PG-Politics: Recent Prince George's County News (20 Jan 2011)

Public Safety

GreenbeltPatch Greenbelt Police offering reward for anyone with information on four area shooting incidents: http://ow.ly/3GXsb
nsmcgill Capitol Heights continues search for new police chief; Six of town's officers support promoting deputy to the position: http://is.gd/8K7iJ6
emilybabay A 9-yr-old girl was killed and her 3 sisters were injured in an Md. house fire yesterday http://ow.ly/3HbKb
PGCrime Riverdale Park police chief wins appeal of dismissal from U.S. Park Police - http://tinyurl.com/4ezc3sh
PGCrime Police: Slain UM student might have gouged attacker's face / Police looking for suspect with similar injuries - http://tinyurl.com/4lelo48
AlexPappasDC Here's my latest dispatch from Suitland, Md., where P.G. saw its latest homicide http://bit.ly/hBIcGo
PGCrime Capitol Heights continues its search for new police chief - http://tinyurl.com/4lxgwqt
PGCrime Hearing delayed on trying Oxon Hill teen as adult in homicide / Family speaks about painful wait - http://tinyurl.com/4bkxzay
mattackland Great piece by the Washington Post on Chief Chambers http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/19/AR2011011906623.html
PGCrime #PGCounty police patrols to remain heavy while police staffing is reviewed - http://tinyurl.com/4ko25y8
BowiePatch POLICE: Man in Bowie robbed at gunpoint at Safeway on Superior Ln. Suspect fled scene, more details as they become available.

2011 Maryland General Assembly

PGSentinel General Assembly opens to $1.6 billion deficit http://t.co/UIK3fTN #Maryland

Despite size of deficit, dist. 21 delegates have introduced a pork bill to make it even larger; no doubt our other big spenders will follow

TBDFactsMachine RT @baltimoresun: .@Montel_Williams to visit Annapolis next week to support medical marijuana bill, sponsor says. http://bit.ly/gZXv3e .

Government & Politics

InjusticeNews Prince George's County MD loses civil suit for almost $3.1mil to woman injured in head-on crash w/unmarked cruiser [0] http://is.gd/9c2b9s
mdreporter State workers negotiate new contract with raises and no furloughs. #mdpolitics http://bit.ly/hQyCvv
KhadijahOnline Obama, a Nobel Peace prize laureate hosted a president imprisoning another peace prize laureate
PGD9Politico @melcouncil9 Hard to encourage residential development around Metro areas, b/c people move to outer PG partly to escape urban living. a
PGD9Politico Absolutely. RT @melcouncil9 Should we better control residential development to ensure better police and fire response times?
MDPolicy A collection of some great quotes about socialized #healthcare illustrating why it's not a good idea http://su.pr/25gnvc #MD #politics
RT @bbjonline MD reaches deal with largest state workers' union to end salary freeze & furloughs http://bizj.us/b1kld [despite huge deficit]
Shukoor After launching an iPhone App & Sample Ballot in Prince Georges county, we are gettng ready to roll out a product... http://fb.me/TofYqkIe
Scandals

marylandmoment Prince George's ethics panel to meet Jan. 29: A panel examining ways to strengthen ethics in Prince George's gov... http://bit.ly/gPEzxF

FKlopott On the train, driving to work, at the bank, D.C. homeland security will soon be watching you everywhere http://bit.ly/ibEox8
NBCWashington: Somebody Will Be Watching You - Even More ; More Surveillance Cams Coming To D.C. http://is.gd/0cYka6

Education

ZoeTillman #Gazette Prince George's County high school choirs in tune in 2011 http://bit.ly/hz5aJM
GreenbeltPatch Confused about what the school board is doing? District 2's Peggy Higgins breaks it down in public forum Wednesday night: http://ow.ly/3HgSa
UMarlboroPatch Prince George's Community College One of the Nation's Fastest Growing - Upper Marlboro, MD Patch http://t.co/2rFXwAe

Business, Transportation & Development

laurelleader PG County officials working to decrease sediment flowing into Laurel Lakes http://bit.ly/dRzg9F
bcbolin Council needs to lead MT @CNUDC: Enviros, developers remain divided over #PrinceGeorges County MD stormwater regulations http://is.gd/TqtD5W
CNUDC Environmentalists and developers remain divided over Prince George's County MD stormwater regulations http://is.gd/TqtD5W
ZoeTillman #Gazette Fresh produce pantry comes to Brandywine (partnership btwn nonprofit Community Support Systems and #pgcounty) http://bit.ly/gNd1FC
kytja Hard time catching a cab in PG? Not enough drivers have signed up for county's taxi lottery, reports @AlexPappasDC: http://bit.ly/gB8cxT
nsmcgill Final anchor store at Woodmore Towne Centre to open in March: http://is.gd/OBozKR
nsmcgill Seat Pleasant celebrates first part of Senior Green Program; Second phase scheduled to begin in February: http://is.gd/PCXONp

Local (Municipalities)

BowiePatch POLICE: Man in Bowie robbed at gunpoint at Safeway on Superior Ln. Suspect fled scene, more details as they become available.

News_PGCounty Capitol Heights town administrator resigns. http://tinyurl.com/4ou4hls
PGCrime Capitol Heights continues its search for new police chief - http://tinyurl.com/4lxgwqt

Greenbelt News Review now online: January 20, 2011 issue http://is.gd/BJTXOd
GreenbeltPatch Greenbelt Police offering reward for anyone with information on four area shooting incidents: http://ow.ly/3GXsb

PGSentinel Laurel Police urge City Council to support collective bargaining http://t.co/6dQ4RMX

nsmcgill Seat Pleasant celebrates first part of Senior Green Program; Second phase scheduled to begin in February: http://is.gd/PCXONp

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