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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Change vs. more of the same

My historic candidacy for District 1 County Council clearly has the establishment, who want to control this seat, running scared. The two incumbents who have held this seat for the last 24 straight years wrote a deceptive editorial alleging that I have wrongly claimed that they have endorsed my campaign. This is false. I have…

By MARTIN MITCHELL

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College Park

Council’s 1st-ever student liaison resigns from Congress

Eric Swalwell, the California congressman who resigned on April 14 amid allegations of sexual misconduct, got his start in politics in College Park, where he was the first University of Maryland (UMD) student liaison to the city council in 2002. Swalwell, a Democrat and one-time presidential candidate, has admitted to “mistakes in judgment” but has…

Hyattsville

Appeals court requires hearing on any new townhouses by Driskell Park

This March, a Maryland appeals court said the county council would have to hold a public hearing for any further townhouse development on contested land near Driskell Park.  Werrlein Properties owns land on the hillside above Driskell Park, as well as a large former parking lot east of the playground.  In June 2025, the city…

The Laurel Independent

Inner Space Column: Citizen science can strengthen Laurel’s future

As the nation focuses on the yearlong celebration of its 250th birthday, the Laurel community is seeking a meaningful contribution on a local scale. That calls for not only looking at what we learned from the past, but also how that translates to civic life today and in the future. The month of April, when…

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