Clean Slate MoCo
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Frequent MoCo Government Grant Recipients Have Dubious Ties to Foreign Nations like Iran, Questionable Keynote Speaker Invitees
Read more: Frequent MoCo Government Grant Recipients Have Dubious Ties to Foreign Nations like Iran, Questionable Keynote Speaker InviteesMontgomery County’s beleaguered taxpayers are asked to fund all kinds of nonsense, as documented frequently at CleanSlateMoCo. At the same time, MoCo politicians talk incessantly about “combating hatred” and bigotry. There has been 18+ years of combatting “hate” through government proclamations and other public acts. Now, more investigations are turning up some really outrageous taxpayer…
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Small Businesses Should Benefit from Leaf Blower Rebates
Read more: Small Businesses Should Benefit from Leaf Blower RebatesDid you know that when it comes to garden and lawn tools, that the leaf blower is the most widely owned tool? Here are the rankings from 2012-2020. I think it is a fair wager that many residential property owners own an electric leaf blower as opposed to a gas one. If you have ever…
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More on Speed Cameras
Read more: More on Speed CamerasThe following was submitted by a reader of CleanSlateMoCo after reading Following the Science on Street Safety. On September 18. 2023 the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee held a hearing on automated traffic enforcement. When you hear the elected officials endorsing cameras, rather than gathering comments, it says a lot. Only a few pro-camera people were…
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Joe Vogel’s Campaign Scam
Read more: Joe Vogel’s Campaign ScamOnly 4 months after taking office as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 17, Joe Vogel announced his candidacy for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. In the announcement, Joe is quoted as saying: The idea of waiting 15-20 years — waiting my turn as they say — while all these challenges continue…
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Council Members Ignore Recent Rulings and Proceed with Idealogy
Read more: Council Members Ignore Recent Rulings and Proceed with IdealogyNews today from 2 council members, on two different issues, that despite recent court rulings and legal advice, have decided to proceed not with logic and rational, but a steadfast commitment to their ideology. First up, is CM Gabe Albornoz, who posted this statement on X.com (Twitter) What is most shocking with Gabe’s statement is…
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We Don’t Need Data
Read more: We Don’t Need DataToday, surrounded by other council members and Moms Demand Action representatives, Evan Glass proposed a bill to require gun shops to distribute suicide prevention information to customers that purchase a gun or ammunition. The Suicide Awareness and Firearm Education (SAFE) Act was co-sponsored by several council members, including co-Council Vice President Andrew Friedson (D-Dist. 1)…
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Meet Fitzgerald Mofar: Candidate for Board of Education
Read more: Meet Fitzgerald Mofar: Candidate for Board of EducationWe love learning about new candidates, and we don’t mean the same names running for new positions. Fitzgerald Mofar is a true newcomer and has recently received official certification as a candidate for the MCPS Board of Education for the upcoming 2024 elections. We sat down and asked him a few questions to learn more…
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How To Win in MoCo…Maybe
Read more: How To Win in MoCo…MaybeLast week we provided a counter to Adam Pagnucco’s article “A War for MCPS? Part Three” where he laid out his recommendations for how a non-establishment candidate could win a seat on the MCPS Board of Education (or County Council). This week we want to provide an alternate strategy. Now to be fair, our political expertise…
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How to Lose an Election
Read more: How to Lose an ElectionAdam Pagnucco’s website, Montgomery Perspective, has been a terrific addition to Montgomery County. It adds an additional news source in a county starved by years of one-sided perspectives. Adam’s articles are detailed, well sourced, and really touch upon issues that would otherwise be ignored or swept under the rug. So, thank you Adam. That being…
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If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When? Celebrating 200 Articles
Read more: If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When? Celebrating 200 Articles“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?” This quote, in some iteration, has been attributed to numerous politicians and leaders in the past. Former President Ronald Reagan. The late Congressman John Lewis. What it really speaks to is: you, we, the community that you reside in – we are the solution to…