The Gazette reported yesterday that Delegate Charles Barkley (D-39) was stripped of his Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee chair (a subcommittee of House Appropriations) because of his opposition to last…
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More data from the Purple Line DEIS details the staggering scope of MTA’s rejection of a Jones Bridge BRT alignment for the Purple Line.CO2 Emission Burden, Percent Change from No-Build…
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Yesterday, sixteen Senators wrote the following letter to Governor O’Malley about education spending in next year’s budget.January 13, 2009 Governor Martin O’MalleyState House100 State CircleAnnapolis, MD 21401 Dear Governor O’Malley:…
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MTA Declares War on Chevy Chase, Part Three
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The Purple Line Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) contains a set of facts that is devastating to the Town of Chevy Chase’s case against use of the Capital Crescent Trail…
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MTA Declares War on Chevy Chase, Part Two
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To understand the scope of MTA’s conflict with the Town of Chevy Chase, we need to examine the alternative options for the Purple Line in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement…
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MCEA Sets its Annapolis Agenda
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Following are the remarks of MCEA President Bonnie Cullison at the union’s legislative breakfast this past Saturday. In attendance was the vast majority of Montgomery’s statehouse delegation. Note the union’s…
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MTA Declares War on Chevy Chase, Part One
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Late last year, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Purple Line. The DEIS is many things. It is a description of multiple…
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Palin vs. the Media
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I agree with her on one thing: I don’t like anonymous attack bloggers either.
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Blair Lee on MPW
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Long-time Gazette columnist Blair Lee (voted by our readers as one of MoCo’s most influential people) picked MPW as one of his “Rising Stars” of 2008. Here’s what he had…
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Changes Are Coming
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By Holly Olson. Over a year ago I made a suggestion that would change my life forever. I told my husband that he should start blogging. So, for better or…