Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

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Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Md Troopers Assoc #20 & Westminster Md Fire Dept Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Monday, September 14, 2015

Marine Times Hope Hodge Seck - Marine war hero: SecNav 'off base' on women in combat


Marine Times Hope Hodge Seck - Marine war hero: SecNav 'off base' on women in combat

Marine war hero: SecNav 'off base' on women in combat 

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2015/09/14/marine-war-hero-secnav-off-base-women-combat/72251362/

By Hope Hodge Seck, Staff writer4:58 p.m. EDT September 14, 2015

An influential Marine leader who received the nation's second-highest valor award and helped run the Corps' months long study on women in combat slammed Navy Secretary Ray Mabus this weekend for questioning the validity of the experiment.

In a publicly visible post on his personal Facebook page, Sgt. Maj. Justin LeHew said Mabus was "way off base" to suggest that female Marines of a higher caliber should have been selected for the service's integrated task force experiment and that officials went into the test anticipating the women would not be successful.

Mabus' comments run "counter to the interests of national security and [are] unfair to the women who participated in this study," wrote LeHew, who played a key role in the service's nine-month experiment as the top enlisted leader with Marine Corps Training and Education Command.

"No one went in to this with the mentality that we did not want this to succeed," he added. "No Marine, regardless of gender, would do that."

LeHew later removed or hid the post from his Facebook page. He did not respond to Marine Corps Times requests' for comment sent via email and Facebook.

"Sgt. Maj. LeHew’s social media posts reflect his personal views and not those of Training and Education Command or the Marine Corps," said 1st Lt. Matthew Rojo, a spokesman for the command. "He is not available for further comment at this time."

Both Marine Corps Headquarters and Ray Mabus, through a spokesman, declined to comment.

LeHew, nicknamed "The Hero of Nasiriyah," received the prestigious Navy Cross in 2004... Read much more here: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2015/09/14/marine-war-hero-secnav-off-base-women-combat/72251362/


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Defense Day September 12, 1924 Parades to celebrate American power

Defense Day September 12, 1924 Parades to celebrate American power http://fw.to/2BbBA5l

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/09/defense-day-september-12-1924-parades.html

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Designating a day to celebrate the nation's military power a source of conflict


http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-archives-defenders-0913-20150910-story.html

On Sept. 12, 1924, Westminster, along with communities across the nation, observed National Defense Day.

At the time, the event was billed as a nationwide drill to test the readiness of our nation's defenses in the event of an attack.

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Many local businesses, fire companies, schoolchildren, the Westminster Municipal Band and the Western Maryland College Football squad all took part in the parade.

The article also goes to great lengths to explain: "The members of Company H Machine Gun Company entertained the crowd with demonstrations in machine gun firing... Four machine guns were set up on the southern terrace of Hoffa field (at Western Maryland College — now known as McDaniel College) with four targets… The shooting was decidedly accurate.… Tracer bullets were used in the final shooting event. One target was a five gallon can of gasoline which was struck by the second shot. The can flamed in a mass when struck by the bullet."

Somehow, I simply cannot imagine such an occasion these days.

Read much more here: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-archives-defenders-0913-20150910-story.html



Designating a day to celebrate the nation's military power a source of conflict
WESTMINSTER 
Designating a day to celebrate the nation's military power a source of conflict
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
On Sept. 12, 1924, Westminster, along with communities across the nation, observed National Defense Day.
Finding clues for the first woman in law enforcement
WESTMINSTER 
Finding clues for the first woman in law enforcement
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
On Sept. 6, 1973, the Carroll Record reported that, "The Maryland State Police will shortly have a new look — as a pilot program utilizing a limited number of females trained as Troopers gets underway. These women will have full police powers and will be assigned in specialized areas of law enforcement...
Fire department's move was never cause for alarm
WESTMINSTER 
Fire department's move was never cause for alarm
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
A story in the Aug. 31, 1895 edition of the American Sentinel, a Westminster newspaper, explained that the city's fire department had outgrown the building at 31 E. Main Street and was moving to a new location.
Building rural ramps onto information superhighway in Carroll County [Eagle Archives]
WESTMINSTER 
Building rural ramps onto information superhighway in Carroll County [Eagle Archives]
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
In Carroll County, the underpinning of the local economy has always been agriculture and access to supplies and markets. The politics and economics involved with the maintenance of the roads, bringing the railroad to Carroll County and providing access to employment have also played prominent roles...
Life in Carroll County midway through August meant riding shows and tractor pulls
WESTMINSTER 
Life in Carroll County midway through August meant riding shows and tractor pulls
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
On this date in years past, a tractor pull at the county fair, a horse show at the Westminster Riding Club, and the opening of the Carroll County Vocational Technical Center were all in the news.
Official: Westminster fires intentionally set
WESTMINSTER 
Official: Westminster fires intentionally set
MICHEL ELBEN
Two shed fires that occurred in close proximity and just a few hours apart early Thursday morning in Westminster were intentionally set, likely by the same person, according to a spokesman of the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Westminster mayors often had short terms in office
WESTMINSTER 
Westminster mayors often had short terms in office
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
Though it had happened more than a week earlier, in early August of 1981, the greater Westminster and Carroll County community was still mourning the death of Joseph (Jack) Hamilton Hahn, Jr.
Roots of a county fair in Carroll hard to follow before the Civil War
WESTMINSTER 
Roots of a county fair in Carroll hard to follow before the Civil War
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
All last week, preparations were in full swing for this year's annual Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair that set up at the Agriculture Center, just south of Westminster. This year's fair will continue to Saturday morning, Aug. 8.
Fire damages vacant cabin in New Windsor
CARROLL COUNTY 
Fire damages vacant cabin in New Windsor
TIMES STAFF
A fire that burned late Tuesday night in the 1300 block Western Chapel Road in New Windsor damaged a vacant cabin that was being prepared for demolition according to a State Fire Marshal's office press release.
Sheriff's Office took long road to leading role in Carroll County law enforcement
WESTMINSTER 
Sheriff's Office took long road to leading role in Carroll County law enforcement
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
The idea to develop a Carroll County police force began as a whisper campaign in the mid-1960s. It would take a half a century of studies, commissions, elections, and acrimony to finally decide to make the county sheriff's department the lead police agency in the county.
Memories of Henryton State hospital fading with buildings demolished
WESTMINSTER 
Memories of Henryton State hospital fading with buildings demolished
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
It was 30 years ago that Henryton State Hospital was closed by the state of Maryland. The sprawling facility included 19 buildings with a total footprint of 30 acres in Marriottsville, about seven miles from Sykesville in southern Carroll County.
Annual commemoration brings home Carroll County connection to Civil War
WESTMINSTER 
Annual commemoration brings home Carroll County connection to Civil War
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
By July 5, 1863, the horrific results of one of the most cataclysmic events of the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, were really settling in on that small town in southern Pennsylvania.
Remembering Carroll's statuesque and statue sculptor
WESTMINSTER 
Remembering Carroll's statuesque and statue sculptor
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
Many would be surprised to learn that Blaze Starr, who passed away on June 15, is not the only creative statuesque figure with a Carroll County connection.
Shrine in New Windsor honors site where Methodism got its start
WESTMINSTER 
Shrine in New Windsor honors site where Methodism got its start
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
On June 18, 1937, the Strawbridge Shrine Association was formed just outside of New Windsor, where many historians believe the origins of Methodism in America are located.
Study of schools in Carroll provides an interesting education
WESTMINSTER 
Study of schools in Carroll provides an interesting education
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
The first weeks of June are a time when many young adults in Carroll County look forward to the end of the school year and graduation ceremonies.
Memorial Day and memories of native son killed in Vietnam nearly 50 years ago
WESTMINSTER 
Memorial Day and memories of native son killed in Vietnam nearly 50 years ago
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
On May 25, the 148th Carroll County Memorial Day observances in Westminster were once again organized by Carroll Post 31 of the American Legion.
Efforts in Carroll County to build harmony from diversity honored [Eagle Archives]
WESTMINSTER 
Efforts in Carroll County to build harmony from diversity honored [Eagle Archives]
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF
Eagle Archives
Carroll County pays last respects to emergency responder [Eagle Archives]
WESTMINSTER 
Carroll County pays last respects to emergency responder [Eagle Archives]
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF
Friends, family, colleagues and law enforcement officers from throughout the central-Maryland region filled Legacy Hall at the Sykesville Freedom District Volunteer Fire Department recently to pay their last respects to fellow firefighter and EMS provider Robin Flater Chenoweth.
Westminster band in third century together
WESTMINSTER 
Westminster band in third century together
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF
Eagle Archives
Center hosts annual event to celebrate farming in Carroll County [Eagle Archives]
WESTMINSTER 
Center hosts annual event to celebrate farming in Carroll County [Eagle Archives]
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF
Eagle Archives


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Friday, September 11, 2015

Yvonne Wenger, Baltimore Sun reports: Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she won't seek re-election


Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she won't seek re-election

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-rawlings-blake-20150911-story.html

By Yvonne Wenger, The Baltimore Sun

Elections Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Freddie Gray Baltimore Riots

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will not seek re-election in 2016.

Freddie Gray trials likely to cost the city millions

Catherine Pugh, Carl Stokes enter Baltimore mayor's race

Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has decided that she will not seek re-election to the office. (Baltimore Sun)

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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, beleaguered by the death of Freddie Gray and the protests and rioting that followed, announced Friday she won’t seek re-election.

She said she is stepping out of the race to focus on "work to move our city forward," and not out of any concern she might not win the race against a growing field of challengers.

"It was a very difficult decision, but I knew I needed to spend time, the remaining 15 months of my term, focused on the city's future and not my own," she said at a news conference at City Hall.

Rawlings-Blake, 45, has no plans to seek another office. She briefed her Cabinet and staff on the decision this morning.

She spent recent months ramping up her campaign by building a field organization in the city, hosting fundraisers and courting voters with events such as "Mondays with the Mayor" at local bars and restaurants. But sources familiar with her decision said she felt it would be inappropriate to ask donors for money while the city copes with the aftermath of the April riots.

City leaders and police have meanwhile been readying for the possibility or more unrest. The first trial in the Gray case is scheduled for Oct. 13, though that date could change, and a judge ruled Thursday the cases would move forward in Baltimore courts. The officers involved face charges ranging from second-degree murder to assault and misconduct in office.

The mayor's decision also comes days after her administration agreed to pay Gray's family $6.4 million in a settlement that accepted all civil liability in his death but did not acknowledge any wrongdoing by police.

The mayor abandons her re-election campaign as the field of Democratic challengers in the April primary grows, including former Mayor Sheila Dixon, state Sen. Catherine Pugh and City Councilman Carl Stokes.


Read much more here: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-rawlings-blake-20150911-story.html
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

August 26, 1939 History.com First televised Major League baseball game


August 26, 1939 History.com First televised Major League baseball game

This Day in History

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-televised-major-league-baseball-game

On this day in 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was to become WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.

At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular programming did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets–there were only about 400 in the New York area. Not until 1946 did regular network broadcasting catch on in the United States, and only in the mid-1950s did television sets become more common in the American household. Read more: 

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-televised-major-league-baseball-game August 26, 1939 History.com First televised Major League baseball game

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