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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Kevin Dayhoff The Tentacle: Time to repeal Daylight Saving Time
Time to repeal Daylight Saving Time
November 7, 2012
Death to Daylight Saving Time
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Other than the benefit of the extra hour of sleep you gained
early Sunday morning when Daylight Saving Time officially ended for the year, a
gathering chorus of critics thinks the anachronistic timekeeping concept from
yesteryear is not worth the bother.
The terms, “fall back” and “spring forward” seem like such a
simple concept and have the deceptive allure and singsong of a children’s
nursery rhyme. The California
Energy Commission notes: “It's ingrained in our consciousness almost as
much as the A-B-Cs or our spelling reminder of "i before e...." And
it's a regular event … Yet in those four words is a whole collection of trivia,
facts, and common sense about Daylight Saving Time.”
Well, count me in as one of the critics who have failed to
find any “common sense” in Daylight Saving Time.
Although it was originally designed to supposedly save
energy, many agree with NBC journalist Mike Taibbi,
who recently opined that “for many people the whole spring ahead/fall
back change the clocks thing is an annoyance that doesn't make a lot of sense.”
It was Benjamin Franklin who was the first to ponder – in
1784 – the merits of maximizing the amount of daylight working hours and
reducing the need for artificial light.
Mr. Franklin is credited with advocating the value of
“daylight saving” in a satirical anonymous letter to the editor of the Journal of
Paris, which proposed, among many humorous remedies to the overuse
of candles, a tax on shutters, to be enforced by stepped-up police vigilance
and the rationing of candles… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5446
20121107 seo TT Time to repeal Daylight Saving Time
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012
The Frederick News-Post Online - Associated Press: Delaney wins House seat in Maryland, ousts Bartlett
The Frederick News-Post Online - Frederick County Maryland Daily Newspaper
Associated Press: Delaney wins House seat in Maryland, ousts Bartlett
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Democrat John Delaney wins House seat in Maryland, ousting GOP incumbent Roscoe Bartlett. more »
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Associated Press: Delaney wins House seat in Maryland, ousts Bartlett
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Democrat John Delaney wins House seat in Maryland, ousting GOP incumbent Roscoe Bartlett. more »
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Veteran Sen. Cardin defeats two challengers
Veteran Sen. Cardin defeats two challengers
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-maryland-senate-20121106,0,1445371.story
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin won a second term on Tuesday despite a spirited and well-funded campaign from one opponent and a multimillion dollar advertising blitz from another.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-maryland-senate-20121106,0,1445371.story
Veteran Sen. Cardin defeats two challengers
Nov 6, 2012 | 8:52 PM
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin won a second term on Tuesday despite a spirited and well-funded campaign from one opponent and a multimillion dollar advertising blitz from another.
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In Carroll County, voters warm up to a cool election day
Westminster precinct reports heavy, and steady, turnout by Kevin Dayhoff
Westminster precinct reports heavy, and steady, turnout by Kevin Dayhoff
In Carroll County, voters warm up to a cool election day
Westminster precinct reports heavy, and steady, turnout
By Kevin Dayhoff, November 6, 2012
It was almost anti-climactic at the polls in Westminster on Tuesday afternoon.
After a year of robo-calls, tons of campaign literature, debates and nonstop news coverage, election day came to Carroll County — and the turnout was heavy and steady.
Just after 4 p.m., as temperatures dropped, there were plenty of hardy campaign workers at the polls at Westminster Elementary School. Joy Fisher and Erin Snell and Jennifer and Molly Harvilak were busy greeting voters and handing out literature in support of Question 6, the Civil Marriage Protection Act.
"Been here since the morning — and we're cold," Fisher said in between shivers… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-election-day-1106-20121106,0,1592306.story
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Monday, November 05, 2012
Delegate Nancy Stocksdale weighs-in on the 7 questions on the Maryland election ballot
Delegate Nancy Stocksdale weighs-in on the 7 questions on
the Maryland election ballot
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Carroll County Delegate Nancy Stocksdale wrote in an e-mail
on November 1, 2012
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Many have asked my opinion on the ballot questions. There
are so many conflicting TV ads and even mailings from "Republican
Leaders" which have confused the issues.
This is how I voted and the reason why:
Against Question 1.
If passed, this would require candidates for the ORPHANS COURT JUDGES in
Prince Georges County to be lawyers. I believe lawyers can run for these
offices and if citizens elect them, they can serve, but I don't believe other
citizens should be discriminated against.
Against Question 2
This is the same as question 1 except it applies to Baltimore County.
For Question 3 This amendment removes elected officials
from office upon the conviction of a felony rather than waiting until the
sentencing. As the law is now, the elected official can appeal and appeal and
stay in office.
Against Question
4 This law permits illegal immigrants
to pay in-state tuition at our state supported colleges and universities. I
believe that if children were brought here illegally, they should follow the
procedures to become legal. Federal Law prohibits employers from hiring illegal
people so after the taxpayers pay to educate them, they are not legally allowed
to work.
Against Question 5
The Congressional Redistricting Map just does not make sense. It has been
gerrymandered so that no one can be fairly represented in Congress. For
example, what does Ocean City have in common with Taneytown or what does
Garrett County have in common with Montgomery County?
Against Question 6
This law redefines MARRIAGE as we know it. In recent years, same-sex
couples have been given many of the rights they have requested such as hospital
visitation rights. They have been offered "Civil Unions," but they
want the term "Marriage" changed. This has far reaching ramifications
such as changing the school curriculum and dangerous consequences for ministers
who preach from the Bible. Although they argue that ministers would not be
affected if they did not want to perform a wedding ceremony for a same-sex
couple, look what has happened to the Catholic hospitals and doctors who now
must perform abortions and provide birth control.
Against Question 7 This law expands gambling in Maryland.
This is a bad bill for the citizens in Maryland.
1. The schools are funded by a formula called "The
Thornton Formula" and this determines how much money each school system
should receive. The money from gaming will go into the EDUCATION TRUST FUND.
This will free up general fund money which is normally spent on education to be
used for other things. Just as money has been taken out of THE TRANSPORTATION
TRUST FUND, money will be taken out of the EDUCATION TRUST FUND for other
things.
2. Last year several bills were introduced to
"lock" the transportation trust fund so the money would only be used
for transportation purposes. These bills failed. That fund was raided for many
other uses. I don't Trust money in these trust funds to go for their intended
use.
3. The "Republican Leaders" Michael Steel and
Audrey Scott, from whom you have received mailings live in Prince Georges
County and the law is written so that the local jurisdiction where the casino
is located will receive a large percentage of the tax revenue. That is the
reason they are in favor of this bill.
4. In May, a Special Session was held to raise your taxes
and this gaming bill lowers the taxes for the casino owners.
5. SCHOOLS WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY MORE MONEY THAT THE THIRNTON
FORMULA REQUIRES. EVEN THE TEACHERS KNOW THESE STATEMEENTS IN THE AS ARE NOT
TRUE. I HAVE BEEN ON THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE ALL THE
SPECIAL FUNDS RAIDED AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. THEY PROMISE TO "PAY
BACK" BUT DON'T. Please vote against this bill and let the legislature
come back in a regular session where all interested parties have an opportunity
to have input.
[20121101 sdosm Stocksdales view of 7 questions]
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Sunday, November 04, 2012
Saturday, November 03, 2012
"Old college Deans never die they just lose their ...
"Old college Deans never die they just lose their faculties," Dr. Richard F. Leighton
Friday, November 02, 2012
U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division Units, Camps, and History
A booklet on the Units, Camps, and History of the US Army 2nd
Infantry Division
US Army, Korea, infantry, military, Wonju, Chipyong-ni,
history
[20121101 US Army 2ID Units Camps History booklet]
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Thursday, November 01, 2012
Sandy – The Historic Unwelcome Guest
Sandy – The Historic Unwelcome Guest
October 31, 2012 Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5433
The last thing we expected, in a year full of the
unexpected, was a late tropical storm, with a friendly moniker like Hurricane
Sandy, making an unwanted appearance on our calendar.
For too many, it was an uninvited guest in our living room.
For others, it came and went, leaving us in the dark, with fewer trees, and in
return, left behind plenty of water – as in water, water everywhere.
You know, in Maryland, once the trees have begun to show-off
their fall season colorful display, the days have started to get shorter, and
the temperature leaves a nip in the air, one begins to think snow, ice, and
winter – but not hurricanes.
We often associate hurricane season with unpleasant weather
events that ruin the best of plans during the summer and fall months of June
through November. Those of us who enjoy visiting the south during the summer
have learned, in some instances the hard way, to keep an eye on the weather.
Nothing can ruin a rare vacation – or even a writing assignment – worse than
coordinating your schedule with the random vagaries of a hurricane.
We usually endure the wrath of hurricanes and tropical
storms during the months of July and September. Once Labor Day comes and goes,
we usually think that we’re in the clear; well, except for “nor’easters,”
storms that resemble ‘winter-hurricanes,’ that form in the southeast and travel
north.
The storm quickly caught the eye of many seasoned hurricane
scientists who dubbed it Frankenstorm… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5433
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Westminster Maryland Online: City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsle...
Westminster Maryland Online: City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsle...: City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsletter Volume 4 Issue 4a Labels: Westminster govt , Westminster newsletter Also se...
City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsletter for October 2012
20121015 Newsletter Vol 4 Issue 4a
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City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsletter for October 2012
Labels: Westminster govt, Westminster newsletter
Also see previously:
Volume 4 Issue 3a – July 2012
Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz,
http://www.scribd.com/doc/111758150/20121015-Newsletter-Vol-4-Issue-4a
http://www.scribd.com/doc/111758150/20121015-Newsletter-Vol-4-Issue-4a
20121015 Newsletter Vol 4 Issue 4a
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Washington Examiner: Opinion Digest for Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Washington Examiner: Opinion Digest for Tuesday, October 30, 2012Examiner Editorial: If Obama wins, brace for a suicide dive off fiscal cliff
"Quite simply, the U.S. is the closest shark to the boat right now." That comment, from investment strategist Russ Koesterich to the...
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York: With week to go, Team Romney is upbeat about Ohio
Byron York
 Jason Gloeckner, of Galena, Ohio, never told his wife, Jean, that he voted for Barack Obama in 2008. Never, that is, until a few days...Read more… |
Romney employs Obama tactics on autos. Obama cries foul.
Timothy P. Carney
 The single biggest theme of President Obama’s reelection campaign has been a misleading attack-and-brag regarding the auto bailouts....Read more… |
No, Mitt Romney does not want to abolish FEMA
Conn Carroll
 Ryan Grim, formerly of the Marijuana Policy Project, has a hit piece at The Huffington Post today accusing Mitt Romney of wanting to...Read more… |
Who's a racist?
Cal Thomas
 On MSNBC's Ed Schultz program Friday night, the former chief of staff for Colin Powell, retired Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, said, of...Read more… |
Obama, Romney should have debated more substantive questions
Gregory Kane
 What was up with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his Mr. Nice Guy act during that third and final debate with...Read more… |
Straight talk ahead of Election Day
Hugh Hewitt
 Denver's "Wings Over the Rockies" air museum was the site for a gathering of 2,500 hard-core political junkies Saturday afternoon. Karl...Read more… |
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Republican legislators angry at failure to release gambling data
Republican legislators angry at failure to release gambling data
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October 29, 2012 at 7:26 am
House Minority Leader Tony O’Donnell speaks during special session.
By Len Lazarick
Republican legislators are riled up that data they asked for months ago on the proposed expansion of gambling has still not been handed over to them by the Department of Legislative Services.
Since June, Del. Susan Krebs and House Minority Leader Tony O’Donnell have asked for all the information supplied by PricewaterhouseCoopers that was used by legislative analysts to recommend a sixth casino in Prince George’s County.
But all the GOP leaders have gotten so far is a copy of a $61,730 bill from Pricewaterhouse showing charges of $448 an hour to $793 an hour, and some correspondence explaining the working relationship between the consultants and the Legislative Services staff. Other documents and emails are being reviewed by Assistant Attorney General Bonnie Kirkland, who said she could release some of the documents “soon.”
“I’ve never gotten a formal response from any of the formal inquiries that I’ve made,” O’Donnell said. “They just ignore you.” O’Donnell wrote to House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch on Aug. 13 and again on Oct. 17, asking for the material.
Consultant’s data called proprietary … http://marylandreporter.com/2012/10/29/republican-legislators-angry-at-failure-to-release-gambling-data/
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The sample ballot for the November 6, 2012 presidential election in Carroll County Maryland
October 18, 2012
Attached please find a sample ballot for the November 6,
2012 presidential election in Carroll County Maryland, including the seven
questions…
election, voting, ballot, Carroll County, Maryland,
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English as the official language proposed in Carroll County MD
“English Only” Up in Carroll County by Kevin E. Dayhoff October
24, 2012
In Carroll County, a hearing is scheduled in New Windsor on
October 30 to gather public input on a proposed ordinance, similar to the one
passed by Frederick County officials in February to designate English as the
official language of the county.
In Frederick County, the proposal passed by a vote of 4-1
and, according to the Associated Press, “requires official actions of Frederick
County to be taken only in English.”
Of course, nevermind that federal and state laws mandate
that various government agencies offer assistance to non-English speakers.
If a predominant number of the members of the Frederick and
Carroll County Boards of Commissioners were from the Democrat Party,
Republicans would be screaming bloody-murder about such legislation being a waste
of taxpayers’ time and money… Oh, well, nevermind, moving right along here…
Although the idea for such an ordinance in Carroll County
has been discussed since last winter, or earlier, the proposal was introduced
by the Board of Commissioners September 27.
The entire kerfuffle over “English only” piqued my curiosity
since our area of the state has only spoken English for approximately 25
percent of our history… In our modern history, anecdotal accounts indicate that
German was the predominant language in Carroll up to around the time of the
Civil War, especially in the northern and western portions of the county.
My thoughts were immediately channeled into a column I wrote
October 20 in The Baltimore Sun, “Strictly speaking, Carroll's predominant language
was once German.”
“In October 1833, in the area we now know as Carroll County,
a vote was taken as to whether or not we should form a new county in Maryland
from portions of Baltimore and Frederick counties.”
Much of the opposition to forming a new county came from the
predominant German population in Taneytown, Manchester and Hampstead. “Some of
those folks were not really sure they wanted to form a new county – especially
with a minority that spoke English and owned slaves, and well, perhaps were not
as well educated or cultured as the German population.
“There was a great deal of concern that the English speakers
would never learn German – and thus would exploit the generosity of the German
majority. Paying extra taxes to support the English speakers was also of great
concern…
Ultimately, the October 1833 referendum was defeated.” … http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5414
Related – also see: Eagle Archive: Strictly speaking,
Carroll's predominant language was once German by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/8hvbfy2
Press 1 for German http://tinyurl.com/8hvbfy2
http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2012/10/eagle-archive-strictly-speaking.html
By Kevin Dayhoff October 20, 2012 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/neighborhoods/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archive-1021-20121020,0,7714126.story
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