American spoken here â€-

H.L. Mencken got merely a mention here last Wednesday, and short shrift hardly fits the “Sage of Baltimore.”

Railroading is in my blood

Railroading is in my blood for good reason: My father was working on the railroad before I was born and for many years after.

Mattix on Matters: Tourism Dept. touts 'Celebrate Cecil' discount

While I was out and about . . .

Mattix on Matters: Santa soon will be coming to Elkton

While I was out and about . . .

MATTIX ON MATTERS: New customers, new businesses, new events

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Big fish land big paydays (sort of)

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Governance survey shows plenty of uncertainty

While I was out and about ...

Mattix on Matters: Main Street, golf tourney and a young candidate from Cecil

While I was out and about . . .

MATTIX ON MATTERS: Campaign 2010 hits the ground running

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Mattix on Matters: Extension educator has big shoes to fill

While I was out and about . . .

MATTIX ON MATTERS: Who might be testing the waters for 2010

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Mattix on Matters: Golf tourneys are like robins, they signify spring

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Before swine flu there was polio

The growing concern about H1N1, or swine flu, takes me back to a much earlier time when Americans were threatened by a potentially deadly disease.