Aaron Meisner, Chairman of Stop Slots Maryland, promised a group of MoCo activists today that his organization would wage an aggressive campaign to defeat the slots referendum. What is his…
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Reflecting on Wheaton
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Could Wheaton look like this someday?So why have we been talking about Wheaton? After all, this blog is called Maryland Politics Watch, not Wheaton Watch. There are two reasons. First,…
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Power to the People
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Part Three of a Three-Part Series by Holly Olson. (View Parts One and Two.) In Part Two of my post on Wheaton, I was perhaps a little hard on our…
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Where is the Love for Wheaton?
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Part Two of a Three-Part Series by Holly Olson. (View Part One here.) While serving on the Wheaton Redevelopment Advisory Committee for three years, I had the opportunity to talk…
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George McGovern Calls for Impeachment
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Former Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate George McGovern called for President Bush’s impeachment this morning. His column in the Washington Post is a must-read.There are many reasons for not impeaching…
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Wheaton, We (May) Have a Problem…
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Part One of a Three-Part Series by Holly Olson. The Wheaton community suffered another loss recently when restaurant owner Victor Lantang closed his Indonesian restaurant, Sabang. If you never had…
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How to Beat Slots
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Failing to pass an outright bill after many years of debate, the Maryland legislature has sent the slots issue to the voters. Next November, the issue will finally be decided…
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How MoCo Does Special Elections
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Montgomery County Council vacancies are filled by special elections. So why shouldn’t we do the same for state legislator vacancies? Here’s how the county process works. When a council vacancy…
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Lt. Governor Anthony Brown is promising billions to pay for BRAC projects. But not so fast.At an event marking the release of Maryland’s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) report, Brown…
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Who’s Got the Biggest War Chests in MoCo?
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If you have not done this already, go visit the UMBC Maryland Campaign Finance website. It’s a fun research tool and you’ll learn things about politicians you won’t believe. For…