Delegate Roger Manno is running for the District 19 Senate seat against incumbent Mike Lenett. That seat is, of course, located in Montgomery County. So why should it matter that…
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Former Aide Gets Even with Berliner
Two years ago, Council Member Roger Berliner parted ways with his first Chief of Staff, Reggie Oldak. But Oldak is getting the last laugh by co-sponsoring a fundraiser for none…
Post Pushes its Business Line in Editorial
In an editorial today, the Post bemoaned the lack of charter schools in Montgomery County and in Maryland, blaming “a bad state law that puts all the power over whether…
Top Blog Posts, May 2010
Here are the most-viewed blog posts on MPW in May 2010.1. Police, Fire Fighters Picket Navarro Fundraiser2. Why MPW Turned Down the Washington Post3. Twitter to Post: Bloggers Aren’t Your…
The Apple Drops, Part Two
Here’s what the Apple means for the County Council races.District 1 Endorsement: Incumbent Roger Berliner This is a mild surprise as Berliner and MCEA have not been on each other’s…
Meow-Meow! Hopkins Bashes Berliner
Council District 1 challenger Ilaya Hopkins had some very interesting things to say about her Tuesday night debate with incumbent Roger Berliner. Read on, dear reader, and beware!In her latest…
The Apple Drops, Part One
The endorsement of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which is distributed by teachers on election day as the “Apple Ballot,” is a seminal event in any MoCo election cycle….
Duchy Reverses Position on Union Support
Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg has notified Montgomery County’s public employee unions that she will not be asking for their endorsements in this year’s elections, saying that would be “a conflict…
No Signs of Life in District 19
On Sunday, your author took the Little Man out for a long drive to preserve the sanity of the Missus. So MoCo’s most infamous father-son blogging team headed up to…
Leggett Proposes Fiscal Reform
County Executive Ike Leggett has sent the County Council a plan for long-term reform of the county’s fiscal practices. Leggett’s proposals will be hard to follow, but he deserves credit…
