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The State Of The Union

February 19, 2023February 13, 2023 Preacher Johnson

The State of the Union address can be a relatively short speech. One sentence will do – “The country is

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Missing the Point – Taking Over Baltimore

February 15, 2023 Les Cohen

It’s high time that we all take responsibility for saving the city of Baltimore. And, to that end, I’m suggesting that the legislature declare a state of public emergency and, yes folks, take over management of the city’s public education, public safety, economic development and infrastructure management. The city government can and should participate in the takeover, but cannot be in charge of it.

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Maryland House Republican Caucus introduces legislative package to reduce crime, improve education and restore the state’s economy

February 12, 2023 House Republican Caucus

Maryland has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the United States, yet the number of murders and violent crimes committed with guns continues to grow every year, with the overwhelming majority of those committed with stolen guns. Astonishingly, the Maryland General Assembly has for years refused to make the theft of a firearm a felony. Again this year, the House Republican Caucus will offer the Gun Theft Felony Act (HB 750) and fight to close this absurd loophole in Maryland law.

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Missing the Point – Baltimore City Mayor Scott’s anti-crime program

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Les Cohen

In 2021, Homicides and non-fatal shootings in Baltimore’s Western District totaled 168, then 111 in 2022 down 34%. These numbers support the claim the Mayor makes in his tweet, but let’s look at the data – for all nine Police Districts – from a less politically prejudiced point of view.

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Missing the Point – Baltimore Mayor Brandon ‘Squeegee’ Scott

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Les Cohen

Likewise, you don’t, for example, have to be an African American to be angered by racism. And you don’t have to live in Baltimore to be appalled by the huge loss of well-being and potential suffered daily by the majority of its residents due largely to an ineffectual city government – and to a lack of sufficient concern by our state government and voters throughout Maryland.

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Missing the Point: Baltimore Sings the Vacant City Blues

September 4, 2022November 3, 2022 Les Cohen

If only I was BB King. Unfortunately, while I could probably come up with a really cool name for my guitar, if I had one, I couldn’t play it. Or sing. …Now you know why I write for a living.

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Marilyn Mosby did not lose the Election because of Racism

September 4, 2022 Dudley Thompson

Recently, a local media outlet published an editorial claiming that Marilyn Mosby lost the primary election due to racism. Claiming Mosby lost due to her skin color undermines the democratic process and more importantly, it discounts the voters of Baltimore, most of whom are Black. The fact that a Black man, Ivan Bates, won the three-way primary further discredits the idea that race was a factor.