George P. Mitchell was bigger than Steve Jobs: He was the ‘Spirit of America’
This is the third of a three-part series on rebuilding America. A titan of American industry died in 2013 and
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The 51st State, Western Maryland: How to succeed without seceding
BY BARRY RASCOVAR The mountain natives are restless in Maryland. They want to have it their way, though they represent just 10 percent of the state’s population. Indeed, were the five western counties to secede from Maryland, there would be no chance for that movement to succeed.
Read moreRascovar Commentary: Perry vs. O’Malley – Early Presidential Showdown?
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is poaching in Maryland. He’s camouflaged his Wednesday visit as an economic development pitch — including a $500,000 TV and radio ad blitz — to get companies to move from Maryland to low-tax, pro-business Texas. He’s not fooling anyone. It’s all part of Perry’s nascent presidential campaign for 2016.
Read moreTexas Gov. Rick Perry lures businesses from Maryland, takes shot at Gov. O’Malley
Maryland is the latest target of Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a new radio spot that criticizes Gov. Martin O’Malley and the state’s high taxes. Perry knocks Maryland for high taxes on businesses and families, comparing it to his state’s low taxes, “fair” legal system and limited government, in a commercial from Texas Wide Open for Business, part of the Texas Economic Development Division within the Office of the Governor.
Read moreGOP knuckleheads continue to speak
After Wednesday’s decision from the Supreme Court, FoxNews huckser and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee Tweeted, “My thoughts on the
Read moreTexas showed us how to make sure the government knows who it’s working for
I’m proud of Texas. These are words I never thought I would hear myself say but it’s true. Oh not
Read moreBarack Obama is the king of the ‘Oil Presidents’
President Barack Obama spent his last campaign and his first term championing clean and renewable energy sources, but when it
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Orioles play home run derby and I missed it all
Maybe I should call the folks at the Guinness Book of World Records because my friend Chris and I accomplished
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