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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Secretary of State Clinton's trip to Haiti by Greta Van Sustern

Secretary of State Clinton's trip to Haiti by Greta Van Sustern

January 17, 2010 3:06 PM ET

http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/secretary-of-state-clintons-trip-to-haiti/

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Here are some notes and thoughts about Secretary of State Clinton's trip to Haiti since I was there and saw it. What I observed may answer some of your questions:

Early Saturday morning Secretary of State Clinton flew from Andrews Air Force Base to Puerto Rico where the US Coast Guard base in Puerto Rico is part of our nation's emergency response to the crisis in Haiti. The Coast Guard base in Puerto Rico is flying C-130's from Puerto Rico to Haiti. The C130's are carrying supplies into Haiti and picking up passengers in Haiti to bring them back to Puerto Rico (eg evacuation of Americans who have been living in Haiti.)

Upon arrival in Puerto Rico, Secretary of State Clinton "hitched" a ride on a C130 to Haiti that was carrying supplies. The C 130 is a military plane which is anything but luxurious - the seats are uncomfortable, and it is incredibly loud (like the military, the Secretary wore earplugs on the flight.) She could have flown on the Secretary of State plane -- but she did not want to take up space on the tarmac from supply flights and thus elected to go on a plane (C130) that was already scheduled to fly into Haiti.

Members of the media flew ONE WAY with Secretary of State Clinton -- paying the government for seats, of course, as we always do. When making the arrangements to go to Haiti, however, the State Department informed us in the media that we could ONLY have a seat ONE WAY. We would have to figure out how to get out of Haiti ourselves.

Read the entire post here: http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/secretary-of-state-clintons-trip-to-haiti/

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'After visiting the courthouse, Baltimore writer wonders "Can we get free?"'

Baltimore Brew has posted a new item, 'After visiting the courthouse, Baltimore
writer wonders "Can we get free?"'

by R. DARRYL FOXWORTH

Doestoevsky astutely noted that the “degree of civilization in a society can
be judged by entering its prisons.”

I thought about that recently as I entered into the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.
Courthouse, Circuit Court for Baltimore City.

My mother, an employee of the courts, imparted upon me a legitimate fear and
skepticism of the judicial system; I remember, as a youth, visiting her at work,
and witnessing the seemingly interminable line of young black men, handcuffed
and demoralized, being led into and, out of, various courtrooms. It rubbed me
wrong, it frightened me; I couldn’t allow that to be my fate.

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ExploreCarroll.com: 'Coach' Charlie Havens was a good sport, and a patriot, too by Kevin Dayhoff

'Coach' Charlie Havens was a good sport, and a patriot, too

EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion/3805/archive/ 1/17/10

Much of the interest in Carroll County history is focused on certain dates or this or that building or road, but what makes any county truly great are its people.

I was fascinated to recently run across an old newspaper item from Aug. 7, 1999, written by Baltimore Sun writer David Greene, in which he described Laurie Walters' 100-year birthday party for her house in the historic Belle Grove area of Westminster.

This is, the party was not so much a birthday gala for the structure as it was a celebration of the people who had been associated with the house.

One of those celebrated folks mentioned was Lt. Col. Charles W. "Coach" Havens. For those who did not know Coach Havens, he wore many hats over his years in Westminster.

Havens died in May 1996 of kidney failure, according to an obituary, also in The Sun, by Fred Rasmussen.

He was a 1930 graduate of then-Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) who later returned to the school on the hill to serve as its athletic director and coach of the football, baseball, basketball and boxing, a well as an instructor in physical education and health, according to the obituary.

Read the entire article here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion/3805/archive/

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Westminster city lights

“Westminster city lights”

Looking west on Main Street at the railroad tracks at 7 pm in Westminster MD

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By Kevin Dayhoff December 31, 2009

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Do glasses talk with themselves

Do glasses talk with themselves when no one is watching?

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By Kevin Dayhoff December 31, 2009

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You write what you’re told

Corporate News: “You write what you’re told”

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April 22, 2009

Posted January 15, 2010 – it’s a long story…

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New year means a new city attorney in Westminster

Levan and Ruff retained to take place of longtime attorney John Walsh

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The new year for Westminster city government will begin with new municipal attorneys for the first time in 30 years.

At the first meeting of the Westminster mayor and Common Council for 2010, the city announced the appointment of Elissa Levan and Karen Plumer Ruff to take the place of Westminster city attorney John Walsh, who retired in December after serving for more than 30 years.

The city’s process for finding a new attorney began last November. Westminster council president Damian Halstad introduced both attorneys who were in attendance for the council meeting.

“We welcome them and look forward to a long relationship because we sure don't like interviewing lawyers,” he quipped. “The last one we kept for what, 30 years?”

Levan and Karen Plumer Ruff are both from Funk & Bolton, P.A., a Mid-Atlantic-based law firm practicing primarily in commercial litigation, insurance regulation, government relations, local government law and creditors' rights.

Read the entire article here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/3801/attorneys/

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Cliff Cumber, Bryan Sears, Meg Tully, and Carl Jung

January 5, 2010 by Kant BeTrue

Cliff Cumber recently said: “wonders at the universe and the new possibilities it throws up with seemingly effortless synchronicity.”

Sounds Jungian as in Carl Gustav Jung….

Over the many years of time travel, Mr. Cumber has been greatly influenced by Jungian concepts of synchronicity.

To understand why that is, one needs to go as far back in history as 1967.

It was in that year that Mr. Cumber and Dr. Jung first met quite accidently on March 30, 1967 at a photo shoot when they both appeared together on the cover of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album which was later released June 1, 1967.

Mr. Cumber may be found to the right of Edgar Allen Poe. Dr. Jung appears to the left of Mr. Poe.

Of course the odd thing about their happenstance meeting was Dr. Jung had died six years earlier on June 6, 1961. Perhaps it’s a “synchronicity” thing?

It was after the photo shoot that Mr. Cumber and Dr. Jung first discussed synchronicity at great length.

The Jungian theory of synchronicity had been introduced to Mr. Cumber by Sting in December 1982 when “The Police” were recording its last alum, appropriately titled, “Synchronicity,” which was released on June 1, 1983.

Once again the apparent non-linear chronology, so essential to the theory of synchronicity is probability the explanation for why Sting and Mr. Cumber discussed synchronicity in 1982; which precipitated Mr. Cumber to explore the theory with Dr. Jung in 1967, six years after he had died.

I hope that you are still following along carefully. If you are having some difficulty, it is suggested that you speak with Bryan Sears.

Why Mr. Sears, you ask? Well Mr. Sears was with Mr. Cumber at the March 30, 1967 photo shoot for the album cover of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

As a matter of fact, Mr. Sears is also pictured on the top row. He is the fourth person to the right of Mr. Cumber between the Vargas Girl and the actor Huntz Hall. And yes, that is Bob Dylan at the end of the row to the right of Mr. Sears.

And yes that is also Frederick New-Post reporter Meg Tully on the top row, the fifth person to the left of Mr. Cumber.

As it happens, Mr. Cumber and Ms. Tully were with the backup singers in the song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” and that explains how they were invited to be on the album cover.

No one knows why Mr. Sears was there, but it has been said of Mr. Sears, he’s everywhere, he’s everywhere.

According to Paul Levy, who wrote an essay, “Catching the Bug of Synchronicity,” about Jungian synchronicity in the web publication Reality Sandwich:

“Synchronicities are those moments of "meaningful coincidence" when the boundary dissolves between the inner and the outer. At the synchronistic moment, just like a dream, our internal, subjective state appears, as if materialized in, as and through the outside world.

“Touching the heart of our being, synchronicities are moments in time in which there is a fissure in the fabric of what we have taken for reality and there is a bleed through from a higher dimension outside of time.

“Synchronicities are expressions of the dreamlike nature of reality, as they are moments in time when the timeless, dreamlike nature of the universe shines forth its radiance and openly reveals itself to us, offering us an open doorway to lucidity.”

Now that you have this additional background, one may only be sure that the purpose of life is to discuss synchronicities and its relationship with fragmentary patchworks of autochthonous and foreign elements as juxtaposed by the undeniable command mortality of insignificant self-inflicted syntactic semiotic economics which sometimes may cause irreproducible results unless there is a pre-emptive digital fallibility matrix which would require an integrated third-generational triangulated refinement of indefinite managerial potential.

Thank you for your non-linear time. Have a nice day before yesterday and beyond. Playing the drums and chanting is optional.

- 30 –

Kant Betrue, a Carthaginian with a Doctorate in Modern Anxiety and a minor in ennui; whose family settled in Westminster after the Third Punic War, has been with the New Bedford Herald since the 1960s (he can’t remember exactly when in the 1960s…). A Pulverized Prize winner for journalism, he writes literature of the absurd about issues ranging from the international syntactic semiotic economics to avatars of hyper-theoretical exploding toilets.

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A message from President Barack Obama about “The Earthquake in Haiti”

A message from President Barack Obama about “The Earthquake in Haiti”

from President Barack Obama

date Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 3:59 PM

subject The Earthquake in Haiti

Good Afternoon,

The reports and images from Haiti of collapsed hospitals, crumbled homes, and men and women carrying their injured neighbors through the streets are truly heart-wrenching. As we learn more about the extent of the devastation, our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti and Haitian Americans around our country who do not yet know the fate of their families and loved ones back home.

I have directed my Administration to respond with a swift, coordinated and aggressive effort to save lives. The people of Haiti will have the full support of the United States Government in the urgent effort to rescue those trapped beneath the rubble and to deliver the humanitarian relief -- the food, water and medicine -- that Haitians will need in the coming days.

This is also a time when we are reminded of the common humanity that we all share, and Americans have always responded to these situations with generosity of spirit. If you would like to support the urgent humanitarian effort in Haiti, I encourage you to visit our website where you can learn more about how to contribute:

http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/HaitiEarthquake

Americans trying to locate family members in Haiti are encouraged to contact the State Department at (888) 407-4747.

We will continue to stand with the people of Haiti and keep them in our thoughts and prayers.

Sincerely,

Barack Obama

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Howard Kurtz: A look at Tucker Carlson's the Daily Caller

Media Notes: A look at Tucker Carlson's political Web site, the Daily Caller

By Howard Kurtz Monday, January 11, 2010; C01

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/10/AR2010011002388.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns

"We need a roundup of the weirdness," Tucker Carlson shouted, walking past a row of young staffers hunched over laptops on the sort of cheap- looking teak tables that scream start-up venture.

The Fox News commentator launches his new Web site, the Daily Caller, on Monday. His partner is Neil Patel, a former Dick Cheney aide. His opinion editor is Moira Bagley, who spent 2008 as the Republican National Committee's press secretary. And his $3 million in funding comes from Wyoming financier Foster Friess, a big-time GOP donor.

But Carlson insists this won't be a right-wing site: "I don't feel guilty about or ashamed in any way of saying we'll cover the people in power," he says, dismissing the capital's Republicans as "totally powerless."

"Our goal is not to get Republicans elected. Our goal is to explain what your government is doing. We're not going to suck up to people in power, the way so many have. There's been an enormous amount of throne-sniffing," he says, a sly grin beneath the mop of brown hair. "It's disgusting."

When he announced the Daily Caller last spring, Carlson was more explicit about its ideology, telling Human Events the site would be "opposed to what's going on" under President Obama -- "a radical increase in federal power . . . a version of socialism."

Read Mr. Kurtz’s entire column here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/10/AR2010011002388.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns

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Investigative Voice: Marylanders apply for unemployment benefits in record numbers

JOBLESS — Marylanders apply for unemployment benefits in record numbers

Wednesday, 13 January 2010 16:26

43.5 PERCENT SURGE OVER 2008 By Stephen Janis

Marylanders seeking unemployment benefits from the state applied in record numbers in December, state officials said this week.

Even as the national economy begins a faltering recovery, the number of Marylanders applying for unemployment benefits surged at the end of 2009 to more than 48,000 — the highest number since 1974 — according to Bernie Kohn, spokesman for the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, the agency that administers the state’s unemployment insurance fund.

“We had more claims in the month of December than any month since 1974,” Kohn said.

The December surge caps a year (2009) when roughly 416,000 Marylanders applied for unemployment benefits, a 28 percent increase over the same period the previous year (2008) when roughly 290,000 state residents applied. The surge comes as the state prepares to tap $125 million in federal aid to keep the fund solvent through April.

The total 2009 increase in applications represents a 43.5 percent surge over figures for calendar year 2008.

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This week in The Tentacle

This week in The Tentacle http://www.thetentacle.com/

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Spontaneous Incompetence
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In an incident, almost totally ignored by the dominant United States major news media, comes word that an American hero, the renown Army Green Beret-turned-Iraq/Afghanistan war correspondent, Michael Yon, was “arrested” January 5 as he entered the country for failing to disclose his income.

The Best Laid Plans….
Tom McLaughlin
Kuching, Malaysia – "Dad you really need to snap out of it!" Mary admonished as I had screwed up the departure day for Chengdu, China. I had lost all track of time and was, to put it mildly, blindly in love.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
“My Littlest Fascist”
Roy Meachum
When Alex Mooney’s political fuzz still rested on his cherubic cheek, I took to calling the state senator “My littlest Fascist,” to the point he replied: “I don’t like that.” To which I answered: “Please stop acting like one, Alex.”

To Abide By The Constitution or….
Farrell Keough
This is actually the second column and submission by Delegate Don Dwyer of Anne Arundel County on this topic. The initial column spoke to the need for Mayor Sheila Dixon to be removed from office based upon a clear reading of the Maryland Constitution.

Monday, January 11, 2010
General Assembly Journal 2010 – The Final Chapter
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
It ended in a scene not unlike the day it all began. Standing in the threshold of Room 324B of the Thomas Hunter Lowe House of Delegates Office building, staring at a small office furnished with well-worn but very nice wooden desk, cabinets, side tables, and credenza.

Kicking the Dog
Steven R. Berryman
Last week two separate Republican Central Committees duked it out over the official appointment – short term – for the remainder of the term of the 3-B delegate seat being vacated by Rick Weldon.

The Impact of Heritage…
Michael Kurtianyk
I am proud to be a first-generation American. You see, my father (rest his soul) was born in western Ukraine, outside Lvov.

Friday, January 8, 2010
Another Systemic Screw-up
Roy Meachum
Some five years ago, in August, I was caught in Turkey when an attempt on an airliner occurred using fluid from the suspect’s shaving kit; that was when the feds proclaimed a limit on liquids brought on board.
The Greatest Confidence Game
Joe Charlebois
The world is being hoodwinked. World leaders and influential policy makers met last month to put forth a plan to stop global warming which will increase restrictions on individual freedoms by bringing forth a new era of sweeping international government power that the world has not seen in hundreds of years.

Thursday, January 7, 2010
Dear President Obama,
Patricia A. Kelly
The following list of resolutions is my gift to you. The reason I want to help you out with this is that I think you're basically a nice guy with good intentions.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The Problem with Underwear
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The tranquility of the holidays was rudely interrupted by reality Christmas morning as the news spread quickly that a terrorist with an explosive device concealed in his underwear attempted to bomb Northwest Airlines flight 253 as it approached Detroit.

Into Wedded Bliss…
Tom McLaughlin
Kuching, Malaysia – A 6 A.M. wake up the day after your wedding? Yup! That's what time Suriani and I had to arise following our engagement and legal formalities in the kampung. My daughters stayed across the street in my condo while we retired to the Hilton for an exhausted sleep after a playful couple of hours.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Day Off But No Recyclables
Roy Meachum
It may be fashionable to criticize new Mayor Randy McClement for giving Frederick city employees Christmas Eve off; I don’t buy that line. Drawing from my corporate experience, nothing gets done in offices that date. Take that back: emergencies are sometimes handled – and that’s it.

It gets old. It really, REALLY gets old
Nick Diaz
The headline refers to all the moralizing and humbug by U.S. political and business hucksters when they visit Cuba. Take the delegation from the Congressional Black Caucus, which visited Castroland last April.

Monday, January 4, 2010
The Apple of Politics
Steven R. Berryman
In the beginning, the good Earth contained only two human beings. They had only one apple between them. Therefore, politics was born.

A New Year Dawns
Michael Kurtianyk
I remember my days on the Board of Directors at the Weinberg Center for the Arts. We struggled through some changes and did our level best to ensure that the Weinberg remained solvent.

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A Message from the Governor

A Message from the Governor

January 13, 2010

427th Legislative Session

Today, the 427th Maryland General Assembly convened for its 90-day legislative session.

Our task as public servants, as Marylanders, and as Americans is to continue making the choices and connections that will allow our families to get through these tough times even stronger. As I know you'll agree, there is no government program that is as important and empowering as a job that allows a family to raise their kids with dignity and respect and a roof over their heads. In these tough times, everything we accomplish this legislative session must be seen through the lens of whether or not it creates jobs, protects jobs, or improves the environment for creating and protecting jobs.

And it begins with maintaining the era of fiscal responsibility we returned to Annapolis. Rather than increasing spending, for the first time since the Great Depression, spending levels are less today than they were four years ago – and state spending has reduced $4.6 billion under our Administration. Maryland remains one of only seven states that continue to defend a Triple A Bond rating – a measure of fiscal responsibility certified by all three major agencies.

Every year for the past three years, we've submitted a budget that is not only balanced, but that comes in within the spending affordability guidelines. It is all with the goal and the motive and purpose of maintaining fiscal responsibility so we can make progress on schools, progress on public safety, progress that strengthens and grows our middle class and creates more opportunity for hardworking people in our State

Martin O'Malley
Governor

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The Tentacle : Spontaneous Incompetence by Kevin E. Dayhoff January 13, 2010

Spontaneous Incompetence by Kevin E. Dayhoff January 13, 2010

http://www.thetentacle.com/ http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3554

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In an incident, almost totally ignored by the dominant United States major news media, comes word that an American hero, the renown Army Green Beret-turned-Iraq/Afghanistan war correspondent, Michael Yon, was “arrested” January 5 as he entered the country for failing to disclose his income.

No, as unbelievable as it may seem, I am not making this up.

The news comes barely 10 days after a 23-year-old Nigerian named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was essentially given a pass by authorities to fly about the country, as a result of bureaucratic bungling of byzantine proportions, with a bomb in his pants which he planned to kill nearly 300 airplane passengers on Christmas Day.

It is in this context that Mr. Yon, the award-winning American combat-journalist, wrote on his Facebook page at 11:05 A.M. January 5:

“Got arrested at the Seattle airport for refusing to say how much money I make... Their videos and audios should show that I was polite, but simply refused questions that had nothing to do with national security….”

[…]

According to Aleksandra Kulczuga, writing for the web publication, The Daily Caller, [http://dailycaller.com/] Mr. Yon said: “I was caught off-guard by the question [about my income]…” Yon, an American citizen traveling on an American passport, said he cooperated fully when asked standard security questions about what was in his suitcase: “I was on better-than-normal behavior.”

[…]

For those who are not familiar with Mr. Yon, there is no better place to start than with his web publication, “Michael Yon Online Magazine,” http://www.michaelyon-online.com/...

[…]

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Carroll County Birthday Celebration TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 2010

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Join HSCC as we celebrate the founding of Carroll County on January 19, 1837.

Nancy Gibson, noted historian and former curator of the DAR Museum, will present a very special lecture on Carroll County quilts and their history. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. in Holy Cross Hall at the Church of the Ascension, 23 North Court Street.

Parking available in the lot on Ralph Street. Free; refreshments provided. For more information call the Historical Society at (410) 848-6494

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Westminster City Hall, Emerald Hill, Westminster, MD

Westminster City Hall, Emerald Hill, Westminster, MD by Kevin Dayhoff March 26, 2009.

Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/xw0k4 or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/331927727/stories-about-westminster-city-government-by-kevin

[20090326 Emerald Hill Ked Line drawing 3best]

See also: Stories about Westminster city government by Kevin Dayhoff in 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ydhm4jq http://twitpic.com/xw0k4 http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/331927727/stories-about-westminster-city-government-by-kevin

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Annapolis diverts sister city funding

Annapolis Mayor Cohen Diverts Sister City Funding to Reduce Budget Deficit

Annapolis, MD (01-12-10) – As part of his continuing effort to attack the city's financial deficit, Mayor Joshua J. Cohen announced today that he is redirecting the $27,500 remaining in the Sister Cities program to the general fund for the current fiscal year.

"Now is not the time to be spending $27,500 on the Sister Cities program when we are struggling even to fund essential services," said Mayor Cohen, whose administration is focused on eliminating an estimated $6.5 million budget deficit for FY 2011.

The Mayor also is convening a group of community stakeholders to review the Sister Cities program and recommend ways to explore public/private partnerships that would provide long-term benefit to the city.

"A strategically thought-out international exchange program has the potential to add value to our economic development efforts, as well as our educational and cultural institutions within the city," Mayor Cohen said. "It is time to take the Sister Cities program out from under the umbrella of city government and make it a more community-based initiative."

Individuals who have accepted the Mayor's invitation to review the Sister Cities program and make recommendations include:

Linnell Bowen, Executive Director, Maryland Hall for the Performing Arts
Reginald Broddie, Chief Professional Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County
Bob Burdon, President and CEO, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce
Connie Del Signore, President and CEO, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau
Kevin Maxwell, Superintendent, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Joe Rubino, Director of Governmental Affairs, U.S. Naval Academy

Annapolis first began as a Sister City in 1980, partnering with Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. Since then, Annapolis has partnered with many other cities, including Wexford, Ireland; Dumfries, Scotland; Tallin, Estonia; Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Rochefort, France; Richmond, North Yorkshire; and Newport, Wales.

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Annapolis Mayor Cohen Diverts Sister City Funding to Reduce Budget Deficit http://tinyurl.com/ydmhtrp
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Breitbart on Hannity: Yon, Obama, TSA and national security

Andrew Breitbart: Obama Took a Surfboard Accident With a Kid More Seriously Than Underwear Bomber

January 5, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adURxXmCOJE

Andrew Breitbart was on with Sean Hannity tonight to discuss Obama's national security policies. Andrew pointed out that Obama took a surfboard accident in Hawaii more seriously than the underwear...

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http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/01/breitbart-on-hannity-yon-obama-tsa-and.html

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Nightline / Girls Gone Mild November 24 2009

Nightline / Girls Gone Mild November 24 2009

A Christian crusade for teens to dress in less provocative clothing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mkLEZRK7ZY

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Articles and columns about Westminster city government in 2009

Articles and columns about contemporary Westminster city government by Kevin Dayhoff in 2009

Westminster electric Christmas parade winners announced Published December 15, 2009 by Westminster Eagle John Street Quarters at the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department was packed Monday night with participants from this year's Westminster Miracle on Main Street Holiday Electric Parade. The 10 winners in Westminster's first-ever electric light parade held ... ...

Westminster's holiday glow, from 'Kringling' to a parade of lights Published December 13, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle ... the best place in the world for the Christmas holidays. No Grinches allowed. When he is not masquerading through town looking at Christmas lights, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at ... or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...

Public safety, code issues among items at Westminster roundtables Published November 29, 2009 by Carroll Eagle ... recommended continuing the Main Street roundtable meetings on a monthly basis with the property owners and church representatives. — Kevin Dayhoff

Westminster to get federal stimulus grant Published October 29, 2009 by Westminster Eagle Westminster announced at Monday night’s mayor and Common Council meeting that navigation of a “sea of paperwork” enabled the city to double a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) federal stimulus funds, to replace aging water meters ... ...

Westminster city clerk dies Published October 9, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle Westminster and Carroll County officials are mourning the loss of City Clerk Laurell Taylor, who died at her home Thursday morning.“She was a very dedicated city employee,” Mayor Kevin Utz said in an interview with The Eagle. “She did everything asked of her ... ...

Budget woes dominate Westminster council meeting Published October 5, 2009 by Westminster Eagle The meeting of the Westminster mayor and Common Council last on Sept. 28 began with plenty of smiles, but the mood quickly turned somber as a discussion on budget woes dominated the balance of the evening. Mayor Kevin Utz conducted a public hearing on the ... ...

Westminster council meeting details city improvements and comprehensive plan Published July 25, 2009 by Westminster Eagle ... for the annual Christmas parade. With that, council president Damian Halstad gaveled the meeting to a close and folks quickly paraded out the door. Kevin Dayhoff may reached at ... or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/...

Dayhoff: New councilmember tackles alleged hit and run driver Published June 1, 2009 by Westminster Eagle, Carroll Eagle ... Westminster city police arrived and took control of the situation The accident is under investigation. All in a day’s work. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster. ...

Utz elected as new mayor of Westminster Published May 18, 2009 by Carroll Eagle ... with 130 votes; Eleanor DeMario, 105; William Gill, 130; and William Hughes, 58. — compiled by Kevin Dayhoff Incumbent, two newcomers elected council Hampstead Town Councilman Wayne Thomas won election along with newcomers Jamey Ayers and ... ...

Crunching numbers, and historic perspective, in Westminster election Published May 12, 2009 by Westminster Eagle ... “I’m humbled and anxious to get started.” The writer, Kevin Dayhoff, is a history columnist for The Eagle newspapers. He served as ... did his grandfather Frank Thomas Babylon for several years in the 1890s.

Utz elected as Westminster mayor Published May 11, 2009 by Westminster Eagle … the top vote-getter of the evening with 512 votes.Others in the council race were Darcel Harris (130 votes), Eleanor DeMario (105), William Gill (130) and William Hughes (58).— compiled by Kevin Dayhoff...

Dayhoff: How water drove the growth Westminster ... and still does Published May 4, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle ... 200 years after our community banded together to maintain a steady and reliable water supply. Feedback, questions, and comments are welcome in the readers’ comments section below. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster. ....

DAYHOFF: Cutting a ribbon on history at the Westminster Water Treatment Plant Published April 29, 2009 by Westminster Eagle ... prosper. Note: next week's column will review a more in-depth history of the story of the early Westminster water systems. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster, where he served as mayor from 2001 to 2005. When he is not enjoying a great glass of Westminster ... ...

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Art: Westminster City Hall, Emerald Hill, Westminster, MD by Kevin Dayhoff March 26, 2009. [20090326 Emerald Hill Ked Line drawing 3best]

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/01/articles-and-columns-about-contemporary.html http://tinyurl.com/ydhm4jq

Stories about Westminster city government by Kevin Dayhoff in 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ydhm4jq http://twitpic.com/xw0k4 http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/331927727/stories-about-westminster-city-government-by-kevin

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To My Darling Husband, I had a small accident with your pickup

--To My Darling Husband,

Before you return from your business trip, I just want you to know about the small accident I had with the pickup truck when I turned into the driveway. Fortunately not too bad and I really didn't get hurt, so please don't worry too much about me.

I was coming home from Wal-Mart, and when I turned into the driveway I accidentally pushed down on the accelerator instead of the brake. The garage door is slightly bent but the pickup fortunately came to a halt when it bumped into your car.

I am really sorry, but I know with your kind-hearted personality you will forgive me. You know how much I love you and care for you my sweetheart.

I am enclosing a picture for you. I cannot wait to hold you in my arms again.

Your loving wife.
XOXOXOXOXO

P.S. Your Girlfriend Called.