The one thing missing from the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors election this summer is drama. Consequently, it has exactly what voters need: four qualified candidates who are not vowing to turn operations upside down. This absence of controversy allows association members to concentrate on what’s important — the attributes of the candidates, instead… Read more »
Opinion
No need for new school construction committee
Editor, I am writing in response to the Worcester County Commissioners’ latest vote to form a commission to oversee local public school construction. One of the reasons Mr. Joe Mitrecic voting no for the formation of this commission was because of the existence of the Buckingham Planning Committee that has already been working on planning… Read more »
Jim Adcock: Shaping OP for three decades as publisher and artist
(July 13, 2023) As a painter, illustrator and newspaper publisher, Jim Adcock has quietly been one of the most influential figures in the Ocean Pines community over the last three decades. His fingerprints remained, until recently, in the Bayside Gazette through publication of original weekly cartoons, and his vibrant, beachy paintings are ubiquitous with local… Read more »
Gazette Cartoon
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Get out from under debt on Heron Park
The Town of Berlin has been trying to figure what to do with the Tyson poultry plant property for seven years now after buying the 63-acre parcel in 2016 for $2.5 million. It also has spent nearly as long looking for a way to get out from under that debt, especially since the cost of… Read more »
Gazette Cartoon
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
Happy Fourth of July We’re still here despite our past craziness
The Fourth of July is when we celebrate our freedom to pursue our lives and happiness however we choose and to disagree with the ruling authority. Right? It doesn’t seem that way at times, as adherents to various political philosophies battle over whose version of freedom will be imposed on us. And make no mistake,… Read more »
Gazette Cartoon
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
OP had cell service fix years ago, but it died
A motion from Worcester County Commissioner Bud Church for a Verizon tower … at the Ocean Pines Wastewater Treatment Plant failed to receive a second from the other county commissioners during their meeting last Tuesday. The area has been known for dropped calls and generally poor service for years. Church said he brought the issue… Read more »
Letter to the Editor
Case for abolishing voter ID laws Editor, This letter is in response to Dennis Evans’ letter “Advocating for voter ID law in Maryland.” I do agree with Mr. Evans that without “fair and free voting…we lose our republic.” That is exactly why I vehemently oppose voter suppression laws being legislated in Republican controlled states, including… Read more »