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Pave Bass Liquors, and put up a parking lot
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 3:58 PM EST (gazette.net)
Plans to open a commuter parking lot in Mount Rainier within the next six months are rekindling concerns that the vacant parcel, now fenced-off, could attract crime.
Grass-roots group urges help for homeless vets
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 10:49 AM EST (gazette.net)
Ginger Miller pauses and tries to hold back tears when asked about what it was like being a homeless military veteran.
ICC was always intended to exclude most people -- baltimoresun.com
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 6:41 PM EST (The Baltimore Sun)
...Prince George's Councilman Tom Dernoga, a longtime ICC opponent, showed up to give one more speech denouncing what is already a done deal. "This is an anti-working family proposal and an anti-working family road," he told the board.
Md. tentatively backs Constellation deal with French firm - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 4:55 PM EST (The Washington Post)
...The governor's pledges to provide long-term rate relief to BGE customers have followed him since he took office. BGE serves 1.1 million people in central Maryland, including small parts of Prince George's and Montgomery counties.
Pregnant Md. woman rescued from car submerged in creek - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 4:44 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Md. driver, found without pulse, is back home, and fetus is fine By the time paramedics found Sadé Davis's body in a car submerged in a creek Saturday, she was clinically dead.
Untreated wastewater overflows into Maryland creek - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 3:52 PM EST (The Washington Post)
An estimated 130,000 gallons of wastewater flowed into a Maryland creek Wednesday after a valve was accidentally opened and heavy rains caused a high flow at the Piscataway Wastewater Treatment Plant in Accokeek.
Study says Md. law fails to direct growth, save open space - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:33 AM EST (The Washington Post)
But a new study says the law has been a bust, largely because it has no teeth to force local governments to comply and because builders have little incentive to redevelop older urban neighborhoods.
Justice group to study Prince George's, Md., jail - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 1:25 AM EST (The Washington Post)
The Prince George's County jail, plagued in recent years by allegations of corruption, incompetence and brutality, has entered into a partnership with a nonprofit group to improve management practices and develop a model for independent oversight of the Upper Marlboro facility, o …
Pr. George's says housing funds secure - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 1:23 AM EST (The Washington Post)
Prince George's County officials said Friday that they have met a deadline for earmarking more than $5 million in federal housing grants before losing the funds.
Office space proposed as use for closed schools
Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 11:02 PM EST (gazette.net)
Eight Prince George's County schools that were shut down to save money may have yet another cost-cutting use: office space.
At-large contest splits over youth services, economy
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:20 PM EDT (gazette.net)
The three candidates, including two incumbents, who are vying for two available seats in Bowie's at-large City Council race have different priority lists....
Pr. George's plan calls for Metro extension, HOV lanes - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:57 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Planners in Prince George's County are hoping that an increased focus on transit will reduce the stop-and-go traffic drivers routinely experience on county roadways.
Transport: National Scandal - TIME
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:16 PM EDT (TIME)
The commercial airport which handles the heavy air traffic in & out of the Capital of the U. S. has been cursed by pilots for a decade. Fifty Eastern Airliners and 16 American Airliners take off from or land at the Washington Airport every day.
Prince George's County Plan Envisions Transit Expansion | TheCityFix DC
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:12 PM EDT (dc.thecityfix.com)
The Washington Post reported Monday that Prince George's County is updating its 25-year-old transportation master plan to include an extension of the Metro Green line, the proposed Purple line, and consideration of high-occupancy toll lanes on County highways.
Case Study: Prince George's County school district streamlines email archiving and cuts IT costs with Google's Postini services
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:10 PM EDT (wwpi.com)
"Choosing Google has meant saving a much-appreciated $1 million per year in the midst of a fiscal crisis," said Wesley Watts, CIO of the district.
Laurel area rich in dinosaur fossils is dedicated as a park - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:50 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
More than 65 million years ago, before the continents reached their current configuration -- and ages before industrial parks and shopping centers existed -- a warm and swampy swath of what is now Prince George's County was home to dinosaurs.
When things go strange, who you gonna call?
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:43 PM EDT (gazette.net)
Footsteps falling in an empty attic or pots flying off the wall in a deserted kitchen would send most people running, but Jonathan Ness — usually armed only with a camera — stands his ground.
For Clinton school, reading is a group effort - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:47 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
The students of Stephen Decatur Middle School yelled, stomped their feet on the bleachers and clapped their hands as Itari Pearson, head of the Clinton school's reading and language arts department, led a cheer from the center of the gymnasium floor.
Prince George's realty companies pool resources
Seeded on Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:27 PM EDT (gazette.net)
Pooling resources has been a recurring theme among nonprofits, but three Prince George's realty companies also adopted the practice in their merger this summer, as they work to provide community-friendly services.
Del. Griffith fights back against the 'haters' - Maryland Politics - News and notes from the Maryland political scene.
Seeded on Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:48 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
"I am calling on those haters to STOP THE MADDNESS [sic]. STOP insulting, misleading and attacking. I have heard these haters demand respect, transparency and open communications. These requests are reasonable, and when presented with respect and civility even welcomed.
County officials to brief residents about flu
Seeded on Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:43 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Prince George's County Council member William A. Campos (D-Hyattsville) and Prince George's state Dels. Jolene Ivey (D) and Victor R. Ramirez (D), both of Cheverly, will host a forum about the flu from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Northwestern High School cafeteria, 7000 Adelphi Rd.
Pr. George's awarded $400M in federal stimulus money - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:16 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Prince George's County has been awarded about $400 million in federal stimulus money, according to preliminary data.
As D.C. gives troubled AIDS groups millions, others struggle - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:37 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
In a mint-green living room in Prince George's County, five scared women prepared to die.
Residents express frustration during leaders' forum
Seeded on Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:48 PM EDT (gazette.net)
A rare public forum involving Prince George's County elected officials and state representatives evolved from a discussion of county challenges into a lengthy venting session for residents.
The Danger Zone - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:35 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
The stretch of Interstate 495 that rolls through Prince George's County makes up less than a third of the Capital Beltway, but in the past three years it has accounted for 70 percent of its traffic fatalities.
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LAUREL – August 17, 2009: The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is organizing with the Alice Ferguson Foundation a river cleanup along the Potomac River at Accokeek on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to Noon.
Volunteers are invited to join WSSC and the Alice Ferguson Foundation in a river cleanup, starting at 2301 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD. Gloves and bags will be provided by WSSC, but volunteers are encouraged to wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty and wet.
The cleanup will occur on the Potomac River overlooking Mount Vernon. Some steep walking may be required and some areas will be wet and muddy. WSSC has a wastewater treatment plant located in the area and near the Alice Ferguson Foundation's Hard Bargain Farm.
WHO: WSSC and Alice Ferguson Foundation
WHAT: Citizens' Cleanup on the Potomac
WHERE: Alice Ferguson Foundation, 2601 Bryan Point, Accokeek, MD
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to Noon
INFO: WSSC, (301) 206-8100 or kknox@wsscwater.com— Kim Knox
I am a single mother of a seven year old, full time student , and a fulltime employee. I live in Landover with my elderly mother and we are constantly subjected to the crime and disturbance of our neighbors. We are constantly facing eviction because the rent is so expensive to pay every month. I am trying to provide a better life for us but the circumstances make it so hard. I believe that the women that receive assistance from the county or state have it made compared to the women who struggle to get to work and support their children. I am really frustrated and fed up. I recently applied to add my name to the 2008 waiting list for rental assistance and was turned down. I guess i need to have 4 more kids and choose not to work and not to go school and not take care of my mother in order to recive help from this county or state. I just wish that there were more programs geared to helping the single working parent with mininum income. We should not have to suffer because we want more out of life. I tried to contact the housing authority on several occasion and was just transfered to someone's voicemail and never get any anwsers. Please, Please , Please let me know if there are any programs that I may qualify for. Thanks for Listening
Apparently I can't give a news story more than one major category tag. I don't know why I didn't notice this before. So stories like the ones about kids being kicked out of school for not having vaccinations and the county threatening to arrest parents can't be labeled with all 3: Education, Heath, and Politics. If you have a suggestion for how this can be done, please let me know.
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I've started another blog where we can discuss Race Matters in Prince George's Co. & the USA. Links to Van Caldwell's column on "whiteness" is there along with links to subsequent letters to the editor.
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Just a note from the person who created this blog: To let you know about my addition of the tag "racial". I'm studying anti-racism and I notice racial content in soooo many articles. So I decided to see what percentage of the articles contain racial content. If you're interested here's a link to my personal anti-racism resources page.
— PGCares
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