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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

“Rough Morgan Run”

"Rough Morgan Run"

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Road construction work on the bridge over Morgan Run on Route 97 between Westminster and Eldersburg.

October 17, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

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Matt Lewis: Poll: Bob McDonnell up by 9 Points

Poll: Bob McDonnell up by 9 Points by Matt Lewis Friday, October 09, 2009

Also see: People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections and Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia

Posted at http://townhall.com/blog/g/82b63a2e-6e19-4616-aeb0-627a89d7c1de by: Matt Lewis Friday, October 09, 2009

A week or so ago, I wrote a post titled, "Why the Post Can't 'Macaca' Bob McDonell (so far...)"

Essentially my argument was that, for a variety of reasons, this was still McDonnell's race to lose. Furthermore, I argued this race was fundamentally different from the Allen/Webb race of just a few years ago -- and thus, the Post's attacks on McDonnell would not resonate as they did in '06.

But I received quite a bit of push back from friends who still suspected that McDonnell's controversial thesis -- and the subsequent WaPost stories that ensued -- may have mortally wounded McDonnell.

That was a week ago. Now that a new Washington Post poll shows McDonnell up by 9 points, I wonder if my hypothesis has been redeemed in their minds ...

http://townhall.com/blog/g/82b63a2e-6e19-4616-aeb0-627a89d7c1de

20091009 sdosm Matt Lewis Poll McDonnell up by 9 Pts

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Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia

Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia

The November 3, 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election pits former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell pictured above on the left, against Democrat Virginia Commonwealth Senator Creigh Deeds on the right. (Image credit: http://hamptonroads.com/pilotonline)

People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections

http://hamptonroads.com/category/pilotonlinecom/news/elections/governorelection

Obama to campaign with Deeds later this month

http://hamptonroads.com/pilotonline

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/obama-campaign-deeds-later-month
By Bill Bartel The Virginian-Pilot © October 16, 2009
President Barack Obama will campaign in Virginia with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds on Oct. 27, the campaign announced today.

Details about the president's visit will be announced later, according to a campaign press release.

Governor Election Archive

Deeds, McDonnell meet for final debate
By Bob Lewis
SALEM
In their final debate before the gubernatorial race in two weeks, Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell on Tuesday sparred early on how to revive Virginia's ailing transportation system.
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Don't underestimate Deeds, Clinton says at rally
McLEAN Bill Clinton says he learned the hard way not to underestimate Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds. With just two weeks until Election Day, the former president joined Deeds Tuesday afternoon at a campaign rally in Tysons Corner that drew several hundred supporters.
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CNU poll: McDonnell holds double-digit lead in Va. gov race
A new poll shows Republican Bob McDonnell continues to have a strong lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds but also indicates that a large bloc of undecided voters, including many women, blacks and Democrats, have yet to make up their minds as the Nov. 3 election draws near.
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An interactive voter video guide to McDonnell and Deeds
Whoops, you've been sent to the wrong page. Just click here and you'll be set.
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Gov. candidates tout plans to boost economy, spur new jobs
By Michael Sluss RICHMOND With concerns about job losses and financial pressures ringing in their ears, the two men running to be Virginia's next governor are offering competing proposals to create and protect jobs and revive the state's recession-battered economy.
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Strategists: No. Va's Dems could swing Gov. race
With just over two weeks left until Virginia’s gubernatorial election, Democrat Creigh Deeds is left with a narrow path to victory, one that hinges on energizing key demographic groups and the durability of the Old Dominion’s new politics.
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McDonnell addresses climate change at rally with McCain in Va. Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell said Saturday he believes the globe is warming but wouldn't blame man-made carbon emissions as its cause. McDonnell said after a veterans rally with Arizona Sen. John McCain that he remains firmly opposed to energy legislation intended to slow global warming by reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
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To McDonnell, solutions need input from all
VIRGINIA BEACHBetween campaign stops on a humid August day, Bob McDonnell’s caravan detoured onto Petunia Crescent in the Green Run neighborhood.McDonnell stepped out and, embracing his wife, Maureen, quietly stared at a modest brick home. They bought it in 1985, when he returned to Hampton Roads to settle, raise a family and continue his education.
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McDonnell and Deeds: The men who would be Va. governor
Creigh Deeds, Democrat: Creigh Deeds mingled among the friends, neighbors and family members who gathered at a Bath County farm on a summer Sunday afternoon to salute a favorite son and the Democratic Party's nominee for governor.Hot dogs and hamburgers sizzled on a grill. A bluegrass band played and cloggers ... Read more
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No such place as 'nowhere' in Deeds' world
By Michael Sluss WARM SPRINGS Creigh Deeds mingled among the friends, neighbors and family members who gathered at a Bath County farm on a summer Sunday afternoon to salute a favorite son and the Democratic Party's nominee for governor.
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20091020 sdsom Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Carroll County MD Planning Commission suspends Pathways Plan

News Release

Planning Commission suspends Pathways Plan

October 20, 2009 – The Planning and Zoning Commission today voted to halt work on the Carroll County Comprehensive Plan, known as the Pathways to Carroll’s Future Landscape, and direct staff instead to revise the County’s 2000 Master Plan.

That revision is to be submitted along with the state-mandated Water Resources Element by the end of November.

Comprehensive and master plans are different names for the same document, which is designed to direct growth outside of municipalities over 20 years.

Since 1992, the State of Maryland has required that such plans be reviewed every six years. Pathways would have been the first major update to Carroll County’s growth guidelines since 1964.

The Pathways process began in June 2005 with scores of community meetings, surveys and conferences.

Input from the community outreach effort was compiled by the Department of Planning.

In April 2009, a draft of the Pathways Plan was presented by the Planning and Zoning Commission for public review.

For more information, contact: Vivian D. Laxton,Public Information Administrator,

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Carroll County Sheriff’s Dept: Fleeing Motorcyclist dies at Shock Trauma

“Fleeing Motorcyclist dies at Shock Trauma after striking oncoming vehicle”

Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland October 19, 2009 ---- At approximately 9:15 am, Corporal Mario DeVivio was patrolling in a marked sheriff’s car on Route 97 when a 2004 Yamaha Motorcycle, displaying registration plates belonging to another motorcycle, turned from Magna Way onto Northbound Route 97 in front of his car. As the Deputy signaled the motorcycle to stop, it fled a short distance reaching a speed in excess of 60mph, and turned Westbound onto Pleasant Valley Road where it disappeared from the deputy’s sight.

Attempting to relocate it, the deputy discovered the motorcycle had traveled approximately a quarter mile on Pleasant Valley Road before it crossed the centerline in a curve and struck an oncoming Ford Fusion, head-on. The motorcyclist, who was later identified as Edward Nicholas Dill aged 28 of Westminster, was thrown approximately 20 yards beyond the vehicle. The impact knocked Dill’s helmet loose, and he sustained abrasions to his arms, legs and hips. Alert and conscious at the scene, Dill struggled with paramedics as they attempted to treat him.

Dill was flown by Maryland State Police MedEvac to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he expired early this afternoon. The driver of the Ford Fusion was transported to Carroll Hospital Center as a precaution and later released. During the investigation, it was learned that the motorcycle had been reported stolen by the Penn Township, Pennsylvania Police Department on September 17th of this year.

Sheriff’s Office Traffic Collision Reconstructionists, assisted by investigators from the Maryland State Police CRASH Team are conducting a detailed investigation of the accident, which could take several weeks. Anyone that may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact Sergeant Mike Zepp at 410-386-2900, or mzepp@ccg.carr.org

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20091019 sdosm CCSO Fleeing Motorcyclist dies

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Monday, October 19, 2009

We may be lost

We may be lost - but we are making good time

October 17, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

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This and That from David Zurawik

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This and That from David Zurawik

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/

Emanuel, Axelrod offer more bad media criticism
After the firestorm of media blowback that greeted Anita Dunn's declaration of war on Fox News last Sunday, you might think a little caution would be used before the administration played media critic again.But there was Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of...
Posted by David Zurawik on October 18, 2009 11:35 AM

White House war on Fox: Echoes of Nixon-Agnew
I have been writing for several months about how thin skinned the White House has been about press criticism -- especially when it comes to the Fox News Channel. I have compared the current administration to the White House of Richard Nixon...
Posted by David Zurawik on October 12, 2009 5:50 AM

President Obama: A weak Sunday TV blitz
There he goes again, President Barack Obama playing media critic, -- and for all his many skills, media analysis is not one of them. But he can't seem to leave it alone. In that sense, he's getting less like JFK...
Posted by David Zurawik on September 18, 2009 7:09 PM

Van Jones, Glenn Beck and cable TV combat
The resignation Sunday of Van Jones, White House environmental jobs "czar," is as much a cable TV story as it is a Washington political one.Jones, who was appointed by President Barack Obama to a high level position as a special adviser...
Posted by David Zurawik on September 6, 2009 1:12 PM

Don Hewitt: Helping invent the wheel of TV news
If the only thing that Don Hewitt had done in his six decades starting at the birth of TV News was to invent the phenomenally successful "60 Minutes," he would still have been one of the most influential producers in...
Posted by David Zurawik on August 19, 2009 1:32 PM

Robert Novak on cable TV: A Polarizing Presence
I will leave it to his colleagues in Washington to place Robert Novak, who died Tuesday at age 78, on the political and journalistic map.But it is my job to talk about his TV presence over some 25 years -- most...
Posted by David Zurawik on August 18, 2009 1:21 PM

President Obama at his worst as media critic - again
There he goes again, President Barack Obama, sounding like Spiro Agnew or Richard Nixon complaining about the media. They also criticized TV for showing images of conflict, protest and confrontation. They too would have liked only to see the happy pictures...
Posted by David Zurawik on August 16, 2009 6:30 AM

Jackman gives Oscars a big musical opening
Shades of Billy Crystal -- host Hugh Jackman and producers Bill Condon and Lawrence Mark (Dreamgirls) certainly gave the Oscars telecast a big opening, one that is sure to keep viewers at least until the first commercial break. Well, older viewers anyway.The number...
Posted by David Zurawik on February 22, 2009 8:37 PM

No TV magic in Obama's press performance
After watching President Barack Obama's first primetime news conference, I am beginning to think the thrill is gone -- his TV magic and mojo have deserted him. Maybe, folks like me were just a little too quick in elevating him to...
Posted by David Zurawik on February 9, 2009 9:07 PM

Lee Atwater: The dark and dirty side of GOP politics
There is a tendency in this country to not want to look back. Once something positive happens, no matter how bad things have been, we want to turn the page.Last week's election was certainly one of those hopeful moments of passage,...
Posted by David Zurawik on November 10, 2008 6:27 PM

Obama: The last great TV candidate? We'll see tonight
Democratic presidential TV candidate Barack Obama is going to seem like he is everywhere on TV tonight thanks in part to a last minute flurry of interview bookings and media buys. And by the time he finishes his last appearance...
Posted by David Zurawik on October 29, 2008 5:29 AM

Palin-Biden debate draws 69.9 million viewers
The TV turnout for Thursday night's debate was even larger than expected -- and almost every analyst expected a huge audience. According to Nielsen ratings released late Friday, the showdown between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden was seen by 69.989...
Posted by David Zurawik on October 3, 2008 6:23 PM

Jim Lehrer looks ahead to Friday's presidential debate
One of the happiest developments in this increasingly partisan and hotly contested election is the fact that PBS' Jim Lehrer, the most trusted anchorperson on TV, will moderate the first presidential debate Friday night in Oxford, Miss. If there...
Posted by David Zurawik on September 23, 2008 6:40 PM

Is Bill Moyers the Olbermann of PBS?
Who thought this TV blog would get this political this fast? But we are living in the home stretch of a once-in-lifetime Presidential election, and TV and the media are at the center of it like they haven't been since the...
Posted by David Zurawik on September 9, 2008 9:00 AM

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CyberAlert digest for Monday Oct 19 2009

A daily compilation edited by Brent H. Baker, CyberAlert items are drawn from daily BiasAlert posts and distributed by the Media Research Center's News Analysis Division, the leader since 1987 in documenting, exposing and neutralizing liberal media bias.

Tracking Liberal Media Bias Since 1996
Monday October 19, 2009 @ 10:21 AM EDT

1. MSNBC Admits: 'Unable to Verify' False Limbaugh Quote; No Retraction or Apology
During the 3:00PM ET hour of live coverage on MSNBC Friday, co-host David Shuster admitted that racially charged quotes he and other hosts attributed to Rush Limbaugh had not been verified: "MSNBC attributed that quote to a football player who was opposed to Limbaugh’s NFL bid. However, we have been unable to verify that quote independently. So, just to clarify." Shuster did not formally retract the quote or apologize.

2. In WSJ Limbaugh Blasts 'Contempt in News Business for Conservatives,' It 'Reflects Blind Hatred'
The Wall Street Journal featured an op-ed from Rush Limbaugh in which Limbaugh outlined how "this spectacle is bigger" than left-wingers trying to keep him out of the NFL. After noting the leading roles of race-hustlers Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson in smearing him as a racist, Limbaugh proposed in his penultimate paragraph: "There is a contempt in the news business, including the sportswriter community, for conservatives that reflects the blind hatred espoused by Messrs. Sharpton and Jackson. 'Racism' is too often their sledgehammer. And it is being used to try to keep citizens who don't share the left's agenda from participating in the full array of opportunities this nation otherwise affords each of us. It was on display many years ago in an effort to smear Clarence Thomas with racist stereotypes and keep him off the Supreme Court. More recently, it was employed against patriotic citizens who attended town-hall meetings and tea-party protests."

3. NBC's Turn to Fall In Love With Obama-Adoring Kid
Last night ABC News, as the MRC’s Brent Baker noted, showcased the "Why People Hate You Obama?" kid and on Friday’s Today show it was NBC's turn to be charmed by the Obama-adoring child. NBC's Savannah Guthrie, reporting from College Station, Texas about Obama's latest health care pitch and his upcoming joint appearance with George H.W. Bush to promote volunteerism, squeezed in a clip of Tyren Scott asking Obama why people hated him, when they're supposed to love him? After which Natalie Morales cooed: "Alright cute kid there."

4. CBS's Couric Finally Notices Obama's $1.4 Trillion Deficit
Back on October 7, when the Congressional Budget Office reported that the federal deficit had ballooned to a massive $1.4 trillion during President Obama's first year on the job, Katie Couric's CBS Evening News did not tell viewers. But Couric finally caught up to the bad news after the Obama White House put out its final numbers on Friday afternoon. Couric disclosed the news in a brief item on the October 16 Evening News that never mentioned Obama by name.

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Media bias: Lap Dogs

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October 19, 2009 - The matter in which President George W. Bush replaced eight federal prosecutors and the resulting media firestorm; in spite of the fact that President Bill Clinton once replaced 93 federal prosecutors, and the media barely raised an eyebrow, still sticks in my craw.

Not to be overlooked is the dynamic that several of the prosecutors that President Clinton replaced were actively engaged in investigating Democrats.

Make no mistake about it, if I am not mistaken, the federal prosecutors serve at the pleasure of the president. At least thing is for sure, why was it okay for President Clinton to do it and yet it was so wrong for President Bush to do it…?

Furthermore, the ruling party in the U.S. Congress is still pursuing the matter: see here and here - Conyers May Call Rove, Miers to Testify Publicly About Attorney Firings.

I was e-mailed this cartoon just the other day… Hat Tip: Analog. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/australian-cartoons.html It is just a relevant today as it was in 2007.

Related: Why John Conyers, the New York Times and the Washington Post owe me an apology. By KARL ROVE OPINION AUGUST 19, 2009:

[…]

“Judiciary Democrats had California Rep. Adam Schiff doggedly ask me about four-year-old phone logs, emails, meetings and conversations. What did the committee discover?

“Judging from the evidence released, it uncovered facts that show that my role in the U.S. attorneys issue was minimal and entirely proper. I did not conceive of the idea of removing certain U.S. attorneys, did not select those to be removed, and did not see the lists of U.S. attorneys Justice was considering to replace. I had no idea who was on the final list until Justice sent it to the White House in November 2006. No fair-minded person can review the thousands of pages of documents and testimony and conclude that I drove the process.”

And here, for another point of view: Conyers May Call Rove Miers Testify Attorney Firings http://www.truthout.org/082009R?n Thursday 20 August 2009 by: Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t Report

20070000 cartoon on GWB replacing 8 fed prosecutors
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Cartoons political, Humor, Humor Political, Politics cartoons, World Australia

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OBX: Case of swimmer thought killed by shark reviewed

Outer Banks, North Carolina Case of swimmer thought killed by shark reviewed By Matthew Bowers The Virginian-Pilot © October 17, 2009

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/uncertainty-arises-over-what-killed-reported-outer-banks-sharkattack-victim

Previous: Autopsy: Shark killed man who washed up in Kill Devil Hills

North Carolina's medical examiner's office reversed itself twice Friday, first saying that a Pittsburgh vacationer found washed up on the Outer Banks last month was not killed by a shark as first reported, but died from "accidental drowning."

Hours later, the office reverted to its original conclusion after getting another opinion.

But this "continued uncertainty" means the case requires further review, said Crystal Baity in an e-mail. She's a spokeswoman for East Carolina University, where the autopsy was conducted.

More: Outer Banks, North Carolina Case of swimmer thought killed by shark reviewed

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/uncertainty-arises-over-what-killed-reported-outer-banks-sharkattack-victim

20091017 OBX Case of swimmer thought killed by shark revd Bowers

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Israeli Knesset Opening on C-SPAN

Israeli Knesset Opening on C SPAN

Oct 18, 2009 - - Yesterday - Saturday, I was watching the Israeli Knesset Opening on C-SPAN.

What a hoot.

Israeli Knesset: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni spoke at the Opening of the Israeli Knesset. Prime Minister Netanyahu denounced a recent UN report which accused Israel of committing war crimes in its offensive in the Gaza Strip last year.

Following his remarks, Opposition Leader Livni criticized the Prime Minister’s agenda.

Both speeches were frequently interrupted by lawmakers who objected to points made in the speeches. This event from Jerusalem is courtesy of the Knesset Channel. Read More http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/video.php?progid=213808

20091012 sdosm Israeli Knesset Opening on C SPAN

People Livni Tzipi, World Middle East Israel, People Netanyahu Ben, World Middle East Israel Knesset

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Where is Matt Stover when we need him

Why is it that the Ravens no longer have Matt Stover kicking for them?

I mean seriously; I do not know the answer. Can someone explain to me why he is no longer with the Ravens?

This afternoon’s Ravens game was a real downer.

I mean, I am not a big sports fan. The sports fan in my family is my wife. My exposure with watching sports is usually watching my wife watch sports – which is highly entertaining. My usually calm and controlled mathematician and economist wife gets fairly excited and I find it, well, amusing.

That said, I want the Ravens to do well. I kinda think that it is good for the community for the Ravens to do well.

However, I have never had it explained to me why Matt Stover is not longer playing for the Ravens. Even a non-sports fan like me can tell that his talents is sorely missed. Who can fill me in?

Kevin Dayhoff October 18, 2009

20091018 sdosm Where is Matt Stover when we need him

Sports, Sports Baltimore Ravens, Sports Football NFL

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Australian Cartoons

Australian Cartoons...Not Seen In America

BELIEVE IT OR NOT -- THESE CARTOONS ARE FROM OUR FRIENDS "DOWN UNDER". WHY DO WE NEVER SEE SIMILAR IN USA PAPERS??

These cartoons are not of USA Origin!! Thanks AUSRALIA Pass them on, the liberal American press will not.

I got these from an e-mail from Analog. I did not fact-check whether or not they are indeed, Australian. I don’t care...

20091018 sdosm Australian Cartoons
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Bill Maher’s Medical Meltdown Turns Off Guests, Confuses Audience

Bill Maher’s Medical Meltdown Turns Off Guests, Confuses Audience by Steve Krakauer | October 18th, 2009

Bill Maher took some shots at Fox News host Glenn Beck last month, but on Friday’s Real Time the HBO host sounded a lot like the FNC star he knocked.

Just as Beck has warned against the dangers of the vaccination, especially relating to Swine Flu, Maher continued his path of medical conspiracy theory, to the annoyance of his guests and confusion of his audience.

More: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-mahers-medical-meltdown-turns-off-guests-confuses-audience/

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Recent columns in Explore Carroll by Kevin Dayhoff

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DAYHOFF: Honoring the 'Hell Drivers of Taneytown,' in 1948 and today
Published October 18, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... just raise your finger, err, hand. Drop us a note or share it in the comment section on www.explorecarroll.com. When he is not risking his life on Route 140, Kevin Dayhoff may reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com , or go to www.westminstermaryland online.net....

Community mourns the loss of photographer Charlie Magee
Published October 17, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... s choice.Online condolences may be made to the family at http://www.prittsfuneralhome.com/. Kevin Dayhoff may reached at ... or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/...

ARCHIVE: Guy Babylon made world class music, but never really left Carroll
Published October 11, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... a kind-hearted family man and friend ... who happened to play keyboard for Elton John. When he is not listening to "Madman Across the Water," Kevin Dayhoff may reached at ... or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...

Westminster city clerk dies
Published October 9, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
Westminster and Carroll County officials are mourning the loss of City Clerk Laurell Taylor, who died at her home Thursday morning.“She was a very dedicated city employee,” Mayor Kevin Utz said in an interview with The Eagle. “She did everything asked of her ... ...

Budget woes dominate Westminster council meeting
Published October 5, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
The meeting of the Westminster mayor and Common Council last on Sept. 28 began with plenty of smiles, but the mood quickly turned somber as a discussion on budget woes dominated the balance of the evening. Mayor Kevin Utz conducted a public hearing on the ... ...

Truman on television and German POWs on the farm
Published October 4, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... has had a lasting impact that certainly wasn't predicted at the time. When he's not watching President Barack Obama on television seven days a week, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at ... or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/....

DAYHOFF: Dedication of fire hall in 1899 was a hot time in Manchester
Published September 27, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... They protect you night and day, 365 days out of the year.When he's not putting out fires somewhere, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at ... or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...
DAYHOFF: Silver Run is rich in history, yet still a real hometown
Published September 20, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... call them at 410-346-6816 or visit them at www.budsatsilverrun.com. When he is not watching Anthony Bourdain, Kevin Dayhoff may reached at ... or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/...

DAYHOFF: what should we think when Kanye West grabs the mic from Taylor Swift?
Published September 14, 2009 by Westminster Eagle, Carroll Eagle
... say you?Click HERE for an image of the actual moment West grabbed the microphone from a visibly startled Swift.When he is not listening to Lawrence Welk, Kevin Dayhoff may reached at ... or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/...

William Henry Rinehart found his true calling in Union Bridge
Published September 13, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... in Washington while he was working in Italy. Rinehart died at age 49 on Oct. 28, 1874, from tuberculosis. When he's not checking out art in Union Bridge, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at ... or at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...

President Eisenhower shared Carroll County's love of farming
Published September 6, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... regarding Finksburg with the Carroll County Genealogical Society and the Carroll County Historical Society. When he is not roaming around Gettysburg, Kevin Dayhoff may reached at ... or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...

20011217 KED on bicycle contraption

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Community mourns the loss of photographer Charlie Magee

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Community mourns the loss of photographer Charlie Magee

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Obituary Notices By Kevin Dayhoff Posted at http://explorecarroll.com/news/3536/Magee/ http://tinyurl.com/yz6ask5 10/17/09

Community members and family are mourning the loss of Charles Francis Magee, 88, of Westminster, who died after a long illness at the Carroll Hospice Dove House late Thursday evening.

Magee was born on his family’s farm in Reese on March 20, 1921, the son of the late John L. and Hilda L. Evans Magee. He was the husband of Madge Brown Magee, his wife of 65 years.

He was a 1938 graduate of Westminster High School.

He was a popular and well-know community leader, artist and photographer who struck out on his own in the photography business at the age of 24, after he served in the Navy from 1942 to 1945…

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Local photographer, Charlie Magee, dead at 88

Community morns the loss of local photographer Charlie Magee

Kevin Dayhoff October 15, 2009 (I’ll update this later with some more personal anecdotes about Mr. Magee – and some pictures. What follows is my story that I filed earlier with http://www.explorecarroll.com/ – that has not been posted, as yet, on the web site):

Community friends and family are mourning the loss of Charles Francis Magee, 88, of Westminster, who died after a long illness at the Carroll Hospice Dove House late Thursday evening.

Magee was born on his family’s farm in Reese on March 20, 1921; the son of the late John L. and Hilda L. Evans Magee. He was the husband of Madge Brown Magee, his wife of 65 years. He was a 1938 graduate of Westminster High School.

He was a popular and well-know community leader, artist and photographer who struck out on his own in the photography business at the age of 24, after he served in the Navy from 1942 to 1945.

One of his earlier photographs is in the collection of the Historical Society of Carroll County; a gift of Mrs. Betty Smith Yingling, 1992. The photograph, from November 1941, depicts “members of the Ladies Aid Society of the Meadow Branch Church of the Brethren gathered in an unidentified farmhouse room for a quilting party.”

After World War Two, he returned home to start the “Westminster Studio,” in 1945, and joined a rich history and tradition of talented artists and photographers who have chronicled the life and times of Carroll County since an itinerant photographer by the name of J. T. Williams first advertized in local newspapers in 1842.

He located his studio at 39 East Main Street – interestingly enough with phone number “39.” Later his phone number changed to “Westminster 700.” An early phone book advertisement from November 1954 said, “Photographs for every purpose, portrait, commercial … Anytime – Anywhere.”

After 40 years in the business, Magee retired in 1985; but he remained active in civic organizations and as a familiar friend at community events.

He was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, and a member of the Veteran’s Corp of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department.

According to his family, Magee was also a 63-year member and past president of the Forest and Stream Club, a 50-year member and past Master of the Door to Virtue Masonic Lodge #46, a life member of the American Legion Carroll Post 031, a member of Boumi Temple and the Bee Hive Club.

In addition to his life-long avocation as a photographer, Magee also enjoyed hobbies such as skiing, singing in various vocal groups, model trains, woodworking, hunting, and golfing, according to family members.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are son and daughter-in-law John H. and Pat Magee of Westminster, daughter and son-in-law Bonnie S. and Jay Evans of York, PA., 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the Pritts Funeral Home and Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm where a Masonic Service will be held in the evening. A private family interment will be held at Krider’s Church Cemetery.

A Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Bond and Green Streets, Westminster on Sunday, October 25 at 1:30 pm with the Rev. Marty Kuchma officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s United Church of Christ or to the charity of one’s choice.

Online condolences may be made to the family at http://www.prittsfuneralhome.com/.

Kevin Dayhoff may reached at kevindayhoff at gmail.com or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net

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