The Rogue Superintendent, Part Three
Is Council Member Valerie Ervin right when she says that MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast is a rogue? Here’s what our informant network had to say.Spy #1: No, I do not…
Council President Poll
Oh, the Humanity!
As the cold rays of sunlight pierced the County Council chamber like pins in a cushion this morning, our prediction from October came true. Vice-President Roger Berliner did not ascend…
The Rogue Superintendent, Part Two
One reason why Montgomery County is struggling so much over its maintenance of effort (MOE) issue is the rocky relationship between the County Council and its “Rogue Superintendent,” Jerry Weast….
Phil Andrews Looks Back on 2009
County Council President Phil Andrews sent out the following memo to the council reflecting on his term as President in 2009. Your author offers one additional note. Regardless of our…
District 19 Race Snowballs Early
Three Delegate challengers are now raising money in the District 19 Battle Royal. But here’s the problem: there is no evidence that any of the incumbents are going anywhere.Sam “Hunk…
The Rogue Superintendent, Part One
County Council Member Valerie Ervin, the Chair of the Council’s Education Committee, recently called MCPS leader Jerry Weast a “rogue superintendent.” That statement is a culmination of years of tension…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
By Marc Korman. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, unless you live in Bethesda where the Christmas decorations went up before Halloween. But not everyone in the County…
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley will be on the “Political Pulse” political talk show on:Thursday, November 26th at 9:00 p.m. Friday-Sunday, November 27th-29th at 6 p.m. and Tuesday, December 1st at…