Joe Dalaker, former councilmember, Cheverly MD

06/01/2026

Wishing everyone a happy Pride Month.

05/25/2026

“It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced…. that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” —Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address (Bancroft copy).

05/01/2026

Blessed Beltane to all who celebrate, and happy May Day. (Image of flowering hawthorn by Nilfanion, 2010)

04/03/2026

I make a point of wishing serenity and happiness for people of every faith tradition on their sacred days, and to those with no faith tradition at all, on days of special relevance. The Easter Triduum is dear to me. But it is not a generic well-wish I offer this year. There are plenty of folks who go around trumpeting the name of their Lord and Savior, not in humility but as a whip to compel conformity. Not as a way of increasing their compassion for others, but as a way of making themselves comfortable at the expense of others. So this Easter I remember Him who troubled the mighty. I remember Him who rebuked hypocrites, and seek to root out my own hypocrisies. I remember Him who said that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness shall be satisfied. I remember Him who said blessed are you who mourn, for one day you shall laugh. And I remember Him who was put to death not because anyone in His day cared about the doctrine of Original Sin, but because he troubled the mighty and uplifted the lowly. So in His footsteps I find courage to stand up for those who need protection, rebuke those who inflict harm, guard my heart against becoming hateful like those doing evil supposedly in His name, and proclaim loudly: BELLUM ET ODIUM QUOD VIDEMUS NON VULT.

04/01/2026

Chag Pesach Sameach to all who celebrate.

To all who celebrate, chag Pesach sameach. Happy Passover.

03/21/2026

Nowruz Mubarak to all who celebrate. Blessed Ostara to all who celebrate.
Happy spring to all—let’s do what we ought to do, to bring about a peaceful and just spring.

03/20/2026

Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate!

03/16/2026

Expungement Fair at 6401 Forest Road, this Saturday, 3/21, 2pm to 6pm.

03/09/2026

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Courtesy of State Senator Malcolm Augustine:


District 47 Scholarship applications are now being accepted for Maryland students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, vocational, or private career school during the 2026-2027 school year! You must be a District 47 resident and must have submitted a FAFSA by March 1, 2026, to be eligible for the scholarship. Applicants may be eligible for scholarship assistance to attend out-of-state colleges, universities, or private career schools ONLY if they are enrolling in an academic program that is not offered in a Maryland college, university, or private career school.

You can apply or learn more at the link below:

03/03/2026

Happy Purim to all who celebrate. May we make noise to drown out the evil, and use whatever privilege we have to protect the most vulnerable.

A happy Purim to all who celebrate. The story of Queen Esther resonates now.