The following statement appears on former District 4 candidate Chris Paladino's website. March 9, 2009 Over the past week I’ve been reaching out to my supporters and others I’ve met to let them know the news about my family and my dropping out of this special election. Many people have asked who...

By Holly Olson. In Part Three of my series, I discuss the benefits of relocating the library to downtown Wheaton, both in terms of the redevelopment effort as well as the community. But first, some background information on how we got to this point. In 2008, the International Downtown Association pu...

By Marc Korman. This past weekend I attended the Young Democrats of Maryland Convention. Among the speakers was the Maryland Democratic Party’s new chair, Susie Turnbull. A few ill informed pundits said the selection of Susie indicated a power shift from Baltimore to Montgomery County. But as loca...

The Maryland Senate has spoken: there will be no repeal of the death penalty this year. But we learned a few valuable things from the process. First, Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18) issued this description of today’s events: Earlier today, we finished the debate on the death penalty repeal, probably ...

By Holly Olson. The crowd was angry and the mood was dark. If you got there late, and didn’t snag one of the 80 seats, tough luck - they didn’t care if you were old, sick, or pregnant (as yours truly was at 24 weeks). And if you disagreed with the masses, well, then consider yourself lucky if yo...

The Baltimore Sun and Maryland Moment summarize the twists and turns in today's death penalty debate. But the most interesting comments come from - surprisingly - one of the state's most liberal Senators and the state's most prominent conservative blogger. At 2:30 PM today, Senator Rich Madaleno (D-...

Maryland voters overwhelmingly approved early voting last year and an upcoming state bill would allow it in the District 4 special election. In a county full of liberals that supported early voting, what could be wrong with this? Plenty, say some opponents. Maryland’s early voting system goes back...

Are you as excited as I am at the prospect of Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson running for Governor? Of course you are! But just in case you’re not, let’s list all the reasons why we should support Johnson for Governor. Bold Leadership Back in December 2007, Jack Johnson boldly su...

Chris Paladino released the following statement today. FRIENDS OF CHRIS PALADINO13904 FOGGY GLEN DRIVE, SILVER SPRING, MD 20906(301) 910-6199WWW.CHRISPALADINO.ORG March 2, 2009 The last month has been a whirlwind and a real honor as I’ve talked with dozens and dozens of District 4 residents about ...

For all the discussion of developer contributions a year ago, none of the four District 4 candidates last time had any record on the development issue. This year, two of them do. But to find out what those records are, we had to go back over a decade to one of Montgomery County’s most hard-fought ...