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CP Publisher Paul Foer: Our Transportation Challenges at The Parole Rotary Club, 12-29-08
Speaker Busch and Senate President Mike Miller will give a preview of the 2010 legislative session in the Joint Hearing Room of the State House, Tuesday Evening, Dec 1. To register for the Annapolis Forum’s Preview of the 2010 Legislative Session, please email Mark Croatti at mcroatti@annapolisforum.com. Space is filling up quickly so be sure to reserve your place soon.
Preview of the 2010 Legislative Session, Tuesday, December 1, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Joint Hearing Room of the State House.
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If it's not trying to name a building after herself, opening up the Recreation and Parks Building, rushing finally to open The Market House, or dedicate the new police headquarters, Mayor Ellen O. Moyer is now rushing to again show us her true green nature before she leaves office. She and her legions of highly-paid, sole-sourced and contractual appointees must have late-night bull sessions plotting how to improve her tarnished public image.
Or they are simply doing their job. I suppose one could question me for suggesting that any of these things are bad for our city. In an administration as irresponsible and so reflective of the mayor as is this one, most engaged citizens simply don't believe and question pretty much everything she does. That is our right and I believed we are justified. How culpable was she for the Market House debacle? How could she have pushed and pushed the Recreation building through without a viable plan for financing its operation? How much of the mess was she and her employees responsible for at the police department? (Hint-they hired and inspected the contractor and his operations)? While all this is going on and she goes about creating an energy park, a huge deficit was in the making and employees and elected officials tell me that we are in constant danger of our water supply being compromised due to ancient systems. And the truth can be found where??
On Friday, November 20th at 11:00 am she pulls out all stops to show us how green she is--again. Mayor Moyer will be joined by Environmental Protection Agency Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program Jeff Lape, Maryland, Department of Natural Resources Secretary John Griffin and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service supervisor Leo Miranda along with members of the city's Environmental Commission to hold a special environmental day event to highlight Annapolis' firm commitment to comply with President Obama's recent Executive Order regarding the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. The Mayor will be highlighting three special initiatives including reduction of impervious surfaces, Stormwater Management and the EZ Energy Credit Program. The event takes place at the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Visitors Bureau Office, 26 West Street.
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JOIN US EACH THURSDAY 8-9 am for our Sip N' Blogs at ZU Coffee, 934 Bay Ridge Road in the Giant Shopping Center. Nov 19 Open Forum, Nov 26 Some Turkey...closed for T'day! Dec 3rd The Capital Editor Tom Marquardt. Stop by on your way to work for your morning latte and meet other local activists. Zu now has a drive-through window!
Law Enforcement Exploring Program - APD is holding an informative Open House to introduce interested young people and parents to the Law Enforcement Exploring is a worksite-based program for young men and women who have completed the eighth grade and are 14 years of age, or are 15 years of age but have not yet reached their 21st birthday. Law Enforcement Explorer posts help youth to gain insight into a variety of programs that offer hands-on career activities. For young men and women who are interested in careers in the field of law enforcement, Exploring offers experiential learning with lots of fun-filled, hands-on activities that promote the growth and development of adolescent youth. The Open House is being held on Tuesday, December 8th 2009 at 7:00 PM at Annapolis Police Department Headquarters, 199 Taylor AveAnnapolis, MD21401. For more information, please contact PFC. Melvin Brown at 410-268-9000 Ext. 5710 or by email at All youths under 18 MUST be accompanied by a parent.
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JOIN US EACH THURSDAY 8-9 am for our Sip N' Blogs at ZU Coffee, 934 Bay Ridge Road in the Giant Shopping Center. Nov 19 Open Forum, Nov 26 Some Turkey...closed for T'day! Dec 3rd The Capital Editor Tom Marquardt. Stop by on your way to work for your morning latte and meet other local activists. Zu now has a drive-through window!
THURSDAY 8-9 am at ZU Coffee, 934 Bay Ridge Road in the Giant Shopping Center
Nov. 19 Open Forum
Nov. 26 We Stuff Some Turkey...closed for T'day!
Dec. 3 The Capital Editor Tom Marquardt
Dec. 10--Jim Snider on "“Can Local Journalism Survive the Internet Age” "
Dec.17,24, 31 and January 7--On Vacation
Jan. 14 We resume sipping and blogging
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JOIN US EACH THURSDAY 8-9 am for our Sip N' Blogs at ZU Coffee, 934 Bay Ridge Road in the Giant Shopping Center. Nov 19 Open Forum, Nov 26 Some Turkey...closed for T'day! Dec 3rd The Capital Editor Tom Marquardt. Stop by on your way to work for your morning latte and meet other local activists. Zu now has a drive-through window!
Maryland Politics Watch (MPW) www.maryland-politics.blogspot.com has ranked Annapolis Capital Punishment as the top political blog in Maryland in terms of percentage growth in site visits. According to Adam Pagnucco of MPW, liberal political blogs, conservative political blogs and local blogs that do not emphasize politics have all seen significant growth over the last two years.
MPW ranked Annapolis Capital Punishment as the top political blog in terms of percentage change in site visits, 1/08-10/08 vs. 1/09-10/09
1. Annapolis Capital Punishment: +143%
2. Maryland Politics Watch: +128%
3. PG Politics: +124%
According to MPW, Annapolis Capital Punishment is number three among political blogs in terms of site visits from January through October 2009:
1. Maryland Politics Watch: 180,672
2. Red Maryland: 105,552
3. Annapolis Capital Punishment: 81,158
Number one and two-ranked Maryland Politics Watch and Red Maryland are statewide in focus, while Annapolis Capital Punishment generally stays tuned to local politics in Annapolis and environs and attracts a local but concentrated audience. Complete details may be found at www.maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2009/11/state-of-maryland-blogdom-october-2009.html MPW is not to be confused with www.BlogNetNews.com of Maryland which uses a proprietary formula to rank the influence of political blogs each week in the Old Line State. It currently ranks CP at number four.
Earlier this year, Annapolis Capital Punishment was named as the second most popular political blog in Maryland by the Baltimore Sun's Mobbie Awards. Annapolis Capital Punishment came online in February, 2007. It is written and published by Paul Foer, a native Marylander and longtime Annapolitan. Foer obtained an MA in journalism from The University of Maryland in 1990. Foer also writes the weekly "The Ninth Ward" column in The Capital and broadcasts each weekday morning on 1430WNAV.
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Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer, Annapolis Police Department Chief Michael Pristoop, Central Services Director Rob Schuetz and APD staff, The Mayor, Police Chief and Central Services Director will re-dedicate the Annapolis Police Department with a guided tour and ceremony
Annapolis Police Department, 199 Taylor Avenue, Wednesday, November 18, 11:00 a.m.
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JOIN US EACH THURSDAY 8-9 am for our Sip N' Blogs at ZU Coffee, 934 Bay Ridge Road in the Giant Shopping Center. Nov 19 Open Forum, Nov 26 Some Turkey...closed for T'day! Dec 3rd The Capital Editor om Marquardt. Stop by on your way to work for your morning latte and meet other local activists. Zu now has a drive-through window!
The below is an unsolicited guest editorial penned by former Annapolis and now Harwood resident, Arnold Gasper. We thank Mr Gasper for his contribution. The views expressed are solely his own:
Considering the Mayor’s feelings of inadequacy related to perceptions of her ancestry, starting with William the Bastard in 1066 at Hastings, being attacked by blogs; I’m somewhat hesitant to ask to have this published. Over the past few months there have been a lot of stories about Mayor Ellen Moyer’s fixation with what I’m going to call her legacy. The specifics are not as important as the value system that is the driving force. After reading her guest column in the Capital a few months ago; it may be she suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), is Psychotic, or just your everyday run of the mill Neurotic. But you know what, we all have our little quirky eccentricities that makes life interesting. I read the book on Transactional Analysis in the mid 1970’s, and Ellen, You’re OK.
Then again, what if her behavior isn’t paranoia, but based upon reality? Her cryptic actions and comments could suggest manifestations of a bad conscious. Is Ellen being visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Present, but wanting to be in Christmas Past? I lived on Third Street in Eastport for 10 years when she was on the City Council. A couple of times she sorely tested my values in the American Way of Life that had nothing to do with politics. Well, maybe it did from her perspective. I think I was the only registered Republican East of Sixth Street in Eastport at the time. I passed it off. To quote K'ung-fu-tzu or Kong Qui (551 to 479 BCE) [1]., “To understand there is no understanding is the foundation of peace of mind” (my Mandarin translation). My Cantonese translation is “To understand there is no understanding is right on”.
I do believe Ellen Moyer could benefit from Master Kong’s philosophies on government, religion, and personal enlightenment. In times of division, chaos, and endless wars between feudal states, Kong Fuzi wanted to restore the Mandate of Heaven (天命) that could unify the "world" (天下, all under Heaven) and bestow peace and prosperity on the people [1]. This seems in line with the Mayor’s recent Guest Column in The Capital on Government being the answer to the World’s problems. In the Spring and Autumn Annals, K'ung-tzu presents himself as one who invented nothing [1]. This is an interesting twist. Kong Zi achieved greatness, but claimed nothing; the Mayor claims greatness.
What would Ellen have to feel guilty about? I’m sure my next door neighbor’s experience is not an isolated case. My neighbor, Doug Lamborne, worked on her campaign (s). My perception was she had no problem putting the screws to him when he wasn’t needed. As a matter of fact I think he ran against Josh when Josh was first elected. I really don’t care what someone’s political, religious, or cultural backgrounds are. However, jerks are a different story particularly if they are disruptive to people’s personal lives. Then again, maybe I’m being too harsh.
I decided to meditate upon my belly button to try and connect with the cosmos to understand this troubling dilemma, and had a transcendental experience. I was reversed reincarnated into a previous life that negated the physics of the Space Time Continuum. In that ethereal dimension I was living in Eastport in the 1990’s, and a puppy was purchased for the children. At the time Bill Clinton was President, and in honor of the First Lady we named the female puppy Hillary. Upon returning to the present dimension of existence I pondered in my heart the things I’d seen and heard. Then it came to me what the Big Kaunas was trying to convey to me. Instead of naming City Hall after the Mayor, the city council should pass a non-binding resolution that “from this time hence, and into all eternity, all Chesapeake Bay Retrievers within the city limits of Annapolis must be named Ellen”.
Arnold Gasper
Harwood, MD Arnold grew up in Michigan, dropped out of school after 9th grade, and joined the Marine Corps at age 17 where he spent 9 years including 15 months in Vietnam with the infantry. He then returned to school and earned Business and Master’s degrees with concentrations in Quantitative Analysis, Finance, and Information Systems. Arnold worked on the Obama Campaign as a Volunteer Veterans Coordinator in Pennsylvania during the primaries, and Virginia during the general election Arnold is a Certified Project Manager in the Information Technology Industry
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JOIN US EACH THURSDAY 8-9 am for our Sip N' Blogs at ZU Coffee, 934 Bay Ridge Road in the Giant Shopping Center. Nov 12--Mayor-elect Josh Cohen. Nov 19 ??? Nov 26 Some Turkey...closed for T'day! Stop by on your way to work for your morning latte and meet other local activists. Zu now has a drive-through window!
Cool people, hot drinks, special guests on Thursday mornings at various watering spots around town. We usually meet at ZU Coffee near the Bay Ridge Giant. Always check here first for details. Nov 26 ...some Turkey...we won't be meeting of course... Dec. 3rd-The Capital Editor Tom Marquardt Dec 10-Jim Snider on “Can Local Journalism Survive the Internet Age?” Dec 17 through Jan 7--on hiatus... Jan 14 We resume
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