Steve Silverman, the County’s recently hired Director of Economic Development, submitted a comment on our post “Leggett, Knapp Issue Dueling Plans for Biotech.” We reprint the comment below for the…
At a time when many politicians are seeking to re-monopolize the electricity industry, Delegate Dereck Davis (D-25) is actually promoting savings from competition as a constituent service. And guess what?…
Paper or Pixel? Part Two
By I.J. Hudson. Advantages/Disadvantages Paper advantages: Newspapers, like books, are physical things that have weight and, until laptops, Wi-Fi and the Kindle, were easier to take with you and to…
The Latest on District 17 Senate
Both District 17 Senate candidates have picked up the pace of late, confirming our pick of that race as the top primary to watch in the county. Here are the…
Mike Dresser, the transportation reporter for the Baltimore Sun and the author of the “Getting There” blog in the Sun will be on the “Political Pulse” political talk show on:Thurs,…
District 18 Team Holds Town Hall
By Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher (D-18). Last week, the District 18 Democratic Team—Senator Rich Madaleno and Delegates Al Carr, Ana Sol Gutierrez, and I — held a town hall meeting in…
Paper or Pixel? Part One
By I.J. Hudson. Quick! On which page will you find the editorials/letters to the Washington Post? Which section of the Post is Metro? “Below the fold,” “Buried on page 23,”…
Something is in the air, folks. If you pause for a moment and listen, you might hear it – a little voice that whispers, “Jobs, jobs, jobs.” Council Member Mike…
County Council candidate and anti-tax activist Robin Ficker was threatened with arrest by Park Police for campaigning in a Montgomery County park on July 4. The Maryland ACLU has risen…
Alexander Manuel Sanchez, Governor Martin O’Malley’s new Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, once worked for a law firm that defends employers from employee discrimination claims, worker class actions, OSHA…