By Marc Korman. Still have a little free time this summer? I have one more book recommendation for your summer reading list. My last recommendation, Carl Bode’s Maryland A History,…
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Spygate is the ultimate example of big, arrogant government seeking power over law-abiding citizens. So we would expect the Free State’s conservatives to condemn it, right? Wrong.In his column last…
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Jennifer Dougherty for Congress
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By Marc Korman. Recently, Jennifer Dougherty paid a visit to the Montgomery County Young Democrats at their monthly meeting. Dougherty is running for Congress in the 6th district of Maryland,…
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Sierra Club: No Need for LEED
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The Washington Business Journal reported this tidbit about the Sierra Club: The greenest of green organizations, the Sierra Club, is buying an office condominium in NoMa. But it won’t be…
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County Council: Tell Us More About Bait Cars
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At a 7/28/08 work session of the County Council’s Public Safety Committee, Chairman Phil Andrews and committee members Marc Elrich and Don Praisner asked the Montgomery County Police Department for…
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Reacting to a recent court decision allowing the anti-transgender referendum to proceed, the transgender bill’s defenders have launched a new website and are seeking staff.Upon looking at the website, I…
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MARC Train’s Mea Culpa
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By Marc Korman. I recently wrote two posts on the MARC train. In my post, I outlined some of the reforms I felt MARC needed to take before embarking on…
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Target: Eric Luedtke
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Last month, I called for the revival of the state’s liberal blogosphere. That call has been answered! And the saviors of the online left are… the online right.As I ended…
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How Low Can Bob Ehrlich Go?
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In an astounding interview on WBAL last Wednesday, former Governor Bob Ehrlich blamed former Maryland Attorney General Joe Curran for the state police spying scandal and went on to tell…
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Light Rail is Catching On
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A guest post by Hans Riemer. Hi everyone, it’s Hans Riemer — Silver Spring resident, political activist, regular MPW reader — and now, occasional MPW guest writer. Some of you…