Trooper 2 crashes, four dead

We should all feel proud of the Maryland State Police who fly and maintain the Medevac helicopters and their crews. Today’s accident left four dead.
Today my prayers are for their souls and for the comfort of the loved ones they leave behind.
Peace,
DCL

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Not much of a debate

I would have thought that under the shadow of the current economic crisis the men who aspire to the Presidency would have had something to say, something of substance. That didn’t happen.
I’ve already made my choice and the likelihood that anything said in this debate would change my mind was more than remote.
That said, as [...]

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The most serious economic challenge in our lifetime.

Those were the words used by Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd. Read the full story here. “Days away from a complete meltdown of our financial system….”
Oh dear. I hate when that happens.
I’m not being facetious, merely cynical.
We all know what caused this meltdown so let’s just stop pointing fingers. I’m keen to recall a [...]

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Genorosity in the greatest city in America

Wow. Yesterday big-box retailer Target gave $300,000 to the Baltimore City police. Today the Bank of America gave $500,000 to the Enoch Pratt Free Library. In the best of times that would be considered generous.
But now as we face the worst Christmas season for retail business in the last fifteen or twenty years Target is [...]

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