In a statement released to the media but not to County Council Members, MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast puts the blame squarely on the council for the county’s setback on school…
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Funeral Arrangements for Jean Cryor
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TO: All Members of the Maryland General AssemblyFROM: The Chief Clerk’s OfficeRE: Death of Former Delegate Jean B. CryorDATE: November 4, 2009It is with deep regret that we inform you…
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By Delegate Bill Bronrott (D-16). The death of Jean Cryor is a very sad loss for everyone who knew her and for the community that she served so ably and…
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OK, we shouldn’t print this. Absolutely not. It’s a sin! But we have to do it because it’s too damn funny.Many of our readers have suffered through the abominable Montgomery…
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MoCo School Funding Dispute: A Way Out
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The intense school funding dispute now raging between the Montgomery County government and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) may be headed to court. But it does not have…
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Delegate Kathleen Dumais on Jean Cryor
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By Delegate Kathleen Dumais (D-15). Maryland lost an elegant and effective Stateswoman with the passing of Jean Cryor on Tuesday. I lost a very dear friend. Jean and I met…
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O’Malley’s Key to Victory
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The Post and the Sun have already covered the Clarus Research Group poll on Governor O’Malley’s re-election chances. We have just one thing to add.The only region of the state…
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By Marc Korman. Last time we reviewed two of the priorities State’s Attorney John McCarthy discussed at a recent visit to the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Breakfast Club. Today, we will look…
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Maryland’s Black Hole Gets Bigger
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In March, we referred to the State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS) as “Maryland’s $10 Billion Black Hole.” Recent data proves we were too conservative: the black hole is now…
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An increasingly explosive dispute between Montgomery County and the state government over public school funding looks like it may be headed to court.This morning, the Post reported that Attorney General…