January 29, 2026

Last year, the County Council unanimously voted to ban gas heating in County homes and businesses beginning in 2035. This mandate, which eliminates consumer choice, is clearly stated on page 8 of the County Staff Report ( BEPS Staff Report ).

Thanks to those who sent feedback! Here are some comments that we received last week: 

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I am at a library using the internet at the moment and that I thank you for your good interests and service!

I support Trump and his cabinet well.

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Good heavens MCGOP    Republican Voters NEED  REAL representation!!     State is a fiscal mess (is that why we/re called little CA)?   WAKE UP VOTERS w/ ads etc LOUDLY   

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(L to R) Brigitta Mullican, Louise Cox, Jean Breen, Paul Agle, Tracy Colligan, Kerry August (CCWRC), Jamie Wollard (CCWRC), Bonnie Tarone, Sara Hoffman, Martine Baker (CCWRC)

Upper Montgomery Republican Women’s Club
Written by Brigitta Mullican

Several members of the Upper Montgomery Republican Women’s Club attended a showing of the movie Melania at the AMC Montgomery Mall Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland. We also encountered other club members from Chevy Chase who were attending later showings, while additional members saw the film at different theaters and times.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the movie, which focuses on the twenty days leading up to the 2025 presidential inauguration and follows Melania Trump as she navigates the complexities of the White House transition while preparing to become First Lady once again. The film portrays Melania as someone who strives for perfection, cares deeply about children, and loves America.

Tired of the crazy spending by the MoCo government? Want to do something about it? You’re in luck! 

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  News & Opinions

Council Staff Warns on Dire Economy | Montgomery Perspective | Adam Pagnucco | January 22, 2026

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Council President testifies against local involvement in immigration enforcement | Montgomery Community Media | Suzanne Pollak | January 22, 2026

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County Council members aim to unmask ICE, restrict access to county facilities | Bethesda Today | Ceoli Jacoby | January 20, 2026, 6:25 pm, Updated January 20, 2026, 6:48 pm 

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Elrich, County Council members to host community forum on data centers

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Ethiopian population in Montgomery County jumps nearly 150% in 15 years

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Heroditus

Its a Power Grab, Not "Reform"

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THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY

By Bert Black

Einstein is often credited with saying, "Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results." Ben Franklin is also credited with that quote. Regardless of who actually said it first, it is now a universally recognized truism. 

It's true in politics as in other endeavors. And nowhere is it truer than with the political organization that calls itself the "Democrat Party." The Party continually campaigns for votes from the masses of "usefully ignorant" by promising to create a Utopia in which all people are "happy, healthy and prosperous" due to the State's benevolence. That's the same tactic that the Communist Party uses to gain power. So, why is it that, once in control, the Communist Party never delivers those promises? Look at the leading Communist nations in the world, such as the former USSR, Russia, and North Korea. None have been successful in raising the economic condition of the masses. All they have done is make everyone in society (save for the Party elite) equally miserable.

READ THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY HERE

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Sheriffs defend work with ICE under immigration enforcement program | Maryland Matters | William J. Ford | January 20, 2026, 11:08 pm

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Nolte: ‘Melania’ Humiliates Media, Exceeds Expectations with Best Documentary Box Office Opening in Decade

By Joe Gillin

As we enter 2026 and plunge into activity for this year’s midterm elections, we are aware of the world around us with all of its tensions and turmoil. Some of us are old enough to remember the year 1968 with its assassinations, social unrest, international crises, plus the long and bloody Vietnam War that engaged public attention. Yet after that year’s presidential election, as the Christmas season approached, there was not just a quiet interlude from all the disturbing news, but a moment of epic inspiration as America’s Apollo program of pioneering lunar exploration was ramping up. Apollo 8 would be the first journey of humans away from the immediate vicinity of Earth out to circle the Moon. The mission collected valuable scientific and technical data that paved the way for the later landing missions but is remembered most for the awesome views of Earth from the Moon and the stirring reading by the crew of the first verses of Genesis during their Christmas Eve TV broadcast. Those later missions over the next four years ended in 1972.

• Jan 28, MoCo YR Happy Hour and Trivia
  
• Jan 29, PWRC General Meeting & Creative Activity
• February 19-22, Young Republican Leadership Conference 
• Feb 20, MDBRC - Lincoln Douglass Freedom Dinner & Awards
• Feb 21, UMRWC - General Meeting with Candace Parrott
• Feb 26, MCGOP Lunar New Year Celebration
• Feb 28, MCFRW Event - Political Leadership Training

MORE EVENTS HERE

L to R Fitzgerald Mofor, Ricky Mui, Cheryl Riley, Harold Maldonado, Dennis Melby, Josephine Salazar