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The Observer posted this in LIFE IN THE AREA, OPINION, POLITICS, Rant, State & National Politics on January 30, 2010, at 12:10 pm
Like That Will Solve The Problem
Boy, if the other guy only had a yellow license plate…. (Note: this is a mock DUI drill presented by the town of Taylorville, IL)
One of the bills being considered by our illustrious legislators this year is to issue special bright yellow license plates for over 2000 strong habitual
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EOA Staff posted this in POLITICS, State & National Politics on January 29, 2010, at 12:50 pm
Maryland Legislators Discuss Sex In Divorce
Montgomery County Delegate Luiz Simmons has introduced legislation (HB 336) to allow divorcing couples to waive the current physical separation requirement as long as they don’t have sex.
The reason behind this is that many couples are finding it difficult to financially divorce and support two households. This legislation would allow
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EOA Staff posted this in Local Politics, POLITICS, State & National Politics on January 28, 2010, at 4:27 pm
Senate President’s Son Scores Seat
And who said the “good ol’ boy network” was a thing of the past? The Washington Post is reporting that Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley has just appointed Democratic Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr.’s son to the Anne Arundel County District Court Bench.
This was Miller’s second grab at the brass
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EOA Staff posted this in POLITICS, State & National Politics on January 22, 2010, at 2:54 pm
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Bill Would Require Closed Captioning In Bars
An article this morning on MarylandReporter.com caught our eye. We are not morphing into a site that will follow every legislative bill (there are plenty of good ones that do that and MarylandReporter.com is one of them); but this jumped out.
While certainly we can all agree
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EOA Staff posted this in POLITICS, State & National Politics on January 22, 2010, at 10:54 am
Video Interview With Washington Post
In an interview with The Washington Post’s Sarah Lovenheim, Gov. Martin O’Malley shares his plans for easing health-care reform costs and reversing unemployment trends in Maryland.
EOA Staff posted this in Local Politics, POLITICS, State & National Politics on January 21, 2010, at 1:01 pm
Two Candidates Release Fundraising Stats
Joanna Conti (l) and Judd Legum(r)
OK, so Conan O’Brien has tried to sell The Tonight Show on Craigslist. It was a joke. We get it. It was funny. But what about politics? Are offices bought and sold like a commodity?
In a Utopian world, our elected leaders would be elected
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EOA Staff posted this in Events, LIFE IN THE AREA, POLITICS, State & National Politics on January 15, 2010, at 10:35 pm
A Few hundred Or A Few Thousand?
On Tuesday, a “Tea Party” rally was organized at Lawyer’s Mall in Annapolis. Our local paper led off the story with “Hundreds of conservative Tea Party activists swooped into Annapolis last night on the first day of the 2010 legislative session.” During the “Tea Party” in April 2009, they
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Americans For Prosperity To Protest At State House
The Americans For Prosperity are bringing their fiscal protests to Annapolis on January 13, 2010. According to their website, the organization’s mission is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and mobilizing those citizens as advocates in the public policy process. AFP is an organization of grassroots leaders
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EOA Staff posted this in POLITICS, State & National Politics on December 30, 2009, at 9:31 am
Gaztañaga To Run In 2010
Susan Gaztañaga (right) and Doug O'Neil, Libertarian candidates for MD Governor and Lt. Governor. (Photo: MarylandReporter.com)
Citing a need to build on 2008 performance, a Libertarian has thrown her hat into the Gubernatorial ring. According to MarylandReporter.com, Susan Gaztañaga and Doug O’Neill have been selected by the Central Committee to represent
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EOA Staff posted this in Crime News, NEWS, POLITICS, State & National Politics, Video on December 28, 2009, at 10:39 am
Child Protection Laws Must Be Enhanced
This undated picture provided on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shows Thomas J. Leggs Jr. of Salisbury, Md. The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office has charged Leggs, a registered sex offender, in the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl who is still
Continue reading How Many More Children Need To Die?
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