Cheers Dr. Calvin Ball!!

Do me a favor. If you see Dr. Calvin Ball, District 2 Representative on the County Council, buy him a beer. Buy him a slurpee. Give him 4 tickets to an Oriole’s game (not the cheap seats). Or simply pat him on the back and say “thank you”. The County Council finally passed the nutritional … Continue reading →

Things that Make Me Shake My Head: Guns in Ho Co Public Buildings

I know I’ve been in a bubble lately but am I reading this right? My fellow Ho Co Blogger Tom Coale posted this last week. There is no prohibition against bringing  firearms into county-owned buildings on Howard County like the library, the courthouse, county hall (George Howard Bldg.)? Seriously??? This is sum bull!! Ok. Bull … Continue reading →

The County Government Resets

  Guess where I was last night. Yup!! I got the golden ticket to go to the installation ceremony of the county council and the county executive. It was a lovely, lovely, LOVELY ceremony. Jazz band, poinsettias, programs printed on good paper, two beautiful prayers delivered and a lady coughing heavily right next to me … Continue reading →

Spotted: Council Member Behaving “Goodly”

So Saturday morning my son and I was boppin’ along to my neighborhood Giant in Dorsey Search over here in Weinstein Country. I was in my own world on the MYOB tip when this super friendly teenager smiles and explains that they’re having a food drive. She handed me a flier with a “grocery list” … Continue reading →

Three HoCo Politico Women to Watch

I know how badly you want to read and hear more about the election tomorrow so here’s my opinion for what it’s worth. I am big supporter of women in politics. From the challenging of women’s reproductive rights, to idiots in Congress recklessly “defining” rape to the fight against raising the minimum wage and granting … Continue reading →