By Holly Olson. *** WARNING: This post contains no political content whatsoever. Read on at your own risk. ***I admit that when I found out I was pregnant with Baby…
Maryland Politics Watch Archive
Spies React to Duchy Walkout
Just when you might think there’s nothing more to say about yesterday’s post, our spies stepped up. Here’s what they had to say about the incident and the County Council…
Delegate Ben Kramer (D-19) picked up a net total of 3 votes in today’s first canvass. There are very few votes left to be counted. That means Nancy Navarro has…
Everybody Loves Main Street, Part Two
By Emily Adelman. PART 2: The Multiplier Effect Maybe you’re thinking, “How is buying the same roll of dental floss at an independent pharmacy instead of a big-box chain store…
Credit Card Bill Fails; Banks Run Amok
Folks, you just can’t make this up. Delegate Bill Frick’s bill limiting credit card abuses dies in the Senate Finance Committee after passing the House 136-1 and now the banks…
Duchy Trachtenberg Walks Out
In the most extreme symptom of a general unrest that has been permeating the County Council for months, Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg became so aggravated with a colleague that she…
Everybody Loves Main Street, Part One
By Emily Adelman. PART 1: There’s No Place Like Home For those of you who have lived near downtown Wheaton for a long time, you probably associate this eclectic little…
How the Absentee Ballot Process Will Work
We asked the Montgomery County Board of Elections how tomorrow’s absentee ballot count will work. Here’s what they said.The board issued 1,195 absentee ballots in this special election. So far,…
Lost in the aftermath of yesterday’s intense finish was an amazing event: the Washington Post actually re-endorsed Ben Kramer on the day of the election.Here’s the money statement from an…
Absentee Ballot Update (Updated!)
Here’s the latest on how the math is trending.The following email was sent from the county Board of Elections to the County Council this morning: From: Mihill, AmandaSent: Wed 4/22/2009…
