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Andy Harris Delivers for the Shore
While the big outlets chase fights in Annapolis and D.C., Andy Harris, who writes the agriculture bill, keeps crab houses […]
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Maryland’s Question 3 and the Communities We Live In
What changing the redistricting rules could mean for our neighbors, our towns, and our voice in Congress. A congressional district […]
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Celebrating Carol Trawick
Well-Deserved Recognition by Strathmore We salute Carol Trawick on a remarkable honor. This week, following a record-breaking gift, The Mansion […]
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Maryland Drivers Need Relief, Not Another Statement Blaming Trump
North Carolina’s gas-tax holiday gives Wes Moore a practical example to examine and an obligation to explain Maryland’s options. A […]
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Maryland’s Bills Are Coming Due. Taxpayers Deserve Some Straight Answers.
State leaders owe residents a clear explanation of what Maryland owes and how it plans to pay. When a governor […]
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Prince George’s County Owes Taxpayers More Than Another Transparency Promise
An $8.56 million funding controversy raises hard questions about political connections, public money, and who was watching. Eight million, five […]
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Application Rejected: MD-1 Is Sticking With Andy Harris
An open letter from a second-generation Eastern Shore resident Dear Mr. Schwartz, I am a second-generation Eastern Shore resident. My […]
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Andy Harris Delivers for the Shore
While the big outlets chase fights in Annapolis and D.C., Andy Harris, who writes the agriculture bill, keeps crab houses […]
Read more Andy Harris Delivers for the ShoreMaryland’s Question 3 and the Communities We Live In
What changing the redistricting rules could mean for our neighbors, our towns, and our voice in Congress. A congressional district […]
Read more Maryland’s Question 3 and the Communities We Live InCelebrating Carol Trawick
Well-Deserved Recognition by Strathmore We salute Carol Trawick on a remarkable honor. This week, following a record-breaking gift, The Mansion […]
Read more Celebrating Carol TrawickMaryland Drivers Need Relief, Not Another Statement Blaming Trump
North Carolina’s gas-tax holiday gives Wes Moore a practical example to examine and an obligation to explain Maryland’s options. A […]
Read more Maryland Drivers Need Relief, Not Another Statement Blaming TrumpMaryland’s Bills Are Coming Due. Taxpayers Deserve Some Straight Answers.
State leaders owe residents a clear explanation of what Maryland owes and how it plans to pay. When a governor […]
Read more Maryland’s Bills Are Coming Due. Taxpayers Deserve Some Straight Answers.Prince George’s County Owes Taxpayers More Than Another Transparency Promise
An $8.56 million funding controversy raises hard questions about political connections, public money, and who was watching. Eight million, five […]
Read more Prince George’s County Owes Taxpayers More Than Another Transparency PromiseApplication Rejected: MD-1 Is Sticking With Andy Harris
An open letter from a second-generation Eastern Shore resident Dear Mr. Schwartz, I am a second-generation Eastern Shore resident. My […]
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Celebrating Carol Trawick
Well-Deserved Recognition by Strathmore We salute Carol Trawick on a remarkable honor. This week, following a record-breaking gift, The Mansion […]
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Montgomery County Is Hiring: Josephine Salazar’s Interview for District 5
Lower taxes, safer neighborhoods, better schools, and less time stuck in traffic. Salazar has put her priorities on the table. […]
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Kristin Mink’s Performance Review: What Have District 5 Residents Gotten for Their Money?
Four years of bigger budgets, new regulations, and political debates. Now it’s time to look at what has actually changed […]
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MCPS Was Losing Students Long Before Trump. Why Isn’t Montgomery County Talking About That?
Before blaming Washington for declining school enrollment, Montgomery County leaders should answer some uncomfortable questions about affordability, demographics, and a […]
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Will Jawando’s Performance Review: Does He Deserve a Promotion?
Eight years on the County Council, a record of questionable priorities, and a taxpayer-funded job interview that deserves some tough […]
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Who Was Watching the Money at Springbrook?
An audit raises questions about extra pay, fair access to assignments, and whether MCPS was enforcing its own rules. Fifty […]
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59.85% OF DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS VOTED FOR SOMEONE OTHER THAN WILL JAWANDO
If Will Jawando wants to run Montgomery County, he should be willing to stand across from Esther Wells and defend […]
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The Empty Seats Did Not Answer Netanyahu
Israel’s prime minister faced a walkout at the United Nations. He gave the speech anyway. The delegates were already on […]
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Say It Plainly: Israel Is Here to Stay
Peace cannot begin while Hamas and Iran’s leaders refuse to accept that Israel is here to stay. Here is a […]
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How Many Olive Branches Must Israel Extend?
Israel has repeatedly taken risks for peace. Hamas chose terrorism, and Palestinian leaders have repeatedly failed to turn negotiations into […]
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Our President Lied, and Our Ambassador Died
Four Americans went to Benghazi in service to their country. What happened afterward became a lesson in what occurs when […]
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PUTIN’S THREATS ARE A TEST AMERICA CANNOT IGNORE
Europe is stepping forward to defend Ukraine. The United States must decide whether it still intends to lead. Former Rep. […]
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Socialism Returns to Downing Street
Andy Burnham promises to bury Thatcher’s legacy. Americans should watch closely, because Britain is about to test the very agenda […]
Read more Socialism Returns to Downing StreetEnvironmental Watch
Environmental Watch is your front-line source for uncovering the real stories behind environmental policies, green initiatives, and the global climate conversation. From government overreach disguised as eco-activism to the practical impact of energy mandates on everyday life, we go beyond the headlines to bring you facts, analysis, and accountability. Whether it’s exposing the cost of failed green projects, highlighting innovation in renewable tech, or calling out hypocrisy in environmental rhetoric, Environmental Watch delivers the truth — not the talking points.
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The Scarecrow Survived: What Reagan Got Right About the American Farmers
The American family farm did not disappear. It adapted, modernized, and became one of the world’s most productive enterprises. I […]
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THE GRID DOES NOT RUN ON SLOGANS
AI has exposed the central weakness of net-zero politics: America cannot ration its way to prosperity. There is nothing like […]
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Say That Again File – Twenty Degrees Cooler? Read the Fine Print
D.C.’s reflective-road experiment may cool asphalt. The harder question is whether it meaningfully cools the people paying for it. THE […]
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The Train That Cannot Get to Antioch
Only in California… E is for disel. And too easy Californians Concnesme eBart runs on 100% Biodiesel Not a bad […]
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Don’t Believe the Hype
The Sandcastle Kid Grows Up, and the Doomsday Essays Still Win the Ribbons I lost an essay contest once, back […]
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The Sun and the Wind Send a Bill Nobody Reads
Solar panels and wind turbines are marketed as clean. The mining pits, coal-fired factories, and landfills behind them tell the […]
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Virginia’s Wind Bill Is Coming Due. Maryland Democrats Are Writing the Same Check.
As Annapolis presses forward on offshore wind, the Commonwealth next door is giving a costly, real-time lesson in what happens […]
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Godzilla Had the Right Idea. Washington Is Finally Catching Up.
Fifty-five years ago, a Japanese monster movie understood something about clean energy that half of Annapolis and most of Washington […]
Read more Godzilla Had the Right Idea. Washington Is Finally Catching Up.Science & Technology
Where innovation collides with legislation. In this section, we dive into the cutting edge of discovery — from space lasers to AI policy — and explore how government, ideology, and bureaucracy shape the technologies that define our future. Whether it’s regulating CRISPR, funding defense tech, or the political tug-of-war over clean energy, this is where the lab meets the legislature.
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Law & Order Season 26: The Writers Finally Ran Out of Ideas and Made the Computer the Killer
SPOILER WARNING Apparently, after twenty-six seasons, even the laptop needs a criminal record. Well, they finally arrested the computer. After […]
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Starship Is a Beginning, Not a Finish Line
If today’s flight reaches orbit, America will have taken an important step toward making space a place where we routinely […]
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Could an AI/Data Center Crash Be Coming?
An uncomfortable contradiction sits at the center of the artificial-intelligence boom. The public is becoming increasingly skeptical of AI and […]
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The AI Race Is Not a Drill
Trump’s AI framework gets the big question right. Now comes the hard part. Somebody in Washington finally asked the right […]
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The Data Center Scare Is a Sham
Critics on both left and right are misleading the public about AI infrastructure. The numbers do not lie, but the […]
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Silicon Valley Goes to Washington: Sam Altman, AI Regulation, and the Fight America Cannot Afford to Lose
OpenAI’s CEO spent June 3 on Capitol Hill warning Congress that bureaucratic overreach could hand China the defining technology of […]
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The Dopamine Trap: Why TikTok Is Making Young Voters Angrier and No Smarter
New research confirms what conservatives have long argued: social media platforms built on emotional manipulation are poisoning public discourse, not […]
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The Hidden Fire: How Silence Shapes Civilizations
What we cannot see is often what matters most. The future of human power is not announced. It is assembled, […]
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The Quiet Collapse: How Government Digital Failures Erode the Public Trust We Cannot Afford to Lose
Here is what nobody says at the press conference. They announce the outage, they invoke the phrase abundance of caution, […]
Read more The Quiet Collapse: How Government Digital Failures Erode the Public Trust We Cannot Afford to LoseData Centers
REPUBLICANS SHOULD BUILD THE FUTURE, NOT BAN IT
Local communities can protect homeowners without shutting Maryland out of the next industrial revolution. Republicans have always believed in free […]
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MARYLAND IS TELLING THE DATA CENTER ECONOMY TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE
While Maryland counties are throwing up roadblocks, other states are asking how the data center boom can reduce the burden […]
Read more MARYLAND IS TELLING THE DATA CENTER ECONOMY TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSECould an AI/Data Center Crash Be Coming?
An uncomfortable contradiction sits at the center of the artificial-intelligence boom. The public is becoming increasingly skeptical of AI and […]
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Texas Found the Deal Maryland Keeps Missing
A legislative hearing in Austin laid out the bargain that allows data centers to grow without passing the bill to […]
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Republicans Should Build the Future, Not Ban It
Maryland’s power problem showed up long before the first server rack did. A moratorium treats the symptom and protects the […]
Read more Republicans Should Build the Future, Not Ban ItThe AI Race Is Not a Drill
Trump’s AI framework gets the big question right. Now comes the hard part. Somebody in Washington finally asked the right […]
Read more The AI Race Is Not a DrillThe Data Center Scare Is a Sham
Critics on both left and right are misleading the public about AI infrastructure. The numbers do not lie, but the […]
Read more The Data Center Scare Is a ShamSilicon Valley Goes to Washington: Sam Altman, AI Regulation, and the Fight America Cannot Afford to Lose
OpenAI’s CEO spent June 3 on Capitol Hill warning Congress that bureaucratic overreach could hand China the defining technology of […]
Read more Silicon Valley Goes to Washington: Sam Altman, AI Regulation, and the Fight America Cannot Afford to Lose