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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Carroll County Times: Robin Bartlett Frazier nominated to State Senate seat

Robin Bartlett Frazier nominated to State Senate seat

January 10, 2015 http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-rcc-frazier-20150110,0,151714.story

Staff writer Jacob deNobel

The Carroll County Republican Central Committee selected former county commissioner Robin Bartlett Frazier as its recommendation to fill the District 5 State Senate seat Saturday. The seat is held by Sen. Joe Getty who has been tapped by Gov.-elect Larry Hogan to serve as his Policy and Legislative Director, and will have to vacate the senate seat to take the cabinet position.

Frazier still has to be confirmed by Hogan before filling the seat. If Hogan rejects the committee's nomination, he may then appoint any person he wishes.

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Frazier, a Taneytown resident, served two terms as a County Commissioner. She lost in the June primary to Stephen Wantz and ran as a write-in candidate in the November election which she also lost.

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Del.-elect Haven Shoemaker, R-District 5, said he was shocked when he heard the nomination of Frazier. Shoemaker and Frazier served together in the Carroll County Board of Commissioners, and if Frazier is approved, the two will serve together in the Maryland State Legislature.

"The Republican Central Committee must be nuttier than outhouse rats to select someone who was voted down twice in the last year alone," Shoemaker said. "To make this decision represents a nullification of the will of the people."

Frazier said she saw her loss in the commissioner's race differently, and she felt humbled by the committee's vote of confidence.

Related: This is quite a surprise…

I had only thought that the obvious choice was to promote Md. Delegate Justin Ready R-Carroll County. I mean that is the natural progression according to history and tradition. The past representation by Del Ready has been deliberated among the voters and decided upon by the electorate in the 2014 elections – when he was re-elected …

However, according to a release put out by the Carroll County Republican Central Committee at 11:18 a.m. this morning:

Carroll County Republican Central Committee Selects Robin Bartlett Frazier to Fill Opening District 5 Senate Seat http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/01/carroll-county-republican-central.html

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No, Mr. Hogan, Baltimore is not in decline

No, Mr. Hogan, Baltimore is not in decline

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January 9, 2015 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-hogan-baltimore-letter-20150109-story.html

We welcome and support Gov.-elect Larry Hogan's view that Baltimore City should be Maryland's economic engine ("Hogan says city should drive state economy," Dec. 30). But his unfortunate use of hyperbole to assert that in Baltimore City, "There's no businesses, there's no jobs," and that state investments have produced no positive outcomes is wrong and doesn't reflect the countless Baltimoreans who work hard every day to make this still imperfect city better.

First the facts. According to the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, in the first quarter of 2014, there was an average of 324,818 jobs in Baltimore City, reported by 13,700 employers. In fact, Baltimore City has more jobs than all but two counties in Maryland. Downtown Baltimore ranks in the top 10 percent of U.S. cities for its total number of employees and has one of the country's highest employment densities.

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Saturday, January 10, 2015

Carroll County Republican Central Committee Selects Robin Bartlett Frazier to Fill Opening District 5 Senate Seat

This is quite a surprise…

However, according to a release put out by the Carroll County Republican Central Committee at 11:18 a.m. this morning:

Carroll County Republican Central Committee Selects Robin Bartlett Frazier to Fill Opening District 5 Senate Seat

The Carroll County Republican Central Committee has chosen former county commissioner Robin Frazier as its recommendation to fill the vacancy in the Maryland State Senate left by outgoing Senator Joe Getty.

Saturday, January 10, 2015 Westminster – The Carroll County Republican Central Committee Friday selected Taneytown resident and two-term Carroll County Commissioner Robin Bartlett Frazier as its recommendation to replace outgoing Senator Joe Getty. Sen. Getty was selected by Governor-elect Larry Hogan to serve as his Policy and Legislative Director.

The Central Committee had a difficult choice to make as there was a strong field of well-qualified applicants who sought the position. The process was confidential to protect the applicants and to keep the process free from outside interference. The Committee looks forward to Hogan appointing Robin Bartlett Frazier as Carroll County’s new Senator and working with her as a valued member of the Delegation.

Robin has a long and distinguished career in both elected office and private business. She served in the Ehrlich Administration for four years as the Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator for the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism and Community Initiatives. In this position she was the Governor’s liaison between local, state and federal governments and community organizations. She also advised these entities on the impact of proposed legislation.

As a Commissioner Robin’s role was both legislative and executive. During her second term she served as a Board member of the Maryland Association of Counties. In this position she worked closely with legislators and other county leadership to improve, modify or eliminate legislation of concern to the counties and consistently lobbied for smaller government.

Since 2007 Robin has been the Vice-President of Instant Access Networks, a technology company which develops solutions for homeland security issues in communications and data protection. She and her husband, Donald, owned the Frazier Machine Company, and she was involved in the local banking industry for many years.

Robin is currently the President of the Taneytown Republican Women’s Club and the Treasurer of the Tri-District Republican Club. She is also a Board Member of AGORA Ministries and Women for Democracy.

Robin and Don have three grown daughters.

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Friday, January 09, 2015

Carroll County Md Law Enforcement Appreciation Ceremony

Law Enforcement Appreciation Ceremony

Friday, January 9th at 7pm between the County Office Building and the Sheriff’s Office located at 225 North Center Street, Westminster 21157.

By Kevin E. Dayhoff Jan. 9, 2015

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/01/law-enforcement-appreciation-ceremony.html

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Westminster Md., Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 - Several hundred hardy folks braved 25 degree temperatures to show their appreciation for Carroll County area law enforcement agencies this evening at 7 p.m. between the County Office Building and the Sheriff’s Office located at 225 North Center Street, Westminster

In a prepared remarks, the Carroll County board of commissioners said they wanted to come together “to show our gratitude and appreciation for all that our police personnel do for the citizens of Carroll County each and every day…

“Please join us in showing our support for each of the law enforcement agencies in Carroll County, including the municipal police forces, the Sheriff’s personnel as well as the State Police. Take a tour of the Sheriff’s Office Emergency Command Vehicle and other law enforcement vehicles that will be on hand.

“Every day police officers put their lives in harm’s way to protect law abiding citizens; Friday evening is a time for each of us to thank these brave men and women for their service and for keeping our community safe.”

Also speaking were Carroll County Delegate Justin Ready, Carroll County Sheriff Jim DeWees, Carroll County State’s Attorney Brian DeLeonardo and Delegate-elect and former Hampstead mayor and county commissioner Haven Shoemaker –of whom many ‘blamed’ in a good-natured way, for coming up with the idea for the event – that took place in frigid temperatures and a brisk bone-chilling wind.

Among the many folks also attending were the head of the Westminster Police Department dispatchers Brenda Roper, members of FOP Lodge # 20, including Lodge vice-president Steven E. Rogers, former Westminster Vol. Fire Department president Bob Cumberland, and several allied agencies and organizations, such as Catherine’s Cause; that are a constant source of support and encouragement for law enforcement officer.

The event concluded with the commissioners being award a ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag. A spokesperson explained that on the ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag, the top line represents the public, the bottom line represents the criminals and the blue line in the center represent the thin blue line that separates the public from the criminals.

The program concluded with a prayer by the Carroll County Detention Center chaplain Bob Kimmel.

Be Safe out there.

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Statement by Society of Professional Journalists President Neuts on terrorist attack at French magazine

Home > SPJ News > Statement by SPJ President Neuts on terrorist attack at French magazine

According to an article in the New York Times, “Terrorists Strike Charlie Hebdo Newspaper in Paris, Leaving 12 Dead,” By DAN BILEFSKY and MAÏA de la BAUMEJAN. 7, 2015: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-paris-shooting.html?rref=world/europe

“PARIS — The police organized an enormous manhunt across the Paris region on Wednesday for three suspects they said were involved in a brazen and methodical midday slaughter at a satirical newspaper that had lampooned Islam.

“The terrorist attack by masked gunmen on the newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, left 12 people dead — including the top editor, prominent cartoonists and police officers — and was among the deadliest in postwar France. The killers escaped, traumatizing the city and sending shock waves through Europe and beyond.

Officials said late Wednesday that two of the suspects were brothers. They were identified as Said and Chérif Kouachi, 34 and 32. The third suspect is Hamyd Mourad, 18. News reports said the brothers, known to intelligence services, had been born in Paris, raising the prospect that homegrown Muslim extremists were responsible… http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-paris-shooting.html?rref=world/europe

Related: ‘Dangerous Moment’ for Europe, as Fear and Resentment Grow

By STEVEN ERLANGER and KATRIN BENNHOLDJAN. 7, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/world/europe/paris-attack-reflects-a-dangerous-moment-for-europe.html?emc=edit_th_20150108&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=45685287

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 7. 2015 http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=1300

INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists is angered by today’s attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. This is a barbaric, appalling attempt to stifle press freedom.

Extremists feel emboldened to attack and kill journalists anywhere in the world for lampooning religion or reporting on political and governmental activities. Such outrageous attempts to silence journalists will not be tolerated or successful.

Journalists around the world work every day to report truth, enlighten the public and encourage people to think about all sides of issues important to society. This type of attack on such a basic human right – freedom of speech – is heinous and unacceptable. We urge other journalists and media organizations to stand in solidarity against this outrageous attack on press freedoms.

The Committee to Protect Journalists, one of numerous organizations also condemning the attack, reports this is the worst attack on the media since the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines. In 2014 alone, CPJ reports 61 journalists were killed worldwide, including 27 who were murdered.

Our thoughts are with the families and colleagues of the victims of today’s horrific events.

Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. For more information about SPJ, please visit spj.org.

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Thursday, January 08, 2015

Funeral Arrangements for Paramedic/Captain Erik Steciak

Funeral Arrangements for Paramedic/Captain Erik Steciak.

Labels: Firefighter Line of Duty death, Firefighter safety, Firefighters, MD muni Bel Air

On Thursday morning, January 8, 2015, the website of the Maryland State Fireman’s Association posted funeral Arrangements for Paramedic/Captain Erik Steciak.

The Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company, West Friendship Volunteer Fire Company, and the Howard County Department of Fire/Rescue Services announce the funeral arrangements for Paramedic/Captain Erik Steciak.

There will be two viewings:

Friday January 16, 2015

West Friendship Volunteer Fire Company

1800hrs-2100hrs (6:00pm-9:00pm)

Saturday January 17, 2015

Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company

1300hrs-1700hrs (1:00pm-5:00pm)

Funeral Services:

Sunday January 18, 2015

1300hrs (1:00pm)

West Friendship Volunteer Fire Company

Reception Immediately Following Services at the Howard County DFRS Training Academy.

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FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDIC KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY

Passing along news from Chief Billy & FireFighterCloseCalls.

I am sure details will follow. Our thoughts and prayers are with our brothers & sisters in Belair tonight.

FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDIC KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY-UNUSUAL STRUCK BY APPARATUS AT SCENE

Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - We regret to pass on to you some tragic news from Maryland. At 1350 hrs TODAY (16/6.2015) the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company (Harford Co, MD) was alerted for a motor vehicle collision with injury on Patterson Mill Rd.

It was reported that a vehicle had run off the roadway into an embankment and the injured subject was in a nearby residence. On the fire departments arrival it was determined that the best access to the patient was via four wheel drive assist due to the extreme weather and driveway conditions. Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company Utility 373, a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD equipped with a snow plow responded for the four wheel drive request.

As the utility vehicle proceeded down the driveway it began to slide. At some point during the slide, a member of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company, a paramedic provider, was struck by the utility. He was treated at the scene and transported in grave condition to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center where he later succumbed to his injuries. Indications point to weather being a major factor in this incident. More to follow. Our condolences to all affected. RIP.

See also: Maryland Fire News - Update: Bel Air Paramedic Erik Steciak Struck, at Accident Scene http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/01/update-bel-air-paramedic-erik-steciak.html

Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company Statement LODD Incident In Bel Air: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/01/bel-air-volunteer-fire-company.html

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Military Payment Certificates and P38s

January 8, 2015 - March 6^th, 2007

January 8, 2015 – The mother of a childhood classmate who died in Vietnam passed away just recently. I was looking through my files to refresh my memories of the events from about 45 years ago and came across this post down memory lane from 2007 – and I decided to re-post it. Enjoy….

March 6th, 2007 - I was actually researching, of all things, C-rations (the predecessor to MREs – Meals Ready to Eat) and the H-21 Shawnee (a tandem rotor flying banana helicopter 1949 - 1967,) when I came across this entry on military payment certificates. I had not seen one of these in ages.

I also, on the same web site as I found the pictures of the MPCs, came across a picture of (what I remember being called in the Marines, 1971-1973, NOT deployed to Vietnam) a “church key.” Is that correct or is my memory failing me in my old age? It is a “P38” can opener.

For the young folks out there who are not familiar with MPCs or the P38 can opener – see the attached below. It is from a web site titled, “Tall Comanche,” which appears to be a site for “Company C, 2^nd Battalion, 5^th Cavalry, 1^st Calvary Division, Vietnam 1965 – 1972: http://www.tallcomanche.org/index.html

It is a pretty neat site – check it out…

The pictures of the MPCs and the can opener were found here:

http://www.tallcomanche.org/Stories_Things_Bits_and_Pieces.htm

MPC (Military Payment Certificate)

http://www.tallcomanche.org/Stories_Things_Bits_and_Pieces.htm#MPC

It was illegal to carry American currency in Vietnam. As soon as you arrived "in-country", you had to turn in your "greenbacks" for MPC. Officially, the Vietnamese currency was the piaster, but there was little the MPC couldn't buy. In order to keep the MPC from being the real currency, every few months everyone had to turn in their old MPC for new ones - and each series would be different from the others. Of course, this caused a panic in the Vietnamese who had accepted MPC from GIs. These samples are from 1969, and were contributed by Mike Hayes.

P38 Can Opener

http://www.tallcomanche.org/Stories_Things_Bits_and_Pieces.htm#P38

Okay - did you carry yours with your dog tags, or did you carry yours on a key chain? For the uninitiated, this is a can opener - and its shown approximately actual size. From Mike Hayes, April 1969 to May 1970.

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Carroll County Arts Center: Puros: Vistas of Cuba receptionThursday, January 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Carroll County Arts Center: Puros: Vistas of Cuba

Carroll County Arts Center: Puros: Vistas of Cuba receptionThursday, January 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm

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Labels: Art Artists Maurio Becky, Art Carroll Arts Center, Bus Carroll Co Chamber Commerce, People Maurio Becki, World Caribbean Cuba

On View December 11 - February 28, 2015

Additional Details: The public is invited to a celebratory reception for both exhibits on Thursday, January 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. There will be complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

http://www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org/eventdetail.asp?event_id=1227

In the Director’s Hall Gallery, “Puros: Vistas of Cuba” will feature works of art created by five local photographers that depict people, places and perspectives that are purely Cuban. The photos were taken during their May 2014 Cuban adventure sponsored by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce.

The term "puros" refers to an authentic Cuban cigar, which has been contraband in the US since the trade embargo initiated in the early 1960s. That same embargo also strictly limits travel between the two countries.

The artists exhibiting are Stella Fouts (Millers, MD), Sharon Hafner Yingling (Westminster, MD), Don Hobart (Westminster, MD), Becki Maurio (Westminster, MD), and Mike McMullin (Westminster, MD).

Location: The Carroll Arts Center, 91 West Main Street, Westminster, MD, 21157 View Google Map

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Wednesday, January 07, 2015

NYT: Defiant on Witness Stand, Times Reporter Says Little

Defiant on Witness Stand, Times Reporter Says Little

By MATT APUZZOJAN. 5, 2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/us/james-risen-in-tense-testimony-refuses-to-offer-clues-on-sources.html

“… the Obama administration’s leak crackdown provoked a backlash among journalism groups…” nyti.ms/1xvp1Fg #partylikeajournalist

Reporter May Still Face Questions About Source DEC. 13, 2014

U.S. Given Deadline in Case Against James RisenDEC. 10, 2014

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — After losing a seven-year legal battle, James Risen, a reporter for The New York Times, reluctantly took the witness stand in federal court here on Monday, but refused to answer any questions that could help the Justice Department identify his confidential sources.

Mr. Risen said he would not say anything to help prosecutors bolster their case against Jeffrey A. Sterling, a former C.I.A. officer who is set to go on trial soon on charges of providing classified information to Mr. Risen for his 2006 book, “State of War.”

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Mr. Risen fought the subpoena to the Supreme Court and lost, but said he would still not reveal his sources. And as the case has gone on, the Obama administration’s leak crackdown provoked a backlash among journalism groups and civil rights advocates. They criticized the Justice Department for its treatment of Mr. Risen as well as for subpoenaing phone records from The Associated Press, labeling one Fox News reporter a criminal co-conspirator and seeking grand jury testimony from another.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/us/james-risen-in-tense-testimony-refuses-to-offer-clues-on-sources.html

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On July 8, 2014, the Society of Professional Journalists sent President Barack Obama a letter urging more transparency… According to information e-mailed by the Society on July 8, 2014:

“The Society of Professional Journalists and 37 other journalism and open government groups today called on President Obama to stop practices in federal agencies that prevent important information from getting to the public.

“We sent a letter to Obama today urging changes to policies that constrict information flow to the public, including prohibiting journalists from communicating with staff without going through public information offices, requiring government PIOs to vet interview questions and monitoring interviews between journalists and sources.

“The letter outlines other specific examples of the excessive information control, considered by some as a form of censorship…” Find the letter here: http://www.spj.org/news.asp?ref=1253

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Harvard Ideas on Health Care Hit Home, Hard - NYTimes.com

Harvard Ideas on Health Care Hit Home, Hard - NYTimes.com:

By ROBERT PEARJAN. 5, 2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/us/health-care-fixes-backed-by-harvards-experts-now-roil-its-faculty.html?emc=edit_th_20150106&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=45685287&_r=0

"WASHINGTON — For years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation at a reasonable cost. But those remedies will now be applied to the Harvard faculty, and the professors are in an uproar.

"Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the heart of the 378-year-old university, voted overwhelmingly in November to oppose changes that would require them and thousands of other Harvard employees to pay more for health care. The university says the increases are in part a result of the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act, which many Harvard professors championed."

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