OPINION: Long live the Voice!
OPINION • BY JAMIE RASKIN When I moved to Takoma Park in 1990, there was no Internet. No websites. No email. No blogging. No neighborhood listservs. No 24-hour news. What we had in those days was the Takoma Voice. It …
EDITOR’S VOICE: The Voice of the future
EDITOR'S VOICE • BY ERIC BOND This year marks a quarter century of the Voice. For the past 25 years, this has been an independent monthly tabloid, dedicated to
SIN OF THE MONTH: Twitter
SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI “You need a platform,” my cousin said. “As an author. You should use Twitter.” We were having dinner at the Clyde’s
GRANOLAPARK: Sustain THIS! 2011 in review
GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT
Dear Reader,
No blood! Just bruises
2010's budget bloodbath was not repeated in 2011, to everyone's surprise and relief. Takoma Park city elections,
ENVIRONMENT: The hottest issue — climate change dwarfs other problems
OPINION • BY MIKE TIDWELL AIDS, poverty, war – none of them will matter if the atmosphere warms by 11 degrees in a century. An optimist might want to
IN MEMORIAM: Walt Rave — An appreciation
VOX POPULI • BY SETH GRIMES
Q: What gift would you like to receive? To give?
QUESTION OF THE MONTH • BY JULIE WIATT Here are some answers to the question of the month. Leave your answer below. Jim Dougherty (with Seneca): “What
SIN OF THE MONTH: Spending
SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI A few weeks ago, I was on the Beltway half-listening to NPR when I heard something about the US economy
GRANOLAPARK: Newb news
Dear Readers,
Training wheels strapped to the dais, the new Takoma Park City
VOX POPULI: Kicking off the Obama Campaign
VOX POPULI • BY ED LEVY The Blair High School Cafeteria was jumping on October 27 for the one-year-out area kick-off of President Obama’s re-election campaign. I once
GRANOLA PARK: Swear words
GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Takoma Park's new city council, with three new and bouncy ward representatives, was sworn in Nov. 21. The main event was short - they
COMMUNITY: Is the income gap changing the face of Takoma Park?
COMMUNITY • BY CHEER The gap between the haves and have-nots in Takoma Park widened significantly during the last decade, according to U.S. Census data. Community Health and Empowerment
SIN OF THE MONTH: Jobs
SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI Recently, a $447 billion jobs bill backed by President Obama was killed in the Senate. In what the New York
GRANOLAPARK: Endorsementers
GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, It's not a slate, it's not a cabal, it's not a coalition, it's not an alliance, it's not a party - it's an
PETS: To leash or not to leash?
PETS • BY ED LEVY Our dog Auggie was always happiest when she was racing through our nearby woods. Taking her off leash let loose the animal in
GRANOLAPARK: Fire in the belly
GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, There are seven new candidates in Takoma Park city election. Most of them, poor dears, suffer from Fire in The Belly (FTB). How
GRANOLAPARK: Nominating Caucus – LIVE
GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Granolapark will be covering the day’s action-packed developments LIVE. So stay tuned! Glue your browser to this page! 10:12 — Here's the wrap-up. There
GRANOLAPARK: Fear and boredom on the campaign trail
GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, You can tell the Takoma Park city election is coming - candidates are showing up at city council meetings! Seth Grimes (Ward 1 candidate)
SIN OF THE MONTH: Space Food
SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI
Thirty-something years ago, I had a serious illness. When it was over, I decided it would



































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