The petition effort, if you can actually call it that, to stop the performing arts center’s bond was abandoned this week. In a letter, petition organizer Tony Christ said the petition process was “discontinued” because the city is withholding information from the public about the impact the performing arts center will have on future bookings… Read more »
Category: Opinions
Reducing Highway Speed Limit Not Necessary
There were a number of suggestions to make Route 113 safer in Berlin bantered about this week, but one that does not merit consideration is a speed limit reduction. That may seem harsh in the wake of last Friday’s fatality involving a local teen, whose older brother was also critically injured in the accident with… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
It appears concerns over Common Core-associated curriculum changes in public schools across Maryland have led some parents to pull their kids out of local public schools and enroll them in private institutions. Through some basic research, I have been able to learn that over the last month about 15 public school students in Worcester and… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
County Overreacting Editor: As a regular follower of this paper, I was dismayed this week to read the “stinky property” article concerning Mr. Mariner. It is my belief that when a dispute may arise between rural neighbors, Worcester County officials should act as mediators to reach an amicable solution that suits both parties. As the… Read more »
Shelter Founder, Worker Bee Deserves Respect
Although there are certainly a number of unknowns fogging the situation, there is no question long-time Worcester County Humane Society Director Kenille Davies has the support of the local community. For the past 36 years, Davies has been the glue that has held the no-kill shelter located off Route 611 together. She has devoted about… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
It’s been a pet peeve of mine for years to see police officers talking on their cell phones in uniform in their vehicles. I see it just about every day and I find it aggravating. It’s just wrong to be sitting at a stop light next to a cop, watching him talk on his Blackberry… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Common Core: Was It State Led? Editor: Proponents of Common Core claim that the standards are a state-led, voluntary effort and not a national standard endorsed by the federal government. However, while these standards may have started out as a state-led effort between the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Petitioner Weighs In Editor: On Oct. 7, 2013, Ocean City passed on a second reading of Ordinance 2013-13 to raise, through the sale of a bond, $12.7 million for five projects. Buried within the ordinance was the largest project, an $8.3 million expenditure on a Performing Arts Center being foisted on the public. This structure… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
by Steven Green
The current petition effort to defund the performing arts center’s current financing structure, which comes at little to no fiduciary risk at all, continues to be a major talking point in Ocean City. No matter how you feel about the size of the facility or its ability to land top drawing acts, the fact is… Read more »
Say No To Petition
Registered voters in Ocean City should not sign the current petition seeking to stall a $12 million bond ordinance that features several significant capital improvement projects. While we support just about any citizen-initiated protest measure, such as petition drives to place a government matter before city voters at an election, we find this effort to… Read more »