From the Bel Air Independence Day Committee Inc.: Gov. Martin O’Malley is set to appear in the Bel Air Independence Day Parade for a third time, the Bel Air Independence Day Committee Inc. announced Friday. O’Malley previously appeared in the parade in 2007 and 2009. He was elected to a second term as the state’s […]
Harford County Board of Education Asks Gov. O’Malley to Veto Elected School Board Bill
In a letter dated April 14th, the Harford County Board of Education has asked Governor Martin O’Malley to veto the legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly that would create a partially elected school board in Harford County. Citing technical problems with the transition from the current, 7-member board to a 9-member board made up […]
Up in Smoke: A Cigarette-Lover Supports the Maryland Smoking Ban
We’re taught early in our school years that tobacco was first discovered upon European’s adventures to North American Indian territory. Cheek and jowl with its addictive quality, tobacco use quickly went ‘Internationale,’ pretentiously inhaled among the upper classes. It wasn’t until the late 18th century that smoking was perceived as vulgar by, “the arbiter of […]
License to Immigrate: Maryland tries to comply with Real ID Act
It looks like Gov. Martin O’Malley has backed off a proposal to implement a two-tier system of driver’s licenses in Maryland that would have created one license for documented, legal citizens and another identification card for undocumented, illegal immigrants. Instead, the state will implement a system by 2010 complying with the federal Real ID standards […]
An Early Christmas for Howard Wayne Norman, Jr. – Harford’s Newest Delegate
Howard Wayne Norman, Jr., a Bel Air attorney and longtime GOP booster, was selected unanimously Saturday afternoon by the Harford County Republican Central Committee – a group in which he is a member – to fill the soon-to-be-vacant District 35A seat in the Maryland House of Delegates. Norman’s nomination will be forwarded to Gov. Martin […]