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Before and After

 


Let’s start out this morning by thanking a few people:

  1. The person who passed along this blog post to county council candidate James Handley.
  2. The writer at the Sun for making the correction.
  3. Mr. Handley himself who reached out to me with the update and some very kind words.
Here’s the Before:


Here’s the After:



Do you see the difference? I sure can. 

In my first job out of college (library circulation, Westminster Choir College Talbott Library) I came across this quote and posted it by my desk. 

If Language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done, remains undone.

Confucius

Accuracy matters. How you say things matters. How you frame things matters.

*****

Before:

 Image from HoCoGov social media
After:


Photo credit: Reddit userAneurhythms


In between, seen on Ellicott City Reddit: 

What happened to the TARDIS in OEC?

Some responses:

  • It’s in Rockburn Park now. 
  • Sounds like they’re going to keep it on the move. 
  • The parks department is going to to move it around until a permanent home is decided. 
I guess that was the plan all along:

Earlier this fall, a mysterious relic resembling a British police box, appeared along Main Street in Old Ellicott City’s Tiber Park. Inspired by the time travelling spaceship the TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimensions in Space) in the Doctor Who science fiction television series, the #HoCoTARDIS will house and transport Howard County’s new mobile Little Free Library all over the county. 

- - Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Unveils County’s New Timey-Wimey Little Free Library

Will you look at that. Something new and fun in Howard County and it’s in Elkridge. One can only hope the significance of this is appreciated. 

Do you have any HoCoLocal Before/After stories to share? I can think of one more, so I might check back a little later to add it.


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