Pines planning lacking The following letter was read during an Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors special meeting, on Monday. Editor, OPA lacks a strategic planning component, and frankly multiple boards have focused too much on short-term political matters, and not on long-term policy guidance and direction, which is the job of the board. A… Read more »

Healthcare Decisions Day Editor, What would happen if you were in a serious automobile accident or suffered a stroke or other sudden health emergency and could not speak for yourself? Would your family and doctors know what kind of medical treatment you’d want to receive? Would they be making the difficult decisions for you? If… Read more »

Bravo to new Snow Hill theater Editor, Last Saturday, March 19, at Snow Hill High’s new theater, was one of the most exciting nights I have had in musical theater. The cast [of “Little Shop of Horrors”] was absolutely wonderful. Such talent, and their first in their new theater was outstanding. Looking forward to spending… Read more »

No to HB 1013 Editor, Who thinks it’s a good idea to concentrate most of Maryland’s transportation dollars in the Washington suburbs? Will you feel safer on our roads and bridges because D.C. will have another subway station elevator or light rail line? Do you think we should wait longer for an upgrade of Route… Read more »

Proposed gun bills unnecessary Editor, Here we go again. There are several proposed gun bills of which your readership should be aware, and which are coming up for hearings in the Maryland Legislature soon: HB 692/SB0947 would make it a criminal offense to privately transfer a long gun – requiring a licensed gun dealer to… Read more »

Editor, It is a great honor to serve as board president for United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore. In this role, I continue to witness the selfless generosity among individuals and organizations in our community who support United Way’s mission to improve the lives of the most vulnerable on the Shore. What we achieve… Read more »

Editor, Birds have economic value and this was on display again [last month] with the enormous success of the first ever Winter Delmarva Birding Weekend. We would like to thank all of the local businesses, chambers and conservation groups for their tremendous support. It certainly paid off with visitors from all over the U.S. descending… Read more »

Correcting ‘false’ statements Editor, A local newspaper article published Jan. 29 accurately reported the circumstances, which resulted in the Town of Berlin’s Electric Utility being charged this year with an additional $435,876 for purchased power cost, because the town was not advised by the town’s electric utility consultants to generate power on a severely cold… Read more »

Legislation will help land trusts Editor, In a strong bipartisan action, the Senate voted 65-33 today to pass the bill that will make the tax incentive for conservation easement donations permanent. This follows yesterday’s 318-109 vote in the House. This legislation has been a priority for the Land Trust Alliance for a decade, and it… Read more »

Communities and businesses thanked Editor, This letter is being written to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to the Berlin, Selbyville and Ocean City communities and businesses that supported the Stevenson United Methodist Church Christmas Bazaar and Silent Auction that was held on Dec. 5 in Berlin. We are so blessed to live in an… Read more »