Recent content by alicejohn

Who owns the building? If the business owner does not own the building, talk to the landlord about installing internet. If they refuse, move. The landlord is going to have a hard time leasing a building without internet service. If the business owner owns the building, perhaps they can look...

Two questions: One, if smart growth policies were not in effect, how do you think the buildup of business in the county be different? If I was a business person, wouldn't I want to build my business next to all of the other businesses to maximize the potential to lure customers? If you were...

From here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Maryland_Confederate_Civil_War_units, eight Maryland units fought for the Confederacy. From here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Maryland_Union_Civil_War_units, thirty-six units fought for the Union. Also, from here...

Are the Piney Point-to-Virginia and Calvert-to-Eastern Shore studies publicly available? Although I don't see how either could be economically viable, data could change my mind.

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According to an article on Page A3 of the Nov 2nd Enterprise, this is not correct. From the second paragraph of the article titled "Commissioners seek more authority over Metcom": "The commissioners [of St Mary's County] have proposed changes to the public local law that governs Metcom...

If I recall, I paid about $8K more to put in a geothermal system when I build our house new in 1998. In hindsight, I am not sure I would do it again. Since I don't know how much it costs to heat and cool the house with a conventional heating system, I don't know if I have gotten my $8k back...

I suspect it will be impossible to get the state to do so. The state does not maintain neighborhood roads. However, you may be able to get the county to do it. -Ask the county if they will take over the road. -If yes, get together with your neighbors. Hire companies to survey, design, and...

I put a text file named "IF FOUND, PLEASE READ" on the camera card with our contact information to help a finder return my camera if I ever lose it.

The federal government is in the process of implementing certain requirements for state ID cards like driver’s licenses: http://www.dhs.gov/secure-drivers-licenses. From the REAL ID Act (passed in 2005): “(c) Minimum Issuance Standards- (1) IN GENERAL- To meet the requirements of this...

The base has done significant construction and rework of both Gate 1 and Gate 2 in the last 10 years and did NOTHING to increase the throughput of either gate. They have had the budget and opportunity to address the problem permanently.

They already do. Shipping and all the other cost associated with selling the item (including the accounting cost to collect sales tax and send the money to the state) are included in the cost of the item.

Online retailers are not required to collect the taxes for a particular state unless the business has a physical presence in that state. The states are trying to get the law changed to require them to do so whether they have a physical presence or not. In affect, exempting online retailers...

This is not correct. Abe Pollin changed the name on his own because he did not want the team name to be associated all of the gun violence in the city. If I recall correctly, he actually took a lot of heat for changing it.

The HOA can have a say about where the dish or antenna can be placed. For example, if the reception is equally good from the front of the house (which can be seen from the road) and the back of the house (where the antenna can not be seen), the HOA can require you to put it on the back of the...