MERGERS AND AUTOMATION HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THE BANKS DO BUSINESS Familiar branch managers and tellers have all but disappeared from sight   By David Maril   A merger announcement in the Baltimore Sun, about Howard Bank purchasing Patapsco Bank caught my eye the other day. The story said the deal putting two banks […]

  …AND A BIG MONEY-MAKER FOR THE MLB TEAM OWNERS Future job listing in Congress? —‘Majority Leader Wanted’ KASICH COULD GIVE CLINTON A RUN FOR HER MONEY IN ’16, BUT WILL THE GOP PICK HIM?   By David Maril   While wondering how long it will be before Major League Baseball teams begin selling tickets […]

  THE COMEDY TRIO OF BYGONE DAYS SURVIVES IN A MODERN WORLD OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS BY MOCKING THE FRAUDS AND PHONIES OF TODAY The antics of the three Howard Brothers and goofy Cousin Larry seem tame compared to new millennium TV violence and poor taste   By David Maril   It’s galling to some and […]

  SUNDAY AT RUSSELL ST. DEN OF INIQUITY NEXT TO RAVENS/M&T BANK STADIUM; LUNCH AT GUY FIERI’S KITCHEN + BAR Depriving Md. children of school funds as coupons and Groupons rule roost in era of modern ‘No-Armed Bandits’ A DAY AT THE HORSESHOE YIELDS DIVIDENDS   By L. Jonathan Hirsch   It’s the day after […]

  AS NBC PULLS PLUG ON BRIAN WILLIAMS, CBS PULLS THE CHAIR ON RIVAL PELLEY A viable replacement for Jon Stewart as the comedian on Comedy Central? THERE’S NO LIMIT TO THE EXPLOITATION OF THE KIDS IN LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL BY CONTROLLING ADULTS   By David Maril   While wondering if someone at CBS has […]