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Adam Meister's scribe spreads his innate enthusiasm for all things Baltimore--and, in particular, the political inner workings of his beloved hometown.

What to do with the dirt bikes
A commuter tax is a terrible idea
Mayor Dixon going on a trip to Egypt
Slots Will Not Provide Property Tax Relief
Mayor Dixon may fire city workers
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    The Baltimore Park Advocate

    May 11, 11:55 PM
     
     
    It's still Sunday and I wanted to write about something positive before the work week starts.  Last year I met a man named Chris Delaporte.  Chris is a park expert and has dealt with outdoor matters for decades. He recently started the Baltimore Park Advocate movement. Check out his site.  Chris believes in actually spending park money on maintaining what we already have before we spend money on creating new projects that we do not have money to maintain in the future. It is a very simple and logical concept.  This video explains it all:

    Topics: Parks
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    What to do with the dirt bikes

    October 15, 10:59 AM
    In a previous post I mentioned that the City Paper is a great source for local news. For some reason a lot of people in the Baltimore area do not read articles in the City Paper. This week there is a great article about Baltimore dirt bikes in the... Read More
    Topics: Dirt Bikes , City Paper
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    A commuter tax is a terrible idea

    October 14, 8:12 AM
    I am going to write a public transportation post by the end of the day. Stay tuned for that, for now I want to briefly mention something that would cut down on the use of public transportation going into Baltimore. Many people have tossed around the... Read More
    Topics: commuter tax
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    Mayor Dixon going on a trip to Egypt

    October 13, 8:56 AM
    That title is not a joke. In these times of great economic hardships and mayhem the Mayor of Baltimore is going to Egypt in the name of diplomacy. If you have $2540 you can join her. The trip includes :• A day with Luxor community including dinner... Read More
    Topics: Sheila Dixon , Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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    Slots Will Not Provide Property Tax Relief

    October 11, 9:57 PM
    The Sun reports that Shelia Dixon supports slots.  This really is not news.  What she says in the article is news though: "Dixon could not say by how much the expected revenues would lower city property taxes. "Probably about six... Read More
    Topics: Slots , Sheila Dixon , Locust Point
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    Mayor Dixon may fire city workers

    October 10, 12:52 PM
    The Sun is reporting that Mayor Dixon may consider laying off city employees because of the turbulent budget situation. This is a great sign! I can assure you that the national economic crisis that we are witnessing is going to hit municipal governments... Read More
    Topics: Sheila Dixon , Budget , layoffs
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    Only in Baltimore- When An Attempted Armed Robbery Becomes A Property Crime

    October 9, 11:55 PM
    This Sun article explains how the gun that was used to murder Ken Harris was also used at an attempted armed robbery at the same shopping center back in January. The attempted robbery back in January was not classified as an attempted robbery though.... Read More
    Topics: crime , Sheila Dixon , Ken Harris
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    Grandstanding Elijah Cummings Complains About AIG After Giving $1 Trillion Of Our Money Away

    October 8, 1:35 PM
    This entire bailout situation disgusts me. It makes me even sicker to see a grandstanding Elijah Cummings complain about AIG after giving $1 Trillion of tax payer money to equally corrupt entities. You can watch the video below: Congressman Cummings... Read More
    Topics: bailout , Elijah Cummings
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    Video From NAACP Meeting About Slots- What the Mayor And Governor Really Thought

    October 7, 3:35 PM
    The following is a must see video from the NAACP meeting about slots:     It starts out with some theatrics from Doc Cheatham, but intertwined with his sometimes hilarious words are hard disgraceful facts about Martin O'Malley and Sheila Dixon.... Read More
    Topics: Martin O'Malley , Sheila Dixon , Jill Carter , NAACP , Doc Cheatham , Heber Brown , Peter Franchot
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    Pigtown's Frustration Evident At Crime Summit

    October 6, 9:16 AM
    The people of Pigtown have been very frustrated with the revolving door criminal justice system of Baltimore for the past few years. I have posted summaries that dealt with crime summits they have held to address specific concerns. Below is an email... Read More
    Topics: Patricia Jessamy , pigtown , Dan Cosgrove
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