From Summer Betts: This morning, October 27, I was driving my daughter to school. She attends Joppatowne High School. We arrived approximately at 7:05, which is our usual time. When we turned off of Joppa Farm Rd into the school entrance we were greeted by anti-abortion protesters. I could immediately see my daughter look over […]
Sen. Mikulski: “Congress Must Act with the Urgency of Now to Create Jobs and Put People Back to Work”
From the office of Sen. Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) issued the following statement today in advance of President Obama’s address to a Joint Session of Congress on the need to continue creating jobs for the middle class: “President Obama’s approach is a good first step. I strongly support a plan for an […]
What Annapolis is Doing about Westboro Baptist Church: Sen. Jennings Co-Sponsors Bill to Keep Military Funeral Picketers At Bay
From the office of Sen. J.B. Jennings: The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that hateful military funeral picketers are protected by the First Amendment’s freedom of speech provision, but that doesn’t mean that groups such as Westboro Baptist Church deserve free reign in Maryland. Senator J.B. Jennings has co-sponsored Senate Bill 977 to increase the […]
Maynard’s Musings: Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
I know it’s been a minute since my last column; not that anyone missed me, but I like to try to be semi-consistent. Not to be secret squirrel here, but I will tell you I am working on something sort of special and that all will be revealed at another time. Anyway…I’ve got a lot […]
President Barack Obama’s Back to School Speech: UPDATED
UPDATE: President Barack Obama’s back-to-school speech will not be shown to students in Harford County Public Schools this year, according to Teri Kranefeld, manager of communications for HCPS. Individual teachers may use the speech as it relates to their curriculum, but there are no system-wide plans to show the speech or offer related lessons. The […]
“We Will Confront the Challenge. We Will Persevere” – Harford Exec Craig ’s 2010 State of the County Address
Harford County Executive David R. Craig delivered his annual State of the County Address before the Harford County Council on Tuesday night, promising “our budget will be truly balanced with no increase in the tax rate and be as close to the constant yield as we can estimate at this time.” In the speech, Craig […]
Board Of Education VP Wheeler On Why Harford Would Not Air Obama’s Speech Live: “…That Word Is Racism”
Dr. Leonard Wheeler, Vice President of the Harford County Board of Education, said at a meeting last week that racism was behind the decision by school officials not to air an address by President Barack Obama live on September 8, 2009. The speech was recorded by HCPS instead and shown days later to more than […]
Superintendent Tomback Reports 99.994% Of Harford Students Viewed President Obama’s Address
Superintendent Robert Tomback reported to the Board of Education Monday night that 99.994% of Harford County Public Schools students viewed President Barack Obama’s address last week. The students were said to have “engaged in meaningful dialogue and discussion in their classrooms on Wednesday and Thursday of last week.” Here is a description, provided by HCPS, […]