The Washington area’s paper of record has launched an all-out holy war against the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), the county’s most powerful labor union. From a political perspective, this…
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MCEA Fights Back Against the Post
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The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has sent out a mass email to its members refuting the Washington Post editorial branding it a “toxic influence” on Montgomery County politics. Whatever…
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The Limits of Labor
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Ann Marimow is a good reporter and I respect her work. But in her Sunday Post article, “Union Influence Sways Montgomery Budget Talks,” I believe she overstates her case. Montgomery…
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The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Senate President Mike Miller is threatening education and teachers’ pension funding in an effort to get the Maryland State Teachers Association to support slots….
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Latest on County Council D4
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Don Praisner will be endorsed by County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council Members Marc Elrich, Phil Andrews, Duchy Trachtenberg and Roger Berliner at his announcement on Monday. The Washington…
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The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) is starting its endorsement process for the County Council District 4 Special Election.Wednesday’s Gazette will contain the following ad: MCEA Candidate Recommendation ProcessCounty Council…
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Freak of the Week
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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…
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A Note on Labor Endorsements in CD4
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Here’s a quick observation from a labor guy on union endorsements in the Wynn-Edwards race.The labor movement has been unusually divided between the top two contenders in CD 4: Al…
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The 800 lb Gorilla of MoCo Politics
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By Adam Pagnucco. The mainstream media and the blogs are characterizing the 2006 Democratic primary in Maryland’s Montgomery County as the year that voters turned against growth. After all, many…
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