News and Views
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Legislative Achievements of Vice President Will Jawando
Read more: Legislative Achievements of Vice President Will JawandoWe are convinced that election to President and Vice President must be done simply on the basis of years of service and have nothing to do with successful enacting legislative priorities that benefit the county. Here is quick summary of the legislative achievements of the newly selected Vice President of the County Council, Will Jawando.…
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Hearing on BOE Adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Association definition of Antisemitism
Read more: Hearing on BOE Adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Association definition of AntisemitismOn December 5, 2024 several members of the public testified before the Board of Education against the BOE adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Association definition of Antisemitism, as the County Council did in 2022. Former MCPS parent Evelyn Frankl stated in her testimony, “In the context of Jews and Palestinians in the US, Jews are…
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Once again, Reardon Sullivan provides a dose of inspiration
Read more: Once again, Reardon Sullivan provides a dose of inspirationOur county’s elected, appointed, and shadow governments are almost entirely progressive—in the entitled and coercive form of the doctrine. Reforms that are badly needed (job creation, zoning, school choice, voting reform, taxation, etc.) are blocked in favor of imbecilic laws to protect us from unnecessarily paying an extra $68/year at the gas pump. Activists in…
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Maryland / MoCo’s Tax Base is Heavily Reliant on Federal Jobs; So Why Not Open Up the Economy and Diversify?
Read more: Maryland / MoCo’s Tax Base is Heavily Reliant on Federal Jobs; So Why Not Open Up the Economy and Diversify?Maryland politicians are sweating hard about what could happen in January, 2025 when President-elect Donald Trump assumes office as the 47th President of the United States. Headlines like the following by Caley Shannon and Andrea Duran, writing for SoMDNews.com, have been common: Some of this would appear to be click-bait and perhaps, unwarranted fear-mongering. Successive U.S.…
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CM Friedson, please stop paving the streets in Chevy Chase Section 5
Read more: CM Friedson, please stop paving the streets in Chevy Chase Section 5I’ve written quite a few posts on the need for zoning reform as a way of reducing the cost of housing. In this matter I hold CMs Friedson and Balcombe in high regard for their efforts in promoting zoning reform. Driving down Connecticut Avenue on the western border of Section Five in the Town of…
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CM Stewart wants to be kind, bold, and resist? She needs to write for Clean Slate MoCo!
Read more: CM Stewart wants to be kind, bold, and resist? She needs to write for Clean Slate MoCo!The electoral earthquake we all felt November 5 has had its predictable reactions. Personally, I’m not overly charmed by the degree of vindication we see in some (certainly not all) pro-Trump channels. After all, the GOP victors must be gracious to their opponents, and they certainly must avoid the hubris and dismissiveness the progressives have…
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CM Glass is encouraging therapy to process the election results. I suggest cognitive behavioral therapy.
Read more: CM Glass is encouraging therapy to process the election results. I suggest cognitive behavioral therapy.Quite some time ago I was a member of an organization that had difficulty attracting and retaining members. At that time the struggle over sexual orientation was coming to a peak, and the members of this organization convened to discuss if they would permit openly LGBT members. At that meeting I said something that I…
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Coping, Seething, and Fleeing for Blue-sky
Read more: Coping, Seething, and Fleeing for Blue-skyStill processing the results of the 2024 Presidential election, members of the Montgomery County Council have decided to either leave Twitter / X completely or climb aboard the lefty “Bluesky” social media app bandwagon in addition to their Twitter / X and other social media accounts. CM Gabe Albornoz announced he was leaving Twitter /…
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How President-Elect Donald Trump Can Still Win Maryland’s 10 Electoral College Votes — Thanks (In Part) to Former State Senator Jamie Raskin
Read more: How President-Elect Donald Trump Can Still Win Maryland’s 10 Electoral College Votes — Thanks (In Part) to Former State Senator Jamie RaskinPresident-elect Donald Trump could still win Maryland’s 10 Electoral College votes from the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Yes, you read that right. It would be a result of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), a movement that seeks to “nullify the Electoral College in favor of a direct election of the president, but it only…
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With Marc Elrich Termed Out of the County Exec Race in 2026, Who Aims for the Throne?
Read more: With Marc Elrich Termed Out of the County Exec Race in 2026, Who Aims for the Throne?With the overwhelming passage of additional term limits on the County Executive position in Montgomery County, MD, the 2026 election season is shaping up to be more interesting, at least locally. This is because the incumbent, career politician and “Democratic Socialists of America” member Marc Elrich is now term limited and cannot run for a third…