Word is now out that Baltimore Mayor Sheila Pratt Dixon is ordering across the board departmental budget cuts by an average of 12.9% next year, and that these reductions will most likely mean a reduction in city services.My question would be:  Will anyone notice?

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Imagine my shock this afternoon when I went out for a quick cup of coffee downtown and found the most recent version of the Campus Connection Online featuring the headline "UMMS Misled State When Requesting Funds for Failed Ambulatory Care Center".  As the state's flagship public health facility, UMMS is a key part of our state's healthcare system.  With it's expansion to include not just the hospital downtown, but also the former Easton Memorial, Maryland General Hospital, Kernan, Mt. Washington Pediatric, and Chester River Health System, UMMS is a major player in the state.  The fact that they may have misled the legislature is disturbing at best.

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With Election Day just around the corner, I wanted to reiterate my position on the upcoming vote on the Constitutional Amendment to allow video slot machines at five locations around the state.  My position has not changed since this post from April titled "Gambling the Future". 

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"Mayonaise" Shattuck, Chairman of the Circus otherwise known as Constellation Energy, has killed yet another Fortune 500 Company headquartered in Mary...

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Ed Hale is well on his way to bringing down yet another Baltimore bank.  This time, it is the one he founded, 1st Mariner Bank.  The bank's ...

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Brian Griffiths has an interesting -- if not possibly misguided -- posting about the fact that the city seems to be going in the direction of replacing the existing the 1st Mariner Arena in the same location rather than moving to a more logical and hospitable spot.

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Sheila Pratt Dixon has named new leadership for BACVA and the Convention Center.  She has essentially merged the boards, and renamed the new board the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Board.

And, in a move that is completely indescribable and totally amazing, she has named Baltimore banker Ed Hale, Chairman of 1st Mariner Bank, to head the new board.

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The murder right might be down in Baltimore City, but the stupidity is definitely going up.

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The Red Line is a walking, talking "charlie fox".  The long hoped-for, long-awaited, long-dreamed-for transportation line to link the west side and easte side of the cities is too expensive, according to this article in the Calvert Street Communist Party Newsletter.

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Now that I am back in the "commuting class", and I have to drive through a big swath of Baltimore City on a daily basis, I am going to start a new feature here called "Stupid Pedestrian Spots"

This week:  Lexington Market @ Paca Street.

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