SHA Presenting Leeds Ramp Plans Wednesday
Presentation at Arbutus Middle School to address inner loop access problems.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Court Orders Recognition Of Out-Of-State Gay Marriages
Ruling stems from divorce case filed by a couple married in California in 2008.
UPDATED (5:12 p.m.)—Same-sex marriages legally performed out of state must be recognized by Maryland Courts, according to a decision issued Friday by Maryland’s highest court. “Maryland courts will withhold recognition of a valid foreign marriage only if that marriage is ‘repugnant’ to State public policy,” wrote Court of Appeals Judge Glenn Harrell Jr. in the 7-0 decision. Legal experts and Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler said the decision has both immediate and long-term effects—even as the state moves toward a possible referendum on the recently passed law allowing same-sex marriage in the state. Gansler, who in 2010 issued what he called “a forecast” opinion predicting the court would ultimately recognize out-of-state same-…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
New Traffic Signal Planned for Southwestern Boulevard
Light at Linden Avenue next to firehouse will be coordinated with signal at East Drive to speed traffic through Arbutus.
The state plans to install a new traffic signal intended to relieve chronic congestion through Arbutus produced by commuters from the MARC Halethorpe Station, according to officials. The new light at Southwestern Boulevard and Linden Avenue will be coordinated with the existing light at Linden and East Drive to facilitate the smooth flow of traffic. On most weekday afternoons, a steady stream of cars carrying MARC station commuters snakes through Arbutus toward the ramp leading to the Beltway inner loop that runs off Leeds Avenue. The bumper-to-bumper traffic is not only an inconvenience to commuters, but can interfere with responses of the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department through a major route, officials said. Much of the problem will be…
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Mike McAuliffe
7:13 am on Monday, May 21, 2012
I like the traffic light idea as a remedy to the congestion. The MARC station has become wildly popular with DC commuters in the past couple of years, and it has brought much unwanted transient rush hour traffic to Halethorpe and Arbutus. Progress moves forward though. Though MARC stations benefit Marylanders as a whole, the large ones can negatively impact a neighborhood. For the most part the … more ›
44 Years Ago on Frederick Road: Draft Records Burned With Napalm
The anti-war protest of the Catonsville Nine May 17, 1968 influenced the country in turning against the Vietnam War.
Forty-four years ago Thursday, nine men and women entered what was then the Selective Service office on Frederick Road in Catonsville, removed hundreds of draft records and burned them with homemade napalm outside of the building. Located on the second floor of the Knights of Columbus building on Frederick and Beaumont, the small local draft board was suddenly thrust into the national spotlight. Perpetrated by what became known as the Catonsville Nine, the group of Catholic missionaries were morally opposed to the military engagement in Vietnam. The nine included poet and former priest Daniel Berrigan, his brother Philip Berrigan, also a former priest, and seven others. In 1980, the Berrigan brothers and six others formed The Plowshares …
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Lorna D. Rudnikas
5:31 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
I too have not lived in any time of total peace.Your thoughts and words are profoundly moving. Your longing question regarding whether we will ever learn that "war" is not the answer....sadly, very sadly, sometimes war ends up being the only answer (i.e., WWII) more ›
McDonough: Inner Harbor Terrorized by 'Black Youth Mobs'
Baltimore County Republican calls for State Police patrols and to declare tourist area "a no travel zone."
The Inner Harbor area of Baltimore City is being terrorized by "black youth mobs" and city and state officials are "covering it up," according to one Baltimore County Republican. "This has been going on for years," said Del. Pat McDonough, a Middle River Republican who also represents part of Harford County. "I have a responsibility as an elected official to bring this to the public's attention," the delegate said, adding that "roving mobs of black youth are responsible for the attacks." A spokesman for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake declined to comment directly to McDonough's remarks. "Del. McDonough's sad and racially-charged publicity stunt is not deserving of a response and Mayor Rawlings-Blake is proud of the men and women of the …
JD1
10:29 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Got to witness and diffuse yet another example of a fine group of five young lads harassing a young lady exiting a nail salon in Perry Hall this evening. They followed her into the parking lot and surrounded her car and dropped a series of degrading remarks and comments. She was absolutely terrified. They were dressed in white t-shirts and jeans that were hanging down so half do their ass was … more ›
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Legislature Approves Tax Hike, Pension Shift
Governor calls budget package "good for all Marylanders." Republicans say burden to local governments may force county governments to increase taxes.
The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval Wednesday to a package of three bills that increases taxes on some state residents, shifts part of teacher pensions to local governments and undoes the so-called "doomsday budget." The votes Wednesday afternoon capped the three-day special session called by Gov. Martin O'Malley in order to override more than $500 million in cuts made in a budget passed in early April. The Senate approved the same three bills Tuesday. As part of the package, legislators approved by a vote of 86-51 what amounts to a 50-50 split of teacher pension costs with local governments. The split will be phased in over the next four years beginning July 1 with the new budget year. That bill also includes a doubling of…
DS
8:48 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Janet - the people that vote for OWEmalley don't pay the taxes so they don't care. It is too late we are outnumbered - I would leave the State if you want relief more ›
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Councilman Acknowledges Forgotten Super Bowl Trip
Republican Todd Huff went to the 2011 game in Dallas with a shopping center and apartment complex owner.
Todd Huff says he's not a big football fan, but in 2011 he attended at least four games, including taking a trip to Dallas to see the Super Bowl with a local shopping center and apartment complex owner. The games highlight a hole that the State Ethics Commission says exists in legislation passed by the County Council earlier this year. The legislation was meant to bring county law substantially into sync with the state ethics law. Huff, a Timonium Republican, attended at least four games in 2011, including the Super Bowl. He wrote about the games, which include three Baltimore Ravens games, on his official council Facebook page. Tickets to one of the games were provided by Merritt Properties, as first reported by the Baltimore Sun. None of…
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John Gasparini
5:38 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
that paycheck is a pitance for a guy that is involved in a multi-store goodyear distributorship... I think he has been going to the superbowl with his landlord for many years and this is simply a non-event! Plus he has been busting his but for the county. more ›
Marylanders Rally Against Pit Bull Court Opinion
Protestors argued that pit bulls are being unfairly targeted by the Maryland Court of Appeals.
Annapolis resident Stehle Harris is afraid she won't have a home. As the owner of a bull terrier, Harris said the recent Maryland Court of Appeals opinion that pit bulls and pit bull crossbreeds are dangerous could lead to a slippery slope. The opinion also states that landlords can prohibit the dogs from their properties. "I think pit bulls capacity to do damage is no greater than a chihuahua," she said. "I'm more apprehensive about smaller dogs." Harris was one of a group of Marylanders protesting the court's opinion at Lawyer's Mall in Annapolis on Tuesday afternoon. Erin Harty, of Baltimore, said Harris' fears aren't unfounded. As a volunteer at Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, she said the center is already being …
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ESPinCC
9:49 pm on Sunday, May 20, 2012
Psychopaths: proven to have no empathy for animals. Thanks for the head's up Sam - now we know who to keep an eye on in this community. more ›
Details of Leeds Beltway Ramp Replacement Released
SHA holding public meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 6-8 p.m. at AMS.
The State Highway Administration has released specific plans and a timetable for replacing the Leeds Avenue inner loop Beltway ramp, a change intended to improve public safety and the flow of traffic from the MARC Halethorpe Station. A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, from 6-8 p.m. in the Arbutus Middle School cafeteria for officials to present the plan, which includes the replacement of the inner loop bridge over Benson Avenue, the Amtrak/MARC rail line, Southwestern Boulevard and Leeds Avenue. The inner loop ramp to the Beltway, located on the 4900 block of Leeds Avenue, has been a problem since it was constructed decades ago. In the afternoons, commuters from the MARC station snake along Linden Avenue through Arbutus, …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
County Changes Police Promotions Exam as Federal Review Looms
New interview process aims to make the Baltimore County police more responsible, accountable for selecting its leaders.
Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson threw out a more than three-decades old promotions policy just days before a class of sergeants was to take standardized oral interviews to become lieutenants. The change comes amid a looming U.S. Department of Justice inquiry into the county's hiring and promotions practices within the police and fire departments. The change involves who interviews prospective candidates for promotion. Until now, interviews had been conducted by outside law enforcement personnel. Now, those interviews will be conducted by officials who work for Baltimore County. "I have not determined the motivation of the administration as to why this change was instituted," said Cole Weston, president of the Fraternal Order of …
I mean it
12:17 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
Why would anyone allow an unvalidated process to continue? ...Unvalidated processes continue all the time; it's the reason we have Equal Protection lawsuits at all. A large part of the problem is with the panel of in-house people, and just because "the government's doing it" does not make it legal. If the new process requires that one white female, two black males, one white male, and Adrienne … more ›
wilson
9:11 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
them folks in africa might have it right by executin those gay people. god dont like it. more ›