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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Donnamarie Needle - Mt. Airy: THE RIGHT PLAN FOR THE FUTURE? OR A KNEE JERK REACTION?

THE RIGHT PLAN FOR THE FUTURE? OR A KNEE JERK REACTION? http://frederick.want2dish.com/articles/318/stir_it_up/editorial/2010/12/02/the_right_plan_for_the_future_or_a_knee_jerk_reaction



On Monday, Dec. 6, the Mt. Airy Town Council will render its decision on the controversial I-70 annexation request.

Mt. Airy is no stranger to annexation controversy.  However, this time it appears the tables are turned. For the most part, those who have always fought against annexation, support the I-70 annexation. Those who have been proponents of annexations in the past are extremely skeptical and are still waiting for answers to their concerns. 

According to the Carroll County Times, the rezoning of a 600-acre area south of I-70 for business and industrial purposes was part of a draft comprehensive plan also known as Pathways to Carroll’s Future Landscape...  http://frederick.want2dish.com/articles/318/stir_it_up/editorial/2010/12/02/the_right_plan_for_the_future_or_a_knee_jerk_reaction

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

The Republican Farm Team

December 1, 2010

The Republican Farm Team   http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4087
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In the days following the November 2 state and national midterm elections, pundits have superficially opined at great length as to the depth and meaning of the phoenix-like resurgence of the Republican Party on the national level.

Beyond the media bright lights and glamour focused on the national contests, the number of Republicans voted into local and state offices lends us a better fundamental nuts and bolts gauge for the future of the GOP.

Writing for the Oregon Statesman, my Capitolbeat reporters’ association colleague, Peter Wong, called the November midterm elections a political hurricane when he recently reported on a presentation by Tim Storey, a senior fellow with the National Conference of State Legislatures...  

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Besides, I have never been a fan of the “great person” theory of history.

In Ms. Bykowicz’ article she quotes Mr. Murphy to wisely note: “We turned a pretty good election into a defeat,” Murphy said, describing how Ehrlich's loss overshadowed the local gains. “It's our own fault. We focused all our attention like a laser on one person, one position. And we've got to stop doing that.”

In Carroll and Frederick counties, Republican leadership appears to be much more public policy fundamentals-driven than that of the cult of personality.

According to Ms. Bykowicz, “When … officials are sworn in next month, 15 of the state's 23 counties will be run at the local level by Republicans. Nine of those won't have a single Democrat in their governing body – a phenomenon Republican blogger Richard Cross described as ‘Maryland's red underbelly.’ ”

Or what I refer to as the Republican farm team.

However, to paraphrase my McDaniel College political science professor, Dr. Herb Smith, “Now comes the hard part – governing.”

...  http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4087

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Recent articles by Kevin Dayhoff in Explore Carroll http://www.explorecarroll.com/

Recent articles by Kevin Dayhoff in Explore Carroll 
http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2010/11/recent-articles-by-kevin-dayhoff-in.html

    Photojournalist Phil Grout shows decades of work at Birdie's Cafe in Westminster
    Published November 7, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    Phil Grout, an award-winning photojournalist, fine art photographer appeared for the opening of a retrospective show of his work at Birdie's Cafe Gallery in Westminster, this evening.The show titled “44/40,” spans over four decades of Grout's work, from ... ...
    A-Maizing Quest in Westminster
    Published September 25, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    It's a official: The crop circles found outside of Westminster are the work of Carroll County Ag Center volunteers -- and not the work of space aliens.Now open and continuing through the end of October, the Ag Center is featuring more than 2 miles of ... ...
    History and humor prevail at annual Corbit's Charge weekend
    Published June 29, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    The smells of campfires, gun smoke and southern fried chicken joined forces with the sounds of children and minstrel musicians playing last Saturday at the Corbit's Charge encampment at 224 N. Center St. in Westminster.All were smothered with the sticky ... ...

Squeals on Wheels Published January 31, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
The Chesapeake Roller Derby team Mutiny defended the ship well, but it was the South Jersey Derby Girls who rolled to a 56-29 victory Jan. 23 in the first-ever roller derby event at the Danele Shipley Memorial Arena at the Carroll County Ag Center, in ... ...




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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Belle Grove Square Holiday House tour in Westminster slated for Dec. 11, 2010 3-8 p.m.

DAYHOFF: Touring history, and holiday finery, at Belle Grove Square

Eagle Archive By Kevin Dayhoff


At the last meeting of the Westminster mayor and Common Council, two venerable and historic Westminster neighborhoods were placed under zoning protections in an effort to preserve and protect them for future generations. (See page 5. http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4960/westminster-officials-adopt-zoning-changes-willis-street-belle-grove/)

The two neighborhoods involved in the adopted zoning changes, Belle Grove Square and Willis Street, are steeped in history and tradition in Westminster.

The origins of Belle Grove Square date back to 1866…


Fast-forwarding, folks will have the opportunity to tour the historic Belle Grove Square neighborhood Dec. 11, 3-8 p.m., when the community opens its doors for the Westminster Historic District Commission's biannual Historic Holiday House Tour.

The last time the community had the opportunity to celebrate its historic homes was on the occasion of the first holiday house tour in 1996. Bruce DeVault, the president of the neighborhood association, is excited about the tour. He said it'll be a unique opportunity to see inside some of Westminster's hidden treasures.

The tour "is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the history of our town," said Melissa Hynes, Westminster's comprehensive planner.

Tickets -- $10 in advance; $12 at the door -- are on sale at the city administrative offices, City Hall, the Historical Society, Carroll Arts Center and the Hickory Stick.



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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Kevin Dayhoff: On the frontline of the immigration debate in Phoenix AZ shar.es/XaJkN

Kevin Dayhoff: On the frontline of the immigration debate in Phoenix AZ shar.es/XaJkN


DAYHOFF: Wish you were here, especially those who passed through... shar.es/XaJkN

Explore Carroll: By Kevin Dayhoff I was in Phoenix, Ariz., last week for a reporters'...  […]  When he's not gawking at the Grand Canyon…

I was in Phoenix, Ariz., last week for a reporters' conference, Capitolbeat, and the ironies were in abundance...

It was on the date of my visit, Nov. 12, 1954, that Ellis Island, the gateway to the United States and the symbol of American the immigrant experience, closed after more than 12 million immigrants passed through its gates since opening in 1892...

It should be noted that Congress hasn't formally acted on the issue since the last immigration reform measures were passed in 1986 -- a point not lost on New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson when he addressed the Capitolbeat conference....

http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/4945/wish-you-were-here-especially-those-who-passed-through-ellis-island/

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November 18, 2010
Immigration Reform  http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4064
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The new Congress may have a better chance at enacting comprehensive immigration reform than the Democrat-controlled Congress of the last two-years and since the election of President Barack Obama…  http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4064

November 17, 2010
Arizona Boycott: The Other Side  http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4058
Kevin E. Dayhoff
“I’m glad you are not boycotting Arizona,” observed New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson last Saturday at a breakfast presentation at the Capitolbeat statehouse reporters’ annual conference in downtown Phoenix, AZ…  http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4058

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Kevin Dayhoff - The Tentacle: Thanksgivings’ Traditions – Past and Present

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November 24, 2010

Thanksgivings’ Traditions – Past and Present
Kevin E. Dayhoff  http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4072
Today, historians bicker over when and where the first Thanksgiving took place in America; and pundits opine upon its meaning. According to some, the roots of our American Thanksgiving tradition began when 102 Pilgrims left Plymouth, England, in July 1620 to escape religious persecution.

They came to the New World as illegal immigrants and founded a colony of their own so that they could practice their beliefs without fear of retribution, and to be free to persecute others who don’t believe as they do or speak their language.

But essentially they wanted to practice their religion without government interference, and since the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) did not exist at the time, they were allowed to do so.

Since the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) did not exist at the time, they were able to travel freely without surrendering all their personal freedoms and sense of privacy, or being degraded, humiliated and treated like common criminals simply because they wanted to travel...  http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4072

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