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		<title>Sen. Nancy Jacobs (R) Explores Congress Run Against Dutch Ruppersberger (D); Uphill Fight but She Has a Unique 2012 Shot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Nancy Jacobs (R-Cecil/Harford) said Monday she has formed an “exploratory committee” to consider a run for Congress and the 2nd District seat now held by Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger. If she does run, it would be a very tough uphill fight but the state and national political dynamics of 2012 suggest it would not be an impossible task. With a little more than a month before the state’s candidate filing deadline, she will have to evaluate her chances quickly and decide once and for all if she will run. And as soon as she starts to rake in all but minimal financial support, she will have to fish or cut bait. Under Federal Election Commission rules, an exploratory committee can raise and spend money for “testing the waters” activities such as polling but once $5,000 is raised and spent for “campaign” activities, the potential candidate is considered an actual candidate and must file an official statement of candidacy with the FEC. On her Facebook wall, Jacobs announced her move and commented, “I’m tired of the excuses coming from Washington and believe it’s time to challenge the Beltway status quo. Congress exists to serve the people and they are failing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Mullin Blames Ousted Cecil County Economic Development Director for Lack of BRAC Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County Commissioners President James Mullin (R-1) claimed Saturday that Vernon Thompson was ousted as county economic development director because he didn’t “hook” military contractors to locate in Cecil County as part of the BRAC military expansion at Harford County’s Aberdeen Proving Ground. Speaking before a meeting of a church group in Earleville, Mullin asserted that “a majority” of the commissioners “felt we needed a change of quarterback.” He contended that Thompson was to blame for military contractors choosing to locate in APG’s home county while “Cecil County got zero.” Mullin made a similar pitch to the county’s Economic Development Commission a few days earlier. But the EDC wasn’t buying it: they agreed to send a letter to Thompson expressing their appreciation for his many successful efforts to promote economic development in the county. The EDC was not consulted in advance before Mullin and his usual voting partners, Commissioners Michael Dunn (R-3) and Diana Broomell (R-4), exercised their majority muscle to oust Thompson. [SEE previous Cecil Times report here: https://ceciltimes.com/2011/08/cecil-county-commissioners-oust-vernon-thompson-economic-development-chief-smipkins-get-even-for-political-independence/ ] “That’s just an excuse,” Joyce Bowlsbey, a member of the executive committee of the EDC, said of Mullin’s claim. She said it was clear that political, rather than substantive, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Popcorn, Peanuts and Pipkin: Threatens &#8220;Legal Investigation&#8221; in Performance on County Stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. E.J. Pipkin (R-36) berated the Cecil County Board of Commissioners and county staff Tuesday morning over what he called misuse of “county assets”—an email account—to promote a bus tour organized by a volunteer with a citizen’s group favoring adoption of a charter government referendum question on the November ballot. But county officials denied any wrongdoing and some Commissioners accused Pipkin and Del. Michael Smigiel (R-36) of political grandstanding days before the elections. During the nearly 90-minute session, which was called by Commissioners in response to a letter from Smigiel accusing the county of “secret deals,” Pipkin did most of the talking. But Vernon Thompson, the county’s economic development director, and Joyce Bowlsbey, a volunteer leader in the pro-charter effort who also organized an August bus tour criticized by the state politicians, had spirited debates with Pipkin. “This is much ado about nothing,” Bowlsbey said. “It’s like no good deed goes unpunished.” She noted that “I’ve donated thousands and thousands of hours to volunteer for this county” and “My integrity has been questioned and I take issue with that.” An undercurrent of amusement at the session by many in the ‘peanut gallery’ of observers—including county employees and local citizens&#8211; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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