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  • Condo Auction in Ocean City

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    Fifteen new condominiums, and possibly as many as 80 condos, will be sold at auction Saturday at the Makai Condominium in Ocean City. The auction will be held at the condo building, 42nd Street and the Coastal Highway, beginning at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 28, by DeCaro Real Estate Auctions, Inc. Here’s [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:51pm EST
    by BJH

  • November Weekend in Ocean City, Day and Night

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    I haven’t seen so many folks on the boardwalk since . . . Let’s just say the weekend was unseasonably mild in Ocean City, considering it’s only days until Thanksgiving. How many different breeds of dog could you spot on the Boardwalk Saturday? The two humongous Newfoundland Waterdogs (above) are a [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:53pm EST
    by BJH

  • Indian Summer in Ocean City, Part 2

    To make up for the recent unpleasant (but also awesome) STORM, Ocean City, Maryland, is offering a reprise of Indian Summer, this weekend only. See, it all evens out, over time. Friday afternoon is bright sunshine and 60 degrees! Saturday promises to be a carbon copy. The Ocean City Boardwalk is [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:58pm EST
    by BJH

  • Hillary in Kabul, Michelle in Denver — Style Is Suddenly ‘IN’

    Dazzling. Amazing. Beautiful colors. Gorgeous flowers. Is this the sort of thing a secretary of state is supposed to wear on official business?  What do you call it?  Have they got it in the department stores yet? I don’t usually notice fashion, but Hillary Clinton’s colorful and stylish attire today  in [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:04pm EST
    by BJH

  • Blogs in Maryland, Read All About It

    If you’re interested in the state of the blogosphere in Maryland, Adam Pagnucco at Maryland Politics Watch has you covered. Read all about it in Adam’s most recent analysis of Maryland blogging. The vitality of blogs in Maryland becomes more important as the MSM collapses and the media audience continues [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:13pm EST
    by BJH

  • How American Civilization Collapses

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    A while ago I wrote a post titled  Corruption, Greed, And incompetence. When we talk about corruption, we think of big government and big business. But corruption pervades every aspect of American culture and society. It’s a rot and decay that threatens to destroy American civilization. We hardly notice anymore. Here’s an [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:05pm EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Winterfest of Lights Opens Thursday Night

    Can it already be time for Winterfest?  The Summer Season just ended! But yes, Winterfest is here, and Thanksgiving is next week. Mayor Richard Meehan will officially open Ocean City’s annual Winterfest of Lights in a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Northside Park, 125th Street and the Bay. The dazzling Christmas [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:50pm EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Storm, Gone But Not Forgotten

    Mysteries of Nature in Ocean City, Maryland: How did the Nor’easter’s high winds and high water manage to accomplish what we see in the above photo taken Saturday?  Debris piled into a wood ramp from the boardwalk down to the beach, and a sharp cut in the sand about three [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 1:02pm EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Sand Dunes Are Damaged But Not Destroyed

    No Loss of Life, No Major Property Damage The storm that hammered Ocean City for three days last week should remind people in Ocean City and Maryland not to take the resort’s sand-dune system and beach replenishment program for granted, Mayor Richard Meehan told the City Council Monday night. Despite the severity [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:28pm EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City And Army Engineers Reviewing Beach Erosion

    The Army Corps of Engineers was in Ocean City on Sunday, after the three-day storm ended, to begin assessing the extent of beach erosion, along with city engineers.  No official report so far. I’ll be attending the City Council meeting tonight at 6 p.m. to see what’s new there. This will [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:00pm EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Beach Erosion

    An event like the tropical storm that morphed into a Nor’easter and pummeled Ocean City for three solid days is bound to cause some beach erosion. These five after-the-storm photos were taken by Judy Davis on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in the area of 94th Street. Beach erosion with High-rise Row in [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:49am EST
    by BJH

  • Sunshine Returns To Ocean City

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    Sunday morning started out gray and overcast, but the sun came out just after noon, just when we were beginning to think we’d never see it again. It’s been a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Ocean City. Sunshine and blue sky all afternoon, and the temperature edging above 70. It felt almost [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:01pm EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City, MD, Storm Over — Mild Weather Saturday and Sunday

    The unusual three-day Nor’easter is over, done, history. However, a coastal flood advisory remains in effect until Sunday. The rain has stopped in Ocean City, Maryland, the wind is down to 10-20 mph, our high temperature Saturday will be about 59.  The sky remains overcast Saturday. I think the surf will [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:40pm EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Storm Photos: Friday p.m., Part 2

    The Ocean City Beach, and West Ocean City These photos were taken between 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Friday. This is a shot from the Boardwalk. You can see that the ocean is still quite angry, and lots of sand has piled up behind the sand fence line, creating a small [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:57am EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Storm Photos: Friday p.m. Part 1

    In Town, On The Streets Starting out on a cheerful note, Christmas decorations are up at City Hall. Coming soon, the Winterfest of Lights. Watch this space for details. Note the traffic barrel in the middle of Baltimore Avenue on Friday afternoon, to create one lane southbound and one lane northbound. Water [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:12am EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Storm Update, 5 p.m. Friday

    Come Visit OC Nor’easter Diminishing Gradually This is a good November weekend to get away and visit Ocean City, Maryland. You’ll have plenty of company. Lots of folks were out and about Friday afternoon, looking at the surf, or checking on their property. The three-day Nor’easter that’s hammered Ocean City and the rest [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:09pm EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Storm Friday — Rodney the Lifeguard, Please Call Home, ASAP

    1 p.m. Friday afternoon update: Heavy wind continues in Ocean City, Maryland, but only light rain at this time. Heavy wind (gusts to 55 or 60 mph), rain and wave action continued through the night along the Maryland coast. As of late morning Friday, it appears that the Nor’easter has peaked [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:23am EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Storm Photos, Thursday p.m.

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    On the Beach and on the Streets The unusual November storm that started out as Tropical Storm Ida is no more. The remnants, a large low-pressure system off the South Atlantic coast, ran up against a strong northern high-pressure system on the way up the coast. This very big and windy [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:01pm EST
    by BJH

  • West Ocean City Storm Photos, Thursday p.m.

    High tide Thursday afternoon in West Ocean City. These yards are normally dry. Water covers a street in West Ocean City at high tide Thursday. No problem for SUVs and pickup trucks. A storm water drainage ditch on Golf Course Road in West Ocean City, near Route 50. The telephone pole and [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:49pm EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Storm Update, Thursday Evening

    Severe Conditions on the Barrier Island 4: 20 p.m. Thursday: Many of the streets are flooded in downtown Ocean City, Maryland, following the Thursday-afternoon high tide. Long lines of traffic are backed up going in and out of town at the Route 50 Bridge. You have to drive through three blocks of [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:25pm EST
    by BJH

  • Ocean City Storm Update, Thursday

    This unusually strong November storm is moving north. We haven’t seen anything like this in the mid-Atlantic since at least 2003. Forecasters are making comparisons to storms in 2003, 1998, 1962, and 1933. Today, Thursday, Virginia Beach, Richmond, and all of southeast Virginia are getting the worst of it. The storm will [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:37am EST
    by BJH

  • Historic Storm Will Pound Ocean City Beaches

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    Three Days of Wind, Rain and Waves Beach Erosion and Coastal Flooding Likely This storm is bigger and badder than we thought. Weather watchers are calling it a historic or near-historic weather event. The last storms this big were in 1998 and 2003. In Ocean City, Maryland, we’re looking at rain, northeast winds [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:50am EST
    by BJH

  • Nor’easter Moving North Toward Ocean City

    6:30 p.m. Wednesday Update: Not much change in Ocean City.  Rain, rain and more rain tonight, Thursday and Friday. Continued high winds out of the northeast, 20-40 mph tonight, with gusts to 55 mph on Thursday. Winds possibly gusting over 60 mph Thursday night. High seas are crashing over the [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:57am EST
    by BJH

  • Health Care Bill Passes, 220-215; Pelosi, Hoyer, Clyburn Win Big One For Obama (Kratovil Votes No)

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    Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Whip James Clyburn, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer We saw democracy in action tonight. Democracy is not a sure thing. How small is the margin between success and failure.  Between victory and defeat. Progress and regression. How many votes to change history? Whose effort turns [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 1:21am EST
    by BJH

  • Message to Rep. Frank Kratovil Regarding Health Care

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    Here is a message I sent to Rep. Frank Kratovil today through his Web site, http://kratovil.house.gov/index.html. Rep. Kratovil Thank you for releasing a statement explaining your position on the health care bill. The reasons you give for opposing the bill ring hollow to me: i.e. the bill doesn’t reduce health costs enough, [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:32am EST
    by BJH

  • Maryland Rep. Frank Kratovil to Vote ‘No’ on Health Care

    Rep. Frank Kratovil, Democratic congressman representing the Maryland Eastern Shore (and portions of Anne Arundel, Harford and Baltimore Counties on the Western Shore), has released the following statement on the health care bill pending in the House of Representatives this weekend. “We need health care reform that reduces long-term health care [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:54am EST
    by BJH

  • Where Is The Peace Movement?

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    For days, I guess for weeks, President Barack Obama has been studying the question: How many more thousands of American soldiers to send to war in Afghanistan? Will the President decide how many thousands next week, or will he struggle with the decision until the week after? The question is [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:58pm EST
    by BJH

  • Change And Fear — Congress Prepares To Vote On Health Care

    The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Saturday on a health-care bill, including the provision for a “public option” to offer health insurance in the marketplace in competition with private insurance companies. This is said to be a hard vote for members of Congress representing close districts, including Maryland’s Eastern [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:40pm EST
    by BJH

  • Maryland Election 2010: Frank Kratovil vs. Andy Harris

    Yesterday’s election results in Virginia and New Jersey have focused my mind on the 2010 Maryland District 1 congressional race on the Eastern Shore (and parts of Harford, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel counties on the Wester Shore). Freshman Rep. Frank Kratovil, a Democrat, will have a rematch with the Republican he defeated two [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:16pm EST
    by BJH

  • Schaefer Statue Unveiled on Governor’s Birthday

    Gov. William Donald Schaefer turned 88 yesterday. In addition to being governor of Maryland, Mr. Schaefer  was also Baltimore mayor, City Council president, Maryland comptroller. It’s not that the man couldn’t hold a job. It’s more like no one job was big enough to hold the man. The occasion was [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 2:47pm EST
    by BJH

  • Hello, WordPress? Is Anybody Home?

    Today is Nov. 3.  I am getting tired of ‘Witch hat’ Halloween cookies” on the WordPress homepage. I’ve got nothing against cookies. I like cookies, and these look delicious. But Halloween is over. The cookies are stale. While we’re at it, “Elephant Owner for a Day” is going moldy. No disrespect to [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:34am EST
    by BJH

  • Chesapeake Bay — Is Maryland A ‘Political Dead Zone’?

    Here’s an environmental book with a feisty message: “Fight for the Bay: Why a Dark Green Environmental Awakening is Needed to Save the Chesapeake Bay,” by Howard R. Ernst, political science professor at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Ernst also wrote “Chesapeake Bay Blues.” Here’s a high-profile endorsement: “Professor Ernst’s new concept [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:34am EST
    by BJH

  • Rick Dempsey and Deanna Bogart Release Christmas CD

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    Rick Dempsey and the Deanna Bogart Band have teamed up to make a new Christmas CD, “Home Run Holiday.” Rick Dempsey is the former Baltimore Orioles catcher and 1983 World Series MVP,  and Deanna Bogart is a multi-talented saxophone and piano player. Her band has performed at Maryland dances and concerts [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 3:01pm EST
    by BJH
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