News and Views
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The White Oak Façade Improvement Smells a Bit Odd
Read more: The White Oak Façade Improvement Smells a Bit OddMontgomery County Exec Marc Elrich and County Councilmember Kristin Mink trekked up to the White Oak area of eastern Silver Spring, MD last week to take photos with a giant check of “Maryland State Legislative Bond” money (see photo below, courtesy of MontgomeryCountyMD.gov). Doling out other people’s money is a past-time of politicians – but…
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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…
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MD Voter Integrity Group Condemns “New Rule” of MD Board of Elections
Read more: MD Voter Integrity Group Condemns “New Rule” of MD Board of ElectionsThe following press release is being published with permission by the Maryland Voter Integrity Group Maryland Voter Integrity Group Condemns the “new rule” put in by the Maryland Board of Elections that “criminalizes” Citizen Engagement POTOMAC, MD – August 29, 2023 – The Maryland State Board of Elections quietly changed a statewide regulation to prohibit the…
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Evan Glass’s Class on Social Media. LOL
Read more: Evan Glass’s Class on Social Media. LOLI must admit, I spit out my coffee reading the Moco360 Media’s Political Notes section today. About halfway down there was a quick summary of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Conference. If you aren’t familiar with this conference, it is held yearly in Ocean City. During the event, outside of taking a multitude of…
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A Clean Slate of Head Coaches for Several Varsity Football Programs in Montgomery County, MD as the 2023-24 School Year Starts
Read more: A Clean Slate of Head Coaches for Several Varsity Football Programs in Montgomery County, MD as the 2023-24 School Year StartsThe 2023-24 MCPS school year started 8/28/2023 and with it, some Montgomery County varsity football programs are getting a clean slate at the top. Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, MD is getting a new varsity football coach, Nick Coates. Per the website rmtide.com this past April, the team and school community sounds hopeful for…
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Reason #5 for School Vouchers—Mahmoud v. McKnight
Read more: Reason #5 for School Vouchers—Mahmoud v. McKnightFolks, it’s on rare occasions that I need to actually think before writing a blog post. Usually I only describe and transcribe the bizarre and dysfunctional events unfolding around us, such as the recent trial Tamer Mahmoud v. Monica B. McKnight. This was the landmark trial and ruling by Judge Deborah Boardman that denied the…
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Kagan’s Quality of Intent Sucks
Read more: Kagan’s Quality of Intent SucksThe infamous Senator Kagan has once again demonstrated the type of decision making and logic that calls into question her public service. Sen Kagan recently took to twitter to highlight a sit down with Officer Jayme Debryshire, a Montgomery County Police Drug Recognition Expert. Kagan highlighted that the recent legalization of cannabis in MD will…
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Incredible Return on Investment? EDENS Secures Impressive Tax-Payer Windfall After Donations to MD14
Read more: Incredible Return on Investment? EDENS Secures Impressive Tax-Payer Windfall After Donations to MD14Yesterday I came across a crowing tweet (sorry, “post” on “X”) by County Exec March Elrich discussing the long-awaited “revitalization” of the vacant, neglected Burtonsville Crossing retail center in eastern Montgomery County. CE Elrich was basically issuing a press release on behalf of the “MD14 Team” which consists of a slate of local MoCo politicians…
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Booze in MoCo: Part 2, Debunking the ABS’s Justifications
Read more: Booze in MoCo: Part 2, Debunking the ABS’s JustificationsThis is part 2 in a 4 part series debunking the excuses ABS uses to justify its existence, identify who benefits from this monopoly, and what (if anything) can be done to dismantle it. You can read part 1 here. The county’s Alcoholic Beverage Service justifies its corporate monopoly in the following video. Viewing with…
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Booze in MoCo: Part 1, How We Buy Alcoholic Beverages
Read more: Booze in MoCo: Part 1, How We Buy Alcoholic BeveragesThis is part 1 in a 4 part series debunking the excuses ABS uses to justify its existence, identify who benefits from this monopoly, and what (if anything) can be done to dismantle it. John and Jerry, residents of Silver Spring, are preparing a small summer wedding and an even smaller reception. They go to…