O’Malley/Brown Have "Kitchen Table"

O’Malley and Brown listen to the concerns of Maryland families on traffic, education, healthcare, and the environment

BALTIMORE, MD (June 27, 2006)-Martin O’Malley and Anthony Brown visited with the Williams Family this morning in Ocean Pines, Maryland and held the first is a series of “kitchen table� talks with Maryland families to listen to the concerns Maryland families have about the future of our State.

“As we travel throughout our state meeting with and listening to Maryland’s hardworking families, Anthony and I constantly hear about the anxiety Maryland families have about the future of our State,� said Martin O’Malley. “Whether its increased traffic congestion, the health of the Chesapeake Bay, or public education, Maryland residents are concerned that our State is slipping backward under Bob Ehrlich.�

The kitchen table talk was held at the Williams home in Ocean Pines. O’Malley and Brown were joined by Mr. David Williams, a retired NSA employee, his wife, Joanne, a retired Montgomery County school teacher, and their daughter, Megan Wallace, a middle school teacher in Worchester County. They were also joined by Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Marti Jacobs, formerly of Silver Spring, MD, who now live in Ocean Pines, and Mr. Terry Saxon.

“Mr. and Mrs. Williams were wonderful hosts, and we were happy to listen to their concerns about Maryland’s future, and share with them our vision for a better, stronger Maryland,� said Anthony Brown.

“We were happy to have Martin O’Malley and Anthony Brown to our home and are thrilled to support public officials who have respect for people and will listen to our concerns and ideas,� said David Williams. “It’s clear that Martin O’Malley and Anthony Brown understand the needs of Maryland families and are dedicated to fighting for us.�

Gathered around the Williams family kitchen table, many in the group voiced their concerns over increased traffic congestion, increased development, and public education facing Ocean Pines and the entire State of Maryland. Megan Wallace voiced her concerns about the demands on public school teachers, who are forced to spend less time in the classroom teaching to grapple with increased paper work to meet state and federal requirements.