Election Calendar: August 30 - September 12, 2010
The Election Calendar gets fairly sparse now as candidates prepare for the actual balloting. Most of the action over the next couple weeks is at the ballot box. But there are a few events, planned...
View ArticleA campaign weekend in pictures and text (part 1)
Over the last weekend there were a number of political and campaign-worthy events to attend, and I made it to a few on the GOP side. This is one of two slideshows and it covers the...
View ArticleA campaign weekend in pictures and text (part 2)
It was a bipartisan event on Sunday in the small Wicomico County village of Sharptown, but as always in a forum setting the candidates well outnumbered the members of the general public. Wicomico...
View ArticleCampaigning as usual bad for one businessman
Onetime TEA Party organizer and Wicomico County Council hopeful Chris Lewis is also a business owner. And while he's not a complete stranger to the political process, recent events surrounding his...
View ArticleElection Calendar: September 6-19, 2010
Early voting is the highlight of this edition, with the actual primary election not far behind. Those who are safely through the primary have some events planned, though. I was informed by John...
View ArticleA list of tax raisers
Recently I stumbled across a list of candidates who've pledged their support an initiative sponsored by the advocacy group 'Health Care for All!' This initiative, dubbed the Lorraine Sheehan Health...
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District 38A hopeful gathers gun endorsements
One can't quite call her Maryland's answer to Sarah Palin yet, but District 38A hopeful Julie Brewington is holding her own with the boys insofar as getting endorsements from Second Amendment groups...
View ArticleElection Calendar: September 13-26, 2010
This is sort of a slack Election Calendar simply because the primary election looms and the number of candidates will be cut significantly. Why plan an event if you're eliminated? I also dropped the...
View ArticleMitchell, Otto biggest surprises in primary
There wasn't a whole lot of drama in last night's election results around Wicomico County save for the slow pace of counting returns. But by the time all was counted, our fair county had mostly...
View ArticleEhrlich makes visit to SU, boosts Republicans
Taking a tone more like a speech to graduates than a campaign appearance (such as this one in April), Republican candidate for Governor Bob Ehrlich stopped by Salisbury University this afternoon to...
View ArticleElection Calendar: September 20 - October 3, 2010
With fewer candidates, there are fewer events upcoming. But some of them are pretty interesting.Wednesday, September 22 - Peter and Judy Jackson host a fundraiser for Wicomico County Executive...
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Maciarello: I'll keep Ruark for Foxwell case
According to a Greg Latshaw piece in today's Daily Times, Republican State's Attorney candidate Matt Maciarello has promised to keep current State's Attorney Davis Ruark employed as a special...
View ArticleElection Calendar: September 27 - October 10, 2010
Monday, September 27 - The monthly meeting of the Wicomico County Republican Club will be held at the Chamber of Commerce Building at 144 E. Main Street in Salisbury beginning at 6:30 p.m. Speaker...
View ArticleMills focuses District 37A campaign on small business
It's always a struggle to upend a 12-year incumbent from the Maryland House of Delegates, but first-time candidate Dustin Mills may have found the Achilles heel of current Delegate Rudy Cane by...
View ArticleNOvember is Coming bus tour sets lone Maryland stop
The title is not a misprint - Americans for Prosperity is actually dubbing the bus stop part of the NOvember is Coming tour. It's slated to appear at Adam's Ribs in Fruitland (219 N. Fruitland...
View ArticleElection Calendar: October 4-17, 2010
Monday, October 4 - District 37A Delegate candidate Dustin Mills will host a Small Business fundraiser from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Market Street Inn, 130 West Market Street in Salisbury. Cost is $30...
View ArticleElection Calendar: October 11-24, 2010
Looks like the fundraising is about over and the forums are taking center stage.Tuesday, October 12 - The last day to register to vote for this year's election.Wednesday, October 13 - The Salisbury...
View ArticlePusey reveals economic plan
In a bid to break a decades-long Democratic stranglehold on District 38B Delegate seats, GOP challenger Marty Pusey has put together a three-pronged economic approach to bring jobs back to her...
View ArticleElection Calendar: October 18-31, 2010
Monday, October 18 - The Coastal Association of Realtors presents a Wicomico County candidates forum beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Fountains, 1800 Sweetbay Drive in Salisbury.At Guerrreri Hall's...
View ArticlePusey receives key business group endorsement
One of several local candidates to score 100 percent on the Maryland Business for Responsive Government questionnaire, Marty Pusey was proud to announce her endorsement from the group. As they wrote,...
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