Believe it or not, there are a few people in MoCo who believe that we are getting the short end of the gubernatorial stick from our ex-Mayor of Baltimore. The…
New Committee Assignments on MoCo Council
Mrs. Praisner’s passing has left vacancies on the Planning, Housing & Economic Development (PHED) Committee, which she chaired, and the Management & Fiscal Policy (MFP) Committee, which she chaired for…
Heavy Metal Makeup
If you’re a knuckle-dragging Cro-Magnon like me, you’ve probably waited impatiently for your wife or girlfriend to finish getting ready before you both head out to dinner. You’ve growled at…
Freak of the Week
Anyone who can prove the following statement wrong gets a case of Dogfish Head 90 IPA and a no-prize.Never before in the history of Maryland have two incumbent Congressmen and…
In the summer of 2007, a controversy occurred concerning First Amendment rights on Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring. Ellsworth, part of the Downtown Silver Spring retail center developed by PFA…
What a Way to Seek an Endorsement
Did you read the Post’s article on the Montgomery County school board candidates the other day? Did you see at-large candidate Tommy Le’s comments on the Montgomery County Education Association?…
More on the Politburos
Today’s Post contains a few tidbits about the Montgomery and Prince George’s County Politburos… err, excuse me, Democratic Central Committees.First, the Post reports that PGCDCC used an open roll call…
MoCo/PG State Legislators for Wynn
Maryland Moment’s Rosalind Helderman covered a rally in Annapolis for District 4 Congressman Albert Wynn. I encourage everyone to read her piece as it contains details of the remarks made…
It’s Just Not That Strange, George
The Washington Post just carried an article in which Montgomery County Council Member George Leventhal complained about a school fundraiser at McDonald’s. I’ve got news for you, George: given what’s…
It’s Time to Protect Domestic Workers
Back in 2006, the Montgomery County Council commissioned a study by researchers at George Washington University about conditions faced by the county’s domestic workers. The study found that domestic workers…