John A. Jenkins is a distinguished investigative and legal journalist, author, biographer, publisher and political scientist. He is the author of three books, and his articles have has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ and many other outlets. He is the recipient of four Certificates of Merit from the American Bar Association...
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Here is the key information on the fourth annual Gaithersburg Book Festival: You don’t want to miss it. On May 18, more than a hundred authors will speak alone and on panels in nine great big tents in a comfortable, relaxed setting on the quaint campus of Gaithersburg City Hall in Olde Towne. The...
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Finally, local officials say, thanks to funding legislation passed in the final moments of the recent state legislative session, there is good transit and transportation news for the state, for Montgomery County and for the city of Gaithersburg. “I am happy there is going to be a significant influx of transportation funding,” said Gaithersburg...
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Speaking in a Boston cathedral on April 18, President Barack Obama told us, “Scripture tells us to run with endurance, the race that is set before us.” That’s it, isn’t it? It’s what living is about. Each one of us, with our own race, our own journey – running with endurance. “Endurance,” says Merriam...
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Mayor Sidney Katz delivered the annual Gaithersburg “State of the City” address April 11 in the theater of the Rosborough Cultural Arts and Wellness Center at Asbury Methodist Village to a crowd of about 300. His message, and the message from four members of the City Council who spoke as well, was strictly positive...
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City Manager Tony Tomasello gave a detailed overview of the proposed FY 2014 Gaithersburg budget, including a prioritized listing of capital improvement projects, at the meeting of the mayor and City Council on April 15. The total budget proposed for FY 2014 is $56.6 million, Tomasello said, which represents a 9.9 percent increase over...
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Andrews Demands More Budget Fairness for Taxpayers and Employees Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett sent his proposed Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 14) Operating Budget to the County Council on March 15. The total recommended operating budget is approximately $4,803,000,000 (including debt service, grants and enterprise funds) for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Montgomery College,...
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We have a “therapeutic” buckwheat seed pillow covered in velvet, about 2 feet long by 8 inches wide. This past winter, my husband, John, and I got into the habit of heating it in the microwave at bedtime and bringing it upstairs. Although the thing has a cloth tag attached advising that two minutes...
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The Kentlands Citizens Assembly (KCA) will discuss ending the use of traditional chemical landscape applications (pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer) and instead using organic products throughout the community at its upcoming March 27 board meeting. According to KCA Board Chair Alex Kleinman, after input from the KCA’s Environmental Management Committee and others at the March...
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The Gaithersburg mayor and City Council met in a “retreat” with the city’s top staff members the evening of Feb. 25 to discuss strategies, objectives and priorities of the FY ’14 budget in light of the city’s current financial situation. The “Mayor and City Council Retreat” is an annual event and an early step...
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