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Get Gazette, Rebuilding Courthouse, Natural Gas, + more
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Joyce Dowling
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Sep 23, 2005 19:01 PDT
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NEWS STORIES
Prince George's County Begins Rebuilding Courthouse
NBC 4.com - Sep 22, 2005
Officials in Prince George's County have begun the process of
rebuilding the part of the county courthouse, in Upper Marlboro, Md.
http://www.nbc4.com/news/5000578/detail.html
Residents Speak Out Against Natural Gas Storage Site
WJLA, DC - Sep 22, 2005
The Prince George's County Planning Board has given a preliminary
thumbs down to a plan to store liquefied natural gas in Chillum.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0905/262574.html
Big Senate Field Could Mean Splintered Vote
Montgomery County Sentinel, MD - Sep 22, 2005
And if Delegate Anthony G. Brown, D-Prince George's - an Iraq war
veteran, Harvard-trained lawyer and House majority whip who says he
is considering ...
http://www.thesentinel.com/297210540560659.php
County Says Trade Zone Could Fire Development
Washington Post, United States - Sep 22, 2005
Prince George's officials say the county is now ripe to become a
"mecca of international business," according to their new slogan, and
they are trying to spur ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/21/AR2005092102143.html
Proposed Purple Line Appeases Commuters
Howard University Hilltop (subscription), DC - Sep 22, 2005
By 2012, there will be a new line. The purple line is projected to
span from New Carrolton, MD. in Prince George's County, to the
College Park stop where the University of Maryland is located, to
Silver Spring, MD. in Montgomery County, and finally to Bethesda, MD.
http://www.thehilltoponline.com/news/2005/09/22/Metro/Proposed.Purple.Line.Appeases.Commuters-994115.shtml
Prince George's County Begins Rebuilding Courthouse
NBC4 - Sept. 21, 2005
Reconstruction efforts are under way on the portion of the Prince George's
County courthouse destroyed by fire.
<http://treets.nbc4.com/svc/lnk.cfm?l=60046766&t=1>
City computer center to help seniors go digital
Laurel Leader, MD - Sep 15, 2005
Additionally, Prince George's County Council member Tom Dernoga of
Laurel identified $30,000 in county recreation funds used to equip
the center.
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=810&NewsID=660846&CategoryID=5845&show=localnews&om=1
Rich Md. Counties See Poverty Levels Grow
WTOP, D.C. - Sep 15, 2005
While Prince George's County saw the percent of its poor actually
decline for almost every age group in 2004, James Smith from the
Community Action Council of Howard County expected the state rate
will continue to rise.
http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=570709&nid=25
Lawmakers to address gas pricing - in January
Baltimore Sun, United States - Sep 14, 2005
"Clearly, there's just no explanation, no good reason, for some of
the things that are happening," said Del. Dereck E. Davis, a Prince
George's County Democrat and chairman of the House Economic Matters
Committee. "There are real questions in my mind as to whether price
gouging is going on."
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.gas14sep14,1,3046793.story?coll=bal-local-headlines
Independent Announces Run for Senate in Md.
Washington Post, United States - Sep 12, 2005
Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele of Prince George's County is expected to
dominate the Republican field.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/12/AR2005091201704.html
Partners plan town center project in Prince George's
MSNBC - Sep 12, 2005
A partnership led by Annapolis-based Petrie Ventures wants to bring a
massive, mixed-use project to a high-profile spot in Prince George's
County.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9307856/
Meeting aims to breathe life into air quality movement
Annapolis Capital, MD - Sep 11, 2005
In Maryland, the issue often comes down to "economic blackmail,"
according to state Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George's.
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2005/09_11-73/TOP
PG delegate urged to run for Sarbanes' Senate seat
Washington Times, DC - Sep 11, 2005
A lot of elected officials and community leaders were saying 'You
ought to consider filling in the blank,'?" said Mr. Brown, a Prince
George's County Democrat.
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20050910-112009-1362r.htm
Gov. Ehrlich Sends Troops To Katrina Survivors
Montgomery County Sentinel, MD - Sep 9, 2005
Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson urged county employees
and residents to help the people affected by Hurricane Katrina that
devastated the Gulf.... http://www.thesentinel.com/284202399773259.php
WSSC Looks for Sewer Leaks
WTOP, D.C. - Sep 9, 2005
Smoke testing of sewer pipes is gets underway Friday in Prince George's County.
http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=567036&nid=25
PG official indicted on corruption charge
Washington Times, DC - Sep 8, 2005
A top Prince George's County official, who is also a former
high-ranking deputy in the DC Office of Inspector General, has been
indicted on a conspiracy charge in an ongoing corruption
investigation, prosecutors said yesterday.
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20050908-111059-5487r.htm
County officials looking for ways to cut gasoline use
Annapolis Capital, MD - Sep 8, 2005
Albert R. Wynn, D-Prince George's and Montgomery, has asked Mr.
Ehrlich to call a special session to roll back the tax, as have state
Republican lawmakers.
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2005/09_08-49/TOP
Other Md. Projects May Violate Plans
Washington Post, United States - Sep 3, 2005
Berlage said he has transferred two planners to the division from
elsewhere in the agency and is borrowing a third from the Prince
George's County Planning Department.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/03/AR2005090301392.html
MD preservationists win in Frederick, lose in Prince George's
The Chesapeake Bay Journal, PA - Sep 2, 2005
Meanwhile, in Prince George's County, the County Council voted to
approve rezoning to allow the proposed construction of 18 houses on a
23.5-acre parcel of ...
http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=2603
Thanks to student volunteer Daniel Knorr, a recent graduate of Grace
Brethren Christian School in Clinton and new student at Johns Hopkins
University, for helping with the news search.
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CALENDAR
At http://www.localendar.com/public/PGCares
Sept. 29 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Prince George's Co. Planning Board Meeting
(Still need someone to help update the calendar - please pass on the word!)
Do a search on your zip code for other area events at:
http://www.localendar.com/elsie?JSP=Search
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
*** RACIAL JUSTICE & HURRICANE RESCUE EFFORTS ***
This is the new political talk radio show for the county The
Barbershop (WOL 1450 AM Saturdays 6-7 PM)
<http://www.pgcares.com/radio.html>. On Sat., Sept. 24, the show is
about Racial Justice & Hurricane Rescue Efforts. For clips from one
of the first shows, check out this web page.:
<http://www.dmuuc.org/Barbershop.html>
*** Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision ***
Tour event in Prince George's County:
- Sunday October 23, 2 pm
- Greenbelt Community Church, Crescent and Hillside Roads, Greenbelt, MD
Three women, a Christian, a Jew, and a Muslim, who are living
the realities
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will share their experiences and hopes
for a just peace with audiences all over the United States.
They are mothers, daughters, wives and working professionals, all involved
in their own way in resolving the conflict. Each woman lives the hardships
of conflict and the tragedy of occupation in unique ways. Each has also
witnessed the deterioration around them over the past five years of
Israeli-Palestinian violence and the intermittent attempts to rekindle peace
talks. They have made a commitment to address American audiences about
their hopes for the future and what must be done to improve today's
unsteady situation.
These three women will travel together on a national speaking tour for two
weeks in October to address realities of the conflict.
The speakers for the Eleventh National Jerusalem Women Speak Tour:
Sherene Abdulhadi, Muslim Palestinian
Roni Hammerman, Jewish Israeli
Amira Hillal, Christian Palestinian
For More Information Contact:
Jacob Pace, Program Coordinator
Office: 202-863-2951
E-mail: ja-@partnersforpeace.org
Web: www.partnersforpeace.org
*** Nonviolence theory and practice ***
first of a weekly series of workshops
during City of Greenbelt's Peace Month
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 7:30 pm
Greenbelt Community Center
Presented by Bertram Donn, founder and co-coordinator of
Peace & Justice Coalition, Prince George's County
Contact 301-474-1353 justpe-@earthlink.net
*** MetroFestival - October 15, 2005 ***
Help Bring Metrorail to Downtown Oxon Hill
Oxon Hill Road Clean Up Day - November 5, 2005
Create a livable, walkable, bike-friendly Oxon Hill Road
Campaign to Reinvest in the Heart of Oxon Hill Cat-@aol.com
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VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE POSITION AVAILABLE
Work at home. Free training in Brandywine if needed or through email
& phone instruction. Internet posting (database entry) and/or
searching. Middle or high school student could receive credit toward
community service requirement, but any age may apply - it could help
your resume to add internet experience. Reply to this email or call
301-782-9922.
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Joyce Dowling
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