I believe that Mr. Surkamp monitors OJ. I am curious if he could clarify when we arrived at the precinct to "check the system." I have heard rumors that he...
I attended the Democratic Party interviews today of prospective candidates to replace Delegate Tabb in the Legislature. I was very impressed with the open,...
I read this today (11-11) in the Martinsburg Journal. Maybe it is just me and my distrust of "big brother" watching citizen's every move, but I found the...
... "Operation Green Thumb" is apparently an interesting entity. It's been cited as a source of data that is used to gain arrest warrants, but no one seems to...
Todd et al., For those interested in privacy issues I highly recommend The Electronic Privacy Information Center at www.epic.org. I think you'll be impressed....
David Hammer
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Nov 11, 2009 4:36 pm
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I read this story today (11-12) in the Hagerstown Herald and it brought up all kinds of potential problems to me. It is obvious that Shepherdstown is looking...
Todd: As Ms Robertson said in her quote in the article, in at least 20 other college towns surveyed, the students almost never organize to vote. 400 shepherd...
... Usually "right things" are based on some well-understood principle, i.e., "Do unto others, etc." "When principle is involved, be deaf to expediency!", "My...
I guess we'll see. I am not saying that it happens every election, but I would suggest from history that it only takes one "hot-button" issue to arouse the...
After reading Jim Surkamp's somewhat supine post on this subject, I can no longer resist. The best way to salvage the situation, I believe, would be for the...
... Since the dorms are partly in the town, and partly in the county, would the principle of "A single institution should be all one place, not split across an...
Ah, Joe! I don't know about that as an enduring principle of life. What then of the Delegate District from whence Mr. Tabb just resigned? How about the...
... I fear you all miss the major issue on the Shepherd dorm question. Would these students be able to vote in the next big Jefferson zoning election? Are...
David L. Woods
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Nov 12, 2009 6:59 pm
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Do we really need to keep the map with all the various classifications for land? If they are going to try to go traditional again, why not just reduce the...
The Jefferson County Board of Education has moved the second regular meeting in November to: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:00 p.m. 110 Mordington Avenue Charles...
... "Too complicated" was a frequent criticism of the new ordinance. Much of the "complication" was attempts to provide reasonable exceptions to reasonable...
(a) If annexed, obviously not. (b) If not annexed and meeting the state and county residency requirements and registering to vote, obviously, yes. Nothing...
The Jefferson County Board of Education will hold the following joint meetings with school LSIC (Local School Improvement Councils) 7:00 p.m. November 17, 2009...
The Jefferson County Board of Education will hold the following joint meetings with school LSIC (Local School Improvement Councils) 7:00 p.m. November 17, 2009...
Subdivision ordinance to be reviewed http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/527776.html?nav=5006 =============================================== ...
Early voting under way in Jefferson http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/527843.html?nav=5006 =============================================== The...
Street gang ordinance under analysis http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/527812.html?nav=5006 =============================================== ...
We're going to have to vote for the games. Jefferson County has nothing else. We've allowed ourselves to get into this perdicament, so we have to rely on...
Brunswick Music Fest looking for Graphic Artist The Brunswick Music Fest, slated for Saturday, June 19, 2010 in Brunswick, Maryland, is looking for a GRAPHIC...