The Money Race

The race is close!

There’s already a lot of interest on the Shore in the rematch between Frank Kratovil (incumbent) and Andy Harris (challenger) to represent Maryland’s first district in Congress.  But since the election is not until November and there are few reliable polls to let us know who’s ahead, we tend to [...]

Tea

Citizens Exercising their Rights

I’m alternately amazed, amused and appalled by the antics of the ‘Tea Party’.   The ‘members’ (a very loose term) of this confederacy seem to be an odd collection of anti-statists that range from libertarians to gun-rights advocates to anti-tax zealots to ‘birthers’ to militia members and appear to include a fair [...]

Employment Up!

Pulling for Victory

There are some good signs about the economy.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employers in Maryland added 35,000 jobs in March – the most of any state.

To be sure, some of the increase simply reflects people going back to work after the devastating snowstorms of February which reduced employment that [...]

It's All Over

The highwire acts and thrilling midair twists and turns are over for another year.

The Maryland General Assembly session ended last night at 11:59 to the delight and relief of the delegates and senators.  The session was actually quieter than most ending, as always, with a flurry of bills passed on the last day of [...]

Losing our Lead

Stuck in the 20th Century

A while ago I wrote this post about how the United States is falling behind even developing countries like China and India in building high-speed rail.  Today the New York Times carries a story about an agreement the Chinese government has signed with the State of California and General Electric [...]

Are They Lost in the Desert?

Are They Lost in the Desert?

The Republicans bet everything on stopping Health Care Reform.  They opposed it at every step hoping that they could convince voters in the fall that President Obama and the Congressional Democrats couldn’t deliver.   They knew that if they stopped health care reform they would cripple Obama’s ability to get [...]

Something about Health Care?

Health Care for All

There’s a rumor going around here on the Shore that Congress has been talking about some changes to health care and health insurance and that, apparently, it has passed.  News does sometimes travel slowly and I understand that some people still don’t have a good idea what’s in the [...]

Bringing Up the Rear

1886 Theatrical Poster for 'Lost'

It’s been a busy couple of weeks and I’ve fallen behind on my posting.  I hope to catch up with all the news over the next few days, though.

Today is Census Day – the day on which we count all the people living in the country.  This is the 23rd [...]