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Evan Glass Turns Financial Advisor
Read more: Evan Glass Turns Financial AdvisorOn March 5, Evan Glass sent a letter, using his official designation, to the Executive Director of the Montgomery County Employee Retirement Plan. In the letter he says that Elon Musk has created the potential for widespread economic disruption in Montgomery County. Which on the surface is interesting in that what has actually caused the…
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Council Members’ residents’ KPIs showing alignment
Read more: Council Members’ residents’ KPIs showing alignmentA MoCo Show article from last December reported on the remarkable increase in the county’s bus ridership. “MCDOT’s Ride On system has provided more than 18.5 million rides during the current fiscal year [2024], compared with 15.4 million rides the previous fiscal year.” The article quoted County Executive Marc Elrich’s reaction: “I am pleased to…
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Coping, Seething, and Fleeing for Blue-sky
Read more: Coping, Seething, and Fleeing for Blue-skyStill processing the results of the 2024 Presidential election, members of the Montgomery County Council have decided to either leave Twitter / X completely or climb aboard the lefty “Bluesky” social media app bandwagon in addition to their Twitter / X and other social media accounts. CM Gabe Albornoz announced he was leaving Twitter /…
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Montgomery History Lauds 90 Years of “Potomac River Ferries” as MoCo Residents Still Don’t Have a Functional Way to Cross the Potomac, North of Beltway
Read more: Montgomery History Lauds 90 Years of “Potomac River Ferries” as MoCo Residents Still Don’t Have a Functional Way to Cross the Potomac, North of BeltwayYou still can’t cross the Potomac River in your car or bike or moped in any coherent, quick, functional way north of the American Legion Bridge in Montgomery County in 2024. Need to go to Dulles airport? You’ll have to go down to the beltway, fight traffic around it, and then back up, along the…
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Headlines on Repeat in “Safe and Inclusive” MoCo: Once Again, Thousands Doled Out to “Deter Hate”
Read more: 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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County & State Data Confirms That Marc Elrich’s Economic Policies Are Leading to Retail Business Vacancies
Read more: County & State Data Confirms That Marc Elrich’s Economic Policies Are Leading to Retail Business VacanciesEconomic reality in Montgomery County keeps biting, keeps asking for a clean slate of policies. Unfortunately for MoCo and its taxpayers, County Executive Marc Elrich is a 37 year politician incapable of changing course.
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The Fallacy of the Small Business Narrative
Read more: The Fallacy of the Small Business NarrativeWhen I think of MoCo’s small, home-grown businesses, the first one that comes to my mind (and should come to yours) is Carmen’s Italian Ice. And when I think of Carmen’s, the first flavor that comes to my mind (and should come to yours) is Chocolate Rum Cake. Mercifully, Carmen’s has only two locations (Rockville…
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Selective List Promotion Part 2: How Does the “Silver Spring – Rockville – Frederick” Metro Area Stack Up ?
Read more: Selective List Promotion Part 2: How Does the “Silver Spring – Rockville – Frederick” Metro Area Stack Up ?“We’re ranked 100th!” Last month we showed how local Montgomery County politicians love to selectively crow about and promote “best list rankings” from select news sources when these news “orgs” pump up a certain city or area in MoCo. Back then, it was the unincorporated area of Silver Spring, which Fortune Magazine claimed was #3…
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Five reasons you should move to Fairfax County
Read more: Five reasons you should move to Fairfax CountyFairfax County’s County executive (actually, chairman of the Board of Supervisors) is Jeffrey McKay. Here are the highlights from his May 31, 2023 newsletter. Fairfax County-resident labor force is the largest it has ever been. Employers are looking to fill over 70,000 jobs in the county. Fairfax County government needs “to keep our foot on…
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We Don’t Build Bridges Anymore – And It is Crushing the DMV Region
Read more: We Don’t Build Bridges Anymore – And It is Crushing the DMV RegionThe District-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region suffers from a paralysis. Bridge-building paralysis, specifically. In the year 2023, the region’s top traffic bottlenecks stem from a lack of bridges and options to cross water. Don’t let any local politician fool you. The issue is no new bridges. Getting across a river is like crossing a gauntlet for millions…