Who says August is a slow news month? This past week may have been the worst for the state’s Democrats since Kathleen Kennedy Townsend lost to Bob Ehrlich. Consider the…
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The Economic Engine of Maryland, Part Three
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In Part Two, we examined Montgomery County’s role in the Maryland’s economy. The county accounts for one-fifth of the state’s employment, one-fourth of its personal income and one-third of its…
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By Laura Howell, Executive Director, Maryland Association for Community Services. This week, in the sweltering August heat, hundreds of Marylanders, including people with developmental disabilities, aging caregivers, direct support staff,…
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Killing Grandma Makes Saqib Hungry
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District 39 Delegate Saqib Ali is at it again. Delegate Ali entertained his legions of Facebook friends with the status below. He deleted it, but not before it was immortalized…
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The Economic Engine of Maryland, Part Two
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Montgomery County is often called the “economic engine” of Maryland. But how important is it to the state’s economy? Let’s find out.The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides the following estimates…
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The Economic Engine of Maryland, Part One
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Barry C. Watkins, CEO and president of Fidelity & Trust Bank, 6/10/05: Montgomery County is a powerful economic engine. Former Governor Robert Ehrlich on Montgomery County, 5/18/02: It’s the economic…
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MACO Mushroom Cloud (Updated)
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At present, about 75% of all traffic to this site consists of direct entries to “Pols Party While Budget Burns.” The post has now been linked by WBAL, the Ron…
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A Single Track to Disaster
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In order to make the Red Line viable for federal funding, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) chose to single-track a one-mile tunnel under Cooks Lane in western Baltimore. MTA itself…
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The MACO Moment (Updated)
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Blog traffic is burning up over the party-time photos from last week’s Maryland Association of Counties (MACO) meeting. This is turning into one hot August.First of all, let’s make one…