The Melby Minute
DID YOU GET THIS?
Mailed at your expense to every household. Use more electric says the county. Don't us gas, don't use oil, don't use propane, and whatever you do, don't have a wood fireplace. No one in America pays more for electricity than we do in Maryland. Montgomery County taxes your electricity through the roof. Give me a break...a tax break. Give us some clean, cheap and useful power. Let folks stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Give us all a break! What do you think? Tell us at [email protected]
Crime Reports
Crime Reports
DON'T FALL FOR IT: Police warn of tricky 'distraction thefts' on the rise across the DMV | WJLA ABC 7 News | Lianna Golden | April 9, 2026, 5:51 am Updated April 9, 2026, 6:43 am
Video: Shots fired at Elm Shade Playground, detectives seeking answers | DC News Now | Kenzie Chase | April 9, 2026, 12:40 pm Updated April 9, 2026, 4:42. pm
News & Opinions
News & Opinions
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Flush with Revenue, Drunk on Spending | MCGOP | April 2026
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Property Tax Growth is Exceeding Price Inflation – By a Lot | Montgomery Perspective | Adam Pagnucco | April 16, 2026
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Emergency Filing Seeks to Halt MCPS Plan Affecting Wootton High School | Moderately MoCo | April 13, 2026
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MCPS Overhead Monster is Eating Education Strategies | Montgomery County Taxpayers League | April 17, 2026
Friedson on Taxes and Budget: “That is Crazy” | Montgomery Perspective | Adam Pagnucco | April 8, 2026
One Billion Reasons Montgomery County Needs Two-Party Competition | Montgomery County Republican Club | David Lee | April 17, 2026
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Why Is Progressivism Incompatible With the Declaration of Independence? Clarence Thomas Explains | The Daily Signal | Tyler O'Neil | April 17, 2026
TAKE THE QUIZ
EMBARASSED MUCH?
Who will win the seat vacated by Eric Swalwell?
(Just for fun, we included non-Californians.)
COUNTY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
L to R, Sherwin Wells, Rick Mui, Josephine Salazar, Esther Wells, Reardon "Sully"
Sullivan, Louella Tham, Dolores Reyes, Harold Maldonado are some of the Republican candidates.
QUIZ RESULTS
The 'B' set me up: 25% Believe survivors : 50%
Not with Lewinsky : 25% All of the above : 0%
Tax That Gal Behind the Tree
By Dennis Brent Melby
My fellow taxpayers,
Wednesday is tax day…are you paying “your fair share”? Here in MoCo apparently many folks on the Left think the answer is NO. A few folks actually come up to our booths and events and say they’d like to pay more, and that they enjoy paying taxes. And of course the Powers-that-be often agree with them.
Union Teachers have packed the Council and Executive forums to say “Moore please” except maybe not the please part, but you catch the drift. We were lied to for many years that MoCo had a great diverse economy, not at all reliant on Federal largess. Recent cutbacks by the national government have shown that to be a farce – with our county even offering to be the employer of last resort for folks who held positions deemed non-necessary.
CALL THE GOVERNOR
Call the Governor NOW urging him to VETO SB 791, the Community Trust Act.
CALL GOV MOORE NOW!!
(410) 974-3901
TELL HIM TO:
VETO THE SANCTUARY STATE ACT!!!
SUPPORT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES AT THE FORUMS
With Start of Primary Voting Looming, calvalcade of candidate forums speeds up | Bethesda Today | Louis Peck | April 6, 2026, 11:44 am, Updated April 6, 2026, 5:15 pm
PARENTS' CHOICE BALLOT
Below is a copy with our endorsed candidates who align with UARE's focus. These are the candidates that received the highest scores from the UARE members that attended the March 11th forum. I need your help to get this ballot out to Montgomery County Voters. We need help with the following: stuffing plastic bags with campaign literature, emailing our ballot to voters, displaying our yard signs, door knocking, and handing out ballots at voting polls. It's going to take all of us, if you want to make positive changes in our school system. Please email me and tell me how you can help! Thank you, Dee - [email protected]
