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  • Blogs in Maryland, Read All About It

    Maryland On My Mind

    If you’re interested in the state of the blogosphere in Maryland, Adam Pagnucco at Maryland Politics Watch has you covered. Read all about it in Adam’s most recent analysis of Maryland blogging. The vitality of blogs in Maryland becomes more important as the MSM collapses and the media audience continues [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:13pm EST
    by BJH
  • Inflationary Policies

    Maryland Politics Watch

    By Marc Korman.

    Economists are afraid that the government’s fiscal and monetary policies will lead to an oversupply of money and runaway inflation. But out in Colorado, the opposite is taking place. Projected deflation in 2010 means the state’s minimum wage will actually decline.

    Colorado’s Constitution (Article VIII, [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:00pm EST
  • Follow the Money, Part Five

    Maryland Politics Watch

    Who is financed by Maryland residents and who is backed by out-of-state money? We know the answers and now so do you.

    Total Receipts from Maryland Contributors (Excludes Self and Family)

    1. Steve Silverman, County Council/Executive Challenger: $2,427,826
    2. Ike Leggett, County Executive: $1,165,525
    3. Rob Garagiola, Senator [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:00am EST
  • How American Civilization Collapses

    Maryland On My Mind

    Number of comments: 1
    A while ago I wrote a post titled  Corruption, Greed, And incompetence. When we talk about corruption, we think of big government and big business. But corruption pervades every aspect of American culture and society. It’s a rot and decay that threatens to destroy American civilization. We hardly notice anymore. Here’s an [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:05pm EST
    by BJH
  • SIP N' BLOG IS ON..as usual...Open Forum This Week....

    Capital Punishment

    Number of comments: 0
    THURSDAY 8-9 am at ZU Coffee, 934 Bay Ridge Road in the Giant Shopping Center Nov. 19 Open Forum Nov. 26 We Stuff Some Turkey...closed for T'day! Dec. 3 The Capital Editor Tom Marquardt   Dec. 10--Jim Snider on "“Can Local Journalism Survive the Internet Age” " Dec.17,24, 31 and January 7--On Vacation Jan. 14' [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 4:44pm EST
    by Paul Foer
  • Speak Out Against Hate!

    Capital Punishment

    Number of comments: 0
    Please see my column in today's The Capital at: www.hometownannapolis.com/news/col/2009/11/18-45/Ninth-Ward-We-cant-sit-quietly-by-and-hope-hate-crimes-will-disappear.html LISTEN TO CP Publisher Paul Foer on 1430WNAV at 8:15 every weekday morning or click on the WNAV icon to the right and hear it anytime. READ CP Publisher Paul Foer's "The Ninth Ward" every Wednesday in The Capital JOIN US [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 3:37pm EST
    by Paul Foer
  • County Employees at Risk

    Maryland Politics Watch

    The awful condition of the state budget has attracted a lot of attention in recent months. But the county budgets are not doing much better. And one constituency is going to pay the price as much or more than anyone: county employees.

    Below are the salary increases granted by [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:00pm EST
  • Follow the Money, Part Four

    Maryland Politics Watch

    It’s time to look at self-financing. Which MoCo candidates depend on themselves the most? Let’s find out.

    Total Receipts from Self (Includes Loans)

    1. Ben Kramer, Delegate/County Council Challenger: $220,450
    2. Mike Lenett, Senator (D-19): $164,352
    3. Rob Garagiola, Senator (D-15): $149,428
    4. Ike Leggett, County Executive: $125,000[...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:00am EST
  • Annapolis Police Department Re-Dedication

    Capital Punishment

    Number of comments: 0
    Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer, Annapolis Police Department Chief Michael Pristoop, Central Services Director Rob Schuetz and APD staff, The Mayor, Police Chief and Central Services Director will re-dedicate the Annapolis Police Department with a guided tour and ceremony Annapolis Police Department, 199 Taylor Avenue, Wednesday, November 18, 11:00 a.m. LISTEN TO CP [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:02am EST
    by Paul Foer
  • Follow the Money, Part Three

    Maryland Politics Watch

    In our ten-year dataset of MoCo political contributions, business entities and PACs accounted for 27.1% of all receipts and labor PACs and political clubs accounted for 4.9%. Here are the leaders for each category.

    Total Receipts from Business Entities (Including PACs but not Individuals)

    1. Steve Silverman, County [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:00am EST
  • Guest Editorial On The Moyer Legacy

    Capital Punishment

    Number of comments: 0
    The below is an unsolicited guest editorial penned by former Annapolis and now Harwood resident, Arnold Gasper. We thank Mr Gasper for his contribution. The views expressed are solely his own: Considering the Mayor’s feelings of inadequacy related to perceptions of her ancestry, starting with William the Bastard in 1066 [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:44am EST
    by Paul Foer
  • Ocean City Beach Erosion

    Maryland On My Mind

    An event like the tropical storm that morphed into a Nor’easter and pummeled Ocean City for three solid days is bound to cause some beach erosion. These five after-the-storm photos were taken by Judy Davis on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in the area of 94th Street. Beach erosion with High-rise Row in [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:49am EST
    by BJH
  • Follow the Money, Part Two

    Maryland Politics Watch

    Let’s start crunching our colossal dataset of Montgomery County political contributions!

    Here is the distribution by category of all contributions and loans received by every MoCo county and state incumbent, along with nineteen past incumbents and potential challengers, since 1999.


    Individual contributions dominate the [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:00am EST
  • Sunshine Returns To Ocean City

    Maryland On My Mind

    Number of comments: 1
    Sunday morning started out gray and overcast, but the sun came out just after noon, just when we were beginning to think we’d never see it again. It’s been a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Ocean City. Sunshine and blue sky all afternoon, and the temperature edging above 70. It felt almost [...]
    Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:01pm EST
    by BJH
  • Microsoft Comes to Chevy Chase

    Maryland Politics Watch

    Following is the county's press release.

    Contact:
    Kristina Ellis, DED, 240-793-9568
    Tonya Klause, Microsoft, 703-402-7020

    For Immediate Release: November 13, 2009

    Microsoft Celebrates New Chevy Chase Office
    Will Bring 500+ New, Relocated Jobs to the County

    Montgomery County Department of Economic Development Director Steve Silverman joined' [...]
    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:00pm EST
  • Ocean City Storm Update, 5 p.m. Friday

    Maryland On My Mind

    Come Visit OC Nor’easter Diminishing Gradually This is a good November weekend to get away and visit Ocean City, Maryland. You’ll have plenty of company. Lots of folks were out and about Friday afternoon, looking at the surf, or checking on their property. The three-day Nor’easter that’s hammered Ocean City and the rest [...]
    Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:09pm EST
    by BJH
  • Follow the Money, Part One

    Maryland Politics Watch

    Now it can be told. For months, we have been quietly gathering tens of thousands of records of political contributions to county and state candidates in Montgomery County. After countless hours of scrutiny, analysis and data-crunching, we are finally ready to unveil the results of our most comprehensive survey of [...]
    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:00am EST
  • Ocean City Storm Update, Thursday

    Maryland On My Mind

    This unusually strong November storm is moving north. We haven’t seen anything like this in the mid-Atlantic since at least 2003. Forecasters are making comparisons to storms in 2003, 1998, 1962, and 1933. Today, Thursday, Virginia Beach, Richmond, and all of southeast Virginia are getting the worst of it. The storm will [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:37am EST
    by BJH
  • Judd Legum "Why I Supported Josh Cohen for Mayor"

    Capital Punishment

    Number of comments: 0
    The below note was sent in by Judd Legum, a local attorney, candidate for House of Delegates and supporter of Josh Cohen: "Read your post and I thought I'd share my take: http://www.juddlegum.com/blog/2009/11/why-i-supported-josh-cohen-for-mayor-of-annapolis/ You have to admit, it's hard to imagine Ellen announcing the kind of team that Josh did today..." I think Legum' [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:06am EST
    by Paul Foer
  • Healthcare around the world

    Beltway Progressive

    T.R. Reid explains healthcare in five capitalist economies.PBS Frontline Sick Around the World by TR Reid.In Sick Around the World, FRONTLINE teams up with veteran Washington Post foreign correspondent T.R. Reid to find out how five other capitalist democracies -- the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland -- deliver [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:50pm EST

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