Recent Prince George's County News (3 Nov 2010)

Public Safety

• Gory Prince George's:
  • CollegeparkPatch: UMd. Lecturer Charged with Murder; Joanna Findlay found in her home Sat nite with man who had been shot http://is.gd/gETy2 
  • RT @postcrime: Md. murder suspect taught college writing http://wapo.st/9ssKEi
  • RT @WTOP: UMd, writing instructor charged with killing husband http://bit.ly/cdd1n0 
• Other crime:
  • CollegeParkPatch: Police Helicopter in College Park? Police were searching for a suspect, and caught him. http://is.gd/gERD0 
  • Gazette: Town hall for crime victims helps diagnose problems with county http://is.gd/gEUOZ Mainly about Montgomery but mentions Prince George's 
  • RT @_AndreaNoble: Child porn discovered in office desk leads to 15-year prison sentence - http://tinyurl.com/2aqjgeu
  • Post: Prince George's officer who allegedly slugged college student suspended http://is.gd/gGRWF 
  • RT @InjusticeNews: PG police officer suspended on allegations he punched man & choked him while working security [0] http://is.gd/gGPNw 
• Fire/EMS:
• Gazette: Good Samaritans credited with helping to rescue submerged driver in Largo http://is.gd/gEXwC

2010 Election

• General:
• Gazette: Laurel church leaders suspect doll hanging from noose meant to deter voters http://is.gd/gEXCE 
• Diamondback: Local Democrats retain House, Senate seats; Hoyer, Mikulski thwart opponents http://is.gd/gEZmH 
• Board of Education:
• Diamondback: Councilman loses school board race; Mark Cook would have left the city council a year early if he had won http://is.gd/gEYv0 
• RT @CollegePrkPatch: Higgins overcomes Cook for the Dist. 2 Board of Education seat http://patch.com/A-WJz
• rt @ kidjk (J.Kitchen) Could race keep Aimee off the School Board? http://t.co/CdzAOhw via @AddThis
• ChvBlog: Olivo Trails in Results ; 91% reported, Eubanks up by 230 http://is.gd/gER40
• RT @Shukoor: Edward P. Burroughs, III won with 58% vote for School Board (Dist 8) and David Murray fell short about... http://fb.me/L8HHoYIT 
• General Assembly:
• MD Politics Watch: Republicans Projected to Gain 6 in MD House http://is.gd/gEQs4; Democrats Likely Up 2 in MD Senate http://is.gd/gEQuI 
• ChvBlog: Federally Indicted Dem. State Sen. Currie, re-elected. http://is.gd/gESFR 
• Gazette: 3 newcomers join General Assembly representing PG; Incumbents who sought re-election retained Sen, del seats http://is.gd/gEW01 about 21 hours ago
• Congress:
• SoMdNews: Lollar wins So. Md. (including Hoyer's home county) but is crushed in Prince George's results http://is.gd/gEUj9
• Questions:
• wtop: Prince George's Co. approves $267M in bond issues http://is.gd/gEQR8 
• Gazette: Controversial Upper Marlboro Crain Hwy waste station prob approved by voters ; sold as ‘environmental facility' http://is.gd/gEX3w  
• PrinceGeorgian (JPThompson): Government by vaguenessss in Prince George’s County; PG Co has lost its mind. just appr... http://is.gd/gFRvy

Government & Politics

• RT @AFPMD: Elections are over - time to hold our newly elected officials accountable and hold them to their promises! 
• RT @RushernBaker: Come to "Prince George's County Inaugural Ball" Monday, December 6 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm http://fb.me/ATtrM7Cp 
• Post: Rushern Baker eager to take reins as Prince George's county executive http://is.gd/gERdR
• RT @RushernBaker We got our website for the Transition Committee up & running today! Check out http://is.gd/gGhds for http://is.gd/gGhdt 
• PG Monitor: Baker Launches Web Sites! http://is.gd/gHBBY
• RT @PGD9Politico: @RushernBaker I just asked your Transition Comm. to consider moving Council mtgs to evenings so people w/ jobs can attend. 
• Gazette: PG residents offer mixed views of county's future; Many support new county exec, but uneasy abt economy, schools http://is.gd/gEXkF 
• Tax increases:
• Gazette: Edwards against extending tax cuts for wealthy in lame-duck session regardless of election results http://is.gd/gEYv0 #pgtaxers 
• RT @MDPolicy: MD is already considering raising taxes to close our budget gap. Here's why we shouldn't be. http://su.pr/1SnRFp 
• Thirsty Turtle:
• RT @CollegePrkPatch: BREAKING: Liquor board voted 4-0 to revoke Thirsty Turtle's liquor license. 
• RT @CollegePrkPatch: In spite of vote to revoke Turtle's liquor license, hearing remains on the schedule for Nov. 10.
• RT @thedbk: It's official: Prince George's County officials have voted to revoke The Thirsty Turtle's liquor license.
• RT @CollegePrkPatch: County liquor board votes 2 revoke Turtle liquor license. Owner has 30 days 2 take decision 2 court: http://is.gd/gHAQC 
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• Big Brother:
  
• MD Speed Cameras: Cameras Voted Down in Four US Cities; Has been put to popular vote in 15 US cities, rejected every time http://is.gd/gEQdM

Education

• Post: School boards in Montgomery, Prince George's face budget squeezes http://is.gd/gETFm 
• RT @PostSchools: WP's Birnbaum on MoCo and Prince George's school board elections http://wapo.st/bViprL