Recent Prince George's County News (23 Aug 2011)

• Note: This is the last regular daily news update until about 16 Sep 2011.
• Reminder: List of candidates who have filed for District 6 special election
• 25 Aug 2011 (Thu)
• 6:30 pm, District 6 candidate forum (People for Change), Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church, 610 Largo Rd is.gd/i2dTXv
• 12 Sep 2011 (Mon)
• 6:30 pm, District 6 candidate forum (PG Real Estate Professionals for Change), 10201 Martin Luther King Jr.  Ave. 2nd Floor is.gd/i2dTXv

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This year: 76 (one every 74 hours); this time last year: 62 (one every 91 hours)

• Harris, Frank Lamar, 20, (1.068), 4 Aug 2011
  Harris, Patricia Mercer, 56, (1.069), 4 Aug 2011
• postcrime Relative charged in Fort Washington double homicide wapo.st/nfAn8F
• PGPDPressOffice Julie Parker addresses media regarding arrest of Quindell Mercer @ arrest warrant for Deven Matos yfrog.com/klxybnijj
• Moore, Diante Clarence, 32, (1.073), 10 Aug 2011
• News_PGCounty Bladensburg shooting victim identified. tinyurl.com/42yv5h7

Public Safety

• nsmcgill Two firefighters briefly hospitalized after Capitol Heights blaze; Single-family home fire causes $100,000 in damage: is.gd/tOaD4s
• PGCrimeSolvers Police are Still Seeking the Whereabouts of Deven Angel Matos fb.me/Sdykzw0b

County Government and Politics

• Special Election: 
• Additional candidates for council district 6 special election: Venus Bethea is.gd/uimjgU & Esther S. Hankerson is.gd/p6AWur

State Government and Politics

• mdreporter State Roundup: O’Malley touts “balanced approach,” meaning possible tax hikes; state sees 8,100 new jobs in July. bit.ly/rpdapK
• MDPolicy #Blog: How #MD could save money on the public #library system and yet provide even better service. su.pr/1v2Hcf #politics

Government Censorship:

• ggwash Is photography a constitutional right? DC says it isn't.: bit.ly/mSQwKF on ggwash.org/11779

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• nbcwashington More speed cameras going up, this time on the Beltway in MD bit.ly/p43DGz

Education

• postlocal 37 Prince George's Co. schools damaged.

Local (Municipalities)

• Bowie:
• Bowie Patch: Driver Swerves to Avoid Animal, Hits Speed Camera Near Whitehall Elementary is.gd/Ji0T0W
• Greenbelt:
• Greenbelt News Review Now Available for the Blind and Visually Handicapped at washear.org