Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Turn off the faucet…and the lights
Kevin E. Dayhoff
It was a tough day in the world’s dystopian financial markets Monday as turmoil over the global economy turned into wide-eyed, white-knuckle fear and liquidity began a desperate search for a safe place to spend the night.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
America’s Worst Week
Roy Meachum
The week past is easily the worst in American history – certainly in my long lifetime – crowned by the useless murder of 30 young men who were this country’s best of the best.
Farrell Keough
Some of you may know that I am on the board of We The People of Maryland. This is a non-partisan 501(c)(4) corporation with a focus on education and a mission to promote the economic engine of Maryland.
Monday, August 8, 2011
When Competition Distracts Patriots
Steven R. Berryman
When the politics of political divisiveness reach crescendo, as they are now during what was billed as America’s “Recovery Summer,” the nature of the two party system is revealed. It serves to sustain itself over the best interests of the American people.
Michael Kurtianyk
It was with deep regret that I learned of the departure of John Kroll as director of Frederick County’s Finance Division. Rumors had been circulating for about a week before that someone was going to be let go, but to some of the people I spoke with, it wasn’t Mr. Kroll.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Compromise Pleases Few
Roy Meachum
Easily, the only thrill of the dreary, repetitive debt ceiling debate this week Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Gifford presented. The almost killed congresswoman left her Houston rehabilitation hospital room to vote to end the stalemate that posed the possibility of the government reneging on debts due.
Joe Charlebois
The Tea Party is still the answer and the only hope to keep the United States from fiscal ruin. As the loosely knit group of like-minded fiscal conservatives becomes more and more organized, it risks the proposition of losing a large portion of its original supporters.
Derek Shackelford
Intercollegiate athletics is big business. It’s time to stop acting like money does not play a significant role in collegiate sports.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Now The Deal’s Done, What’s Next?
Patricia A. Kelly
They’ve made a deal, one that no one claims to like, but one that saves us, for the moment, from the catastrophe of default on our debts.
Blaine R. Young
On July 19 the Board of County Commissioners adopted a revision to the county’s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. After months of debate and numerous public meetings and hearings, the commissioners added a mitigation fee to address a situation where a school serving the project is at greater than 100% capacity.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Avoiding Debtmageddon
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Now that Congress and the president have reached an agreement to avoid Debtmageddon, Americans can now turn their collective attention to the hard cold reality – the current recession continues to grind down the very soul of our society.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
“Dog Days” and Washington
Roy Meachum
Mad dogs were the terror of the summers during my Southern childhood, before universal vaccine and the prosperity wrought by World War II. Loved pets forced to be abandoned by the Great Depression hooked up with already wild packs.
Shawn Burns
The end of days is upon us. The debt ceiling “crisis” has delivered us to the edge of the cliff, painted us into a corner and has us running around like chickens with our heads cut off. Well, at least that’s what our leaders in Washington would have us believe.
Nick Diaz
Fortunately for me, I have outstanding students in my math classes. During class time, most of them work very hard and will do just about anything I ask of them. Over the years, however, I haven’t been too successful in teaching them the importance of preparing, practicing, and thoroughly studying outside the classroom.
Monday, August 1, 2011
While You Were Sleeping II
Steven R. Berryman
Controlling the conversation has become much more important than what the conversation itself is actually about, as in many a good negotiation tactic. I could use the word “manipulation,” but that’s trite now.
Michael Kurtianyk
It was with great regret that many Americans not only watched President Barack Obama’s speech on the debate over the debt ceiling, but also the response by House Speaker John Boehner.
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