@jgordon Good quantitative benchmark of #homelessness deaths, compared to homicide. A factor of 10 difference.
The homelessness rate spiked in #MontgomeryCounty #Maryland this past year, based on stats from the executive during his operating budget presentation, and I am starting to see posts complaining / expressing concern about people experiencing homelessness living in area bus stops on the county reddit.
Why would fentanyl use be rational? I don't quite get your point there.
Why it matters:
School closures shrink choices for families and hit students first. Fixing compliance is practical — letting a viable option die because of slow board action is absurd.
"“We can’t be making money for the state off the backs of addiction,” Innis said in an interview.
Last year, Del. Julie Palakovich Carr, a #MontgomeryCounty Democrat, sponsored a consumer protection bill that would have banned credit card use on mobile sportsbooks and raised the minimum age to 21 for fantasy games."
IMO if you want money for education, raise taxes on the rich. Gambling expansion at this point is a tax on the poor and the addicted
[gift link] Students in #MontgomeryCounty #Maryland are increasingly not reading for fun, with "the influence of #socialmedia and #AI , #censorship threats, an emphasis on #standardizedtesting and digital lesson plans built off text excerpts" cited as reasons. Comments from teacher Stelzner raise questions about #tracking , given spread of student ability in classes.
I agree with the conclusion, that #reading #literature is very important for building empathy.
non-beer and non-wine alcoholic products. A county monopoly using what feels like Prohibition-era regulations.
Montgomery County food safety inspections found a cat in the dining area of a restaurant
Here are the violations reported in food safety inspection reports from Montgomery County conducted the week …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #foodsafetyinspections #health #localnews #montgomerycounty #news #pennsylvania #restaurantsfoodanddrink #thingstodo #topstoriesmer
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2529649/montgomery-county-food-safety-inspections-found-a-cat-in-the-dining-area-of-a-restaurant/
Ok #MontgomeryCounty #PA how much snow do you think we're getting? I stuck the ruler in the back deck and we're nearly up to 4" already...