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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Recent Prince George's County News (28-31 Dec 2011)

(Limited updates. See http://is.gd/BBBVwz for alternate sources)
Limited updates, December 10 through January 9. See alternate sources for local headlines.
Gory Prince George's
Public Safety
Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform:
2012 Elections
  • US House, District 4
  • US Senate
County Government and Politics
State Government and Politics
Big Brother is watching us (and related oppression):
Education
  • WTOP: Report: Black students in #DC area schools are suspended/expelled 2-5x as often as white students - bit.ly/vis0xs
  • -PG-Politics Fwd: African American Students Suspended and Expelled 2 to 5 Times More: From: Accokeek_Education_C... yhoo.it/tkvWUl
Business, Transportation and Development
Local (Municipalities)
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Recent Prince George's County Crime News (28 & 29 Dec 2011)

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Public Safety
Big Brother is watching us (and related oppression):
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Recent Prince George's County News (24 - 27 Dec 2011, Incomplete)

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This year: 105 (one every 83 hours); this time last year:91  (one every 96 hours).
Annual totals, 2004-2010.
Public Safety
2012 Elections
County Government and Politics
State Government and Politics
Big Brother is watching us (and related oppression):
Education
Business, Transportation and Development
Local (Municipalities)
Other (including news about news)
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Friday, December 23, 2011

Recent Prince George's County News (22 & 23 Dec 2011)

Public Safety
Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform:
2012 Elections
  • PGD9Politico Editorial (Gazette): Independent voters should be allowed to vote in primaries. (I agree, I used to be in same boat!) gazette.net/article/201112…
  • News8NewsTalk Asked about Cardin v. Muse and Edwards v. Ivey, Exec. Baker is noncommittal, professing not to know whether Ivey has firmly decided to run.
  • US Senate
    • MarylandJuice Real PG Blog: MD Sen. Anthony Muse to Challenge US Sen. Ben Cardin // Plus: "White Officials Beware in P.G."... fb.me/19HadXGQI
    • -PG-Politics Fwd: SAVE THE DATE: C. Anthony Muse for United States Senate - "Official Announcement ... is.gd/LCR6nM 
County Government and Politics
State Government and Politics
Education
Business, Transportation and Development
Local (Municipalities)
Other (including news about news)
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C. Anthony Muse & United Methodist Church

This listing of links relating to the dispute between C. Anthony Muse and the United Methodist Church is incomplete and may be updated from time to time.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Recent Prince George's County News (19 - 21 Dec 2011)

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  • Gazette: PD has more police-involved shootings than its neighbors, 8 incidents equal totals of MoCo, Ffx, & DC combined is.gd/42rFtC
    • gazette_net Prince George’s County police said Monday that Saturday evening’s police-involved shooting marked the eighth fatal... fb.me/IISK1OXL
  • Fashina, Oluseun A., 23, (1.035), 17 Apr 2011 
    • myfoxdc: Virginia Man Found Guilty in Murder of UMUC Student [Olusen Fashina] at House Party is.gd/mtSyYe See is.gd/AvBu2k
    • Gazette: Virginia man found guilty of murdering Lanham man; Alusine Kanu could face 50 years in prison when sentenced is.gd/lnENz3
    • wusa9: Va. Man Convicted In Death Of Student At PG County Party is.gd/i0SEDw
    • postlocal Man convicted in house party shooting wapo.st/tckk6R
  • Peoples, James Henry, 43, (1.101), 14 Dec 2011 [p] 
    • GoryPG: James Henry Peoples, 43 (1.101), 14 Dec 2011, 12:01 pm, Valley Park Rd, 6700 blk, Seat Pleasant, 20743, Shot by several police off.
  • Cook, Dontae John, 16, (1.102), 16 Dec 2011 
    • GoryPG: Dontae John Cook, 16 (1.102), 16 Dec 2011, 7:36 pm, 25th Street, 4600 block, Mount Rainier, Shot is.gd/oUZvvn
    • postlocal A 24-year-old D.C. man was arrested in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old high school student from Mount Rainier wapo.st/vknMUG
    • DanieljGross: Suspect arrested in fatal shooting in Mt Rainier: bit.ly/vLjHPX Police try 2 determine motive in 16-year-old’s ...
    • DanieljGross Family, community mourn slain Northwestern HS junior bit.ly/rMn8RJ Police charge suspect with first-degree murder #MtRMD #Hyattsville
  • Edwards, Rodney Deron, 35, (1.103), 17 Dec 2011  [p]
Public Safety
Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform:
  • pgcpsparents PG co needs an inspector General (IG) to address a wide variety. Any leader who does not see the need should be recalled.
  • ben_giles One year in, and in wake of Johnson scandals, #PGCounty still waiting for sweeping ethics reform. bit.ly/uPomjR
  • myfoxdc: DC Council Approves Ethics Reform Bill fb.me/1k1eA8Jpk *** But NOT Prince George's where Baker broke his promises ***
  • KateRyanWTOP USAtty's Office in MD says 52 yo Amrik Singh Melhi, will have to serve 46 months in prison, forfeit $975k to US gov
  • KateRyanWTOP Feds say TickTock Liquors owner gave cash, campaign donations to Jack Johnson for favorable legislation for his stores 
  • postcrime Liquor store co-owner sentenced in Pr. George’s corruption case wapo.st/t1KUvU
  • ABC7News Amrik Melhi, liquor store owner connected to Jack Johnson, is sentenced in a corruption scheme. wj.la/tLS0Rc
  • -PG-Politics Fwd: Prince George?s County Liquor Store Owner Sentenced to 46 Mon: ... From: FBI Date: Tue, ... yhoo.it/rL5e01 
  • postlocal Liquor store co-owner sentenced in Pr. George’s corruption case wapo.st/tqrE7K
  • darcyspencer Amrik Singh Melhi, 52, gets 46 months in prison in alcohol smuggling scheme connected to fmr co exec jack johnson
  • DanieljGross Prince George’s liquor store owner sentenced to 4 four years for extortion gazette.net/article/201112…
  • ABC7News Due to a loophole in Md. law, former Prince George's County executive Jack Johnson will collect $50K from a pension. wj.la/uU6OzZ
  • ABC7News Despite a seven year jail sentence, Jack Johnson is still in line to collect a $50,000 annual pension. wj.la/uU6OzZ
  • UMarlboroPatch Jack Johnson Will Collect Pension in Jail -- patch.com/A-p9bq
  • WTOPinMD Former Prince George's Co. Exec. #JackJohnson will collect nearly $50K a year while serving his prison sentence. bit.ly/rXrbSm @WTOP
  • moses100000 Dr. Baig paid $ to access Baker.He is considered radioactive. Who else was in the party? the new group needs to be watched as months roll.
  • moses100000 No IG according to Baker. He lied. Come on now! Prince George's waits for sweeping ethics reform |washingtonexaminer.com/local/maryland… via @DCExaminerLocal
  • PGPARENTS @ This sounds like crazy. We need IG not budget bosses. They need to go to jail if they mess up. As things stand, it's staus quo.
  • moses100000 Former County Council member Peter Shapiro speaks about ongoing corruption probe in Prince George's. We need IG. Period youtube.com/watch?v=BbvPx2…
  • DanieljGross Prince Georges's County liquor store owner linked to Jack Johnson in extortion case gazette.net/article/201112…
  • PGCBlogging Delegate Tiffany Alston indicted by Grand Jury. Didn't know she was one of the Seat Pleasant Dreamers Abe Polin paid for their college
    2012 Elections
    County Government and Politics
    • -PG-Politics Fwd: Baker Appointments of DCAO for Budget, Finance: Baker has @ for mult. budget bosses, but not for IG yhoo.it/rBZ82H 
    • Capital_Land: Church beats P.G. Council in court - again: A judge again ruled in favor ... bit.ly/vXPM9z
    State Government and Politics
    Big Brother Is Watching Us:
    • PGPDJulie: 3 new automated enforcement cameras in effect: 14600 blk Berry Rd., 10100 blk Thrift Rd., 5500 blk Kirby Rd. #traffic
    • MDPolicy: #Mossburg: We are living in a police state that repeatedly redefines the term "Big Brother." su.pr/2axxvG
    Education
    Business, Transportation and Development
    Local (Municipalities)
    Other (including news about news)
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    Sunday, December 18, 2011

    Recent Prince George's County News (17 & 18 Dec 2011)

    Gory Prince George's This year: 103 (one every 82 hours); this time last year: 90  (one every 94 hours).
    Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform: 
    • moses100000 Prince George's county needs an inspector General (IG) to address a wide variety. Any leader who does not see the need should be recalled.
    • pgpolitics @moses100000 Rushern Baker promised, in his campaign's 30-day plan, to act on an Insp Gen in his first 30 days. He has broken his promise!
    • moses100000 “@pgpolitics A campaign to have Rushern Baker recalled or censored for broken promises should be launched immediately.We need good leaders.
    • mirandawashpost Baker returns Pr. George’s physician’s donation [Mirza H. Baig] washingtonpost.com/local/md-polit…
      County Government and Politics
      State Government and Politics
      • Redistricting Plan:
        • -PG-Politics Fwd: Fw: BREAKING: MD 2012 State Legislative Redistricting Maps!: BREAKING: Maryland Reveals 2012 S... yhoo.it/sqVP5J.
        • Shukoor Proposed Map of Prince George's County. It looks Delegate Hubbard may retire as both Delegates from 23A fall into... fb.me/1ybl7QinY
        • Gazette: Redistricting advisory committee releases map is.gd/DiFKnD
        • mdreporter Slicing the pie: Republicans unhappy with legislative redistricting plan. What a surprise. #mdpolitics bit.ly/vGVnvr
      • Fannie Lou Hamer PAC Redistricting Lobby:
        • mce_watch FannieLouHamerPAC spokeman Cabrera accuses "Every White man 60 years of age and older who grew up in America" of racism is.gd/VSghHW
        • -PG-Politics Fwd: Questions for leaders and supporters of the Fannie Lou Hamer Political Action Committee ... yhoo.it/s3Kbz4.
      Education
      • postlocal Two decades ago, fifth-graders became part of a social experiment aimed at lifting them out of poverty. Did it work? wapo.st/vou8AP
        • postlocal: Note: "fifth-graders who became part of a social ..." included recently indicted Del. Tiffany Alston is.gd/Pxh9fM
      Business, Transportation and Development
      • -PG-Politics Fwd: Peterson Cos. moving forward with development plans at National harb: Source/credit:http://www... yhoo.it/tQz8mz 
      • WTOP: Baker pushes to move FBI headquarters to Pr. George's County is.gd/ezx9yx 
      • nsmcgill Proposed #Mitchelllville gated retirement community would feature 210 residences, clubhouse, retail: is.gd/nNMNCz
      Local (Municipalities)
      Other (including news about news)
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      Friday, December 16, 2011

      Recent Prince George's County News (15 & 16 Dec 2011)

      Note: Most recent items first within each category.

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      Public Safety
      Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform:
        2012 Elections
        • mdreporter: There were competing fundraisers for three statewide candidates Wednesday night.  bit.ly/sCJnvd
        • US House, District 4
          • Re: Ivey for Congress. Tried to email question to contact address listed on campaign website; it was rejected. Anyone have good email addr?
        County Government and Politics
        • realpgcounty: Do you have Big Hopes for Prince George's in 2012? @PGCSIF wants to hear them. Read more is.gd/y0TheT
        • PGCBlogging: @melcouncil9 The rest of the County Council needs to get on Twitter and Facebook. Outreach and accountability.
        • PGCBlogging: Looking for more PGCo Council people to be connected to constituents via social networking @CouncilmanDLD
        • Gazette: Councilman [Franklin] earns early endorsement for community efforts (Letter from Marguerite Watson] is.gd/lvRgjk
        State Government and Politics
        • MDPolicy: #Transparency committee making strides towards making Gen. Assembly more accessible. su.pr/2MMZqu
        • mdreporter The General Assembly's new transparency committee is looking for suggestions to improve information accessibility. bit.ly/tiXHNt
        • Gazette: Lawmakers’ ethics disclosures expected to be moved online; Transparency, campaign finance will take more time is.gd/eEQ9HE
        • Redistricting:
          • marylandmoment Redrawn district maps could put more minorities in Maryland legislature: Minorities would become majority in fou... wapo.st/uIuPUR
          • Redistricting in PG: Dist 24 remains many miles long, 1 - 2 precincts wide, all but impossible 2 drive from end to end without leaving dist
            •  Redistricting in PG: Some districts have 1, some have 2, some have 3 delegates, seems arbitrary, capricious & unfair to both leg. & voters
            •  Redistricting in PG: "Camp Springs is united into District 26" but nearby Suitland, Hillcrest Heights each divided among multiple districts
          • mce_watch Justifications for PG changes seem to be based primarily on judging voters by skin color, repudiation of M.L.King's dream
          • PKBNews Looking at the recommended legislative districts from the Gov. redistricting committee...I can see some people being upset...
          • AnnieLinskey Fun fact about MD redistricting: First single member Hispanic district drawn in PG, with option for a second one in Montgomery. Hola!
            • AnnieLinskey Fun fact about MD redistricting: New map gives Busch slightly easier two-member district, loses some GOP votes
            • AnnieLinskey Fun fact about MD redistricting: New map has 13 line crossings, including two in Miller's district
            • AnnieLinskey Fun fact about MD redistricting: Miller gets himself into a third county, will have PG, Calvert and Charles
            • AnnieLinskey Interesting facts from state redistricting: House Judish Chair Joe Vallario is moved out of his seat ...
          • MDPolicy: The battle over #redistricting continues as legislators seek to keep #Baltimore's influence. su.pr/18xfMU
          • AnnieLinskey: OM to release legislative map tonigh; will be at a hearing on the new map set for Dec 22 in Annapolis.
          • realpgcounty BREAKING NEWS: Governor's Redistricting Committee Releases Legistive Redistricting Maps w/ More Majoriy Black Distri… wp.me/p1efJr-9d
          • realpgcounty MDRedistricting releases new #Legislative #Redistricting #maps planning.maryland.gov/redistricting/… w/ potential 4 two new majority blk districts
          • Annapolis Capital: Another redistricting fight? O'Malley 2 unveil state leg. dist; civil rights group preps 4 challenge is.gd/DwJSbQ
        • Budget and Taxes:
        Big Brother Is Watching Us: and related oppression
        Education
        • pgcpsparents Silence on this issue of possible pay for play does not mean you are not guility, it means you have more a responsibility to come clean?
          • pgcpsparents If you have been accused of pay for play with government money and you did not do it, woulud you speak out to clear your name..BOE Jacobs?
        • postlocal: Prince George's school bus driver allegedly uses school bus as weapon wapo.st/tfxq86
        • PGCBlogging Upr Marlboro res sues for discrimination. Alleges boss hung lynched monkey in office & other harassment:is.gd/Lr8rC2
        • moses100000 Dr. William Hites failure to protect workers is causing problems. School Bus Driver Dispute Fuels Crash msnbc.msn.com/id/45677379/ns… via @todayshow
        • moses100000 Harrassment drives a school Bus Driver to Purposely Crash a Bus into Building: bit.ly/tP7RhL
        Business, Transportation and Development
        • PGCBlogging Prince George's called a bedroom community: wake up! bit.ly/sTu9jM
        • mdreporter While Maryland is the 5th best state for accountability of job growth subsidies, it still got a C+. bit.ly/uBiANU
        • bbjonline: Maryland may consider a law to ban some hospitals from performing cardiac stent procedures: bizj.us/b4mbd
        • nsmcgill: ALDI opens its doors in #Cheverly to fanfare; Store replaces Giant Food which closed in February: is.gd/rf6jD0
        • PGCBlogging: GSA offers PGCo an appeasement deal with "new" lease of Pennsy Drive facility: pgcblog.com/?p=2192
        • ben_giles MD slows Chesapeake Bay cleanup plans, PG and other counties sigh in relief. bit.ly/tjhZIN
        • mdreporter State Roundup: Exelon will help low-income consumers to smooth merger; more online disclosures expected in legislature. bit.ly/rShvL2
        • Gazette: National Harbor plans major office building; Peterson Cos. moving forward with development plans is.gd/zCBmcl
        • Gazette: Developers could pay fee to fix ‘grey area’ of county road upgrades; Some residents, officials nervous ... is.gd/5cBPzy
        • Gazette: Plan for hotel at outlets [across from National Harbor] could burden Oxon Hill Road, residents say is.gd/fvLS7l
        • Gazette: Prince George’s developers lose protest of HHS lease; 3,000 federal workers to stay in Rockville is.gd/YAVkX9
        • Gazette: Business incubator in Bowie ready to hatch new companies; Site at university plans to take applications ... is.gd/sRlw9v
        • postlocal The effort to bring the first Whole Foods to Prince George's County has stalled wapo.st/ugLQWa
        Local (Municipalities)
        • College Park:
          • CollegePrkPatch
          • kytja WMATA cops working to reduce crime at stops with PG offls & w/ WMATA board mbr who said her fam felt unsafe using station there
            • kytja College Park had most crimes in WMATA system, 3rd Q, (26 serious cases) but chief says 96% were property, only 1 case vs. person
        • Greenbelt:
        • Mount Rainier:
        Other (including news about news)
        • realpgcounty: Follow The Real Prince George’s on Facebook & Twitter. Also get the latest in your inbox by sub… wp.me/s1efJr-566
        • jfritze: We're relaunching our politics blog at a new home on The Sun's website. Point your browsers here: is.gd/hieZvv
        • dcrussell @TweetDeck New, reduced feature TweetDeck for the PC really sucks. Twitter must hate established TweetDeck users.
        • radleybalko What activist groups get the most money from the top 1 % of the top 1 % ? You might be surprised. is.gd/AIVqii
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