From the Aberdeen IronBirds: The IronBirds surpassed four franchise records in their win over the Yankees 21-7. Most hits in a game (20), most runs in an inning (11), most runs scored in a game (21), total runs scored in a game (28), and attendance at Ripken Stadium (6,904) were each the highest in Birds’ […]
Whiteley: Budget and Taxation Committee Votes Unfavorably on Right to Record Bill
From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders For Fair Property Taxation: Unbelievably, after passing this bill out of committee last year and then passing the full Senate last year 46 to 0, the Budget and Taxation Committee this year voted unfavorably on the same bill!!!! Chairman Edward J. Kasemeyer sent Senator Glassman and us the following explanatory […]
Whiteley: State Property Tax Assessment Appeals Administrator Issues Directive Allowing Opportunity to Record Hearings
The following letters are both from H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr., president of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation, to Kent T. Finkelsen, Administrator of the Maryland Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Mr. Kent T. Finkelsen, Administrator Towne Center Building, Suite 308 6 West Washington Street Hagerstown, Maryland […]
“You Can’t Get The Ink Out Of Our Blood” – Baltimore Sun Takes On The Dagger
A couple of weeks ago, a few of us sat down with Baltimore Sun Today Editor Andrew Ratner for about an hour-and-a-half. A Harford County resident himself, Ratner had been following The Dagger for some time and was interested in writing a story about us. That story was published today in The Sun: Local Web […]
Council President Hiob vs. The Record: Influence Peddling or Defamation?
There are plenty of great local feuds in Harford County, but my personal favorite is the long-running war waged between Aberdeen City Council President Mike Hiob and the local media. In the last skirmish in this age-old battle, we saw Hiob recommending The Record newspaper be used as “a classic method of wrapping fresh fish,” […]
The Gift That Keeps On Giving – Matt
Last Christmas I mailed a good friend of mine, an editor at the Aegis and Record newspapers, a gift. He mailed it back, unopened, with a curt note attached. Maybe this was to be expected. About a month-and-a-half earlier, we’d allowed some local businesspeople to run an ad for The Dagger in The Record newspaper […]
“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 […]
When The Going Gets Weird…
Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. -Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary, 1911 Things started turning weird here at The Dagger this past week, and after kicking it around amongst ourselves for a few days, we’ve decided to open the books and […]
