Opinion
Gazette Editorial: County tattoo regs are out of step, outdated
One of these days, or years, the Worcester County Commissioners will rewrite their county’s tattoo regulations, which are more out of step with the times than a Lawrence Welk Remembrance Concert during Bike Week. Moreover, Ocean City government will be fine with that, once the average age of its elected officials drops below the half-century… Read more »
Gazette Editorial: Study misses the point on county crime stats
Maryland’s Department of Legislative Services is pretty good with numbers, but in one particular instance, its numbers don’t add up. That’s the case with its study that assigned Worcester County the third highest crime rate per capita in the state, because it simply isn’t so. The error of its study’s conclusion is that “per capita”… Read more »
Gazette Editorial: Rightful place in history granted to Briddletown
What’s in a name? Some pronounce it Briddle, while others favor Brid-dell´, but no matter how a name might be said, its significance lies in what it is and what it represents. For Briddletown, which was officially recognized this week by Worcester County, this neighborhood that encompasses part of Berlin and beyond is as much… Read more »
Briddletown has risen!
Gazette Editorial: Maybe time has come for special fire districts
The continuing conflict between volunteer fire companies and local governments is not unlike an inextinguishable coal-seam fire — they smolder below the surface for years before the general pop- ulation becomes aware of it. In both cases, friction can be the cause, as, in the case of these sub-surface coal fires, subterranean rocks grind back… Read more »
Gazette Editorial: Congratulations to OPA election winners
Once more, with (moderate) gusto, as musical conductors are apt to say to their orchestras as their members prepare for another rendition of a previously played symphony. Obviously, the word “moderate” is out of place in this context, but as the new Ocean Pines Board of Directors prepares for this year’s performance, it is appropriate…. Read more »
Gazette Editorial: Little League success a credit to community
Here they go again, those Berlin Little Leaguers, who have managed to prove once again that small town teams can play some pretty good baseball. Even though Little League boundaries are governed by population — no league boundary can have a population greater than 20,000 to maintain parity between leagues — the resources within these… Read more »
Gazette Editorial: They can get rough, but town halls are great idea
It can be an uncomfortable business when public officials convene for the sole purpose of hearing from the public, as it’s almost guaranteed that someone in the audience will go into attack mode. Further, that aggressiveness generally is the product of uninformed opinions, the lack of complete information or simply eye-poking for political purposes. Yet,… Read more »
Gazette Editorial: Wild and wonderful Berlin
Something must be in the water in Berlin, although it’s almost certain that town water department would have a handle on that, but almost nowhere do the employees of any business, any government, or any other type of operation voluntarily go before their bosses each year and publicly thank them for their jobs. Neither do… Read more »