Culture
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CM Jawando Attends Taxpayer-Funded “Action Youth Media Season Showcase” at AFI Theater
Read more: CM Jawando Attends Taxpayer-Funded “Action Youth Media Season Showcase” at AFI TheaterShowcase featured a short, very one-sided film about “Alrowwad Arts Org”, led by virulent anti-Israel director, who seems to chastise those condemning the October 7th attack in Israel on civilians. CM Jawando glosses over this fact. Councilmember Will Jawando informed his constituents (all 1.1 million of us, as he is an “At Large” Councilmember) via…
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Will Jawando Opens Up About Digital Rectal Exams at Gas Stations
Read more: Will Jawando Opens Up About Digital Rectal Exams at Gas StationsCouncil Member Will Jawando came to the CleanSlateMoCo offices for an honest, heartwarming, and convivial interview about his latest legislative initiative. Thank you for joining us, Mr. Jawando. Trust me, this isn’t my idea. You recently introduced legislation that would mandate free digital rectal exams at all of the county’s service stations. What’s the motivation?…
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DEI Waste Alert: City of Rockville’s Ridiculous “Diversity-Themed Taglines” ($148K) and “DEI” City Project Look”
Read more: DEI Waste Alert: City of Rockville’s Ridiculous “Diversity-Themed Taglines” ($148K) and “DEI” City Project Look”City of Rockville spends 150k for a progressive redesign, but then punts for more work to be done.
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Maybe Local Government Officials Should Focus on Just…Local Taxes, Crime, Schools?
Read more: Maybe Local Government Officials Should Focus on Just…Local Taxes, Crime, Schools?The people of MoCo would be much more unified and probably much less ill-tempered with one another if they saw actual progress via accountable schools, new roads, more bridges and trains, and policy that promotes a lower cost of living – not a high tax, high inflation one.
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Do Marc and Evan Compromise MoCo Values in Recent Trip?
Read more: Do Marc and Evan Compromise MoCo Values in Recent Trip?In June of 2022, Marc Elrich created a new policy that banned county payment for travel to states with policies that roll back a woman’s right to choose. In releasing the ban, Marc said: While we cannot directly affect other states actions, we can make certain Montgomery County does not provide additional revenue to states…
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Residents of Takoma Park Should Keep Their Affluence to Themselves
Read more: Residents of Takoma Park Should Keep Their Affluence to ThemselvesFor us pro-choice liberals, journeys into Takoma Park are like an ethical vegan attending a rodeo. You want to fit in, but you’re not quite sure how to act, what to say, or what to wear. Do you purchase a sustainable yoga mat made of pressed seaweed and walk around with it rolled under your…
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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…
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Marc Elrich’s Living Green Lifestyle is Sincere, His Coercion Less So
Read more: Marc Elrich’s Living Green Lifestyle is Sincere, His Coercion Less SoJust about every week County Executive Marc Elrich sends out a video message. Almost all of these messages pertain to policy, commemorations, awards, meetings, and the CE’s outs-and-abouts. The message from September 1 was quite different. He gave us a view of his home, his gardening, and to some extent his personal life. Mr. Elrich…
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Montgomery County Educator’s Association (MCEA) September Member Meeting Begins with Bizarre “DC Labor Chorus” Sing-Along
Read more: Montgomery County Educator’s Association (MCEA) September Member Meeting Begins with Bizarre “DC Labor Chorus” Sing-AlongPhoto above: actual photo of the “DC Labor Chorus” per Facebook.com The September member meeting of the Montgomery County Educator’s Association (MCEA) began with a bizarre, fully ideological three song sing-along, sources present tell CleanSlateMoCo.com. Introduced to MCEA members as a way to bring “energy” to the first meeting of the MCPS school year, the…
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Booze in MoCo: Part 3, Who Benefits from the ABS Monopoly?
Read more: Booze in MoCo: Part 3, Who Benefits from the ABS Monopoly?In Part 1 of this series we introduced the county’s corporate liquor monopoly Alcohol Beverage Services, and in Part 2 we refuted every single claim ABS gives to justify its existence. In this installment we’ll provide an indication of who really does benefit from the county’s corporate liquor monopoly. When we ask who benefits from…