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One Vote Changes Oakland Council
With barely time for the winners to run a victory lap, a letter from the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland City Hall was circulated to each
Engage Mountain Maryland
Mar 16, 20194 min read


Garrett Elections See Red
Several local seats were challenged by formidable opponents who launched high-profile campaigns to unseat incumbents from Commissioner to De
Engage Mountain Maryland
Nov 7, 20184 min read


Write-In Candidate Stirs Midterms
"Good people stay away or feel they can't make a difference,” says Gatto when talking about running for office. “Many have given up
Engage Mountain Maryland
Oct 30, 20185 min read


Campaign High Stakes & Low Blows
Two candidates are feeling pushback over their bids for office including Democrat, Judy Carbone who has run a high-profile campaign since th
Engage Mountain Maryland
Oct 26, 20184 min read


Campaign Funding Quick Fix
A very modest step to clean up campaign money sources... Under our constitution, members of the House represent voters in their...
Kevin Faley
Oct 24, 20182 min read


Voting For Garrett County's Future.
Garrett County's previous Comprehensive Plan included hydraulic fracturing as part of their economic development strategy. With a ban in
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jul 26, 20185 min read


Candidate Forum Leads to June 26 Primary
Judy Carbone is running a landmark campaign. If elected in November, she would be the first woman and first Democrat elected to the Board of
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jun 2, 20182 min read


Republicans Face Off For Commission Seat
“I’m very proud of what we accomplished working together,” he said. “During that time... we created over 3,000 new jobs... we more than trip
Engage Mountain Maryland
Jun 2, 20182 min read


Record-Breaking Voter Turnout
Participation exceed all expectations with over 300 Oakland residents casting their ballots.
Engage Mountain Maryland
Mar 22, 20183 min read


Chamber of Commerce Hears Bypass Concerns
Based on traffic counts, SHA categorizes Oakland as “Level A”, meaning traffic is free-flowing, lower volume, and higher speed. For EMM, Stu
Engage Mountain Maryland
Mar 21, 20186 min read


Oakland Bypass Raises Concern
Last November, The State Highway Administration (SHA) presented the proposed bypass to the Garrett County Commissioners, at which time it wa
Engage Mountain Maryland
Feb 8, 20184 min read


Midterms Matter
National averages show that six out of ten voters will simply opt out of presidential elections and even more will simply ignore the midterm
Engage Mountain Maryland
Dec 21, 20174 min read


Representatives Look To 2018
Edwards shared that he was continuing to support a tax credit bill scenario for rural Maryland that targets manufacturing jobs. He would lik
Engage Mountain Maryland
Dec 8, 20173 min read


Legislative Requests for 2018
Senator George Edwards and Delegate Wendell Beitzell were on-hand during the designated annual meeting to hear legislative requests from the
Engage Mountain Maryland
Dec 6, 20175 min read


Healthcare Panel Discussion Survey Results.
Some of the topics covered by the panel were what sources fund local medical services, what are the benefits of the current ACA, and what ar
Engage Mountain Maryland
Aug 27, 20174 min read


Is "Fracking Ocean City?" the Next Documentary?
The primary and almost exclusive focus of the fracking debate has been centered on Garrett County, which is where we focused our attention i
Michael Wicklein | Eric Robison
Mar 19, 20177 min read


VAGUE PROMISES FOR A BAN
EHEA heard nearly seven hours of testimony over the ban bill on March 28. Since then growing tensions over which bill will emerge the victor
Engage Mountain Maryland
Mar 17, 20172 min read


Fracking My Maryland
In addition to the Appalachian fields, which includes the Marcellus shale in Western Maryland, other shale fields are throughout our state,
Jim Long
Mar 7, 20171 min read


Fracking Sales Job
As the fracking campaigns ramps up, be careful what you read and always look for the source of information, or who is funding it. Google the
Engage Mountain Maryland
Mar 6, 20174 min read


Who Will Be Collateral Damage?
In the last comparable general election in 2014 approximately 9,000 votes were cast by just under 50% of the registered voters in Garrett Co
Mike Wicklein, Baltimore
Mar 5, 20173 min read
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