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Read more: CM Jawando Attends Taxpayer-Funded “Action Youth Media Season Showcase” at AFI Theater
CM Jawando Attends Taxpayer-Funded “Action Youth Media Season Showcase” at AFI Theater
Showcase 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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Read more: A Mere Five Months After Touting the “POWER” Act for Offshore Wind in Maryland, MoCo Politicians Prove To Be Poor Economic Forecasters
A Mere Five Months After Touting the “POWER” Act for Offshore Wind in Maryland, MoCo Politicians Prove To Be Poor Economic Forecasters
Which 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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Read more: Networking at Conferences is Not a Critical Election Reform
Networking at Conferences is Not a Critical Election Reform
In 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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Read more: Community Profile: Mimi’s Ice Cream – Serving Happiness One Scoop at a Time
Community Profile: Mimi’s Ice Cream – Serving Happiness One Scoop at a Time
November 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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Read more: Will Jawando Opens Up About Digital Rectal Exams at Gas Stations
Will Jawando Opens Up About Digital Rectal Exams at Gas Stations
Council 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?…
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Read more: The Ultimate Gift Guide for That Montgomery County Councilmember in Your Life (Part 1)
The Ultimate Gift Guide for That Montgomery County Councilmember in Your Life (Part 1)
Need great gift ideas for that Montgomery County Councilmember in your life? That special scold, that tax-hikin’ sanctimonious servant, that professional activist-turned-local politician? It can be hard to shop for the politician in your life that already has so much (like 2.8 acres and a mansion, and student loans paid off via the you, the…
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Read more: Reason #8 for School Vouchers: Discrimination, Exclusion, Impunity (DEI)
Reason #8 for School Vouchers: Discrimination, Exclusion, Impunity (DEI)
Diversity, equality, and inclusivity (DEI) is one cornerstone of the progressive creed. The other cornerstone is hating people who don’t subscribe to the progressives’ version of DEI. We all saw this bigotry as far back as the 2018 local elections when progressives were castigating Nancy Floreen, a lifelong, loyal Democrat, for running a break-off campaign.…
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Read more: Crime for Fun and Profit
Crime for Fun and Profit
Americans have always had a fascination with crime and criminals. Whether it was the fifteenth reimagining of Robin Hood taking from the rich to give to the poor, celebrating gun fighters such as Jesse James or Billy the Kid, or glorifying gangs from Al Capone to the Hells Angels to the Crips and the Bloods,…
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Read more: DEI Waste Alert: City of Rockville’s Ridiculous “Diversity-Themed Taglines” ($148K) and “DEI” City Project Look”
DEI Waste Alert: City of Rockville’s Ridiculous “Diversity-Themed Taglines” ($148K) and “DEI” City Project Look”
City of Rockville spends 150k for a progressive redesign, but then punts for more work to be done.
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Read more: MoCo’s “Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone” of Left-Wing Special Interests Serves Nobody Besides Itself
MoCo’s “Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone” of Left-Wing Special Interests Serves Nobody Besides Itself
CASA is a self-bolstering system that has no purpose other than to sustain itself