Nope, they don't want Republicans but they must take their applications. Better yet, if you're Non-affiliated they love that since they don't consider you a political threat.  Here's a list of important ways to serve the community.

Boards, Committees, and Commissions

The following County Council appointed boards, committees, and commissions are seeking applicants:

• Public Election Fund | Application Deadline: August 13th
• Board of Trustees of Montgomery College | Application Deadline: August 19th

The following County boards, committees, and commissions are seeking applicants:

• Commission for Women | Application Deadline: August 16th
• Children's Opportunity Alliance | Application Deadline: August 6th
• Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Commission | Application Deadline: August 9th
• Commission on Aging | Application Deadline: August 14th
• Human Trafficking Prevention Committee | Application Deadline: August 16th
• Commission for Women | Application Deadline: August 16th
• Montgomery County Trial Board | Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
• Sign Review Board | Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
• Board of Education Compensation Commission | Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

By Dennis Melby

Is your head spinning? Mine is. It’s hard to keep up with all the changes so rapidly happening in politics today.

I’d like to be on the beach with a cold drink listening to the waves – but I’m watching the Conventions and trying to figure out who’ll be the best candidate to put us back on a path to safety, sanity and prosperity.

If you think August is a slow relaxing month, think again. Look at our schedule – we’ve got a  lot going on. After all, it’s not election day anymore, it goes from late September to November 5, with ballot county days after that.

Two big things for your local Republican leadership. I’ve scheduled a vote for August 20 on our stand on a Maryland Constitutional Reproductive Rights Amendment and a Montgomery County Charter Term Limit Amendment. Read the Amendments. How should we vote? Give me your thoughts.

And scan though ALL these August events, we’re so active, there’s something for everyone.

Dennis Melby

MCGOP Chairman

Tell me what you think at [email protected]

The Paris Olympics

Hands up or hands down? Tell us at [email protected]

The Congress, Annapolis and Rockville are all in August recess. Your life, liberty and property are safe until they return!

Memo for Our Montgomery County and Maryland Citizens, Prepared by Peter Huessy, President of Geo-Strategic Analysis of Potomac, Maryland

California Dreamin’

 Americans are increasingly finding buying a new home beyond their means. The typical "starter home" now costs 54 percent more than it did five years ago, and is worth at least $1 million in 237 cities (the highest number of cities ever). Half of them are in California. Affordability is the worst in cities with the most restrictive building regulations.

A recent analysis by our friends at The Manhattan Institute finds: 

"When the 20 wind turbines that constitute just one small 100-MW wind farm wear out, decommissioning and trashing them will lead to fourfold more nonrecyclable plastic trash than all the world's (recyclable) plastic straws combined. There are 1,000 times more wind turbines than that in the world today."

We tease the Democrats 'cause we love 'em! At least the sanctuary city of Martha's Vineyard didn't get 'em.

McGruff the Crime Dog

By Lori Jaffe

With MoCo crime on the rise, and our police department facing a shortage of officers, many residents are concerned about their safety. Our politicians created the dysfunctional environment that Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Chief Marc Yamada must now work in. Please help the Chief as he tries to bring normal back to Montgomery County. Below are some of the things you can do, one of which is to attend the National Night Out (NNO) tomorrow, August 6.

Last week we got it wrong. Our column "Where's the Beef" gave credit to Burger King (Home of the Whopper) for the Where's the Beef commercial. Livid readers informed us that it was indeed a Wendy's Ad.

Since we don't often make mistakes we reached out to the White House and the office of Acting President Kamala Harris on how to make things right. "Let's be clear," they said. "Harris was never the Border Czar and you never said it was Burger King. Those are just lies spread by the MAGA Republicans and the right-wing Press!" "Oh, and by the way, Joe Biden is sharp as a tack! You can take that to the bank."

We appreciate the advice and regret the error.

WHERE'S THE BEEF?

We tease the Democrats, cause we love 'em. And "Sharp As A Tack" Biden shouldn't have turned his back...just sayin.

MCGOP, the Maryland Latino Hispanic Association and the Neil Parrott for Congress campaign all came out for the El Salvador festival at Montgomery College in Rockville. There's been a major shift in Latinos moving to the Republican Party prompted by anti-family, anti-religion and public safety policies of the far-left. We welcome them.