Greg Visscher
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A Tale of Two MoCo Minks – While Councilmember’s Comments on Muslim Parents Go Viral, Husband’s Twitter Stays Ravens Football Focused
Read more: A Tale of Two MoCo Minks – While Councilmember’s Comments on Muslim Parents Go Viral, Husband’s Twitter Stays Ravens Football FocusedInteresting times afoot in Montgomery County, Maryland – which now finds itself back in the national news as controversy rages over parental rights, religious freedom and the ability of families to opt-out of certain MCPS (public school system) curriculums and readings to children as young as five. The tension mirrors what went on across the…
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Re-Branded as “Action Youth Media”, Gandhi Brigade Youth Media (a MoCo Taxpayer Grantee) Still Appears to be Promoting Only Certain Types of “Activism” Through Art
Read more: Re-Branded as “Action Youth Media”, Gandhi Brigade Youth Media (a MoCo Taxpayer Grantee) Still Appears to be Promoting Only Certain Types of “Activism” Through ArtBack in March we highlighted current Councilmember Evan Glass’s former employer / non-profit, Gandhi Brigade Youth Media or GB Youth Media. The organization gets thousands in public money each year. In fact, it got a pretty sweet deal back in March 2018, as Mr. Glass was navigating his way through primaries and running for County…
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City of Rockville Mixing Church and State….only for self-described liberal religions
Read more: City of Rockville Mixing Church and State….only for self-described liberal religionsThe City of Rockville’s official public information office sent out an e-mail recently highlighting “Volunteer Rockville” and posting talking points about the upcoming city-wide election that has ballot questions, one of which, if passed, may give non-citizens the ability to vote in city elections in the future. You can see a screen shot here of…
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A Radical Maoist Activist Keeps Popping Up in the Annual MCPS ‘K-12 Student AAPIHM Poster Art Contest’
Read more: A Radical Maoist Activist Keeps Popping Up in the Annual MCPS ‘K-12 Student AAPIHM Poster Art Contest’The Asian Pacific American Student Achievement Action Group (APASAAG) appears to be an in-house Asian-American Student Group at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). For four years now, it has sponsored a poster art contest for K-12 students at MCPS. Other co-sponsors of the contest are noted as: the MCPS Department of Partnerships, the Calvin J. Li…
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Investigating the Montgomery County “Green Bank” – Part 1
Read more: Investigating the Montgomery County “Green Bank” – Part 1This is part one of an investigative series taking a closer look at the Montgomery County Green Bank, a government institution/financing arm with many interesting connections to politics and politicians. Is it public? Is it “sorta” private? Is it a not-for-profit organization? A corporation? Such questions should continue to surround the Montgomery County “Green Bank”,…
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More Tire Toxicity in MoCo? Why the “EV Push” by MoCo is a Push for More Toxic Tire Pollutants in Our Local Ecosystem
Read more: More Tire Toxicity in MoCo? Why the “EV Push” by MoCo is a Push for More Toxic Tire Pollutants in Our Local EcosystemAs we pointed out in January of this year, Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection is obsessed with promoting “electric vehicles” (EVs) as a means to “reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build confidence in ecofriendly transportation options among the public.” County Executive Marc Elrich is also obsessed with “EVs” and electric / battery-powered busses. He tweeted…
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Where Is the Watchdog? Montgomery County’s Office of Internal Audit Last Posted a Report Seven-Plus Months Ago
Read more: Where Is the Watchdog? Montgomery County’s Office of Internal Audit Last Posted a Report Seven-Plus Months AgoMontgomery County’s Office of Internal Audit (MCIA) is housed under the ‘Office of the County Executive’ and states that its program: “…provides independent strategic risk-based auditing services. The core function of this program is to improve internal controls and provide reasonable assurance of reliable financial reporting, effective and efficient operations, legal and regulatory compliance, fraud…
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Is WSSC Serving the People of MoCo or Companies & Lobby Shops With Donor Ties to Local Democrat Politicians?
Read more: Is WSSC Serving the People of MoCo or Companies & Lobby Shops With Donor Ties to Local Democrat Politicians?The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) probably deserves its own investigative series. If we had a truly inquisitive local ‘fourth estate’ we might have gotten one a long time ago. But local media in Montgomery County is obsessed with being ‘friends’ to the powerful, instead of auditors or investigators. Our very own “Independent” and tax-supported…