BALTIMORE (Map, News) - When Dick Gelfman’s mug appeared on Baltimore television screens, all other business stopped. Housewives put down the meatloaf they were serving their noisy kids. Husbands looked up from box scores they were studying in the daily newspaper. Gelfman was about to deliver the goods, all right: a consumer rip-off here, a legal scam there, night after night on the TV news.

But there was something else, which compelled thousands who normally let the TV chatter away, quite unnoticed in a corner of the room, to stop what they were doing and actually pay some attention.

This guy spoke with authority and with enormous heart. It translated right through the screen. Behind the digging and the discovery, you sensed the passion that went into his reports. He delivered them, first at WBAL and then across TV Hill at WJZ, for better than two decades, until that awful car accident in July of 2002.

He hasn’t returned to TV news since. But he’s still showing his heart in extraordinary ways.

What started, back in the 1990s, with Gelfman and a few buddies riding their motorcycles out to Western Maryland’s Deep Creek Lake for the weekend has now become the annual Ride Across Maryland, with a few thousand folks in all manner of vehicles zipping off to a weekend’s destination to raise money for the fight against breast cancer.

“It used to be me and two or three other guys riding out for a weekend in Amish country or Virginia or the Eastern Shore,” says Gelfman. “We’d always put a few bucks away. And, at the end of the year, we’d give it away to some charity. But the thing kept growing.”

He means the number of riders — and the money. Somebody got the idea to stage an event. A 35-member advisory board was formed from people across the state. They linked up with the Susan G. Komen cancer foundation.

“That first year,” says Gelfman, “we expected to give ’em $10,000 if we were lucky. We raised $150,000. It scared the hell out of me that we raised so much. I called our treasurer at 3 o’clock in the morning after I heard the figure. I said, ‘Are you absolutely positive you didn’t put a decimal point in the wrong place?’ ”

Over the last six years, says Gelfman, they’ve donated $885,000. Now they’re gearing up for this year’s run, the weekend of June 2, from Columbia to Ocean City, with registration set to begin within days at metro area cycle shops and banks and subway stops. Registration is $30 — but each participant has to raise at least $70 in outside contributions as well.

“One individual,” says Gelfman, “raised $12,700 in tens and twenties last year.”

For Gelfman, it’s a small miracle that he’s back on a bike. He and his wife, Howard County Circuit Court Judge Nori Gelfman, were hospitalized for weeks after their car crash that killed a young woman who’d apparently fallen asleep at the wheel and driven her car into the Gelfmans’ lane. Gelfman had to be dragged from his vehicle by a passing motorist. He underwent several operations and has titanium rods in his legs. His wife needed hip surgery.

Today he owns radio station WCTR-AM on the Eastern Shore and helps publish Corridor Inc., the monthly business and political magazine.

But it’s not his accident he wants to talk about; it’s the fight against breast cancer.

“What family hasn’t been touched by it?” he says. “So this is people riding in memory of a mother or a sister or a friend, and trying to prevent it for the next generation. When you see the presentation of the check, I tell you, it makes you cry.”

That’s the Gelfman people know: not just the reporter, but the guy with a heart pounding right through your television screen.

Michael Olesker is an award-winning newspaper columnist, author of three books and former commentator on local radio and television. He can be reached at olesker@baltimoreexaminer.com

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10:26 AM MST on Sat., Apr. 12, 2008 re: "Del. McDonough pushing English once again"

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If he succedes in making English the Official language of Maryland then he should introduce a bill that says a foreign language should not be required to enter Public 4 year universities in Maryland.

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10:00 PM MST on Tue., Dec. 18, 2007 re: "Everything is just peachy"

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I am interested in buying this book (memoirs). Did Lenora Dixon ever publish this book of memoirs? If so, where can I get it. My parents grew up in Baltimore City and I think they would enjoy this. Please advise.

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7:52 PM MST on Mon., Nov. 5, 2007 re: "Our culture as much to blame as Imus"

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If he had said that about my child i woulda not been offended so in other words no i would not want him to be fired

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1:19 PM MST on Fri., Sep. 7, 2007 re: "The beat of a huge heart sadly silenced"

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While no words can justly describe the impact Gus has had on me, when I look into the eyes of those who knew him, no words are necessary. Gus, you are beautiful, even in my memories! Thank you for teaching me pretty much everything I needed to learn in life! Terry

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8:35 PM MST on Sat., Sep. 1, 2007 re: "Small police unit tries to tackle big gang problem"

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batimore has bounty hunter bloods tree top bloods cherry hill mob piru bloods 187 gangster crips edmonson village bloods crips ms13 dominican neta gang all these gangs are bad for baltimore latinos blacks need to know how to work to make baltimore a good city whites too baltimore could be a fine place to live but some whites are racist to african americans and latinos here in baltimore you have dominicans mexicans central americans dominicans are new to baltimore and good hard working people so some whites in this city stop the racist net work some african americans need to stop the racist talk to .

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4:32 PM MST on Fri., Aug. 24, 2007 re: "Everything is just peachy"

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I have just read this article and it is so very wonderful that Michael can capture the heart of what Baltimore was really about . Peachy is my cousin and her heart is so warm, no one can ever imagine. He is a marlevous writer and how lucky you are to have him on your staff. Keep up the wonderful stories, Peachy is all of that and more. We are lucky to have her. She does capture sweet many memories. We grew up with 6 kids in a small 2.5 bedroom house on my father's income only from Sparrows Point, but we were so very rich with family pride, laughter, church and love we never wanted for anything.. We had everything we needed and more. Thank you so much!!!!! Maryann Tana

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9:53 AM MST on Fri., Aug. 3, 2007 re: "Hope lives between boarded-up houses"

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In this story you reported that you have homeless people living in empty homes that people just left. It be great if you would do a story on the city doesn't have enough affordable housing for peolpe that they can afford. The story just shows how the city is sweeping the homeless off on someone else. This problem needs to be address everyday, new building are goin up all donwtown and the tourist that the city wants to come and spend they money are seeing the homeless. If your not out around them to hear what they about then you need to send someone. They just don't stay downtown because if they drive throught any area to get somewhere they see the empty building just sitting there. Why aren't you diong a story about the kids that sleep in this places, or about how some of the homeless are willing to work to fix up a home(house), so that they have some where safe to live! Being homeless is somehting that can happen to anyone. Some people get sick and come home to lose everythin

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7:07 AM MST on Fri., Aug. 3, 2007 re: "Too few police, too many gangs"

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Ask any retired police officer what the problem with crime is and they will tell you that there are no longer any patrols. I don't mean squad cars in a district where the police are isolated from the populace, I mean two man foot patrols. Get out of the cars, walk the neighborhoods, get to know the people and they will get to know you......that is community policing! This tactic is been proven time and time again. It may be a little more costly, but in many ways we are already paying for it...dearly.

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6:34 AM MST on Fri., Aug. 3, 2007 re: "For top cop Bealefeld, it�s all about trust"

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Years ago the Baltimore Police Department was not under the jurisdiction of the City Mayor, but answered to the Governor of Maryland. Sometime ago it was the wisdom of our politicians in Maryland to place the Balto PD under the jurisdiction of the Mayor, since then it has been a long slippery ride downhill, continuing crime and violence which has affected all aspects of life in the city. Much of this is due the constant meddling of local politicians in the affairs of the department, preventing from effectively doing their job. Our forebearers had a very good reason to originally keep the Police independent from the city fathers and it seems they were wise in doing so. I wish the new Police Commissioner luck in dealing with the local political muckrakers. I would say that it would probably be best tp put the Police Dept back where it belongs, under the Governor, but wait............the Governor is the ex-Mayor, perhaps that isn't a good idea after all.

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6:12 PM MST on Sat., Jul. 28, 2007 re: "Mixing politics and policing raises quid pro quo worries"

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When you mix politics and policing the one thing you don't get out of the relationship is policing. You end up with a bunch of useless higher-ups (police) who think they are politicians.

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6:09 PM MST on Sat., Jul. 28, 2007 re: "Mixing politics and policing raises quid pro quo worries"

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Haaaa! It always makes me laugh when "local" politicians go into neighborhoods and find they don't have a clue what's going on there. That let's you know how out of touch they are with reality and the everyday plight of the citizenry.

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11:41 AM MST on Sat., Jul. 28, 2007 re: "No end in sight in murder city"

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Whether you live in Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, Frederick Counties, etc., do not feel complacent. These violent people who are doing their criminal acts in Balto. City have invaded our counties and they are all over the place like the plague. It will only stop when we wake up, spend the money for more prisons, enforce the death penalty AND demand that these bleeding heart judges enforce harsh penalties and stop suspending sentences and giving probation in lieu thereof. A majority of the judges, including the appellate court judges, are pro criminal and should be removed from the bench. Perhaps we ought to start with Chief Judge Bell. That's the only way we can quash this crime wave under which we are suffering.

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11:22 AM MST on Sat., Jul. 28, 2007 re: "For top cop Bealefeld, it�s all about trust"

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What happens with the Graduation of Baltimore city police

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6:11 AM MST on Thu., Jul. 26, 2007 re: "Mixing politics and policing raises quid pro quo worries"

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Olesker seesm to have a crush on Mitchell. Who cares about his phony campaign ploys prestending to talk to gang members? Jill Carter has been camping out on high crime corners all night with them Now, that's to be commended, and worth writing about.

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8:51 AM MST on Wed., Jul. 25, 2007 re: "For top cop Bealefeld, it�s all about trust"

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Well, Mr. Bealefeld, what you stated was well said. So, just do your job. Why not you? You deserve a chance just like the rest of them. And I'm sure that you have had the chance to analyze the situation(s). So give it your best shot!

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7:17 AM MST on Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 re: "Hamm�s ouster does little to dent social miasma"

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Well, somebody finally had the guts to point the finger to the real problem in the city - lack of parental involvement and supervision. I'm just extremely surprised that it was Michael Olesker. Maybe The Examiner stint is moving Mr. Olesker toward a more reasoned viewpoint. Anyway, until Baltimore City residents make the decision to change things themselves and take responsibility for their kids, this downward spiral will continue. Are there no politicians out there with the courage to say this? Silly question I guess.

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11:21 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 23, 2007 re: "Hamm�s ouster does little to dent social miasma"

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This is the first thing that I actually agree with Olesker about. The police are not social workers and this City is EXTREMELY divided. Maybe the FBI will come in and take charge. . .

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2:31 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 23, 2007 re: "Hamm�s ouster does little to dent social miasma"

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I only recently began reading the Baltimore Examiner to stay current with local news after many years of disappointment with the Baltimore Sun, and I was surprised, and a bit saddened, to see Michael Olesker is now writing for the Examiner. I thought Baltimore was rid of Olesker after he limped away from the Sun following allegations of plagiarism in 2006, but evidently that piece of dead wood managed to find work with the Examiner. Of course I can, and will, choose not to read any of the pointless, whiny, rambling bits of fluff that Olesker pawns off as journalism, but knowing Olesker has found a new home at the Examiner has deflated my sense of Schadenfreude as well as my enthusiasm for this alternative local news source. With Olesker onboard, it feels too much like the Sun. Why'd you do it, Examiner??

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12:45 PM MST on Thu., Jul. 19, 2007 re: "Kidney patient finds angel in hospital"

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Thank you for this heartwarming story. Best wishes to Al and Caitlin. Please give us a follow up story on their progress.

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5:31 PM MST on Wed., Jul. 18, 2007 re: "Too few police, too many gangs"

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First, the ED lied to you if they said they were the only full time unit working gangs. All the districts have a unit and its been that way for over 10 years. The fact that they have been doing nothing all those years is irrelevant. Second, unless you are a fool, it should not be difficult to figure out which group is called what. You need only to have been paying attention to the small drug groups in the area. To say its difficult is to say you didn't know who was selling drugs on your side of town for the past 10 yrs. The drug orgs did nothing more than change their street name.

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7:19 AM MST on Tue., Jul. 17, 2007 re: "Small group of officers facing tall task in gangs"

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The gang unit at HQ is full time, 24/7. They do go out on the street everyday and occasionally do enforcement. Their primary function is to collect, analyze and distribute intelligence between the districts gang officers. Get your head out of the cookie jar Blair and start working for the people that elected you. Anyone that does not have the facts should educate themselves before posting.

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3:08 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 16, 2007 re: "No end in sight in murder city"

Selena Whitcomb said:
Sheila Dixon doesn't give a damn about police officers, she gives a damn about being mayor and bleeding the city dry. She had a ten minute conversation with a homeless woman and suddenly she's Joan of Arc? Give me a freakin break. Get rid of her and her "entourage" and bring in some real leadership. Hell, I'd even take martial law if it brings order to the streets of this godforsaken city.

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3:00 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 16, 2007 re: "Small police unit tries to tackle big gang problem"

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Funny how nobody gave a crap about the gang unit until it got closer to election time.

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6:33 PM MST on Sun., Jul. 15, 2007 re: "The beat of a huge heart sadly silenced"

adam ketih said:
we miss you uncle gus, and will continue to try to be the great hearted person you were. we love you...

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10:52 AM MST on Thu., Jul. 12, 2007 re: "The vicious cycle of a neighborhood in decay"

Janice Boring said:
Funny! I thought this article was about my neighborhood in the Pigtown/Washington Village area.

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9:38 AM MST on Thu., Jul. 12, 2007 re: "No end in sight in murder city"

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Fire Sheila Dixon once and for all. She contributes to the blight in my neighborhood (hood). An old beat up sign of hers is on the side of an abandoned building reading, "Elect Sheila Dixon to City Council"...How long ago has that been??? She is part of the problem, part of the corruption and the murders. All of them need to be fired and new visions need to be allowed to change the "business as usual" mentality in Baltimore. Baltimore is a city primed for a great come-back and a great future, why would the city want to be guided into a new frontier with a carryover from a dysfunctional period of time? That's what I am going to call her from now on, "Dysfuntional Dixon!" Get her out now, then we can work on cleaning up the garbage just in time to throw it out with Bush!

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9:30 AM MST on Thu., Jul. 12, 2007 re: "The vicious cycle of a neighborhood in decay"

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There should be a thing as community job banks. Maybe people could go to various locations and get work. I know the Hispanic people stand at various locations waiting for work, maybe something similar could be put into place in various communities. Companies or individuals could come out and get day workers according to their skill...I don't know, I don't have all the answers, but I think that Baltimore needs a multi-faceted approach to all of her problems. The city has been mismanaged for so long that I just think to throw everyone out of the government and school system, starting fresh would be the best solution. There has to be a way to get information out to the people that need the help the most. Not a hand-out, but honest jobs and opportunities. Why doesn't the city realize that everyone is not plugged into the internet, or able to have transportation to get the information they need to better themselves. They should be working to take the message to them. Thanks

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6:29 PM MST on Wed., Jul. 11, 2007 re: "Council presidency: Pathway to power or dead end?"

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He lives on-thank you

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10:55 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 9, 2007 re: "Fridays are for friends in Little Italy"

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CHEAP Parking garage in Little Italy!! 400 Central Street, near the corner of Central and Eastern!! CHEAP!!!

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8:44 PM MST on Fri., Jul. 6, 2007 re: "The beat of a huge heart sadly silenced"

Lori Mayhew said:
Thank you for writing such a great article about such a great man. The world won't be the same without him. I'll always treasure our trip to Tennessee and all the laughs on Route 7. I am so blessed to have had him as my Great Uncle and the memories we shared will live forever in my heart. I love you Uncle Gus - you are all I inspire to be. I will miss your smiling eyes and boogie woogie beat. God Bless.

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1:59 PM MST on Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 re: "The beat of a huge heart sadly silenced"

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Uncle Gus was one of the most interesting, loving and well-liked people I've ever met. He will be missed. RIP Freddy Slack

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8:24 AM MST on Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 re: "The beat of a huge heart sadly silenced"

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Michael, My connection with Gus was through my friend Terry. I heard about Gus for years and finally was fortunate enough to meet him. He was everything you mentioned and more. I felt he was a friend immediately and was looking forward to seeing him again (thinking I had all the time in the world). Thanks for writing about him. I know his passing is a huge and unexpected loss. My deepest sympathies to his family, friends, and all the people he touched. Liz

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5:29 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 2, 2007 re: "A campaign not about winning"

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When kindness is viewed as weakness, faith in God is scoffed at, and ethics and morality are situational, it's no wonder we are in the pickle we are.

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6:26 AM MST on Wed., Jun. 20, 2007 re: "No end in sight in murder city"

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Perhaps if "community leaders" stopped blaming society at large and rail against the astounding rate of illegitimacy in their community which leads tp family disorganization and children raised on the streets, the murdering class could pull itself out of a culture that smacks of immaturity and the values that perpetuate its expectation of victimhood. L. Bormel

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12:53 PM MST on Tue., Jun. 19, 2007 re: "School�s request for vandalism repairs slips through the cracks"

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This is not unlike the road hazard I've been trying to report since I fell and broke my ankle on April 12th. There's a severe uneven pavement condition in the middle of Monument Street between the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins emergency room. I've reported this 4 times, and each time I check on the status of this claim, it's been closed, without any repairs being done. The uneven pavement is not visible until you're right on it, and people are crossing the street there daily, pushing wheel chairs, and someone is going to get seriously injured or killed, depending on the traffic flow when they're trying to cross the street.

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11:47 AM MST on Tue., Jun. 19, 2007 re: "No end in sight in murder city"

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I don't like Olesker,and I'm already tired of O'Malley. By the way what ever happened to Shade Bettern-Wah

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9:55 AM MST on Tue., Jun. 19, 2007 re: "No end in sight in murder city"

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Hey Olesker: When you are finished praising O'Malley for ruining this city and kissing up to Dixon, maybe you could try to write an article that speaks some truth! Sheila Dixon is a fraud and O'Malley is her mentor. Neither one of them care about the Police, or the problems that people who live in these neighborhoods face everyday. The only thing those two criminals care about are themselves.

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9:26 AM MST on Tue., Jun. 19, 2007 re: "No end in sight in murder city"

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Declare martial law and start bustin' some heads. Criminals need to pay for their actions. I'm sick and tired of all this panty-waisted, help criminals feel good about themselves approach.

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7:08 AM MST on Tue., Jun. 19, 2007 re: "No end in sight in murder city"

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Dixon does not see people on the street corners! My husband a police officer was given a duty to keep people off the couners as Dixon came through a neighborhood. They had about 20 or 30 police from one district doing this. She does not want to know the mess she has made being mayor she just wants to get a pay raise. How can they say she does not hate police she arrived an hour late to my husbands graduation to give her speech and she was not even mayor yet! We need someone new someone who will let the police actually do the job they were trained to do.

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5:54 AM MST on Tue., Jun. 19, 2007 re: "No end in sight in murder city"

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It might help if the "law abiding citizens" of Baltimore would help their own cause by not putting themselves in situations that might warrant scrutiny by police. The job of a police officer is tuff enough without having to deal with unnecessary histrionics. I read more and more articles about "folks just standin' on the corner minding their own business" when they're suddenly accosted by law enforcement for no reason. Come on. Who are you fooling? I'm sure that there are bad cops out there with authority issues but I can't believe every incident is suspect. Neighborhoods need to do more than they have to help themselves. It interesting that it is predominately major cities that have these social issues that never seem to improve. One thing is for sure though. The finger pointing hasn't worked and it never will.

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12:45 PM MST on Wed., Jun. 13, 2007 re: "Immigrants still give us their best"

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Again this article misses the whole point. Mass illegal immigration of mostly third world peoples has always ultimately bad for a country of civilization. Many things attributed to the fall of the Roman Empire, and one was the mass immigration of barbarian tribes that overwhelmed the empire with their desire to have things their way - refusing to use the coin of the realm and follow other laws that didn't fit with their previous way of life. It's happening all over the world - one country works to pull itself up, and others want a piece of the pie. But the pie is only so big, it's folly to think that there is a limit to our resources. Too much, too many too often. No one says immigration itself is wrong, but they omit the word "illegal" everytime. Would this official deny a country the right to protest illegal entry without accusing Americans of not wanting immigration at all? I doubt it.

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7:31 AM MST on Wed., Jun. 13, 2007 re: "Immigrants still give us their best"

Harford County, MD reader said:
Re: "Immigrants still give us their best". My father was the great-great grandson (maybe even a few more greats) of Polish Immigrants. But those Immigrants came here LEGALLY. I think most Americans would not have a problem with Immigration IF IT IS DONE LEGALLY! As far as the language "barrier", ENGLISH should be the language of the USA. Keep your culture, but learn to speak English!

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8:28 AM MST on Mon., May. 28, 2007 re: "�A wonderful, wonderful gesture�"

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Michael Olesker has captured the heart of the quilter in this article. We give quilts to comfort and hold those we love, so it is so appropriate that the quilts go to those who have done and given so much. Thank you for telling the story.

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9:38 PM MST on Thu., May. 24, 2007 re: "Sprio T. Agnew: Baltimore�s forgotten man"

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Wasn't it in 1973, not 1972, that Agnew pleaded Nolo Contendere and was forced to resign? 1972 was an election year and Nixon and Agnew were reelected in the biggest landslide victory in history over McGovern.

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9:25 AM MST on Thu., May. 24, 2007 re: "Albert Marcus: Still 'Mad Dog' of BCPD?"

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I'm sure everyone know why BC calls himself BC- because FREEDOM OF SPEECH is only for some, not all. Say too much, and you're being asked for your "resignation".

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