OPINION: Midnight madness, council opens can of worms.
OPINION: BY ROBERT LANZA The Council discussed charter changes, residency incentives, and a citizen's charter committee at the April 1 council meeting. The council discussion of these issues was
COUNCIL VOICE: Voting rights and registration
COUNCIL VOICE • BY SETH GRMIES, Ward 1 Councilmember Mayor Bruce Williams has added discussion of two linked initiatives, a voting-rights resolution and Election Day voter registration (EDVR), to
GRANOLAPARK: Wrong track
GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Two questions we wish the Takoma Park city council would ask itself: "What is the problem?" followed by, "What is the best
COUNCIL VOICE : Tim Male on current controversies
COUNCIL VOICE • BY TIM MALE, Ward 2 City Council Member Takoma Park city ouncilmember Tim Male's addresses issues currently before the council; whether to require the future city
OPINION: Constituent speaks out on residency requirement
OPINION • BY FRANCIS PHIPPS I am thankful to Ward 1 councilmember Seth Grimes who has listened to his constituents and offered sound guidance on this issue. He also
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
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




























