Culture
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Members of MoCo Council Debate “Tay Tay Carbon Tax” for the Air Space Above MoCo to Help in “Fight” Against Climate Change
Read more: Members of MoCo Council Debate “Tay Tay Carbon Tax” for the Air Space Above MoCo to Help in “Fight” Against Climate ChangeIn light of new reporting that superstar singer Taylor Swift’s “Carbon Footprint” from private jet travel creates some 8,000 tons of CO2 (just one year of global touring), members of the Montgomery County Council are proposing a “Tay Tay” Carbon Tax. The tax “would ensure that whenever this extreme CO2 emitter crosses MoCo airspace in…
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Montgomery College Names Anti-Israel Professor Faculty Member of the Year
Read more: Montgomery College Names Anti-Israel Professor Faculty Member of the YearIn May 2024, Montgomery College President Jermaine Williams named Anti Israel activist, Dr. Katya Salmi, faculty member of the year, weeks after he demanded she not show the Antisemitic film Occupation of the American Mind. This included a $5,000 cash award. Faculty Awards | Montgomery College, Maryland Dr. Salmi is a member of Montgomery College’s…
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Best Place to Live?!?!
Read more: Best Place to Live?!?!Today the County Council celebrated a published ranking by Fortune that put Silver Spring as “The Best Place to Raise a Family“. Given the barrage of crime and fleeing retail this is a shocking result. It was only a few months ago that the County Council was handing out free cameras and imposing curfews for…
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Marc Elrich Reacts to Ballot Petition Signature Submissions Being Dropped Off; County Charter (Potentially) Being Changed to Restrict County Exec to Two Terms
Read more: Marc Elrich Reacts to Ballot Petition Signature Submissions Being Dropped Off; County Charter (Potentially) Being Changed to Restrict County Exec to Two TermsFresh news from Rockville, MD as the Committee for Better Government delivered 12,139 signatures to the County Executive’s office so that a question can be placed on the November, 2024 ballot to limit the number of consecutive four-year terms that the Montgomery County Executive may hold. The group remarked that this is the first of…
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My Dream Job
Read more: My Dream JobEvan Glass was in a Pride Parade on Rockville Pike that got lost and was stranded in Urbana. Will Jawando fled to Wyoming because no MCPD officer had an extension cord long enough for a defunded motorized scooter to respond to his emergency calls. Kristin Mink was trapped in a never-ending drum circle with her…
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You Pay, They Party (Part 2) – MoCo Delegate Wilkins Enjoys a Fun Time at Preakness (Cost to Taxpayers TBD)
Read more: You Pay, They Party (Part 2) – MoCo Delegate Wilkins Enjoys a Fun Time at Preakness (Cost to Taxpayers TBD)The 149th running of the Preakness Stakes occurred this past Saturday and of course the state’s machine political establishment used the occasion to flaunt their wealth and “status” to the rest of us hoi polloi, as well as the nation. Per The Baltimore Sun’s coverage of the events surrounding a five-minute horse race, a good…
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Ranking of (Most) MoCo’s Beer Brewers and Burgeoning Brew Farm Scene
Read more: Ranking of (Most) MoCo’s Beer Brewers and Burgeoning Brew Farm SceneMoCo has finally caught up with neighboring Northern VA, a bit. No, not in economic activity and job creation… in brewing pretty solid craft beer. And in having some pretty relaxing places to consume it, outdoors. Long a wasteland for local craft brew due to outdated laws, high state taxes and regulations (along with a…
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County Exec Celebrates Tax Day, Says Average American Working Nearly Four Months Just to Pay Taxes is “Too Low”
Read more: County Exec Celebrates Tax Day, Says Average American Working Nearly Four Months Just to Pay Taxes is “Too Low”Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich celebrated tax filing day (April 15th) with his usual enthusiasm. “April 15th is a national holiday to me, but frankly, we simply need more and more taxes to bring about utopia.” said the disheveled County Exec in a video accompanying his weekend e-newsletter to county residents. “I’ve read that the…
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Governor Wes Moore Temporarily Resigns, Joining Olney Cropdusters for Summer Season
Read more: Governor Wes Moore Temporarily Resigns, Joining Olney Cropdusters for Summer SeasonMaryland Governor Wes Moore, fresh off fantasy baseball camp in Florida with the Baltimore Orioles (hat tip – theduckpin.com) has announced his intention to step away from Annapolis and the vagaries of “governing” a state like Maryland this summer to pursue his true passion… semi-pro, minor league baseball. In his absence, Lieutenant Governor (and Montgomery…
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Revisiting CM Mink’s Comments on “Civility” When Addressing Politicians or Political Appointees in Public
Read more: Revisiting CM Mink’s Comments on “Civility” When Addressing Politicians or Political Appointees in PublicRecently, 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…