Following is an op-ed on the state's Maintenance of Effort (MOE) law by County Council Member Valerie Ervin, Chair of the Council's Education Committee, that appeared in the Gazette earlier this week.
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As chairwoman of the Montgomery County Council's Education Committee, I am extremely disappointed with [...]











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OK, just kidding. But maybe not. Check out their home page today, which had almost half of its screen area covered by two Siemens ads. It looks like they had to shrink the content print to fit those indispensable messages from their sponsor.
In a message to members of the OâMalley/Brown campaignâs Finance Committee, campaign manager Tom Russell is claiming that GOP victories in New Jersey and Virginia are not relevant to his clientsâ re-election chances. Hereâs the email.

