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Mystery Deepens – Which MoCo Councilmember’s Staff Abused Position to Charge Taxpayers For the Reservation of Select Athletic Fields (For Their Spouse’s Use)?
Read more: Mystery Deepens – Which MoCo Councilmember’s Staff Abused Position to Charge Taxpayers For the Reservation of Select Athletic Fields (For Their Spouse’s Use)?Uh oh. Looks like a staff member of one of MoCo’s notorious and always-sanctimonious councilmembers abused their position and also the public trust (and wallet). But which one? The mystery deepens. Over at MontgomeryPerspective.com, Adam P has the initial scoop and has reprinted the Montgomery County OIG Memoranda letter. Per that letter, the staffer in…
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The White Oak Façade Improvement Smells a Bit Odd
Read more: The White Oak Façade Improvement Smells a Bit OddMontgomery County Exec Marc Elrich and County Councilmember Kristin Mink trekked up to the White Oak area of eastern Silver Spring, MD last week to take photos with a giant check of “Maryland State Legislative Bond” money (see photo below, courtesy of MontgomeryCountyMD.gov). Doling out other people’s money is a past-time of politicians – but…
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Evan Glass’s Class on Social Media. LOL
Read more: Evan Glass’s Class on Social Media. LOLI must admit, I spit out my coffee reading the Moco360 Media’s Political Notes section today. About halfway down there was a quick summary of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Conference. If you aren’t familiar with this conference, it is held yearly in Ocean City. During the event, outside of taking a multitude of…
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Big Questions? We Will Be In Touch (jk)
Read more: Big Questions? We Will Be In Touch (jk)The following was submitted by a reader that wished to remain anonymous. We are publishing it as submitted. With the debate over MCPS’s policy for opt-out taking place, I wanted to understand where each Council Member stood on the issue. I took the time in early July to write an email asking for their opinion. …
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It’s Literally Theater
Read more: It’s Literally TheaterIn March of 2021 current Council Member Dawn Luedtke was nominated and elected to the Olney Theater Center Board of Directors. And though as of 2023 she is no longer part of the Board of Directors, while campaigning for the County Council, Dawn highlighted the Olney Theater on her campaign website. And her bio on…
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Is Not Allowing Opt-Out Even an MCPS Policy?
Read more: Is Not Allowing Opt-Out Even an MCPS Policy?In September of 2022, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) published its Gender Identity Guidelines. This document was written to: As a school district, we are committed in recognizing and respecting matters of gender identity; making all reasonable accommodations in response to student requests regarding gender identity; and protecting student privacy and confidentiality as we strive…
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Selective “Ranking” Promotion by County Politicians – Why Not Show the Whole Truth of How MoCo and MD “Stack Up”?
Read more: Selective “Ranking” Promotion by County Politicians – Why Not Show the Whole Truth of How MoCo and MD “Stack Up”?“Selective Outrage” was a term made popular by the recent Chris Rock comedy special on Netflix, wherein he details “the Oscar’s slap” and aftermath for himself and Will Smith. His broader point from the comedy special is on-point too, as he showcases time and again the “selective outrage” (hypocrisy and faux-sanctimonious behavior) of select people,…
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Re-Branded as “Action Youth Media”, Gandhi Brigade Youth Media (a MoCo Taxpayer Grantee) Still Appears to be Promoting Only Certain Types of “Activism” Through Art
Read more: Re-Branded as “Action Youth Media”, Gandhi Brigade Youth Media (a MoCo Taxpayer Grantee) Still Appears to be Promoting Only Certain Types of “Activism” Through ArtBack in March we highlighted current Councilmember Evan Glass’s former employer / non-profit, Gandhi Brigade Youth Media or GB Youth Media. The organization gets thousands in public money each year. In fact, it got a pretty sweet deal back in March 2018, as Mr. Glass was navigating his way through primaries and running for County…
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Is Evan Glass Sponsoring a Creepy White Van?
Read more: Is Evan Glass Sponsoring a Creepy White Van?In March 2023, the Mayor of College Park, Patrick Wojahn, was arrested and charged with 40 counts of possession of child pornography & 40 counts of possession with the intent to distribute. He subsequently resigned from his position. Patrick was well known and supported in the ever tight circle of MD Democrats and the MD…
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City of Rockville Mixing Church and State….only for self-described liberal religions
Read more: City of Rockville Mixing Church and State….only for self-described liberal religionsThe City of Rockville’s official public information office sent out an e-mail recently highlighting “Volunteer Rockville” and posting talking points about the upcoming city-wide election that has ballot questions, one of which, if passed, may give non-citizens the ability to vote in city elections in the future. You can see a screen shot here of…