I was fortunate enough to attend Baltimore County’s inaugural ceremonies to observe some of our elected officials sworn into office. Among these officials were members of the Board of Education. […]
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Category: Opinion
The Only Poll That Matters is The Poll You Walk Into on Election Day
With the Nov. 6 General Election just days away, candidates are pulling out all the stops, from phone banking, to doing waves to door knocking. They are making their way […]
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Make Verletta White the Permanent BCPS Superintendent
In recent weeks, there has been a lot of news around school systems in Maryland—from unheated classrooms, to funding for new and renovated high schools, to even mold. In Baltimore […]
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Should Elected Officials Occupy Seats on the Baltimore County Central Committee?
If you’re a voter, you have probably noticed that in the Maryland gubernatorial elections, key races on the ballot are for delegates and senators, but are also for members of […]
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How Will an Elected School Board Impact our Education System?
There is a BCPS announcement in this issue of the Northwest Voice that invites interested persons to apply to serve on the School Board Nominating Commission. The role of this […]
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What Can We Do About the Spiraling Cost of Higher Education?
As students head back to college, I am reminded of my introduction to a young lady named Charlee, who emigrated from Jamaica. Charlee pursued a post-graduate education at Morgan State […]
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Publisher’s Column: Are Developers the Good Guys or the Bad Guys?
As our county becomes more urbanized, new real estate ventures become more plentiful. With these proposals come opposition from individuals and groups who do not wish to see this growth—be […]
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Diversity is What Makes Maryland and America Great
Recent remarks from the Trump administration about building walls at some of our borders and his executive orders to ban certain groups of people from entering the United States have […]
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