From Christopher Boardman: Republicans and other so-called conservatives have railed against my points in favor of the Red Line. One of their criticisms is that it costs too much to build. Imagine, the proposed tunnel for the Red Line WOULD COST ONE BILLION DOLLARS! These people should know that One Billion Dollars is mere chump […]
Boardman: Joppatowne Residents Their Own Worst Enemies in Pool Controversy
From Christopher Boardman: JOPPATOWNE RESIDENTS THEIR OWN WORST ENEMIES IN POOL CONTROVERSY The Joppatowne Community Council recently hosted a meeting in which the Save the Pool Committee ran the meeting. When it was clear the pool committee would not allow comments from the floor except for written questions, I left the meeting. This is not […]
Harford County Council President Democratic Candidates: Boardman vs Thornton
With the 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election just a few weeks away, The Dagger invited all Harford County candidates for local and state offices to answer the same three questions designed to help voters in each council and legislative district evaluate their choices. Candidates were told that their responses would be published verbatim in a Q&A […]
Council President Candidate Boardman Advocates Light Rail Link and New Highway to Reduce Harford County Congestion
From Christopher Boardman: Christopher Boardman, Democrat, Candidate for Harford County Council President, attended “Maximize 2040,” an open house event hosted in Baltimore by the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, to network with planners and others in the field to identify needs and plan solutions for the future, to the year 2040 and beyond. “U.S. Route 40 […]
Boardman: Why Democrats in Harford County Keep Losing, and How to Fix the Situation
From Christopher Boardman: After I filed as a candidate for the Harford County president, someone remarked that I would run for any position and for any party because the only thing I was interested in was getting elected to something. As a lifelong Democrat, I did indeed accept the Harford County Republicans’ invitation to run […]
Democrat Chris Boardman Files as Candidate for Harford County Council President
From Chris Boardman: On February 10, Chris Boardman filed as a candidate for president of the Harford County Council. He is a Democrat. “Nobody forced me to be a candidate; running for an office is a voluntary activity. But the fact is that I have been a volunteer in Harford County for about 35 years. […]
Boardman: “Have We No Shame? Why Can’t the United States be a Peaceful, Peaceable Country?”
From Christopher Boardman: News that an American soldier went on a rampage and killed 16 civilians, mostly women and children, in the Kandahar region of Afghanistan, should anger Americans of all faiths and political views. There is no good that comes from such senseless acts of violence, and it puts a dark blotch on America’s […]