SENATOR GARAGIOLA

CALLS FOR

NEW TAX ON POOR

Maryland State Senator Robert Garagiola has proposed replacing one flat tax on the poor and middle class - the infamous Democratic tax on computer services - with an ultra-regressive gas tax. The limos keep going no matter what the cost of gas. For the average citizen, a new gas tax - given the high cost of gas - would be simply outrageous.

NO LONGER DEPRESSED,

DUNCAN IS BACK TO

DEVELOPER PAYBACKS

Coming to the University of Maryland at College Park: Bethesda Row! Mixed use development! And almost certainly another massive payback to Douglas M. Duncan's developer friends. As a graduate of the university, I know full well that amenities were lacking. But adding amenities does not require building a town center. Unless you're Doug Duncan.

DEVELOPER LAND GRAB

IN S.W. WASHINGTON?

Developer Land Grab Alert!! The Army Corps. of Engineers may have some legitimate concerns in declaring all of SW Washington, D.C. a flood plain. But how convenient that such a designation would require all residents of SW to purchase flood insurance, among other costs. Expect any approved, new cost-of-living increases to work to the advantage of developers and the powers-that-be who are working furiously to remake Washington into a wealthy enclave.