Day: June 27, 2012

Kittleman organizing race for Howard County executive

Sen. Allan Kittleman announced Wednesday that he was organizing a run for Howard County executive, encouraged by a poll that shows he could beat the two leading Democrats mentioned for the job.

“My message of fiscal conservatism and individual freedom resonates with the voters of Howard County,” Kittleman told a breakfast meeting of supporters in Ellicott City.

State Roundup, June 27, 2012

O’Malley gives special session on gambling a “50-50” chance; meanwhile labor unions rally for job creation from gambling; gay marriage foes rack up signatures and debt; Supreme Court ruling striking mandatory life sentences for juveniles won’t affect Maryland; state ranks 27th in voter turnout; Dutch steps down from Armed Services Committee and federal wages in St. Mary’s are tops.

Agnes’ historic rainfall taught watershed a concrete lesson

Tropical Storm Agnes, the great and hurtful deluge that struck Chesapeake Bay 40 years ago in June, was the magnitude of storm that only strikes every two or three centuries on average—maybe even a 500-year storm.
But from the Bay’s standpoint it was arguably unique; nothing else like it in the thousands of years the estuary has existed. To this day, significant parts of the Chesapeake ecosystem have not regained their pre-Agnes health, writes longtime environmental reporter Tom Horton.

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