The next installment of The Dagger’s Q & A with candidates in the 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election features the Democratic candidates running for the Maryland State Delegate District 34A seat, representing southern Harford County. With Del. Mary-Dulany James’ decision to run for state senate, District 34A is guaranteed at least one new representative. The Democratic […]
Harford County Board of Education District B: Q&A with Runyeon; Incumbent Frisch Doesn’t Answer, Johnson Misses Deadline
Voters in District B, which includes Fallston and Joppa, will have three school board candidates to choose from in the June primary election. However, only candidate Laura Runyeon provided responses to The Dagger’s three questions for the candidates. Candidate Greg Johnson was willing to answer the questions, but he missed the deadline for publication. Incumbent […]
New Harford Democratic Club Nov. 6: House of Delegates Candidate Johnson Addresses State Government Issues
From the New Harford Democratic Club: Meeting Reminder Wednesday November 06, 2013 – 7:00pm Aberdeen Holiday Inn 1007 Beards Hill Rd Aberdeen, MD 21001 The Nov. 6 meeting of the NHDC will feature Steve Johnson as our speaker. Steve is a candidate in District 34 for the House of Delegates. He currently serves as the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Day the Election Stood Still (updated)
Experts say the most important thing to remember in a hostage situation is to not attempt to negotiate or argue with the hostage taker. They also recommend against making threats, demands or personal attacks as a means to diffuse the situation. On Thursday, the Aberdeen City Council got about half the guidelines right – avoiding […]
Stop the Election!: Candidate Maybe Wins Round 1 (updated)
Last Wednesday, Steve Johnson stood, dressed in a tan sport coat and a dress shirt, on the sidelines and watched as candidates for mayor and Aberdeen City Council passed a microphone in front of a crowd of 120 voters. This Wednesday, Johnson stopped the election. Tossed from the ballot by Aberdeen’s Board of Elections over […]
