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Read more: Released: Apple Ballot Questionnaire Answers
Released: Apple Ballot Questionnaire Answers
Wellllll, since the Apple endorsed candidates will not be transparent and release the answers they provided to the Apple Ballot Questionnaire and since MCEA will not release the answers the candidates provided…..we will. This of course does not cover any additional interviews the candidates took part in, what they might have been asked, and how…
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Read more: MoCo’s Socialism Is for the Rich: Part 2—The Ws and the Buses
MoCo’s Socialism Is for the Rich: Part 2—The Ws and the Buses
In Part 1 of this series we used the example of free COVID tests to show how our county’s budget favors, quite frequently, the rich at the expense of the poor. In this installment we show how our our heartless school district and teachers’ union leave our most vulnerable residents shivering in the cold. The…
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Read more: MoCo’s Socialism Is for the Rich: Part 1—The $10 COVID Tests
MoCo’s Socialism Is for the Rich: Part 1—The $10 COVID Tests
An astonishing fact has very recently come to my attention: a COVID test costs $10 at CVS. (That would be for one BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Test; sophisticated consumers, a skill set that continuously eludes me, can bulk purchase two such tests for $19.00.) Fully four years after the first signs of a worldwide pandemic…
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Read more: If Power is Just Going to Be Centralized in Annapolis, Why Do We Need a County Council?
If Power is Just Going to Be Centralized in Annapolis, Why Do We Need a County Council?
A core legislative / governing theme has emerged this 2024 session of the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, MD. Power and decision rights are being taken away from Maryland counties and localities and being centralized in Annapolis. Well, to be specific, centralized in the hands of a few Democrat politicians who convene in Annapolis a…
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Read more: Headlines on Repeat in “Safe and Inclusive” MoCo: Once Again, Thousands Doled Out to “Deter Hate”
Headlines on Repeat in “Safe and Inclusive” MoCo: Once Again, Thousands Doled Out to “Deter Hate”
The local headlines are on repeat. Rinse, wash, and repeat. Almost as predictable as the day is long. “County grants $XX/YY Thousands to Deter Hate Crimes” they blare. “Places of worship to receive $XX funding to prevent hate.” An “anti-hate” task force is commissioned. Its recommendations are long on grievance and grifting, short on actual…
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Read more: Revisiting CM Mink’s Comments on “Civility” When Addressing Politicians or Political Appointees in Public
Revisiting CM Mink’s Comments on “Civility” When Addressing Politicians or Political Appointees in Public
Recently, outspoken and (self-acclaimed progressive firebrand) Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez was in the news for being chased out of a public movie theater by protesters upset she hasn’t used the word “genocide” in describing the ongoing military actions in Gaza by the nation of Israel. Ocasio Cortez, videotaped by the chanting activists as she left…
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Read more: CE Elrich Demands Sales Tax Per Song Played, Wants to Close the “Karaoke Club” Loophole
CE Elrich Demands Sales Tax Per Song Played, Wants to Close the “Karaoke Club” Loophole
Fresh off his demands for higher corporate and income taxes in Maryland, as well as his push for the set-up of “special taxing districts” locally, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has set his sites on taxing music – be it recorded or live. “People are playing music for free every day. People are consuming live…
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Read more: The Teachers’ Union’s Insurrection
The Teachers’ Union’s Insurrection
Alex, an industrious teenager, comes home after a week at his first job. He is frustrated to the point of tears. “Dad,” he says. “I’m not making enough money at the hamburger stand. I’ve worked extra hard, stayed overtime, and still the wage isn’t enough to pay for my car’s gas and insurance.” “Yes, Alex,…
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Read more: Revisiting Those “Urbanist Champions” on the MoCo Council, Nearly Six Years Late
Revisiting Those “Urbanist Champions” on the MoCo Council, Nearly Six Years Late
“Urbanist Hero of the Week” proclaimed the blog Greater Greater Washington (ggwash.org) back in December of 2018. The writer, Sanjida Rangwala, praised newly elected Councilmember Evan Glass for taking the bus on his first day at work. This council includes three new at-large members—Evan Glass, Will Jawando, and Gabe Albornoz—as well a new member for…
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Read more: MCPS Budget: As Transparent as Glass
MCPS Budget: As Transparent as Glass
In an op-ed piece on MoCo 360, Council Member Evan Glass called for more transparency in how the school system uses the money we lavish upon it—voluntarily or otherwise. Unfortunately…the process for distributing $3 billion across the school system is not transparent. True, but not entirely true. We have some examples of some problematic school…