Two local candidates get Maryland Right to Life endorsement
For those of you who consider abortion a key campaign issue, it will interest you to know that Maryland Right to Life has endorsed just two area candidates, both Republican and both from District 38....
View ArticleA post-primary look back
I actually started this a couple weeks ago, when writing about Ron George’s last stand, and just added to it here and there every couple days – if only to keep it atop the queue. Regarding Ron, it was...
View ArticleWCRC meeting – August 2014
Safely ensconced in our new headquarters, the Wicomico County Republican Club held its first official meeting there, with the special guest speaker being State’s Attorney Matt Maciarello. Matt has the...
View ArticleDistrict 38C House: Davis vs. Carozza
It’s a lot like yesterday’s report on Senate District 37: the Republican has a wide fundraising lead on a Democrat. But in this case, we’re looking at an open District 38C seat with no incumbent. And...
View ArticleWCRC Crab Feast 2014 in pictures and text
Every year I go to the WCRC Crab Feast I take this shot because I like it. The same seems to be true about the Wicomico County Republican Club Crab Feast, as people come back year after year because...
View ArticleThe Eastern Shore Victory Headquarters is christened
After a week’s delay caused by the untimely passing of Sylvia “Cookie” Harris, wife of our esteemed Congressman, we finally opened our local Republican headquarters to a crowd of about 75 people. The...
View ArticleDistrict 37 House: the five contenders
For my final look this round at local races, I decided to do both Districts 37A and 37B in one feel swoop, mainly because the District 37A is already set in Sheree Sample-Hughes. She had a free ride...
View ArticleA return
I wanted to remind people that I do take advertising, and last night I placed the return of District 38C candidate Mary Beth Carozza on site. It brings up the point that three candidates now believe...
View ArticleEngaging the students
As they have in previous election cycles, the Salisbury University campus group PACE involved themselves with a candidate meet and greet this afternoon on the SU campus. While it looked somewhat modest...
View ArticleFrom heckler to friend of hunters?
The other day I came across an interesting photo of District 38C Delegate candidate Judy Davis. In case you were wondering, she’s running as the Democrat against Mary Beth Carozza in the newly-created...
View ArticleTime to do the deed
Today is the day that tiny percentage of Maryland registered voters who actually do this begin going to the polls for early voting. I know some of my party cohorts will be out at the Civic Center...
View ArticleMore Maryland Right to Life endorsements
Back in June, I noted that two local officeseekers who did not have a primary challenge garnered the backing of Maryland Right to Life. Last week I found out two more local candidates who survived a...
View ArticleThe spread of success
A few days ago I, along with other Central Committee members and “interested parties,” received a memo from the Congressional campaign of Andy Harris. While the information I received probably isn’t...
View ArticleA look ahead: 2015 in Maryland
While many of the fiscal issues that dogged the state in 2014 are still around – and have continued to worsen with each revelation of another revenue shortfall – the personnel in place to address the...
View ArticleWicomico’s Fab Five
Tomorrow a unique chapter in Wicomico County history will begin as our five-member delegation to the Maryland House of Delegates will all simultaneously begin their careers in Annapolis as part of an...
View ArticleTruing the vote: Maryland bills of interest
By Cathy Keim. I received a mass email from Delegate Neil Parrott a couple of days ago and he mentioned a Voter ID bill that he was introducing this session. I decided to check out what voter integrity...
View ArticleWicomico elected school board takes a big step
Update 2/18: Hearings are scheduled for both bills now: SB730 on March 18 and HB1040 on March 19. Friday the 13th may be considered an unlucky day by many, but it was the day a crossfiled pair of bills...
View ArticleWCRC meeting – March 2015
Those members who attended last night’s Wicomico County Republican Club meeting got a somewhat different perspective on the Annapolis political arena. Instead of hearing from one of our representatives...
View ArticleThird Friday, April 2015
Trust me, I like going to 3rd Friday, particularly the outdoor version. But last night they had a special guest who brought a few of his friends. I have Mary Beth Carozza to thank for that photo, but...
View ArticleThe other side of session
Since the General Assembly session came to a close last week, I’ve received my share of end-of-session wrap-ups from a number of members. But one has stood out because it focused as much on what wasn’t...
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