Today is Wednesday, April 7, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.
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Budget Public Hearings: The county council will hold a public hearing on County Executive Marc Elrich’s proposed fiscal 2022 budget at 7 p.m. (register by 5 p.m.). See more information here.
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Mental Health Conversation: Residents are invited to join a virtual conversation called, “Help My Unbelief-The Coexistence of Faith and Fear During a Pandemic” from 6-7:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on the struggle to not lose faith while houses of worship are affected by the pandemic, and the importance of faith in overcoming death and sickness of loved ones, loneliness and depression. See more here.
It is Wednesday, March 10, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.
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Food Distribution: A drive-thru food distribution will take place from 1-3 p.m. at South Lake Elementary School in Gaithersburg.
Our partners are hosting a food distribution on 3/10. Please share! pic.twitter.com/nUaEh5I4qR
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Mental Health Conversation: Residents are invited to an online conversation about suicide prevention and mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. No registration is required. Residents can join on Teams Live or watch live on County Cable Montgomery and the county’s Facebook page.
Please join us on Wednesday, March 10 at 6 p.m. for an online conversation about suicide prevention and mental health issues during the time of #COVID19.
Today is Thursday, Dec. 10, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County:
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Public Safety Radio System Infrastructure Project: Public Safety and Government Operations Committees will meet today at 9:30 a.m. to review the Public Safety Radio System. Over Mother’s Day weekend of 2019, the public safety radio system, which enables the 911 call center to communicate with police, fire, ambulances, and other users, experienced a significant system disruption that dropped multiple channels. Officials say the system is 17 years old and well past its 2009 end-of-life date. Watch the meeting live on YouTube here.
Happening on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. – The PS & GO Committees will meet to review the public safety radio system infrastructure project. Follow along with the staff report: https://t.co/BZI44qJzlw. Watch live @CountyCableMoCo, Facebook or YouTube at https://t.co/GINdCQ5Kc4. https://t.co/q4fkOihQuk
More on the mental health conversation and the things that got left behind. there s a process and an opportunity for democrats and republicans to come together. jessica: is incredibly exciting and i really give credit to these kids, these teenagers who have been such a vocal advocates for a new america that they would like to see whether or not they re scared to go to school. they have been having a multifaceted conversation, to your point, there is no emphasis on what the fbi missed here. but these kids if you listen to them, the been incredibly nuanced. school security as well and these types of weapons and i know we are here with katie who knows a lot more about guns and i do and i can admit that freely but i do understand why there are so many americans making up the day after yesterday saying what is a normal person need a weapon like this. i know there are answers that people give, i personally don t agree with that. it s not the way that i grew up in a way that i live. i respe
Surprising that issue, the gun issue, viewed very differently in the uk than it is here in the united states. but still, very prescient on that front. and then we re going to have the mental health conversation, too. you know the two need to go hand in hand in here and i think sometimes you see an emphasis on one over the other. and usually, that s because somebody s politics gets in the way. if it s maybe one side only wants to talk mental health because they don t want to have a gun conversation and one side want to have the gun conversation and thought the mental health conversation. responsible leaders should be looking at every on the table and how do we do this. here s the thing. is this an epidemic? it feels like one. you ran down the list. is this also just we see this stuff more? why does it feel more frequent today than it did even 30 years go? and again, maybe it s a perception and not a reality, but i think i look at what i want to do now is look at even