Montgomery Community Media

If you’ve been procrastinating when it comes to preparing and filing your tax return this year you might be considering filing an extension. While obtaining a 6-month extension to file is relatively easy–and there are legitimate reasons for doing so–there are also some downsides. If you need more time to file your tax return this […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss legislation passed in this session of the Maryland General Assembly, the Montgomery County Democratic primary ballot, and racism in America 50 years after the death of Civil Rights Leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This week’s panel […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m.

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Guests include Jane de Winter, Elaine Apter, Gabriel Carrera, and Gilberto Zelaya. Mooers and the panel discuss the recent teacher strikes around the country with Jane de Winter, the League of Women Voters position on gun control legislation in with Elaine Apter, scams that […]

April is Financial Literacy Month and a great time to focus on financial education. A lack of financial preparedness has huge societal costs, and in the coming years as Americans age, these costs will likely increase. There are daunting challenges facing not only the poor but also the working middle class. In the face of […]

Two weeks ago, my client Carl (not his real name) asked me to put all of his $330,000 IRA retirement savings in Amazon. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I could not, in good conscience, implement this request. It is extremely imprudent to put all of our savings in a handful of stocks, let […]

Estimated tax is the method used to pay tax on income that is not subject to withholding. This includes income from self-employment, interest, dividends, and rent, as well as gains from the sale of assets, prizes and awards. You also may have to pay estimated tax if the amount of income tax being withheld from […]

Youth Opportunities Here at MCM, summer fun means getting immersed in new multimedia training opportunities.  We’ve planned a summer calendar of new, fun youth camps that will give kids the opportunity to create and learn.  Youth camps are week long creative sessions where students produce original content that will be screened at our Multimedia Festival […]

Progress is progress, no matter how small.* Progress in brain injury comes in increments, and progress may be difficult to recognize day-to-day. Progress must be celebrated, because brain injury recovery is measured in years, not days or months. This month, I  attended the 30th annual Brain Injury Association of Maryland Annual Conference in Timonium, Md. […]

On this episode of Dialagondo Con La Policia del Condado de Montgomery, host Blanca Kling is joined by Montgomery County Police Community Services Officer, Michael Prather. Officer Prather has been awarded by the City of Rockville and been a well known and loved member of the community for a very long time. On the second half […]