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In 2006, Salisbury University kicked off an ambitious fundraising campaign, hoping to raise $25 million to help support its academic programs, campus facilities and improvements and community outreach, and scholarship funding. Six years later, at its conclusion, that campaign has amassed more than anyone imagined possible --nearly $40 million in all.
Grapevine is a sampling of comments and observations on a variety of timely topics submitted by readers of The Daily Times.
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. -- Dina Galassini does not seem to pose a threat to Arizona's civic integrity. But the government of this desert community believes you cannot be too careful. And state law empowers local governments to be vigilant against the lurking danger that political speech might occur before the speakers notify the government and comply with all the speech rules.
The problem with Mitt Romney's latest boneheaded statement -- "I'm not concerned about the very poor" -- isn't the ammunition it gives political opponents eager to yank the candidate's words out of context.
Delegate Mike McDermott, R-38B, is one of 19 Maryland House members -- 14 Democrats and five Republicans --who is sponsoring a bill that would give law enforcement a break in preparing to prosecute misdemeanor child pornography cases. Maryland law now requires that charges must be filed in such cases no more than 12 months after the offense is committed. This is often a problem for several reasons.
RE: "Closed session held on city solicitor," Jan. 24; and "Ethics filing follows naming of city attorney," Jan. 25
The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce commends the Wicomico County Council for continuing the process to replace the aging Bennett Middle School.
Be an active environmentalist, not an environmental activist.
Grapevine is a sampling of comments and observations on a variety of timely topics submitted by readers of The Daily Times.
Who says Americans can't meet a challenge? We have created the ultimate redundancy: Gratuitous hype.
The Wicomico County school board is weighing options for spending reductions in a system that has seen funding reduced to levels that predate the Thornton Commission's 2002 recommendations to provide a more equitable level of funding across Maryland's 23 counties plus Baltimore City.
RE: "President has jumped on the juvenile 'it's not fair' bandwagon," Jan. 31
RE: "President has jumped on the juvenile 'it's not fair' bandwagon," Jan. 31; and "We do not have to accept 'it isn't fair' as a fact of life," Feb. 1
Grapevine is a sampling of comments and observations on a variety of timely topics submitted by readers of The Daily Times.
February is Black History Month, a time to honor the important contributions made throughout our nation's history by African-Americans. This year, I want to pay special tribute to Harriet Ross Tubman, a Marylander who was a leader of the anti-slavery resistance network known as the Underground Railroad.
There's been a heap of criticism placed upon President Barack Obama's domestic policies that have promoted government intrusion and prolonged our fiscal crisis and his foreign policies that have emboldened our enemies. Any criticism of Obama pales in comparison with what might be said about the American people who voted him in to the nation's highest office.
Today at noon, Gov. Martin O'Malley will deliver his 2012 State of the State speech. The governor will, of course, shine a positive light on his subject. Some aspects of that optimism will be well-deserved, but others, not so much.
We were recently witness to a unheralded act of cooperation by the Wicomico County Council and our county executive that needs to be acknowledged.
Can someone explain the contradictions in the Obama administration's policies?
RE: "President has jumped on the juvenile 'it's not fair' bandwagon," Jan. 31
Grapevine is a sampling of comments and observations on a variety of timely topics submitted by readers of The Daily Times.
One of the memorable slogans from the Reagan administration was "peace through strength." Reagan believed a strong defense was a safeguard against enemy attacks and the best hope of victory should America go to war.
The Chesapeake Bay dominates much of life on the Eastern Shore, often indirectly. Shore residents and businesses need clean water for the usual purposes --drinking, bathing, irrigation of lawns and crops, for example. Such water comes from underground aquifers. But seafood, fishing and tourism industries also rely on healthy waterways crisscrossing the Delmarva Peninsula, as well as the condition of the bay itself.
What was one of the most annoying things our children said when they were small? For me, it was "It's not fair -- Johnny has something I don't or he gets to do something I can't -- it's just not fair."
Grapevine is a sampling of comments and observations on a variety of timely topics submitted by readers of The Daily Times.
Americans are angry our lawmakers are not doing enough. Some are upset at the high unemployment rate; others are frustrated with bipartisan gridlock; and still others are through with our president.
The Republican presidential candidates competing for the affections of Florida voters have plenty of labels with which to tar each other. Influence peddler. Failed politician. Cayman Islands account holder. Aspiring polygamist. But perhaps the worst smear they could lob at an opponent would be to call him a compassionate conservative.
Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to shift 50 percent of the cost of teachers' pensions from the state to the counties in which they are employed has county officials scrambling --and the budget isn't even approved yet. O'Malley hopes to help close a $1.1 billion budget gap with the $239 million he expects to save with his cost-sharing proposal.
There has to be a way for Somerset County Animal Control to distinguish between house and colony cats that are taken care of and feral cats that live in the wild.
Grapevine is a sampling of comments and observations on a variety of timely topics submitted by readers of The Daily Times.
I just got a letter from Delegate Patrick McDonough, who should have been our governor. He informed me what liberal Democrat Gov. Martin O'Malley is up to. He plans on hitting us with: A 15-cent per gallon gasoline tax hike, a 200 percent increase in the flush tax, a proposed corporate tax increase, a general attack on exemptions like the family mortgage tax deduction, a possible state property tax hike, a sales on services tax increase and has proposed $500 million in new spending programs.
Immature opinions are clear to see and dangerous in today's climate. Eloquence is given points through skills taught in school; however, what cannot be found is wisdom, logic and common sense. Those espousing the current zeitgeists are more intent on proving their ignorance in the most eloquent way possible and showing hatred for all things graceful.
So, it turns out that the cool cat billed as "No Drama Obama" by his sycophants is actually quite the drama queen. While the White House publicly pretends to ignore conservative detractors of his administration, Chief Touchy-Touchy seems to be personally consumed by our critiques. Yes, mine included.
the highly partisan Maryland General Assembly, it's a rarity when a piece of legislation seems to win broad-based support. Even when a measure is an obviously good idea, there are still forces that seemingly demand its destruction. Part of that is the system that demands checks and balances; part of that is the culture of politics that trumpets petty differences.
Grapevine is a sampling of comments and observations on a variety of timely topics submitted by readers of The Daily Times.
C'mon, thoughtful people.Immediately following the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the Republicans' mission has been to defeat him, no matter what.
RE: "Retirement income is tighter than you would expect," Jan. 26
With black unemployment reaching 15.8 percent in December 2011, the highest it has been since 1984, it appears President Barack Obama's economic policies have hit black Americans harder than any other group.
I was proud to hear the president lay out a blueprint for the country to renew our American values. I believe he clearly proposed his vision to promote economic fairness for all the people. As he spoke, I was reminded of the report put out that very day that said Mitt Romney has a daily income of $50,000-plus.
The three pillars upon which the American empire was built are low transportation costs, an abundant and cheap labor force, and the perception of unlimited natural resources.
If Newt Gingrich is elected president of the United States this year, he will owe it all to his former wife, Marianne, and John King.
Peninsula Regional Medical Center was ranked among the top 5 percent of American hospitals in 26 different areas. HealthGrades, which ranks some 5,000 non-federal hospitals across the United States in safety, quality care and patient outcomes, named PRMC one of its 263 Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence in 2012, based on an analysis of data collected in 2008-10.
As a member of the Interagency Committee on School Construction, I am writing to express my support to Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt for his leadership on Bennett Middle School and for working to ensure that state dollars did not sit on the table for lack of a local match.
RE: "Let's focus on what's best for our county," Jan. 26
So far, it's been mostly fun. Now it gets a bit more serious. But it's probably not nearly as important as the press and many politicians would have you think.
By the time Newt Gingrich claimed victory in the South Carolina primary, I was in a crowded theater watching the movie about a kind of untold "American exceptionalism" the Republican candidate seems to dismiss, if not disdain.
Grapevine is a sampling of comments and observations on a variety of timely topics submitted by readers of The Daily Times.
The issue of arsenic used in poultry feed has arisen again in the 2012 Maryland legislative session with introduction of HB 167 and its companion in the state Senate, SB 207. Similar bills in past years have not become law. The Maryland legislation would prohibit a person from using, selling or distributing for use as food for poultry any commercial feed containing roxarsone or other additive containing arsenic.
RE: "Grapevine," Jan. 20; "Grapevine," Jan. 18; and "What do Republicans have against helping fellow Americans," Jan. 12
Incredibly but predictably, ultra-conservative Mark Kilmer blames the state of Maryland for the Wicomico County Council's failure to contribute a piddling sum to the cost of the new Bennett Middle School. Let's look at the facts:
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