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» East Campus: Our Local Economy & Independent Merchants
19/09/07 12:59 from Route 1 Growth
The East Campus Steering Committee will meet
Thursday to discuss uses (residential, retail,
hotel & office) and market feasibility. Agendas
and materials for this and past meetings are also
available , just click on the topic. You may
find..
» (About Merit Pay:) - Unions Assail Teacher Ideas in NCLB Draft
19/09/07 11:02 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Source/credit: EdWeekupdate, 9/19/07;
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/09/19/04nclb.h27.html?print=1
Published Online: September 14, 2007 Published in
» Fwd: Support Grows for Teacher Bonuses
19/09/07 09:59 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Thanks to Mr. Mel Franklin for sharing.
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message attached. ... Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally,
mobile search that gives
» Test anxiety can put diploma in jeopardy
19/09/07 09:59 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Source/credit: baltiomoresun.com, 9/19/07;
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.student19sep19,0,3612632.story
Test anxiety can put diploma in
» Fwd: OBAMA in Prince George's County! - October 10, 6:30-8:00PM, @PG
19/09/07 08:01 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Presidential candidate Barack Obama (D) in Prince
George's County! Yes!! Please print/share/use
attached flyer and form. Thanks to Mr. Arthur
Turner for
» Send Your Cafritz Input!
18/09/07 23:02 from Route 1 Growth
Well, what did you think? Let the Cafritz team
and Eric Olson know. Send your questions and
concerns to in-@cafritzpop.com and send a cc to
your council member (this is a request from
Olson's office). Is the density right for this
area?..
» PG Church Wants BET To Clean It Up - News Story - WRC | Washington
18/09/07 21:04 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
The leader of a Prince George's County church has
begun a series of weekend protests, demanding
that media outlets and corporations stop
portraying blacks in demeaning and offensive
ways, with a demonstration at the home of Black
Entertainm..
» Prince George's Politics vs. Health Care - washingtonpost.com
18/09/07 21:00 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
The ouster of Dimensions Healthcare System's
volunteer board chairman, Calvin Brown,
engineered by Prince George's County Executive
Jack B.
» Car Free Day in the District|ABC 7 News
18/09/07 20:58 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
...Prince George's County is also taking part in
car free day. ABC 7 News myTAKE - What's Your
Opinion?People will be able to ride free Tuesday
on county buses.
» Movement Grows to Boost Pay for Great Teachers in High-Poverty Schools
18/09/07 20:56 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
More exceptional teachers in high-poverty school
districts could be getting bonuses. As part of
the new version of No Child Left Behind, Congress
may offer grants of up to $12,500 a year based on
performance.
» West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquito Pool in PGC
Confirmed - Southern Maryland Headline News
18/09/07 20:52 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
Maryland Residents are Reminded to Eliminate
Standing Water and Protect Themselves against
Mosquito Bites
» MD 5 Widening Project Near the Prince
George's/Charles County Line - Southern Maryland
Headline News
18/09/07 20:47 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
$14.7 Million Project Will Provide Relief At Two
Highly Congested Intersections In Brandywine
» MD 4th Congressional District Vote - Sept. 17
18/09/07 20:40 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
GovernmentGuide presents: September 17, 2007 In
this MegaVote for Maryland's 4th Congressional
District: Recent Congressional Votes - Senate:
» Free Tutoring Offered To Low-Income Students -
Education News Story - WBAL Baltimore
18/09/07 20:40 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
Thousands of Maryland public school students are
in line for some free tutoring thanks to the No
Child Left Behind act.
» Local Artist Recycles Glass To Make Point About
The Environment - Going Green News Story - WRC |
Washington
18/09/07 20:36 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
A pane of glass comes apart easily. Apply the
right heat and it comes back together quite
differently. "This was a piece about the changing
of the structure of society. We need to rearrange
our thinking," artist Edwin Timmers said.
» Income gap closes in rural suburbs, Census says - USATODAY.com
18/09/07 20:28 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
...Many middle-class blacks who left Washington
in the late 1980s settled in Prince George's
County, Md. Washington has one of the greatest
gaps in incomes (ranked fourth), and Prince
George's has the 10th lowest....
» White fans deserve rap for supporting hip-hop | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
18/09/07 20:07 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
Anglo listeners should withhold green for music
that degrades, stereotypes When it comes to
sexism and racism in hip-hop, I'm part of the
problem.
» Clinton, Giuliani top Md. poll -- baltimoresun.com
18/09/07 20:04 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
A third of primary voters in both parties say they're undecided
» public meeting regarding Dunkirk Park & Ride
18/09/07 15:24 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
MTA Commuter Bus wrote: Date: 17 Sep 2007
14:20:58 -0400 From: MTA Commuter Bus To:
barrydrive-@... Subject: public meeting
regarding Dunkirk
» Higher sales tax, slots on the table (for Marylanders)
18/09/07 14:12 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Source/credit:
CapitolOnline/HometwonAnnapolis.com, 9/18/07;
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/09_18-53/TOP
Maryland- The week's top stories:
» Noose reminders and Jena 6 update
18/09/07 13:25 from Race Matters in Prince Georges Co., MD & the USA
The noose is the ultimate reminder of racial
hatred that keeps popping up everywhere. Even
here in Prince George's County at the University
of Maryland only this month ( Washington Post
story, U-Md. Responds to Possible Hate Crime ). I
shud..
» The D.C. Right to Vote
18/09/07 11:54 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
I am proud of my Republican brethren for taking a
clear and principled stand in favor of D.C.'s
right to vote. I have publicly expressed my
support for the
» Maryland High Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban (plus readers' com
18/09/07 11:15 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Source/credit: Washingtonpost.com, 9/18/07;
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/annapolis/2007/09/maryland_high_court_upholds_sa.html#more
Maryland High Court
» Fwd: ALERT - About Bowie High School CIP - Board of Educ. CIP Meetin
18/09/07 10:41 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Thanks to Ms. L. C. Ferguson and Mr. Rick Tyler
for sharing.
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forwarded message attached. ... Need a vacation?
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» Deficit talks held behind closed doors
18/09/07 10:33 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Yet another example of government's arrogance
when it comes to how they spend our money. Did we
relinquish our right to influence their budget
decisions once
» Re: Fwd: Advocates: $500M in Thornton funds misspent (DC Examiner, 9
18/09/07 10:32 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Unfortunately, our elected officials in Maryland
are not held accountable through the electoral
process due to the power of incumbency and the
citizens'
» Fwd: Joe Madison to become an independent
18/09/07 10:31 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Thanks to Mr. Arthur Turner for sharing his
comments. ============================= Note:
forwarded message attached. ... Shape Yahoo! in
your own image. Join
» (Examiner) Editorial: Un-economic Development ... plus Readers' Comm
18/09/07 07:46 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Thanks to Mr. Arthur Turner for sharing.
=========================== Source/credit:
http://www.examiner.com/a-921105~Editorial__Un_economic_development.html
» Fwd: Michael Baisden and Jena-6
18/09/07 07:44 from PrinceGeorges_Discussion at Yahoo! Groups
Thanks to Mrs. Pat Dowtin, Realtor, for sharing.
=================================== Note:
forwarded message attached. ... Shape Yahoo! in
your own image.
» Hip hop & racial justice
17/09/07 12:30 from Race Matters in Prince Georges Co., MD & the USA
Justin D. Ross, a Democrat representing Prince
George's County in the Maryland House of
Delegates, wrote an article for the Washington
Post , "White fans deserve rap for supporting
hip-hop" which was reposted at Chron.com . For
alternative ..
» Report Calls Conditions 'Oppressive' - washingtonpost.com
17/09/07 10:43 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
State-appointed monitors sharply criticized
Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services in a
report released yesterday, saying the state's
detention centers for youths have been "mired in
dysfunction for decades" and calling for the
state to..
» Sierra Club's Climate Action Campaign
17/09/07 10:22 from Creating a Jubilee County: Prince Georges Co., MD
You're invited... *Sierra Club's Climate Action
Campaign Kickoff Meeting!* When: Wednesday
September 19th, 7:00 pm Where: College Park City
Hall, 4500 Knox Rd. Why: Because it's time for
Maryland to step up and take the lead on Global
Warmi..
» Cafritz: Doing the Math
17/09/07 00:00 from Route 1 Growth
The next meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 7-9
pm and we urge you to attend. Questions you may
wish to consider in forming an opinion are here .
Here's a summary of the Cafritz presentation,
mostly by the numbers: 40-50,000 sq. feet, mediu..
» Mambo Sauce - Do you believe in Miracles?
15/09/07 02:42 from PG Chic
No, I'm not talking about the DC area mystery
condiment included with your order of wings at
the local Chinese carryout. I'm talking about the
"new sound of DC" -a new gogo band called Mambo
Sauce (Red C Records) that seems to b..
» Meet Mac Alpine, or Past Lives of the Cafritz Property, Part 1
14/09/07 21:23 from Route 1 Growth
You can still see the old gate posts at the
corner, hidden by a holly bush and a stand of
bamboo. One post says Calvert , while the other
reads Mac Alpine . They mark the entrance to Mac
Alpine, the mansion once located at Route 1 and
Albi..
» Wynn's Absence Doesn't Slow Edwards at Debate - washingtonpost.com
13/09/07 12:39 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
The race for the Democratic nomination in
Maryland's 4th Congressional District cranked up
last week with the first debate of the campaign
season....
» Johnson: Physicians Could Run System - washingtonpost.com
13/09/07 12:34 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
After a closed-door meeting with more than 50
physicians from Laurel Regional Hospital, Prince
George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D)
said he increasingly believes the county's
troubled hospital system should be "doctors-run."
» PG Suite Magazine- A New View of Prince George's County
13/09/07 11:05 from PG Chic
A new view of Prince George's CountyŠthat's what
I'm talking about! PG Suite is an upscale
lifestyle magazine in the county started by Raoul
Dennis, publisher/editor of PG Suite and founder
of Radenn Media Group, LLC. I found out abou..
» Avoid Losing Your Home in Prince George's Co.
13/09/07 10:22 from Creating a Jubilee County: Prince Georges Co., MD
I was asked to pass on this news: Â Â Â Â Â Â
The Prince George's County Home Ownership
Preservation Coalition, a group of counseling
agencies, government, lenders and advocates
joined together this spring to address the
skyrocketing threa..
» Multiple lanes, ramps close on Beltway
13/09/07 09:45 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
Hundreds of thousands of local commuters and
national travelers will be impacted for nearly a
week as managers of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Project announced work on a more than a mile long
stretch of the bridge corridor.
» A 17-Year Update on Public Safety - washingtonpost.com
11/09/07 14:56 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
Planners for Prince George's County are
recommending the construction of four police
stations, 20 firehouses, a new sheriff's
department headquarters, a public safety training
center, renovations to the county jail and the
hiring of more po..
» Bowie Student Trapped 8 Days Details Pain,
Survival Tactics - washingtonpost.com
11/09/07 10:33 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
As Julian McCormick recalls it, he lay in and out
of consciousness for eight days and seven nights,
hot, sticky and bloody with not a clue as to what
day it was or how he ended up trapped in his
overturned car at the bottom of a steep emban..
» September 11 in Prince George's Co. - then & now
11/09/07 09:53 from Creating a Jubilee County: Prince Georges Co., MD
Besides this being the date of the 2001 terrorist
attack, it is also the date of the Battle of
Brandywine ( see article about how Molly Pitcher
may have fought in that battle ). I stumbled
across this as a resident of Brandywine - the
town ..
» Our Fortunes & the Cafritz Family
11/09/07 06:30 from Route 1 Growth
This weekend the Cafritz Property development
team will unveil their concept plan for the 35.8
acre site. Sat., Sept. 15 10-12 am Tues., Sept.
18 7-9 pm Riverdale Elementary School , 5006
Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park, MD. Expect it to
be..
» Gory Prince George's: August 2007 Homicides
10/09/07 17:19 from PG-Politics
(Posted 11 Sep 2007) Vanessa Gail Riddick, 53 .
Date: 31 Aug 2007, 5:21 pm Location: Prince
Place, 10200 block, 20774 (7.095) ( Outside the
Beltway , -76.835162 38.891503) Council District
6 ( Dean ). Legislative District 24 ( N. Exum ,
Be..
» Bowie State University student Julian McCormick Found Alive
10/09/07 08:39 from NATIVE SON » Prince George's County
Thank God Julian McCormick was found alive. It
is amazing that he survived. As an alum of
Bowie State University I am sure that everyone on
campus is releaved.
» Gory Prince George's: July 2007 Homicides
10/09/07 05:39 from PG-Politics
(Posted 10 Sep 2007) Eusemio Augustin-Romero ,
21 Date: 30 Jul 2007, 12:00 am Location: Kanawha
Street, 1400 block (7.080) Stabbed near home
Victim's address: Kanawha Street, 1400 block
Police, 30 Jul 2007 Post, 31 Jul 2007 ( Rondeaux
) Ar..
» Noose Found Near Nyumburu Cultural Center at
University of Maryland, College Park
10/09/07 00:10 from PG Chic
I was disturbed when I heard about the recent
possible hate crime at my alma mater University
of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). The incident
involved an apparent noose hanging near the
Nyumburu Cultural Center, which is the building
that ho..
» McMansions Turn 'McApartments,' Stirring Ire - washingtonpost.com
09/09/07 16:35 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
The new house on Allison Street in North
Brentwood is two stories higher than the older
homes that surround it. It doesn't have a porch,
shutters or any of the other distinguishing
features found on the century-old bungalows on
the block.
» Some Prince George's County Residents Urged To
Conserve Power - News Story - WRC | Washington
09/09/07 15:56 from Newsvine - PGCares - Seeds
Pepco is urging some customers in Prince George's
County to conserve electricity by turning off
major appliances and setting their thermostats to
at least 78 degrees.
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