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Read more: Glass’s MCPS Transparency Promise: Part 1—Open MoCo’s Epstein Files
Glass’s MCPS Transparency Promise: Part 1—Open MoCo’s Epstein Files
County Executive candidate Evan Glass recently posted a call for MCPS transparency and a link to his piece in Bethesda Magazine Reforming our school budgets. That piece also focused on a demand for transparency in MCPS. In this series we’ll investigate just how sincere his demands are. The “Epstein Files” are all the rage, nowadays…
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Read more: ‘Administrative Burden’ in the Pre-K Schools
‘Administrative Burden’ in the Pre-K Schools
With the 2025–2026 academic year opening, I recently overheard two fathers talking about their children’s pre-K school. The matter at hand was before-care and after-care. “We got a MailChimp survey asking the parents if they need before-care starting at 7:30 and after-care until 6:00.” “What was the result?” “Only a few parents out of the…
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Read more: Could Ranked Choice Voting Elect a local Zohran Mamdani?
Could Ranked Choice Voting Elect a local Zohran Mamdani?
IslamoLeftists love him. Traditional Democrats fear him. Republicans, liberals, and the middle class are packing their suitcases. He’s more handsome than Tom Cruise. Zohran Mamdani looks poised to become New York’s next mayor, and he apparently wants to turn the city into the Uganda his father left. Could the same outcome occur in Montgomery County…
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Read more: Drew Morrison’s Resume and Candidacy
Drew Morrison’s Resume and Candidacy
Drew Morrison recently announced his candidacy for the MoCo Council District 1 seat being vacated by Andrew Friedson, who is term-limited and running for County Executive. On their face, Mr. Morrison’s credentials and experience seem impressive, but there is a notable lack of specifics to his claims of accomplishments. This may be indicative of underlying…
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Read more: ZTA 25-02: A Small Step Toward a New Age in Affordable Housing
ZTA 25-02: A Small Step Toward a New Age in Affordable Housing
The last attempt at zoning reform was ZTA 19-01, introduced by former council member Hans Riemer. The highlight of that reform was a blanket approval allowing homeowners to build accessory dwelling units (ADU) on their properties (subject to constraints). That reform did almost nothing to alleviate the cost of housing, so council members Andrew Friedson…
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Read more: Julie Yang?? For County Council??
Julie Yang?? For County Council??
Board of Education Member Julie Yang recently announced her candidacy for County Council District 1. What is her motivation? I’m running for the County Council to put Montgomery County back on track. Ms. Yang was elected to the Board of Education since 2022. Since that time— The Washington Post broke the Beidleman scandal (2023). Beidleman’s…
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Read more: OIG Proves It: MoCo Government Can be Courageous
OIG Proves It: MoCo Government Can be Courageous
The first time we critiqued the Office of Inspector General (OIG) was in June 2023 over its report about the county’s bag tax. In May 2024 we again critiqued the OIG over what appeared to be a lot of talented people spending a year doing (or forced to do) a mediocre job. Here we are,…
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Read more: MoCo’s SNAP decisions: Part 2—Can MoCo feed its poor?
MoCo’s SNAP decisions: Part 2—Can MoCo feed its poor?
In Part 1 of this series, we explored the ethical nature of asking the entire American public—present and future—to subvent our county’s poor. In this installment we’ll show that MoCo doesn’t need to beg the federal or state governments to fund local poverty relief; we can do it ourselves. The Department of Agriculture publishes biannual…
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Read more: Central Planners from MoCo at the Root of State’s Energy Crisis – and Your Skyrocketing Energy Bills
Central Planners from MoCo at the Root of State’s Energy Crisis – and Your Skyrocketing Energy Bills
Maryland’s beleaguered taxpayers are also getting smacked with energy rate hikes and the resulting large power bills this summer as the mid-Atlantic electrical grid operator (PJM Interconnection) struggles to ensure reliable power to homes, businesses and families across the region. Since reliable energy is a lifeblood for business operations and production (food, retail goods, transport,…
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Read more: MoCo’s SNAP decisions: Part 1—Should the feds pay for our less fortunate?
MoCo’s SNAP decisions: Part 1—Should the feds pay for our less fortunate?
We’ve previously introduced Maria and Juanita: one an irresponsible alcoholic parent, the other a local version of Mother Theresa. I overheard them having a discussion at the Fort Totten Metro stop. “Maria,” said Juanita, “I’m not able to take care of your grandmother any more.” “Why not?” asks Maria. “Well, as you know, I travel…