Legislation worth letters of support Editor, Did you know that, currently, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) is not required to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of the various sources of electricity generation in the state? The PSC is the independent administrative agency that regulates the public utilities in Maryland. As… Read more »
Editorial
03/05/2026 Bayside Editorial: Town, OPA do their best to draw public
Town, OPA do their best to draw public It might be said that Berlin and Ocean Pines don’t have much in common beyond sharing the 21811 zip code. But recently they, as in their leadership, are thinking about how to ensure the public’s presence at their meetings. In Ocean Pines’ case, the community association’s board… Read more »
02/26/2026 Bayside Editorial: Electric service must be better protected
Electric service must be better protected There must be a better way, and it must be a way that the public can afford, because otherwise society is completely helpless without it. That would be how to deliver electric service, without which our world ceases to function. And yet, the distribution of power to consumers is… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Register Democrat to vote this June
Register Democrat to vote this June Editor, The primary is coming up in June. Maryland only allows voters registered as Democratic or Republican to vote in the primary. If you are not registered or are registered as Independent, Libertarian, Green or Constitution Party, you may not vote in the primary. The Worcester County Democratic Committee’s… Read more »
02/19/2026 Bayside Editorial: Pedestrian bridge talk should shift its focus
Pedestrian bridge talk should shift its focus The continuing conversation about the possibility of having a pedestrian bridge built over Route 113 to connect the main portion of town with its east side has been doing exactly that for quite a while — continuing and continuing. As a symbolic connection of black and white Berlin,… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Accountability and transparency needed
Accountability and transparency needed Editor, Any incident that ends with a civilian shot by a federal officer demands clear, independent scrutiny — not rushed conclusions. When Congressman Andy Harris weighs in on the Minneapolis encounter, it reflects how quickly national immigration debates can shape the story before all the facts are known. But relying primarily… Read more »
Letter To The Editor: Invitation to join party for primary
Invitation to join party for primary Editor, Hey, Independent, Libertarian and Unaffiliated voters. It’s unfair that you have no voice in our gubernatorial election on Tuesday June 23, 2026. You are locked out — 22% of Marylanders, one million people, have no affiliation with either the Republican or Democrat party. As the polarization of both… Read more »
02/12/2026 Bayside Editorial: Ocean City stumbles in Berlin presentation
Ocean City stumbles in Berlin presentation No one can blame the residents of Flower Street, the Berlin mayor and Town Council, or even some individuals connected to the two Stephen Decatur schools on Seahawk Road for opposing Ocean City’s plan to build a sports complex on the eastern edge of town. Because the proposed site… Read more »
02/05/2026 Bayside Editorial: At age 107, he’s seen it all and then some
At age 107, he’s seen it all and then some The question isn’t what you would give a 107-year-old person for his birthday, but what someone of that age might be able to give you. And the answer is: Perspective. It’s impossible to imagine the things Ocean Pines resident John Edward Romm Jr. has seen… Read more »
1/29/2026 Bayside Editorial: Redistricting wrong here and elsewhere
Redistricting wrong here and elsewhere Oh, boo-hoo to Maryland’s Republican lawmakers who are yowling about the unfairness of the Democrats’ effort to redistrict Rep. Andy Harris (R-1st) out of a job in the next election. Their cries of foul and unfairness echo those bellowed by Democrats in Texas last summer and fall when Republican members… Read more »