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20 March 2009

BALTIMORONS! Secret Service Vehicle Towed By Baltimore City

Jenna Bush's Secret Service Limo Ticketed, Booted, & Towed

So just how dumb, stupid and misguided is Baltimore's whole entire parking enforcement system? If you didn't think the system needed top down, house cleaning, wall to wall reform, this should change your mind. What a bunch of morons, Baltimorons.

Mayor Dixon, please, please, please fix this. We're about to be the laughing stock of the country once again. InvestigativeVoice.com reports.

BGE Complaints Double, PSC Swamped

Busy Gouging Everyone

“Our calls are up 100% from this time last year. We have 10 people in the OER [Office of External Affairs] dept. and are hiring two more on a contractual basis. We are State Government and have a lean staff,” Gatzke wrote in an e-mail to investigative reporter Stephen Janis.

On my show last night, SPEAK UP!, we dedicated nearly the whole hour to BGE. It was probably one of the most informative and interesting shows I've ever done. Give it a listen.

The color green you see in the official BGE logo has nothing to do with the environment. From what we see, it has everything to do with GREED. Greed and gouging. Today we learn from InvestigativeVoice.com the supposed regulators, Maryland Public Service Commission, have received twice as many complaints disputing jacked up bills than the same time last year. Hmmmmm....



18 March 2009

RIPOFF! BGE Lies Exposed

Also: -- Tell Us Your BGE Horror Story

24 February 2009

BREAKING NEWS: City Facing $1 Billion Dollar Gap

On the first day of launching, brand new Baltimore news site, Investigative Voice, breaks a major story. -- Raising alarm bells over a $1 billion gap between benefits owed to retired police and firefighters and the money to pay for it, an actuary representing the fire and police unions said the city must contribute more money now to close a precipitous funding gap caused by the market meltdown -- or face dire consequences.

It's Official: Baltimore Sun Blasted In Launch Of New Voice

0908 EST -- Baltimore, MD

Nearly four hours after The Baltimore Spectator broke the story in an exclusive report, Investigative Voice, the first Baltimore website exclusively dedicated to hard hitting investigative journalism was officially launched this morning on The Ed Norris Show. Co-founder Stephen Janis spoke about the importance of having an alternative voice in media asking questions and looking at issues often ignored.

Norris spoke of a slanted and agenda driven local stalwart, The Baltimore Sun. Lamenting that in just one week since the demise of The Baltimore Examiner, the Sun has already taken off on a clearly biased path. As Baltimore's only remaining daily paper, the Sun has no counterpart in the market to aid in maintaining integrity.

Janis added that in this, the digital age allowing free access and choice, there is now a second voice back in town. Citing the lack of overhead from having to print physical newpapers, Janis said "in the long term, this is gonna work."



Also see:

BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch 'Investigative Voice"-- **EXCLUSIVE**

BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch 'Investigative Voice"-- **EXCLUSIVE**

Updated 0530

Baltimore Examiner investigative reporters launch independent site, web address no longer a mystery

The Baltimore Spectator has learned that the rumored and much anticipated return of former Baltimore Examiner reporters has arrived. The site, now live, is a joint collaborative effort headed by Stephen Janis, former senior investigative reporter for the Examiner. Beat writer Luke Broadwater and editor Regina Holmes round out the trio.

Initially contacted to confirm early rumors, Janis stated the three felt their work was a sincere benefit and service to the community and therefore should continue despite the shutting down of their former employer.

Janis and Broadwater have both won numerous awards for their hard hitting, in depth coverage of a side of Baltimore many would rather conceal.

The Baltimore Spectator has obtained, in advance, the heavily guarded web address and now reveals it (BEFORE the official announcement), as an exclusive to our readers. The site has a neat, clean, modern layout with several stories and photos posted.

Official announcement and launch is scheduled to take place this morning on The Ed Norris Show, heard on Baltimore's 105.7 The Fan.


BUT YOU HEARD IT HEAR FIRST!

Visit The New Investigative Voice




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22 February 2009

LIMITED TIME: Baltimore Examiner Returns

On this, the first Sunday without the Baltimore Examiner. As a service to readers of The Baltimore Spectator, we present to you The Examiner. It's the only place left to view the Examiner online. Hurry take a peek, this is guaranteed not to be up for long. Be sure to click on the "archives" link and you'll be able to go way, way back. Really, gonna miss this newspaper.

Check out The Baltimore Examiner








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BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch InvestigativeVoice.com



CENSORSHIP: Baltimore Sun Bans The Baltimore Spectator



Nasty Nestor Muses On The Loss OF The Examiner


Whistler Blower: Examiner Publishers Visit The Spectator,Learn Of New Project


JAMMED: Examiners Returning Nearly Crashes Site


Power Of The Web: Examiner To Resume!


Sun Still Shining; Baltimore Sun Remains Last One Standing


FLASH: Baltimore Examiner Prints Final Edition




18 February 2009

Whistler Blower: Examiner Publishers Visit The Spectator,Learn Of New Project

The Baltimore Spectator has learned that folks at The Anschutz Corporation, publishers of the now defunct Baltimore Examiner have visited this site. Apparently they were seeking to glean details on the upcoming project of Stephen Janis, senior investigative reporter of the Examiner. Janis told the Spectator he would be working with former Examiner reporter Luke Broadwater and editor Regina Holmes on a new website dedicated to focused, hard hitting investigative reporting on Baltimore City.

Also see;

BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch InvestigativeVoice.com



JAMMED: Examiners Returning Nearly Crashes Site

CENSORSHIP: Baltimore Sun Bans The Baltimore Spectator

JAMMED: Examiners Returning Nearly Crashes Site

UPDATE: Well placed sources have revealed to us that staffers at The Washington Post have been discussing the story of the Baltimore Examiner reporters returning. The source tells us the staffers viewed The Baltimore Spectator and the site was passed around among editorial management.

Record page views and new readers continue to flood The Baltimore Spectator as people from around the world visit to learn the future of The Baltimore Examiner. In the story first broken here, we revealed before any of the Baltimore mainstream media, that some of the staff of the Baltimore Examiner, namely Stephen Janis, Luke Broadwater and editor Regina Holmes are planning a resurrection.

To date, this site has been linked to, and visited by more people in a single day, than ever before, because of this story. We literally have seen folks from Europe, Asia, even South America view the piece. Truly, the power and reach of the web is fascinating. Even on a story we thought was "ultra local."

Thanks to readers like you for driving us forward. We hope you continue to visit and tell your friends about our unique little contribution to the way news is distributed. Thank you DCRTV.com for being the first to link and to all the rest of you also, too numerous to name.

I should also add, folks from all of the local media outlets have also been visiting The Baltimore Spectator.


T.R. Menken -- founder, Editor In Chief

A.F. James MacArthur -- Managing Editor


Also see;

BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch InvestigativeVoice.com



CENSORSHIP: Baltimore Sun Bans The Baltimore Spectator

17 February 2009

What's Up Baltimore? **LIVE RADIO SHOW**

Thank you everyone who tuned into our first experimental broadcast of What's Up Baltimore?

Stay tuned to this website for more information on upcoming shows.

We will soon be on Monday through Friday, ALSO, a toll free call in number coming soon.


DOWNLOAD or listen to the last show by clicking player below.


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See the trailer to the documentary they don't want made:

Baltimore State of The City -- Reality Check Version a pre-production trailer from the upcoming Baltimore city documentary Do You Still B E L I E V E ?

Power Of The Web: Examiner To Resume!

UPDATE: 3:21 -- Baltimore Spectator website flooded with hits from around the world looking for information not on any other website. Investigative reporter Stephen Janis bombarded with numerous media requests as a result of the reporting on this site.

In a conversation with The Spectator, Janis refused to release the address of the website, but stated more information is forth coming, and Baltimore Spectator readers will be among first to know.

Local main stream media scrambling to catch up and confirm story first broken on this page.

UPDATE: 2:30 PM -- **EXCLUSIVE** Stephen Janis spoke to The Baltimore Spectator -- "We plan to focus on the investigative reporting the people of Baltimore expect from us."

BREAKING NEWS: Original story

(The Baltimore Spectator) 8:20 AM -- Just announced on the Ed Norris show, heard on 105.7 The Fan; the former employees of The Baltimore Examiner are working on a brand new news website to be launched next week. Stephen Janis, senior investigative reporter at the now defunct Baltimore Examiner made the announcement around 8:15 this morning.

Launch of the site is planned for next week with official announcement to be made on the Ed Norris Show. Janis stated he was hard at work, still out in the field gathering news and working on future stories to be included in the new site. Stay tuned.

You heard it here first, now stay tuned for all the rest to follow.



filed by;

A.F. James MacArthur

Managing Editor


Also see;

BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch InvestigativeVoice.com


JAMMED: Examiners Returning Nearly Crashes Site

CENSORSHIP: Baltimore Sun Bans The Baltimore Spectator


Talk About It: Baltimore Examiner Shuts Down -- What's Up Baltimore Radio Show

See the trailer to the documentary they don't want made:

Baltimore State of The City -- Reality Check Version a pre-production trailer from the upcoming Baltimore city documentary Do You Still B E L I E V E ?

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To all those who willfully, deliberately and routinely violate the civil rights of law abiding American Citizens; Yes, you're powerful. Sure, you're everywhere. But this is still America, and the Constitution of the United States Of America still reigns supreme as the law of the land. The Baltimore Spectator will vigorously and aggressively defend against any and all attempts at spying and suppression. Let it be known to all that we are already aware of the regular monitoring and shadowing attempts. There is nothing to hide, but cross the line and there will be hell to pay.

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