
Maryland Needs to Better Support Disabled Residents
As a new state legislator, a goal of mine for this first session is to quickly learn to be an effective lawmaker and make a positive...

Op-Ed: New Year’s Eve Party is Just What Germantown Needs, BlackRock Takes A Step in Right Direction
I have lived and worked in Germantown for almost six years. It is a great place to live, but, one thing I’ve noticed, on which the...

Op-Ed: The First Time Voter - Fear and Power in the Voting Booth
Last week after the Primary Election on I received an email from a reader whose daughter had just taken part in the most important civic...

Celebrate Freedom — Fourth of July 1994
Back when I was a young whelp, my first job out of college was for the local newspaper company which owned the weekly newspaper for the...

Councilmember Marc Elrich’s Remarks on FY19 Budgets
Montgomery County Councilmember Marc Elrich made the following remarks today after the Council reached agreement on the County’s Fiscal...

Council President Hans Riemer on the FY19 Budgets
Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer made the following remarks today after the Council reached agreement on the County’s...

Councilmember Craig Rice’s Remarks on FY19 Budgets
Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice made the following remarks today after the Council reached agreement on the County’s Fiscal...

The Most Amazing Come-Back at the SoccerPlex Ever
Sunday mornings are special. Sunday mornings, for those who believe, are the Lord’s time. Clear Sunday mornings in April — when the air...

OP-ED: Sandy Hook, Parkland and Our Community
Since the Sandy Hook shootings in Connecticut six years ago, there have been a number of other school shooting incidents in the United...

Op-Ed: The Ongoing Sexual Harassment Conversation
I have up to this point refrained from joining in on the national conversation about the treatment of women, up to and including sexual...

M-83 is a Real Solution for a Real UpCounty Community
Editor’s Note: The Montgomery County Council held a public hearing on Tuesday evening, Oct. 17 at 7:30 pm regarding the resolution by...

Councilmember Elrich Responds to Gov. Hogan’s $9B Highway Improvement Plan
On September 21 Governor Hogan announced his plan to widen I-270, the Capital Beltway (I-495) and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (MD...