Gilchrest staffers support Democrat
By Tom LoBianco
Washington Times
March 14, 2008
Top staffers to Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest, the Republican incumbent defeated in the recent primaries, are backing the Democrat in November, complicating the party’s chances of keeping the congressional seat in the largely Democratic district on the Eastern Shore.
Gilchrest Chief of Staff Tony Caligiuri and other […]
National Regrets and Paying for Reagan-Bush Policies
Our current list of national economic difficulties and governmental failures is a direct result of nearly 30 years of failed Republican policies. We are paying the price in many ways for our national love affair with slick, emotionally appealing Republican political rhetoric and candidates. We can no longer ignore […]
House Passes Mortgage Fraud, Foreclosure Rescue Bills
By Annapolis Digest
Friday, March 21, 2008
The House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed bills yesterday creating a criminal statute allowing authorities to prosecute mortgage fraud and prohibiting “foreclosure rescue transactions,” in which homeowners are tricked into signing over residences to third parties.
Teen Driver Bill Passes Unanimously
Senate Approves Capital Budget
Malt Drink Bill […]
From the Club President’s Desk:
Thanks to all Cecil County Democrat Club members for their help and enthusiasm over the past year. Our club has made many contributions, though sometimes unnoticed, to the betterment of our county, and has given members and citizens at least an introduction to many of the important issues that […]
Kratovil Prevails in Congressional Primary, will face Harris in November
Incumbent Gilchrest Knocked Out by Republicans, making 1st District open contest first time in 18 years
Bailey, Weygand to run for Dist. 1 & 5 Commissioner Vacancies
Obama Takes Md., Eastern Shore but loses in Cecil
For the […]
Spitzer Bust Provides a Warning Regarding NSA Spying
by Dave Lindorff
http://www.opednews.com
I have no sympathy for New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the hot-shot prosecutor of call-girl operations who was hoist on his own petard, as it were. I mean, what a jerk! And […]
Mortgage dangers skyrocket in state
Foreclosure efforts up 150% in a year
By Jamie Smith Hopkins
Sun reporter
March 7, 2008
The number of Maryland borrowers in danger of losing their homes is increasing at a dizzying pace.
Lenders were trying to foreclose on more than 13,000 homeowners at the end of last year, up about 150 percent from a […]
Constellation files federal lawsuit against Maryland
Danielle Ulman
Daily Record Business Writer
March 4, 2008
Saying a deal is a deal, two subsidiaries of Constellation Energy Group Inc. filed suit against the state of Maryland Monday to sustain the 1999 deregulation settlement.
The suit, filed in federal court, also seeks to recover the “unconstitutional taking” of $386 million from […]
U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski endorses Frank Kratovil; tells Talbot audience Kratovil has “the Right Stuff”
U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski endorsed Frank Kratovil, candidate for Maryland’s First Congressional District, at the Talbot Democratic Forum’s annual meeting on March 2 at a packed Avalon Theater in Easton.
“Frank Kratovil has the character and values that will […]