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Anonymous wrote:I don't want to vote for Hogan, but the Dems keep on running candidates who are from Baltimore or PG. Please run someone else.

Code for: Black candidates

+1

PG candidates are tainted, not because of race but because of ethics. The rest of the state sees PG as a corrupt, pay to play circus, a throwback to an earlier era-- which is quite an indictment given Maryland's past history with Agnew, Mandel, etc.

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Anonymous wrote: I'm a Democrat and I'll be voting for him again.

Larry Hogan's grace, courage and good humor in working through his cancer treatment persuaded me to vote for him next time. And there are a number of issues on which I disagree with him.

Seriously? That's a pretty crappy reason to vote for someone, even if you were a republican. The cult of personality takes many forms.

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Anonymous wrote:What is your proposed solution? To build more schools, MCPS needs (a) money (in the capital budget) and (b) a place to put them. Where should the money to come from? Where should the schools go? And what will happen when enrollment invariably declines again?

And yes, there keeps being more development. (Which MCPS has no say over, just as the Montgomery County Council and the Montgomery County Planning Board have no say over the schools.) That's because people want to move to where the development is. Without this development, closer-in housing will stay way-out-of-reach expensive, which forces non-affluent people to live further out, with longer and more energy-consuming commutes.

But keep in mind also that in most cases, it's not the new development that's causing the rise in enrollment. (Clarksburg is a notable exception.) It's people who no longer have school-aged children selling their existing residences to people who do have school-aged children. The most effective way to control enrollment in a given school zone would be to forbid people from selling their existing residences to people who have, or plan to have, children to send to school. But of course we can't do that!

Stellar circular logic here Einstein and is totally bereft of reality.

You are clearly a developer shill and one of the reasons I will be happy to leave this county. People say that DC is corrupt, I say that MoCo is equally so, it's just that no one is paying attention and it doesn't get the same scrutiny. Developers own this government. And the corruption in Annapolis is even worse.

Cannot wait to move.

Anonymous wrote:What is your proposed solution? To build more schools, MCPS needs (a) money (in the capital budget) and (b) a place to put them. Where should the money to come from? Where should the schools go? And what will happen when enrollment invariably declines again?

And yes, there keeps being more development. (Which MCPS has no say over, just as the Montgomery County Council and the Montgomery County Planning Board have no say over the schools.) That's because people want to move to where the development is. Without this development, closer-in housing will stay way-out-of-reach expensive, which forces non-affluent people to live further out, with longer and more energy-consuming commutes.

But keep in mind also that in most cases, it's not the new development that's causing the rise in enrollment. (Clarksburg is a notable exception.) It's people who no longer have school-aged children selling their existing residences to people who do have school-aged children. The most effective way to control enrollment in a given school zone would be to forbid people from selling their existing residences to people who have, or plan to have, children to send to school. But of course we can't do that!

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Anonymous wrote:I have a name I want to throw out.

Ben Cardin for Governor.

You want a 75-year old governor?

Plus, no way does he want to give up US Senator perks for the aggravation of Annapolis.

Anonymous wrote:This is a fact that Libs can't wrap their tiny heads around. Our side will win again!!!

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DP - What?? That is complete BS!

I agree that MCPS does not control development, but your statement here is just untrue.

Do you travel around the county at all? The county has been putting up an INSANE amount of high density housing on lots where there was previously NO housing. The entire area near Twinbrook metro. The area by Shady Grove. The area on Norbeck by Leisure World. Rockville wants to build even MORE apartments at Town Center when the school's there are already over capacity. These are all apartments/townhouses/condos. Some going up on sites where there was previously no housing.

Of course that increases overcrowding!

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Anonymous wrote:Hogan's favorite hobby is cutting education funding. He also aligns closely with Betsy DeVos on vouchers, tax credits, and charter schools. He makes it very clear that public education is not a priority in Maryland.

If the biggest Democrats in Montgomery County trusted their own education system before Gov. Hogan took office, why are their kids in private schools?

Who are the "biggest Democrats in Montgomery County" who have school-aged kids, and how do you know which schools their kids go to?

I am not sure that their charge makes any sense. I think all council members I am aware of with school aged kids send them to public. There might be a state delegate or two in with kids in private, I don't know. But the claim is on its face a bit ridiculous and seemingly without merit.

On the other hand, as an MCPS parent, I am seriously thinking about going private just because the overcrowding issue is driving me nuts. They have presented no real solutions except to megasize every school until some high schools are even larger than a good chunk of liberal arts colleges. And then they just keep approving more and more development, without ensuring for new schools, parks, rec centers, etc. Its not an educational quality issue (except some behavioral things bug me) but just a crowding issue. But nearly every parent I talk to is highly satisfied.

What is your proposed solution? To build more schools, MCPS needs (a) money (in the capital budget) and (b) a place to put them. Where should the money to come from? Where should the schools go? And what will happen when enrollment invariably declines again?

And yes, there keeps being more development. (Which MCPS has no say over, just as the Montgomery County Council and the Montgomery County Planning Board have no say over the schools.) That's because people want to move to where the development is. Without this development, closer-in housing will stay way-out-of-reach expensive, which forces non-affluent people to live further out, with longer and more energy-consuming commutes.

But keep in mind also that in most cases, it's not the new development that's causing the rise in enrollment. (Clarksburg is a notable exception.) It's people who no longer have school-aged children selling their existing residences to people who do have school-aged children. The most effective way to control enrollment in a given school zone would be to forbid people from selling their existing residences to people who have, or plan to have, children to send to school. But of course we can't do that!

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Anonymous wrote:Hogan's favorite hobby is cutting education funding. He also aligns closely with Betsy DeVos on vouchers, tax credits, and charter schools. He makes it very clear that public education is not a priority in Maryland.

If the biggest Democrats in Montgomery County trusted their own education system before Gov. Hogan took office, why are their kids in private schools?

Who are the "biggest Democrats in Montgomery County" who have school-aged kids, and how do you know which schools their kids go to?

I am not sure that their charge makes any sense. I think all council members I am aware of with school aged kids send them to public. There might be a state delegate or two in with kids in private, I don't know. But the claim is on its face a bit ridiculous and seemingly without merit.

On the other hand, as an MCPS parent, I am seriously thinking about going private just because the overcrowding issue is driving me nuts. They have presented no real solutions except to megasize every school until some high schools are even larger than a good chunk of liberal arts colleges. And then they just keep approving more and more development, without ensuring for new schools, parks, rec centers, etc. Its not an educational quality issue (except some behavioral things bug me) but just a crowding issue. But nearly every parent I talk to is highly satisfied.

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Anonymous wrote:Hogan's favorite hobby is cutting education funding. He also aligns closely with Betsy DeVos on vouchers, tax credits, and charter schools. He makes it very clear that public education is not a priority in Maryland.

If the biggest Democrats in Montgomery County trusted their own education system before Gov. Hogan took office, why are their kids in private schools?

Who are the "biggest Democrats in Montgomery County" who have school-aged kids, and how do you know which schools their kids go to?

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Anonymous wrote:Hogan's favorite hobby is cutting education funding. He also aligns closely with Betsy DeVos on vouchers, tax credits, and charter schools. He makes it very clear that public education is not a priority in Maryland.

If the biggest Democrats in Montgomery County trusted their own education system before Gov. Hogan took office, why are their kids in private schools?

Anonymous wrote:Hogan's favorite hobby is cutting education funding. He also aligns closely with Betsy DeVos on vouchers, tax credits, and charter schools. He makes it very clear that public education is not a priority in Maryland.

Anonymous wrote:I won't mind if he does get reelected. He's been a good, solid governor who seems to be able to work with anybody.

-Democrat who will definitely consider voting for Hogan, as long as he continues to stay distant from Donald Trump