U. S. Senate candidate Dr. Eric Wargotz announced that Kathleen S. Kirschner, a veteran travel, meeting, and event planning professional whose political experience includes working with the Reagan family, will serve as Event Manager for the campaign.

The parking lots of Queen Anne's County's Bloomfield Farm will soon be modeling the latest in a series of efforts by the county to battle stormwater runoff pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.

EPA Senior Adviser Chuck Fox said in two interviews last week that Maryland poultry farmers could face more stringent pollution regulations than those in other states, a stance that has drawn opposition from Gov. Martin O'Malley and the Maryland Farm Bureau.

U. S. Senate candidate Dr. Eric Wargotz announced that longtime Maryland political activist and veteran White House staffer Katja Bullock will chair a “Women for Wargotz” group.

In June 2009, The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) President Darnell Earley, city manager, Saginaw, Michigan, appointed Robert C. McGrory, town manager, Centreville, Maryland, to serve on the ICMA Conference Planning Committee. New committee members began terms of service at the 95th annual conference in Montréal, Canada held in September 2009. Members of the committee will now begin planning for the 96th conference in San Diego, California to be held in October 2010.

U. S. Senate candidate Dr. Eric Wargotz announced that he has named Jeanette Radford Cotter as his Campaign Director. A resident of Silver Spring, Cotter brings a tremendous amount of hands-on political and professional experience at the local, state, and national level to her new responsibilities. She served as Special Assistant to U. S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao from 2008 – 2009, and at the Republican National Committee in various capacities from 2007 – 2008. She also worked at the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Her political activities include on the ground assignments in Connecticut, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Texas. “Jeanette joins an already seasoned and experienced campaign team,” stated Dr. Wargotz. “Her core strengths include relationship cultivation, team building and development, efficiency, strategic planning, and marketing. These skills will nicely complement those of the other members of my team. Bringing Jeanette onboard is further proof of my commitment to wage an energetic, effective campaign for the U. S. Senate.” Jeanette assumes her new duties on November 1st.

A cartoon

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a series of public meetings throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed to discuss a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for each jurisdiction in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Dr. Eric Wargotz, candidate for the U. S. Senate, criticized Senator Barbara Mikulski for derailing a proposal to require that the substance and cost of Democratic healthcare reform legislation be posted on the Internet prior to a vote.

“The Baltimore Sun reported that Maryland’s senior U. S. senator won $10.5 million in federal pork barrel spending for three of her most generous campaign contributors. “During a time of budgetary crisis in Washington, it is irresponsible for Senator Mikulski to use her powerful position on the Senate Appropriations Committee to enrich her campaign supporters. Further, I find it appalling that she would hide behind the troops to justify her actions.