Category Archives: Politics

Afghan Leader, Baltimore Restaurateur

Posted on April 26, 2014 by almosthipguy

Qayum Karzai Seeks the Best in His Native Land and Adopted Home By Scott Calvert (The Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2014) [Former Baltimore Sun reporter Scott Calvert is now Mid-Atlantic reporter for the WSJ.] BALTIMORE—After ending his presidential campaign … Continue reading →

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H. L. Mencken: “The human race is incurably idiotic”

Posted on October 10, 2012 by atomictv

H.L.MENCKEN 1524 HOLLINS ST. BALTIMORE December 2nd 1927 Dear Charles:- A few notes: 1. I bought some brown shoes six or eight years ago, and have worn them off and on ever since. I have also taken to brown oxfords. … Continue reading →

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A Pearl Inside?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by atomictv

“A small boy peeps into a papier-mache clam for a look at what turns out to be Cindy Whitelock, who gives Governor Agnew a sample at Chesapeake Bay Soft Shell Clam Festival, Annapolis, Maryland, 1967.” Found on Ebay.com.

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Mobtown Muck

Posted on February 22, 2012 by atomictv

By Brennen Jensen (Baltimore City Paper, 11/8/2000) “Aristocratic, historic Baltimore is the slumming-ground for thousands of escaping Washingtonians.” Such a statement could have been written yesterday, given the number of D.C.-area residents who regularly hammer up Interstate 95 for a … Continue reading →

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