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RoCo meets a local politician, gaining an understanding of who’s running this locale.

My Kids, Your Kids, Our Kids With Board of Education, District 1, Candidate Matthew Molyett

I spoke with Matthew Molyett via Zoom, as a face-to-face interview wasn’t doable due to COVID-19-related restrictions. As with Robert and his interview of Terri Hill, I was curious to see how it would all play out, as the in-person event is so much a part of our interviews. As it turns out, Matthew’s kindness, solicitousness, and flexibility made it a fun time–and an instructive one. As our Zoom meeting began, I saw that Matthew was wearing a blue checkered shirt with no tie. My first thought was: “Abercrombie and Fitch.” And then I thought, as we said our hellos … Read more

A Heart-to-Heart With Sabina Taj, Board of Education Candidate, on Kids, Communities, and Pancakes

Dear HoCo Diary, It’s me Robert Morgenthau of RoCo writing. My wife, Colleen, the darling , had gotten to write the last three articles on our site. We usually alternate, as regular readers of this site know, and I really missed it! This was a perfect week to jump back in, because I got to meet a terrific woman. Read on. As I pulled up to the centrally-located home of Sabina Taj, a progressive candidate for Howard County Board of Education (BOE) in the upcoming general election, she was bidding farewell to another visitor. She waved at me vigorously, first … Read more