The Congress may finally be moving to prevent deceptive credit card practices, an effort supported by President Obama. As for Maryland, the House of Delegates passed a bill to crack…
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Just as we did last year, MPW presents our exclusive analysis of the precinct breakouts for the special election.In terms of total margin, this election was closer than last year’s….
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Wanted: Darth Vader
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County Executive Ike Leggett is on the verge of losing control of the volatile disability issue. But that is just one symptom of his growing problem. While Leggett is still…
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The Great Civic Grand-daddy
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Yesterday, Montgomery County lost a great champion of the little guy: former Civic Federation President Wayne Goldstein. Today, I pay homage to one of my heroes. The first time I…
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How State Budget Cuts Hit MoCo
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Here’s the latest on how much Montgomery County will suffer because of state budget cuts.Total state aid is up 3.1%. Education did well (up 9.9%) because of federal funds and…
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The Washington Post’s Boy King
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Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite was once called “the voice of God.” And for some people, that’s how the Washington Post editorial page appears. After all, there’s the elegant masthead…
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Spies React to Duchy Walkout
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Just when you might think there’s nothing more to say about yesterday’s post, our spies stepped up. Here’s what they had to say about the incident and the County Council…
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Delegate Ben Kramer (D-19) picked up a net total of 3 votes in today’s first canvass. There are very few votes left to be counted. That means Nancy Navarro has…
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Duchy Trachtenberg Walks Out
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In the most extreme symptom of a general unrest that has been permeating the County Council for months, Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg became so aggravated with a colleague that she…
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How the Absentee Ballot Process Will Work
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We asked the Montgomery County Board of Elections how tomorrow’s absentee ballot count will work. Here’s what they said.The board issued 1,195 absentee ballots in this special election. So far,…