The final two performances of “On National Road – The Musical,” the closing act of the year-long celebration of Ellicott City’s founding 250 years ago, are this Friday and Saturday night.
Len Lazarick
Rodricks’ play ‘Baltimore: You Have No Idea:’ lots of laughs and a few tears
It made me laugh. It made me cry. And it makes me sad to write about Sun columnist Dan Rodricks’ one-act, one-man (with ensemble) tour de force because it began and ended its run this weekend at the Baltimore Museum of Art auditorium. Massachusetts native Rodricks has...
Analysis: Howard County turns Blue; Anne Arundel swings slightly Purple, but trending Blue
An earlier version of this column appears in the December issue of The Business Monthly serving Howard and Anne Arundel counties. Is Howard County Blue or Purple? The results of the November election say it is definitely Democrat Blue. Neighboring Anne Arundel County...
There’s a contest for U.S. Senate on the ballot. Really?
Fifty years ago, both U.S. Ssenators from Maryland were Republicans. In 1976, a Democratic congressman from Baltimore City named Paul Sarbanes took on incumbent Republican J. Glenn Beall and beat him with 59% of the vote. Sarbanes would hold on to that seat for 30 years, a record five terms for Maryland.
There are not just two choices for governor – there are five
If you been following mainstream media coverage of the race for governor, you may be under the impression that there are just two candidates for governor – Republican Dan Cox and Democrat Wes Moore. There are actually five candidates on the ballot, despite all the...
Kittleman gets boost from governor in Howard County executive race; Howard council reacts to problem about withholding documents
By Len Lazarick Republican Allan Kittleman got a boost Saturday from Gov. Larry Hogan and two lieutenant governors -- one current, one former – as he seeks to regain the job as county executive he lost four years to Democrat Calvin Ball. “He was an unbelievable county...
Cox courts Indian-American community; gets renewed Trump endorsement
Del. Dan Cox, the Republican nominee for governor, got a warm welcome at the Festival of India at the Howard County Fairgrounds Saturday. In a brief speech, Cox told the crowd that “freedom is on the line, it’s at stake” in this election. Referring to Democratic...
Kittleman vs. Ball rematch takes a negative turn
This column by Len Lazarick appears in the September issue of The Business Monthly serving Howard and Anne Arundel counties. Allan Kittleman would love to be Howard County executive again. So would current County Executive Calvin Ball. To achieve Republican...
Downy ocean with all the pols and bureaucrats
I’ve been going to the Maryland Association of Counties Summer Conference off and on since 1975. The MACo (MAY-co) confab has been a fixture on the summer political calendar for over 50 years. It has been long debated whether having all the local officials from around...
State Roundup: Wes Moore still ahead; Marilyn Mosby losing
WES MOORE STILL AHEAD: Wes Moore held onto a comfortable lead in the race for Maryland’s Democratic nomination for governor after the first day of counting mail ballots Thursday, but Tom Perez cut more than 4,150 votes from Moore’s cushion. But for Perez to win, he...
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