Sentinel Article Index
The Montgomery County Civic Federation regularly publishes articles in The Sentinel. This section contains a reprint of those articles.
May 2010 |
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| Oh Deer! Part Two: Population Control | May 27, 2010 |  |
| Inaction an election year norm | May 20, 2010 | |
| Federation endorses Carrier for Planning Board Chair | May 13, 2010 | |
| Civic Federation Awards | May 6, 2010 | |
April 2010 |
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| Sacrificing Our Environment to the Budget? | April 29, 2010 | |
| Death knell for workforce housing | April 22, 2010 | |
| Permanent closing of park activity buildings hidden in budget | April 15, 2010 | |
| It's the traffic, stupid | April 8, 2010 | |
| Two on the budget | April 1, 2010 | |
March 2010 |
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| This scheme will return | March 25, 2010 | |
| Protecting neighborhoods | March 18, 2010 | |
| Redistricting the County Council | March 11, 2010 | |
| Rewriting the county zoning code | March 4, 2010 | |
February 2010 |
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| MCPS proposed Operating Budget | February 25, 2010 | |
| Oh Deer! (Part One) | February 18, 2010 | |
| Truth of county east-west jobs rift | February 11, 2010 | |
| Neighbors helping neighbors | February 4, 2010 | |
January 2010 |
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| Police station and housing proposed for White Oak site | January 28, 2010 | |
| White Flint plan out of balance | January 21, 2010 | |
| Planning enforcement is ongoing | January 14, 2010 | |
| Do corporate tax breaks and grants pay off? | January 7, 2010 | |
December 2009 |
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| Civic Federation Helps Educate County Citizens | December 31, 2009 | |
| Treasure Our County Libraries | December 24, 2009 | |
| Traffic Congestion Hurts Quality of Life | December 17, 2009 | |
| Proposal for Rockwood Rocks Woodrock | December 10, 2009 | |
| We Was Robbed! | December 3, 2009 | |
November 2009 |
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| A Great Big Load of Thanks! | November 26, 2009 | |
| Getting the Public Involved | November 19, 2009 | |
| Passing the Buck | November 12, 2009 | |
| Who is Looking Out for the Needs of County Residents? | November 5, 2009 | |
October 2009 |
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| A Look at the Maryland Public Service Commission | October 29, 2009 | |
| Respecting the Suburban Lifestyle | October 22, 2009 | |
| Who Gets the Bill? | October 15, 2009 | |
| Parks: Our Best Idea | October 8, 2009 | |
| Gaithersburg West Plan a Monstrosity | October 1, 2009 | |
September 2009 |
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| Did Council Destroy the Planning Board Vision for Germantown? | September 24, 2009 | |
| County Executive Comments on Growth Policy | September 17, 2009 | |
| County Executive Silent on Improving Traffic Test | September 10, 2009 | |
| Why Growth Sounds Scary to County Residents | September 3, 2009 | |
August 2009 |
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| The Value of Neighborhood Citizen Associations | August 27, 2009 | |
| What's up with the county's bottom line? | August 20, 2009 | |
| Scale back 'Science City' to a science suburb | August 13, 2009 | |
| Good Government Doesn't Mean a Bad Reputation | August 6, 2009 | |
July 2009 |
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| Finally Seeing the (Red) Light | July 30, 2009 | |
| Preserving the Cider Barrel | July 23, 2009 | |
| Planning For More School Overcrowding | July 16, 2009 | |
| A National Model of Poor Planning | July 9, 2009 | |
| Still Waiting for Action | July 2, 2009 | |
June 2009 |
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| Council Missed Deadline Set in State Law | June, 25, 2009 | |
| Is Urbanizing of Germantown Being Rushed? | June 18, 2009 | |
| The Voice of the People | June 11, 2009 | |
| Preserving Affordably Priced Housing | June 4, 2009 | |
May 2009 |
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| A Primer On County Growth | May 28, 2009 | |
| MCCF History Worth Repeating | May 21, 2009 | |
| Montgomery Country's Own Love Canal | May 14, 2009 | |
| MCCF Awards Banquet to Be Held May 15th | May 7, 2009 | |
April 2009 |
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| On the Death of a Friend | April 30, 2009 | |
| Development Plan Violations Not Disclosed | April 23, 2009 | |
| Introducing DENSIMAX | April 16, 2009 | |
| Does the County Council wish to destroy historic preservation? | April 2, 2009 | |
March 2009 |
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| For the Common Good | March 26, 2009 | |
| A Tale of Two Silver Spring Garden Apartment Historic Designations | March 19, 2009 | |
| Need to Act Greener | March 12, 2009 | |
| The Latest Truths About Methodically Opportunistic Home Properties | March 5, 2009 | |
February 2009 |
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| Hijacking of Planning Underway | Fenruary 26, 2009 | |
| Are WSSC & MNCPPC About To Be Engulfed By A Perfect Storm? | Fenruary 19, 2009 | |
| How To Balance Our Way Out of a $500 Million Budget Deficit | Fenruary 12, 2009 | |
| New Year, Old Problem | Fenruary 5, 2009 | |
January 2009 |
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| WSSC Left Behind By The Response of Others To The PCCP Crisis | January 29, 2009 | |
| Can Anyone Believe What WSSC Says About Its PCCP? | January 22, 2009 | |
| When the Government Finally Got It About Historic Preservation | January 8, 2009 | |
| WSSC Endangers Us By Failing To Confront The PCCP Problem | January 1, 2009 | |
December 2008 |
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| How American Women Saved Mount Vernon and Democratized Historic Preservation | December 18, 2008 | |
| How the History of U. S. Historic Preservation Began | December 11, 2008 | |
| Lawsuits Filed Against County Council and Planning Board | December 4, 2008 | |
November 2008 |
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| Let Us Give Thanks | November 27, 2008 | |
| How Does MCPS Measure Up To Other Maryland School Systems? | November 20, 2008 | |
| President Obama, Take My Superintendent, Please! | November 13, 2008 | |
| Whatever Happened To... | November 6, 2008 |
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October 2008 |
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| Maryland's Sordid Slots History About to be Repeated | October 30, 2008 | |
| Slots Study Tells The Truth of All That's False About Gambling | October 23, 2008 |
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| What They Don't Want You To Know About Gambling Addiction | October 16, 2008 |
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| Show Us the Money That Slots Will Bring | October 9, 2008 |
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| Growing Pains | October 2, 2008 |
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September 2008 |
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| Master Planning for Failure | September 25, 2008 |
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| Weast's ACT Doesn't Hide the Truth of the SAT | September 18, 2008 |
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| Weast Losing His War Against The SAT | September 11, 2008 |
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| The Amazing Story of Illegal School Fees | September 4, 2008 |
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August 2008 |
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| Change For The Better | August 28, 2008 |
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| AYP Also Means Another Year of Propaganda | August 21, 2008 |
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| Does Johns Hopkins Understand Smart Growth? | August 13, 2008 |
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| How Weast Blames Simpson's Paradox For His Failures | August 7, 2008 |
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July 2008 |
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| What's Good for the Goose... | July 31, 2008 |
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| How Good Is The Cream of the Crap Served Us By Chef Weast? | July 24, 2008 |
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| Ever Stranger Behavior by the Planning Staff Director | July 17, 2008 |
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| Bring carousel home to Clarksburg | July 9, 2008 |
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| How Low Is Home Properties Willing To Go? | July 3, 2008 |
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June 2008 |
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| Suburban Hospital's Destructive Expansion Plans Doomed to Fail | June 26, 2008 |
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| As Always, MCPS Spins Failures Into Successes | June 19, 2008 |
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| Unions Dictates Pension Policy to County Council | June 12, 2008 |
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| Strange Behavior at the Planning Commission | June 3, 2008 |
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May 2008 |
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| Did MCPS Deliberately Misstate Newsweek's High School Rankings? | May 27, 2008 |
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| County Council Unilaterally Capitulates to Union Demands | May 20, 2008 |
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| 81st Annual MCCF Awards Ceremony | May 13, 2008 |
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| Unions & Budget Crises - 1990 & 2008 | May 6, 2008 |
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April 2008 |
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| Unions, Paper Tigers and Toilet Paper | April 29, 2008 |
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| Weast The Corruptor | April 22, 2008 |
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| An Accident Waiting to Happen | April 15, 2008 |
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| WSSC Hits Bottom Using Scare Tactics of Exploding Pipes | April 8, 2008 |
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| Montgomery College's Dubious Distinction | April 1, 2008 |
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March 2008 |
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| Montgomery College and the Battle For Block 69 | March 25, 2008 |
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| Getting to Know the Real Montgomery College | March 18, 2008 |
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| John Q. Porter and the DIBELS Debacle | March 11, 2008 |
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| Beware the Property Tax Assessor Looking For A Shortcut through Your Wallet | March 4, 2008 |
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February 2008 |
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| Why Don't We Just Abolish Our Board of Education? | February 26, 2008 |
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| What's New In MCPS Land? | February 17, 2008 |
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| Accurate Housing Data Needed | February 12, 2008 |
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| WSSC and the Loch Ness Monster | February 5, 2008 |
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January 2008 |
| Are MCPS and the BOE Helping To Corrupt U.S. Education? | January 29, 2008 |
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| Civil Rights and Wrongs in Montgomery County in 2008 | January 22, 2008 |
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| The Curious Case of John Q. Porter | January 15, 2008 |
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| Will Sandy Spring Become the Next Clarksburg? | January 8, 2008 |
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| United Kingdom Really Gets Global Warming | January 1, 2008 |
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