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Friday, January 30, 2009
Dorothy E. Waltz, 84, of Finksburg
Dorothy Edna Waltz, 84, of Finksburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at her home.
Born Oct. 26, 1924, in Owings Mills, she was the daughter of the late James Orton and Margaret Shipley Dorsey. She was the wife of Dayton E. Waltz, her husband of 42 years, who died Aug. 8, 1988.
She had been a homemaker and seamstress and was a 1943 graduate of Franklin High School. She was also a member of the Gamber volunteer fire company auxiliary, the Calvary United Methodist Church, where she participated in the United Methodist Women, and Calvary Quilters.
She enjoyed sewing and adored her pet dogs.
Surviving are daughters Darlene Haschert, Joyce Kinser and Christina Becker, all of Westminster, Gail Doyle, of Littlestown, Pa., Joan Stickles, of Sykesville, and Sharon McKinsey, of Red Lion, Pa.; a sister, Margaret Knott, of Hanover, Pa.; sisters-in-law Mary and Charlotte Waltz, both of Westminster; nine grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster, with the Rev. Frederick P. Eckhardt officiating. Interment will be in Deer Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Calvary United Methodist Church, 3939 Gamber Road, Finksburg, MD 21048; or to the Gamber fire company, 3838 Niner Road, Finksburg, MD 21048.
20090128 Dorothy E Waltz 84 of Finksburg
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Slashdot: Google has unofficially announced the GDrive
According to Slashdot: An anonymous reader writes "Google has unofficially announced the GDrive by source code. In an in-direct way Google has publicly advertised the new much anticipated online storage drive called the GDrive.
If you take a look at the source code of some javascript within the Google Pack, you will clearly see the GDrive referenced. The code categorizes the GDrive as an 'Online file backup and storage' device.
It also provides the following descriptions; 'GDrive provides reliable storage for all of your files, including photos, music and documents' and 'GDrive allows you to access your files from anywhere, anytime, and from any device — be it from your desktop, web browser or cellular phone'"
Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 30, @08:34PM from the more-than-speculation dept.
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MDGOP Statement on Governor O'Malley's State of the State Address
James Pelura, DVM, MS
Chairman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Justin Ready
January 29, 2009
410-263-2125
MDGOP Responds to Governor O’Malley’s State of the State Address
Again, O’Malley shirks responsibility and refuses to alter course
Annapolis- Maryland Republican Party Chairman had the following comments in reaction to Governor O’Malley’s state of the state address:
“Governor O’Malley is basing the bulk of his budgeting decisions on getting federal bailout money and plans to continue spending more and more of our money while ignoring Maryland’s fiscal crisis. Governor O’Malley’s budget increases spending by $800 million in the face of a $2 billion budget deficit.
Martin O’Malley and his Democrat allies in the General Assembly have mismanaged our fiscal house and are now hoping to be bailed out with money from the federal government. That money is not ‘free’, it is coming out of our pockets and will be coming out of the pockets of our children and grandchildren. This emergency bailout money is a one-time fix. Unfortunately, the Democrats who control Annapolis believe that they can continue overspending because of this temporary, fiscal band-aid.
Now is the time for the Governor to stop raiding emergency funds and playing one-time fund transfer games. We need him to also be focused on the real problem of driver’s license security, something he neglected to mention in his speech.
Our Republican leaders in Annapolis have a clear vision to make Maryland a place where families and small businesses can flourish. Maryland Republicans want to remove the overbearing regulations and toxic tax conditions that cripple economic growth and cause job loss.
It is time for Marylanders to demand new leadership so that we can get our state’s economy back on the right track for working families.”
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20090129 MDGOP St on Gov OMalleys State of the State Address
MDGOP Statement on Governor O'Malley's State of the State Address
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Moose Aboose

A feature length film starring Mr. Moose.
Rated Gee
By Kevin Dayhoff January 28, 2009
On September 17, 2008, Mr. Moose had the occasion to attend a community event which was held at the Carroll County Career and Technology Center in Westminster, MD.
It was there that he had the good fortune to run across two beautiful women:
Pam Zappardino and Susan Williamson…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCznmFT7V9c
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Maryland Republican Party response to the State of the State address

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For Immediate Release January 29, 2009
Contact: Carrie Simons-Sparrow, 410-841-3401
Shannon Oxley, 410-841-3401
HOUSE MINORITY LEADER O’DONNELL RESPONDS TO STATE OF THE STATE
Calls Governors Plan to Increase Spending During Recession Mismanagement and Possible Bailout Financing Spending on our Childrens Children
ANNAPOLIS—House Minority Leader Anthony ODonnell (R-Calvert/St. Marys Counties) today delivered the minority partys response to Governor OMalleys State of the State address. ODonnell characterized the governors plan to increase spending during a recession as mismanaging taxpayers money and the governors anticipation of a federal bailout for Annapolis overspending as putting the burden on generations of Marylanders to come. ODonnell told Maryland Public Television:
Governor OMalley is basing most of his budgeting decisions on getting a federal bailout, a bailout that will be financed not just by you and me, but by our children and our childrens children. The governor is hoping to be bailed out for the mismanagement of our fiscal house with money that the federal government just does not have.
In this difficult economic climate, with Marylands unemployment rate at a 15-year high, the governor has not changed his budgeting approach. Hes planning on more and more spending of our money while ignoring the crisis that we are in. Even before a bailout comes, the governors budget increases state spending by about $800 million and puts us in worse shape.
By this administrations own actions of raising taxes and failing to reign in the growth of spending just before a recession, they have made an already bad situation much worse.
ODonnell also addressed the issues of soaring energy costs that have nearly doubled in the last two years and the need to secure Marylands drivers licenses, a critical safety and security issue.
Many promises have been made yet little progress has been shown on these matters. These issues have bipartisan support in the General Assembly and the wide support of Maryland residents.
Nuclear energy is one example that has to be pursued more aggressively in this state. It emits no greenhouse gases, will help decrease our dependence on foreign oil, and will increase our domestic energy supplies.
Nuclear energy is safe, clean, and environmentally-friendly, something we can all use and appreciate in the near and long term. It is enjoying renewed support in Washington and must as well in Maryland. Labor unions and industry as well as many environmentalists are vigorously supporting nuclear development.
This type of economic development can attract businesses and new good paying jobs, which is essential to improving our economy.
Maryland is the only state on the Eastern seaboard that does not require a legal presence to obtain a drivers license. In fact, Maryland is one of only four states in the U.S., one of only three states in the continental U.S., which does not require a legal presence to get a driver's license.
Citizens should be able to rely on government for safe roads and safe neighborhoods. But in recent years, weve seen increases in gang violence and increases in crime across the state.
One way we can tamp down on these growing problems is by regulating Marylands drivers licenses. This is a critical safety and security issue that also needs the attention of legislative leaders.
ODonnell closed by calling on Maryland to say enough is enough and urges the Governor and the General Assembly to work on solutions that benefit all Marylanders, not just Annapolis politicians.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
“Moose Aboose - Ultimate Innocent Un dernier tango à VoTech”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCznmFT7V9c
“Moose Aboose - Ultimate Innocent Un dernier tango à VoTech”
Rated Gee
By Kevin Dayhoff January 28, 2009
On September 17, 2008, Mr. Moose had the occasion to attend a community event which was held at the Carroll County Career and Technology Center in Westminster, MD.
It was there that he had the good fortune to run across two beautiful women:
Pam Zappardino and Susan Williamson.
And there is nothing that Mr. Moose likes better than the attention of beautiful women.
Mr. Moose was in heaven.
Oblivious to the world around them; what followed was an existential, intellectual, yet nevertheless innocent ménage a trios. A homage to an otherwise innocent “Viskningar och rop.”
It was if the room was empty and they were bystanders in a detached indifference to the community theatre that surrounded them.
There was no cognitive recognition of a fundamental need to provide the evening with an additional meaning. They simply understood their roles…
They were drawn to each other from across the table.
They talked and talked.
They laughed together.
They danced and drank together.
And when the evening was over, they simply drifted into the night.
They had gone to the moon and back…
*****
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This week in The Tentacle Wednesday, January 28, 2009

This week in The Tentacle Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The 2009 Intergenerational Theft Act
Kevin E. Dayhoff
As you read this column Congress is attempting to put the finishing touches on an $825 billion economic stimulus package – otherwise known as the 2009 Intergenerational Theft Act.
The Sun Also Sets – Part 2
John W. Ashbury
[The Baltimore Sun’s decision to cease home delivery – and even newsstand sales west of the metropolitan area, brought back countless memories of my days as a reporter and editor there in an age that has passed this gray lady by. We continue…] (See yesterday’s Part 1)
Indonesia and the Inauguration
Tom McLaughlin
Bali, Indonesia – Four factors influenced my desire to forego watching the inauguration of President Barack Obama with fellow Americans here in Kuta Beach. I did not seek out places that Americans congregate, nor the American Consulate.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Setting Baltimore Sun
Roy Meachum
You've heard and read about the calamitous state of America's newspaper industry; it has been firmly fixed on the availability of numerous competitive news sources on the cable channels. Nobody dares to broach the possibility the venerable medium may have done itself in.
The Sun Also Sets – Part 1
John W. Ashbury
After starting a career in journalism with The Frederick News-Post, way back in 1959, it wasn’t hard to jump 50 miles to the east and settle in as a police reporter at the venerable Sun in Baltimore. It was an introduction to a newsroom once populated by such as H. L. Mencken and still the bastion of men long respected as reporters, editors and columnists.
Raise Your Voices…
Farrell Keough
A new president and a new session for the Maryland Legislature – what more could a columnist ask for? Uh… substance?
Monday, January 26, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 4
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
You can tell the 426th Maryland General Assembly is underway. Pick up any newspaper (assuming they still make home delivery in Frederick County), or turn on your evening news, and you’ll be assaulted with unmistakable evidence in the form of a failure of logic and reason.
Theater of the Absurd
Steven R. Berryman
For those feeling unsteady and questioning their own sanity of late, fear not, as you are truly living through an experience akin to watching Doug Adam’s movie, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” while listening to a Pink Floyd album.
Who is President Bush, the Man?
Bill Brosius
Who Is this George W, Bush, 43rd President of the United States? On the left hand he is characterized as being stupid, dumb, arrogant, lying, stubborn, a Texas cowboy who swaggered around the White House spouting religious nonsense.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Politics By Discrimination
Roy Meachum
Evidence suggests the national Republican Party is on the ropes. Again. George W. Bush's departure from office marks a nadir for the GOP comparable to Herbert Hoover's. In both instances money takes the major blame. Bush's White House avoided, like the plague, the word "depression." But it's here.
The Continuing Intrusions
Joe Charlebois
Where has the belief in the American people gone? President Ronald Reagan knew the solution to solving America's crisis wasn't seated in further governmental intrusion. He knew it was the unleashing of the American spirit that for over 200 years spurred the meteoric growth and prosperity of the United States. He saw that America was the shining "City on a Hill."
Thursday, January 22, 2009
A Sea Change
Tony Soltero
At noon on Tuesday, Barack Obama culminated his historic and unlikely rise to the presidency by taking the oath of office on the U. S. Capitol steps. It was a journey undertaken on a message that hearkens back to the words of the greatest American leader of the 20th century, Franklin D. Roosevelt – the rejection of fear in favor of hope.
It’s a New Day
Patricia A. Kelly
Well, it‘s done. Barack Obama is president. His inauguration was a historic event. The emotion and the tears are appropriate when you consider our history as a nation, and what this election declares to the world about us.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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 http://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.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
"Veggie Love" Banned Super Bowl Ad
January 28, 2009
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PETA's ad features a bevy of beauties who are unable to resist the powers of veggie love. Watch the video that was deemed too hot for Super Bowl XLIII and check out other PETA banned Super Bowl ads...
20090128 Veggie Love Banned Super Bowl Ad
“Vacation” by Kevin Dayhoff January 26, 2009
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Fitzhugh was just what the doctor ordered in Carroll's medical past
EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on www.explorecarroll.com 1/25/09
On Jan. 25, 1935, Dr. Henry Maynadier Fitzhugh, a well-known local physician, died at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore.
Today, the name Fitzhugh is barely known to most Carroll County residents -- except for those who are aware the hill overlooking Westminster on the western end of town is colloquially known as "Fitzhugh's Hill." This is in the area we now know as Ridge Road (off Old New Windsor Road).
So why is a hill in Westminster dedicated to local doctor?
Well, in a tribute to Fitzhugh written for the Historical Society of Carroll County by historian Jay Graybeal, it's noted in the introduction that the good doctor was "a leading figure in volunteer work" here in Carroll.
"Dr. Fitzhugh served as the chairman of the Council for Defense for Carroll County, an organization that coordinated all local civilian war work activity," Graybeal writes. "After (World War I) he became a leader in the fields of education and medicine."
Fitzhugh's obituary reports that he "had been the president of the State Board of Education since 1920, a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners since 1910 and its secretary and treasurer since 1924.
"He was the president of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty in 1930 and was a member of its council and one of its delegates to the American Medical Association at the time of his death.
"For the past year he had been the president of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States."
All noteworthy, but where does Fitzhugh's Hill come into play?
Long before Carroll Hospital Center was dedicated on Aug. 27, 1961 -- or even before its predecessor, the Carroll County War Memorial Medical Center, was dedicated on Nov. 11, 1952 -- folklore refers to two locations in Westminster that were considered for the location of a hospital.
Carroll Hospital Center officials Kevin Kelbly and Teresa Fletcher, speaking during an historical society luncheon just this past October, noted that there was talk of the need for a hospital as far back as the 1880s.
Records of the historical society, they said, also note that the local medical society spoke of the need for a hospital in 1916.
Then in 1917, three private citizens -- Dr. Henry M. Fitzhugh, Theodore Englar and Dr. Lewis K. Woodward Sr. -- offered to buy the Montour House on Main Street (in Westminster) and convert it into a hospital.
According to Kelbly, Fitzhugh "built his home and physician office ... on Ridge Road with the thought that this structure might some day become a Masonic Hospital."
Alas, the Fitzhugh home never did become a hospital, but the hill where he lived is a reminder of the man who, for a time, certainly "looked out" over the city's health. His obituary notes that "Dr. Fitzhugh's friends say of him he was one of the finest American examples of an old-fashioned family physician and friend."
Read more here: Fitzhugh was just what the doctor ordered in Carroll's medical past
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January 27, 2009
Fitzhugh was just what the doctor ordered in Carroll's medical past
Published January 25, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
On Jan. 25, 1935, Dr. Henry Maynadier Fitzhugh, a well-known local physician, died at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. Today, the name Fitzhugh is...
Even when Carroll County was dry, it really wasn't
Published January 21, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
The Union Bridge Pilot carried a curious news story on Jan. 21, 1921, under the heading of "Local Items," about a gentleman "who had violated...
60 years ago, Davis opened the first chapter of the library book
Published January 16, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
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...
Martin Luther King and Marvin Gaye still show us the way
Published January 14, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
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...
A connection of Biblical proportions and a few presidential pet projects
Published January 9, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
I'm excited about the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. It is quite a testimony to our great country to have overcome the yoke of...
There is no such thing as a 'simpler time'
Published January 7, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
It's the first week of 2009 and, by now, most of us are back to work with the extra pounds of the holidays and the...
New Year celebrations filled with joy, hope ... and great food
Published January 2, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
Well, The calendar on the wall tells me 2008 is now but a memory. Now we can look forward to the twists, turns and opportunities...
New beginnings, new hopes and new adventures of 2009
Published December 31, 2008 by Westminster Eagle
Happy New Year. It is not happenstance that the month of January was named for the Roman god, Janus, who is pictured with two heads....
Carrying a tune, and its words of harmony, into the new year
Published December 28, 2008 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
As the 2008 Christmas and Hanukkah holidays come to a close, I do hope everyone has recovered from the shock and awe of spending the...
As Santa hits the road, fire department is a driving force
Published December 24, 2008 by Westminster Eagle
Tonight's the night when all good little boys and girls go to bed and lay awake listening for Santa Claus. Last week I had the opportunity...
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Bush adds writing a book to his to-do list
Alison Flood guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 13 January 2009
I had come across this item awhile ago and with the continuing “Bush Bashing” going on, I bookmarked it because I knew the information would come in handy sooner than later.
Then earlier today, I came across an account, in some random reading, in which someone wrote something to the effect that “now we have a president that reads”… ya da a da…:
After December's shock revelation that George W Bush reads a book a week, it has now emerged that Dubya is also plotting his own contribution to America's literary canon once he leaves the White House next week.
[…]
The news follows his former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff Karl Rove's surprise revelation on 26 December that Bush devoured a total of 40 books in 2008, 51 in 2007 and 95 in 2006, with reading matter an erudite mix of history and biography - as well as an annual flick through the Bible, and an excursion into existentialism with Albert Camus's The Stranger in 2006.
Read the entire article here: Bush adds writing a book to his to-do list
20090113 Bush adds writing a book to his to do list
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Minutes of City of Westminster Council Meeting for JANUARY 12, 2009
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Minutes of City of Westminster Council Meeting
JANUARY 12, 2009
A meeting of The Mayor and Common Council was held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1838 Emerald Hill Lane, Westminster, Maryland on the evening of January 12, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. Council President Chiavacci; Mayor Ferguson; Council Members Albert, Wack, and Utz; City Administrator Wolf; Director of Planning, Zoning, and Development Beyard; Recreation and Parks Director Schroers; City Treasurer Unger; Chief of Police Spaulding; City Attorney Walsh; and City Clerk Taylor were present. Council Member Pecoraro and Director of Public Works Glass were excused from attending.
Council President Chiavacci introduced Scoutmaster Craig Giles and several members of Troop 2007 from Saint Benjamin’s Lutheran Church.
MINUTES:
Mrs. Albert moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of December 8, 2008. Mr. Utz seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Doctor Wack moved to approve the Consent Calendar, which consisted of the November 2008 Departmental Operating Reports and re-adoption of the Carroll County Hazard Mitigation Plan. Council President Chiavacci noted that the Mayor would send a letter concerning the latter matter to the Maryland Emergency Management Association. Mr. Utz seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.
REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR:
Mayor Ferguson congratulated Mr. Beyard for receiving a Meritorious Service Award for his service overseas in the National Guard. He further congratulated Chief Spaulding for completion of five years of service with the City.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES:
Mrs. Albert reported that the final meeting of the Tri-Street Area Committee would take place on February 10, 2009.
Dr. Wack reported that the Finance Committee was preparing for the Fiscal Year 2010 budget process. He also noted that recommended water and sewer rate revisions would be available in the near future.
Mr. Utz noted that the Westminster Police Department has recently switched to a computer aided dispatch system, in conjunction with Carroll County Government.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
Chief Spaulding summarized proposed Ordinance No. 800, which would repeal and re-enact Chapter 21-4 of the City Code, entitled “Fire Police Corps.” He observed that the Chapter has not been updated for many years. The revised language specifies insurance coverage, training, and the legal authority of the Corps members to act, among other things. The members are all volunteers. The Chief thanked Fire Company President and C.E.O. Plunkert for his assistance and input in updating the Chapter. Mr. Utz moved to suspend the Rules of Order and Procedure to introduce and adopt the Ordinance. Dr. Wack seconded and the Ordinance was unanimously adopted.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
Ms. Wolf reported that pumping has begun at the Gesell well. Once the water runs clear, it will be tested. Ms. Wolf noted that the new water treatment plant is now operating 24 hours per day. The old plant will continue to operate temporarily. Ms. Wolf also reported that repairs to the reservoir have been completed. The water level in the reservoir is 25 feet. Ms. Wolf noted that the price of asphalt is decreasing.
Ms. Wolf reported on several intergovernmental matters. She noted that, at a recent meeting, State legislators observed that they are considering proposing an increase in tax for gasoline and a base level of support from the State for the teachers’ retirement system. She observed that the municipalities and the County have been working together on several initiatives of mutual concern, including obtaining support for the pipeline to Big Pipe Creek; for paving, for relining major pipes along Clifton Boulevard 27 and Main Street, and for replacement windows for the Armory.
Chief Spaulding announced that the new computer-aided dispatch system will cut 911 costs by 50 percent.
Mr. Unger reported that draft statements for the Fiscal Year 2008 audit will be available by the end of the week and that permanent statements are expected at the end of the month.
Mr. Beyard announced that the recently adopted fee schedules are now in effect. He further announced that J.T. Gibbons will open a 6,000 square foot machine shop in the Air Business Center. Finally, Mr. Beyard noted that the Board of Zoning Appeals would hear two cases on January 13, 2009.
Mr. Schroers announced that students at the Carroll County Career and Technology Center are completing the final ramp for the Westminster Skate Park. He remarked that a meeting would take placed at the end of the month with the family of Matthew and Caitlin Boles to discuss a memorial skating event.
President and C.E.O. of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No.1 Dan Plunkert reported that the company responded to 5,697 calls during 2008, 146 more calls than the preceding year. He further reported that Jim Bangerd, III is now chief of the company.
Council President Chiavacci adjourned the meeting at 7:51 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Laurell E. Taylor
City Clerk
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Kristol and Damon in Iraq War showdown by Andrew Breitbart

Posted By Andrew Breitbart On January 26, 2009 @ 9:04 am In Celebrity News, Entertainment, Featured Story, News, Politics, Reviews, Uncategorized, Video 196 Comments
On Sunday afternoon [1] Weekly Standard editor and [2] New York Times columnist Bill Kristol — in an email exchange with Big Hollywood — agreed to debate Matt Damon on his Hollywood home turf after being informed the 38-year old actor [3] ridiculed Kristol in an interview in the Miami Herald.
“He’s an idiot — he wrote that we should be grateful to George Bush because he won the Iraq war. We! Won! The! War!”
As the sponsor of the event, Big Hollywood is offering $100,000 to Damon (or to the charity or carbon credit of his choice) to publicly debate Kristol at a mutually agreed upon time, date and venue.
Read more.
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URL to article: http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/breitbart/2009/01/26/iraq-war-showdown-bill-kristol-agrees-to-debate-matt-damon-after-actors-idiot-slam/
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[2] New York Times columnist: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/william_kristol/index.html?inline=nyt-per
[3] ridiculed Kristol: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/tv/story/869216.html
[4] Image: http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/files/2009/01/damon-kristol.jpg
20090126 Kristol and Damon in Iraq War showdown by Andrew Breitbart
“The Waiting Room” by Kevin Dayhoff January 26, 2009

20090126 The waiting room
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Ten Years After: 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain

Released April 17, 1970 on their fifth album: “Cricklewood Green.”
"Sugar the Road" (Alvin Lee) – 4:06
"Working on the Road" (Alvin Lee) – 4:18
"50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain" (Alvin Lee) – 7:39
"Year 3,000 Blues" (Alvin Lee) – 2:27
"Me and My Baby" (Alvin Lee) – 4:18
"Love Like a Man" (Alvin Lee) – 7:32
"Circles" (Alvin Lee) – 3:59
"As the Sun Still Burns Away" (Alvin Lee) – 4:44
Alvin Lee - guitar, vocals
Leo Lyons - bass
Ric Lee - drums
Chick Churchill - organ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugZU4ITYkuw
I want to know you
I want to show you
I want to grow you
Inside of me
I want to see you
I want to free you
I want to be you
Inside of me
Love me 50,000 miles beneath my brain
Love me 50,000 times and then again
Can you love me with a thousand eyes?
Can you see right through my bones?
Can you kiss me with a thousand lips?
Can you melt a solid stone?
Can you hear me from a thousand miles
When you're screaming at the stars?
Can you pull me up to Jupiter
When I'm all hung up on Mars?
Burn my eyes with your flame
Let your world spin free
Let it go, baby
I'll do the same
All depends on me
Let it go
It's all the same
What with jewels that you can't see
Love me, love me, love me, love me, love me, babe
Bring it on home to me...
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19700417 Ten Years After 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
Westminster Mayor and Council agenda for January 26 2009
Home City Government City Council City Council Members Minutes of City Council Meetings
AGENDA
CITY OF WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND
Mayor and Common Council Meeting of January 26, 2009
1. CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 P.M.
Presentation of Thank-You Gifts and Letters to Participants in the Holiday House Tour – Kristen McMasters, Chair of the Historic District Commission
Presentation of Proceeds of the Holiday House Tour to the Historical Society of Carroll County, the Clock Tower Restoration Fund, and the Winter’s Mill Art Honor Society – Kristen McMasters
Mayor’s Recognition of Steve Allgeier
2. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 12, 2009
3. CONSENT CALENDAR:
December 2008 Departmental Operating Reports
4. REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR
5. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. None as of January 22, 2009
7. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Closed Session to Discuss Acquisition of Real Property and to Confer with Counsel
8. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
9. CITIZEN COMMENTS
10. ADJOURN
20090126 Westminster Mayor and Council agenda for January 26 2009
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Off Track Art

January 12, 2009 – January 14, 2009
Grand Opening is scheduled for Feb. 13th, 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
“Off Track Art” is an artists’ collective and gallery located in the historic Liberty Building at 11 Liberty Street – next to the railroad tracks, off of the Sentinel parking lot at the corner of West Main St and MD 27-Liberty St - in downtown Westminster, Maryland. We are dedicated to advancing the arts in Westminster as well as the careers, ideas, and artistic visions of its members.
Tentative Gallery Hours are:
Monday through Wednesday 12 - 6:00 pm
Thursday and Friday 12 - 7:00 pm
Saturday 10 - 5:00 pm
Off Track Art
11 Liberty Street – rear
Westminster, MD 21157
20090112 (draft) Off Track Art brief description
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Christina Collins-Smith bio and contact information
Christina Collins Smith bio and contact informationOriginal Photography, Digital Painting and Collage by Christina Collins-Smith
cdcsmith bio and contact information
Retrieved January 6, 2009
Christina Collins-Smith is an arts advocate, artist, poet, educator, and cultural events coordinator, who earned her BA and MLA degrees concentrating in Studio Art, Art History, Cross-Cultural Studies, and Writing at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.She is currently an adjunct faculty member of the Division of Fine and Performing Arts at Carroll Community College, serves on the Boards of Directors of Carroll Media Communications, and The Cumberland Cultural Foundation - C. William Gilchrist Museum of the Arts, is the co-founder of Common Ground on the Hill's Roots Music & Arts Festival (now retired from that Board as a Director Emeritus), and is the Founding Director of OneTree Productions.
Christina can be reached by email at cdcsmith AT gmail.com, or by snail mail at P.O. Box 216, Cumberland, MD 21501.
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20090116 Christina Collins Smith bio and contact information
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