Marylanders Greet Romney at Town Hall (VIDEO)

"I'm not in this race as the next step in my political career," the front-running Republican candidate said at an Arbutus forum.

An over-capacity crowd of 600 or more jammed the Dewey Lowman American Legion Post 109 in Arbutus to see GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney's only appearance in Maryland before the state's April 3 primary. "I'm very excited he would come to this part of the county and state, since we're usually overlooked," said Charles Michael Johnson of nearby Baltimore Highlands. "This is very exciting for me," said Evan Richards of Lansdowne, a sophomore at Towson University who will be voting for the first time during the April 3 primary. "I've never been through a presidential campaign before." With the GOP race still open in a hard-fought political cycle, Maryland offers candidates the chance to win 37 delegates. Romney hopes to avoid a …

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New Council Members Focusing on Planning, Revitalization Issues

Group of freshman lawmakers say they will focus on specific needs of their districts

A majority of the five new Baltimore County Council members who will be sworn in next week say they will focus on issues pertaining to planning and revitalization in their districts during their first year in office. Council members-elect Vicki Almond and Tom Quirk, both Democrats, and David Marks, a Republican, said they would focus on issues such as smart growth, revitalization of the downtown areas of Pikesville and Towson and seeing that community plans in their districts are adopted into law. The three new council members and Republican Councilman-elect Todd Huff spoke with me about the issues Sunday night on Jay Liner's "All Politics is Local" show. (You can listen to the incoming council members talk about their priorities here.) …

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Buzz Beeler

9:33 pm on Thursday, December 2, 2010

Steve, I think its around 15% in our district. The county like the country is facing a budget crisis and I don't think bike trails is the answer. I think when they get into the nitty-gritty all the fun and games will be over.   more ›