That’s what some say about a proposed development known as “Terrapin Run” in Eastern Allegany County, Maryland, but the truth may in fact be much different. The concept of “growth vs. conservation” is not a new one, but in addition to an old concept being run out before the public again, the same age-old reactions […]

An article in the Baltimore Sun highlights the continued fight over the dismissal of a state employee who was fired the day after being quoted in The Sun about a land deal that saw the state overpaying for farmland on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The kicker? The owner of the land was a for-profit company that […]

Titans of business tend to have similar personalities. They’re the men and women often described as “Type A” or “alpha.” They’re aggressive, indefatigable, confident (bordering on cocky) and they get things done. As it turns out, they often turn to the same sources for reading material as well. Ask a dozen business leaders and entrepreneurs […]

I found a blog post from late August in the Baltimore Sun that cites the highly publicized census report on state-by-state income. As some of you may know, Maryland is now the state with the highest median income in the country. The post pointed out that, in Maryland, the median income for women was 81.4% […]

On the surface, a recent law passed in Maryland, the “Living Wage” law, may appear to be a coup for employees and would-be employees in Maryland. The law raises the minimum wage for employees working for state contractors to $11.30 per hour for those in the Baltimore-DC area and to $8.50 per hour for those […]

Huh? OK, if you think that the current income tax system is not a legally sanctioned version of me taking your wallet and running, let me know. I will, however, be sure to heap scorn and vitriolic abuse upon you with such vehemence that you’ll wonder how words can hurt so much.
Just a reminder though […]

Whether it will actually take effect or not is unknown, but the U.S. Senate has just voted, 94-0, to add to a minimum wage bill a federal contracting ban for businesses in violation of federal immigration laws. The initial bill is intended to raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per […]

The problems that plague the American educational system are far too numerous and far too complex to completely address in this article. Rather, we will take a brief look at No Child Left Behind, its failings, and some new proposals that may help to improve the deteriorating situation in our public schools. As a few […]

According to an article in the Malaysia Star, the meteoric stock prices of Google and other California-based tech firms, billions of dollars are being collected to generate new jobs and fund other social programs in California. The Governator and the California Department of Finance are reaping the income tax windfall from top executives at some […]

Latin immigrants in the United States, both legal and illegal, are leaving the country or moving around within the U.S. in increasing numbers of late, and it has nothing to do with border patrols, fence-building and immigration legislation. Asked why they’re leaving, many note that the type of available work that made the U.S. so […]