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Eric Hartley, “The ‘What Part of Public Don’t You Understand?’ Award,” Capital, December 28, 2008

28. December 2008

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In a tie, this goes to all those public employees who’ve forgotten that they work for the taxpayers and what they do and how much money they make are a matter of public record. Invariably, when The Capital writes stories about executive pay and publishes government salaries, some of these recipients indignantly complain their privacy [...]

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Eric Hartley, “Make your vote count on school board,” Capital, October 21, 2008

21. October 2008

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[Commentary]  If you vote this year in Anne Arundel County, you’ll notice that page 2 of your four-page touch-screen ballot features some fairly obscure races. Not much excitement there like the presidential candidates on page 1 or the hot-button slot machine referendum on page 3….  [Link to Commentary]

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Eric Hartley, “Hard times, but not at school board,” Capital, September 7, 2008

7. September 2008

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With everything seeming pricier these days – gas for the car, electricity for the house and heck, even this newspaper if you bought it on the rack – a raise of, say, $20,000 or $30,000 over the past two years sure would have come in handy. Well, if you’ve got a senior position in the [...]

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