NEWS
August 1, 1999
Open-water dumping would hurt the bay and the economySince they are shipping industry executives, perhaps M. Sigmund Shapiro and George Thomas care only about the the Chesapeake Bay as a shipping channel ("Dredging the port is crucial to economy, won't hurt the bay," letters, July 27). Fortunately, people such as Rep. Wayne Gilchrest are trying to protect the bay.I keep hearing how economically important the port of Baltimore is to Maryland. Yet, apparently money isn't available to dredge it unless dredged material is dumped in the cheapest way possible.
NEWS
By Jay G. Merwin Jr. | February 11, 1999
ONCE AGAIN it appears as if Sen. Paul Sarbanes will not need his running shoes for his re-election run. The same scuffed loafers will do for this politician who has not faced a threatening opponent in years.Mr. Sarbanes' election to an unprecedented fifth term as a U.S. senator from Maryland seems inevitable but for one possibility that promises the thrill of forcing him to break a sweat in the next campaign. After the March 2000 primary, a well-financed Rep. Constance Morella, a Montgomery County Republican, could be standing next to him at the starting line.
FEATURES
By FRANK LANGFITT | January 5, 1997
KENNEDYVILLE -- Campaigning in a suit that reeks of cat urine would be a disadvantage for most politicians. But for Wayne Gilchrest, it was a money magnet.Back when Gilchrest was first running for Congress, his wife, Barbara, draped his only suit on a windowsill in their home to air it out. That night, a cat urinated just outside the window. In the morning, Gilchrest was a walking litter box.After a day driving across the Eastern Shore in his Plymouth Horizon, he pulled up to a big house with white columns in Easton seeking a little more money for his low-budget campaign.
NEWS
By Edward Roeder | October 23, 1996
WASHINGTON -- Consideration of campaign-finance reform is stymied because much of it begins with a false statement of the problem. This was so in the presidential debates.Moderator Jim Lehrer asked in the first debate: ''How do you avoid being influenced by people who contribute money and services to your campaign?'' Put that way, the question accepts the perspective of Washington players who see the problem as corruption, or the appearance of it.President Clinton's answer was to deny that money has influence: First come his positions, then the money.
NEWS
April 4, 1996
Help needed to combat terrorismThe March 10 article, "Terrorist mind game," attempted to give a broad analysis on the subject of world terrorism.However, the article contains a gross error.Having mentioned the recent bombings in Britain, Israel and Sri Lanka, the author writes: "The bombs in Britain and Israel are particular because they have damaged two peace processes."It is not clear to me why Sri Lanka was left out. In fact, the massive bomb that exploded in Sri Lanka recently, killing 84 and maiming or injuring 1,400 others, was solely targeted to derail a peace process initiated by the Sri Lankan government.
NEWS
September 12, 1995
Help TeachersAs a parent and professional in Baltimore County, I want to know why the politicians, the media and the educators cannot seem to work together. I grew up in Baltimore County and attended the public schools, but I never dreamed that when my child entered the public education system I would have so many worries.Shouldn't we as grown-ups be giving our children a positive example? How can we expect them to respect their educators and their education when the community does not? I am tired of picking up The Sun in the morning and reading about what is wrong with the education system.
NEWS
By Thomas W. Waldron | October 5, 1994
We're three weeks into the general election campaign and the two gubernatorial candidates still have not had a face-to-face exchange.Don't blame Republican Ellen R. Sauerbrey. Slightly behind in the polls and constrained in her spending by public financing laws, Mrs. Sauerbrey is eager to do battle with Democrat Parris N. Glendening.But the Prince George's County executive has played hard to get.He turned down WBAL-TV, which wanted the two candidates to appear together on an interview program.
NEWS
August 17, 1994
When it comes to backing up President Clinton on his gutsy decision to continue normal trading relations with China, the Maryland delegation in Congress provides an Alice in Wonderland glimpse of party loyalty. On a roll-call vote last week, Democrats Benjamin Cardin, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume and Albert Wynn voted against the Democrat in the White House. Republicans Roscoe Bartlett, Wayne Gilchrest and Constance Morella gave Mr. Clinton their support.This reversal of partisan behavior probably would not have been complete had Republican Helen Bentley, a stalwart protectionist, voted.
NEWS
June 5, 1994
Witty ReviewerStephen Hunter's wit is a great asset to your paper.One would hope that the editors realize this fact, but after reading the letter from Paul J. De Luca (May 20), it becomes necessary to rise to his defense.Mr. De Luca blames him for thinking "that we are more interested in what he has to say, and how witty and stylish he is when saying it, than in finding out about the movie under review."Well, if Mr. Hunter thinks that, he is right. I read all his reviews, even when I know that the picture is dreadful.
NEWS
May 3, 1994
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest is a Republican from the Eastern Shore, and the fact that he is going to vote to ban 19 specific assault-type weapons should serve as a wake-up call to other members of his party. The shore is Hunter Country. If he can vote for this, anyone can.His decision is in our view every bit as important as is the decision of Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois to support the assault weapons ban. Mr. Hyde represents a dense suburban district near Chicago's O'Hare Airport. He is a solid conservative (the Hyde of the "Hyde Amendment," which forbids federal spending for abortions)