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January 12, 2017 | Staff Writer

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Grace Rivera-Oven hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Her guests include Robert Goldman, JaLynn Prince, Steve Simon, and Brian Karem. The panel discuss housing in Montgomery County with Robert Goldman of Montgomery Housing Partnership, a new Madison House Autism Foundation initiative with JaLynn Prince, the December fire at the county incinerator plant […]

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December 15, 2016 | Mitti Hicks

School Funding and More Discussed at Annual Legislative Breakfast (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

It’s an annual event that is traditionally known as the unofficial kick off for the upcoming session of the Maryland General Assembly Hundreds of Montgomery County and Maryland state leaders gathered at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center for the 2016 Committee for Montgomery Legislative Breakfast on Dec 15. The event was organized by […]

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December 1, 2016 | Staff Writer

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Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Brian Karem, Jane de Winter, Steve Simon, and Diana Conway. Topics discussed this week include the impact of the Presidential General Election in Montgomery County, a review of events affecting our public schools and what to expect next year, a preview […]

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December 16, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Baker, Bowser, Leggett Tout Regional Economic Development (VIDEO)

The Committee for Montgomery hosted its annual legislative breakfast on Dec. 16 at the Bethesda North Marriott.  The main event at this year’s breakfast was a conversation about regional economic development featuring the Executives of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and the Mayor of Washington, D.C. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Also at this event, the […]

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December 16, 2015 | Staff Writer

Baker, Bowser and Leggett Headline Committee for Montgomery Breakfast (VIDEO)

Hundreds of elected officials, government and business representatives, civic, non-profit and community leaders from Montgomery County and the State of Maryland attended the Committee for Montgomery’s annual legislative breakfast on Dec. 16 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. This year’s event was headlined by a regional economic development discussion featuring Montgomery County […]

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December 16, 2015 | Staff Writer

Council President Nancy Floreen Addresses Crowd at Committee for Montgomery Annual Breakfast (PHOTO)

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen addressed the annual Committee for Montgomery Legislative Breakfast at the Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center on Wednesday. “I truly congratulate the Committee for highlighting economic development this year,” Council President Floreen said. “There can be no question that this needs to be the number one priority for all of […]

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December 4, 2015 | Staff Writer

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Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Dr. Bruce Fowler of Rotary International, Jane de Winter, Steve Simon and Susan Callahan of the Montgomery County Food Council. Topics discussed this week include progress to eliminate polio worldwide, future of county liquor control, the upcoming Committee for Montgomery Legislative Breakfast, […]

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May 13, 2015 | Steve Simon

Train Wrecks, Crisis Communications: Then and Now

Nearly 20 years ago on a snowy February Friday night, I was leaving my office as a Montgomery County, Md. public information officer, when the phone rang and a TV reporter who I often dealt with called and asked what we knew so far about this “train collision” in Silver Spring. I thought he was […]

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January 7, 2015 | Steve Simon

Damage Control 101: The Art of the Apology

I apologize in advance to anyone who may find this blog to be boring, offensive, off-the-mark, annoying, or even trivial. There. I said it. I’m sorry. Apologies don’t always come that easy and aren’t always that easy to deliver, are they? Then again, the circumstances begging for an apology – especially a public apology at […]

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November 18, 2014 | Staff Writer

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Watch the Latest “21 This Week” (Video)

This episode of “21 This Week” with host Casey Aiken and the panel includes a look at Maryland election results and a discussion on the recent controversy over the changes to the Montgomery County Public Schools calendar. The show’s panel of political observers includes John Hurson, Jerry Cave, Mark Uncapher and Steve Simon. “21 This Week” […]

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