District 1 County Council Member Roger Berliner is actively raising money for 2010. We do not print every fundraising solicitation we receive, but this is significant because we are hearing…
Maryland Politics Watch Archive
Is There A Lawyer in the House (or Senate)?
By Marc Korman. Every year before the legislative session, the Maryland State Bar Association Legislative Preview lists the lawyers in the General Assembly. Let’s have a look.Based on the Bar…
Westin Buys the Washington Post – Again
After just eight days, the Washington Post sells nearly half its home page to Westin again. Who do their corporate bosses care about more – the readers or the advertisers?
MPW Poll: Ehrlich vs. O’Malley
Season’s Greetings from the Herd
Ever wonder what kind of greeting cards the County Council gets during the holidays? Wonder no more! Here’s one from a concerned constituent asking them to pass a 32-page zoning…
MPW Poll Round-Up
We’ve had four reader polls up recently that are worth looking back on. Yes, yes, we know they don’t mean a whole lot. But YOU disagree because they were incredibly…
$teele Cashes In
The Washington Times has reported that RNC Chairman Michael Steele is cashing in on his position by giving speeches at five digits a pop. Even Republicans are outraged. But if…
Ice Hills of Silver Spring
The county is claiming that snow clearing is completed. Tell it to the people who live in my neighborhood, now known as the “Ice Hills of Silver Spring.”Here is the…
In response to many complaints from constituents, Council Member Valerie Ervin is requesting that the council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy & Environment (T&E) Committee hold a work session to review snow…
The terms of Johnson’s departure are being kept confidential. Following is the press release from the college.Statement by Montgomery College Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Michael C. Lin to the…