A total of seventeen Washington County elementary and middle schools failed to meet state requirements in either math or reading testing this past school year. Washington County has a total of 32 elementary and middle schools. This means over half are failing to adequately teach math and reading. Of these two subjects, failing to teach kids… Continue Reading
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Dump trash at a recyclable drop-off box and you might spend a year behind bars
A public service announcement will soon be shown on Antietam Cable informing Washington County residents that the county’s recyclable drop-off boxes are for recyclables, not trash. Residents will be warned in the PSA that if they are caught dumping trash at one of the 11 unmanned recycling drop-off sites, they may face up to $12,500… Continue Reading
Danger! Danger! A snow emergency without any snow!
Even though not one flake of snow has yet fallen, Maryland governor Martin O’Malley has already declared a state of emergency for the entire state due to snow. Forecasters are saying we may be hit with anywhere from three to 12 inches of snow today. That’s a huge range. Three inches of snow is barely… Continue Reading
Washington County school board to give employees a $500 ‘stipend’
The Washington County Board of Education has voted to bestow a $500 stipend to each and every Washington County Public Schools employee, possibly before Christmas. The reason? Because teachers will not be receiving a cost-of-living increase this fiscal year. Also because teachers and other support personnel will not have their health-care plan restored back to… Continue Reading
Freedom means being able to die a horrible death in a house fire
One of the things I’ve always liked about living in an apartment and not a single-family home is that apartments, by law, must have automatic fire sprinkler systems built into the ceiling. What it means is that though one day I will surely die, while living in an apartment, I won’t die in a fire.… Continue Reading
Too bad we don’t treat child pornography like we do marijuana
Two local residents were arrested and charged with drug crimes on Tuesday after the Washington County Narcotics Task force executed a search warrant at their home. They found two pounds of pot, along with nine marijuana plants. On January 31, 2008, Washington County law enforcement officers executed a search warrant in the home of Robert… Continue Reading
