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POLITICS (see all POLITICS blogs) What is Howard County Worth To You? • HOCO APFO 12:00 AM ON THU JUL 2 2020
What is Howard County Worth To You? Recently, council members sounded the alarm bell about the sale of public land at stee…
• SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 4:02 PM ON WED JUL 1 2020
As my more attentive readers know, I am an ordained minister of the Church of the Latter-Day Dude (Reformed, as I like the …
• SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 11:40 AM ON MON JUN 29 2020
Let us go back, as we must, to the Beginning.It was March 1, 2003, 50 Cent’s single “In da Club” just reached t…
• HOCO APFO 12:00 AM ON MON JUN 29 2020
Mandatory Binge WatchingIf you are running for office in the HCPSS BOE, Council, Executive or under review as a zoning dire…
• HOCO APFO 12:00 AM ON MON JUN 29 2020
Cause and Effect Last weeks release of data showing per-student spending at each school was eye opening, but missing some…
• HOCO APFO 12:00 AM ON FRI JUN 26 2020
Things that get you audited… The big news this week is that the school system will get an audit shortly after a contenti…
The Bipartisan 4-2 Votes Against Effective Flo… • NEWS – HIRUY HADGU 8:38 AM ON WED JUN 24 2020
Typically after the kind of flood Ellicott City experienced, people ask what kinds of actions should our political leaders …
An Open Letter to County Executive Calvin Ball… • NEWS – HIRUY HADGU 8:35 AM ON WED JUN 24 2020
County Executive Ball,In 2017, you sponsored legislation (CB9-2017) to make Howard County a Sanctuary County.At that time y…
• HOCO APFO 12:00 AM ON TUE JUN 23 2020
In-house fiscal analysis??? Earlier this year the county council voted to make the “green sheets” which contain fiscal an…
Get into the Zone: Autonomous Zones • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 8:12 AM ON SUN JUN 21 2020
Until recently, the only famous Chaz’s were Bono and (albeit with an extra “z”) Palminteri.Now, we have CHAZ, the Cap…
• SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 12:25 PM ON SAT JUN 20 2020
A member of the Howard County blogging community has come under attack. No, not the usual “you are an idiot,” cri…
Like a sneeze in a crowded elevator • HOCO APFO 12:00 AM ON WED JUN 17 2020
Last night the Howard County Board of Education reviewed and conducted a straw vote on the FY 21 budget. The video linked…
Reality: Up Close and In Your Face • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 6:59 AM ON SUN JUN 14 2020
“You’re fooling yourself if you don’t believe itYou’re kidding yourself if you don’t believe it” – Tommy ShawThes…
Intersectionality and Today’s Challenges • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 9:12 AM ON SAT JUN 13 2020
“We are socialists because we believe that work must be organized for the collective benefit of those who do the work and…
Actual Trump Derangement Syndrome • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 7:25 AM ON WED JUN 10 2020
Within in the last several days, I reached out to two old and now former friends. Both reside in Michigan. One is a c…
Is there a hidden master plan? • HOCO APFO 12:00 AM ON TUE JUN 9 2020
As of June 9, 2020 CR-89-2020 which covers the strategic framework for the General Plan update is still hidden in “p…
Board of Education Post(-ish) Election Wrap-Up • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 7:26 AM ON THU JUN 4 2020
With four canvasses remaining on the calendar, it is challenging to write a proper “what happened, and what it all means…
An Open Letter to White Protestors • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 3:42 PM ON SUN MAY 31 2020
I am more likely to believe that the white protestors who are engaging in acts of vandalism over the course of the past sev…
Re-Open Howard County and Their Praise for Rac… • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 7:38 AM ON SUN MAY 31 2020
The recent police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, against the backdrop of hundreds of years of oppression and …
Case Study of Developer Influence on Howard Co… • NEWS – HIRUY HADGU 2:10 PM ON SAT MAY 30 2020
This is part four of a multi-part case study into the level of developer influence in Howard County’s political parties. …
The Race to Fill Howard County with Housing…. • HOCO APFO 12:00 AM ON FRI MAY 29 2020
The Race to Fill Howard County with Housing…. Click on the link and you will see something rarer than manned spaceflight …
Buying a Board of Education Seat: The Sezin Pa… • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 6:00 AM ON TUE MAY 26 2020
Going through the latest campaign finance report, it appears as though Sezin Palmer and her deep-pocketed donors are attemp…
Email Your Councilmembers and Tell them NO Rec… • NEWS – HIRUY HADGU 9:11 AM ON SUN MAY 24 2020
Earlier this month, Councilmembers Opel Jones and Christiana Mercer-Rigby introduced legislation to raise recordation fees….
On Re-Opening HoCo and the Proposed Budget Cuts • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 9:27 AM ON SAT MAY 23 2020
Played by the irreplaceable John Spencer, The West Wing’s Leo McGarry (quoting Khalil Gibran) once said “Never argue wi…
COVID-19, the nature of government, and public… • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 8:32 AM ON THU MAY 21 2020
In solidarity….
• SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 8:39 AM ON WED MAY 20 2020
Let’s face it, two individuals running in District Four are, essentially, single-issue candidates: Matt Levine and …
• SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 7:37 PM ON TUE MAY 19 2020
I am going to level with you, Dear Reader. I have not yet voted for once and current U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume…
Mostly Levine with a Little Palmer • SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 6:56 AM ON MON MAY 18 2020
In a typical election cycle, I would not spend much time writing about Matt Levine, candidate for Howard County Board of Ed…
• SPARTAN CONSIDERATIONS 6:49 AM ON SUN MAY 17 2020
As long-time readers of this blog are likely to know, I co-host the Forward Maryland podcast with the redoubtable Bill Wood…
Case Study of Developer Influence on Howard Co… • NEWS – HIRUY HADGU 2:50 PM ON SAT MAY 16 2020
This is part three of a multi-part case study into the level of developer influence in Howard County’s political parties….
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