..."Jewish students she spoke with have been the subject of hate speech and bullying most of their school years, including a first grader who told Bienenfield that she was called a “dirty Jew” “starting as far back as first grade.”..

Jewish Cohort of County’s Anti-Hate Task Force Recommends More Education

Members of the Montgomery County’s Anti-Hate Task Force Tuesday evening heard from its Jewish cohort, the first of six groups to present their findings and recommendations.

“The daily news is a reminder of why we do this work,” said Council President Evan Glass, the leading force behind the task force.

Most recently, antisemitic graffiti that included the words “Club Aryan Excellent” and a swastika were painted below the Josiah Henson Parkway by Tildenwood Drive in North Bethesda and within the first two days of school, an anti-Semitic incident was reported at Montgomery County Public Schools.

The task force’s next meeting is Sept. 19. The Muslim cohort will make its report and recommendations then...

Jewish Cohort of County's Anti-Hate Task Force Recommends More Education - Montgomery Community Media (mymcmedia.org)

With court cases pending, board delays approval of fall ballots by two days

The Maryland State Board of Elections voted to delay by two days approval of the ballots that voters will see on Election Day.

The reason? Two simmering ballot-access cases that are scheduled to be resolved on Wednesday.

By statute, the board was supposed to approve November ballots 64 days before the election, which was Tuesday. But at an emergency meeting the panel voted unanimously to delay approval until Thursday, to give the courts time to resolve the two lawsuits.

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The second case involves Paula Bienenfeld, a transit and education advocate who hoped to run for a seat on the Montgomery County Council as an independent...

With court cases pending, board delays approval of fall ballots by two days - Maryland Matters

Rapid transit in Montgomery County

Rapid transit in Montgomery County: could "Bus Rapid Transit" be the answer to Montgomer County's traffic nightmares. Dr. Paula Bienenfeld and Dan Reed join us in the studio to shed some light on the proposed plan. Allison Seymour reports