This week in The TentacleWednesday, January 9, 2008
The 425th session of the Maryland General Assembly begins today. Hopefully, the first order of business for that august body will be to re-visit and fix all the problems created during the special taxing session last November.
Of course, the big unknown, as this column is being written, is what Carroll County Circuit Court Judge Thomas F. Stansfield will decide in the Michael D Smigiel, Sr., et al. v Peter Franchot, et al. case, which seeks to invalidate the legislation passed in the 22-day special session that ended November 19.
Read the entire column: The Special Session Lawsuit
Tom McLaughlin
Let’s start the New Year again. Roll back the clock to December 31 and kiss one another at the stroke of midnight.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
One-time Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton goes into today's
Understanding Middle School Math
Nick Diaz
The job of the typical middle and high school mathematics teacher is a challenging one, as evidenced by the kinds of questions and statements made by students, parents, and school administrators; these are the people who comprise our “constituency”, if I may.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Presidential Wannabes – The GOP Field
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Since offering unwanted advice to national presidential candidates seems to be the new media cottage industry, here’s my attempt to play with the big boys.
Friday, January 4, 2008
For an affable, generally diffident guy, Jeff Holtzinger managed quickly to attract the Furies, what the ancient Greeks called the Eumenides. The critters pursued and presumably drove to madness those who had offended the gods.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
John W. Ashbury
Every year newspapers and magazines, both printed and electronic, offer their forecasts for the future. So, why should The Tentacle be any different? Here is what we see on our own crystal ball.
Costly Government and Arrogance
Chris Cavey
In 1870 Lord Acton wrote these three famous phrases about papal infallibility: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad.” Today Lord Acton’s dictum describes the manhandling of the Maryland General Assembly by a single political party in control.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Spiro Agnew: Patron Saint of Alaska
I was treated to a white Christmas last week. It snowed everyday the entire week I stayed at the Captain Cook Hotel in
Tom McLaughlin
The Wall Street Journal recently had a question and answer session on “How to Fix Your Life in 2008.” The problems are theirs; the answers mine.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
As yet another year begins, I find again that I am the richest of men and in a way that counts better than money. I am, at times, overwhelmed by the lode of friends
Monday, December 31, 2007
Presidents, Priesthood, and Politics
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Should a candidate for president have to explain their faith to the American voter? Do people who aspire to hold the highest elected office in our nation have an obligation to make each of us feel comfortable with their personal view of theology and how that faith influences their life and politics?
Citizens For Walkersville – Part 1
Steven R. Berryman
The true story of how a small agricultural town came together against a ridiculous land use proposition. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Inc., (AMC) chose my town of 5500 residents to build their
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