News and Views
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CM Albornoz’s legislation shows progressives cannot deliver solutions
Read more: CM Albornoz’s legislation shows progressives cannot deliver solutionsThe Surgery Center of Oklahoma is an absolutely amazing medical facility. Founded in 1997, this hospital takes no insurance. Everything is cash on the barrel. How much cash on the barrel? Go to their menu of surgery prices and click on the body part that ails you most. Gall bladder removal with biopsy: $7,556. Appendectomy:…
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The ‘Why’ Behind BOE Endorsements: Esther Wells
Read more: The ‘Why’ Behind BOE Endorsements: Esther WellsWe sat down with Esther Wells, who has been extremely active in the community as it relates to the Board of Education, to learn more about what informed her selections this year. You recently posted on X your selections for BOE, can you tell us how closely you have been following the election this year?…
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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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Congressman Raskin’s List of Baffling Votes in the Current U.S. Congress
Read more: Congressman Raskin’s List of Baffling Votes in the Current U.S. CongressCongressman Jamie Raskin (Democrat, representing most of Montgomery County in Maryland’s now less-gerrymandered 8th Congressional District) is going for his 5th term in the “people’s house”, the United States House of Representatives. With election day and (hopefully) election results around the corner, I thought it would be good to take a quick look at how…
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Opponents of ‘Question A’ Turn to Vandalism: Caught on Video
Read more: Opponents of ‘Question A’ Turn to Vandalism: Caught on VideoAfter securing over 20,000 signatures, with 62% being Democrats, the effort to bring term limits to the County Executive position is meeting a new kind of resistance – vandalism. Question A appears on this year’s election ballot and, if it passes, will limit the County Executive to two terms. Reardon Sullivan has reported that over…
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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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Evan Glass’s Regressive Policies are Already Hitting HOAs, Causing HOA Fees to Rise Beyond Local Inflation Rate
Read more: Evan Glass’s Regressive Policies are Already Hitting HOAs, Causing HOA Fees to Rise Beyond Local Inflation Rate“Grab a rake!” Or… be prepared to pay up to your HOA. Councilmember Evan Glass’s awful, dumb, regressive policies strike your wallet, yet again. Recently, here in Olney, MD (unfortunately unincorporated) my HOA board issued a notice that HOA dues for FY2025 are set to increase some 7%, potentially, after neighborhood comment and a final…
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No Coffee with Cuties: CM Barry Jackson
Read more: No Coffee with Cuties: CM Barry JacksonAfter being called an extremist group by Rockville Council Member Barry Jackson, the local Moco chapter of Moms for Liberty extended an invite to meet over coffee. Jackson has not publicly responded to the invite but we were able to get some of his thoughts on the situation. Barry started, “Look, I don’t know which…
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MCEA Tax Filing
Read more: MCEA Tax FilingJust because we were curious, we decided to take a peek at the MCEA tax filing for 2023. Part VII of the form 990 covers the Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors. Section A lists Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. In the filing MCEA…
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How Did Maryland’s Wes Moore Score on a Fiscal Policy Report Card of State Governors?
Read more: How Did Maryland’s Wes Moore Score on a Fiscal Policy Report Card of State Governors?Maryland Governor (Democrat) Wes Moore is lauded constantly and fawned over by Montgomery County’s statehouse politicians (all one political party adherents) and by his Lieutenant Governor, MoCo / Darnestown, MD resident Aruna Miller. Back in February of this year, here is what MoCo’s career politician / longtime chief executive Marc Elrich issued to the press…