For anyone within earshot, tune your radio dials to WAMD 970 AM Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. to catch Part II of The Dagger’s interview on ‘Aberdeen Happenings’ with host Mark Schlottman. We somehow managed to squeeze about 8 or 9 of us, plus a cat, into the tiny Aberdeen radio station, but couldn’t squeeze […]
Why Does Charm City Get The 15-Foot Statue Of Edgewood’s Own Rock Star Frank Zappa?
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 Charm City, but, as I’ve […]
“Why Didn’t I Call?” A Night In Shock Trauma Through The Eyes of a Drunk Driver
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 my teeth remained embedded in the […]
1,000 Words About a Picture: Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie and Sen. Hillary Clinton White Marsh Photo-Op
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 state of the Union while […]
Miller, Martin, Cullum Elected to Havre de Grace City Council
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 […]
HAVRE DE-CISON 2008 – 7 Candidates Seek 3 City Council Seats in Havre de Grace On Tuesday
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, a forum has been organized for […]
“Do Not Mourn The Dinosaurs.” Instead, Let’s Try To Avoid Their Fate
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 enamored with these ancient […]
“A Classic Method of Wrapping Fresh Fish” And Other Uses For A Local Newspaper, Courtesy Of A Local Politician
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 checking to see how many […]
