The project has met all the legal requirements but Councilman David Marks, who lives less than a mile away, has crafted a bill to block it. [OP-ED]

Small party committees now fill legislative vacancies, resulting in friends-and-family appointments rather than grassroots democracy. Advocates, citizens and even the Maryland Senate want change. [OP-ED]

The process of choosing a county executive was an apparent violation of the Maryland Open Meetings Act and a definite embarrassment. [OP-ED]