By Marc Korman. On both the policy and political fronts, efforts to address transportation woes in our region are under siege.In August, Governor O’Malley and the Board of Public Works…
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Steve Silverman, the County’s recently hired Director of Economic Development, submitted a comment on our post “Leggett, Knapp Issue Dueling Plans for Biotech.” We reprint the comment below for the…
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At a time when many politicians are seeking to re-monopolize the electricity industry, Delegate Dereck Davis (D-25) is actually promoting savings from competition as a constituent service. And guess what?…
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Paper or Pixel? Part Two
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By I.J. Hudson. Advantages/Disadvantages Paper advantages: Newspapers, like books, are physical things that have weight and, until laptops, Wi-Fi and the Kindle, were easier to take with you and to…
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The Latest on District 17 Senate
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Both District 17 Senate candidates have picked up the pace of late, confirming our pick of that race as the top primary to watch in the county. Here are the…
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Mike Dresser, the transportation reporter for the Baltimore Sun and the author of the “Getting There” blog in the Sun will be on the “Political Pulse” political talk show on:Thurs,…
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District 18 Team Holds Town Hall
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By Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher (D-18). Last week, the District 18 Democratic Team—Senator Rich Madaleno and Delegates Al Carr, Ana Sol Gutierrez, and I — held a town hall meeting in…
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Paper or Pixel? Part One
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By I.J. Hudson. Quick! On which page will you find the editorials/letters to the Washington Post? Which section of the Post is Metro? “Below the fold,” “Buried on page 23,”…
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Something is in the air, folks. If you pause for a moment and listen, you might hear it – a little voice that whispers, “Jobs, jobs, jobs.” Council Member Mike…
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County Council candidate and anti-tax activist Robin Ficker was threatened with arrest by Park Police for campaigning in a Montgomery County park on July 4. The Maryland ACLU has risen…