Two years ago I complained about the "apple ballot" that the Montgomery County Education Association distributed with its election-time endorsements. Well, it's back this year, with "Teachers Recommend" still emblazoned prominently (and, in my view, somewhat misleadingly) at the top. But that's nothing compared to this year's great display of teacher union power: Montgomery County schools are not only closed today (purportedly to protect students from intruders, as most schools are used as polling places) but were also closed yesterday.*...Read it here.