Dayhoff Westminster Soundtrack

Monday, August 24, 2009

I wonder what’s in the box? Part 3

I wonder what’s in the box? Part 3

August 23, 2009

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Many thanks!

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I wonder what’s in the box? Part 2

August 15, 2009

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I wonder what’s in the box? Part 1

August 15, 2009

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Newt Gingrich: Sopranos-style tactics in health care

Newt Gingrich: Sopranos-style tactics in health care

By: Newt Gingrich Examiner Columnist August 21, 2009

More from Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich: Sopranos-style tactics in health care
Newt Gingrich: The Great Communicator and the Great Obfuscator
Newt Gingrich: Go to a Townhall meeting
Newt Gingrich: Deal Bites Dogs
Newt Gingrich: Henry Waxman - fraud king

Rep. Henry Waxman is making America's health insurance companies an offer they can't refuse.

Like a mafia underboss trying to face down a rival crime family, the powerful California Democratic chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has resorted to ugly intimidation tactics with opponents of government-run health care.

In the spirit of Joe McCarthy, earlier this week, Waxman and House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak, D-MI, sent a letter to 52 of the nation's largest health insurance companies that contained a not-so-veiled threat.

Waxman and Stupak's letter demanded detailed information from health insurance companies about executive pay, corporate conferences and retreats, and other business practices.

For any employees or officers making more than $500,000 a year in the past six years, the congressmen are demanding details on salaries, bonuses, pensions and other compensation.

They're asking for a list of conferences and retreats that are paid for by insurance companies. They're also insisting that insurance companies disclose the identity of all board members and their compensation.

According to the letter, all this information must be provided by Sept. 14 as part of an investigation of "executive compensation and other business practices in the health insurance industry."

Imagine that. An investigation of health insurance compensation launched by two powerful Democratic House Committee Chairmen in the midst of a coordinated campaign to vilify health insurance companies.

As far as intimidation tactics go, this latest move by Waxman and Stupak makes the White House's effort to "flag" online political opponents look small time.

More: Newt Gingrich: Sopranos-style tactics in health care

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Sopranos-style-tactics-in-health-care-8132851-53804682.html

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WBAL: Ravens rookie linebacker Tony Fein was arrested

Ravens rookie linebacker Tony Fein was arrested at the Inner Harbor

Statement from Ravens senior vice president of public and community relations Kevin Byrne regarding Tony Fein: “Like all citizens, Tony will get his due process and have his opportunity to explain. There are two sides to every story.”

Ravens Player Arrested At Inner Harbor, Sunday, August 23, 2009 Scott Wykoff and Associated Press

Baltimore City Police say Ravens rookie linebacker Tony Fein was arrested and charged with assaulting an officer and is being held in custody.

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Statement from Ravens senior vice president of public and community relations Kevin Byrne regarding Tony Fein:

“Like all citizens, Tony will get his due process and have his opportunity to explain. There are two sides to every story.”

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He is an Iraq veteran who served as an Army infantry scout.

Before attending Ole Miss, Fein enlisted in the Army in 2001

He was honored with the Pat Tillman Patriot Award by the Military Order of the Purple Heart his senior year at Ole Miss. The honor is bestowed upon Americans who have served on both the gridiron and the battlefield.

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Read the entire article here: Ravens rookie linebacker Tony Fein was arrested at the Inner Harbor

20090823 WBAL Ravens rookie linebacker Tony Fein was arrested

Related Articles

Wideouts Headline Rookie Camp Tryouts (Monday, June 15, 2009)
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Ravens Welcome 500 Military Members (Thursday, August 20, 2009)

http://wbal.com/apps/news/templates/story.aspx?articleid=34158&zoneid=3&utm_source=twitter

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

LRRPS 11th Cav "Some Gave All"

LRRPS 11th Cav "Some Gave All"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uKCqizrJX8

Posted August 15, 2009

This video was put together by one of the veterans who attended the July 18, 2009 Carroll County Vietnam Memorial 11th ACR LRRPS Black Horse Regiment memorial service. There are two members of the Black Horse Regiment on the Carroll County Vietnam Memorial.

Cavlrrp6768 writes: “This is my first attempt at making a video. These are pictures from my time in Vietnam with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment LRRPs 1967-68.”

Military Vietnam 11th ACR LRRP, Military Vietnam, Military Vietnam CC Memorial, Military Black Horse Regiment, YouTube,

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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Judge Donald M. Smith 78, of Silver Run

Friday, August 21, 2009

Judge Donald M. Smith, 78, of Silver Run, died Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, 2009, at his home.

Born May 21, 1931, in York, Pa., he was the son of the late David and Mabel Miller Smith. He was the husband of Marlene "Joyce" Hoffman Smith, his wife of 51 years.

He was a Taneytown High School graduate and a 1952 graduate of Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also graduated from George Washington University Law School with a degree of Juris Doctor with honors in 1957.

He worked as a partner for Dulaney, Davis and Smith Law Office from 1967 until 1971, prior to his appointment as the first district court judge in Carroll County. He retired in 1995. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict as a 2nd lieutenant.

He was a member of St. Mary's Lutheran Church of Silver Run, Taneytown American Legion Post 120 and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Taneytown Rotary and Lion's Club, Taneytown Drum & Bugle Corp, American Bar Association and the Carroll County Bar Association.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are sons- and daughters-in-law Matthew and Kimberly Smith, of Clearville, Pa., and Martin Sr. and Roberta Smith, of Baltimore; grandchildren Martin Jr., Andrew, Kathryn, Emily, Meaghan and Benjamin Smith; two nieces; and five nephews.

He was predeceased by a brother, Glen Smith; and sisters, Letitia Dayhoff and Phyllis Smith.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Little's Funeral Home, 34 Maple Ave., Littlestown , Pa.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Lutheran Church, 3978 Littlestown Pike, Silver Run, with the Rev. H. Lee Brumback II officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Silver Run.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center, 207 St. Mark Way, Westminster , MD 21157.

Sign this guest book online at www.carrollcountytimes.com.

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/article_04d8ca62-642f-5cc5-9a0e-12f0362d1e5f.html

20090821 Judge Donald M Smith 78

Posted: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:00 am | Updated: 10:40 am, Sun Jan 10, 2010.

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John, Bond, and Main

John, Bond, and Main

August 20, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

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The intersection of John Street, Bond Street and West Main Street in Westminster Maryland, Thursday evening, August 20, 2009.

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Municipal band to hold concert Sunday Aug 23 2009

Municipal band to hold concert Sunday Aug 23 2009

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Municipal band to hold concert By Brandon Oland, Carroll County Times Staff Writer Friday, August 21, 2009

The Westminster Municipal Band is holding a concert at 6 p.m. Sunday at Belle Grove Square in Westminster.

(According to) Band spokeswoman Sandy Miller…

The concert will feature marches, show tunes and other favorites.

Belle Grove Square is located at the corner of Bond and Green streets.

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/08/21/news/local_news/8_westminster_municipal_band.txt
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Friday, August 21, 2009

I wonder what’s in the box? Part 2

I wonder what’s in the box? Part 2

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Dayhoff Daily Photoblog, Erratum

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Nine year old raises money for Baltimore police horses

Nine yr old raises money for police horses

Channel 13 WJZ TV http://wjz.com/ Baltimore video. For more great WJZ videos, go here: http://wjz.com/video. Go here for the entire story: http://wjz.com/local/city.horse.funding.2.1136988.html http://tinyurl.com/n25p4o

“August 20, 2009, A nine-year-old girl steps up to help the Baltimore City Police Horse Patrol.” http://wjz.com/video/?id=59551@wjz.dayport.com

WJZ News Mike Schuh reports Girl 9 helps raise funds for Baltimore police horse patrol http://wjz.com/local/city.horse.funding.2.1136988.html

Aug 20, 2009

Mike Schuh reports:

Girl Raises Money For City's Mounted Police Patrol

Related story: Funding For City Police Horses Cut (8/3/2009)

Sophia Litrenta raised $2,000 for the city's Mounted Police Patrol.

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A tight city budget is threatening the historic Baltimore Police Mounted Patrol Unit, which needs $150,000 to stay open.

At the crack of dawn Thursday morning, Mike Schuh met with Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld to give an exclusive look at how a 9-year-old girl stepped up to help.

Thursday will be a day third grader Sophia Litrenta will always remember. But it's what she's done that will be remembered by many.

Sophia set up a lemonade stand to raise money for Baltimore City's Mounted Police.

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Sophia took in more than $2,000 in just two hours at her lemonade stand.

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The Mounted Patrol Unit is the longest continuously-running unit in the entire country. It has been in action since 1888.

Sophia's parents say they will continue to collect money and turn all the donations over to police.

To donate money for the horses, click on this

link. Or, you can mail a check, labeled "Mounted Patrol," to:

Baltimore Community Foundation
2 East Read Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

http://wjz.com/local/city.horse.funding.2.1136988.html

Read the entire story here: Girl Raises Money For City's Mounted Police Patrol

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Alleged Westminster car jacker arrested

Alleged Westminster car jacker arrested

August 20, 2009

Arrest of an individual for the Attempted Carjacking at the Sheetz convenience store parking lot

IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2009

Detectives from the Westminster Police Department Criminal Investigations Bureau have made an arrest for the attempted carjacking that occurred on the Sheetz convenience store parking lot at 304 E. Main St. on August 17, 2009.

Christopher Carl Calp, w/m, DOB 5/17/1973 was apprehended this morning at his residence in the 100 block of E. Broadway, Red Lion PA. He was apprehended by the US Marshall Service and York Area Regional Police Department without incident. He was wanted on a warrant out of Pennsylvania for VOP as well as a Westminster Police Department warrant for the following;

Attempted Car Jacking
Attempted Theft - $500 Plus
Theft $500 Plus
Assault 2nd Degree
Motor Vehicle Unlawful Taking

Mr. Calp is currently being held in York County, PA awaiting a hearing on the Pennsylvania charge. Once all criminal proceedings are completed in Pennsylvania, Mr. Calp will be returned to Maryland.
MEDIA CONTACT

Captain Gerry Frischkorn
Administrative Bureau
Westminster Police Department
36 Locust Street
Westminster, Maryland 21157
(410) 848-1638

It was last Monday that the Westminster City Police reported:

IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2009

The Westminster Police Department is investigating an attempted carjacking that occurred at the Sheetz store in the 300 block of East Main St at approximately 11:40 pm on Monday August 17, 2009. The sole occupant of a vehicle at the location was approached by a male subject who demanded that the occupant exit their vehicle and intimated he had a weapon. The male subject repeated his demand and opened the car door. The occupant screamed and the subject fled on foot in an unknown direction. No injuries occurred to the vehicle occupant.

The suspect is described as a white male, in his 30’s or 40’s, less than 6 feet tall wearing a tee shirt and shorts.

The Westminster Police Department is offering a cash reward of up to $500.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for this robbery. Anyone with information relating to these investigations should contact the Westminster Police Department at (410) 848-4646. They may also call anonymously by using the confidential “Tips Line” at (410) 857-TIPS.

This incident is being investigated by Det. Jeff Schuster of the Criminal Investigations Bureau.

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MSNBC SINKS TO NEW LOW: Doesn’t Show Race of Man Carrying Gun at Obama Rally

MSNBC SINKS TO NEW LOW: Doesn’t Show Race of Man Carrying Gun at Obama Rally

Special Guests - August 20, 2009

On Monday, at a VFW rally for Barack Obama in Arizona a black man made news on CNN when he showed up with an assault weapon and a pistol strapped to his shoulder and waist respectively.

At MSNBC guns in full view at an event where the president was speaking was newsworthy. However, the race of the man actually carrying them didn’t square with what they were reporting - that anti-Obama protesters are racists with itchy trigger fingers ready to go off half-cocked.

It certainly didn’t fit the paradigm of biased media outlets. Is that a sufficient reason to manipulate news footage to perpetuate that paradigm?

Is that what happened? The video shown clearly does not show the race of the man. Nor is his race identified by any of the three people discussing the issue.

In fact, Contessa Brewer at one point says, “Here you have a man of color in the presidency and white people showing up with guns strapped to their waste.” Click the link to view the segment and judge for yourself.

http://barracknow.blogspot.com/2009/08/video-msnbc-continues-bald-faced-lies.html

Read the entire article here: MSNBC SINKS TO NEW LOW: Doesn’t Show Race of Man Carrying Gun at Obama Rally

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Majority in Post-ABC Poll Say Afghan War Not Worth Fighting

Majority in Post-ABC Poll Say Afghan War Not Worth Fighting

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

A majority of Americans now see the war in Afghanistan as not worth fighting and just a quarter say more U.S. troops should be sent to the country, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Most have confidence in the ability of the United States to meet its primary goals — defeating the Taliban, facilitating effective economic development and molding an honest and effective Afghan government — but very few say Thursday’s elections there are likely to produce such a government.

For more information, visit washingtonpost.com

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/19/AR2009081903066.html

Washington Post-ABC News Poll Data
Growing Unease on Afghanistan
Afghanistan Prepares for Second Presidential Election
A Tense Afghanistan Gears Up for National Elections
View All Items in This Story

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

President Obama Gets Tangled In Coat Hangers

President Obama Gets Tangled In Coat Hangers

August 19, 2009

The Onion [audio] President Obama Gets Tangled In Coat Hangers http://tinyurl.com/mcymh9 ~ among other things....

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Bryan Sears live-Tweeting from speed camera meeting

Bryan Sears live-Tweeting from speed camera meeting in Baltimore County

August 19, 2009

Bryan P. Sears, the political editor of Patuxent Publishing Co.'s eight Baltimore County community newspapers – and covers government and politics in Baltimore County and state government and politics as it relates to the county; was live-Tweeting from speed camera meeting in Baltimore County tonight at the Towson library.

The meeting began at 7 p.m. I followed along at Twitter.com/bpsears.

More: http://explorebaltimorecounty.com/blog/politics/238/tweeting-from-speed-camera-meeting

This was an incredible effort on the part of Mr. Sears. I copied and pasted some of the running commentary. Go to the bottom of this post to find the beginning…

For Mr. Sears’ entire body of work – go to Twitter.com/bpsears

In the future, follow Mr. Sears at Twitter.com/bpsears and at “strange bedfellows.” Recent posts include: Cardin proposal prank called ‘part of culture of entitlement’; MACo party pictures revealed; Tweeting from speed camera meeting; Marriage proposal leaves unanswered questions; McDonough’s campaign caveat; and A delegate, a faux police raid, and an engagement.

Now for the speed camera event…
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Bartenfelder thanked the audience an closed the meeting (8:15 PM)

That was the last speaker

Tim Tilghman says barcodes on bottoms of cars are recorded by the government as they move through intersections

One member of the audience said he objects to the company getting 50 % of the fine for each ticket

Dana Brauer: We need a policeman to sit at the school, we don't need a camera

Dana says we need more policemen doing enforcement

Dana Brauer, Tom's wife, is next

Tom Brauer: Md is turning into MD the police state and I don't like it one little bitt

Weist: Bottom line is this is not a violation of your due process

Weist: We've lost ten dogs and cats. My neighbor has a 3-legged cat because people can't drive 25 mph

Cynthia Weist — you cannot put speed bumps on stevenson lane (in towson)

Baisden: Traffic is the number one issue in out community

Ruth Baisden, pres Greater Parkville Community Council "I'm really here to seek solutions and get the facts."

Johnson: Sporting activities

Reinhardt: I don't know of any school open at 8 p.m.

Richard Reinhart, an aide to Del. JB Jennings

Johnson: operating between Mon- Fri 6 a.m. to 8 p.m but couldn't say how far they can see

Norma Secoura of Overlea said she is concerned about where and how the cameras are activated and how far the can see

Fiastro asked council to withdraw the legislation

John Fiastro, pres. of 42nd districtr Republican club is showing a map

Kilcullen: for me personally all the problems I've heard tonight with speed cameras can be averted by following the speed limit

Ed Kilcullen, pres of Greater Towson Council of Community Associations, the group voted in support of the state bill

Honeywell: I'm a natural born citizen of the Democratic Socialist republic of Maryland

Don Honeywell is up next

McDonough: I like you better

Johnson: I like you too

McDonough: you do a fantastic job

McDonough: you're convicted by the camera

Del. Pat McDonough just came in and is speaking

Seehuesen: it might have the effect of being a defacto increase in the speed limit making a 25 mph limit a 37 mph zone

Joe Seebhuesen (sorry if I'm misspelling, I don't have a list) things it's important for police to make these stops at schools

Bailey: one at every public school would be 170

Bailey to lafferty: You started off the meeting the wrong way by accusing people who oppose this of not caring about children

Steve bailey, former dep. state's attorney said he is "vehemently opposed" to speed cameras

speakers are each allowed 2 minutes to make their comments

there's a sign up list for public speakers but so far people are calling out questions

Johnson: baltimore county will not place them in work zones

Johnson: we're looking at 6-12 cameras in the county at this time

speakers are up next

Johnson: looking at 214 sites across the county for speed cameras

state law permits speed cameras in school zones and high work zones…

Mohler: we hope to collect very little money from this.

Mohler: I understand why there is cynicism. I understand why people are distrustful of government.

Mohler: we don't have locations yet

Mohler: I respect everyone's opinions but we respectfully disagree on this issue of whether it's about revenue or about public safety

Don Mohler will now speak for Co. Exec. Smith

smattering of applause when Impallaria says he's "sick of government lying to us."

Impallaria: the one mile limit pretty much covers every area of the state

Impallaria: no one contacted me, not one single communtiy group came to me saying they wanted these

Impallaria: people in England hang tires on them and set them on fire

Impallaria: people across the world have been outraged about these cameras

Del. Impallaria is now speaking

Lafferty: Bill is about protecting children

Lafferty said during session he received overwhelming support for speed cameras

Lafferty holds up flier saying he voted for speed camera and calls it "a piece of crap"

Various elected officials are also in attendance including Dels. Steve Lafferty, Rick Impallaria and Bill Frank

Chief of police, Councilmen Ken Oliver and Bryan McIntire and Don Mohler are part of the panel.

Meeting on Speed cameras in Baltimore County opens with statement from Council Chrmn Joe Bartenfelder

Speed Camera meeting in Towson should begin soon.

G'morning all. Covering speed camera meeting tonight in Towson. Anything you want asked? http://tinyurl.com/l8enna

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Tweeting from speed camera meeting http://explorebaltimorecounty.com/blog/politics/238/tweeting-from-speed-camera-meeting By Bryan P. Sears Posted: August 19, 2009
Just a note to our readers: I’ll be live blogging a meeting regarding speed cameras in Baltimore County tonight at the Towson library. You can follow along tonight at Twitter.com/bpsears. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

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Bartenfelder to host meeting on speed cameras
http://explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/101035/speedmeet/#comments
Session set for Wednesday at Towson Library
Posted 8/18/09
Baltimore County Council Chairman Joe Bartenfelder is hosting an information community meeting this week on the proposed legislation to authorize speed cameras in Baltimore County.

The meeting will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Towson Library, 320 York Road.

Legislation proposing speed cameras in school zones was introduced at the County Council this month, and will be the subject of a Sept. 1 work session.

A vote on the measure is expected at the council’s Sept. 8 meeting.

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver remembered

Eunice Kennedy Shriver remembered for founding the Special Olympics

Sunday August 16, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

Some folks have asked where they may find my tribute to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, “Shriver remembered for Special Olympics and also for a connection to Carroll that appeared my Carroll Eagle Archives column on Sunday August 16, 2009

So I thought what I would do is post the long version which is unedited to meet word limit…

Last Tuesday, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, died at a hospital on Cape Cod surrounded by several generations of her large family. She was 88 years old.

Inspired by her sister, Rosemary Kennedy, who was born mentally retarded, Shriver founded the Special Olympics in 1968 for persons with intellectual disabilities.

As a child, Rosemary and Eunice Kennedy are reported to have spent a great deal of time together swimming and sailing. Rosemary died in 2005.

Shriver earned a sociology degree from Stanford University in 1943 and subsequently worked as a social worker at a prison for women in Alderson, W. Va, and the juvenile courts system in Chicago, before she took over the philanthropic foundation named after her brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., who had been killed fighting in WW II.

Throughout her lifetime received numerous awards for her work with children. In 1962, when no one spoke in public about the mentally handicapped, Shriver broke the ice and turned on the light on the plight of the handicapped.

It was then that she “revealed her sister's condition to the nation during her brother's presidency in a 1962 article for the Saturday Evening Post,” according to a number of historical accounts of Shriver’s incredible life of service to our nation.

A year earlier, in 1961, President Kennedy “signed a bill she championed to form the first President's Committee on Mental Retardation,” according to news accounts.

Shriver was the fifth of nine children in the family of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were two of her more famous brothers.

Many folks will also remember her as the mother of former NBC newswoman Maria Shriver; and the mother-in-law of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

She married R. Sargent Shriver, from Willis Street in Westminster, in 1953. Sargent is a member of the historic Shriver family in Carroll County, known as community, political and business leaders; whose heritage has been, in part, preserved by the Union Mills Homestead.

He later became President Kennedy’s first director of the Peace Corps. He was also Sen. George McGovern's running mate in 1972, and ran for president himself in 1976. It is reported that the couple were very close and that she was an integral part of her husband’s political career.

However, it is through the Special Olympics that she will live on through the ages.

She was the daughter of a millionaire, the sister of a president and a U.S. Senator, and the mother-in-law of a governor; however she is best known for her tireless lifelong commitment to the mentally handicapped – and the Special Olympics.

Tovia Smith said it best on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered:” Shriver “was born to one of America’s most powerful families but spent her life laboring for some of the least powerful.”

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

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This week in The Tentacle

This week in The Tentacle

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Hippy Dippy Stardust and Golden Memories
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In case you missed all the recent over-hyped media coverage, forty years ago the weekend of peace, love, and revolution took place in the garden at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre farm in upstate New York.

Saving The Rainforests
Tom McLaughlin
Kuching, Indonesia – Lions and tigers, oh my! Save the rainforest! We must have the biodiversity! The jungle absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen. We need it or we will die!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009
National Rage
Roy Meachum
Whatever the topic, the reaction is rage. In some circles the mention of “abortion” brings heated words. The state of the economy launches tirades. But I’ve never seen the furor erupted by President Barack Obama’s hopes to reform the national health care.

A Brave New World – Sixth Grade 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, August 17, 2009
The Long Reach of the Tentacles
Steven R. Berryman
Having been on my “staycation” last week, I did not present my usual column last week. With so much transpiring in the meantime, here come some mini-Tentacles in an effort to catch up and to make up!

Friday, August 14, 2009
Friday Mornings with Bob
Roy Meachum
With astonishment, two different friends said to me this week that they were surprised to hear me talking about movies with Bob Miller (WFMD 930AM). I was surprised. Bob and I have chatted mainly about films – but all sorts of things – on his Morning News Express for more than several years.

Get Out Of The Way! Or Else!
Joe Charlebois
The left wing machine is pushing the idea that opponents and skeptics of arguably the most sweeping change to our free market system are stooges or tools of corporate interests or a large right wing cabal. The leaders of these attacks on town hall participants are coming from the most politically powerful members of Congress and the White House itself.

Thursday, August 13, 2009
Standing in the Battle Line
Chris Cavey
Occasionally in political life you have one of those “ah-ha” moments. Late Monday afternoon at Towson University was such a moment for me – and Sen. Ben Cardin, too.

Too Many Adventures and Then Some
Joan McIntyre
Let’s hope my daughters don't read this article. They hate when I talk about them. But, isn't that a mother’s prerogative in some twisted way. Don’t labor pains equate to the right to use your children for article material. Okay, so maybe that isn't an exact interpretation, but work with me here, please.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Free Speech was great while it lasted
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Maryland’s Democrat U. S. Senator Ben Cardin got quite an earful at a town hall meeting Monday night in Towson on healthcare reform. Although I choose not to attend, according to many published accounts, those who did go soundly jeered and booed him throughout the evening.

Of “Birthers” and “Blue Dogs”
Michael Kurtianyk
I love language. I especially like the etymology of words and phrases. Did you know, for example, that the “dog days” of summer actually relates to Sirius, the “dog star,” which rises and sets with the sun?

Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Poisonous Partisanship
Roy Meachum
The United States Supreme Court has a new associate justice. Despite GOP hard-core opposition, Sonia Sottomeyer was sworn in the day after the Senate approved her appointment, 68-31. On Thursday, the Senate passed the “refill” of “Cash for Clunkers,” 60-37. Republicans lost both times.

Cause, Effect, and Solution
Farrell Keough
We have seen this scenario played out before – in fact, the Holy Bible speaks to third generations not embracing the religion of their parents. In short, it is the values, traditions, and work ethic of our parents and grandparents being pushed aside for a more progressive vision.

Monday, August 10, 2009
Defining Activism
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
MoveOn.org, that bastion of liberal thinking, is now in the business of defining speech. They’ve always considered themselves better than everyone else, now they’re defining by just how much they are better.

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Woodstock: Hippy Dippy Stardust and Golden Memories

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Hippy Dippy Stardust and Golden Memories by Kevin E. Dayhoff August 19, 2009

In case you missed all the recent over-hyped media coverage, forty years ago the weekend of peace, love, and revolution took place in the garden at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre farm in upstate New York.

For the past number of weeks, much of the media has waxed poetic about the self-aggrandizing maniacal mayhem which took place August 15-18, 1969 – the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, N.Y.

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What happened to the antiwar movement? Cindy Sheehan responds.

What happened to the antiwar movement? Cindy Sheehan responds.

By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 08/18/09 11:19 PM EDT

After my column, "For the left, war without Bush is not war at all," appeared Tuesday, I got a note from Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war activist who was the subject of so much press coverage when she led a protest against the Iraq war outside then-President George W. Bush's ranch in Texas. This is what the note said:

“I read your column about the "anti-war" movement and I can't believe I am saying this, but I mostly agree with you.

“The "anti-war" "left" was used by the Democratic Party. I like to call it the "anti-Republican
War" movement…”

Read the rest here: What happened to the antiwar movement? Cindy Sheehan responds.

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The Kopp Etchells Effect by Michael Yon

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The Kopp Etchells Effect by Michael Yon

The Kopp-Etchells Effect Michael Yon @Michael_Yon Afghanistan – simply incredible journalism http://tinyurl.com/n6p69u

17 August 2009 Sangin, Afghanistan

“The roads are so littered with enemy bombs that nearly all transport and resupply to this base occurs by helicopter. The pilots roar through the darkness, swoop into small bases nestled in the saddle of enemy territory, and quickly rumble off into the night….”

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/the-kopp-etchells-effect.htm

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