Political predictions are foolhardy but demanded; Harry Dunn spends in 3rd CD; not heartbroken, angry
Making predictions about what politicians will do is pretty foolhardy, even when the prediction seems fairly safe. But readers and
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Len Lazarick was the founding editor and publisher of MarylandReporter.com and is currently the president of its nonprofit corporation and chairman of its board. He was formerly the State House bureau chief of the daily Baltimore Examiner from its start in April 2006 to its demise in February 2009.
Author: Len Lazarick
Nobody saw it coming – Hogan files for U.S. Senate
Larry Hogan has an executive personality. He likes being in charge, making things happen. He doesn’t like negotiating or even consulting with legislators, even with members of his own Republican Party.
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The tragedy of Danny Brewster: the rise, fall and recovery of the ‘golden boy’ of Maryland politics
Aided by his privilege, connections, and status as a war hero, he eventually was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, the U.S. House, and finally, the U.S. Senate, where he was an ally of Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Along the way, he becomes dangerously addicted to alcohol, which had plagued his own father and other family members.
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Notebook: National Road musical; Rick Vatz lecture hall; Gary Alexander poems
Probably more State House folks will remember Gary Alexander as the lead named partner of Alexander & Cleaver, once one of the major law and lobbying firms in Annapolis, rather than his three terms in the House of Delegates. The Prince George’s County Democrat ended his political career in 1994 as speaker-pro tem of the House.
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Can Larry Hogan Win the GOP Nomination in 2024?
At his 2019 inaugural ball, Gov. Larry Hogan goofed around with a purple surfboard given to him by his State
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Columbia’s oldest high-rise being demolished to make way for more development
By Len Lazarick Len@MarylandReporter.com With wrecking ball swinging and clouds of dust flying, Columbia’s first high-rise office building, the 52-year-old
Read moreKennedy 50 years later: Memories of a political writer
I feel compelled to add my own little stream of memory to the flood of recollections surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination Friday.
Surely many under 55 must marvel at the way their elders hold onto this event and this flawed man.