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The Professional Development Institute
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County Planners Target Glenmont Shopping Center
Montgomery County Planning Board approved a preliminary document for the Glenmont Sector Plan Update this week.
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Gaithersburg Book Festival Short Story Contest for High School Students
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Meet Hank the Tank
Mutts Matter Rescue is a nonprofit, all-volunteer…
Hank is a gorgeous, 55-pound American Staffordshire Terrier who is lovable, playful, and well-trained too. He’s a rare find that will fit right in to your family and make someone a great …
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What I Learned on Picture Day
John DeMarchi is the Head of School at Evergreen
School picture day is an annual ritual. That does not mean it is always a happy event. Children thrive when they are actively learning. It is waiting (and boredom) that causes so much …
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A Web of Waivers and Exemptions Threatens Wheaton's Green Forested Buffer
Diane Cameron is the Conservation Program …
Audubon Naturalist Society and partners work to remove the County's web of waivers threatening the Wheaton Green Forested Buffer as construction of the Westfield-Costco project continues.
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Fighting Litter in Wheaton, Part II
GreenWheaton Board Member
Joining your neighbors in organized clean-up events is an effective way to fight litter in and around our Wheaton communities.
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Donna Baron (Scale-it-back.com) commented on:
Theresa, the numbers are taken from pages 77-78 of the approved and adopted Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan. The …
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Theresa Defino commented on:
Donna--The projections on numbers of people brought here by this Science City seem preposterous. What are they based on? Are …
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Ed Murtagh commented on:
Here is a YouTube video of Erol getting the Chesapeake Bay Trust's Educator of the Year award http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
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Sean commented on:
That may be true, but there must have been problems because the first developer backed-out. Maybe the only way to make it work…
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Richard Rice commented on:
John, I am in total agreement with your thoughts and ideas. My thanks and prayers are with you my friend!
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Richard Rice commented on:
I totally agree! Are we better off now than we were when Obama took office? Absolutely not. I am much worse off financially …
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Donna Baron (Scale-it-back.com) left 2 comments on:
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Piotr Gajewski commented on:
"The developers want the CCT to meander so it will stop by all their properties." So you would prefer a public transit system …
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Donna Baron (Scale-it-back.com) commented on:
Before we get back on the trigger thing...let me agree with Whit from Rockville. This county was built with a very weird road …
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MocoLoco commented on:
I'm not sure I understand the difference between a fee and a tax. The only difference is that the former allows legislators to…
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Donna Baron (Scale-it-back.com) commented on:
Piotr, The CCT is the trigger because the development cannot happen unless the CCT is built. I don't think it makes any more …
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Whit in Rockville commented on:
It's pretty clear that there is a need for some sort of rapid transit connecting Germantown and Clarksburg to the Metro. Many …
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Danila Sheveiko commented on:
First, I think it is a fee, not a tax - big difference. Second, the economy vs. environment argument is a false dichotomy. …
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Jeff Hawkins commented on:
Piotr, Your analogy is true......starvation prevention could lead to obesity..........moderation in everything is the key word…
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Piotr Gajewski commented on:
Faulting the CCT as “the trigger” for more development would be like faulting starvation prevention for obesity. If we …
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Doug in Rockville commented on:
Thanks, Donna. I agree that expansion should happen where mass transit already exists, as much as possible. In fact, Wheaton …
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Jeff Hawkins commented on:
Donna, It's NOT "fear mongering" by you. Many, many people appreciate your efforts with this issue. Frankly.....if you do …
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