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Lawmakers’ comments redacted By CRAIG O’DONNELL codonnell@thekentcountynews.com Published: Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:30 AM CDT CHESTERTOWN — Jack Broderick, candidate for Queen Anne’s commissioner, said something secret on March 4, 2009. It was at a public meeting of the Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group. He has chaired the 10-member BBRAG for five years. Broderick says it...
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On Aug. 9, 2010 I wrote a response to the outrageous article appearing in the Cecil Guardian. It appeared here under the title Journalism 101. Shortly after having written the Article, Journalism 101, I received a visit from the Publisher/Owner of the Cecil Guardian, Mr. De Freitas who was responding to a phone call...
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The following letter to the Editor was sent to the editor of The Cecil Guardian. It is self explanatory. We shall see if the paper has the ethical standards necessary to admit and correct a mistake on their part.   Dear Editor: On August, 5, 2010 The Cecil Guardian paper ran a front page article...
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“The Gazette“, Maryland’s leading Business and Legal newspaper, published an article on July 26, 2010 which addressed the question “Should Maryland hold a Constitutional Convention?” This question will appear on a ballot in November so the paper assembled some of Maryland’s best constitutional scholars including Mr. Byron Warnken, professor of Law at University of...
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Maryland’s special interest groups are busy sending their questionnaires out to the various candidates running for public office.  As a result,  the candidates are busy deciding whether to respond and to which of the questionnaires they should respond . Just in the last few days, I have received questionnaires from Maryland Business for Responsive Government (MBRG), the National Rifle...
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Delegate Mike Smigiel Press Release Contact: Andi Morony                                                                   July 17,2010 410-490-2734 For Immediate Release Smigiel Named Maryland Oystermen’s  “Legislator of the...
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Delegate Smigiel has requested that the Administrative, Executive, Legislative Review committee (AELR) have a public hearing to discuss the State Board of Elections’ proposed emergency regulations. A hearing will be held in the Joint Hearing Room in Annapolis on July 20, 2010 at 10 a.m. If you have any questions or comments please come...
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This 2nd Amendment Supporter is very Disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court. It was one of those pivital events in politics when I heard the U.S. Supreme Court had just decided by a 5-4 decision that the 2nd Amendment applies to the individual. My first reaction was a sigh of relief. I did not...
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In what amounts to a stealthy victory for Second Amendment advocates in Maryland, yesterday, the Governor signed into law a modified “Castle Doctrine” bill (SB-411). This new law will provide civil immunity for a person defending their dwelling or place of business. This immunity provides that the person is not liable for damages for...
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I was very disappointed to read the following statement by Stephanie PalKo in her “It’s All Business” article in the May 6, 2010 edition of the Cecil Guardian. Ms. Palko wrote “Everybody must have been a little tired at the Cecil County Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative wrap-up breakfast on Monday morning. They just listened...
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