City of Rockville 2023 Election Candidate Responses and Backgrounds
October 19, 2023 – By Andrew Messick Disclaimer: Messick is currently working a paid position as Izola Shaw’s Field Director The Rockville city council race is in the homestretch with mail in ballots going out and GOTV efforts in full swing. This election is the first with the expanded CouncilContinue Reading
Sky-High Views: Construction Progress Updates in the Great Seneca Science Corridor
October 11, 2023 Last year in September of 2022 we did a series of photos about development along the Great Seneca Science Corridor. See that post also for a map of the different locations discussed below. Today we have a treat which is drone imagery updates of that area courtesyContinue Reading
Email to MCPS Employees from Dr. McKnight about Beidleman Report, Staffing Changes, Action Plan and Support
October 13, 2023 – 6:15pm The following email was sent to staff at MCPS schools from Dr. McKnight. We’ve written recently on Beidleman case fallout here and the report was released yesterday here. Dear Colleagues, In our welcome back video (MCPS Welcome Back 2023 – YouTube) that kicked off thisContinue Reading
Opinion: Montgomery County Public Schools Is Trying to Silence Jewish Students
October 13, 2023 – Darci Rochkind – Senior at MCPS High School On Wednesday, Dr. Monifa B. McKnight, superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, released a statement encouraging parents to “be vigilant regarding distressing social media content.” She urged parents to talk to their students “about the content they mayContinue Reading
Shift at the Top: Dr. Patrick Murphy Parts Ways with MCPS – former Deputy Superintendent No Longer Employed by the District
October 12, 2023 – 10:30AM We got a tip yesterday that Dr. Patrick Murphy, deputy superintendent is no longer employed by MCPS. Murphy was one of the high-ranking school officials who participated in the County Council Meeting about two weeks ago. He is still listed as the Deputy Superintendent onContinue Reading
MCDCC’s Shaky Ground: A Resignation, An Unchallenged Appointment, A Boycott, and More
October 11, 2023 At last night’s MCDCC meeting there were a few notable events, though you’d have to have been there to see it. The MCDCC has appointed about 40% of local representatives at the state level where incumbents nearly always win as well making these long term appointments. LegislatorsContinue Reading
MCPS Compliance Officer Who Reviewed Beidleman Complaints Gets Promotion
October 6th, 2023 – 12:30pm It has come to our attention today that MCPS has promoted compliance coordinator Khalid Walker. This comes amid the backdrop of Montgomery County Inspector General opening two separate investigations into this case a few weeks ago. From some of the coverage of the Beidleman investigation:Continue Reading
“Unless There is an Immediate Change in Leadership, Please Skip the MCDCC Fall Gala” – Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin
October 4th, 2023 – Moderately MOCO received the following letter Subject: Unless There is an Immediate Change in Leadership, Please Skip the MCDCC Fall Gala My Fellow Democrats: I am writing to you as a party leader and longtime donor today because I, like you, have been hearing and readingContinue Reading
Tax Woes for Embattled Democrats Worsen
Court records show two committee members owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax liens to the IRS ROCKVILLE, MD – September 26, 2023 – By Pieter Friedrich It appears that Montgomery County’s Democratic Party just can’t catch a break. Barely a month after Moderately MoCo first broke the storyContinue Reading
Beyond the Poster: Gaithersburg’s Council Race Revealed
By Andrew Messick The Gaithersburg city council race is heating up with the scheduled first debate already to go and the candidates set at six with two incumbents and one second-time candidate. There is a spread of moderate to progressive and various ideas new and old. Candidates The six candidates,Continue Reading