From the Harford County Public Library: The Harford County Public Library Board of Trustees is searching for a candidate to be considered for appointment to the Board. An application form and additional information may be obtained from any Harford County Public Library branch, the HCPL website [www.HCPLonline.org], or by calling 410-838-3749. Completed applications together with […]
Voskuhl: “Savings Made by Increasing the Efficiency of the School System Can be Used to Fund Teacher Raises”
From Joe Voskuhl: At the October 21, 2014 candidates forum sponsored by the Harford County NAACP, every candidate for County Council and County Executive pledged to find ways to reduce Government waste. They all pledged to find ways to honor the contractual raises for the teachers, deputies, and county employees. Since the beginning of my […]
Thornton: “This Campaign Has Been Hard-Fought, and It’s Not Over Yet”
[Editor’s note: The Dagger does not make endorsements in political races] From James “Jim” D. Thornton: TO THE READERS OF THE DAGGER Many people have asked me how I felt about the Aegis not endorsing a candidate in this year’s election for President of the Harford County Council. Frankly, it would have been very easy […]
Slutzky: Fact vs Fiction in the Race for Harford County Council President
The following press release was disseminated by the campaign for County Councilman Richard Slutzky, a candidate for Harford County Council President who was prompted into releasing the “truth about issues” after his opponents “stooped to negative campaigning, inaccurate and misleading information, and scare tactics.” Following that is a letter from Bill Onorato, one of the […]
Endorsements Continue to Roll in for Harford County Candidates
A collection of late-season endorsements for Harford County candidates in the upcoming 2014 Gubernatorial General Election. Early Voting Has Started: Vote for Candidates Who Support Public Education From Harford Students Count on Us: Vote for Candidates who will support our schools and our teachers. HARFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION District A – Jansen Robinson District […]
Harford County League of Women Voters Sponsors Candidate Forum on Sept. 23 at Harford Community College
From the League of Women Voters-Harford: The League of Women Voters-Harford, the local chapter of AAUW and the Political Awareness Association of Harford Community College are jointly sponsoring a forum for County Executive, Council President and County Council candidates at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Chesapeake Auditorium on the HCC campus. After a brief […]
Voskuhl: “Schools Open And The Crisis Continues”
From Joe Voskuhl: As the school year begins, the fiscal crisis enters its fifth year. We have been on the wrong track and have been on this track for sometime now. Teachers continue to leave Harford County for other school systems. These teachers are some of our best. We need to address the fiscal crisis […]
Kelly: “Now, Like Harford County and So Many Other Places, This Community is Suffering from Heroin Deaths on a Regular Basis”
From Bridget E. Kelly Every day we read about the growing problem of drugs in our community, in our world. We lament the devastation but we don’t seem to have any clues as to how to get started to tackle this growing problem. This inertia is only leading to more addictions, more deaths, and more […]
