On Saturday, Howard County blogger Scott Ewart hosted and moderated an online debate for the Board of Education candidates in District 4. I tried to watch it live, but I turned it off after just a few minutes thanks to the viewing public showing its ass in the comment section in real-time.
I did finally get around to watching it in its entirety; here is my analysis.
First, I had to wait only two minutes for someone to broach the topic of redistricting, and it was Mr. Ewart himself who br...
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BOE
<p>Howard County (Maryland) blog posts covering topics related to the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) and its Board of Education (BOE).</p>
Naked and Very Afraid
* See update at the bottom of this post.
Do any of y’all watch Naked and Afraid on the Discovery Channel? I’m not a fan of reality TV, but for some reason, I can’t stop watching it. This show has it all - the drama, the suspense, the survivalist skills, and... well... the nakedness. There’s something addictive about chowing down on tortilla chips on my couch while watching people with blurred genitals argue while eating bugs and vermin on TV.
It’s kind of like the day campaign finance rep...
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The BOE Partisan Debate
In Howard County, as our Board of Education race heads toward its June primary, local organizations have begun doling out endorsements to candidates, a practice that is neither new nor particularly noteworthy.
What is noteworthy is the "this is not an endorsement" endorsements that began in March with the Howard County Republican Club having no qualms about listing the candidates that, as they say, "share our conservative values" and "believe in redistricting for capacity only." (Bruh.)
A...
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