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Jamie Cheng, Esther Quacken-bush, Angela Chien, Esther Li,

and Shawna Dougherty at Chur-chill High School’s graduation

on Wednesday, June 6.

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Churchill graduates say goodbye to high school years.FarewellBy Peggy McEwan

The Almanac

On Wednesday, June 6, 469graduates from WinstonChurchill High School par-ticipated in ceremonies at

DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.Guest speaker Dr. Jonathan Holloway,

Provost, Northwestern University encour-aged the students to embrace life’s journey.

“[His] general message was that life isgoing to be full of the unexpected so don’t

try to plan every-thing … embracethe journey in-stead,” gradu-ates Olivia Wangand Daniel Pyosaid in an email.

Dr. Joan Benz,retiring principalof Churchill,served 44 yearsas an Montgom-ery County Pub-lic Schools em-ployee, almost21 as principal at

Churchill. “She applauded the class … andsaid she couldn’t have asked for a betterclass to finish her journey at Churchill with,”Wang and Pyo wrote. “Dr. Benz also spoketo the tight-knit, resilient and caring rela-tionship of our class through our loss of aclassmate and our fight to promote mentalhealth.” “The fantastic WCHS chamber or-chestra performed ‘Pomp and Circumstance’as well as ‘Send in the Clowns,’ Wang andPyo wrote. Suuba Demby, Bethany Chen, and Sadia Demby

Umar Sanusi, Adama Kanu, Henncia Williams, MarJamal Jaffa, Banaru Smith, Abdul Sasso, and PhebeanWilliams at Churchill High School’s graduation onWednesday, June 6.

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By Peggy McEwan

The Almanac

Close to 500 students received di-plomas at the Walt WhitmanHigh School graduation cer-

emonies Friday, June 8 at DAR Consti-tution Hall.

It was an inclusive ceremony, withPrincipal Alan Goodwin calling out ac-tivities, classes, clubs, volunteer workand just about anything students at theschool may have participated in duringtheir years at the school and asking stu-dents to stand, and remain standing, ashis list continued.

Soon just about the whole graduatingclass was standing and, in case anyonewas left out, he even included those whoever attended a Whitman sporting eventand announced that they were all“Whitmaniacs.” Parents too.

“This class had fun, but worked hard,”

Bittersweet Moments Fill Whitman GraduationGuest speaker Dana Milbank tells graduates: “We are all counting on you.”

Rising seniors at Walt Whitman High School pose last June at a senior night event for the students to get toknow each other as a class and make plans for senior year. Now they are graduates of the Class of 2018.

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By Peggy McEwan

The Almanac

Maryland’s 8th Congressional Dis-trict stretches from the border ofWashington, D.C. and Mont-

gomery County north to the Pennsylvaniaborder. It reaches into Potomac, includesRockville then moves north east until reach-ing Frederick County where it spreads out,east and west. Democrat Jamie Raskin cur-rently represents District 8 and is running

for reelection. The number of candidatesrunning against Raskin is relatively small,compared to other races.

Three Republicans; Bridgette Cooper,John Walsh and Victor Williams; and twoDemocrats: Utam Paul and Summer Spring,

Running in the 8th Congressional DistrictRaskin seeking reelection.

are working to unseat Raskin.Each candidate was asked to submit a

profile to the Potomac Almanac telling whyhe or she is running for the office and thedifference he or she expects to make inWashington.

See Mathur, Page 11 See Raskin, Page 11

Sumati MathurDemocrat. Running under thename Summer Spring.

I was one of the few brown-skinned females who, at the ageof 15, was accepted into and stud-ied engineering at an Ivy Leagueuniversity on a full ride scholar-ship. After graduation and gain-ing work experience, I founded acybersecurity and managementconsulting firm which I have runas the CEO for more than a de-cade.

Recently, I became the mother of two beautiful little girls.Throughout my different roles in life (as a student, em-ployee, business owner, and mother), I have had the op-portunity to interact with diverse groups of individuals fromall walks of life. I’ve experienced hardships, adversity, en-couragement, and success. These experiences taught meto listen, ask questions, and learn as much as possible frommy fellow man. I got to know people in my communities.During my interactions with residents of district 8, I ob-served that most residents don’t identify with the extremeviews of either party (Democrat or Republican). They feltthat Congress hardly spent any time on matters that theycared about and, I realized, they were right! We need tochange that and I am going to help.

I’m the only candidate running as a moderate Democratbecause I want to represent Marylanders on issues that

DemocratsJamie RaskinDemocrat, Incumbent, 55.

As your Member of Congress, aprofessor of constitutional law formore than 25 years and a three-term Democratic state senator inMaryland until 2016 (before get-ting elected to the House), I havebeen a leader for positive progres-sive change in our state for sev-eral decades. More than 100 of mybills saw passage during my de-cade in the State Senate, includ-ing Noah’s Law to crack down ondrunk driving, marriage equality, abolition of the deathpenalty, restoration of voting rights for former prisoners,lowering of the voter registration age to 16, statewide bud-get transparency, campaign finance reform, and the Mary-land Farm-to-Schools Act. I have a proven record of legis-lative success and serious political organizing. Moreover, Iam proud of the consistently superb and speedy constitu-ent services my office renders every day to people acrossour district. During my first term in Congress, my back-ground propelled me to the position of Vice-Ranking Mem-ber of the House Judiciary Committee as well as Memberof the House Oversight and Government Reform Commit-tee. I am a passionate defender of the Constitution andBill of Rights, our democracy, and the rule of law. I workseven days a week to push for progress for our people andI do everything in my power to provide the best constitu

Utam PaulDemocrat

Washington is struggling to findsolutions of American issues fordecades. Affordable housing, af-fordable healthcare, affordableand quality education access, in-frastructure, immigration, re-duced taxes, debt and deficits aresome of the important issues. I canhelp Washington find solutions onthose issues.

See Cooper, Page 11

Bridgette L. CooperRepublican, 50, Silver Spring

My name is Bridgette L. Cooper;I am an award-winning classicalsinger whose career and work eth-ics have been featured on ABCHere and Now, Black EnterpriseMagazine, Scholar Magazine andmore. I served over 10 years as amusic educator in WashingtonD.C. and Baltimore City, where Iwas named Outstanding Teacherof the Year, and nominated forNew Teacher of the Year by DCPS.Outside of being a single parent, entrepreneur, and advo-cate for the arts, I am a community leader who has spentcountless supporting students, parents, and teachers as PTAPresident. As a performer, I spent over 20 years touringand performing around the world, which gave me a valu-able and unique perspective on the world and my place init. While on tour, I created fundraisers on behalf of localhomeless women and children’s shelters and was recog-nized in Ottawa, Canada for my efforts. Although this ismy first run for political office, my personal, professionaland educational experiences have prepared me for the

Republicans

John WalshRepublican

I’m running for Congress as amoderate Republican to do mypart to restore decency and com-mon sense to Congress, to findcommon ground with representa-tives of all persuasions and to ad-dress unresolved issues in a prac-tical, yet creative manner. To endthe winner take all political ap-proach, if elected, I will nominatea nationally respected non-mem-ber of Congress to be Speaker, toform a bi-partisan coalition that will restructure Congressto be more effective and representative. For example,healthcare and immigration are two major issues but nei-ther one of them has its own standing committee with thenecessary resources and focus to move the country for-ward. I am dedicated to providing the best constituent ser-vices possible, doing away with a stationary office inRockville and having vans roam the district and come toyou with many additional innovations to give you greateraccess. I have lived in Maryland for the past 32 years, split-ting time about evenly between Potomac and Silver Spring.

Victor WilliamsRepublican, Bethesda

Victor Williams is an attorneyand law professor who lives inBethesda. He is the Pro-Growthand Law & Order candidate.

Williams has been an ardentDonald Trump supporter sinceearly 2016. Williams fully sup-ports President Trump’s “MAGA”and “America First” policies.

For many years Williams taughtat Catholic University Law School,and he now teaches at the Uni-versity of Maryland’s Law School.

A first-generation college grad, Victor Williams holds agraduate degree (Ed.M. Harvard) and three law degrees(J.D. Cal-Hastings; LL.M. Columbia; LL.M., George Mason).

As a Trump Republican, Williams is for Pro-Growth, Pro-Faith, Pro-Israel, Anti-Crime, Fair/Reciprocal Trade, Immi-gration Restrictions, and Destroying/Deporting MS 13 andother alien gang members.

My website address: www.trumpcongress.com

Early Voting To BeginAccording to the Montgomery County Board of

Elections website: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Elections, early voting starts on the second Thurs-day before Election Day and runs for eight (daysthrough the Thursday before the election. This yearearly voting is from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June14 through Thursday, June 21.

Montgomery County has several early voting cen-ters: the closest to Potomac is Potomac CommunityRecreation Center, 11315 Falls Road.

Deadline to request an Absentee Ballot by mail isTuesday, June 19. To request a ballot visit http//elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html.

— Peggy McEwan


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News

By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Schools throughout the State ofMaryland are facing poverty is-sues, a shortage of qualified staffand declining student achieve-

ment. Much of the decline in the system isdue to the shortage in funding for publicschools.

Strong Schools Maryland — a non-parti-san statewide grassroots advisory organi-zation composed of teams of communityleaders — is working to elevate educationto the number one issue in the 2018 elec-tions. A Potomac team of citizens is one ofthe Strong School Maryland teams that havebeen meeting since September, 2017 to dis-cuss current educational topics, make rec-ommendations and take action.

In 2016, the General Assembly and Gov.Larry Hogan created the Maryland Commis-sion on Education and Innovation,betterºknown as the “Kirwan Commission.”This commission, led by W illiam “Brit”Kirwan, the former chancellor of the Uni-versity System of Maryland has beencharged with examining how to make Mary-land a world-class education system.

The commission will be recommendinglegislation to update the current fundingformula as well as advising where Maryland

should invest resources to meet the needsof every student. Such an examination ofthe funding formula has not been completedsince 2002.

The Kirwan Commission has discussedthe relevant issues and in their Phase 1 re-port proposed that Maryland set the follow-ing as priorities: invest in early childhoodeducation, hire high quality and diverse

teachers and leaders, create college andcareer readiness pathways, provide moreresources for at-risk students, and providegovernance and accountability. Phase twoof their work is to determine how mucheach of their recommendations will cost andthen present a final report to the governorand the General Assembly.

Strong Schools Maryland was created by

Kirwan to provide grassroots input and ad-vice on solutions to changing and improv-ing the school system throughout Marylandto the Kirwan Commission. Individuals andorganizations from around the state havebeen recruited to form teams which meetmonthly to learn about and discuss currenteducational issues. More than 100 teamsin 14 counties were created. Each group isprovided with the same discussion materi-als and action items. In addition to theirmonthly meetings, these teams meet withlegislators in Annapolis and in their respec-tive counties, and interview candidates fortheir positions on education reform.

The Potomac task force consists ofDeborah Stine, Kathy Deerkoski, RobinGordon, Cathy Kazmierczak, LyndaHonberg, Gael Cheek, Barbara Noveau, TripRothschild and Samir Paul. They met onMay 29 to discuss Bill HVB 1415 (The 2018Commission on Innovation and Excellencein Education (Kirwan) Legislation) whichhas passed both the House and Senate andis waiting for the Governor’s signature. Thisbill extends the life of the Kirwan Commis-sion through 2018 to provide their fundingreport. They are hoping to complete thepublishing of the report by Sept. 5 in orderto give time for public debate before theNovember election. Strong Schools Mary

Strong Schools Maryland teamworks to create better schools.Making Education Top Priority

Robin Gordon, Kathy Deerkoski, Debbie Stine, Lynda Honberg, andCathy Kazierezak.

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Whitman Graduationhe said, announcing that the

class, so far, earned over $16 mil-lion in college scholarships.

“You are truly an outstandinggroup of students.”

Much to Goodwin’s surprise, ashe finished calling his student par-ticipation list, the tables wereturned on him.

At the end of his remarks to thestudents, his voice breaking just alittle as he began to reminisceabout his 19 years at the school asvice principal and principal, ashout came from the audience.

Was it “We love you?” A littlehard to tell but graduates andguests alike cheered, then stoodand saluted Goodwin with loudand long applause.

Guest speaker for the graduationwas Washington Post writer andsyndicated columnist DanaMilbank.

He was chosen, by the studentsand faculty, Goodwin said in aphone conversation before the cer-emony, after taking part in a paneldiscussion last fall at the school.

“He impressed the students andthe adults,” Goodwin said.

Milbank told the students theyare coming of age in a most un-usual time and gave a rundown of

Presidential [gaffs] from the pre-vious week. Then reminded themthat graduation speeches are notto tell graduates, “We aredoomed.”

“I’ve come to tell you how youare going to save us,” he said.

Milbank told the students Trumpwould not destroy American de-mocracy. He said, Trump is not thecause of the problems [in ourcountry] he is a symptom.

Milbank also took the studentsthrough a bit of U.S. history giv-ing examples of other, even worsetimes the country has weathered.

“Now we have a stronger Repub-lic,” he said. “The real problem isnot from Trump, but the forcesthat brought him to office.”

He encouraged the graduates totake an active part in the politicsof the county, telling them theirgeneration is different from theone that elected Trump.

“Your generation has a dramati-cally different view,” he said.“Good luck … Class of 2018,” hesaid as he finished speaking. “Weare all counting on you.”

Goodwin pointed out that theWhitman class of 2018 had logged83,000 hours of community ser-vice. “That gives us hope for thefuture,” he said.

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By Marilyn Campbell

When school ends and summer begins,a home’s functionality can change.From backpacks overflowing with aschool year’s worth of school papers

and art projects that need a home to bedrooms thatcall for a warm weather refresh, local designers sug-gest small tweaks to interior spaces that can yield abig impact.

From breezy white sheets to beach-themed acces-sories, summer calls for a lightening up of home de-cor, advises interior designer Anne Madden of MountVernon. “I always encourage clients to refresh theirhome decor during warmer months,” she said. “Re-move heavy bed linens that were meant to keep youcozy and replace them with light and airy linens inneutral or cool colors. This is also a good time toswap out throw pillows made from heavy fabrics likewool and incorporate pillows made from lighter fab-rics like linen into your home’s design.”

In addition to changing bedroom accessories, sum-mer is also good time to breathe new life into bath-room decor. “Take an inventory of your linen closetand replace towels that are worn and frayed withthick, fluffy ones,” said Madden. “Make sure yourshower curtain and liner are fresh and free of mil-dew. If they aren’t, replace those too.”

Corralling pool necessities into a designated spaceis a key to maintaining an organized home duringthe summer, advises professional organizer SusanUnger of Clutter SOS. “When preparing to head tothe pool with your children, it’s a real time saver tohave an area in the laundry room, entry or garagewhere all the necessary items are kept and they don’tneed to gathered up each time,”she said. “Keep a beach bag loadedwith sunscreen, towels, snacks,toys and clothes. Perhaps eachchild could even have their ownbeach bag. Have a designated areain your home for wet towels andsuits to be hung up to dry whenreturning home.”

Create a space that is dedicatedto summer crafts in a way thatdoesn’t overtake a home’s aes-thetic, suggests Unger. “Having a

separate crafts table for children is great or if spaceis an issue covering the kitchen table with a plastictablecloth will work also,” she said. “It also helpfulto have a separate cart with plastic drawers or a smallshelving unit with plastic bins to house craft items. Ilike plastic because it is washable.”

Each drawer or bin can house items like paint,marker, crayons, coloring books orconstruction paper, continuedUnger. “Put a printed label on eachdrawer or bin,” she said. “I like toadd a picture of the item as wellwhich encourages younger chil-dren to start developing readingskills. They are then also able tomatch the item to the containerwhen it comes to putting away thesupplies. It is never to early to en-courage cleaning after themselves.

The beginning of summer is agreat time to sort through schoolpapers and art projects collected

thought out the year, says Unger. “As the parent, itwill make it easier for your child if you do a presortand get rid of all the schedules, notices andworksheets before involving your child in the pro-cess,” she said. “Then you both can decide on thespecial items to keep. I like to use a plastic file binfor each child and put each year’s items in a hangingfile with the grade on the file tab. This also creates alimited amount of space for the selected items tokeep.”

If you haven’t already done so, schedule a mainte-nance service appointment for your HVAC system,suggests Maden. “It’s better to spend the money nowto make sure it’s in good working order than to waituntil breaks down during a heatwave and be at themercy of overbooked repair companies,” she said.

Preparing Home for SummerFrom finding spaces for wet swimsuits and schoolpapers to adding new throw pillows, small touchescan add a warm-weather feel.

Adding throw pillows in light, airy colorslike the one is the room by Annie ElliottInteriors, can make a space appear readyfor summer.

Adding new towels and shower curtain inlight and airy colors, like those in thebathroom by Annie Elliott Interiors, canadd a touch of summer to a bathroom.

“Have a designatedarea in your homefor wet towels andsuits to be hung upto dry whenreturning home.”

— Susan Unger, Clutter SOS

Photos courtesy of Annie Elliott Interiors.


The upcoming production

of Bravo Productions’“Beauty and the Beast” will be true

to its French roots — both historically andcontemporaneously. Based on the tradi-tional French fairy tale, “La Belle et la Bete”by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuvein 1740, Bravo’s current cast of 45 is beingincluded in a segment for French televisionabout the American love affair with musi-cal theatre. This documentary called “LA LALA,” co-produced by Scopia Films andFrench Channel 5, will explore the roots ofthis American cultural phenomenon by ask-ing children why they feel so passionatelyabout becoming triple threats in acting,singing and dancing as they practice, per-fect and present this onstage art form.

The cast is led by Bravo veterans Prince/Beast Jack White whose credits includeWinthrop and Emmett in “Legally Blondethe Musical” and double cast Belles, CynthiaJacobson (Paulette in “Legally Blonde theMusical,” Judas in “Godspell,” Gertrude in“Seussical”) and Norah Nappi (Pilar in “Le-gally Blonde the Musical” and Bless the Lordsoloist in “Godspell”). Limited tickets for“Beauty and the Beast” at the RandolphRoad Theater, 4010 Randolph Road, SilverSpring, are available at the door for $25for Saturday, June 16 at 4 p.m. and 7:30p.m. and Sunday, June 17 at 1 p.m. and 4p.m. Dress rehearsal tickets for $10 will beavailable at the door Friday, June 15 at 7:30p.m. and Saturday, June 16 at 1:30 p.m.,30 minutes before curtain.

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‘Beauty and the Beast, Jr.’ On Stage

Jack White (Prince/Beast) and Belle (Cynthia Jacobson) inBravo’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

ONGOINGArt Exhibit: Color Combustion. Through June 27, office

hours at Serendipity Labs, 4500 East West Highway, Suite125, Bethesda. The Abstract Artists’ Collective presents agroup exhibition of work by women painters at SerendipityLabs. Eleven painters are included in the show: ToryCowles, Lauren Chelec Cafritz, Camilla David, JenniferDuncan, Patsy Fleming, Eleanor Glatty, Marthe McGrath,Michele Morgan, Hester Ohbi, Debra Perkins, and HelenPower. Visit serendipitylabs.com/our-locations/serendipity-labs-bethesda-md/.

Mule-Drawn Canal Boat Rides, Great Falls Tavern.Through August, Call the C&O Canal National HistoricalPark at Great Falls visitor center, 301-767-3714 or visitwww.nps.gov.

Bethesda Painting Award Finalists. Through June 30,gallery hours at Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E,Bethesda. Eight painters have been selected as finalists forthe Bethesda Painting Awards, a juried competition andexhibition produced by the Bethesda Arts & EntertainmentDistrict. Nearly 300 artists from Maryland, Virginia andWashington, D.C. submitted work to the 14th annualcompetition created to honor regional painters. Visitwww.bethesda.org for more.

THURSDAY/JUNE 14PCV Social Lunch. Noon-1:30 p.m. at Tally Ho Restaurant,

Falls Road, Potomac. Potomac Community Village hosts.Opportunity to meet, chat with neighbors about “aging inplace.” All welcome, admission is free; attendees pay forown meal. RSVPs preferred by June 11. Call 240-221-1370or visit www.PotomacCommunityVillage.org for more.

Hard Swimmin’ Fish (Blues/Jazz). 6-8 p.m. at VeteransPark, corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Avenues, Bethesda.Free. Part of weekly outdoor concerts produced by theBethesda Urban Partnership. Contact 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 15-17“Patience” Opera. Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays,

2 p.m. at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville CivicCenter Park, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. The VictorianLyric Opera Company brings back a classic production ofone of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most famous collaborations. Costis $28/adults; $24/seniors; $20/students. Call 240-314-8690 or visit www.vloc.org to purchase tickets.

SATURDAY/JUNE 16A Night of 1000 Laughs. 8 p.m. at The Highwood Theatre,

914 Silver Spring Ave., Silver Spring. Comedy for a goodcause. Improbable Comedy presents A Night of 1000 Laughswith comedians Paris Sashay, Eddie Liles, Kasha Patel andJon Yaeger. $5 from every ticket sold will go to A WiderCircle. $20 online, $25 at the door; $15/$10 for studentswith ID. Drinks and snacks available for purchase. Visiteventbrite.com and search Improbable Comedy.

JUNE 18-AUG. 24CityDance School & Conservatory Camp. Ages 4-14. At

5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. CityDance’s themedchildren and youth camps offer learning and fun throughculture and creativity. Young dancers learn multiculturalmyths and themes from around the globe and are invited toexplore how the tales relate to their daily lives. They takedaily classes in ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop and worlddance forms and learn challenging choreography in multiplestyles. Visit www.citydance.net or [email protected].

THURSDAY/JUNE 21Jay Byrd & The Musical Trust (Alt. Country). 6-8 p.m. at

Veterans Park, corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Avenues,Bethesda. Free. Part of weekly outdoor concerts producedby the Bethesda Urban Partnership. With food and drink byHanaro Sushi. Contact 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.

FRIDAY/JUNE 22Science Rocks. 11 a.m. at Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden

Drive, Potomac. Flumpa and Friends LIVE! is recognized fortheir method of presenting science through original musicand movement with full audience participation. Thisprogram is sponsored by the Friends of the Library-PotomacChapter. Free. Call 240-777-0690 or visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/library for more.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 23-24Heritage Days 2018. Noon-4 p.m. Visit 40 parks, museums,

and historic sites all open with free admission highlightinglocal history, culture, and outdoor recreation with livemusic, demonstrations and exhibits, tours, and specialchildren’s activities. Visit www.heritagemontgomery.org.

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land supports the commission publishingtheir recommendations far before the No-vember election.

The group also discussed Bill SB1122 –the Education Trust Fund “Lock Box” Fixwhich will be on the ballot in November.The “Lockbox” bill creates a ballot questionin November to allow all Marylanders tovote to close a loophole through a constitu-tional amendment which will ensure thatall gambling tax revenue will supplementthe current school funding formula. Thiswas approved by voters as the original in-tent of the casino revenue — but has neverhappened.

When casinos were approved for Mary-land in 2009, the state’s share of the rev-enue from casino taxes was designated tobe added to the educational budget to im-prove education.

The voters were “gamed” on this becausethe money from gambling taxes flowed intothe Education Trust Fund — but from there,it went into the general fund and was usedfor other purposes and not to supplementeducation.

Maryland’s educational funding in thepast six years has remained flat, even asMaryland’s six casinos have prospered.Nothing in the legislation passed requiredthat school spending rise along with the

growth in gambling tax revenue. Thus, thefunding for schools was never increased asvoters believed would happen.

This can be changed by voting for the“Lockbox” Amendment. Del. Maggie McIn-tosh, who chairs the Maryland House Ap-propriations Committee, said, “This amend-ment would ensure that gambling taxes arenot used to finance the state’s K-12 educa-tional funding formula but to enhance it.”When the amendment passes, supplemen-tal funding for education will be $125 mil-lion in FY2020, $250 million in FY 2021,$375 million in FY2022 and $522 millionin FY 2023 and every year thereafter (cor-related to revenue received from gaming.)

“This $125 million is just a drop in thebucket with so many needs to be met – butit’s at least a beginning,” Stine said.

The team’s discussion centered on writ-ing postcards to Kirwan to encourage theCommission to have the budget finished andready to present by Sept. 5.

“In order to distinguish among candidatesand their priorities, we must have thecommission’s budget and funding recom-mendations. Then we can ask the pertinentquestions and understand the candidate’sthoughts about improving education andhow he or she proposes to pay for it.” saidHonberg.

Their postcards read, “Thank you for your

leadership ensuring all studentshave access to a world-class edu-cation system. I understand youare not costing out the proposals.Please make sure the full fundingreport is published with enoughtime to be debated by the publicwill before the November election.his is far too important to be de-layed.”

Other topics of discussion werethat all members should try to at-tend Town Hall meetings to meetthe candidates and ask themabout their views on educationalfunding.

“Every time I go, I eliminate acouple of candidates,” said Stine.“We are looking for candidateswho will make education theirnumber one priority. We want leg-islators who will support Pre-Keducation, Career and CollegeReadiness and more opportunitiesfor at-risk students. We also needto know if candidates are planningto support passing Bill SB1122.And we need to make certain thatvoters understand the amend-ments they are voting on andwhat they mean to the future ofeducation in Maryland.”


Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Usually I’m able to write my column because something is on my mind, or at least percolating in there somewhere. At the moment, nothing is on my mind or even remotely percolating. The reason for this lack of percolation is that as of Saturday, eight days after my last chemotherapy infusion, I still haven’t been able to think clearly in my mind – or out of it, because I’ve spent the past week wallowing in it.

The post-chemotherapy experience to which I vaguely refer is the primary side effect of the drug with which I am infused. For the week or so following my treatment, I am not quite myself (nor am I anybody else for that matter). I am dull and void.

I am not interested in most tasks and less inclined to concern myself with trivialities and/or any responsibilities related or not. I am simply biding time, usually lying on the bed, fully dressed but minimally engaged. Sights and sounds don’t bother me but neither do they moti-vate me in the slightest.

I am not exactly a shell of my former self,

out a place for itself. Eating and drinking is very -

lowing the 60-odd pills that I take every day. If I’m not careful I will become less medicated and more constipated. As a direct result, I will sleep throughout the day – and night. Furthermore, I risk becoming dehydrated and vitamin and

Let me be clear: this column is not about me dying, or the feelings that I have during this post-chemotherapy “weak” thinking that I am. Hardly. It’s more an attempt to explain – and perhaps justify, the minimal creative thinking I’ve engaged in this past week preparing to write this column. It reminds me of a particular Seinfeld episode when George explained to Jerry why he was unable to lie his way out of dinner with J. Peterman: “I dug down and there was nothing there.”

All of the previous paragraphs being written, compared to myriad complications I could be experiencing – and am not, as well as the premature death “prognosed” by my oncologist: “13 months to two years” back in late February 2009, I am quite the opposite of a victim of my circumstances. I am a survivor. Nine-plus years. Though still an active patient and one never characterized as a N.E.D. (“no evidence of dis-ease”), I continue to look forward not backward. My life is ahead of me, not behind. To invoke an old reference: “It beats Bermuda off-season.”

When “Team Lourie” asked my oncologist back in early ‘09 if I could possibly live beyond my prognosis, he was not particularly encourag-ing. I remember him saying: “Could you be the one? Sure.” (“One” being the operative word.)

And in the context of all that he was explain-ing/outlining, hardly was it offered up with any enthusiasm. It was more a verbal life preserver (no pun intended). Something for us to grasp as we continued to discuss and then ultimately de-cided to begin chemotherapy infusions six days later on the following Wednesday.

And here I still am, June 9, 2018, “Chronic Ken,” as I’ve previously “monikered” myself.

I’m living proof of one of the recent goals of lung cancer research: to change a previously terminal diagnosis from a death sentence into a life sentence. And I can live with that, hopefully for many years. I have no doubt that research/clinical studies will make it all a reality.

New drugs/treatment protocols are being approved almost daily it seems, by the F.D.A. In fact, as many drugs have been approved in the past few years as had been approved in the previous decade. I have treatment choices now that I’ve never had before, immunotherapy is but one example.

As far as the subject matter for this week’s column, this is all I could muster. I hope you don’t mind.

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matter to them, and not prioritize issuesthat matter to special interest groups.

The tyranny of the strong and the power-ful over the weak and defenseless has re-curred through history to our shame.

In Congress, I will fight for us all.I will support the right of seniors to So-

cial Security, Medicare and Medicaid ben-efits.

I will support the right of animals to acruelty-free life.

I will support the right to equality forwomen.

I will support the right to equality for allLGBTQ individuals.

I will support the right to equal opportu-nities for all ethnicities.

I will support the right to safety withinthe justice system (during arrests and withinprison) for all prisoners and detainees.

I will support the right of the socioeco-nomically disadvantaged to have equal op-portunities.

I will support programs that help thehomeless.

I will support the entrance of women intoSTEM and politics.

I will support the retraining of ourworkforce to compete globally in this newcyber-driven era.

I will support equal access to affordableand quality childcare and education.

I will support environment protectionmeasures.

I will support the “Dreamers” immigra-tion program and the provision of globallycompetitive salaries to the highly skilledlaborers (like doctors and engineers) whocome to this country on H1B visas.

I will support the removal of super PACsand other vehicles that promote a ‘pay toplay’ environment and essentially rob vot-ers of their representation.

I will support common-sense gun lawsthat do not infringe on 2nd amendmentrights.

I will support care of our veterans andmilitary personnel.

I will support the rights of labor unions.I will support balancing of our fiscal bud-

gets so that the dollar that we have workedso hard to save, remains valuable.

As a CEO of a well-establishedcybersecurity and strategy managementfirm, as a woman in STEM, as the recipientof a full-ride scholarship without which Icould never have afforded college, as amother of two beautiful children, as a loverof Maryland and longtime resident, as anIndian, Jewish Italian, Jamaican and Afri-can American ethnic minority, as a high-ranking officer of the civil air patrol, as areligious person, I feel uniquely equippedto represent the residents of district 8 be-cause I represent all of us.

My detailed proposals and platform onissues facing Marylanders in district 8 areavailable on my websitesummerforcongress.com under the menuitem “Urgent Issues.”

Thanks for the taking the time to learnabout my stance. I hope to represent andserve you in Congress!

ent services possible for the good peopleof Frederick, Montgomery and Carrollcounties.The most pressing federal problemfor Americans is that the government hasbeen turned into a money-making opera-tion for a handful of people, corporationsand groups surrounding the President. Thisdeep corruption of the Executive branch isa betrayal of the original design of a demo-cratic government committed to the com-mon good of all. We need to restore honestgovernment by and for the people, an im-perative all the more urgent for the peopleof my district, more than 80,000 of whomwork for the federal government, takingcare of our veterans, protecting our bordersand national security, making scientificprogress on the killer diseases, protectingus against climate change, and deliveringSocial Security checks and Medicare pay-ments to our people. As a member of theHouse Oversight and Government ReformCommittee, I am defending federal employ-ees and their missions against baseless par-tisan attacks, constant threats of salary andbenefit cuts, and scandalous political inter-ference with their work. TheAdministration’s efforts to sabotage theACA, decimate the federal workforce andsilence scientists working on climate changeare all thwarting the positive role of thefederal government. I’m fighting every dayto defend our federal workforce and ad-vance the laws and priorities of the people.

monumental task of representing the di-verse constituents in District 8.

My platform includes 1) Family and Com-munity 2) Excellence in Education 3) Vet-erans Rights 4) Superior Healthcare 5)Growing our Economy through small andagricultural based businesses.

One of the most significant differencesthat I will bring to Washington is my innateability to relate to all people. I will effec-tively act on behalf of my constituents andreach across party lines when appropriate.I will not support legislation that does notpromote the general welfare of District 8or this country. I will work towards undo-ing gerrymandered districts that disenfran-chise minority communities and politicalparties. In District 8, the statistics of possi-bly being represented by a Republican is lessthan 2 percent, the possibility of being rep-resented by a Democrat is 98 percent. Bythe general election, the outcome is alreadypredicted. When you look at these statis-tics, how does this create actual competi-tion in a fair and balanced manner? I willwork to represent District 8 by voting onlegislation that will benefit our entire Dis-trict when it comes to immigration, foreignand domestic policy, drug prevention,school safety, supporting our veterans, men-tal health and more. I am a committed, andcompassionate candidate who will takegreat pride in representing District 8 as apublic servant. Website:www.bridgettelcooperforuscongress.com.

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