http://www.daggerpress.com Fri, 09 May 2008 17:22:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was in Edgewood that Frank Zappa first inserted radioactive pellets into his nostrils. Now he's being honored, sort of, with a 15-foot statue that was donated by his Lithuanian fans to the City of Baltimore. But why Baltimore? True, Zappa - the guitar-playing, anti-drug musician - was born in ... http://www.daggerpress.com/2008/05/09/why-does-charm-city-get-the-15-foot-statue-of-edgewoods-own-rock-star-frank-zappa/ 39.422086 -76.29485 My mouth had struck so hard that some of my teeth remained embedded in the steering wheel where the EMS team had to literally pick them out. This was the scene and it wasn’t pretty. Allow me to repeat that, my mouth had struck so hard that some of ... http://www.daggerpress.com/2008/05/08/why-didnt-i-call-a-night-in-shock-trauma-through-the-eyes-of-a-drunk-driver/ 39.287707 -76.623825 Perhaps as a last-ditch effort to help drum up support for the sinking presidential candidate, or maybe just to show it off before it became completely irrelevant, Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie unveiled a photograph last week showing him and Sen. Hillary Clinton meeting, shaking hands and evidently discussing the ... http://www.daggerpress.com/2008/05/08/1000-words-about-a-picture-harford-county-councilman-dion-guthrie-and-sen-hillary-clinton-white-marsh-photo-op/ 39.422086 -76.29485 Miller -490 Martin -458 Cullum -412 Correri -375 Anderson -356 Gamatoria -326 Walker -174 It was a beautiful Election Day in Havre de Grace on Tuesday; it seems like it is every year, although maybe that's because I still have lingering frostbite from the frigid Aberdeen Election Day of this past November. This was a strange election for ... http://www.daggerpress.com/2008/05/07/miller-martin-cullem-elected-to-havre-de-grace-city-council/ 39.548734 -76.093508 Seven candidates will be on the ballot Tuesday in Havre de Grace and your votes will determine, which three of them will end up sitting at the dais for the next two years as members of the City Council. For those who want a final look at the candidates, ... http://www.daggerpress.com/2008/05/02/havre-de-cison-2008-7-candidates-seek-3-city-council-seats-in-havre-de-grace-on-tuesday/ Dinosaurs! The name itself infers impending awesomeness. It is derived from the Greek words 'deinos' (terrible) and 'saura' (lizard). Already you know you are in for a show. Where do I find these terribly awesome lizards? Nowhere. You can find bones, fossils, footprints and even coprolites (fossilized poop). I have been ... http://www.daggerpress.com/2008/05/02/%e2%80%9cdo-not-mourn-the-dinosaurs-instead-lets-try-to-avoid-their-fate/ The prolonged battle between Aberdeen City Councilman Mike Hiob and local newspaper The Record continued this week with the politician getting in the latest jab - a list of the top "uses" for the newspaper he read during Monday night's city council meeting, which include wrapping fish, washing windows and ... http://www.daggerpress.com/2008/05/02/a-classic-method-of-wrapping-fresh-fish-and-other-uses-for-a-local-newspaper-courtesy-of-a-local-politician/ Dear Editor,  It is truly remarkable what a difference two (2) years can make.  If we could journey back to ‘2006’, Marylanders were in a state of disgust over the imminent increases in energy costs.  Demanding change in Annapolis, the State elected a new Administration that promised to thwart energy hikes ... http://www.daggerpress.com/2008/05/02/del-jennings-marylands-taxes-are-among-the-highest-in-the-nation/ 38.96934 -76.519687 This installment of Ask A Smartass will attempt to tackle a question that has been on the minds of many Americans these days: Is our country in a recession? Warning: if you hate to hear about money issues or you love capitalism with all of your heart, you may not ... http://www.daggerpress.com/2008/05/01/forget-wall-street-invest-in-something-that-really-has-growth-potential-american-celebrity/ Does anybody out there need a kidney? Sure, it's not a question you hear everyday, but apparently Iran has a few we could order up if you answered "yes" . What do you say? Iran is not usually a country we look to in order to draw ideas from, especially ... http://www.daggerpress.com/2008/04/30/for-sale-one-kidney-used-but-not-abused/ 35.7061 51.4358