From Harford County Democratic Central Committee member Christopher Boardman: Harford County Democratic Central Committee member Christopher Boardman walked out of a special meeting held Sunday Feb. 3 in protest of the central committee’s refusal to seek full disclosure over the suspension of Harford County Board of Elections director Kevin Keene and assistant director Dale Livingston […]
Close: “Wini Roche has the Energy and Ability to be a Reasoned Voice for the District”
From James A. Close: I am writing this letter in support of Wini Roche, candidate for County Council District F. She will bring a woman’s voice to the Council. She will be her own person. A check of MD campaign finance contributions shows she has support mostly from individuals. Her opponent, Curtis Beulah, has contributions […]
MRA CEO Schafer on Rubble Landfill Case: “Time Has Come for the County Executive and Council to Recognize What the Jury Understood”
From Richard D Schafer, President/CEO Maryland Reclamation Associates Inc.: MRA is pleased with Maryland’s High Court’s decision to deny Harford County’s petition and the motion for permission to file amicus curiae brief in support of petition for writ of certiorari. Importantly the court’s decision made clear “there has been no showing that the review by […]
Fang: Judicial Candidate Tobin Amends Name “Just in Time to be First on the Ballot for the Election”
From David Fang: Dear Editor: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” – Juliet Shakespeare’s heroine would tell you that names have no meaning – yet Diane Tobin clearly disagreed earlier this year, adding “Adkins” to her professional sobriquet just in time to be […]
Burbey: “Many of the Ills We Face Today are Due to Mr. Wagner’s Failed Leadership on the Council”
From Ryan Burbey: In a couple weeks the citizens of District E will have an important choice to make. They can either turn all the progress that has been made over that last decade into full reverse by voting for former council president Wagner, who left office in disgrace after being arrested for drunk driving […]
Stover: Learn the Value of a Workforce Inclusive of the Skills and Talents of Those with Differing Abilities
From Bradley R. Stover, Esquire: Dear Editor: As an attorney and partner at Shaffer, McLauchlin & Stover, LLC, I understand how critical creating connections within the business community is to success. My career has centered around building partnerships, and as president of The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region’s (The Arc NCR) Governance Board, I now have […]
Sheriff Gahler: “Law Abiding Citizens Who Own Firearms are Not ‘Sick,’ They Are Not ‘Rednecks,’ and They Don’t Derive ‘Fun Out of Killing’”
From Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler: Dear Editor: On September 30th, Mr. Boardman sent the following email to my campaign email, apparently frustrated that the media sources he sent it to (including the Dagger) on September 11th decided not to print it. A month later, we see the watered down version of his angry […]
Boardman: Sheriff Gahler OK with Taxpayers Paying for Gun Violence; He Just Doesn’t Want Gun Owners to Pay
From Christopher Boardman, candidate for Sheriff in Harford County: Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler has no problems with law-abiding taxpayers picking up the tab for gun violence. Just don’t ask gun owners to pay for it, his reasoning goes. At a forum sponsored by the Bulle Rock Civic Association near Havre de Grace last week, […]