Archive: Montgomery County
A wider I-270: How two lanes beats four
By Phil Andrews Gaithersburg A recent state proposal to address traffic-choked Interstate 270 would add four lanes between Shady Grove Road and Urbana, and two lanes between Urbana and the city of Frederick. But after reviewing the state’s long-term traffic...
By Michael Larabee | November 13, 2009; 07:05 PM ET | Comments (4)
A Bethesda Speed Trap
S.D. Soopramanien Chevy Chase When my husband and I both picked up our first-ever speeding tickets during the same week and along the same westbound stretch of East West Highway between Connecticut and Wisconsin avenues in Bethesda, we figured that...
By Michael Larabee | August 12, 2009; 10:39 AM ET | Comments (3)
Closing the Achievement Gap
Valerie Ervin Silver Spring Anyone concerned with education issues must have taken note of the recent Post articles “Maryland Gains Continue on Reading, Math Tests” and “Over 10 Years, Montgomery’s Weast Aced Tough Tests.” These articles brought welcome news: Montgomery...
By Michael Larabee | August 5, 2009; 09:55 AM ET | Comments (0)
Weast’s Successes and Failures
By John Son Bethesda I applaud Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Jerry Weast’s hard work and success. I have been in the Montgomery County school system since first grade and, after reading this article, I realize that Mr. Weast has served...
By Vince Rinehart | July 31, 2009; 09:09 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Purple Line's Flawed Projections
By Beth Forbes Bethesda The July 12 editorial “Green-Light the Purple Line” argued for a vastly expensive light-rail option for the Purple Line over a less-expensive dedicated bus line. The July 19 editorial “Get on the Bus” said the region...
By Vince Rinehart | July 28, 2009; 01:26 PM ET | Comments (0)
In Defense of Centro Familia
By Jo Ann H. Moran Cruz Chevy Chase As a board member of the Centro Familia nonprofit for 10 years and the board’s chair from 2006 to 2008, I wish to vouch for the integrity of the leadership of the...
By Vince Rinehart | June 24, 2009; 08:53 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Good and Bad of Traffic Enforcement
Anyone traveling around Montgomery County cannot fail to notice that the county government has declared a street war on its citizens. The amazing proliferation of cameras and other electronic entrapment devices, at a cost of millions of dollars, has rendered...
By Marisa Katz | May 24, 2009; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (7)
The Disability Debate Redefined
By Marc Leffer Owings Mills, Md. As an occupational medicine physician in the Washington area, I have been following the debate over how to reform Montgomery County's disability retirement system. The diagnosis of disability varies from worker to worker and...
By Marisa Katz | May 24, 2009; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (5)
