Recent Prince George's County News (19 & 20 Jun 2010)

Public Safety

• Gazette: Man (Milton) accused of killing trooper in isolation @ county jail; Constatnt surveillance for inmate's safety http://bit.ly/btrf9L
• Post: Hundreds turn out for funeral for slain Maryland state trooper Wesley Brown http://bit.ly/cO6tRR 
• Post: A tragic reminder of MD's broken parole system .. calls for urgent investigation into practices of MD Parole Comm http://bit.ly/d91ZdR 
• rt @wusa9 One Man Killed And Two Wounded In Mitchellville http://bit.ly/an9Tzt
• rt @ABC7News Triple Shooting in Mitchelville : http://clkurl.com/i.cfm/tw747735 
• rt @postcrime Three men found shot in Bowie http://bit.ly/baop1n

2010 Election

• Post: Ehrlich on O'Malley campaign ad: "shockingly false" http://bit.ly/cqgUic 
• County Executive
• Gerron S. Levi *
• Levi turns up the heat on Jackson (Examiner.com, Kitchen, 20 Jun 2010)
• Rushern Baker *
• rt @RushernBaker Team Baker is sponsoring a small business development policy forum, July 23, 8:30 am to 10:30 am.. http://fb.me/zWqH4bqS 
• General Assembly District 23A
• Nicole Williams *
• rt @NWilliams23 Read my blog on cracking down on bullying and violence in our schools as well as remembering Troop... http://fb.me/Bx7o4mMT
• Congress District 5
• Collins Bailey *
• rt @collinsbailey Did you know? The budget deficit was $161 billion in 2007; estimated to be $1.6 trillion in 2010. http://fb.me/CQOs8oF4 

Other Politics

• Post: Housing offices will move to Pr. George's ...county pushing to put headquarters' location near Naylor Road Metro http://bit.ly/c5k6Xj 
• Gazette: O'Malley hopes to relocate state agency to PG; County officials optimistic move will bring jobs, development http://bit.ly/alwLKg 
• MD Housing Dept: Wonder what employees think of moving from safe, wooded AA Co area to high-crime PG area? Press ignored that story aspect! 
• MD Housing Dept: See Chris Nelson's "Murders in the Mid-Atlantic, 2005-2009" for PG murders near the preferred site http://bit.ly/cD5tr0 
• Post: CASA opens $13.8 million multicultural center in Langley Park http://bit.ly/aHc6Ra At opening, Help Save MD protested use of tax money 

Education

• Gazette: PG board bans cell phone use during school hours; policy adopted despite opp. from res. for liability issues http://bit.ly/9OS7yX 
• rt @kidjk (JKitchen): New cell phone ban deserves a thumbs down, student board member blasts policy - http://tinyurl.com/22m8vb8 
• rt @PrinceGeorgians "Opportunities for homeschoolers in Prince George's County" ( http://bit.ly/d3A3MP )