By Adam Pagnucco. (Editor’s Note: As always, this post–and endorsement–reflects the views of the author. No broader support or opposition to David Moon is meant…
Seventh State Archive
Help Save Maryland, GOP Push Term Limits
By Adam Pagnucco. Brad Botwin, Director of the anti-immigration group Help Save Maryland, has sent out the following email promoting term limits. ***** UPDATE ON…
Targeting Navarro
By Adam Pagnucco. It was the spring of 2008. Five-term County Council Member Marilyn Praisner, who had represented District 4 since 1990, had passed away…
By Adam Pagnucco. In the latest development in the county’s continuing liquor monopoly saga, the County Executive has established a task force to explore options…
MCGEO Gets Ready to Rumble
By Adam Pagnucco. On Monday night, July 11, some MoCo residents received the following robocall. I’m Tara Huber. I live in Montgomery County and I’m…
Anyone But Robin Ficker
By Adam Pagnucco. The Washington Post’s legendary editorial from 1988 says it all: Anyone But Robin Ficker. The only problem with it is that it’s…
Two Myths About Term Limits
By Adam Pagnucco. The fight over whether term limits should apply to Montgomery County elected officials is now underway, and that’s even before political heckler…
Why Term Limits Will Probably Pass
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County political heckler Robin Ficker, who has tormented politicians and voters alike for decades, is on the verge of getting a…
MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Six
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s giant tax hike will have consequences. Here are a few of them. 1. Term limits are more likely to pass….
MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Five
By Adam Pagnucco. The untold story about the Giant Tax Hike is that it could have been cut substantially while still maintaining every dime of…