Remember our landmark interview with Senate President Mike Miller last January? I described a weird scene as nine liberal bloggers, some with pony tails, others with earrings and several in…
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The State of Maryland Blogdom, Part Four
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Political blogs in Maryland really began to roll in 2006, an election year. Back then, a lot of blogs sprang up to cover state and local campaigns, especially in Montgomery…
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How the Planning Board Vote Went Down
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The Gazette reported the County Council’s selection of Joseph Alfandre and Amy Presley to the Planning Board yesterday. But the details of the vote are more interesting than the results.By…
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On Monday night, the Progressive States Network honored District 18 Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez for her work in defeating anti-immigrant legislation in Maryland. We carry her acceptance remarks below.
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The State of Maryland Blogdom, Part Three
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With only two of eight Congressmen, 14 of 47 state senators, 37 of 141 state delegates and no statewide officeholders, Maryland’s Republican Party is in bad shape. That cannot be…
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Montgomery County’s Democratic Women
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By Marc Korman. Way back in December I wrote my first guest blog entry for MPW about all of the new young Democrats Montgomery County had sent to the state…
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The State of Maryland Blogdom, Part Two
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Maryland political blogs generally fall into one of three categories: liberal, conservative or local. Today, we will focus on the local blogs.Liberal and conservative blogs are self-explanatory. Local blogs tend…
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The State of Maryland Blogdom, Part One
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Like many MPW readers, I am a heavy consumer of blogs. Yes, I am addicted to information in general. It’s difficult for me to go an entire day without checking…
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Trying to Get it Right on Traffic
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Remember our description of Montgomery County’s screwed-up system for measuring traffic congestion? Remember our proposal for accurately measuring congestion through massive usage of GPS devices? Well, it turns out that…
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Views from the Water-less Environs
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By Sharon Dooley. On a Monday morning one wakes up and saunters into the bathroom – it seems the toilet is making strange gurgles and the faucet dribbles, sputters and…