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David Plymyer

The Baltimore County Council Merely Pretended To Fix the Flaws in Its Legislative Procedures

The Baltimore County Council patted itself on the back earlier this month for “reforms” that it made to the much-criticized process it…

4 min readMar 16, 2024

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The Baltimore County Council Merely Pretended To Fix the Flaws in Its Legislative Procedures

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David Plymyer

The puzzling story behind the sad story of (yet another) tiff between Larry Hogan and Marilyn Mosby

Money intended for witness protection in Baltimore has been held hostage to a legal dispute for over three years. Why hasn’t the city…

5 min readSep 14, 2022

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The puzzling story behind the sad story of (yet another) tiff between Larry Hogan and Marilyn Mosby

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David Plymyer

Correction: Some police officers in Maryland do lose their pensions if convicted of crimes

The Baltimore City Council has the power to change city law to provide that officers of the Baltimore Police Department may lose their…

4 min readSep 12, 2022

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David Plymyer

My take: Someone in the administration of Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

This is the third in a series of posts that I’ve written on the controversial use of sick leave to keep Baltimore County employee William…

15 min readMay 20, 2022

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My take: Someone in the administration of Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

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David Plymyer

What did the Olszewski “Administration” know, and when did it know it?

Additional research casts more doubt on the recent claim by County Administrative Office (CAO) Stacy Rodgers that the “Administration” of…

4 min readMay 11, 2022

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What did the Olszewski “Administration” know, and when did it know it?

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David Plymyer

The Olszewski administration failed to implement a key charter provision regulating the benefits of…

The story about the extended absence of controversial Baltimore County employee William “Chris” McCollum from his position as Senior…

7 min readMay 2, 2022

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The Olszewski administration failed to implement a key charter provision regulating the benefits of…

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David Plymyer

If You Don’t Understand Malignant Narcissism, You Don’t Understand Vladimir Putin Any Better Than…

The invasion of Ukraine was not about NATO, nor about the failure of the West to make concessions easing Russian fears about its own…

8 min readMar 1, 2022

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If You Don’t Understand Malignant Narcissism, You Don’t Understand Vladimir Putin Any Better Than…

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David Plymyer

Has “Ethical Journalism” Become an Oxymoron?

Journalism is a profession under siege. Among the concerns are whether there are meaningful journalistic ethics and standards — in other…

6 min readFeb 13, 2022

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Has “Ethical Journalism” Become an Oxymoron?

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David Plymyer

A Question of Competence

This week there was a turn of events that would mortify any self-respecting State’s Attorney. A Baltimore judge vacated a sweetheart plea…

6 min readFeb 5, 2022

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A Question of Competence

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David Plymyer

From Robber Barons to Evil Geniuses to Trump: The Fight to Save the Plutocracy

The moving force behind the GOP’s authoritarian takeover is the desire by the ultrawealthy to retain their political and economic…

8 min readNov 6, 2021

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From Robber Barons to Evil Geniuses to Trump: The Fight to Save the Plutocracy

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David Plymyer

David Plymyer

Retired lawyer, former social worker, Army vet — former lots of things. Now a part-time writer, published in Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and elsewhere.

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