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Pigtown's Frustration Evident At Crime Summit
Shame On Elijah Cummings And The Maryland Congressional Delegation.
Report From The Live Entertainment Ordinance Hearing
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    The Hunger Strike Is Over For Now

    June 5, 12:30 AM
     
     
    The kids at the Algebra Project said they were going to have a hunger strike if the Mayor did not give them $3 million to fund their Peer to Peer project.  On Wednesday they suspended the hunger strike because Mayor Dixon agreed to meet with them.  The Mayor points out that she has already given $14.5 million to about a dozen other youth programs.  I do not agree with the Mayor on a lot of issues but I strongly agree with her on this one.  I think it is great that kids are getting involved in the political process and I wish more would get involved in other issues (like city council races).  There has to be a point when you stop funding special interest projects.  When you are already funding $14.5 million worth of similar ones then I think you have already passed that point.

    The Baltimore school budget is a staggering $1.2 billion a year!  I think the kids need to ask where all this money is going to before they try to ask for more.  Another avenue to take is private financing.  Perhaps a for profit company would donate the $3 million if the kids agreed to be unpaid interns.  Use those brains to be creative and come up with out of the box solutions. Trust me, it is easier to deal with private entities instead of the City any day!

    I emailed the Algebra Project and asked the kids to leave their thoughts here.  Feel free to give your own opinions on this issue in my comments section below.
    Topics: City Council , schools , Algebra Project , Sheila Dixon
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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
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    Shame On Elijah Cummings And The Maryland Congressional Delegation.

    October 4, 1:33 PM
    The irresponsible banker bailout bill was approved by congress and signed into law by the President this week. Roscoe Bartlett was the only member of the Maryland congressional delegation who voted against it. I am appalled that Elijah Cummings voted... Read More
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    Report From The Live Entertainment Ordinance Hearing

    October 3, 12:15 PM
    Yesterday at City Hall there was a hearing to discuss the proposed live entertainment ordinance (read the official legislative file here). Below is an email I received that describes what happened at the hearing.  In these times of economic uncertainty... Read More
    Topics: Federal Hill , Stephanie Rawlings-Blake , Live Entertainment
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    Sheila Dixon And 2101 East Biddle Street

    October 2, 3:14 PM
    Today the Sun came out with an informative piece about the Mayor Dixon investigation. It appears that the state is interested in investigating four development projects with which Ronald H. Lipscomb is involved. The Sun mentions a project at 2101 East... Read More
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    Dixon, Slots, And More.

    October 1, 8:52 PM
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    Pigtown Fights The Revolving Door Criminal Justice System

    September 29, 5:38 PM
    In the past I have posted about crime in Pigtown and what the proactive neighbors are doing down there to fight it. Well they are at it again! Some citizens of Pigtown are about to have another crime summit with the police and the State's Attorney's... Read More
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    Police Involved Shooting In Reservoir Hill- Baltimore in Miniature

    September 28, 11:58 PM
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    Proposed Live Entertainment Ordinance Causes Controversy

    September 27, 11:07 PM
    The proposed live entertainment ordinance is causing a lot of controversy in the Baltimore entertainment community. I have already received two emails about it and there is a post about it in this City Paper blog. Below is part of an email I received:... Read More
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