Remember our description of Montgomery County’s screwed-up system for measuring traffic congestion? Remember our proposal for accurately measuring congestion through massive usage of GPS devices? Well, it turns out that…
Views from the Water-less Environs
By Sharon Dooley. On a Monday morning one wakes up and saunters into the bathroom – it seems the toilet is making strange gurgles and the faucet dribbles, sputters and…
Democratic Democracy
By Delegate Heather R. Mizeur (District 20). Neutrality guided my thinking as an uncommitted superdelegate during the recent Democratic nominating process, largely because I prefer building the Party to picking…
On the Sidelines but in the Fray
By Delegate Heather R. Mizeur (District 20). The Washington Post recently ran an article detailing my fifteen minutes in the superdelegate spotlight. I hope it’s the last fifteen minutes I’ll…
Tim Russert (1950-2008)
By Charles Duffy.Tim Russert died suddenly on Friday. The news stories of his death are already being pushed off of the front pages as other breaking news happens. I did…
The Good List and the Bad List
I suppose it was inevitable that the Clintons are keeping an enemies list. After all, someone has to show Richard Nixon’s fans how this is really done. Well, I’ve got…
The Planning Board is holding a hearing on 4 Bethesda Metro Center today, the new office building on top of downtown’s Metro station. The Post covered the issue today but…
The Montgomery County Council has selected 12 interviewees from 29 applicants for two positions on the Planning Board.The council’s press release states: Montgomery Council Sets Interviews for 12 To Fill…
The Best of Political Pulse
Charles Duffy of Chevy Chase is the best local political interviewer on television and you are about to see why. In our exclusive package of excerpts from his Political Pulse…
In a victory for some of the D.C. Metro Area’s lowest-paid professionals, Montgomery College’s adjunct faculty voted by a 365-105 margin in favor of representation by SEIU Local 500. We…