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Montgomery County Paid Something Called “Energy Audits and Green Solutions, LLC” $3.31 Million in 2020: What Exactly Was It For?
Read more: Montgomery County Paid Something Called “Energy Audits and Green Solutions, LLC” $3.31 Million in 2020: What Exactly Was It For?Montgomery County appears to have a transparency issue with how it discloses its vendor information to the general public or those seeking more details from the data and county spending source(s) housed at spending.data.montgomerycountymd.gov. As Mr. Reardon “Sully” Sullivan (a former candidate for Montgomery County Executive) has documented, “as all organizations must do, the Montgomery County…
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Deer Tick Politick
Read more: Deer Tick PolitickI am a lifelong Montgomery County citizen. When I was a kid in the 1950s and 1960s Rock Creek Park was mowed regularly. It was easy to find nice spots for picnics and games could be played in many open areas such as at Beach Drive and Kensington Parkway (as just one example), but now thick woods…
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County Exec Elrich Cuts Issue Advocacy Ad for Large “Non-Profit” Run by Huge Donor to the Maryland Democrat Machine
Read more: County Exec Elrich Cuts Issue Advocacy Ad for Large “Non-Profit” Run by Huge Donor to the Maryland Democrat MachineLocal “democracy” dying in darkness? Where is the correct attribution by CE Elrich to local Democrat mega-donor Mr. Vincent DeMarco? Browsing on YouTube.com, if the Google goblins are tracking you, you might be greeted by an advertisement that looks like a semi-official Marc Elrich / Montgomery County government proclamation or communication. In fact, it uses the…
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2 Easy Steps to Begin Fixing Public Safety
Read more: 2 Easy Steps to Begin Fixing Public SafetyPublic safety in Montgomery County has deteriorated and all signs point to the trajectory not changing any time soon. As our county council and county executive announce new initiatives daily – from ground breakings to foreign trips – we wonder if the challenge of fixing public safety is too large and too intimidating for them,…
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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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A Mere Five Months After Touting the “POWER” Act for Offshore Wind in Maryland, MoCo Politicians Prove To Be Poor Economic Forecasters
Read more: A Mere Five Months After Touting the “POWER” Act for Offshore Wind in Maryland, MoCo Politicians Prove To Be Poor Economic ForecastersWhich way does the (economic) wind blow? Can politicians in Montgomery County predict it with any accuracy? Less than five months after touting the “Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources” or “POWER” Act in Annapolis, MoCo-based Maryland politicians like Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat, District 20) are re-discovering (or perhaps learning) that it is easy to pass…
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Networking at Conferences is Not a Critical Election Reform
Read more: Networking at Conferences is Not a Critical Election ReformIn State reform needed to make politics fairer, Council Member Evan Glass lauds the public campaign financing programs available in Maryland, and seeks to expand such programs to allow beneficiaries of the funding to purchase tickets to networking and community events. Such an amendment will further “level the playing field” for candidates running campaigns with…
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Community Profile: Mimi’s Ice Cream – Serving Happiness One Scoop at a Time
Read more: Community Profile: Mimi’s Ice Cream – Serving Happiness One Scoop at a TimeNovember 12 was opening day for Mimi’s Ice Cream in Rockville’s Federal Plaza—the third store in the DC area. The customers were diverse that day but for one thing: all of them were smiling. I couldn’t resist buying two scoops and asking owner Rollin Amore for an interview. I’ve always wanted to understand the difference…
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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?…