I'm a child of the eastside of Baltimore County and have lived here most of my life — first in Middle River then in Perry Hall, where I graduated from high school. I now live in Towson.
I'm a county history junkie and have a fondness for all the places that make my "hometown" special. You'll frequently find me hiking around Oregon Ridge with my dog or grabbing a slice at Pizza Johns in Middle River.
Over the years I've worked for a number of area publications including The Times in Perry Hall, The Avenue and The Journal Northeast as well as writing for Reuters news service.
For much of the last decade I was a reporter for Patuxent Publishing Co.'s community papers in Baltimore County as it's senior politics and government reporter.
I've won numerous state, regional and national awards for coverage of stories such as the Joseph Palczynski spree killings and hostage standoff in 2000, coverage of Hurricane Katrina, as well as state and local government coverage.
I've also been honored for my investigative work which includes stories involving the Community College of Baltimore County, the hiring of a health officer who was not licensed to practice medicine in Maryland and an investigation that led to the indictment of a sitting county councilman for theft from his campaign finance account.
While at Patuxent, my political blog was honored as the best in the Maryland-Delaware-DC region. I continue to blog about politics for Patch.
I appear each Thursday morning in the 7 o'clock hour where I talk about local politics on WBAL 1090 AM. I've appeared regularly on a number of that station's programs and have made guest appearances on Midday with Dan Rodricks on WYPR 88.1 FM.
I also co-hosted the "All Politics is Local" radio show on WCBM 680 AM.
You can find me on Facebook and on Twitter.
Freshman Perry Hall Republican says he "cannot reconcile a vote to finance an expansion of speed cameras with my earlier objection to authorize these cameras."
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Audio: Del. Joseph "Sonny" Minnick explains why he opposed a similar bill in the General Assembly in 2011.
Three-term Republican delegate cites history with Ruppersberer over condemnation issue.
County Executive Kevin Kamenetz says contract re-bidding was necessitated by the council lifting the limit on the number of cameras.
Dundalk Democrat celebrates 50 years in the General Assembly.
New council chairwoman says she and her colleagues have questions about contract with ACS State and Local Solutions.
Bill would limit council members to just three terms beginning with 2014 election.
Councilman Todd Huff is still opposed to speed cameras but that's not the issue before the council on Tuesday.
Looking forward to the start of the 2011 General Assembly session and a school board member takes exception to an on-air characterization.
Freshman Republican says he still opposes the cameras but "I can't fight them any more."
State senator announces her run for congress at a Thursday morning event but McDonough says some Republicans won't support her.
Delegate will announce Thursday the creation of a campaign committee to raise money for 2012 ballot issue.
Four-term Republican senator scheduled to announce her plans in Essex on Thursday.
The bill would allow Maryland residents to participate in online fantasy leagues that pay out money to winners.
Blogger says staffer then blamed incident on a subordinate.
Deadline looms for county officials looking to eliminate 200 positions through voluntary program.
Quasi-public agency has been criticized for it's no-bid contracts and relationships with bidders. Agency head says authority is "designed to be different."
A former Baltimore County executive and former U. S. President share an experience with errant golf shots.
One board member wants Revenue Authority to agree to have newly passed county ethics laws apply to its employees.
