Culture
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Part 1: Is @Marc_Elrich really a “personal” account
Read more: Part 1: Is @Marc_Elrich really a “personal” accountThe following is a multi-part series on the Twitter accounts of the Montgomery County Council. It has been written and submitted by an anonymous author. Part 2 on Will Jawando can be found here. If you have been blocked by any members of the Montgomery County Council on Twitter, please contact us at inquiry@cleanslatemoco.com As…
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Has DHHS fumbled Opioid prevention?
Read more: Has DHHS fumbled Opioid prevention?In 2017, Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency in MD as it relates to opioids. As part of this declaration, additional funding for 5 years was provided to improve enforcement, prevention and treatment services. The funding allocated was $50 million dollars, with 80% of it for local jurisdictions. [side note: the 2018 budget…
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18+ Years of Combatting “Hate” Through County Council Resolutions
Read more: 18+ Years of Combatting “Hate” Through County Council ResolutionsIf one navigates to the Montgomery County ‘Legislative Information Management System‘ (LIMS), filters the record type to “Resolutions” and searches for the keyword “hate”… a total of 53 hits comes up from the database. Way back in 2006, there was resolution 15-554, which proposed to: “Consult with members of the Commission on Human Rights, the…
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MoCo CM Will Jawando’s Interesting Choice for Chief-of-Staff [Part 2]
Read more: MoCo CM Will Jawando’s Interesting Choice for Chief-of-Staff [Part 2]This is part two of a series of investigations into the nexus of money, corridors of power, special interests and mega-churches that surround CM Will Jawando. You can read part 1 here. Earlier, we explored how Council Member Will Jawando (Democrat – At Large) has a connection to an area AME mega-church and its non-profit…
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MoCo Council Member (At-Large) Will Jawando’s Interesting Church and Non-Profit Connections
Read more: MoCo Council Member (At-Large) Will Jawando’s Interesting Church and Non-Profit ConnectionsThis is part one of a series of investigations into the nexus of money, corridors of power, special interests and mega-churches that surround CM Will Jawando. You can read Part 2 here. In the spring of 2016, pre-Trump and pre-Covid-19, the Washington Post published a glowing small profile on one Will Jawando, who was, at…
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ChildFind and MCPS Speech Therapists Still Masked
Read more: ChildFind and MCPS Speech Therapists Still MaskedA component of the expansive Child Find program run by MCPS, includes Speech and Language Services. As stated on their website: The mission of MCPS Speech and Language Services is to provide comprehensive services for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention of communication disabilities related to educational success, in accordance with federal and state regulations.…
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Comparing the Music Venue Cronyism in Montgomery County, Twelve Years Later
Read more: Comparing the Music Venue Cronyism in Montgomery County, Twelve Years LaterHappy New Year! Did you dance the night away to some live music? We are headed face first into 2023. The United States Congress is in a flux. New people are getting sworn into office in Annapolis, Maryland. And music venue cronyism is alive and well in Montgomery County, MD! Let’s start with the Live…
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What or Who is Driving the Agenda at Montgomery County Historical Society’s “History Conference 2023”?
Read more: What or Who is Driving the Agenda at Montgomery County Historical Society’s “History Conference 2023”?“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” wrote the author of The Life of Reason, back in 1905. That quote seems pretty fitting for Montgomery County, MD. Twenty-plus years of taxing, spending, chasing out “unapproved” businesses or groups. Petty regulations and taxes (plastic shopping bags, for example). Agenda-driven County Council “proclamations”…