News and Views
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Montgomery County’s “Tree Canopy Law” is Having Consequences Each and Every Summer – and Making “Tree Expert” Companies Very Rich
Read more: Montgomery County’s “Tree Canopy Law” is Having Consequences Each and Every Summer – and Making “Tree Expert” Companies Very RichDid you know you can get a “free” shade tree (maybe, depending where you live) for your property in Montgomery County? It is true… the county runs something called “Tree Montgomery”. This government “program”, a part of the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, says people in the county can indeed get “free” shade trees:…
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A Quick Run-Down of the “Official Proclamations” Our Montgomery Theatrocracy Issued this Summer
Read more: A Quick Run-Down of the “Official Proclamations” Our Montgomery Theatrocracy Issued this SummerI came across a word the other day describing a form of government I had not considered before. I’d heard of kleptocracy, plutocracy, autocracy, etc. One form of government we seem to find ourselves facing today is a kakistocracy. What is that? Government by the “least suitable or competent citizens of a state.” “The American…
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Who Serves on the Committee Against Hate/Violence? Kristin Mink!
Read more: Who Serves on the Committee Against Hate/Violence? Kristin Mink!In 2018, the Trump Administration took the United States out of the hypocritical United Nations Human Rights Council, arguing that no nation that itself abuses human rights (Venezuela, China, Saudi Arabia) could serve on that body. Fast forward to 2023: one of the members of Montgomery County’s Committee on Hate/Violence is Council Member Kristin Mink,…
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Mo’ Crazy: The Incoherent State of the Montgomery County Council’s “Governing” Principles & Policies
Read more: Mo’ Crazy: The Incoherent State of the Montgomery County Council’s “Governing” Principles & PoliciesAs one crosses over the county boundary into Montgomery County from Howard County, near Ashton-Sandy Spring, you’ll see a road sign that says “Welcome to Montgomery County: Building a Drug-Free Community”. It is a pretty standard sign – and has been there for years. A throwback to a time when MoCo – and Maryland –…
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Reason #4 for School Vouchers—Prejudice
Read more: Reason #4 for School Vouchers—PrejudiceThe most common justifications for school choice and school vouchers are curriculum and quality. Parents and students want a curriculum that has an emphasis different from what the public schools offer; parents and students are desperately seeking a way out of their failing neighborhood school. There are significant populations within Montgomery County that fall into…
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Patrick Wojahn Sentenced and MoCo’s Elected Supporters Stay Silent
Read more: Patrick Wojahn Sentenced and MoCo’s Elected Supporters Stay SilentOn August 2nd, disgraced College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn pleaded guilty to 140 child pornography charges. Via a plea deal Patrick will receive 30 years in prison for his actions, which were uncovered by officials investigating several social media accounts. Patrick has long been a character in PG County politics, serving as mayor since 2015,…
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It Appears Former Montgomery County Exec Ike Leggett’s $11,000 Taxpayer-Funded Jaunt to Cuba Didn’t Accomplish Much, 7+ Years Later
Read more: It Appears Former Montgomery County Exec Ike Leggett’s $11,000 Taxpayer-Funded Jaunt to Cuba Didn’t Accomplish Much, 7+ Years Later“Never let a crisis go to waste” seems to be the governing ethos of far too many elected politicians in Montgomery County (and nation-wide). That, and “never let a good ol’ taxpayer-funded trip to an exotic locale go to waste”. Now, over seven years on from an eyebrow-raising, taxpayer funded trip (over $11,000 in today’s…
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Anti-Hate Task Force Dehumanizes Straight Whites
Read more: Anti-Hate Task Force Dehumanizes Straight WhitesA lot of CleanSlate supporters bemoan the progressives’ coercion, hypocrisy, and anger. In conversations with them, I always effuse optimism, saying the progressives’ bigotry will flame out, and America’s great, tolerant, centrist majority will prevail. I’m not optimistic today. Last June, Council Member Evan Glass sponsored a resolution to establish an anti-hate task force. We’ll…
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A Local Movement for Ranked-Choice Voting Arises
Read more: A Local Movement for Ranked-Choice Voting ArisesIn these needlessly divisive times, it’s easy to despair for the future. If you need a dose of optimism that doesn’t need a prescription, join the ranked-choice voting movement, where participants are enthusiastically working to reclaim our democracy at the local, state, and federal levels. The Maryland state chapter of Rank the Vote came to…
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Rewind the Clock for an Illegal Amendment of County Charter?
Read more: Rewind the Clock for an Illegal Amendment of County Charter?Watch the video below. It has been trimmed to start around min 58:00. On August 4 2020 the resolution to expand the County Council to 11 seats was introduced and adopted on the same day. This was in violation of County Council Rule 7 County council Rule 2 allows them to suspend their other rules.…