Dear Editor: I was horrified to read the quote in the Town Courier’s May 4 edition from Wayne Stengel, who claimed that “there are many people who moved to the Kentlands because it is a premium living community and we...
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Dear Editor: I was horrified to read the quote in the Town Courier’s May 4 edition from Wayne Stengel, who claimed that “there are many people who moved to the Kentlands because it is a premium living community and we...
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Back in the early ‘70s, Marlo Thomas released “Free to Be You and Me,” which celebrated individuality and the unique qualities of each of us. It is easy to overlook the positive aspects of that mantra when we are held captive in a line. These brushes with humanity often offer a bizarre mix of...
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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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The notice had been on the center island in the kitchen for a month with all the other important papers I was deliberately avoiding. I was very careful to occasionally move the notice to a place of prominence among the piles to give it its proper due. No matter how I tried, though, this...
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Keep Kentlands Green and Clean To the Editor: Did you know that: * Kentlands was voted Readers’ Pick for Best Neighborhood in Gaithersburg by Bethesda Magazine (January/February 2013)? * And that the community of Kentlands was voted runner-up for the Green Awards for “green neighborhood or community” for Bethesda Magazine (November 2012)? We should...
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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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To the Editor: Recently the city of Gaithersburg sent a letter to residents of Quince Orchard Park (QOP), Kentlands and Lakelands regarding proposed legislation relating to homeowner and condominium associations. [The city is considering legislation to allow residents, community managers and community boards of homeowner and condominium associations to utilize the services of the...
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We have all had days when we felt like the world was topsy-turvy. But what if you could design a day that was upside down on purpose? Maybe a backwards day wouldn’t be so bad. If I could script one, it would go something like this. On backwards day, speed cameras shall be calibrated...
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To the Editor: At the Kentlands Citizens Assembly (KCA) meeting on Feb. 27, Gaithersburg staff members presented information about the city’s recommendation for Oktoberfest (see “City Considers Replacing Oktoberfest,” The Town Courier, Feb. 22). The feeling in the room was mixed — some people feel that the event has grown too large for the...
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As much as I love snow in reasonable amounts, I am ready to move on to spring. I am tired of looking out the window of my office at dull drizzle and a sodden, cold, colorless neighborhood. Spring is a time of hopeful things, and I think we are long past due for a...
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