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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Katherine Heerbrandt: Debate on proposed alcohol tax increase turns personal

Debate on proposed alcohol tax increase turns personal

Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010

Frederick commissioner questions restaurateur's bankruptcy, credibility on business matters by Katherine Heerbrandt | Staff Writer


A Frederick County restaurateur said he is learning the hard way that engaging in a war of words with county Commissioner John L. Thompson Jr. can leave battle scars.

Gary Brooks, who criticized Thompson (R) for supporting a proposed alcohol tax increase in The Gazette on Sept. 2, was stunned when an e-mail exchange he had with Thompson last week deteriorated into what he called a "personal attack" involving a failed business endeavor.

The e-mail recipients included members of the media and a number of Frederick County residents.

"These e-mails included personal attacks on myself and many other citizens," said Brooks, who operates Barley and Hops on Urbana Pike, in a written statement. "While Mr. Thompson's references ‘may' have been accurate, they did not include all the information, and hence created a circumstance of innuendo. In short, the implications were that myself and other citizens did not have good standing in the community, as the information was too limited."

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