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With 2017 coming to an end, here is a message of thanks and a last-minute call for help from Josh Kurtz, Maryland Matters‘ co-founder…
Editor’s Note: The following is a letter that Linda Sobel Katz, a former aide to ex-Rep. Mike Barnes (D-Md.), wrote to Rep. Jamie Raskin…
When Democrat Doug Jones won the U.S. Senate seat in ruby red Alabama last week, he overturned a generation-long streak of Republicans winning Yellowhammer…
By Neil H. Greenberger Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series. More than 25 candidates are running for four at-large seats on…
Statement by the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, Md.: As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm the right of conscience and the…
By Charlie Gerow President Trump’s declaration didn’t make Jerusalem the capital of Israel. Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel for more than 3,000…
By Bill Conway Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series. More than 25 candidates are running for four at-large seats on the…
Editor’s Note: The following was submitted in response to our Nov. 28 item on several high-dollar fundraisers in December — including one for Senate…
By Amie Hoeber On Nov. 19, Ben Shnider, a Democratic candidate for the Montgomery County Council, recently wrote a commentary in Maryland Matters on…
By Jim Burton Over the last few days, much has been made about the November’s election results and their impact on Maryland’s 2018 elections….