The Business Monthly has released a 2018 General Election Voters Guide for Howard County. This article (in the actual paper and online) gives you statements from candidates running for the following offices: Howard County Executive Howard County Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Howard County Board of Education Howard County State’s Attorney Howard…
In a tweet yesterday…President Obama sent out a lot of endorsements for candidates across the country…and one candidate right here in Howard County was a recipient of an endorsement…Courtney Watson (candidate for Delegate in District 9B). Here is the tweet sent out on October 1st: The candidates he endorsed in Maryland include: Ben Jealous (Governor),…
I was happy to see Vanessa Atterbeary on the Baltimore Sun’s 25 Women to Watch in 2018. Here is information from that article: Meet the Baltimore area’s leading voices in business, activism, research and more. Look for the 25 Women to Watch in a special magazine supplement in some editions of The Sun on Sunday, Oct.…
In case you missed the vote last night relating to the Ellicott City flood mitigation plan…here is information from WBAL TV 11: ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Howard County Council passed two spending bills Monday night during a council meeting to partially fund a 5-year flood mitigation plan for Ellicott City. The bills did not receive…
There has been a lot of back and forth about Governor Larry Hogan’s use of Apples on campaign materials. This was reported via Bethesda Magazine: A Montgomery County judge denied Monday a request by the Montgomery County Education Association and a state teachers union for a temporary injunction to prevent Gov. Larry Hogan from using…
I thought I would share campaign videos from both candidates running for Howard County Executive (Allan Kittleman and Calvin Ball). If you have not seen them yet…here is what you might see on TV or social media between now and election day: Allan Kittleman: a 30 second advertisement obviously made for TV. I have also seen…
I ran across this on the Better Howard Together Facebook group and thought I would share it to my readers. Oct. 1 Coffee and Conversation and over 2 Dozen Candidates! Prepare now to be an informed voter! Start your week with the Senior Council of the North Laurel Community Center 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel 20723. Drop…
Poll after poll is showing similar results…Hogan holds a big advantage in the Governors race in Maryland. Here is the latest info via the Baltimore Sun: Republican Gov. Larry Hogan leads Democratic challenger Ben Jealous by 15 percentage points with six weeks left to go in the race, according to a new poll released Thursday.…
I love reporting good news about the school system…I am taking this news as a positive as it relates to the HCPSS Health Fund…a recent audit showed the deficit not as bad as originally projected during the budget discussions. Here is the statement from the HCPSS: September 26th, 2018 Howard County Public School System (HCPSS)…
I came across this polling information yesterday on social media and thought…wow…this would be fun to share on the blog…if for no other reason…to see the comments I get from it. Preservation Maryland published a post titled: “New Poll: Majority of Howard County Residents Support Alternatives to Demolishing Ellicott City’s Historic District” in which they…
Early voting in Maryland kicks off one month from today…are you excited? Do you know where to vote in Howard County? Here are the locations: The Early Voting Sites for the 2018 Gubernatorial General Election are as follows: (click the map to open Google Maps) RIDGELY’S RUN COMMUNITY CENTER – ALL PURPOSE ROOM 8400 MISSION RD…
Tonight is the night…the one and only debate we get between Governor Hogan and Ben Jealous. Here is some information you may find interesting from WJLA: OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and Democrat Ben Jealous are meeting in the only debate of the Maryland governor’s race. It is being held Monday at…
On September 20th the Howard County Board of Education held a 7 hour meeting…and one of the topics they took up was redistricting…and it failed in a vote of 3 to 4. Those voting in favor were: Altwerger, Valliancourt, Delmont-Small. Those voting against were: Hejeebu, Coombs, Ellis, French. Here is a video of the vote: Back at…
Maryland Matters posted an article yesterday outlining information from the most recent polling in the Howard County Executive Race between Allan Kittleman and Calvin Ball: Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman (R) has opened up a comfortable lead over his Democratic challenger, according to an independent poll released Friday. The survey, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling &…
Long Reach High played Centennial High yesterday and won 60 to 0….but the thing that caught my eye about this game was this post by Long Reach Boosters Club: Long Reach Football history was made today when 5’0 junior running back Mimi Britt became the first Lady Lightning to score a touchdown. Long Reach Boosters…
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