Oh, say can you drink?

Agitator, artist, historian or nitpicker?

Call Conrad Bladey what you want, but he is asking a divisive question about the new J. Charles Linthicum monument and park.

Dedicated last month, the granite pedestal and bronze plaque honor the community of Linthicum's most famous son for authoring legislation that made "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem.

Mr. Bladey, however, wants his neighbors and others to look deeper. He wants the county Department of Recreation and Parks to grant an exception to its ban on alcohol in parks to honor the man who led the way toward ending the nation's experiment...