Coming up short
In a Pyrrhic victory for the Camden crew on Salisbury City Council, fellow Council member Laura Mitchell glumly announced she had fallen short of the required number of signatures needed to place the...
View ArticleA pair of follow-ups
Just to update a couple stories I’ve featured recently… You likely recall the story about the Hudson farm in Berlin and their trouble with environmentalists determined to extract their pound of flesh...
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Third Friday August in pictures and text
It certainly is the dog days of summer, and for the first time in over a year I found myself at a 3rd Friday celebration downtown. Here are the artists preparing for the event beforehand. I’ll admit...
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2013 Salisbury Festival in pictures and text
After missing the event last year because I was out of town, I got to return to the Salisbury Festival this year for one occurrence. (Unless the date of the MDGOP convention is changed for next year...
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37th annual Tawes Crab and Clam Bake in pictures and text
As is often the case, it was exceedingly hot, quite humid, and a sprinkle of rain fell on the Somers Cove Marina. But thousands braved all that for crabs, clams, and hot and cold running politicians....
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Showing how useful we on the Shore are
You know, it’s interesting. While Republican gubernatorial candidates come down, talk to the people, and press the flesh at open (or at least nominally priced) events, those on the other side are going...
View ArticleJoining the fray the Eastern Shore way
It’s a scenario of “better late than never”, but Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler will spend time on the Eastern Shore as part of his announcement tour next week. While he officially...
View ArticleThe first real poll
Yesterday the latest Maryland Poll from Gonzales Research came out (h/t Maryland Reporter), and it suggests that we have a long way to go in educating the voters of this state about the real facts at...
View ArticleTwenty bucks is twenty bucks
The “rain tax” is probably coming to Salisbury. Eager to jump on that bandwagon, the Daily Times reports that Salisbury City Council unanimously agreed to move a bill to create a stormwater utility...
View Article2014 Wicomico County NAACP forum draws county candidates (part 2)
On Friday I discussed the portion of the forum dealing with the aspirants for County Executive, so today I turn my attention to those running for the seven County Council seats. A total of 15 people...
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Muir Boda for County Council
If you have only one vote in the Republican primary for County Council at-large here in Wicomico County, make it count. Vote for Muir Boda. This year’s at-large County Council election is unique in two...
View ArticleCohen out, so who will be in?
It came as a surprise to many that Salisbury City Council member Terry Cohen resigned with a little over a year left on her term. Citing her family’s “major life changes” she’s resigning as of August...
View ArticlePosing as the saviors
Perhaps it’s a case of sour grapes because he wasn’t asked to the photo-op and his opponent was, but Mike McDermott makes the case that the three politicians plastered across a recent edition of the...
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Engaging the students
As they have in previous election cycles, the Salisbury University campus group PACE involved themselves with a candidate meet and greet this afternoon on the SU campus. While it looked somewhat modest...
View ArticleCAR/Salisbury Independent forum part 1: Wicomico County offices
As I noted the other day when I broached the subject, more than a dozen candidates shared the stage for a forum sponsored in part by the Coastal Association of Realtors and the Salisbury Independent...
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The straight-ticket election
Most newspapers will use their Sunday edition before the election to either make the most key endorsement, such as for governor or president, or summarize their endorsements into a ballot guide for...
View ArticleAn anticlimactic November
One reason the Salisbury city elections were changed beginning this year was the abysmal turnout they usually had in the spring. Sadly, turnout will likely be lower still thanks to the lack of a...
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Tales of a community barbecue
Yesterday was a pleasant day for a barbecue, and as it turned out City Council candidate Muir Boda had one. In the space of a half-hour Doverdale Park went from abandoned to buzzing with activity – and...
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Third Friday September 2015 in pictures and text
Tonight I had a choice: expand once again on a topic I wrote about for today’s Patriot Post or go to Third Friday and see the sights. Our military prowess is important, but this one was more fun....
View ArticleCampaign finance, Salisbury style
With just a week to go before the election, we finally learned who was giving and receiving the most money of the dozen-plus candidates running for office in the city of Salisbury. (Thanks to the...
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