More than 2,500 Aberdeen voters cast a ballot Tuesday, a greater number than participated in the record-setting pace of the December 2006 special election, flushing Mayor S. Fred Simmons and his right-hand man Councilman Dave Yensan out of office and ushering in a new era for the city with Mike Bennett as mayor and first-time […]
Aberdeen Candidate Class Superlatives
In less than 24 hours, the polls will open in Aberdeen and a revolution will be underway to sweep clean City Hall…or voters will show their support for the direction the city has been moving the last two years and return the incumbents to office. Either way, The Dagger couldn’t pass up a final chance […]
Why No One Cares About Bel Air Elections
Here we are with some big choices to be made on the eve of Election Day, or should I say, ‘Elections Day,’ plural, as there is of course a second local municipal contest being held Tuesday. So why is it that there has scarcely been mention here on The Dagger of the Town of Bel […]
Trick or Treat?: A $15 Million Halloween Suit (UPDATED)
The Wetlands annexation group filed a $15 million defamation suit on Halloween Day against Art and Ann Helton, the New Harford Democratic Club and club president John Haggerty. The suit stems from a flyer the Heltons and the Club allegedly designed and distributed prior to the December 2006 special election on the Wetlands Golf Course […]
Artfully Done: How To Win An Election The Wrong Way
Like cigarettes, booze or Russian Roulette, it is almost assured that too much of a bad thing will kill you. At least that’s the hope of Art Helton – political dinosaur, Democratic kingmaker and frequent target of opponents looking to tank the campaigns of candidates with whom he is associated. Over the weekend, Helton was […]
Elliott’s (Post)Date With Destiny
Ruth Elliott, an incumbent Aberdeen City Councilwoman and former mayor, may have participated in election fraud this March when she allegedly had members of the city’s Board of Elections sign and back-date the official results of a special election held months prior. Such election fraud, according to the city charter, is considered a misdemeanor and, […]
Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off
As of 9 o’clock this morning life is officially back to normal in Aberdeen. Well, as normal as can be expected in a city where the gun-toting, airplane-flying mayor is being taken on by a 19-year-old college student, the best source of potable water is straight from the Bay and a Hall of Fame baseball […]
Show Me The Money
The 13 Aberdeen candidates for mayor and city council have raised more than $40,000 among them, but more than two-thirds of those funds are found in the campaign war chests of just two people – Mayor S. Fred Simmons and incumbent councilman David Yensan. The duo, which campaigned together two years ago when they were […]