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March 30, 2011

Kevin Dayhoff The Tentacle Diary of a Disastrous March

March 30, 2011 Kevin E. Dayhoff: It’s great to see March 2011 slither away. It has been a gut wrenching month from hell for many reasons. http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4312

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Murphy the “Don” in surprise bid for the Maryland Statehouse http://tinyurl.com/yexfeut http://twitpic.com/1cberm http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/04/murphy-don-in-surprise-bid-for-maryland.html  Murphy makes a surprise announcement just after midnight on April 1, 2010 that he will run against former Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, who had just announced on March 30, 2010 that he will be seeking his old office back. Photo caption: Murphy is pictured in front of the NH State Capitol after testifying for a GPS client.  Murphy, who is also known to have made recent trips to New Hampshire, is rumored to be a presidential contender in 2012. Photo courtesy of Genn & Murphy.  Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/1cberm April 1, 2010 by Kevin Dayhoff for Soundtrack In a surprise announcement, former Maryland Delegate Donald E. Murphy (R) has announced that he will be running for governor of Maryland in the September 14, 2010 Republican Primary. Many political insiders had speculated privately that Murphy, known as the “Don,” in political circles, may toss his hat in the ring. Murphy, who is also known to have made recent trips to New Hampshire, is also rumored to be a presidential contender in 2012. Recently, noted political analyst Joe Steffen wryly wrote, “Murphy told me last night that a potential run for governor on his part was ‘in the mix.’ As MD point man for the 2008 McCain Presidential campaign and Senior Advisor to MD GOP U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Eric Wargotz to go with his other credentials, Murphy undoubtedly has a set of…bona fides. “While discussing a possible gubernatorial run, Don Murphy did joke, however, that he ‘didn’t want to split the Murphy (primary) vote,’ a reference to young GOP businessman and upstart candidate, Brian Murphy, who is already running for governor in the GOP primary,” continued Steffen. “Who knows?  Maybe an actual Ehrlich run will entice Don Murphy into the campaign, concerns over splitting the Murphy vote be damned,” wrote Steffen. Opening shot across the bow… Steffen noted, “Beyond then-Governor Ehrlich’s 2006 taxpayer-dollar-spending-spree-for-votes, THAT brings us back to the libertarian leaning conservative Don Murphy, who when talking about Mr. Ehrlich in the context of being conservative with the tax dollars offered this priceless observation: “‘Saying Bob Ehrlich is a fiscal conservative is like saying Ocean Gallery (http://oceangallery.com/) is an art museum.’ “That wasn’t the beer and bravado talking - but it was the best line of the night. And, hey, isn’t the best humor always rooted in the truth?” Are you experienced? Murphy is experienced and known to be comfortable in his own skin and in the political arena. Murphy previously represented District 12A, which covered portions of Baltimore and Howard County Maryland in the Maryland General Assembly from January 1995 to January 2003. He is a graduate of Andover High School in Linthicum Maryland and graduated from the University of Baltimore with a degree in real estate in 1983. In recent years, Murphy has been affiliated with the lobbying firm of Genn & Murphy and is a well known and popular GOP Strategist and advisor to U.S. Senate Candidate Dr. Eric Wargotz of Maryland. In 1994, Murphy defeated the House Majority Leader in a legislative district that had never elected a Republican, according to the Genn & Murphy web site. While a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, Murphy was a member of the Judiciary Committee and the Civil Law & Procedure Subcommittee.  He served as Deputy Minority Whip from 2002 until 2003.  Murphy did not seek reelection in 2002. The Gunn & Murphy web site also reveals “After his reelection in 1998, he became an unlikely advocate for Medical Marijuana legislation as a result of being approached by a Green Beret constituent who was dying of cancer. “The passage of the Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act in 2003 placed Mr. Murphy in exclusive company with substantial national media recognition.  “When The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun and The Gazette listed their “winners and losers” for the Legislative Session, he was one of three, and the only non-incumbent legislator, named to the “winners” list in all three publications.” “Murphy, a nationally-known campaign advisor, travels extensively at the request of candidates and focus groups who seek his advice,” according to his web site, Genn & Murphy. Well-liked, well dressed and handsome. The handsome, well-dressed Murphy is well-liked on both sides of the political aisle and many keen political observers, speaking on background noted, that he has the best chance of anyone to garner the vote in the General Election this November in the heavily Democrat cobalt-blue state of the Maryland. “Murphy’s congeniality and work-ethic make him a favorite with members of both Maryland Legislative Houses controlled by Democrats,” notes his web site. “During Mr. Murphy’s first term, the Guidebook of Maryland Legislators called him ‘the nicest Delegate in Annapolis.’  Near the end of his second term, the Montgomery Gazette concluded in its analysis of legislators that Mr. Murphy was unquestionably ‘liked by everyone,’” according to the Genn & Murphy web site. “Mr. Murphy’s congeniality and work-ethic make him a favorite with members of both Maryland Legislative Houses controlled by Democrats, in addition to the new Republican Administration that has many of his former colleagues and friends in key policy and decision-maker roles,” notes the web site. Most of the folks in Maryland tend to be more moderate In a 2008 interview with MSNBC, Murphy, a political moderate, observed, “Most of the folks in Maryland tend to be more moderate,” said Don Murphy, who is the chairman of the Maryland delegation at the (Republican National) convention.” The web site also notes that “Prior to running for office, Mr. Murphy held key positions in the commercial real estate field, including real estate analyst for Baltimore City’s Economic Development office and as Director of Leasing for a million square foot office and industrial park….” Murphy is a life-long resident of Maryland with his wife, Gloria, who will be just as surprised as the “Don” and the rest of us that he is running for governor. 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Murphy makes a surprise announcement just after midnight on April 1, 2010 that he will run against former Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, who had just announced on March 30, 2010 that he will be seeking his old office back.

Photo caption: Murphy is pictured in front of the NH State Capitol after testifying for a GPS client.  Murphy, who is also known to have made recent trips to New Hampshire, is rumored to be a presidential contender in 2012. Photo courtesy of Genn & Murphy.  Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/1cberm

April 1, 2010 by Kevin Dayhoff for Soundtrack

In a surprise announcement, former Maryland Delegate Donald E. Murphy (R) has announced that he will be running for governor of Maryland in the September 14, 2010 Republican Primary.

Many political insiders had speculated privately that Murphy, known as the “Don,” in political circles, may toss his hat in the ring.

Murphy, who is also known to have made recent trips to New Hampshire, is also rumored to be a presidential contender in 2012.

Recently, noted political analyst Joe Steffen wryly wrote, “Murphy told me last night that a potential run for governor on his part was ‘in the mix.’ As MD point man for the 2008 McCain Presidential campaign and Senior Advisor to MD GOP U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Eric Wargotz to go with his other credentials, Murphy undoubtedly has a set of…bona fides.

“While discussing a possible gubernatorial run, Don Murphy did joke, however, that he ‘didn’t want to split the Murphy (primary) vote,’ a reference to young GOP businessman and upstart candidate, Brian Murphy, who is already running for governor in the GOP primary,” continued Steffen.

“Who knows?  Maybe an actual Ehrlich run will entice Don Murphy into the campaign, concerns over splitting the Murphy vote be damned,” wrote Steffen.

Opening shot across the bow…

Steffen noted, “Beyond then-Governor Ehrlich’s 2006 taxpayer-dollar-spending-spree-for-votes, THAT brings us back to the libertarian leaning conservative Don Murphy, who when talking about Mr. Ehrlich in the context of being conservative with the tax dollars offered this priceless observation:

“‘Saying Bob Ehrlich is a fiscal conservative is like saying Ocean Gallery (http://oceangallery.com/) is an art museum.’

“That wasn’t the beer and bravado talking - but it was the best line of the night. And, hey, isn’t the best humor always rooted in the truth?”

Are you experienced?

Murphy is experienced and known to be comfortable in his own skin and in the political arena.

Murphy previously represented District 12A, which covered portions of Baltimore and Howard County Maryland in the Maryland General Assembly from January 1995 to January 2003.

He is a graduate of Andover High School in Linthicum Maryland and graduated from the University of Baltimore with a degree in real estate in 1983.

In recent years, Murphy has been affiliated with the lobbying firm of Genn & Murphy and is a well known and popular GOP Strategist and advisor to U.S. Senate Candidate Dr. Eric Wargotz of Maryland.

In 1994, Murphy defeated the House Majority Leader in a legislative district that had never elected a Republican, according to the Genn & Murphy web site.

While a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, Murphy was a member of the Judiciary Committee and the Civil Law & Procedure Subcommittee.  He served as Deputy Minority Whip from 2002 until 2003.  Murphy did not seek reelection in 2002.

The Gunn & Murphy web site also reveals “After his reelection in 1998, he became an unlikely advocate for Medical Marijuana legislation as a result of being approached by a Green Beret constituent who was dying of cancer.

“The passage of the Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act in 2003 placed Mr. Murphy in exclusive company with substantial national media recognition. 

“When The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun and The Gazette listed their “winners and losers” for the Legislative Session, he was one of three, and the only non-incumbent legislator, named to the “winners” list in all three publications.”

“Murphy, a nationally-known campaign advisor, travels extensively at the request of candidates and focus groups who seek his advice,” according to his web site, Genn & Murphy.

Well-liked, well dressed and handsome.

The handsome, well-dressed Murphy is well-liked on both sides of the political aisle and many keen political observers, speaking on background noted, that he has the best chance of anyone to garner the vote in the General Election this November in the heavily Democrat cobalt-blue state of the Maryland.

“Murphy’s congeniality and work-ethic make him a favorite with members of both Maryland Legislative Houses controlled by Democrats,” notes his web site.

“During Mr. Murphy’s first term, the Guidebook of Maryland Legislators called him ‘the nicest Delegate in Annapolis.’  Near the end of his second term, the Montgomery Gazette concluded in its analysis of legislators that Mr. Murphy was unquestionably ‘liked by everyone,’” according to the Genn & Murphy web site.

“Mr. Murphy’s congeniality and work-ethic make him a favorite with members of both Maryland Legislative Houses controlled by Democrats, in addition to the new Republican Administration that has many of his former colleagues and friends in key policy and decision-maker roles,” notes the web site.

Most of the folks in Maryland tend to be more moderate

In a 2008 interview with MSNBC, Murphy, a political moderate, observed, “Most of the folks in Maryland tend to be more moderate,” said Don Murphy, who is the chairman of the Maryland delegation at the (Republican National) convention.”

The web site also notes that “Prior to running for office, Mr. Murphy held key positions in the commercial real estate field, including real estate analyst for Baltimore City’s Economic Development office and as Director of Leasing for a million square foot office and industrial park….”

Murphy is a life-long resident of Maryland with his wife, Gloria, who will be just as surprised as the “Don” and the rest of us that he is running for governor.

Then again, how could they have known – after all it is April Fools’ Day.

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March 3, 2010 Horton Hatches the Egg Kevin E. Dayhoff

Yesterday was the 107th birthday of Theodor Geisel from Springfield, MA. I say with a smile, my little crocodile, you may know him better as an early trendsetter, as the good Dr. Seuss, you may deduce, because I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. To you I’m so faithful one-hundred percent.

Yes, boys and girls, Dr. Seuss was born on March 2, 1904. After he attended Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. He published his first children’s book, “And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street,” in 1937.

However, it was his book, “The Cat in the Hat,” that really earned him a place in literary history 53 years ago. Dr. Seuss went on to publish 44 children’s books, win the Pulitzer Prize in 1984, in addition to three Academy Awards, before his death in 1991.

And so it was, I say because, last Monday I celebrated his birthday early, you must know surely – with his 1940 classic “Horton Hatches the Egg.”

Please don’t complain as I attempt to explain.

The day began early for me as I found myself at William Winchester Elementary School in Westminster. I was among about a dozen local volunteers that day to help celebrate “Read Across America” day, which is celebrated every year in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday.

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February 24, 2010

Sarasota Snowbird

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Sarasota FL – The Orioles’ pitchers and catchers took the field last Thursday for the first day of spring training in their new training facilities in Sarasota after spending the pre-season the last 14 years in Fort Lauderdale.

February 17, 2010

Charlie Wilson’s Legacy

Kevin E. Dayhoff

On Sunday, Charlie Wilson, the former 12-term Democrat who represented the 2nd District in East Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 through 1996, was remembered in a memorial service in Texas.

February 10, 2010

A Complex and Complicated Life

Kevin E. Dayhoff

John P. Murtha, the Democrat congressman from Pennsylvania, died at Virginia Hospital Center Monday at the age of 77 after complications from gall-bladder surgery.

February 3, 2010

Standing up by sitting down

Kevin E. Dayhoff

On Monday February 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College walked into the historic 1929 F. W. Woolworth Five-and-Dime building at 301 North Elm Street in Greensboro, N.C., and ordered lunch.

January 27, 2010

“Mac” Mathias: A Civil Rights Lion

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Former Republican U.S. Senator Charles McCurdy (Mac) Mathias, a native son of Frederick, has died at the age of 87. He was living in Chevy Chase, where his family reported that he died Monday from complications of Parkinson’s disease.

January 20, 2010

Hating over Haiti

Kevin E. Dayhoff

In a moment that could warm all but the coldest of hearts last Saturday, in the midst of all the despair that is now Haiti, Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton set aside their political differences for a joint appeal to raise money for that earthquake-ravaged country.

January 13, 2010

Spontaneous Incompetence

Kevin E. Dayhoff

In an incident, almost totally ignored by the dominant United States major news media, comes word that an American hero, the renown Army Green Beret-turned-Iraq/Afghanistan war correspondent, Michael Yon, was “arrested” January 5 as he entered the country for failing to disclose his income.

January 6, 2010

The Problem with Underwear

Kevin E. Dayhoff

The tranquility of the holidays was rudely interrupted by reality Christmas morning as the news spread quickly that a terrorist with an explosive device concealed in his underwear attempted to bomb Northwest Airlines flight 253 as it approached Detroit.

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Everyone has a story of driving a car in the middle of a snowstorm, but can you imagine attempting to negotiate the snow in horse and buggy days?

On Feb. 15, 1896, the now out-of-print Westminster newspaper, American Sentinel, carried a snow-related horror story involving “Thomas Martin, who was hauling grain to this place and was returning home, stopped at the post office for his mail, leaving his team standing.

“He was talking to some person when some snow fell from the roof of Mr. T. H. Eckenrode’s house, frightening the horses. …

“He endeavored to check them, but the rein … broke, throwing him under the wheels of the wagon, which passed over his body, breaking three of his ribs and puncturing one of his lungs.”

Of course, this was in the days long before the local volunteer fire departments provided emergency medical services.

“Mr. Martin was at once taken into the drug store of Mr. John McKellip…

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February 27, 2010
Investigative Voice Feb 24 Baltimore crime panelists included (left to right): Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Ed Norris, Retired Homicide Detective Irving Bradley, NAACP Baltimore City President Marvin L. ‘Doc’ Cheatham, Baltimore City Paper Reporter Anna Ditkoff, and Union Square Community Activist Chris Taylor, and former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon. Photomontage By Kevin Dayhoff February 24, 2010 [20100224 IVAnnivPrtyPanelcomp sm] Investigative Voice Feb 24 Baltimore crime panelists included http://tinyurl.com/ye6kkc4 http://twitpic.com/15lc5c http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/415008229/investigative-voice-feb-24-baltimore-crime

Investigative Voice Feb 24 Baltimore crime panelists included (left to right): Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Ed Norris, Retired Homicide Detective Irving Bradley, NAACP Baltimore City President Marvin L. ‘Doc’ Cheatham, Baltimore City Paper Reporter Anna Ditkoff, and Union Square Community Activist Chris Taylor, and former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon. Photomontage By Kevin Dayhoff February 24, 2010 [20100224 IVAnnivPrtyPanelcomp sm] Investigative Voice Feb 24 Baltimore crime panelists included http://tinyurl.com/ye6kkc4 http://twitpic.com/15lc5c http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/415008229/investigative-voice-feb-24-baltimore-crime

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February 27, 2010
Former Mayor Sheila Dixon makes a point, as Chris Taylor, president of the Union Square Community organization, looks on, at the Investigative Voice panel discussion February 24, 2010 Photo by Kevin Dayhoff [20100224 IVAnnivPrty (11) c sm Dixon]  A public resurrection and apparition of former Baltimore Mayor Dixon http://tinyurl.com/ye6kkc4 #photo #writing http://twitpic.com/15hzk3

Former Mayor Sheila Dixon makes a point, as Chris Taylor, president of the Union Square Community organization, looks on, at the Investigative Voice panel discussion February 24, 2010 Photo by Kevin Dayhoff [20100224 IVAnnivPrty (11) c sm Dixon]  A public resurrection and apparition of former Baltimore Mayor Dixon http://tinyurl.com/ye6kkc4 #photo #writing http://twitpic.com/15hzk3

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February 25, 2010

Oriole pitchers and catchers take to the field for the first day of spring training

Oriole pitchers and catchers take to the field for the first day of spring training

February 18, 2010 by Kevin Dayhoff

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/oriole-pitchers-and-catchers-take-to.html http://tinyurl.com/yb9tudo

Westminster fans join Oriole pitchers and catchers for the first day of spring training.  Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/14999i or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/410746018/westminster-md-fans-join-oriole-pitchers-and Photo caption: The Williams family, of Westminster Maryland, was also at the first day of spring training workouts at Ed Smith Stadium in sunny Sarasota Florida and delighted to have had the opportunity to share a light-hearted moment with Orioles manager Dave Trembley (left.) Photo by Kevin Dayhoff February 18, 2010

Sarasota Florida - Palm trees swayed to a light breeze and sea gulls volunteered play-by-play commentary with the temperature in the lower 70s as the Orioles pitchers and catchers took the field Thursday for the first day of spring training in their new training facilities in Sarasota after spending the pre-season the last 14 years in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The Williams family of Westminster Maryland was also there and delighted to have had the opportunity to share a light-hearted moment with Orioles manager Dave Trembley at the first day of spring training workouts at Ed Smith Stadium in sunny Sarasota Florida. 

Kenny Williams and his wife, Barbara Schildwachter Williams, and their sons, Jeremy and Jonathan, from the Greens off Royer Road in Westminster were happy to be away from the cold - and visiting the Orioles’ spring training camp.

“Yeah, I’m got tired of shoveling snow,” said Mr. Williams, a landscape contractor by trade.  The temperature was hovering in the 30s at home in Westminster.  “We came down here (to Sarasota) to get away from the snow and the cold,” he said with a broad smile.

Jeremy Williams, an 8th grader at West Middle School in Westminster, was excited to be at spring training.  “My favorite player is Brian Roberts…  He plays second base.”

Roberts, the all-star player from the Durham – Chapel Hill area of North Carolina and the other “position players will have their first day of training next Tuesday… the 23rd,” said Orioles director of public relations Monica Barlow.

After being drafted by the Orioles in 1999, Roberts was brought up to the major leagues in 2001, after playing for several of the organization’s farm teams, including a number of games in Frederick, MD in 2000.

Meanwhile Jonathan Williams, a 6th grader at West Middle, didn’t have a favorite player – he was just happy to be warm. 

Barbara Williams explained, “This is our third winter trip to Sarasota.  We’re big Orioles fans.  We’re glad they’re here…  This is our first time visiting spring training.  We really enjoy Sarasota.  It’s warm…”

Trembley displayed a good sense of humor as he spent several minutes signing autographs, answering questions and talking about spring training with several hundred Orioles baseball fans.

“We’re excited to be here,” said Trembley referring to the team returning to Sarasota.  “We’re looking forward to good year and for right now starting a long-tern relationship with Sarasota.”

The Orioles have not trained in Sarasota since 1995.

After two rebuilding years and a 64-98 record in 2009, the Orioles are looking forward to a fresh new start to this season in their upgraded facilities that will combine the team’s minor and major league operations in one place.

In the past the two operations were several hours apart, making the coordination of pre-season difficult.

The Birds took over the training facility, at the 20-year-old, 9,000-seat Ed Smith Stadium, from the Cincinnati Reds who had moved-on to a facility in the U.S. southwest.

Workers were busy throughout the day putting the finishing touches on preparing the stadium for the first home game on March 3rd against the Tampa Bay Rays.  Ticket sales have been brisk for the sixteen Orioles spring training games against 10 different opponents, said Barlow.

“We’re thrilled…  Sarasota has been so welcoming.  We’re glad to be here,” said Barlow as she multi-tasked corralling a large contingent of Japanese reporters and photographers who were there covering Koji Uehara, the right-handed pitcher from Osaka, Japan.

Many fans are hoping that the good crop of young players will add to the team this year as Uehara returns for his second year with the Birds to shore-up the bullpen.

There are also great hopes for the off-season moves that witnessed the Birds signing free agent third baseman Miguel Tejada, starting pitcher Kevin Millwood, first baseman Garrett Atkins and closing pitcher Mike Gonzalez, observed Barlow.

Barlow also noted that the organization is looking for good results from youngsters in the outfield, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, and Nolan Reimold; young pitchers Brad Bergesen, Jason Berken, Dave Hernandez, Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman; and Matt Wieters behind the plate at the catcher position. 

Meanwhile as the fans in the Maryland area are looking forward to warmer weather and the upcoming baseball season, the fans at spring practice, the coaches and the players all share Barlow’s enthusiasm that maybe, just maybe, this is the year for the Birds.

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Photo caption: The Williams family, of Westminster Maryland, was also at the first day of spring training workouts at Ed Smith Stadium in sunny Sarasota Florida and delighted to have had the opportunity to share a light-hearted moment with Orioles manager Dave Trembley (left.) 

From left to right, Barbara Schildwachter Williams, son Jeremy, husband

Kenny Williams and son Jonathan - from the Greens off Royer Road in Westminster were happy to be away from the cold - and visiting the Orioles’ spring training camp.  Photo by Kevin Dayhoff February 18, 2010

[20100218 OriolesSarasotaTremblyWms21] http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/oriole-pitchers-and-catchers-take-to.html or here: http://tinyurl.com/yb9tudo Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/14999i on my Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/410746018/westminster-md-fans-join-oriole-pitchers-and

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Related: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/orioles-manager-trembley-with-evelyn.html Orioles’ manager Trembley with Evelyn Babylon in Sarasota training camp http://tinyurl.com/yh46oxh

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/caroline-babylon-of-westminster-md-gets.html http://tinyurl.com/yfduskq Caroline Babylon of Westminster MD gets the autograph of Orioles manager Dave Trembley http://tinyurl.com/yfduskq http://twitpic.com/142s9y

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Interviewing Orioles director of public relations Monica Barlow http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/interviewing-orioles-director-of-public.html http://tinyurl.com/yhhqpm9

EAGLE ARCHIVE: Which comes first, baseball or digging out my driveway?  EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff (Enlarge) Posted http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/3973/which-comes-first-baseball-or-digging-my-driveway/ 2/21/10 http://tinyurl.com/ykabspm

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41

Sarasota FL – The Orioles’ pitchers and catchers took the field last Thursday for the first day of spring training in their new training facilities in Sarasota after spending the pre-season the last 14 years in Fort Lauderdale.

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Oriole pitchers and catchers take to the field for the first day of spring training http://tinyurl.com/yb9tudo http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/oriole-pitchers-and-catchers-take-to.html

Westminster MD fans join Oriole pitchers and catchers for the first day of spring training http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/oriole-pitchers-and-catchers-take-to.html or here: http://tinyurl.com/yb9tudo Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/14999i on my Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/410746018/westminster-md-fans-join-oriole-pitchers-and

Which comes first, baseball or digging out my driveway? http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/explore-carroll-which-comes-first.html  EAGLE ARCHIVE: Which comes first, baseball or digging out my driveway?  EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff (Enlarge) Posted http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/3973/which-comes-first-baseball-or-digging-my-driveway/ 2/21/10 http://tinyurl.com/ykabspm

Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/157t3v or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/410923602/february-11-2010-snow-picture-photo-caption-my [20100211 Moody snow pics UTR]

Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/157uiv  or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/410805246/collage-orioles-spring-training-ed-smith-stadium [20100218 BirdsKEDSarasotacollage caption]

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February 25, 2010

Remembering the ‘Richmond 34’ and the ‘Greensboro Four’

Remembering the ‘Richmond 34’ and the ‘Greensboro Four’

Protesters remember the sit-ins that helped change America.

Hat Tip: Linda Shevitz and Jean Lewis, Carroll County NAACP

Great article by Reba Hollingsworth, Staff reporter February 11 2010

RICHMOND — In 1960, the tension from the civil rights movement is
simmering throughout the south. Young black college students and some
whites challenged the laws of segregation.

The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.baltimoresun.com/wtvr-richmond34-100211,0,7991527.story  Visit baltimoresun.com at http://www.baltimoresun.com

Monday February 1, 1960 - “Greensboro Four”

Readers may also appreciate reading about the “Greensboro Four,” which is thought by many to have been the genesis of the 1960s sit-in actions…  http://tinyurl.com/yfz3a4q

February 3, 2010 Standing up by sitting down Kevin E. Dayhoff

On Monday February 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College walked into the historic 1929 F. W. Woolworth Five-and-Dime building at 301 North Elm Street in Greensboro, N.C., and ordered lunch.

Read the entire column here: http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3588

Kevin Dayhoff is a writer with Explore Carroll – Patuxent Publishing Co., a subsidiary publication of the Baltimore Sun and is a life-member of the NAACP

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