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My Boredom with the Continuing Dixon Investigation

In what has been no terrible surprise to me, the investigation into alleged improprieties during Sheila Dixon’s time as President of the Baltimore City Council continues.  You will not count me among one of Sheila Dixon’s vociferous supporters.  As a matter of fact, I can potentially look into getting a bumper sticker that would say:
“Don’t [...]

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Barack Obama is…

Your New Bicycle.
And that just about sums up my impression of his campaign thus far.

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The Obama Effect

I did not vote in yesterday’s primary, as the weather and work wreaked havoc with my plans.  That said, I am a registered Republican, and I am not enamored with the choices my party has put forth.  Additionally, I find myself admittedly much more centrist than my party tends to be, and I find the [...]

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The Face that Launched a Thousand Gripes

Photo Credit:  Kenneth K. Lam, Baltimore Sun, 6 December 2007
Just seeing the photo above in the Sun article on the new City Council annoys me on so many different levels.  Is it me, or is she just the most unhappiest-looking person ever.  It reminds me of when I observed her with her handlers at a [...]

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As Pigtown(e) Turns

On Wednesday night, there was a meeting of the Washington Village/Pigtown Neighborhood Planning Council (WPNPC) Public Safety meeting. On account of the the rash of residential burglaries in the neighborhood, the turnout was pretty good. Some local media attention was also garnered via WBAL-TV. (If you look closely, you can see my [...]

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