Miranda S. Spivack

Articles by Miranda S. Spivack

Montgomery County Council agrees to outside legal advice for IG (November 17, 2009)

Nonprofit overbilled, Montgomery, Md., says (November 12, 2009)

Montgomery County Council backs HOT lanes, light rail (November 11, 2009)

Montgomery aims to ease transit with new growth policy (November 10, 2009)

Montgomery planner's 'smart growth' policy faces hurdles (November 2, 2009)

FBI reviews spending by Montgomery's Centro Familia (November 2, 2009)

Md. science city' plan may rate U.S. funds for light rail (October 24, 2009)

Montgomery planner's 'smart growth' plan faces hurdles (October 22, 2009)

Witnesses to Official's Crash Not Interviewed, Report Says (October 18, 2009)

Task Force to Study Development in Ten Mile Creek Watershed (October 13, 2009)

Montgomery Planner Tried to Hinder Audit, Report Finds (October 12, 2009)

Montgomery Planner Receives Award (October 7, 2009)

Montgomery to Hold Town Hall on 'Science City' (October 7, 2009)

Elizabeth Banks's Family Takes Issue With Hopkins Plan (October 4, 2009)

Johns Hopkins U.'s 'Science City' Proposal Criticized (October 4, 2009)

Lone Official Warns Against Blueprint for Gaithersburg 'Science City' (October 2, 2009)

Family Angered by Plan to Develop Property (October 2, 2009)

Sligo Creek Golf Course to Remain Open for Nine More Months (September 29, 2009)

Montgomery Planners Approve Historic Status for 3 Sites (September 28, 2009)

Montgomery Planners Approve Historic Status for 3 Sites (September 26, 2009)

Deal With Private School in Environmental Dispute Criticized (September 23, 2009)

Bill Would Let Montgomery, Md., Inspector General Hire Outside Counsel (September 16, 2009)

Sligo Creek Golf Course Meeting Postponed (September 1, 2009)

Montgomery Planners Agreed to Hide Deal With School in Tree-Protection Case (August 31, 2009)

Montgomery Plans to Continue Contract With Nonprofit Under Investigation (August 13, 2009)

Montgomery, Md., Planning Director's Technology Spending Under Reviewed (August 11, 2009)

Montgomery Police Did Not Give Fire Official Special Treatment, Report Says (August 9, 2009)

Montgomery Planning Chief Gives Up Government-Issued Credit Card (August 8, 2009)

Local Officials Delay Tax Hikes, Extend Permits to Help Builders in Downturn (August 5, 2009)

Southbound I-95 Near Lorton Reopened After Accident (August 1, 2009)

Leggett Proposal Would Keep Sligo Creek Golf Course Open for at Least a Year (July 30, 2009)

Loyal Fans of Nine-Hole Public Golf Course in Md. Try to Forestall Its Closure (July 25, 2009)

Montgomery County Cover Story (July 23, 2009)

Planning Board Approves Extensive Redevelopment Proposal for Montgomery County (July 17, 2009)

Building Lobbyists Seek Reprieve from Planned Tax in Montgomery (July 14, 2009)

Montgomery Urged to Revisit Watershed Development Plans (July 9, 2009)

Montgomery, Md., Council Defeats Bid to Impose Ambulance Fee (July 1, 2009)

Montgomery Planners Push Through Bethesda Project Approval to Beat Moratorium (June 26, 2009)

Montgomery Planners Push for Project's Approval Before Moratorium Takes Effect (June 25, 2009)

Nonprofit That Helps Latinos Was Apparently Overpaid, Montgomery Official Says (June 19, 2009)

Bethesda Family Gets a New Address Without Moving (June 17, 2009)

Sea Change Recommended in Montgomery Growth Policy (June 10, 2009)

Montgomery County to Tighten Oversight of Foam Insulation (June 10, 2009)

Montgomery County Council Prepares to Pick a Planner (May 28, 2009)

Montgomery County Group Buys Bethesda Office Building for Single-Room Housing (May 28, 2009)

Parents Take Pride In New Moniker (May 21, 2009)

Montgomery, Md., Council Members Respond to 'Flurries' of Plastic in Bethesda (May 15, 2009)

Showers of Plastic Foam Particles in Bethesda, Maryland (May 14, 2009)

Montgomery Council Weighs Proposal to Limit Paving in Front Yards (May 6, 2009)

Montgomery, Maryland, Bus Depot's Eco-Friendliness Questioned (May 4, 2009)

Montgomery County Community Activist Wayne Goldstein, 56 (April 30, 2009)

Johns Hopkins Health System Acquires Suburban Hospital (April 25, 2009)

The Admissions Gap (April 12, 2009)

New Storm-Water Runoff Rules Affect Montgomery Schools (April 6, 2009)

Report: Senior Montgomery Fire Official Was Over Blood-Alcohol Limit After Crash (March 25, 2009)

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's Plan for Stimulus Funds Falls Short of Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Request (March 21, 2009)

Md. Officials Review Exemption Status of California Lawmaker's Anne Arundel Home (March 20, 2009)

Landowners Seek to Exceed Proposed Building Heights Along Rockville Pike in White Flint (March 19, 2009)

Donations Help Gaithersburg Family Stave Off Eviction From Apartment (March 14, 2009)

Washington Area Housing Agencies Report Rise in Aid Requests From Renters (March 10, 2009)

Rights Groups Allege Rental Discrimination (February 25, 2009)

$900,000 in Grants Not Documented, Review Indicates (February 20, 2009)

Fire Official Involved in November Crash Placed on Paid Leave (February 13, 2009)

Agency Looks To End Lease At Sligo Creek Golf Course (February 12, 2009)

Panel to Review Health of Creek (February 1, 2009)

Council Bans Long-Term Parking Of Trucks on Residential Streets (January 28, 2009)

Report On Water Quality Withheld (January 26, 2009)

Firefighters to Defer Cost-of-Living Raises (January 23, 2009)

Montgomery Planners Back Rail (January 16, 2009)

Residents Feeling Left Out of Loop By Planners (January 15, 2009)

Light Rail Backed in Report on Purple Line (December 23, 2008)

Handling of Fire Official's Crash Concerns Leggett (December 19, 2008)

Leggett Announces Stimulus Package (December 19, 2008)

Final Clarksburg Proposals Are Given Approval (December 12, 2008)

Bricks, Mortar and Serenity (December 12, 2008)

Montgomery Votes to Scale Back Size of New Homes (December 10, 2008)

Md. Busway Promoted As Solution To Gridlock (December 8, 2008)

Downtown Clarksburg Wrangling Continues (November 20, 2008)

Regional Panel Approves Plan To Reduce Greenhouse Gases (November 13, 2008)

Design of Town Center In Clarksburg Unresolved (November 7, 2008)

Montgomery Finance Chief Riding Out Market's Storms (November 6, 2008)

Despite High Turnout, Few Polling Problems (November 5, 2008)

CASA Center Groundbreaking Proves Fertile Soil for Politicians (October 30, 2008)

Bartlett Preps for Battle in District 6 (October 26, 2008)

Md. Suffers Shortage Of Literacy Volunteers (October 23, 2008)

White Flint Stands Out in Plans for Rockville Pike (October 20, 2008)

Readying Rockville Pike for Renewal (October 19, 2008)

Takoma Park Coalition Targets Leaf Blowers (October 16, 2008)

Council Affirms Special Taxing Districts (October 15, 2008)

Leggett's on YouTube (But Dissenters Aren't) (October 9, 2008)

County May Alter Taxing Districts (October 2, 2008)

Unrivaled Funding Deal Goes To Council (September 29, 2008)

Planning Agency Mourns Lost Fees as Building Industry Slows (September 18, 2008)

Redevelopment Plan Endorsed by Board (September 12, 2008)

Planners Back Razing Rentals for Luxury Site (September 5, 2008)

As Duncan Muses, Words for Leggett and O'Malley Aren't All Kind (September 4, 2008)

D.C. Success Story Gets Maryland Reading, Talking (August 28, 2008)

Another County Planner Is Headed for Alexandria (August 28, 2008)

Doing More With Less At Consumer Protection (August 7, 2008)

Talks Expand on Plans For Downtown Columbia (July 31, 2008)

Interviews Signal Progress In Search for WSSC Chief (July 31, 2008)

Planning Chief Says Deal On Music Hall Is Too Risky (July 30, 2008)

Montgomery Department Faulted on 4 Contracts (July 26, 2008)

Task Force To Coordinate Environmental Programs (July 24, 2008)

Water Main Break's Cause Remains A Mystery (July 17, 2008)

Reconsidering The Rules on Green Space in 3 Dimensions (July 17, 2008)

Takoma Park Officials Frown Upon Foie Gras (July 10, 2008)

Urging A Plan for Growth (July 5, 2008)

Tempers Flare at Clarksburg Meeting (June 26, 2008)

Strife-Weary Group Backs Developer's Plan (June 21, 2008)

Planning Board Votes Down 16-Story Project At Bethesda Metro Stop (June 13, 2008)

Cardin's Aid Sought Over Relocation of Federal Jobs (June 12, 2008)

Critics of High-Rise Accelerate Efforts To Sideline Project (June 12, 2008)

Council Rejects House for Homeless (June 11, 2008)

Both Sides Sue in Clarksburg Dispute (June 6, 2008)

After Extensive Dam Repairs, Trail Reopens (June 3, 2008)

Montgomery's Economic Divide Growing (May 29, 2008)

Connections, Not Cash, Directed District 4 Democratic Primary (May 15, 2008)

Maryland's Trees Stand Tall (May 15, 2008)

Efforts to Ease Traffic Congestion Are Ineffective, Study Finds (May 14, 2008)

County Car-Prep Backlog Probed (May 10, 2008)

Steps Taken to Ease Bethesda Traffic as Expansion Work Nears (May 9, 2008)

Knapp in No Rush to Introduce Leggett's Ambulance Fee (May 1, 2008)

Bethesda Zoning Dispute Is Case Of Goliath vs., Well, Goliath (April 29, 2008)

Senior Fire Officials Raking In Overtime (April 24, 2008)

General Assembly Raises Taxes on the Wealthy (April 10, 2008)

Leggett Urges Rehab of Units, Speedier Regulatory Process (April 5, 2008)

Council Member Wants House Size Tied to Lot Size (April 2, 2008)

Md. Water Agency Blocks Access to Budget Data (March 25, 2008)

Neighbors Oppose Effort to House Needy Near Bethesda Park (March 23, 2008)

Johns Hopkins Aims to Bring Science Center To Rockville (March 20, 2008)

Navarro Casts Herself As Candidate of Future (March 13, 2008)

Proposals Promote Cheaper Housing (March 8, 2008)

NPR to Remain in the District (March 6, 2008)

Praisner's Husband Runs To Protect Her Legacy (March 6, 2008)

Activist's Contacts Subpoenaed (March 5, 2008)

Bid to Buy Community Near Bethesda Aborted (February 26, 2008)

Leggett Would Reorder Office, Expand Council (February 25, 2008)

Community Center, Library to Honor Praisner (February 14, 2008)

Voters Persevere Despite Ballot Shortages, Lines (February 13, 2008)

Tight Race and Deep Interest Augur Big Turnout Today (February 12, 2008)

Scouring the Screens And the Scanners (February 9, 2008)

Bartlett Sits Confidently Among Little-Known Foes (February 7, 2008)

In a Time of Loss, A Push to Move On (February 7, 2008)

Housing Hopes Come Up Short (February 7, 2008)

Montgomery Politician Headed Council and Board of Education (February 2, 2008)

Montgomery Bill Seeks To Protect Domestic Help (January 26, 2008)

County Attorney Sits Out Mansionization Appeal (January 24, 2008)

Bethesda Developer Rethinks Open Space (January 17, 2008)

Compromise on Clarksburg Tax Proposed (January 12, 2008)

Leggett Plan Seeks $23.6 Million in Cuts (December 22, 2007)

Builder Must Let Most Trees Stand (December 21, 2007)

Republicans Opt for Back-to-Basics Leader (December 13, 2007)

Deer Hunting Rules Eased (December 5, 2007)

Bill Passed Requiring Home Sellers to Disclose Tax Hike (December 5, 2007)

Panel Backs Local Gas Tax, Vehicle Fees (November 30, 2007)

Disclosure Bill on Taxes Worries Real Estate Agents (November 29, 2007)

Democratic Panel to End Secret Ballot for Vacancies (November 22, 2007)

New Policy Targets Crowded Schools (November 22, 2007)

New Montgomery Growth Policy Formalizes Focus on Public Transit (November 19, 2007)

Stricter Policy On Growth Approved in Montgomery (November 14, 2007)

Snyder Case Opens Path To Land-Use Appeals (November 11, 2007)

Bethesda Project Sparks Campaign (November 8, 2007)

Tax Hike Passes Preliminary Vote (November 7, 2007)

County Council Seems Set To Approve Growth Plan (November 4, 2007)

County Employees Get 5 Hours Off for Diversity (November 1, 2007)

Council Backs Higher Growth Fees (October 31, 2007)

Acclaimed Planner Is Facing His First Big Political Test (October 30, 2007)

Bill Proposes Transparent Legislator Appointments (October 25, 2007)

Proposal Would Avert Development Tax on Clarksburg (October 24, 2007)

In Bethesda, Putting a Price on a Neighborhood (October 19, 2007)

Planners Rethink Hillmead Parcel (October 18, 2007)

Berlage Tries Fundraising With Breakfast to Support Wynn (October 18, 2007)

Connector Roadwork Accord Is Reached (October 13, 2007)

County to Vote on Buying Land Adjacent to Park (October 11, 2007)

Leggett's Israel Trip Is on Taxpayers' Tab (October 11, 2007)

Live Nation Doesn't Need Tax Breaks, Residents Say (October 4, 2007)

School, Road Crowding Top Growth Strategy List (October 4, 2007)

Competing Interests as Debate Begins (October 2, 2007)

With More Cars Likely, Worse Traffic a Concern (October 2, 2007)

Bolster County's Trademarks, Homeowner Says (October 2, 2007)

Developers Fear Taxes Would Rise Too Much (October 2, 2007)

As Debate Begins, Interests Compete (October 2, 2007)

Planners Push for a Surge in Some Taxes (September 28, 2007)

Putting Taste to the Test Of Nutritional Value (September 27, 2007)

Science, Math Gap Expanding in Md. (September 27, 2007)

Topping Off, for the Environment (September 21, 2007)

Longtime City Manager Taking Leave Of Gaithersburg (September 20, 2007)

NIH Official Wins Prestigious Prize (September 16, 2007)

Leggett: You Can't Always Get What You Want (September 13, 2007)

Tax Is Deemed Legal but Unwise (September 12, 2007)

Plan Aims To Reveal Tax Jump On Homes (September 10, 2007)

Report Finds Lack of Bidding, Oversight In Montgomery's Clarksburg Management (September 9, 2007)

Planning Board Finds Work Waits for No One (August 30, 2007)

Officials' Trips to Israel Said to Tip Ethics Scale (August 30, 2007)

Leggett's Strategy On Slots: Hushed (August 26, 2007)

Democrats Filling Open Seats In the General Assembly (August 23, 2007)

Democrats Choose Del. King to Replace Hogan in Senate (August 16, 2007)

Leggett, Knapp Propose Emergency Aid for Farmers (August 2, 2007)

Clarksburg Road Tax Is Legal, Leggett Says (July 27, 2007)

Leggett Moves to Fill Newly Political Jobs (July 26, 2007)

Birchmere Out In Talks About Silver Spring Music Venue (July 26, 2007)

Slow Going on Montgomery Growth Rules (July 24, 2007)

Community Proposal to Incorporate Is Rejected (July 20, 2007)

Drink Your Milk. Recycle. Some Lessons Bear Repeating. (July 19, 2007)

Montgomery Senator Leaving for Post as Md. University System Lobbyist (July 17, 2007)

Bid to Incorporate Divides Chevy Chase Neighborhood (July 15, 2007)

Leggett to Job Applicants: Minorities Please Apply (July 12, 2007)

Montgomery Parking-Fee Increase Unlikely (July 11, 2007)

Schools Chief Says He Aims To Stay in Job (July 5, 2007)

Md. Man Loses Bid to Cut Trees Near C& O Canal (June 29, 2007)

Challenges To Police Chief On Immigration Warrants (June 28, 2007)

Tree-Cutting Proposal Near C& O Canal Spurs Debate (June 28, 2007)

Council Nominates 2 to Planning Board (June 27, 2007)

By Leggett's Count, Poor Spending Prospects (June 21, 2007)

Planned Hospital Addition Riles Suburban's Neighbors (June 17, 2007)

The Campaign Is On For Planning Board (June 14, 2007)

With Reused Dirt Come Glass, Other Dangerous Debris (June 10, 2007)

Clarksburg Tax Redux, This Time With Gripes on Review Process (June 7, 2007)

Duncan's Name Could Grace New Library (June 7, 2007)

Developers Defend Legality of Proposed Improvements Tax (June 3, 2007)

Probe Sought Of County's Planning Department (May 31, 2007)

Executive Says Tax Plan Could Be Stifling (May 22, 2007)

Planners Question Repaying Clarksburg Developers (May 20, 2007)

Higher Fees to Control Growth Move Ahead (May 18, 2007)

Montgomery Bans Trans Fats in Restaurants, Markets (May 16, 2007)

Weast's Budget Isn't an Easy Sell (May 14, 2007)

This Time, County Attorney's Office to Support a Zoning Board Ruling (May 10, 2007)

Montgomery Seeks New Strategy on Growth (May 4, 2007)

New County Attorney Lands in a Hot Seat (May 3, 2007)

Auditor Questions Overtime Payments (May 1, 2007)

Another Illegal Dumping Site Found Along Pepco Lines (April 29, 2007)

Hard Realities Outlined on Easing Traffic (April 25, 2007)

Officials Get Candid About Fate of Raises for County Workers (April 22, 2007)

Benefit to Honor Ida Ruben, an 'Extraordinary Leader' (April 19, 2007)

Schools' Request Trimmed Further (April 18, 2007)

Budget Battle Reveals New Landscape in Montgomery (April 15, 2007)

The Leggetts Earn Accolades From Democratic Quarters (April 12, 2007)

Taking the Politics Out of $5 Million in Arts Grants (April 5, 2007)

Officials Probe Legality of Tax to Repay Developers (April 1, 2007)

Montgomery Lawmakers Take On Campaign Reform in Annapolis (March 29, 2007)

Leggett Calls for Extra Legislative Session to Weigh Tax Increases (March 24, 2007)

Montgomery Tax Proposal Assailed (March 23, 2007)

Council Members Bring Home Global Warming, Trans Fats (March 22, 2007)

Library Naming Continues to Roil County (March 15, 2007)

County Executive Offers $4 Billion Budget (March 14, 2007)

Police Deploy Cameras to Slow Down Speeders (March 13, 2007)

Leggett To Offer Cautious Budget (March 12, 2007)

For Council Panel, School Budget Is Now an Open Book (March 8, 2007)

Md. to Investigate Dumping On Site in Rural Montgomery (March 2, 2007)

Old Courses May Not Be So 'Green' (March 1, 2007)

Environmentalists Push for More Tests of Old Golf Sites Before Development (March 1, 2007)

Md. Guard Recruiters Punished After Probe (February 24, 2007)

County to Buy 115 Acres For Science, Tech Center (February 22, 2007)

For County, Cities, Topic A: Who Should Pay for Parks? (February 22, 2007)

House Delegation Takes Aim At Park Tax (February 15, 2007)

Takoma Park's New Vote System Makes Debut (February 8, 2007)

Winter's Icy Bite to Linger (February 7, 2007)

Zoning Board's Power Called Into Question (February 5, 2007)

What's in a Name? For New Rockville Library, Apparently, a Lot (February 1, 2007)

Judge Rules for Chevy Chase Couple in Dispute Over Home Renovation (January 26, 2007)

So Many Trees, So Few Safeguards (January 25, 2007)

Designers of Bridge Predicted Safety Problems, Official Says (January 23, 2007)

Instead of Safety, Md. Footbridge Brings Muggings (January 22, 2007)

3-Year Assessments Rise 56 Percent, Despite Housing Slowdown (January 21, 2007)

Lawsuit Dismissed Against Area Activist (January 18, 2007)

Countywide, Residents Say Too Much Growth Is Not a Good Thing (January 18, 2007)

Hearing Set for Developer Suit Against Activist on Tree Letter (January 11, 2007)

Leggett Challenges Voucher Case Ruling (January 11, 2007)

Pelli Building Won't Be Razed (January 10, 2007)

Older Buses Enlisted Temporarily for Friendship Heights Station (December 23, 2006)

Developer Killed in Crash Recalled for Sense of Fun (December 16, 2006)

Clarksburg Case Renews Debate (December 14, 2006)

Activist, Father Tapped For School Board Seat (December 10, 2006)

Newer Metrobuses Too Tall For Friendship Heights Station (December 9, 2006)

Scenes of a Political Sea Change (December 7, 2006)

New Council President Seeks Freeze on Projects (December 6, 2006)

Finance Chief Named Top Administrator (December 1, 2006)

Hillmead Divided Over Plan For Land (November 30, 2006)

Leggett Dismisses More Top Officials (November 30, 2006)

Developers Face a Chillier Montgomery (November 28, 2006)

Moratorium On Growth In Rockville Receives Nod (November 16, 2006)

Council Votes to Restrict Building (November 14, 2006)

Ehrlich Faces an Uncertain, if More Private, Future (November 12, 2006)

Growth Limits Go Right to the Top of Leggett's Agenda (November 9, 2006)

Rockville Weighs Moratorium on Construction (November 9, 2006)

Finance Laws Helping Political Parties' Accounts Overflow (November 4, 2006)

New-Construction Pause Discussed (October 31, 2006)

Revenue From Growth Tax Falls Short of Promises (October 29, 2006)

Board Vows More Precise Budget Talks With Council (October 26, 2006)

When One Letter Makes All the Difference (October 26, 2006)

Md. Senate Race Gets Bitter Over Brochures (October 26, 2006)

Fox Shuns His Party to Back Republican for Prosecutor (October 12, 2006)

Dickerson Man May Face $83,000 Tree-Cutting Fine (October 5, 2006)

Management Of Golf Courses Changes Hands (September 28, 2006)

More Campaign by News Release: Ulman on Child Care at Schools (September 28, 2006)

Worse to Come in Fall Elections, Officials Fear (September 15, 2006)

Duncan Seeks Resignation of Election Chiefs (September 14, 2006)

Election Workers' Error Blocks and Delays Voters (September 13, 2006)

Election Board Workers' Error Hinders Voting (September 13, 2006)

Guzzone Unseats Quinter in House Race; Livesay Defeated (September 13, 2006)

Poll Hours Extended for Md. Voters (September 13, 2006)

3rd District Voters Face a Dizzying Field (September 10, 2006)

Democrats Escalate Debate On Effect of Donors' Funds (September 7, 2006)

Candidates Cornered on Growth Strategies (September 4, 2006)

Developers Help Silverman Dominate in Fundraising (August 23, 2006)

Is It Jack B. Johnson vs. Big Landlords? (August 18, 2006)

Baker Gains Ground In Bid to Oust Johnson, Challenger's Camp Says (August 16, 2006)