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Letter to the Editor on the Comprehensive Plan

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Calvert County is set to be overrun by development. We voted for three county commissioners because they assured us during the election that they wanted to control growth. The three commissioners, along with the Department of Planning and Zoning, now want to abandon the current comprehensive plan and open Calvert County up to uncontrolled development. […]

Letter to the Editor from CAASA on Project Graduation

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On June 5th and 6th over 700 high school seniors and their guests participated in Project Graduation, an alcohol-free and drug-free celebration held on graduation night for the graduating seniors from Calvert, Huntingtown, Northern and Patuxent High Schools.    Project Graduation is an important event in Calvert County, as it provides the county’s graduating seniors an […]

DNR Secretary’s Message: June 2019

Maryland Was Made for Great Outdoors Month June marks the official start of summer — although it feels like it really began weeks ago — and June also marks National Great Outdoors Month. While this is a national celebration, no one does outdoors better than Maryland! The State of Maryland features a unique array of […]

Hogan Calls For Investigation Over Handling of Adenovirus Outbreak

At University of Maryland Letter to University System Board of Regents Voices Concerns Over Timeline, Decisions By Officials Governor Larry Hogan today sent a letter  to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents calling for an immediate investigation into the handling of the adenovirus outbreak on the University of Maryland, College Park campus that […]

Gov Hogan Pens Letter to Gov Wolfe on Bay

Governor Hogan Voices Concerns Over Pennsylvania Clean Water Progress Pens Letter to Governor Tom Wolf Offering Support In Meeting Goals for Chesapeake Bay Restoration Governor Larry Hogan, chairman of the Chesapeake Executive Council, today sent a letter  to Governor Tom Wolf regarding concerns over Pennsylvania’s clean water progress. Since before his election in 2014, Governor […]

Del Matt Morgan: Letter to Gov Hogan on TJ Bridge

To all the voters who use the Thomas Johnson Bridge (TJ Bridge) at Solomons I not sure if you heard about the controversy over the I-270/Beltway expansion project?  Apparently, there are many local objections to the project so on behalf of the St. Mary’s Delegation I authored a letter to the Governor offering another option.  […]

Letter from CAASA on Alcohol Awareness Month

Dear Editor: April is Alcohol Awareness Month.  Founded and sponsored by Facing Addiction with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), this year’s theme is:  “Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow.” No other substance is more widely used by American’s youth than alcohol, making alcoholism and alcohol-related problems the number one health problem […]

Letter to the Editor from Jennifer Horsmon

I was thrilled to hear legislation that will finally end the blatant cruelty to performance Tennessee Walking Horses known as “soring” was reintroduced in the 116th Congress by Rep. Kurt Schrader of Oregon and a strong bipartisan team. The bill, H.R.693, was renamed the U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) […]

Letter to the Editor From PFVRS

On Saturday, December 9th the Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad (PFVRS) sponsored an event “Breakfast with Santa”!  Over 50 volunteer members and their families served an old fashion home cooked breakfast to the public. They served breakfast to at least 299 adults and at least 239 children consisting of bacon, sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, waffles, […]