News and Views
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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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Teen Who Targeted Officer Has Extensive CaseSearch
Read more: Teen Who Targeted Officer Has Extensive CaseSearchOn October 18th we learned of a horrific incident involving a local officer. Sgt. Patrick Kepp, 36, lost both of his legs after being purposefully targeted by driver Raphael Mayorga who was traveling over 100mph on 270. Sadly, this could have been avoided had our judicial system accurately projected the threat that this particular person…
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Frequent MoCo Government Grant Recipients Have Dubious Ties to Foreign Nations like Iran, Questionable Keynote Speaker Invitees
Read more: Frequent MoCo Government Grant Recipients Have Dubious Ties to Foreign Nations like Iran, Questionable Keynote Speaker InviteesMontgomery County’s beleaguered taxpayers are asked to fund all kinds of nonsense, as documented frequently at CleanSlateMoCo. At the same time, MoCo politicians talk incessantly about “combating hatred” and bigotry. There has been 18+ years of combatting “hate” through government proclamations and other public acts. Now, more investigations are turning up some really outrageous taxpayer…
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Small Businesses Should Benefit from Leaf Blower Rebates
Read more: Small Businesses Should Benefit from Leaf Blower RebatesDid you know that when it comes to garden and lawn tools, that the leaf blower is the most widely owned tool? Here are the rankings from 2012-2020. I think it is a fair wager that many residential property owners own an electric leaf blower as opposed to a gas one. If you have ever…
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Rental Inventory Update
Read more: Rental Inventory UpdateOn July 17, 2023, the county council enacted rent control. In Exile the Poor, Keep the Golf Courses I mentioned I’d keep a record of apartment rentals as advertised on realtor.com to test the expectation that because of the rent control rental inventory will shrink. Here is the update for October 4, 2023. Analysis This…
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More on Speed Cameras
Read more: More on Speed CamerasThe following was submitted by a reader of CleanSlateMoCo after reading Following the Science on Street Safety. On September 18. 2023 the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee held a hearing on automated traffic enforcement. When you hear the elected officials endorsing cameras, rather than gathering comments, it says a lot. Only a few pro-camera people were…
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Joe Vogel’s Campaign Scam
Read more: Joe Vogel’s Campaign ScamOnly 4 months after taking office as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 17, Joe Vogel announced his candidacy for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. In the announcement, Joe is quoted as saying: The idea of waiting 15-20 years — waiting my turn as they say — while all these challenges continue…
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Council Members Ignore Recent Rulings and Proceed with Idealogy
Read more: Council Members Ignore Recent Rulings and Proceed with IdealogyNews today from 2 council members, on two different issues, that despite recent court rulings and legal advice, have decided to proceed not with logic and rational, but a steadfast commitment to their ideology. First up, is CM Gabe Albornoz, who posted this statement on X.com (Twitter) What is most shocking with Gabe’s statement is…
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Montgomery Village Gets a Play Area and Continued Stagnation
Read more: Montgomery Village Gets a Play Area and Continued StagnationOur council members’ press releases aren’t as effective as psychedelics. As I read them, I get detached from reality about only 50% of the time. Those with experience tell me psilocybin mushrooms foster that effect 100% of the time. So it was on October 2 when I received a press release from CMs Dawn Luedtke…
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These People are Failing at Their Jobs; Why Do They Still Have Them?
Read more: These People are Failing at Their Jobs; Why Do They Still Have Them?Here is the really big problem with politics: you can smell the bad odor, but you can’t tell where it comes from. We have a board of education and a teachers’ union whose current leadership is characterized by a) ongoing parent and student demonstrations b) bogus attendance counts c) verbal abuse d) alleged predatory cover-up…