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The Cecil County Council voted 4-1 Tuesday 2/19/13 to approve five nominees to an Animal Control oversight panel, despite one member having been cited for violations of animal laws. And a Delaware rescue group that is being paid over $2.2 million by the county to handle animal control is abandoning its animal-less shelter on...
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Posted in Cecil Government, Cecil Times, Elections, Elkton, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized, cecil county, cecil county government, county commissioner, politics, real estate | 8 Comments »
Two candidates for a vacant Cecil County Council seat, seeking endorsement from the Smipkin-controlled Republican Central Committee, are linked to Political Action Committee (PAC) financing of a smear campaign against fellow Republican Judge Keith Baynes, who resoundingly defeated Del. Michael Smigiel in the April primary for a court seat. But one of their PAC’s...
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Posted in Cecil Times, E.J. Pipkin, Elections, Elkton, Michael Smigiel, Republican Central Committee, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized, campaign finance, cecil county, cecil county government, county commissioner, politics, real estate, women | 18 Comments »
Maryland Gets D Minus Grade on “Integrity” Report Card Anyone with short, or long, memories of political scandals in Maryland knows that the state has a long and sordid history of corrupt elected officials. But a new study finds the state’s laws, regulations and access to public information contribute to a climate of ethical...
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Posted in Cecil Times, Democrats, Elections, Martin O'Malley, Michael Smigiel, Republicans, Uncategorized, campaign finance, cecil county, cecil county government, governor, politics | No Comments »
Do French Canadians vote in Cecil County judicial elections? Del. Michael Smigiel (R-36) must think so, based upon some of his judgeship campaign materials that direct local voters to a Quebec phone number that is answered with a message in French. Be careful, Cecil County voters on a limited budget. If you call Smigiel’s...
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Posted in Business, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, Cecil Whig, Democrats, E.J. Pipkin, Elections, Michael Smigiel, Republicans, Uncategorized, cecil county, cecil county government, county commissioner, politics | 1 Comment »
The Cecil County Democrat Club has endorsed two sitting Circuit Court Judges—Keith Baynes, a Republican, and Jane Cairns Murray, a Democrat—in this year’s elections to retain their seats. The bipartisan endorsement parallels a previous move by the Republican Club of Cecil County. Wyatt Wallace, president of the Democrats’ group, said the membership voted unanimously...
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Posted in Cecil Times, Democrats, Elections, Martin O'Malley, Michael Smigiel, Republicans, Uncategorized, campaign finance, cecil county, governor, politics, women | 1 Comment »