OK, it’s not King Kong vs. Godzilla. Or Darth Vader vs. Doctor Doom. Or even Moe vs. Larry vs. Curly. But in a throwdown that just had to happen, two…
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What We Are Watching in Annapolis
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While the mainstream media titillates itself with the University of Maryland porn scandal, here’s what we have our eyes on in the rest of the General Assembly session.Misclassification Bill Despite…
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Following is the press release from the two County Executives. The candidate must be confirmed by WSSC’s Board of Commissioners.For Immediate Release: March 17, 2009 LEGGETT, JOHNSON RECOMMEND WSSC GM…
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WSSC Commissioner Juanita Miller has opened a new campaign fund to run for office. That’s not unusual – the former Delegate has run unsuccessfully for County Council and State Senate…
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Who Will Call the Question on WSSC?
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It has been more than a month since the life-threatening water pipe break on River Road. And while Montgomery County Council Members have begun to raise questions, a solution to…
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By Wayne Goldstein. Based on studies, news accounts, and water utility web sites, I have learned that two water utilities stand out in their response to the Prestressed Concrete Cylinder…
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By Wayne Goldstein. In my New Year’s Day column, I quoted from news accounts from the ’90s that described WSSC’s experiences with major breaks of its Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipes…
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More Chaos at WSSC
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Volcanic WSSC Commissioner Juanita Miller is at it again. The following email from an anonymous WSSC employee to the Prince George’s and Montgomery County Councils alleges that Miller is going…
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Former WSSC Commissioner Responds to MPW
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Former WSSC Commissioner Manuel R. Geraldo wrote the following comment on our post about the behavior of Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson’s WSSC appointees. Johnson appointed Joyce Starks to…
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Johnson Appointees Run Amok at WSSC
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The dysfunction of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) continues to be a big story, with pipe breaks sending a 75-foot wide river to engulf residents in Temple Hills and…