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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Articles in Explore Carroll by Kevin Dayhoff that mention McDaniel College


Articles in Explore Carroll in the last several years by Kevin Dayhoff that mention McDaniel College

12/13/2010 – 12/29/2010

At a social function earlier in December, a reader had asked where they may find my articles on Western Maryland College - McDaniel College

Here are the results of s quick search…  I know that there are quite a bit more – going back to 2004, however, Explore Carroll’s current website only goes back a few years… 

Also, if you type in McDaniel into the search engine in the right hand column of Soundtrack - http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/, quite a few stories pop-up: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/search/label/Colleges%20McDaniel?updated-max=2010-07-24T19:57:00-04:00&max-results=20#uds-search-results

Or click on either one of these links: Colleges McDaniel, Dayhoff photos McDaniel College

December 13, 2010

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DAYHOFF: All of Westminster got fired up over 'Defense Day' in 1924
Published September 12, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... was then Western Maryland College -- now McDaniel College. And oh, by the way ... County Public Schools Superintendent Stephen Guthrie, McDaniel College President Dr. Roger Casey and ... to borrow a machine gun,

DAYHOFF: Buell College in Westminster started with 8 acres and $10,000
Published August 1, 2010 by Carroll Eagle
... Ave., Westminster, of the founder of McDaniel College, Fayette Rufus Buell. After moving away ... and Bold," the book by McDaniel College historian, Dr. Jim Lightner. Lightner ... thee to a nunnery,"

DAYHOFF: WMC renovation project marks birthplace of McDaniel College
Published July 25, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... March, the old stone house, which McDaniel College officials believe was built around 1830 ... now know as Elderdice Hall on the McDaniel campus and thrived. However, while the college ... 's not in summer school,

History and humor prevail at annual Corbit's Charge weekend
Published June 29, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... cavalry contingent was directed to the area known as The Commons, now McDaniel College, which was the highest area on the western end of ... a wry smile. According to Dr. Jim Lightner's history of McDaniel College, “Fearless and Bold,” it was shortly after the ... ...

Patti Anne Battaglia, nationally known artist, teacher, 56
Published April 7, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... ; and  instructed at Common Ground on the Hill, at McDaniel College, since 1998. According to the 2009 program for Common ... Van Hart, a Carroll County artist, art professor at McDaniel College, fellow instructor at Common Ground and lifelong friend of ... ...

Reception held for McDaniel president-elect
Published February 3, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... had an opportunity to meet and welcome McDaniel president-elect Dr. Roger N. Casey ... from Florida State University, according to the McDaniel site.Allers was in her element at ... now make Maryland their home.Information from McDaniel notes that Casey has been a ... ...

'Coach' Charlie Havens was a good sport, and a patriot, too
Published January 17, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... of then-Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) who later returned to the ... has brought credit upon him/herself and McDaniel College," according to the college's ... not shivering from the cold,

'Voice of Carroll County,' Dwight Dingle, dies at age 63
Published December 6, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... games including high school, college, youth and semi-pro sports. Teams covered included Carroll County High School sports, McDaniel College, Mount St. Mary's, American Legion Baseball, Babe Ruth Baseball and the Carroll County Chargers semi-pro football. ... ...

Memorial service set for 'Voice of Carroll County,' Dwight Dingle
Published December 2, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... games including high school, college, youth and semi-pro sports. Teams covered included Carroll County High School sports, McDaniel College, Mount St. Mary’s, American Legion Baseball, Babe Ruth Baseball and the Carroll County Chargers semi-pro football. ... ...

County sings 'With One Voice' to raise money to fight domestic violence
Published November 16, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... .Among the performers for this year's concert are: Ted Dix, organist; Children's Chorus of Carroll County; McDaniel College Madrigal Singers; Old Line Statesmen Barber Shop Chorus; Masterworks Chorale; Carroll Singers; Westminster Trombone Choir; Genesis ... ...

Westminster to get federal stimulus grant
Published October 29, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... Utz to appoint councilwoman Suzanne Albert; Sandy Oxx, from the Carroll County Arts Council; Beth Gerl and Sue Bloom, from McDaniel College; Jackie Finch and Lyndi McNulty, from the Tri-Street Area Advisory Committee; property Owners Ed Maiello, Lou Chang, ... ...

Schaum weaves a creative display at Westminster's Off Track Art
Published October 21, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... .  According to a Nov. 11, 2008, article in “The Hill” on McDaniel College's Web site, Schaum is also the recipient of the Joseph R. Bailer Award ... this coming December 5 and 6. For more information go to: www.ccartists.com/index.html.— submitted by Kevin Dayhoff...

Dr. Ira Zepp, 79, McDaniel College and Westminster civil rights leader, dies
Published August 4, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... of the religious studies department at McDaniel College, died peacefully at his home ... Elsie Hutchison. Dr. Zepp graduated from McDaniel College, then-Western Maryland College, ... the conscience and soul of McDaniel College and Westminster. Although Westminster ... ...

DAYHOFF: Hoffa Field and the Sheathing of the Sword
Published June 23, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
... for the great tradition of tailgating at McDaniel football games.  The running track, ... political, or academic history of Westminster, McDaniel College, and Carroll County, “Fearless ... Sheathing of the Sword.”... ...

One Westminster family's friend, and enemy, during the Civil War
Published March 6, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... Main Street westward toward the Union encampment on the Commons (now known as McDanielCollege). It was the last time Mrs. Neal ever saw her sons. & ... line. Thanks. When he is not trying to stay warm,

Off Track gets on track with local artists
Published February 18, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... , who serves as an adjunct lecturer in art at McDaniel College and Carroll Community College. The artwork offered is ... * Christina Collins-Smith, photography and digital collage * KevinDayhoff, painting, mixed media, digital collage * Mary Decker, painting ... ...

Charles Carroll spanning the globe to victory
Published January 28, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... were: Weston Rowe, Ciana Crouse, Cody Dayhoff, Tim Johnson, Brooke Blizzard, Steven Cook, ... play in the games. King writing contest -- McDaniel College and the Carroll County Public ... p.m. in the Alumni Hall at McDaniel College. The winners of the annual Dr. ... ...

As Santa hits the road, fire department is a driving force
Published December 24, 2008 by Westminster Eagle
... quot; Santa said his favorite place in town to visit was up by McDaniel College when the co-eds are in town. I can only be ... . Merry Christmas from all of us at The Westminster Eagle. KevinDayhoff writes from Westminster.. ...

Carroll shares a history of joining as a community in faith and song
Published December 21, 2008 by Carroll Eagle
... a wonderful choral concert at Big Baker Chapel on the campus of McDaniel College. Diane Jones, music director, in her introduction described the ... singing "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas," Kevin Dayhoff . ...

A town divided found purpose and prosperity as a unified Westminster
Published August 31, 2008 by Carroll Eagle
... ," sprang up from Carroll Street to what we now know as McDaniel College. Just before the Civil War, the original five towns consolidated. " ... -- my wedding. When he's not walking down the aisle, Kevin Dayhoff ...

Westminster's sacred places are shrines of community life
Published July 27, 2008 by Carroll Eagle
... . 13, 1963; Ward Memorial Arch at McDaniel College; and the Westminster Community Pond. ... was a professor of religious studies at McDaniel College. Lanham, in 1981, was the ... at the Westminster Community Pond, Kevin Dayhoff ... ...

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/articles-in-explore-carroll-by-kevin.html

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/search/label/Colleges%20McDaniel?updated-max=2010-07-24T19:57:00-04:00&max-results=20#uds-search-results

Or click on either one of these links: Colleges McDaniel, Dayhoff photos McDaniel College

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James Robert Langdon, Sr., age 91, of Westminster

James Robert Langdon, Sr., age 91, of Westminster

By Kevin Dayhoff

Posted 12/17/2010 – 12/29/2010

James Robert Langdon, Sr., age 91, of Westminster, was laid to rest at Creek Cemetery in Union Bridge on Thursday, December 16, 2010.

Langdon, a co-founder of the Carroll County Association for Retarded Citizens and the owner of a family business, Direct-To-You-Gas, on Green Street in Westminster, died on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at the Golden Living Center in Westminster

Friends, family, neighbors and community leaders crowded into the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home on Willis St. in Westminster last Wednesday to pay their respects to the popular businessman and community leader who never tired of giving back to the community.

His son, Jim Langdon, noted that his Dad would have been unhappy to have received so much attention.  He didn’t do things to draw attention to himself, said Langdon.

When discussing his work with the Association for Retarded Citizens, another family member added, when Langdon and his late wife of 52 years, Ina Mae (Rakes) Langdon, who died August 22, 2005, decided to do something, they worked hard to make it happen.

Langdon was October 26, 1919, in New Windsor.  He was the son of the late Joseph and Lula (Etzler) Langdon.

He graduated in 1936 from New Windsor High School and Western Maryland College – now McDaniel College with the class of 1940.

During World War II, he served his country as a captain in the U.S. Army Air Force in the south Pacific.

After the war, he first worked as a stockbroker before he started several family businesses in Westminster; including Polar Peak Ice Cream, Bio-Chem Company, and Langdon Oil Company.

However, he is best known for starting Direct-To-You-Gas in 1955.  The gas station to this day is one of the very few in the area where attendants still pump the gas for you.

Up until 1964, an added feature of the station was the ice cream stand the family ran next to the station.  Today, the gas station remains a family affair.  Jim Langdon joined the family business in 1966.

It was also in 1955 that Langdon and his wife teamed-up with a number of other parents and community leaders to found the Carroll County Association for Retarded Citizens, now known as The Arc of Carroll County, to offer scholastic, recreational, and employment opportunities to their special children.

According to the ARC’s website, it “was established in 1955 by a small group of parents of children with developmental disabilities.  At that time, children were excluded from public education and there were no structured social, recreational, or educational activities outside of the home.  

“Those parents met to see how they could collectively foster the growth and development of their children.  From their meeting came this organization, The Arc of Carroll County, Inc.”

Surviving Langdon are sons and daughters-in-law, James R. and Margaret “Maggie” Langdon, Edward A. and Linda Langdon all of Westminster, daughter and son-in-law, Susan L. and Douglas Quade of Keuka Park, N.Y.; and grandchildren, Michael Langdon, Jenny Parsley, Megan Pratt and James D. Quade; two great-grandsons and many nieces and nephews.

The Rev. Twyla Rowe conducted Langdon’s funeral service on Thursday.  The family has asked that memorial contributions in Langdon’s memory may be made to Heifer Project International, 1 World Avenue, Little Rock, AR, 72202 or to Westminster Church of the Brethren, 1 Park Place, Westminster, MD 21157.

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@explorecarroll Carroll County, MD Year in Review – January through July 2010

Year in Review – January through July 2010

@explorecarroll Carroll County, MD

https://twitter.com/#!/explorecarroll

Celebrating the character of Carroll County.

http://explorecarroll.com

Year in Review: Most-read story in July: "Westminster mother of baby with Trisomy 18 shares story of life" http://bit.ly/ebx9sv

Year in Review: Most-read story in June: "Search for man who shot at sheriff's deputy turns statewide" http://bit.ly/f8wa07 By Kevin Dayhoff

Year in Review: Most-read story in May: "Speed cameras overturned in @Sykesville" 1,228 views that month http://bit.ly/fFn1TE

Carroll's 2 most-read stories in April were about fatal car crashes in New Windsor and Mount Airy http://bit.ly/eiQBDo http://bit.ly/htZXPg

Year in Review: Top story in March "Pa attny gen. says WTTR sports announcer exposed himself to agent" 4,840 views http://bit.ly/gAxqAu By Kevin Dayhoff

February's top story was Sykesville becomes first Carroll municipality to approve speed cameras. 1,001 views that monthhttp://bit.ly/dR2PJ4

Most-read of the year this week. January's top story: Boy, 9, injured by falling tree at Hashawha Env. Center dies http://bit.ly/epW0Vu

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Kevin Dayhoff - The Tentacle: Remembering Those in Harm’s Way


Kevin Dayhoff – The Tentacle: Police deaths spike in 2010

December 29, 2010

Remembering Those in Harm’s Way

Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4137

With the New Year rapidly approaching, much of the media now turns its attention to ruminating over what were the Top 10 stories of the year. Perhaps one the most disturbing stories was the “Alarming Rise in 2010 Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities.”

2010 was a tough year and there are plenty of stories about natural, political, and economic disasters to regale future generations.

However, our great nation will survive and, for the most part, we will rebound economically, muddle along politically and eventually recover from the natural – and man-made disasters; but the loss of a police officer is forever – for the family, loved-ones, and the community.

It erodes the social network fabric which ensures our quality of life and future... http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4137

Related:

June 16, 2010 “To preserve the American Dream” by Kevin E. Dayhoff
The Tentacle: http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3810

In the early hours of Monday morning my late night meanderings at the keyboard were interrupted by a cryptic message on the police scanner – a motorist had fired on a Carroll County deputy during a traffic stop… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3810

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June 23, 2010 “The First Among The Many” by Kevin E. Dayhoff
The Tentacle: http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3822

The name Isaac Smith is not necessarily a household word for most people. He died on May 17, 1792. From various accounts we learn that he was a man of many talents including a war hero, farmer, doctor, and politician...  http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3822

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http://www.nleomf.org/: Alarming Rise in 2010 Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities

Line-of-duty deaths surge nearly 40 percent; firearms-related killings increase by more than 20 percent for second year in a row

December 27, 2010  http://www.nleomf.org/newsroom/news-releases/alarming-rise-in-2010-law.html

Latest Memorial Fund Research Bulletin
http://www.nleomf.org/facts/research-bulletins/

Courtesy National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund [http://www.nleomf.org/]: 2010 End of Year Officer Fatality Report

A total of 160 federal, state and local law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 12 months, according to preliminary data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). This represents a dramatic increase over the 117 officer fatalities in 2009, which marked a 50-year low.

Read the full Preliminary 2010 End of Year Officer Fatality Report.

Read the Preliminary 2010 End of Year Officer Fatality News Release.
Recent Research Bulletins
Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: Final 2009 Report
Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: Final 2008 Report
Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: Final 2007 Report

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June 16, 2010 “To preserve the American Dream” by Kevin E. Dayhoff
The Tentacle: http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3810

In the early hours of Monday morning my late night meanderings at the keyboard were interrupted by a cryptic message on the police scanner – a motorist had fired on a Carroll County deputy during a traffic stop.

Old Westminster Pike… his gun misfired, “I got one round off,” reported the deputy in somewhat uncharacteristically descriptive plain English.

Keeping the chatter of the police scanner on in the background while I work is an old habit of multiple origins. Over the many years I’ve learned to interpret the strange language of numbers, tones, code words and the humor – or excitement – of inside police baseball.

What I heard being communicated in the professionally composed dialogue that ensued was that a police officer had just had a life-threatening random brush with the chaos that can be law enforcement late at night

According to the police scanner, the suspect sped away from the scene only to quickly overturn. The suspect then fled on foot and the manhunt began in earnest.

As this column comes together, a statewide manhunt for the suspect continues.

A press release issued later on Monday told more of the story. “… Deputy 1st Class Brant Webb was patrolling in a marked sheriff’s car on Old Westminster Pike near Reese Road (just east of the Westminster city limits,) when he stopped a 1998 Ford Explorer for displaying suspended registration.

“As the deputy contacted the driver, he thrust a handgun out the window and attempted to fire a shot at the deputy; but the handgun reportedly misfired. The deputy backed away from the vehicle, and returned fire as the driver accelerated away from the traffic stop…”

The suspect, “Brian Joseph Hill aged 27 of the 3900 block Penhurst Avenue, Baltimore…  has been known to associate with members of the Crips and he is considered armed and dangerous.”

In a late Monday afternoon interview, Maj. Phil Kasten … http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3810

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June 23, 2010 “The First Among The Many” by Kevin E. Dayhoff
The Tentacle: http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3822

The name Isaac Smith is not necessarily a household word for most people. He died on May 17, 1792. From various accounts we learn that he was a man of many talents including a war hero, farmer, doctor, and politician.

He was also a deputy sheriff who died in the line of duty when he answered the call to help a fellow officer in a tavern owned by Levi Hunt in what was then Westchester County just outside New York City.

In response to my June 16, column on TheTentacle.com, “To preserve the American Dream,” several sharp-eyed readers asked for more information about the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) observation, “Crime fighting has taken its toll. Since the first recorded police death in 1792, there have been more than 15,000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.”

As a matter of fact, many news articles about tragedies that befall police officers in the line of duty will state, “Since the first recorded police death in 1792…” but never mention Deputy Smith.

So, what happened in 1792? Who was Deputy Smith and what were the circumstances of his death? …  http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3822

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

So You Want to Be a Journalist


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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire: Bush Memoir Selling Very Well


Taegan Goddard's Political Wire: Bush Memoir Selling Very Well

Former President George W. Bush's memoir, Decision Points, "has sold an astonishing two million copies since it was released in early November - and it's not even in paperback yet," the Daily Mail reports. 

By contrast, former President BillClinton's memoir, My Life, has logged sales of 2.2 million copies since it was first published in 2004.

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Christmas Eve service at Taylorsville United Methodist Church












Christmas Eve service at Taylorsville United Methodist Church
December 24, 2010

Taylorsville United Methodist Church

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Click here to hear sermons from past weeks.

Click here for December newsletter.

“Blue Christmas” Dec 21st @ 7:00pm

Christmas Eve Service Dec 24th @ 7 pm

Dec. 26th 11 am, “Happy Birthday Jesus” and a visitor from the first century

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Sunday School Sundays 9:45 am for all ages
Worship 11:00 am & 5:36 pm Sundays
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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Explore Carroll: DAYHOFF: Troopers help make a toy-ful Christmas for area families

Explore Carroll: DAYHOFF: Troopers help make a toy-ful Christmas for area families

For more than 30 years, members of the Maryland Troopers Association, Lodge No. 20, have celebrated Christmas by carefully making a most-wanted list and checking it twice.


On Dec. 19, Lodge 20's nonprofit arm, Troopers of Carroll County Caring for Kids, gathered at the Westminster Fire Department John Street Quarters to host its annual Christmas party for some 45 local families, including more than 80 children.

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Explore Carroll: Plunkert cited for 50 years as Westminster fire company responder


Veteran firefighter Fred Plunkert was honored for 50-years of service at the December meeting of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1.

By Kevin Dayhoff 12/07/10

Explore Carroll: Plunkert cited for 50 years as Westminster fire company responder shar.es/XxKTH

Fred Plunkert displays his 50-year pin.

Dan Plunkert, the son of Fred Plunkert, congratulates his Dad for 50 years of service at the December meeting of the Westminster fire company as the president of the fire department, Bob Cumberland, (left,) Joe Ebaugh, partially obscured behind Dan and Jamie Petry, fire department secretary look on.

http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5023/plunkert-cited-50-years-westminster-fire-company-responder/

See also: http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5010/santa-claus-making-his-rounds-via-fire-engine-this-week/

And:

http://www.explorecarroll.com/search/?s=Dayhoff&action=GO

Veteran firefighter Fred Plunkert was honored for 50-years of service at the December meeting of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1.

“I joined the fire company on December 7, 1960,” Plunkert said later.  “But that wasn’t the beginning of me and the fire company.  When I got out of the service the first job I had was for the fire company.  I was a paid man at the fire department.”

The Westminster fire department has had paid help since the 1920s to ensure full-time coverage to the community for fire and ambulance service.

Plunkert simply explained, “They had a job opening,” when asked why he got involved with the fire service.  He had grown-up on a farm just north of Westminster in was then known as Mt. Pleasant – on Route 97 near the intersection of Stone Road…  http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5023/plunkert-cited-50-years-westminster-fire-company-responder/

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

This week in The Tentacle


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

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Christmas night – long ago  http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4122
Kevin E. Dayhoff
As we prepare to celebrate the holiday with friends and family this Saturday, say a prayer for our way of life, our great country and for Gen. George Washington and the brave men who helped save Christmas for our country on a dark, cold, and stormy night in 1776.

Joy to the World
Norman M. Covert
The excitement of Christmas has the grandson agog, full of hope that Santa Claus’ imminent visit Friday night will yield a bounty for everyone, especially him. He also wants lights, lots of them, to herald the big “Eve.” Age and infirmity haven’t dimmed my anticipation of Christmas, but stringing lights has always been an adventure.

After Birth Confinement in Borneo
Tom McLaughlin
Kuching, Malaysian, Borneo – In the Sarawak Malay world, the mother is usually confined to the kampung house for about 40 days. (interesting how that number keeps coming up).

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The Art of Politics
Roy Meachum
Rushing to exit the Capitol for America’s High Holidays, the U.S. Senate once again put on national display what politics is really about. I’ve never been able to find the genius who described the game-playing as “the art of compromise.”

The Road to Successful Learning
Nick Diaz
Having inhabited the teaching trenches for 41 years and thousands of students, I’ve grown tired of educationists telling teachers not to use the “drill and kill” method for fear of boring our students.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Defining the Division
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Asked recently about the state of our Republic, the challenge wasn’t describing the problem, the really hard part was trying to diagnose a prescription for change.

Ideas Whose Time Has Come
Shawn Burns
Sometimes ideas seem to appear out of thin air. Other times ideas are nurtured and developed over long periods of time. Regardless of how ideas come about, they are essential to our existence. Of course, with those ideas, we are also faced with their positive and negative consequences.

To Charter or Not
Michael Kurtianyk
Well, they did it. On December 14 the Frederick Board of County Commissioners voted 4-0 to appoint a charter writing board for a new form of county government. Long time readers know that I have been an advocate for this change.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Ruling Ourselves
Roy Meachum
Never tied to a partisan point of view, I’ve always considered charter to be the best of all possible forms of government for Frederick County.

Morning-After Pill
Norman M. Covert
The era of “Hope ‘n Change” in Frederick County began with re-elected Clerk of the Court Sandra Dalton swearing in the all-Republican Board of County Commissioners and new members to the Board of Education. It is a time of political euphoria for “our side,” but with it the optimism that the elixir of victory doesn’t turn into a morning hangover.

End the Corruption
Joe Charlebois
The argument that eliminating earmarks won’t help reduce the deficit is either naïveté or simply misleading. Those who look only at the effect in actual dollars that the elimination of earmarks would have on the overall budget aren’t seeing the entire picture. Those who do understand are just looking to protect their pet projects, or, in the case of elected officials, their campaign coffers.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

The 12 Topics of December
Joan Marie Aquilino
As the end of the year approaches decisions are being made which portend an exciting year ahead. Here are some of the issues that struck my fancy over the past few weeks.

The Grinch Who Stole My Gifts…etc.
Amanda Haddaway
One would think that holiday shopping online would be a convenience, but this year it has turned into more of a nightmare. My Christmas spirit was slightly tarnished earlier this month when packages were stolen from my front porch in the middle of the afternoon.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Fruitcake is forever
Kevin E. Dayhoff
I’m not a psychic and I have never read much of the work of Michel de Nostredame. However, as December stumbles to a close and writers begin to run out of evergreen material on the Top 10 best uses for fruitcake, or do Christmas trees have a soul, our keyboards will often drift aimlessly to the real meaning of the past year and what the heck will happen next.

Ancient Kampung Ways
Tom McLaughlin
Sibu and Kuching, Malaysian Borneo – Following the delivery of my third child and first son via C-section, a sterile clothed masked person handed me a package wrapped in plastic. She informed it was the placenta.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Poor Republicans
Roy Meachum
Bob Ehrlich broke Maryland Republicans’ hearts. By way of expiation, in choosing a chairman for the state GOP, they rejected running mate Mary Kane and chose rightist radical ex-Sen. Alex Mooney.

The Devil’s in the Details
Farrell Keough
When we were last together, we noted that a change in the economy may drive our political choices – good, bad, or indifferent. When we are ‘fat and happy,’ we often do not keep track of what is going on with our politicians, government agencies, or new legislation.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Want some cheese with that whine?
Earl 'Rocky' Mackintosh
The Frederick Board of County Commissioners and the Board of Education begin to fulfill campaign promises … and the whining begins!

Doing the ‘Nutcracker’ Two-Step…
Michael Kurtianyk
Two weeks ago, I was asked by one of the dance instructors if I’d be willing to help in Middletown’s production of “The Nutcracker.”

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