By Adam Pagnucco. It’s Sunday afternoon. Junior wants something. He wants it soooooo bad. He begs his parents to get it. Dad, who is busy watching the Nats tied with…
Marilyn Balcombe
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Marilyn Balcombe: Cast Vote Data
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By Adam Pagnucco. Marilyn Balcombe, the former president and CEO of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, won her Council District 2 primary easily. Coming off a respectable fifth-place finish in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Police traffic enforcement is a hot topic now. Consider this: Bethesda Beat reported the following from a recent online forum about traffic issues: Calling for more traffic…
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Balcombe’s Comeback
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By Adam Pagnuccco. MoCo political history is full of strong female candidates who run once, lose respectably and never run again. Recent examples include Becky Wagner (2010 council at-large), Beth…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Marilyn Balcombe, a Germantown resident who ran a strong fifth in the 2018 Democratic Party council at-large primary, is co-chairing a new group opposing the Nine Districts…
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By Marilyn Balcombe. The premise of the petition drive by Nine Districts for MoCo is that the current structure of the Montgomery County Council does not allow for fair representation…
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Balcombe’s Pitch to Upcounty
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By Adam Pagnucco. Whether they are right or wrong, MANY residents of Upcounty who communicate with your author feel that they are not treated as well by county government as…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Capitalizing on worry by voters about the county’s cost of living and its effect on family members, Council At-Large candidate Marilyn Balcombe has sent out the mailer…
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Gaithersburg Electeds Endorse Balcombe
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council At-Large candidate Marilyn Balcombe has announced endorsements from three elected officials in Gaithersburg: Mayor Jud Ashman and City Council Members Mike Sesma and Neil Harris. Balcombe…
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First Impressions, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. The combination of County Executive Ike Leggett’s retirement, public campaign financing and term limits is producing an unprecedented flood of candidates running for the County Council’s four…
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