Crack, crack, crack. That’s the sound of pipes breaking in Derwood, Potomac and Temple Hills. And what sound has come from the politicians charged with fixing the Washington Suburban Sanitary…
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Senate President Mike Miller is getting fed up with the problems at WSSC. Following is a letter he wrote to Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson (referenced by the Post)…
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Saqib Stokes Senate Speculation (Updated)
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We just love Delegate Saqib Ali (D-39). Just a couple hours after we posted “Ten Random Questions,” which included the commonly-heard rumor that he might challenge Senator Nancy King, Delegate…
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Ten Random Questions
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Here are ten random questions we – and the spies – have been asking.1. Will progressives find someone to run against Rona Kramer?Senator Rona Kramer (D-14) is the bane of…
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George Leventhal Hires Dan Reed
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Just Up the Pike’s Dan Reed has announced his hire by County Council Member George Leventhal. There is precedent for a MoCo blogger to get such a plum job: Mike…
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Montgomery Teachers Under Stress
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By Eric Luedtke. This spring, educators in Montgomery County and across the state participated in the TELL Survey, which sought to gauge the opinions of Maryland’s teaching workforce on a…
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Maryland Business for a Responsible Government (MBRG), a business advocacy group that seldom has anything nice to say about Montgomery County state legislators, has made a partial exception for two…
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On Political Pulse
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Ken Ulman, the 35 year old County Executive from Howard County will be on the “Political Pulse” TV Show on Channel 16 TV in Montgomery County.County Executive Ulman is a…
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New Legislation in MoCo
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Post Ombudsman Warns of Quality Drop
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In a must-read essay, Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander gathers confidential feedback from Post reporters about their ongoing financial difficulties and buyouts and reports their consensus: quality will drop. We…