I learned of the death of former city councilman Ken Harris early Saturday morning as I was about to leave my home for the airport. It was one of those rare times I stopped in my tracks not just because I’m a reporter and a big story was breaking but because I’d gotten to know [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Ken Harris
September 21, 2008
Do Facts Matter?
September 11, 2008
This is a tough question for me to even remotely consider because my entire career has been built on my “just the facts, please” mantra that I believe should rule the day in journalism.
But now we have a lot of hand-wringing (mostly among Democrats) that facts don’t matter. They seem to think that VP candidate [...]
In Search of…
September 9, 2008
…Some explanation for the shift in public opinion in Maryland on slots.
As we’re reporting on Tuesday, according to a poll by Gonzales Research, the number of respondents supporting the slots referendum has slipped to 49%. That’s down 5% since January and a full 10% since October 2007. The poll also shows the strongest support coming [...]
Blaming the Messenger
September 5, 2008
Could everybody please grow a thicker skin…This week’s firestorm over the media’s handling of Sarah Palin is certainly nothing new in my book. Rather, it’s just the way it is when a politician and his/her supporters don’t like the questions being asked.
Back in 2002, my voicemail got shut down when supporters of Bob Ehrlich thought [...]
What do you expect?
September 3, 2008
Many of the pundits seem to think Sarah Palin’s got to hit a grand slam in her speech tonight—I have a different take.
Back in 1984, I was there at the Democratic National Convention when Geraldine Ferraro made history. And even though I was covering the convention—and can easily recall the overall excitement about her presence [...]
