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Opinion: Carroll County delegate says O'Malley using 'fuzzy math' in budget debate

On Wednesday, Feb. 1, Gov.Martin O'Malleycame before a joint session of the General Assembly to give the annual State of the State address....

 

For Better or Worse: Is it really substance abuse, or just a way to stay cat-atonic?

WARNING: This column contains subject matter and parlance that may be disturbing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.

From bread basket to bread lines, Carroll has ridden economic waves

We greet 2012 while enduring the beginning of the fifth year of an economic malaise.

 

Once you hit 60, the last thing you want is to act your age

I tried to get Jan. 4, 2012, officially removed from the calendar.

Have a merry Christmas, fueled by sleep deprivation and sugar cookies

All the presents have been opened; wrapping paper is strewn all over the house. The dog is wearing a large shiny bow, courtesy of the kids;...

Carroll should continue as partner with Frederick in waste-to-energy facility

Carroll should continue as partner with Frederick in waste-to-energy facility

Fate of proposed district map revision is old song, sung by new players

Sometimes politics in Carroll County resemble Kabuki Theater. Everyone knows the plot, and the only matter of interest is the...

From constables to bailiffs to chiefs, a history of Westminster policing

More than 90 years ago — on Dec. 6, 1920, to be precise — the Westminster Common Council approved the appointment of two...

Opinion: State must refuse gas tax increase, put trust back in Transportation Trust Fund

State legislature must put trust back in Transportation Trust Fund

David Grand: Levelheaded approach prevails over wrongheaded notion in county public information position

I've always been selective in the public meetings I've I gone to over the last 20 years, with my criteria being that the...

Maryland's has a bad cramp, and PlanMaryland is the treatment

Maryland's got a very painful leg cramp, and needs some medicine to fix it.

Eagle Archive: Gridiron beginnings 120 years ago were humble for 'Green Terror'

This season has marked the 120th anniversary of the football team at McDaniel College.

Letter: Redistricting plan will leave South Carroll without local representation

When I became president of Freedom Area Citizen' Council 3 1/2 years ago, State Sen. Allan Kittleman attended my first meeting, along with...

Letters: After South Carroll, let's look at trail network in Manchester area

It was encouraging to read that a group of residents in Eldersburg and Sykesville were able to attract county officials and Jeff Degitz, the...

Shoemaker's sprinkles new board with statesman-like quality

A recent meeting of the Board of County Commissioners — in which members discussed changing the sprinkler system requirements for...

Honor our veterans by encouraging them to get health care

For more than 230 years, our brave service men and women have underwritten our freedom by duty, honor and selfless service.

BGE PeakRewards program helped prevent rolling blackouts

July 22 was the first time in four years that BGE had an emergency activation of our PeakRewards program.

Our flag, our anthem, our nation are different after Sept. 11, 2001

Why does this flag look different than on Sept. 10, 2001?

Maryland should bank on small business, instead of a quick fix

In May, I started a tour of Carroll County businesses and farms. As I've met with small business owners and employees, they've been...