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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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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