“Congratulations to the newly elected mayor and the several new city council members, especially Mr. Aleshire, after what happened to him the other year. Now we can have some true people who have their feet on the ground, and maybe work with the couple there, and get the city moving like it should be instead of looking like doomsday, and this field of dreams. Use your heads. The taxpayers have spoke loud. Let’s get together.”
— Leitersburg
“Now that the election is over, I am reminded of the sad, sick, morally decadent society in which we live. Liberalism is now king, Sodom and Gomorrah has returned, and gambling and pot smoking are our favorite pastimes.”
— Funkstown
“The American people and the United States of America won on election day. God bless our president, Barack Obama.”
— Sharpsburg
“I was reading the obituaries yesterday on Nov. 6, and I saw a very dear friend of mine in it. Her name was the United States of America.”
— North End
“Now that the election’s over, my heart goes out to President Obama because he’s really going to have a mess on his hands. Yes, Mr. President, the mess that you created. Can’t blame George Bush this time around, buddy. You did an outstanding job selling the American people another bill of goods, and from here on out, the next four years I believe is going to be a real big nightmare.”
— Hagerstown
“To all of those who voted to put Penny Nigh back on the city council: Unless she’s changed since the years since she last served on the council, you all deserve what you’re going to get.”
— Hagerstown
“After hearing the presidential results, I am reminded of the old saying, ‘Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.’”
— Clear Spring
“Well, Mr. Parrott, maybe now you can put your clipboard and your notepads away, since every petition you started went down yesterday and go down to Annapolis and start doing the job we pay you for. ... So let’s go down there and start doing the job we pay you for. Enough of the foolishness.”
— Hagerstown
“Fred Thompson was my first pick as Republican candidate 2 1/2 years ago when it all started. I think Fred would have had a better chance.”
— Hagerstown
“As a taxpayer, and someone who is fairly well-versed in politics, I am going to really miss Congressman Bartlett. This man did not care if you were a member of the rich and the elite, or just an everyday Joe Blow citizen. He would look into your problems, his staff was excellent to deal with, and this man came out and mingled with the people. He didn’t sit himself up on a pedestal. Plus, Congressman Bartlett was not only smart, he was intelligent. There’s a big difference between being smart, and intelligence, and he was both. Good luck in your retirement, sir. I will miss you.”
— Hagerstown
“The day after the election, there was no progressive mandate. We just voted for things to continue as they were.”
— Hagerstown
“What a great start for the city of Hagerstown, with a new mayor and three new council members. Now we must remember, the next election, to replace three county commissioners.”
— Washington County
“All these people saying President Obama didn’t keep his promises, don’t you forget about the party of no, how Congress voted ‘no’ to so many of his attempts to try to change things?”
— Hagerstown
“I wonder where the game wardens are. I have a farm down here, and last week I called the number in the phone book because I had trespassing problems with the muzzleloader season. Nobody shows up, nobody calls. I also fished all summer off and on, from Dargan to Taylors Landing, on the river, never saw a game warden. Just wondering if we still have game wardens and where they all are.”
— Dargan
“How many laws do we have now on the books that are not enforced? I can name three, just recent laws that were passed in legislature. One was having your lights on when it’s raining and your wipers are on. One is to have — for handheld phones and texting. Another one is the recent moped laws. We send our legislators to fight for these laws, and then we get them, they’re not enforced.”
— Hagerstown
“I recently heard a woman on a local radio station explain why she hates the New York Yankees so much. And it all centered around money. Now what people like her don’t realize is, and it’s sad people are so misinformed about professional baseball teams, very rich teams like the Yankees and the Red Sox actually help subsidize the other teams. ... They actually help Major League Baseball be successful.”
— Hagerstown
“I was wondering if it’s OK to take your recyclables from your house and take it to your friend’s house and put it in their recyclable bin. That way it still gets to the recyclable bin. And I’m not throwing it back in the trash can. And I was wondering if anyone has any comments on that.”
— Londontowne
“After watching the football game, the Redskins, on Sunday, Nov. 4, I think that the professional referees are worse than the substitute referees.”
— Halfway
“On Sunday, our minister’s sermon dealt with Ruth and Naomi, and the triumph of love, loyalty and commitment. In Sunday’s Herald-Mail, I thought it brilliant to print Chris Shank’s and Tim Rowland’s column on the same page.”
— Hagerstown
“I would like to know where in Hagerstown you can donate the pull tabs from the cans, for the Ronald McDonald houses.”
— Hagerstown
“I don’t know why people are concerned about the attendance at the Hagerstown Suns stadium, and that the public will subsidize the stadium. There’s lower attendance at our churches, which are only held once a week, and they’re heavily subsidized by the public. In fact, churches pay no taxes. So I think that is an unfair comparison.”
— Hagerstown
