Opinion

Stop the Madness
Opinion

Stop the Madness

I can’t do it any more. My days of watching bloodshed and mayhem are over. At one time, I loved any kind of shoot ‘em up western and I absolutely adored war movies. Intrigue was […]

The George Howard Building located in Ellicott City houses county government offices including the County Executive.
Opinion

Developers Should Help Pay for New Schools

OPINION For over 14 years, Howard County taxpayers have been subsidizing developer profits to the tune of $500 million. In 2004, the Maryland State Legislature enacted a law that enabled Howard County to charge developers […]

Political Card Games and Angst
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Political Card Games and Angst

OPINION It’s election day and while so many people around me express various levels of angst about this year’s election, I am settled into my quiet place double checking a couple of facts before I […]

What about the Lesser Known Political Offices?
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What about the Lesser Known Political Offices?

OPINION It is Monday evening as I am writing this piece. It’s the Monday before the Tuesday General Election in Maryland. With the resurrection of the Guilford Gazette back in February of this year, we […]

Patuxent River (Stock Photo)
Opinion

Patuxent: Should We Set a Watchdog, Then Muzzle It?

OPINION The Patuxent River is the longest and largest river in Maryland, flowing 115 miles through 7 counties and supporting 600,000 people before it reaches the Chesapeake Bay. It originates in Howard County, along with […]

Massachusetts State House, representing one of several states that now mandate that out-of-state businesses collect and remit sales taxes. (Stock Photo)
Opinion

Surplus Money Should be Used to Repair Infrastructure

OPINION Barry Rascovar is a regionally syndicated, independent columnist who specializes in covering state government and politics Oct. 9, 2018 –At the moment, Maryland is sitting on a $503 million surplus from the last fiscal […]

Jealous Missed Nixon Lesson
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Jealous Missed Nixon Lesson

OPINION Sept. 26, 2018–Democratic nominee Ben Jealous committed a terrible faux pas in Maryland’s only gubernatorial debate of the year: He ignored the lesson of Richard Nixon’s monumental error in the first-ever 1960 presidential debate. […]