Elevated Voices, May 31, 2020
A curated list of Maryland's best political coverage and commentary
Elevate Maryland with Leah Daughtry
LINKS
National
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice (Medium)
For Schools, the List of Obstacles Grows and Grows (The Atlantic)
Officials blame outsiders for violence in Minnesota but contradict one another on who is responsible (Washington Post)
No, you’re not ‘lucky’ to dodge the coronavirus. Our rigged society shields you. (Washington Post)
State
Hundreds protest peacefully for hours in Baltimore as tensions grow after dark over the death of George Floyd (Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore Sun editorial board: Brandon Scott for mayor | COMMENTARY
Local
Howard County Council approves fiscal 2021 budgets, signs off on spending cuts (Howard County Times)
Austerity or Bust (HoCo Progress Report) - an analysis of the Howard County budget debate
Pushback (Village Green/Town Squared)
When the loudest voices are the negative ones, it’s easy to think that theirs is the prevailing point of view. The pushback on social media makes it clear that there are positive voices. A lot of them.
Re-Open Howard County and Their Praise for Racists (Spartan Considerations)
This week’s birthdays:
June 1st - Josh Benson (Howard County Dads)
June 2nd - Colleen Martin-Lauer, Faith Horowitz
June 3rd - Greg Fitchitt, Doug Lea, Liz Henzey, Ralph Moore
June 4th - Andre Lingham, Zhubin Parang
June 5th - Bita Dayhoff, Anne Klase
June 6th - Gary Hamer, Mike Elser, Delegate Jen Terrasa
June 7th - Gary Smith, Kerry Lenny