Thnigs That Make Me Shake My Head: A “Spiteful” County Council

Y’all see this, right? The Columbia Flier says that the county council harbors “spite” towards our County Executive Allan Kittleman over his nominations for the Planning Board and Human Rights Commission. I won’t rehash the dirty details because I’m sure you can read but what makes my ass itch is the way the Flier wants … Continue reading →

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 →

How St. John can really make a difference

Forgive me in this post but I’m feeling a bit cynical today. I’ve been working out a little too hard lately. Well here we go. In the wake of the Trayvon Martin travesty that has literally stunned the nation (although I don’t know why we’re stunned.) St. John Baptist Church is having a community discussion … Continue reading →

CPS3 and African-Americans. Why aren’t they reaching out to all of us?

Well after my pitch about the need for African-Americans to support CPS3 in Howard County, I braved the rain and a potential tornado to formally enroll yesterday. Of course needles are not my strong point (see photo below). I was thinking about this study and African-Americans in DC. (For those of you who are new … Continue reading →