Culture
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Selective Outrage? CMs Evan Glass, Kate Stewart Strangely Silent as Campaign Signs are Stolen, Vandalized Across MoCo
Read more: Selective Outrage? CMs Evan Glass, Kate Stewart Strangely Silent as Campaign Signs are Stolen, Vandalized Across MoCoWhere’s the beef? I mean, where is the outrage (by the local politicians)? As posted here on October 29th, opponents of ballot Question A here in Montgomery County appear to have turned to outright vandalism in taking “Yes for A [Term Limits]” yard signs off of people’s private property. The act was recorded a handful…
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Montgomery County’s Council of legislators has pre-emptively declared November 6th a “Day of Joy”… or “Extreme Mourning”
Read more: Montgomery County’s Council of legislators has pre-emptively declared November 6th a “Day of Joy”… or “Extreme Mourning”Planned events to commemorate the day and Council signing of the unofficial, useless declaration, post Nov. 5th, include either a group hug, a sing-along and karaoke featuring County Executive Marc Elrich, or the rendering of garments and televised wailing and moaning for five minutes. There was also a discussion about a walk-out of the Council…
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Tolerance at the Dating Sites
Read more: Tolerance at the Dating SitesA thirty-something I know, call her Anna, has what is arguably the worst job in the entire internet industry: she investigates complaints from subscribers on dating sites. For example, John T. Stud creates a dating profile giving the impression that he is as good looking as Idris Elba, wealthy as a Saudi prince, and intelligent…
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What Kind of Politicians Are We Raising: Op-Ed
Read more: What Kind of Politicians Are We Raising: Op-Ed“Dad, even though we believe different things, it’s ok, we still play soccer together.” With two young boys, my dinner table offers up plenty of opportunity to introduce and reinforce the values and principles I want my children to demonstrate as they grow into young men. School days, soccer matches, cub scout meetings and neighborhood…
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MoCo’s Triple A Ratings: Part 2—Civility
Read more: MoCo’s Triple A Ratings: Part 2—CivilityThe following is an elaboration, exaggeration, and embellishment of a true encounter. About a week ago a very strange, unusual creature knocked on my door. “Is Mr. Bell in?” I was relieved at his opening move. When the door knocker doesn’t know your name, he’s trying to sell windows, roofs, siding, gardening, or tree removal.…
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Students for Justice in Palestine & the University of Maryland
Read more: Students for Justice in Palestine & the University of MarylandPhoto credit to The Diamondback. On July 31st the University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group reserved the entire McKeldin Mall for an invitation only event for 25-50 people on October 7th, from 7 am to 11pm. The university approved this request which granted SJP exclusive use of the mall on October…
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Anti Semitism Disproportionately Leads Bias Incidents in MoCo
Read more: Anti Semitism Disproportionately Leads Bias Incidents in MoCoAccording to the Montgomery County Department of Police 2023 Annual Bias Incident Report released March 2024, 41% of all bias incidents were anti-Jewish, 30% were anti Black, 7% were anti-Homosexual, 5% were anti-Asian, 4% were anti Hispanic, and 3% were anti-Arab or anti-Islamic. The statistics are more remarkable when you consider the County population is…
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What Words Don’t Often Appear in CM Friedson’s “Flyer” Newsletter to Residents, Taxpayers?
Read more: What Words Don’t Often Appear in CM Friedson’s “Flyer” Newsletter to Residents, Taxpayers?We’ve posted about Councilmember Andrew Friedson’s “newsletter” before here at CleanSlateMoCo.com. Dubbed the “Friedson Flyer”, the Councilmember sends it out at least once a month, sometimes twice in a 30-day span. It is meant to inform residents and taxpayers about the good work his office has been doing and the happenings in and around his…
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More Lipstick on a Liquor Monopoly Pig: MoCo ABS Launches a Podcast
Read more: More Lipstick on a Liquor Monopoly Pig: MoCo ABS Launches a PodcastMontgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (aka the County’s Corporate Liquor Monopoly, profiled in our series here by Clean Slate’s Michael Bell) is launching a podcast… “Spirited Discussions”. An August 14 County press release / update announced it: “Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) has introduced a new podcast series, Spirited Discussions: A Podcast by Montgomery…
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Whom would you rather mentor your child, a leader or a whiner?
Read more: Whom would you rather mentor your child, a leader or a whiner?What can we say about Colin Powell that hasn’t already been said? The son of immigrants, he grew up in Harlem and the Bronx (that’s 1940s Harlem and 1940s Bronx, not the gentrified areas we know today), and thanks to his inner resolve, became a four-star general and a secretary of state. The same goes…