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About Me
- Mike Meno
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Recovering journalist and wannabe rock star, now working as Assistant Director of Communications for the MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT on Capitol Hill. Work has appeared in High Times, The Washington Post, The Gazette (Md.), the Philadelphia Bulletin, the Baltimore Jewish Times, and WYPR-FM in Baltimore. Co-founder of The Goucher Review, the student magazine of Goucher College. Current or former member of bands The Art Department, Oh! Be Joyful, Safety Queen, The What Ifs, Lampduck, Repelican and Funkhouser.
Marijuana Policy Project
- MPP: L.A. County D.A. Continues To Invent His Own Rules
- MPP: Through Regulation, West Hollywood Becomes “Medical Marijuana Success Story”
- MPP: Three More Members of UK's Drug Advisory Board Resign
- MPP: Landmark Electoral Victories in Maine and Colorado
- MPP: Fired UK Drug Adviser Continues to Speak Out; Two Others Resign in Protest, More May Follow
- MPP: UK Drug Adviser Fired After Marijuana Comments
- MPP: New Hampshire Comes Within Two Votes of Passing Medical Marijuana Law
- MPP: Why Maryland is Not the 14th Medical Marijuana State
- MPP: Minnesota court: Bong water considerd an illegal drug
- MPP: Marijuana has higher approval ratings than Congress, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
- High Times: Marijuana in the Mainstream Media
- MPP: Colorado: A Model for Medical Marijuana?
- MPP: Judge OK's Medical Marijuana Crackdown in Fresno
- MPP: Widowed Cancer Survivor May Lose Home to Marijuana Charges
Radio stories
- WYPR: Barclay neighborhood continues to wait for redevelopment
- WYPR: NAACP Goes to Web to Curb Alleged Police Brutality
- WYPR: Local Residents Respond to Obama's Cairo Speech
- WYPR: New book gives voice to changing community
- WYPR: Local Landmark Reopens
- WYPR: East Baltimore Development A Mixed Bag For Residents, Developers
- WYPR: Murders Spike in Baltimore's Northeast District
- WYPR: Cummings Calls For Increased Witness Protection Funds
- WYPR: An Uncertain Future for Metropolitan Newspapers
- WYPR: Montgomery County Seeks Compromise on Immigration Policy
- WYPR: Immigration Officials Sued Over '07 Fells Point Raid
- WYPR: Montgomery County Reexamines Immigration Policy
- The Signal: A case for the races
- The Signal: (Anti)social networking
The Washington Post
- The Washington Post: A homework course helps parents learn how to stop hovering
- The Washington Post: Too Much Drama? Not For These Kids.
- The Washington Post: Residents Plan to Form Solar Power Collective
- The Washington Post: Silver Spring community seeks faster action to slow speeders
- The Washington Post: Planning Board backs Adventist hospital move
- The Washington Post: During first year, Takoma Park's top cop bolsters force, unit's image
- The Washington Post: Sierra Leonean Child Gets a Medical Gift in Montgomery
- The Washington Post: At Takoma Park Fair, Altruism Becomes Holiday Gift of Choice
- The Washington Post: Md. Proceeding With Transit Center at Takoma/Langley Crossroads
- The Washington Post: Residents Rally to Keep Piney Branch Pool Open
Miscellaneous Writing
The Gazette
- The Gazette: Parents bone up on homework strategies
- The Gazette: From Silver Spring to war-torn Georgia
- The Gazette: Police consider advisory board
- The Gazette: Group gains ground in fight for Army-owned trail
- The Gazette: Man charged in three Piney Branch Road attacks
- The Gazette: Bowie man charged with marijuana posession, assault
- The Gazette: New cigarette law sparks praise from officials
- The Gazette: Designs call for narrower New Hampshire Avenue
- The Gazette: Seminars help job-seekers get their foot in the door
- The Gazette: Former city employee charged with auto theft
- The Gazette: Attorneys weigh appeal of reduction in malpractice case
- The Gazette: Kelly convicted of slayings of father, daughter
- The Gazette: Council critical of recreation department
- The Gazette: Board OKs revised SilverPlace plans
- The Gazette: Activity provides alternatives for youth
- The Gazette: Pizza parlor cooking for Old Town?
- The Gazette: Bank robbery suspect turns himself in
- The Gazette: Man robs Silver Spring bank
- The Gazette: Trial begins for 2002 slayings
- The Gazette: Financing is ‘very close’ for retooled condo project
- The Gazette: Cracked rail near Takoma Metro causes Red Line delays
- The Gazette: Customers, owners find what they need
- The Gazette: State police spying violated civil liberties, local activists say
- The Gazette: Acting out gives summer campers a new perspective
- The Gazette: Coffee drinkers cool to café closures
- The Gazette: City asks college to consider foundation property for growth
- The Gazette: Council to continue fighting townhouses near Metro
- The Gazette: Columbia Union names academic provost
- The Gazette: Grants offer hope for Takoma Theatre renewal
- The Gazette: Takoma Metro could receive anti-crime cameras
- The Gazette: Man charged in connection with hit-and-run that injured woman
- The Gazette: Specifics are welcome in order for changes, say council members
- The Gazette: Woman hurt, dog dies in hit-and-run crash
- The Gazette: College presents plans for expansion
- The Gazette: Annual parade will highlight festivities in Takoma Park
- The Gazette: Officials say benefits of municipal convention outweigh costs
- The Gazette: Providing his voice for the blind
- The Gazette: City says ‘non’ to foie gras
- The Gazette: Unattended beeping package disrupts hospital
- The Gazette: Man faces charges for stabbing incident
- The Gazette: Legal in California, still banned in Maryland
- The Gazette: A bright idea for home energy
- The Gazette: Officials not sweatin' the water bottle ban
- The Gazette: Takoma Park police force increase Ward 6 patrol
- The Gazette: After first year, Cristo Rey 'family' settles in
- The Gazette: For students, environmental change starts at school
- The Gazette: Preparing scouts for extreme weather
- The Gazette: Residents offer range of ideas for Crossroads
- The Gazette: Takoma council mulls restricting nonresidents from advisory boards
- The Gazette: Dale Drive residents tired of seeing street used as shortcut
- The Gazette: Mural marks a 'Turning Point' for young artists
- The Gazette: Official: Transit would boost development
- The Gazette: JazzFest taps New Orleans and new location
- The Gazette: The sun is a vehicle for powering toy cars and young minds
- The Gazette: Gas costs boost Purple Line support
- The Gazette: Takoma Park police aided officers in immigration arrest
- The Gazette: Math mavens count among the top in country
- The Gazette: Takoma Park council chamber renovation among proposed cuts
- The Gazette: Vacant rec department spot could be trimmed
- The Gazette: Council mulls public works relocation
- The Gazette: Council allocates money for Piney Branch pool
- The Gazette: New Hampshire Avenue targeted for drug arrests
- The Gazette: Takoma Park featured in former resident's film at Tribeca
- The Gazette: Praisner wins in District 4 by a landslide
- The Gazette: County Council members see way pool could reopen
- The Gazette: Proposal for Takoma Junction traffic circles draws criticism
- The Gazette: Planned fire station still on schedule
- The Gazette: Mary's Center offers doctors who speak patients language
- The Gazette: Refunds offered for delayed condo project
- The Gazette: Ballot snafu leaves off candidates' parties
- The Gazette: Key issues ahead for winner in District 4
- The Gazette: Takoma Park mulls agreement with Safe Takoma
- The Gazette: Campus growth without growing pains?
- The Gazette: Takoma opens doors to history
- The Gazette: Planners back proposal for hospital's relocation
- The Gazette: Facing up to life's challenges through art
- The Gazette: Woman indicted on murder charges
- The Gazette: Architects recommend updates for Takoma Park Elementary
- The Gazette: Future highway offers glimpse of county's past
- The Gazette: Home of freed slave found along ICC route
- The Gazette: More talk than action on rent control
- The Gazette: District 4 candidates build on momentum
- The Gazette: Bottled-water ban taps trend
- The Gazette: Takoma Park council reiterates opposition to Metro land sale
- The Gazette: Boy hurt on skateboard after running into truck
- The Gazette: County's special election acts as prelude to 2010 campaign
- The Gazette: Praisner, Fennel win primaries
- The Gazette: Don't overlook us, residents tell candidates at forums
- The Gazette: Proposed $4M increase in Takoma Park budget maintains tax rate
- The Gazette: In first term, mayor's approach draws praise, criticism
- The Gazette: Don't overlook us, residents tell candidates in forums
- The Gazette: Takoma Park funding no guarantee for Main Street program
- The Gazette: District 4 contenders gear up for Tuesday
- The Gazette: Blair robotics club building on success
- The Gazette: Takoma Park police lose national accreditation
- The Gazette: Homeless get breakfast, movie
- The Gazette: Speaker to be featured at fundraiser for market
- The Gazette: Time for Tastes of Takoma
- The Gazette: Columbia Union to cut, freeze teaching positions
- The Gazette: District 4 candidates short on time, cash
- The Gazette: District 4 candidates complain of negative 'robocalls'
- The Gazette: Theft from vehicles easy to prevent, easy to commit
- The Gazette: High school band members get movie role
- The Gazette: Woman in Takoma Park dies after being struck by SUV
- The Gazette: Woman struck and killed in pedestrian crash
- The Gazette: Faithful Catholics re-enact Christ's last moments
- The Gazette: Perpetual Building not worthy of historic status, board says
- The Gazette: Ethnic eateries struggling to attract new customers
- The Gazette: Man wanted for shooting found in New Mexico
- The Gazette: Arborist: Tree canopy dying at a steady rate
- The Gazette: Residents: Keep opposing Takoma Metro project
- The Gazette: First phase of building to begin on new Takoma Park firehouse
- The Gazette: Group would advise Takoma Park on use of hospital land
- The Gazette: Deacon pleads guilty to incest in sex abuse case
- The Gazette: Warrants issued in Takoma Park shooting
- The Gazette: Mind games designed for a serious learning experience
- The Gazette: Forum: Public image and diversity keys to redevelopment
- The Gazette: Warrants issued for suspect in Takoma Park shooting
- The Gazette: Columbia Union to shift to 'three school model'
- The Gazette: Traffic circle tryout gets cool reception
- The Gazette: Woman, 19, charged in fatal stabbing during fight
- The Gazette: Ethiopian artists connect community to homeland
- The Gazette: Takoma Park to host forum on Takoma Metro plans
- The Gazette: National planners add voice to forum
- The Gazette: Takoma Park considers adopting speed cameras
- The Gazette: Some say Takoma Park should control its streetlights
- The Gazette: Keeping the spirit of the firehouse alive for 50 years
- The Gazette: Law firm employees indicted on immigration charges
- The Gazette: Winter break not necesarily a break from learning
- The Gazette: Council wary of timeframe for water main replacement
- The Gazette: Business, school communities partner for future
- The Gazette: Teen charged with attempted murder
- The Gazette: 'Traditions' music store plans to move to new site
- The Gazette: County seeks opinion on walkway designs
- The Gazette: Report: College can reduce impact on neighborhood
- The Gazette: Police chief wants Safe Takoma money to go to citywide position
- The Gazette: Fighting an enemy overseas, discrimination at home in time of war
- The Gazette: Some fear AP too much of a good thing
- The Gazette: A busy first year for "high energy" police chief
- The Gazette: Young activists work to stop genocide in Sudan
- The Gazette: Complaints halt work at Four Corners Park
- The Gazette: Old Takoma businesses hurt by the economy
- The Gazette: City Council calls on schools to reopen, maintain pool
- The Gazette: Doctor restores young African girl's vision
- The Gazette: College is within reach, but the cost in daunting
- The Gazette: Pride, financial anxiety collide for many first-time applicants
- The Gazette: Wheaton High achieves 'Breakthrough' with award
- The Gazette: Man jumps from burning house in Silver Spring
- The Gazette: Planners OK design for field at North Four Corners
- The Gazette: High school students infuse Mexican culture at Rolling Terrace
- The Gazette: Takoma Park mulls real estate tax
- The Gazette: Mural to symbolize growth, transformation
- The Gazette: Man charged with attack, attempted abduction
- The Gazette: Survey says life isn't as good in Takoma Park's northern wards
- The Gazette: For some activists, vigilance pays off
- The Gazette: Residents escape late-night apartment fire
- The Gazette: Man charged with assault, attempted abduction of woman
- The Gazette: A higher calling drives Catholic teachers
- The Gazette: Local impact on climate could be minimal
- The Gazette: Takoma Park forced to amend sanctuary law
- The Gazette: Woman escapes abduction attempt in Takoma Park
- The Gazette: While need for gym remains, focus shifts to other projects
- The Gazette: Research projects bring rewards for high school Intel-lectuals
- The Gazette: Immigrant, librarian team up for literarcy
- The Gazette: Geography Bowls test students' global grasp
- The Gazette: Takoma Park council mulls spending gym money on chamber council
- The Gazette: XO enthusiasts' laptop gets kiss, hug
- The Gazette: Somali center helps refugees adjust to U.S. life
- The Gazette: Schools keep alumni connected
- The Gazette: A rebirth for Old Town?
- The Gazette: Reflecting on another year (I wrote "Doing what he can")
- The Gazette: Warming up to the idea of corn stoves?
- The Gazette: As energy prices rise, consumers have options
- The Gazette: Student plays the right hand with custom-card venture
- The Gazette: Leggett: If council passes rent control, he'll support it
- The Gazette: Water main break halts traffic, service
- The Gazette: Drumming up enthusiasm for the shortest day of the year
- The Gazette: Group led by council says call to turn pool into gym is premature
- The Gazette: Police patrols target Crossroads for DUI
- The Gazette: Takoma Park council discusses police hires
- The Gazette: Board seeks yet another park design from planners
- The Gazette: After dog falls through ice, a bone-chilling rescue
- The Gazette: Teen admits to stealing more cars
- The Gazette: Takoma Park businesses seek greater holiday presence
- The Gazette: A trip down the gift road less traveled
- The Gazette: Group looks to future of a growing Silver Spring
- The Gazette: Triathlete keeps students' running on track
- The Gazette: Revised Takoma Park Elementary plans presented
- The Gazette: Boundaries challenge Takoma Park's thin blue line
- The Gazette: Where jurisdictions meet, border confusion can follow
- The Gazette: New Columbia Union president pledges to look for solutions
- The Gazette: Montgomery County students named finalists in math, science competition
- The Gazette: Resolution aims to give Takoma Park a holiday boost
- The Gazette: Man found dead in car at school in Takoma Park
- The Gazette: For immigrants, an American tradition with a flavor of its own
- The Gazette: Takoma Park Film Festival centers on theme of activism
- The Gazette: A glimpse into history at Takoma Park Elementary
- The Gazette: Board approves townhouse development at Takoma Metro
- The Gazette: Columbia Union finds potential president
- The Gazette: Takoma Park mayor to be defined by leadership skills
- The Gazette: Festival's films aim to engage, challenge
- The Gazette: Casa of Maryland helps immigrants work toward equal rights
- The Gazette: Man shot to death in Takoma Park robbery
- The Gazette: Neighbors protest plans for school expansion
- The Gazette: Leventhal has surgery after collision with deer
- The Gazette: Robinson wins Ward 3 race; Williams elected Takoma Park mayor
- The Gazette: Voter turnout low in Takoma Park elections
- The Gazette: Montgomery Blair students find a hit in Shakespeare's 'Errors'
- The Gazette: For Porter, a mayoral legacy built on civic involvement
- The Gazette: Council mulls expanding anti-drunkenness program
- The Gazette: Vote delayed on Metro townhouses
- The Gazette: O'Malley draws a crowd, and not just for tax plan
- The Gazette: Takoma Park incumbents spend some energy, not much money
- The Gazette: John Nevins Andrews Elementary celebrates 100 years
- The Gazette: Takoma Park council keeps sanctuary law
- The Gazette: Takoma Park's creative, eclectic celebration
- The Gazette: Takoma Park residents urge City Council to fight Metro project
- The Gazette: Takoma Park Police ramp up armed robbery investigations
- The Gazette: Takoma Park candidates talk about city issues
- The Gazette: City celebrates market's silver anniversary
- The Gazette: City Council won't change sanctuary law
- The Gazette: Mural seen as remedy for gang graffiti, tagging
- The Gazette: Police say markings used to send messages or mark territory
- The Gazette: Elementary students likely to move to Bethesda during construction
- The Gazette: Lobbying group aims to put Purple Line on funding track
- The Gazette: Discussion prevails at forum
- The Gazette: Election 2007: Bowers aims for a fresh perspective
- The Gazette: Election 2007: Robinson hopes to build on experience
- The Gazette: Purple Line proponents pony up for lobbying effort
- The Gazette: Heat makes an encore at Takoma Park Street Festival
- The Gazette: No challengers facing Williams for mayor's seat
- The Gazette: Apathy, issueless campaign, or satisfaction with the status quo?
- The Gazette: Council alters 2008 budget for new expenses, revenues
- The Gazette: Takoma Park games club brings generations together
- The Gazette: Metro board delays decision on approval of Takoma project
- The Gazette: Armed man surrenders after barricading himself in apartment
- The Gazette: Search goes on for Columbia Union president
- The Gazette: Williams nominated for Takoma Park mayor; one council seat contested
- The Gazette: Residents join together in fight against crime
- The Gazette: Takoma Park reaffirms support for gay marriage
- The Gazette: With perfect weather, Burtonsville Day festival clearly a success
- The Gazette: Takoma Park turns up the volume for street festival
- The Gazette: Columbia Union College says it won't sell campus radio station
- The Gazette: Takoma Park caucus for nominations set for Tuesday
- The Gazette: Two candidates add their names to Ward 3 ballot
- The Gazette: Takoma Park council approves raise in salary for mayor, council
- The Gazette: State will try again to purchase Taco Bell land for transit center
- The Gazette: Takoma Park council sides with residents opposing Metro development
- The Gazette: Her craft's been poetry emotion
- The Gazette: Takoma Park Council ranks priorities for state grant
- The Gazette: Working their way to a future through Cristo Rey
- The Gazette: Students return to class after strong odor forces evacuation
- The Washington Post: Residents Rally to Keep Piney Branch Pool Open
- The Gazette: Salaries could rise for Takoma Park council and mayor
- The Gazette: Eclectic Folk Festival still a Takoma Park favorite
- The Gazette: Takoma Park residents, council members skeptical of traffic study
- The Gazette: SAT takers troubled by writing section
- The Gazette: Residents ask Takoma Park City Council to help keep Pool open
- The Gazette: Plans for Old Town Building Approved
- The Gazette: Takoma Park Elementary to add buildings, parking
- The Gazette: Site named for new Long Branch health facility
- The Gazette: Leaving a ‘safe haven’ for her New Orleans home
- The Gazette: Parents, teachers, students march to promote unity in education
- The Gazette: When your life becomes an open book
- The Gazette: Workers injured by fallen roof trusses
- The Gazette: Changes recommended for Crossroads pedestrian safety
- The Gazette: Clogged Arteries? Try a GPS System
- The Gazette: Crime in Takoma Park Drops in First Half of 2007
- The Gazette: House Fire Spreads to Adjacent Homes
- The Gazette: Some Question Feasbility of Ideas For Remaking New Hampshire Avenue
- The Gazette: Interested, But Not Yet Committed In Ward 6
- The Gazette: College In The Summer? You've Got To Give Them Credit
- The Gazette: Early Blair Graduate Earns A Diploma Of Necessity
- The Gazette: Students Wrap Up Summer School Sessions
- The Gazette: Candidates Line Up, Drop Out Of Takoma Park Races
- The Gazette: Cristo Rey School Gets Set To Open
- The Gazette: Rec Centers Need Publicity, Residents Say
- The Gazette: Alliance Gives Latino-owned Businesses Alcohol Training, Education
- The Bulletin: 'Space Race' Discussed at Constitution Center
- The Bulletin: More Than 22,000 Flock to Gettysburg Reenactment
- The Bulletin: Glenmede Saved From Subdivision
- The Bulletin: Burns' 'The War' Previewed in Philadelphia
- The Daily Star: For Italian-Americans, Soccer Win Is Payback