grover cleveland
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It's easy to mock our Victorian forbears, with their formal manners and blind spots on race and gender. But they kept silent about their personal transgressions, even in the face of salacious reporting about them. And we could all stand to learn from that. Consider the first sex scandal in presidential politics, involving Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. - The current lame duck session of Congress, which ends on Jan. 3 and includes senators and representatives defeated on Nov. 4, began with the same old partisanship that characterized the last few years in Washington, as the Senate rejected the Keystone XL pipeline construction bill by a single vote.
- John A. Bartgis, a senior copy editor in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, died Oct. 28 at Good Samaritan Hospital of acute pancreatitis. He was 87.
- Only former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida has the potential to best Mitt Romney for the nomination if he decides to run
- Marion C. Cohen, a former Roland Park resident and patron of the arts who was a granddaughter of President Grover Cleveland, died Feb. 21 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., of complications from a fall. She was 87.
- Last year my wife, Leslie, and I, after 20 years of marriage and five houses -- Cape Cod bungalow, brick Colonial, one-level ranch, a spec contemporary and a 6,000-square-foot McMansion -- downsized into a 2,200-square-foot farmhouse within walking distance of Washington, D.C.'s East Falls Church Metro station.
- Commander-in-Chief, Leader of the Free World, POTUS – those are common monikers for the U.S. President.
- Sports Illustrated's "Baseball's Greatest" book lists Cal Ripken Jr's as the second greatest all-time shortstop, while Brooks Robinson is listed as the fifth-best third basemen in history.
- The Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department will celebrate its 125th anniversary beginning with an Open House on Saturday, Oct. 12
- Joseph J. Snyder, who has more than a passing interest in railroading -- and especially the venerable Baltimore & Ohio -- whose storied passenger service is the subject of his recently published book.
- Whether you vote early or wait until the traditional Election Day on Nov. 6, please do vote. One way or the other, history will be made. Why not be a part of it?
- After two years, the federal program providing billions of dollars to help states and districts close or remake some of their worst-performing schools remains an ambitious work in progress, with roughly 1,200 turnaround efforts under way but still no verdict on its effectiveness.
- Not so long ago, accusations like the ones against Herman Cain would have killed a candidacy, but if he can get the facts out, he may have a second act.
- H. Emslie "Lee" Parks, former Baltimore County attorney who had also served as county school board president, died Monday of cancer at his Queenstown home. He was 81.
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