BROWN IS SMART TO CAPITALIZE ON O’MALLEY’S POLITICAL MACHINE; OBAMA HEALTHCARE NOT AN ISSUE Voters deserve option of a strong candidate like former Sen. Webb to challenge Hillary BIDEN BECOMES MORE IRRELEVANT EVERY TIME HE OPENS HIS MOUTH AND FIRMLY PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT   By David Maril   While wondering why the […]

  SURPRISING TURNABOUT IN ELECTION PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED ‘DECIDED’; DEBATE SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY The ‘most incompetent’ lieutenant governor? Own man? or outgoing governor’s puppet? POLLS PUT RACE WITHIN REACH BY GOP   By Alan Z. Forman   UPDATE (Tues. Oct. 21st @ 2:30 AM):  Don’t miss Maryland Reporter‘s diversified and well- balanced debate analysis, featuring nine […]

  PBS’S OWN ‘WALT DISNEY’ — A/K/A KEN BURNS — OVER-UTILIZES TRIED & TIRED COMMENTATORS GEORGE WILL AND DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN Documentary on FDR, Teddy et al. is well-made but offers little new information or insights REPEATS SUCCESSFUL FORMAT DEVELOPED BY BURNS FOR HIS SERIES ON ‘BASEBALL’ AND ‘THE CIVIL WAR’   By David Maril […]

  OWNER C.K. NIGAM ANSWERS QUESTIONS, REMOVES MYSTERY FROM INDIAN CUISINE   By Eddie Applefeld   Over the years the Akbar Palace restaurant in Randallstown has become one of my five favorite Baltimore area eateries. And it’s not what you might think. You’re probably thinking, he likes the food, which admittedly is a very good […]

  TURN TABLES ON CUSTOMERS BY MAKING COMPANIES INACCESSIBLE BY PHONE Customer service people obsolete TALK RADIO MAY BE LAST — AND ONLY — INDUSTRY TO WELCOME CALL-INS   By David Maril   I was listening to a Ravens’ post-game radio show on WBAL the other day and when the hosts started encouraging listeners to […]