In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 4 Email Amy@amyginsburg.comWebsite www.AmyGinsburg.comFacebook facebook.com/amy.ginsburg.3Twitter @amy_ginsburgOther instagram.com/amy.ginsburg.moco/ Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? The most important lesson is that the county council, county executive, board of education, and MCPS staff mustContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 6 Email votestevesolomon@gmail.comWebsite votestevesolomon.comFacebook Facebook.com/votestevesolomonTwitter @SteveSolomon Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? Everyone was affected by the pandemic in one way or another.  I was one of the millions whoContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Email lenardlieber@outlook.comWebsite lenardlieber.comFacebook lenard lieberTwitter @purplepursuerPhone (301) 351-1877 See the Moderately MOCO recommended ballot here. Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? HMM? Strange question. Even before the pandemic it has been a known to me that government has too muchContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 4 Email zittrauerj@gmail.comWebsite friendsofjohnzittrauer.comFacebook facebook.com/friendsofjohnzittrauerTwitter twitter.com/johnzittrauerOther instagram.com/johnzittrauer Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? a) When we care about public health, we have the power to remove the profit motive from medicineContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Uncategorized

Basic information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 7 Email: schwartzpaul02@gmail.comWebsite: www.paulkschwartz.comFacebook: facebook.com/paul.schwartz.79025Twitter: @PKSpaul Questions & Responses (all candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? It was made abundantly clear that we were totally unprepared to provide a quality virtual option forContinue Reading

In: COVID-19, Information, Local Government

Why is there so much confusion over mask policy in Montgomery County, Maryland? It is not simple at all. Read further to understand everything that happened this week, what it means, and what the future holds regarding masks in MoCo. Deferring Language on Face Coverings Here is the most recentContinue Reading

In: COVID-19, Local Government, MCPS, MCPS Athletics

Update to previous article on this subject: https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-football-season-sacked-by-county-in-surprise-reversal-despite-decreasing-covid-rates/. Title Photo Credit: Julie Anderson Notes on Safety of Football To start, MCPS Coaches are voluntary positions. Most are also MCPS staff and have more likely than not been offered the opportunity for a vaccine. In late January 2021, the National FederationContinue Reading

In: COVID-19, Local Government, MCPS, MCPS Athletics

UPDATE: Rally planned for Sunday 3/14 for MCPS Football, Cheer, & POMS. Details on flyer further down. Experts such as Harvard Professor Joseph G. Allen (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/08/dont-let-covid-19-keep-kids-playing-sports/) and many others have stressed the importance of sports, especially outdoors, and especially for kids. Many other local school systems have already had outdoorContinue Reading