the Council's Liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Council of Governments.
Suzanne is a graduate of the Women’s Hospital Nursing School (now GBMC), University of Baltimore and holds masters degree from Western Maryland College.
She participated in Leadership Carroll and Leadership Maryland, Class 1996 and is a former member of the following: Nurse Practice Issues Committee of the State Board of Nurses, past District President of the Maryland Nurses Association, Governor’s Board of Drug Abuse Prevention and the Anne Arundel County Executive Board of Health Cost Review. Suzanne is active in the community as Past Board President of Carroll County Rape Crisis Intervention Services, St. John’s Roman Catholic Church Parish Council, Greater Westminster Kiwanis Club and Vice Chair of Westminster Women’s Club.
Suzanne retired from 32 years State Service and has worked or volunteered in Long Term Care. She is an Academy of Excellence in Local Governance Fellow. Her council term expires in May 2007.
If you wish to contact Councilwoman Albert, you may send her an email, a fax (410-876-0299) or make an appointment to see her by calling 410-848-2522.
20090115 Westminster Councilwoman Suzanne Albert web site bio
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Thursday, January 15, 2009
18 candles
18 candles
Thursday, January 15, 2009 Dayhoff Daily Photoblog
18 candles by Kevin Dayhoff
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Thursday, January 15, 2009 Dayhoff Daily Photoblog
18 candles by Kevin Dayhoff
20090115 SDOSM 18 candles
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Elect Suzanne Albert Westminster City Mayor: Qualifications – Questionnaire
Elect Suzanne Albert Westminster City Mayor
Qualifications – Questionnaire
January 15, 2009
Why do you want to be Mayor?
As Mayor, it would be an honor to work in a leadership position to meet the difficult economic challenges, team build with other municipalities, county and State officials and the Public; while supporting sustainable changes expected to improve public services.
What are your qualifications?
Elected to four, four year, terms on the Westminster Common Council.
32 years Public Sector Services
Experienced Professional Administrator
Volunteer in the Community
What are your Goals?
Listen, learn and contribute to the election process
Represent the City with best public services practices
Promote healthy/safe neighborhoods and welfare of families, children and individuals
Support transparency in government works
Enhance communications with staff and citizens
Accelerate cost savings
No new taxes
Conserve water and search for new water sources.
Support economic growth opportunities with the provision of public water and sewer services
Follow through with comprehensive planning including street and transportation improvements
1-15-2009
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
20090115 Albert
Qualifications – Questionnaire
January 15, 2009
Why do you want to be Mayor?
As Mayor, it would be an honor to work in a leadership position to meet the difficult economic challenges, team build with other municipalities, county and State officials and the Public; while supporting sustainable changes expected to improve public services.
What are your qualifications?
Elected to four, four year, terms on the Westminster Common Council.
32 years Public Sector Services
Experienced Professional Administrator
Volunteer in the Community
What are your Goals?
Listen, learn and contribute to the election process
Represent the City with best public services practices
Promote healthy/safe neighborhoods and welfare of families, children and individuals
Support transparency in government works
Enhance communications with staff and citizens
Accelerate cost savings
No new taxes
Conserve water and search for new water sources.
Support economic growth opportunities with the provision of public water and sewer services
Follow through with comprehensive planning including street and transportation improvements
1-15-2009
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
20090115 Albert
Daily Patio Pic
Daily Patio Pic
January 15, 2009
Dayhoff Daily Photoblog
20090115 Daily Patio Pic
January 15, 2009
Dayhoff Daily Photoblog
20090115 Daily Patio Pic
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David Grand’s column for Jan 15, 2009: I tend to quote others only to better express myself
David Grand’s column for Jan 15, 2009: I tend to quote others only to better express myself
As much as I appreciate David Grand’s quotations, I actually read his columns.
I read all the Eagle columnists. I may be biased, but we have the best columnists…
To sit and have a cup of coffee and read a David Grand column is a wonderful way to start my day.
But this column – full of quotations - is priceless. Thanks.
Kevin Dayhoff
I tend to quote others only to better express myself
The Passing Parade By David Grand, Posted on www.explorecarroll.com 1/14/09
I'm fully aware that many of my readers skip over what I've written in my columns and only take time to read the quotations at the end.
That's fine. I get paid the same regardless.
So to show my appreciation to those who at least read those quotations, I've decided to forego writing on a specific topic this week and share some of my favorites, drawn from the columns I've written over the last 16 years. I'd like to think you'll find them as humorous or thought provoking as I did.
Here are my top 21 gems in no particular order:
* "All modern men are descended from a worm-like creature, but it shows more on some people." – Will Cuppy
* "The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs." – Anonymous
* "When money talks, the truth is silent." – Russian proverb
* "There are three kinds of men: the ones who learn by reading; those who learn by observation; and the rest of 'em who have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves." – Will Rogers
Read Mr. Grand’s entire column here: I tend to quote others only to better express myself
http://explorecarroll.com/opinion/2075/i-tend-quote-others-only-better-express-myself/#comment-59
20090115 David Grand’s column for January 15, 2009:
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
As much as I appreciate David Grand’s quotations, I actually read his columns.
I read all the Eagle columnists. I may be biased, but we have the best columnists…
To sit and have a cup of coffee and read a David Grand column is a wonderful way to start my day.
But this column – full of quotations - is priceless. Thanks.
Kevin Dayhoff
I tend to quote others only to better express myself
The Passing Parade By David Grand, Posted on www.explorecarroll.com 1/14/09
I'm fully aware that many of my readers skip over what I've written in my columns and only take time to read the quotations at the end.
That's fine. I get paid the same regardless.
So to show my appreciation to those who at least read those quotations, I've decided to forego writing on a specific topic this week and share some of my favorites, drawn from the columns I've written over the last 16 years. I'd like to think you'll find them as humorous or thought provoking as I did.
Here are my top 21 gems in no particular order:
* "All modern men are descended from a worm-like creature, but it shows more on some people." – Will Cuppy
* "The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs." – Anonymous
* "When money talks, the truth is silent." – Russian proverb
* "There are three kinds of men: the ones who learn by reading; those who learn by observation; and the rest of 'em who have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves." – Will Rogers
Read Mr. Grand’s entire column here: I tend to quote others only to better express myself
http://explorecarroll.com/opinion/2075/i-tend-quote-others-only-better-express-myself/#comment-59
20090115 David Grand’s column for January 15, 2009:
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Veteran Councilwoman Suzanne Albert has filed for Westminster Mayor
Veteran Councilwoman Suzanne Albert has filed for Westminster Mayor
January 14, 2009
Veteran Councilwoman Suzanne Albert has filed for Mayor in the upcoming Westminster Municipal Election, May 11, 2009.
She has served on the council for 15 years. Currently, she is President Pro-Tem, Chairwoman for the Public Works Committee and is Liaison for the Planning and Zoning Commission.
During her 15 years of service, she was the initiator for the International/Harvest development on the corner of Liberty and Green Street that is presently the city garage, apartments, business offices, and O’Lordan’s Restaurant. She was an active advocate in protecting the residents of Wakefield Valley by voting against the development of the area. Currently, Albert has initiated efforts to preserve the clock tower.
Having grown up on Main Street and as the grandchild of former Westminster Mayor, David E. Walsh, she continues to demonstrate her lifetime commitment of Community services.
Submitted 1-14-2009
Committee to Elect Suzanne Albert, Mayor
20090114 Veteran Councilwoman Suzanne Albert has filed for Westminster Mayor
January 14, 2009
Veteran Councilwoman Suzanne Albert has filed for Mayor in the upcoming Westminster Municipal Election, May 11, 2009.
She has served on the council for 15 years. Currently, she is President Pro-Tem, Chairwoman for the Public Works Committee and is Liaison for the Planning and Zoning Commission.
During her 15 years of service, she was the initiator for the International/Harvest development on the corner of Liberty and Green Street that is presently the city garage, apartments, business offices, and O’Lordan’s Restaurant. She was an active advocate in protecting the residents of Wakefield Valley by voting against the development of the area. Currently, Albert has initiated efforts to preserve the clock tower.
Having grown up on Main Street and as the grandchild of former Westminster Mayor, David E. Walsh, she continues to demonstrate her lifetime commitment of Community services.
Submitted 1-14-2009
Committee to Elect Suzanne Albert, Mayor
20090114 Veteran Councilwoman Suzanne Albert has filed for Westminster Mayor
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
Kevin Utz Resume Elect Kevin for Mayor City of Westminster Md
Kevin's Utz Resume' Elect Kevin for Mayor City of Westminster, Md
Elect KEVIN UTZ for Westminster, Md MAYOR (City of Westminster, Md. 21157 21158)
11/14/2008: Kevin Utz KEVIN R. UTZ
352 Doral Court∙ Westminster, MD 21158 ∙
(410)848-6999 or (410)984-8204 ∙
Kevin@teamutz.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Accomplished community leader with excellent consensus building skills. Proven ability to perform well in multi-faceted setting, leading disparate groups to accomplish common goals. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. A seasoned professional with extensive "all hazards" experience in preparedness, prevention, response and recovery. A natural leader with proven abilities in local community issues, state wide law enforcement, fire suppression, emergency medical services and emergency management.
ACHIEVEMENTS
4 years of local legislativeØ experience as an elected Councilman Westminster, Maryland
28 years of lawØ enforcement experience covering all aspects of criminal justice. Uniformed road patrol, criminal investigation of misdemeanor and felony crimes, response coordination to large scale emergencies, resources management and dispatch responsibilities, aerial law enforcement and medical evacuation, community policing and hostage barricade situations.
36 year veteran and Life memberØ of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department rising to Chief responsible for a $1.5 million operating budget providing fire and emergency medical services to over 33,000 people.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
City of Westminster Maryland (2004 to Present)
Councilman
• Elected as Councilman in 2004 to uphold the laws of the City, State and Nation and to legislate for residents of Westminster with a total budget of over $44,000,000.
• Chair, Public Safety Committee, Implemented strategy for the creation of continuity of operations plans for all city agencies.
• Provide leadership and established interoperability between all response agencies in the City.
• Co-Chair for the Council of Governments leading the state and county efforts to establish memorandum of understanding between governments to work as a unified force in the event of a catastrophic event.
• Representative to the Maryland Municipal League – Legislative and Communications Committee
• Member of the Carroll County Emergency Planning Group charged with the responsibility to discuss, implement emergency response, planning and training for all agencies across the whole spectrum of the County Government. This group includes government and non-profit volunteer assistance organizations.
• Appointed by Carroll County Commissioners to the Carroll County Regional Airport Technical Advisory Master Plan and worked to assure emergency management issues were being recognized.
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Engineering Assistant 2008 – Present
National Security Technology Department – Homeland Security – Planning, Preparedness & Response
• Provide subject matter expert and technical consultation in the field of public safety and emergency services.
Fire Safety Officer-Lieutenant 2003-2008
Direct the operation and administration of the fire department.
• Respond to structural and vehicle fires, emergency rescue situations, and hazardous chemical spills. Drive or accompany emergency vehicles on call.
• Operate appropriate equipment to suppress fires, assist rescue, or provide emergency medical treatment.
• Inspect Laboratory buildings for potentially hazardous conditions and compliance to code.
• Operate, test and maintain all fire and emergency equipment.
• Teach or assist with fire department sponsored training classes, and act as resource to all Laboratory staff on fire and safety issues and inquires.
MARYLAND STATE POLICE (1975 – 2003)
Shift leader/Supervisor Westminster Barrack, Carroll County Maryland
• Managed, directed, and coordinated uniformed road patrol personnel responsible for law enforcement services for Carroll County Maryland.
• Established command and control of large scale emergencies coordinating the emergency response of fire service personnel and acting as liaison officer for law enforcement investigators.
• Led a team of eight criminal investigators to successfully investigate and close major crimes including murders, armed robberies and multi-jurisdictional burglaries
• Coordinated investigative services with Federal law enforcement agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, The United States Secret Service and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
• Analyzed criminal investigation reports to develop operational intelligence to determine trends, and "mode of operations" in county wide multiple case investigations.
• Provided on scene direction and control of hostage barricade incidents.
• Performed community policing techniques by providing a communications link between the State Police and the community. Conducted security surveys, crime prevention activities, and investigated traffic complaints considered to be a community hazard.
Flight Paramedic, Aviation Command
• Provided managerial oversight to the Aviation Command Training Section and improved medical continuing education for 54 flight paramedics by developing enhanced standards and contracting physicians to provide professional-level medical training.
• Established, staffed and managed the flight dispatch center (SYSCOM) responsible for the appropriate use of eight twin engine instrument flight rule equipped helicopters, providing full medical evacuation, search and rescue and law enforcement services to the State.
• Drafted policy and established contingency plans for the flight dispatch center's transition through the Y2K event.
• Subject matter expert on the procurement of a $30 million twin engine, multi-functional helicopter fleet acquisition, replacing aging medevac helicopters.
• Functioned as a Flight Paramedic providing emergency medical advanced life support and rescue capabilities in a state wide helicopter medevac program.
Civilian Police Communications Operator
• Five years experience in a full service police installation taking 911 calls for emergency and routine law enforcement services.
• Experience in coordinating law enforcement response with allied police agencies.
• Experience with law enforcement data resources such as the Criminal Justice information System; the Maryland Information Law Enforcement System and the National Crime Information Center.
Westminster Volunteer Fire Department (1975 – Present)
Fire Lieutenant
• Former Chief of the Department responsible for the fire suppression, emergency medical care and rescue services to 33,000 residents of the City of Westminster. Voluntary reduction in rank to assume duties as Westminster City Councilman.
• Provided leadership and accountability for 125 personnel (paid and volunteer) utilizing 12 emergency response vehicles housed in a 29,600 square foot facility.
• Coordinated fiscal oversight with administrative officers for the $1.5 million operating budget.
• Provided command and control authority on all incidents involving fire and rescue services in the City.
• Active member of the Carroll County Emergency Services Association Operations Committee; responsible for establishing county wide policy and procedures for response and recovery from emergencies. Providing leadership and strategic planning for the future of fire suppression, emergency medical services and rescue capabilities for the county.
• Represented Carroll County to the Metropolitan Chiefs Association and was instrumental in obtaining Urban Area Security Initiative funding for General Staff and Command training.
• Joined the Carroll County Elder Health Working Group by invitation from the group leader to provide an overview of the ongoing needs of the elderly community as it related to the emergency fire and EMS system in Carroll County and provided invaluable resource information for publication to the elderly community.
• Identified high profile Critical Infrastructure/Key Assets and established real time communications link with 911 Center and first responding fire and police units. Currently Carroll Hospital Center, McDaniel College, Carroll Community College and Carroll Lutheran Village have communication capabilities with incoming units.
• Implemented a coordinated response plan for all hazards at the Carroll County Regional Airport working directly with State and Local Emergency Managers and County Commissioners.
• Participated in annual terrorism related emergency response exercises for county wide response to WMD events.
EDUCATION
2008 UMUC
Criminal Justice/Homeland Security
1997 Essex Community College
EMT – Paramedic Certificate
1996 Saint Cloud State University
Driver Education and Safety Credits.
1981 Catonsville Community College
Criminal Justice study – 30 credits.
1981 Maryland State Police Academy
Maryland State Police Trooper.
1975 Westminster High School
High school diploma.
CERTIFICATIONS
University of Maryland Fire Rescue Institute
University of Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Systems Services
United States Fire Administration
National Fire Academy
Certified Fire Officer I and II
Certified Fire Instructor I
Certified Firefighter III
Hazmat Technician
Rescue Technician Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic (1982 - 2001)
Emergency Medical Technician – Basic
Staff and Command Leadership courses
Incident Command
Introduction to Command and General Staff
Command and General Staff Functions in the Incident
Command and General Staff - Incident Management Team
Awards
• Superintendent's Commendation in 2003, Westminster Barrack for providing outstanding leadership and superior managerial performance as the Criminal Investigation Division supervisor.
• Governor's Citation 2003 for 28 years of outstanding service to the citizens of Maryland
• Superintendent's Commendation in 2003 for 28 years of outstanding performance.
• Superintendent's Commendations for outstanding performance in criminal investigations in 2000
• Awarded Westminster Volunteer Fire Company's 2000 Fire Fighter of the Year for exemplary department and community leadership.
• Qualified as an expert witness, Carroll County Circuit Court, in the kinetics of injury involving motor vehicle collisions in 1998.
• Letter of Recognition for outstanding performance from Superintendent 1994.
• Letter of Recognition for exemplary performance from the Carroll County State's Attorney in 1983.
• Received citizen letters of recognition for commendable acts of kindness and compassion
Affiliations
Maryland State Troopers Association Lodge 20
Maryland State Police Alumni Association
Maryland Fireman's Association
Maryland Fire Chiefs Association
Carroll County Emergency Services Association
Business Networking International
Maryland Municipal League
National Realtors Association
Carroll County Association of Realtors
Realtors Association of York and Adams County
http://kevinutzformayor.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-custom.cgi?d=kevin-utz-for-westminster-mayor&page=5013
20090114 Kevin Utz Resume Elect Kevin for Mayor City of Westminster Md
Elect KEVIN UTZ for Westminster, Md MAYOR (City of Westminster, Md. 21157 21158)
11/14/2008: Kevin Utz KEVIN R. UTZ
352 Doral Court∙ Westminster, MD 21158 ∙
(410)848-6999 or (410)984-8204 ∙
Kevin@teamutz.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Accomplished community leader with excellent consensus building skills. Proven ability to perform well in multi-faceted setting, leading disparate groups to accomplish common goals. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. A seasoned professional with extensive "all hazards" experience in preparedness, prevention, response and recovery. A natural leader with proven abilities in local community issues, state wide law enforcement, fire suppression, emergency medical services and emergency management.
ACHIEVEMENTS
4 years of local legislativeØ experience as an elected Councilman Westminster, Maryland
28 years of lawØ enforcement experience covering all aspects of criminal justice. Uniformed road patrol, criminal investigation of misdemeanor and felony crimes, response coordination to large scale emergencies, resources management and dispatch responsibilities, aerial law enforcement and medical evacuation, community policing and hostage barricade situations.
36 year veteran and Life memberØ of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department rising to Chief responsible for a $1.5 million operating budget providing fire and emergency medical services to over 33,000 people.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
City of Westminster Maryland (2004 to Present)
Councilman
• Elected as Councilman in 2004 to uphold the laws of the City, State and Nation and to legislate for residents of Westminster with a total budget of over $44,000,000.
• Chair, Public Safety Committee, Implemented strategy for the creation of continuity of operations plans for all city agencies.
• Provide leadership and established interoperability between all response agencies in the City.
• Co-Chair for the Council of Governments leading the state and county efforts to establish memorandum of understanding between governments to work as a unified force in the event of a catastrophic event.
• Representative to the Maryland Municipal League – Legislative and Communications Committee
• Member of the Carroll County Emergency Planning Group charged with the responsibility to discuss, implement emergency response, planning and training for all agencies across the whole spectrum of the County Government. This group includes government and non-profit volunteer assistance organizations.
• Appointed by Carroll County Commissioners to the Carroll County Regional Airport Technical Advisory Master Plan and worked to assure emergency management issues were being recognized.
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Engineering Assistant 2008 – Present
National Security Technology Department – Homeland Security – Planning, Preparedness & Response
• Provide subject matter expert and technical consultation in the field of public safety and emergency services.
Fire Safety Officer-Lieutenant 2003-2008
Direct the operation and administration of the fire department.
• Respond to structural and vehicle fires, emergency rescue situations, and hazardous chemical spills. Drive or accompany emergency vehicles on call.
• Operate appropriate equipment to suppress fires, assist rescue, or provide emergency medical treatment.
• Inspect Laboratory buildings for potentially hazardous conditions and compliance to code.
• Operate, test and maintain all fire and emergency equipment.
• Teach or assist with fire department sponsored training classes, and act as resource to all Laboratory staff on fire and safety issues and inquires.
MARYLAND STATE POLICE (1975 – 2003)
Shift leader/Supervisor Westminster Barrack, Carroll County Maryland
• Managed, directed, and coordinated uniformed road patrol personnel responsible for law enforcement services for Carroll County Maryland.
• Established command and control of large scale emergencies coordinating the emergency response of fire service personnel and acting as liaison officer for law enforcement investigators.
• Led a team of eight criminal investigators to successfully investigate and close major crimes including murders, armed robberies and multi-jurisdictional burglaries
• Coordinated investigative services with Federal law enforcement agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, The United States Secret Service and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
• Analyzed criminal investigation reports to develop operational intelligence to determine trends, and "mode of operations" in county wide multiple case investigations.
• Provided on scene direction and control of hostage barricade incidents.
• Performed community policing techniques by providing a communications link between the State Police and the community. Conducted security surveys, crime prevention activities, and investigated traffic complaints considered to be a community hazard.
Flight Paramedic, Aviation Command
• Provided managerial oversight to the Aviation Command Training Section and improved medical continuing education for 54 flight paramedics by developing enhanced standards and contracting physicians to provide professional-level medical training.
• Established, staffed and managed the flight dispatch center (SYSCOM) responsible for the appropriate use of eight twin engine instrument flight rule equipped helicopters, providing full medical evacuation, search and rescue and law enforcement services to the State.
• Drafted policy and established contingency plans for the flight dispatch center's transition through the Y2K event.
• Subject matter expert on the procurement of a $30 million twin engine, multi-functional helicopter fleet acquisition, replacing aging medevac helicopters.
• Functioned as a Flight Paramedic providing emergency medical advanced life support and rescue capabilities in a state wide helicopter medevac program.
Civilian Police Communications Operator
• Five years experience in a full service police installation taking 911 calls for emergency and routine law enforcement services.
• Experience in coordinating law enforcement response with allied police agencies.
• Experience with law enforcement data resources such as the Criminal Justice information System; the Maryland Information Law Enforcement System and the National Crime Information Center.
Westminster Volunteer Fire Department (1975 – Present)
Fire Lieutenant
• Former Chief of the Department responsible for the fire suppression, emergency medical care and rescue services to 33,000 residents of the City of Westminster. Voluntary reduction in rank to assume duties as Westminster City Councilman.
• Provided leadership and accountability for 125 personnel (paid and volunteer) utilizing 12 emergency response vehicles housed in a 29,600 square foot facility.
• Coordinated fiscal oversight with administrative officers for the $1.5 million operating budget.
• Provided command and control authority on all incidents involving fire and rescue services in the City.
• Active member of the Carroll County Emergency Services Association Operations Committee; responsible for establishing county wide policy and procedures for response and recovery from emergencies. Providing leadership and strategic planning for the future of fire suppression, emergency medical services and rescue capabilities for the county.
• Represented Carroll County to the Metropolitan Chiefs Association and was instrumental in obtaining Urban Area Security Initiative funding for General Staff and Command training.
• Joined the Carroll County Elder Health Working Group by invitation from the group leader to provide an overview of the ongoing needs of the elderly community as it related to the emergency fire and EMS system in Carroll County and provided invaluable resource information for publication to the elderly community.
• Identified high profile Critical Infrastructure/Key Assets and established real time communications link with 911 Center and first responding fire and police units. Currently Carroll Hospital Center, McDaniel College, Carroll Community College and Carroll Lutheran Village have communication capabilities with incoming units.
• Implemented a coordinated response plan for all hazards at the Carroll County Regional Airport working directly with State and Local Emergency Managers and County Commissioners.
• Participated in annual terrorism related emergency response exercises for county wide response to WMD events.
EDUCATION
2008 UMUC
Criminal Justice/Homeland Security
1997 Essex Community College
EMT – Paramedic Certificate
1996 Saint Cloud State University
Driver Education and Safety Credits.
1981 Catonsville Community College
Criminal Justice study – 30 credits.
1981 Maryland State Police Academy
Maryland State Police Trooper.
1975 Westminster High School
High school diploma.
CERTIFICATIONS
University of Maryland Fire Rescue Institute
University of Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Systems Services
United States Fire Administration
National Fire Academy
Certified Fire Officer I and II
Certified Fire Instructor I
Certified Firefighter III
Hazmat Technician
Rescue Technician Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic (1982 - 2001)
Emergency Medical Technician – Basic
Staff and Command Leadership courses
Incident Command
Introduction to Command and General Staff
Command and General Staff Functions in the Incident
Command and General Staff - Incident Management Team
Awards
• Superintendent's Commendation in 2003, Westminster Barrack for providing outstanding leadership and superior managerial performance as the Criminal Investigation Division supervisor.
• Governor's Citation 2003 for 28 years of outstanding service to the citizens of Maryland
• Superintendent's Commendation in 2003 for 28 years of outstanding performance.
• Superintendent's Commendations for outstanding performance in criminal investigations in 2000
• Awarded Westminster Volunteer Fire Company's 2000 Fire Fighter of the Year for exemplary department and community leadership.
• Qualified as an expert witness, Carroll County Circuit Court, in the kinetics of injury involving motor vehicle collisions in 1998.
• Letter of Recognition for outstanding performance from Superintendent 1994.
• Letter of Recognition for exemplary performance from the Carroll County State's Attorney in 1983.
• Received citizen letters of recognition for commendable acts of kindness and compassion
Affiliations
Maryland State Troopers Association Lodge 20
Maryland State Police Alumni Association
Maryland Fireman's Association
Maryland Fire Chiefs Association
Carroll County Emergency Services Association
Business Networking International
Maryland Municipal League
National Realtors Association
Carroll County Association of Realtors
Realtors Association of York and Adams County
http://kevinutzformayor.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-custom.cgi?d=kevin-utz-for-westminster-mayor&page=5013
20090114 Kevin Utz Resume Elect Kevin for Mayor City of Westminster Md
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
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