Bright Bulb: County handicapping lawbreakers. Anne Arundel County is cracking down on able-bodied drivers who park their cars in handicapped parking spaces — as they should. There’s nothing more disrespectful than parking your car in a space meant for the handicapped when you aren’t handicapped. We’ve all seen the elderly women forced to walk from parking lot Siberia when there’s a car with no tags parked in a handicapped space. Or the man forced to hobble on his crutches across a busy lot because someone pulled in for “just a second.” Anne Arundel is right to ticket these offenders, and hopefully their campaign will make a difference.
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“We do believe that utility companies have to be locally run … [BGE] has a rich tradition of more than 200 years, and we look forward to seeing that continue.” – Gregory Abel, president and CEO of MidAmerican, the company purchasing Constellation Energy
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OUTRAGE: Letting our Guard down
- Who: The government of the United States of America
- What: National Guard personnel training for deployment must leave home even earlier than necessary, and when they get back they do not get the same level of treatment and health benefits for non-combat injuries as regular service members.
- Why it’s a bad idea: For 130 years these citizen soldiers have provided first, second and third lines of defense against enemies foreign, domestic and natural. Fundamentally, they are the most cost-effective part of our defense. And while regular military professionals earn everything we owe them, at least they have planned their lives around the danger and disruption of service. Many Guard members have not and cannot do that. We need to better help them deal with that reality. Enable pre-deployment training closer to home (Maryland is doing this), and make sure those returning from conflict areas get all the help they need.
- Why we must do it: These small, inexpensive improvements will add immeasurably to our strength.
- Where to help: ngaus.org
