MD State Delegates Roger Manno (District 19) and Susan Lee (District 16) will be on the “Political Pulse” political talk show on: Tues, August 4th at 9:30 p.m.Thurs, August 6th…
The Science City: A Massive Growth Community
By Donna Baron. Once again, Johns Hopkins (JHU) tries to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Let’s deconstruct Elaine Amir’s missive on the features of JHU’s massive…
Mike Knapp Takes on Baltimore Guy
Montgomery County Council Member Mike Knapp has commented on the long–running debate between your author and Baltimore Sun reporter Michael Dresser, aka “Baltimore Guy.” Following is the letter to the…
By the end of 2006, the Montgomery County Revenue Authority (MCRA) had leased four golf courses from Park and Planning to complement its existing system of five others. MCRA’s mission,…
New Purple Line Route Goes Through Columbia
According to a Maryland Moment post, the Purple Line will now be routed through Columbia. Perhaps they meant to say that the Purple Line will be routed through the grounds…
Tighten Your Belts!
Last week, County Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg, Chair of the council’s Management and Fiscal Policy (MFP) Committee, surveyed the county’s awful budget situation and proclaimed, “We’ll have to tighten our…
The U.S. Postal Service has targeted nine offices in Maryland for possible closure. Read more to find out which ones might go under!USPS is under great financial stress. On July…
Much has been written about the fate of Sligo Creek Golf Course in numerous blogs and MSM articles. But all of these writers came to the dispute late. I live…
The Other Side of Stuart Rochester
Stuart Rochester was not only one of Montgomery County’s most formidable civic activists, he was also one of the most respected government historians around. Read more in the Post’s excellent…