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GRANOLAPARK: Shapeshifting

Snipper got the clock.

The Takoma Park City Council handed the clock to him a week after Councilmember Reuben Snipper stepped down. The council passed a resolution May 29 recognizing his service. This includes the clock, the departing-councilmembers’ traditional parting gift. The clock is a two-edged symbol. Officially, it represents the time spent serving in office — but it might also represent the spare time a departing councilmember now has restored to his/her life.

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My Friend Flicker

Dear Readers, Councilmember Reuben Snipper promised him not to fall out of his chair*. The former mayor Kathy Porter praised his calm professionalism. Erwin Mack, executive director of the

Snipper Wrongs Bike Rights

Dear Readers, Your Gilbert is officially annoyed at Councilmember Reuben Snipper. We would include Mayor Bruce Williams and Chief Ronald Ricucci, but they are healthy and strong, whereas Snipper

You and Your Bright Ideas

Dear Readers, Rummage through those giant brains of yours and pull out some brilliant ideas! A resident posed a problem to the city council at its March 24th meeting.

Save The Aisle!

Dear Readers, Judging by the starry-eyed comments they made, the whole Takoma Park council favors turning the city council chambers into a hipster hangout. Of the three proposed plans

The “B” Word

The council has been dealing with the city budget - a fate worse than algebra class - and it even held a few meetings on Thursday nights as

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