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Citizen Gets “Fact Checked” by Commissioner on Open Meetings Act Allegations Left to Right: Town Attorney Lyndsay Ryan, Commissioner Katrina Greer, Commissioner Norm Bell, Commissioner Tom Costigan, Town Clerk Vickie Sharp, and Police Chief Chris Phillips Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Truth Social, Twitter It was a packed agenda and a packed meeting room at the Oxford Town Office Building Tuesday night, October 8th. With recent controversy over the attempt by some Commissioners to limit free speech to the beginning and the end of the meetings and allegations from citizen Russell Gray over a gathering of Commissioner Greer and some citizens of the…
by Ann O’Connor Ann is Currently Running for the Talbot County School Board, District 2 Recently, there have been reports suggesting that my candidacy for theTalbot County Board of Education is endorsed by Mom’s for Liberty. Iwant to clarify that this is not true. I have not received endorsementsfrom Mom’s for Liberty or any other group. I have attended meetings hosted by the local M4L Chapter to betterunderstand their perspectives and issues. This is one of my guidingprinciples—to attend meetings in the community to gather informationso I can make my own decisions–. At the last meeting, oursuperintendent, assistant superintendents, and…
Volunteer Fire Department Donates Trucks and Equipment To Fire Company Obliterated By Hurricane Helene Photo courtesy of the OVFD Auxiliary Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Truth Social, Twitter The 1993 Fire Truck and 1994 Ambulance were supposed to be sold by the Oxford Fire Department. Volunteer fire departments often sell old trucks and equipment partly to help them raise funds to keep their firehouses going. A volunteer fire department in a small town like Oxford can cost a minimum of two million a year to maintain their services. So any profit from the truck and the ambulance would help. However, in the true…
Mary-Eileen Russell The 2024 election season will see voters from several school districts in Talbot County choose their representatives for the Talbot County School Board. There are six candidates and, while neither political party is formally endorsing them, they do have varying views concerning the education of our children. Three are conservative and three are progressive. The conservative candidates are: Ann O’Connor (District 2), Karla Wieland-Cherry (District 5), and Kerry Gunshenan (District 6). The progressive candidates are: Cynthia Jurrius ( District 6), Anna Howie (District 5) and Candace Henry (District 2). As a public service, the local chapter of a…
Image by The National Guard Hurricane Helene ravages the Southeast, questioning the absence of FEMA and advance warnings. The functionality of various federal entities seems questionable as Hurricane Helene severely impacts multiple Southeastern states. Significant floods caught residents off guard with numerous individuals reported missing. Social media emerges as a vital source for real-time updates and requests for assistance. The glaring absence of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) raises concerns. While the national Emergency Operations Center near L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C., is operational, questions arise regarding its staffing levels and effectiveness in issuing timely alerts. Speculations loom about whether…
A recent poll conducted by the Arab American Institute suggests that former President Donald Trump is the preferred choice for president among registered Arab American voters, holding a slight lead over Vice President Kamala Harris with 42 percent to 41 percent. Among likely voters, Trump’s lead expands to 46 percent against Harris’s 42 percent. The poll also indicates that 46 percent favor Republicans to control the next Congress, as opposed to 43 percent who prefer Democrats to control Congress in 2025. These results mark a significant shift from 2020, where 59 percent of Arab Americans planned to vote for Democrat…
We’ve heard about lawfare at the National level against various political figures. It’s where the government in power charges people they don’t like with crimes so they can ruin their reputations and deplete their bank accounts. Sometimes they just want the citizen to stop asking questions, or, in the case of some, conducting investigations. It can happen in small towns too. The last 19 months have been rough in Oxford, Maryland with controversies, dishonest politicians, audit findings ignored, hundreds of thousands of dollars unaccounted for, disregard for the election laws in the town charter, a huge structural deficit, and a…
On Tuesday, Iran launched more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel amid escalating tensions. The attack resulted in one Palestinian casualty in the West Bank, but no casualties were reported among Israelis. In a statement, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian justified the strike as a response to the Zionist regime’s aggression, aiming to establish peace and security in Iran and the region. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken condemned the attack, calling for worldwide denouncement. He also mentioned that initial reports indicated Israel, with support from the U.S. and other allies, effectively repelled the attack. The Pentagon confirmed that two U.S.…
