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Kelly Fox insists “Jack” Young ought be next Council Prez

Posted by dglover on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Kelly Fox, candidate for House in the 43rd, likes Jack Young for Council President

Kelly Fox, candidate for House in the 43rd, likes Jack Young for Council President

There is a battle underway – albeit silent to most of us – down at City Hall. The lines of demarcation have been drawn. The disingenuine, the faithful … the traitor, the loyal: At the end of the day, where will the Baltimore City Council stand?

For the uninitiated, there appears to be two camps: One for long-time public servant Council Bernard “Jack” Young; and the other for the guy Congressman Elijah Cummings and Gov. Martin O’Malley helped to replace the seat left vacant by Keiffer Mitchell in the 11th district – Bill Cole.

Some say the split is 7 to 7. Some say Jack had it 12 to 2 and now is at 10 to 4.

And then there are those who note that Mayor Designee Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has the most say in this very interesting City Council development.

Peep the following clip and see what loyal Young supporter – Kelly Fox (running for House of Delegates in the 43rd) – has to say: http://www.bmorenews.com/video/kelly-fox-candidate-for-house-in-the-43rd-says-yes.shtml

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Baltimore: More than HBO’s “The Wire”

Posted by dglover on Friday, January 8th, 2010

Mayor Designee Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Mayor Designee Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Despite the latest corruption scandal that has finally gone to bed, Baltimore is more than just a conglomeration of pamper content.

We are resilient. We are loving and kind. We are resourceful. Hard-core to the bone, yet we have a sense of humanity and an affinity for that which is good … and genuine.

Yep, real recognizes real in this part of the world. And yesterday’s press conference by Baltimore’s new Mayor Designee Stephanie Rawlings-Blake gave – for those who attended – an inside peep at the true stuff we Baltimoreans are made of.

A day after Mayor Sheila Dixon resigned (http://www.bmorenews.com/video/baltimore-mayor-sheila-dixon-steps-down-1610.shtml), Rawlings-Blake took the stage as a true professional who has been groomed her whole life for a career of public service. I submit, it was refreshing to see the essence of Baltimore in action.

The legendary Mary Pat Clarke was in the house – showing her support ( http://www.bmorenews.com/video/baltimore-city-councilwoman-mary-pat-clarke-commen.shtml. Legendary? Yes! This is the woman who spent the night in the projects – and many of us will never ever forget that. Plus, she loves Bmore!

Another legend spoke to us (www.bmorenews.com). That would be Baltimore City Councilman Bobby Curran (  http://www.bmorenews.com/video/baltimore-city-councilman-bobby-curran-comments-on.shtml). Uncle Bobby gave it to us like only he can – a man with so much knowledge of this city and even more love for it. He said, among his thoughts on the mayoral transition, that the budget is still the beast to be slayed.

And there were others who gave their notions and hopes, including the new kid on the block – Baltimore City Councilman Bill Cole. A white guy running a black district, Cole certainly has his eyes – let’s say – on higher heights and deeper depths.

Ok, ok. Wanna know if he is running citywide in 2011? Click here  http://www.bmorenews.com/video/baltimore-city-councilman-bill-cole-comments-on-ma.shtml.

In short, the press conference demonstrated more than anything Baltimore is headed back on track … without missing a beat. Great job, folks!

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