Following is Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher’s (D-18) position on the Purple Line. Previously, we have carried the positions of County Executive Ike Leggett, Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18), Delegate Al Carr (D-18)…
Maryland Politics Watch Archive
Congratulations to the GOP
Maryland is a small state and any time one of us goes national, it’s worth celebrating. Of course, in Michael Steele’s case, it’s also worth recalling this: I guess that…
Below are the final thoughts of County Council Member Don Praisner before entering surgery on Monday. Mr. Praisner asks the County Council to appoint a successor rather than scheduling another…
The Gazette reports his passing at 1:45 PM today. This is an unbelievable tragedy for the Praisner family.
Big Daddy’s Revenge (Updated!)
Unfathomably, GOP Senators Alex Mooney (R-3), Janet Greenip (R-33) and Andy Harris (R-7) voted against Mike Miller’s inevitable re-election as Senate President again. All regular readers know how important defending…
By Wayne Goldstein. Based on studies, news accounts, and water utility web sites, I have learned that two water utilities stand out in their response to the Prestressed Concrete Cylinder…
David Lublin in the Gazette
The Gazette profiles MPW blogfather David Lublin this week. Mysteriously, his role as founder of this blog is not mentioned. Perhaps David is embarrassed at what has happened to MPW…
By Wayne Goldstein. In my New Year’s Day column, I quoted from news accounts from the ’90s that described WSSC’s experiences with major breaks of its Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipes…
More Chaos at WSSC
Volcanic WSSC Commissioner Juanita Miller is at it again. The following email from an anonymous WSSC employee to the Prince George’s and Montgomery County Councils alleges that Miller is going…
Former WSSC Commissioner Responds to MPW
Former WSSC Commissioner Manuel R. Geraldo wrote the following comment on our post about the behavior of Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson’s WSSC appointees. Johnson appointed Joyce Starks to…
