Recent Prince George's County News (19 May 2010)

• List of 2010 candidates updated.

Public Safety

• Gory Prince George's:
• rt @ElaheIzadi Victim identified in fatal shooting at Seat Pleasant restaurant http://tinyurl.com/23vm3ya
• LaurelLeader: Police have few leads in South Laurel shooting (of Clifton L. Smith, Jr., 27 Apr 2010) http://bit.ly/cTiVkC
• Gazette: Opening arguments begin in Rosaryville double homicide trial http://bit.ly/95UT7L 
• Examiner: Man gets 45 years in prison for Md. armed robbery (in Cheverly) http://bit.ly/bURcTl 
• Post: Robber who destroyed Pr. George's store surveillance system gets 45 years http://bit.ly/ckJNeO 
• rt @ABC7News 3 Men Wounded in Shooting : http://clkurl.com/i.cfm/tw737338 
• rt @ABC7News Check-cashing Store Robbed in Suitland : http://clkurl.com/i.cfm/tw737117 

2010 Election

• rt @NWilliams23 Come to "SAVE The Date: Nicole for Delegate Kick Off" Sunday, June 6 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. http://bit.ly/c6jPzy 
• MD Politics Watch: Where is Herman Taylor's Campaign Finance Report? http://bit.ly/9pQMAn 
• Sun: You've got mail; campaign solicitation from Dem gov lands in e-mail of some state empl, prompting Reps to wonder...http://bit.ly/dvibaA

Education

• PGPublicEd: The Post ask - Should cellphones be banned in schools? (Rick Tyler) http://yhoo.it/b794eR
• Post: Study says more students struggling with reading at end of pivotal third grade (nearly 2/3 of MD students) http://bit.ly/dwoGpr

Other

• leagle.com PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND et al. v. CLEVELAND BRENT. http://bit.ly/cZw6hE 

Recent Candidate Filings:

• Tawanna Gaines
• Candidate for reelection as Delegate, District 22
• Filing information:
• Gaines, Tawanna
• Democratic 
• Mailing Address 5615 Berwyn Road, Berwyn Heights, MD 20740-4334
• Public
• Juris. Prince George`s  
• EMail tawannagaines@hotmail.com
• Status Pending 
• Filed Regular - 05/13/10
• Facebook, Website, Official
• Mark Spencer
• Candidate for State's Attorney
• Filing information:
• Spencer, Mark
• Democratic 
• Mailing Address P.O. Box 706, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773
• Public (301) 580-3983
• Juris. Prince George`s  
• EMail friendsofmarkspencer@yahoo.com
• Status Active 
• Filed Regular - 05/18/10
• Facebook, Website

Recent Prince George's County News (15 Apr 2010)

• Limited updates, April 4-17, 2010.

Public Safety

• rt @ badast_turtles 4-16-10: The Militarization of Policing After a botched 2008 raid by a Prince George'... http://bit.ly/boQWXE 
• PGPolice: Police Need Help Locating Missing Person Brian Egan Dalsey (2703) http://bit.ly/92duNh (Photo)
• PGPolice: Police Seek Identity of Robbery Suspect (2704) http://bit.ly/b5Fpmv (Photo) 
• PGPolice: Police Investigate Homicide in Suitland (2705) http://bit.ly/bTYhxO 
• PGPolice: Police Seek Assistance in Locating Critical Missing Female (2706) http://bit.ly/9mz1gm (Photo) 
• PGPolice: Critical Missing Person Located Jean Victoria Artis (2707) http://bit.ly/9wTmTf 

2010 Election

• rt @Tamara4Dist9 The Gazette featured my candidacy for District 9 in today's print & online editions. Check it out: http://tiny.cc/iqoj7
• Campaign event: 17 Apr 2010 (Sat), 10:00 am, Juanita Miller (Cand. for Council, Dist. 9) Evite http://bit.ly/damA13
• Campaign event: 24 Apr 2010 (Sat) , 10:00 am, Angela (Cand. for States Atty.) info: a.george@angelaalsobrooks.coma.george@angelaalsobrooks.com (202) 412-2991
  Campaign event: 24 Apr 2010 (Sat), 5:00 pm, Mel Franklin (Cand, for Council, District 9) Facebook http://bit.ly/aAwGlY 
• Campaign event: 27 Apr 2010 (Tue), 6:30 pm, Mark Spencer (Cand. for States Attorney) Facebook http://bit.ly/br8bwn

2010 General Assembly

• rt @ marylandBNN Salisbury News: What Will MD General Assembly Ban Next?: Another example of liberal tyranny in action http://bit.ly/a20U0S 
• Examiner: New laws to cost Maryland residents, businesses http://bit.ly/cMtd9V 

Other Politics

• rt @ hcpeterson Md. taxpayers to spend $5 million on speed cameras | Washington Examiner: http://bit.ly/dfOojm 
• rt @ postmetro Speed cameras in Maryland are not paying for themselves: http://bit.ly/aY19ZG 
• rt @ badast_turtles MD speed cameras not covering costs: The head of MDs highway administration says speed cameras ... http://bit.ly/cySJn5 

Recent candidate filings (details to follow):

• Melvin C. High (Cand. for Sheriff)
• Venus C. Bethea (Cand. for Council, Dist. 6)
• Arthur Turner (Cand. for Council, Dist. 6)
• Natasha Shamone-Gilmore (Cand. for Council, Dist. 7)
• Fred Price, Jr. (Cand. for Dem. Cent. Comm., Dist. 47)
• Ron Miller (Rep. cand for Sen., Dist 27) Withdrawn, 04/13/10
• Anne Healey (Cand. for relection, Del., Dist. 22)

Recent Prince George's County News (15 Oct 2009)

• marylandmoment: Pr. George's County Exec's Office Responds to Union Ads http://bit.ly/CffH0
• RT @ABC7News Journalists Attend PG Police Training : http://clkurl.com/?tw668942 
• RT @justinready RT @Hogan4Maryland O'M must make grass higher by cutting it. Whining bout how he made cuts while budget actually grew $3bil. 
• RT @marylandmoment Pr. George's County Exec's Chief of Staff to Step Down: PG's County Executive Jack B. Johnson .. http://bit.ly/4xkeRj 
• RT @marylandmoment MD Unions, Advocates: More Cuts Alone Can't Fix State Budget: MD's largest public employee union an.. http://bit.ly/qNARn 
• RT @WBJonline D.C. wants to get streetcar plans back on track #wbj http://bit.ly/3HesuV via @addthis 
• RT @WTOP Leaders to discuss tolls on 'free' highways http://bit.ly/3eVWcO 
• RT @wbjsarah Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to study toll road pricing for existing "free" roads http://bit.ly/1IKJSi 
• RT @ABC7News Photo of Upper Marlboro Bank Robbery Suspect Released : http://clkurl.com/?tw668918 
• GAZETTE: Officers first, cameras second; Residents weigh in on speed deterrents outside school http://bit.ly/1SC4sp 
• GAZETTE: Residents deserve respect from leaders (Letter from res. stood up by Jack Johnson re: new D-7 police stati..) http://bit.ly/1qME3K 
• GAZETTE: Maryland citizens fight back (Anti-Del Barnes letter from Help Save Maryland) http://bit.ly/bpf3n 
• GAZETTE: Maryland's slots mess; Delays, poor planning casting doubt on slots as a budget savior (Editorial) http://bit.ly/2PyBe6 
• GAZETTE: Dist. 4 to roll out team to prevent area burglaries; Fort Washington residents press police for more presence http://bit.ly/4o6QV4 
• GAZETTE: To our readers: Beginning this week, we are consolidating some of our editions http://bit.ly/1tLpqN Comments: newformat@gazette.net 
• GAZETTE: Man gets six months in death of Clinton resident; Family, activists angry at reduced charge http://bit.ly/3uXi7t 
• GAZETTE: Former Marine enters campaign for District 5 congressional seat; Lollar vows to limit government spending http://bit.ly/1mqH9s 
• SUN: Getting There: Prince George's muffs speed camera decision (Revenue Authority, not Public Safety, to select sites) http://bit.ly/ebBtg 
• GAZETTE: Wilmer's Park developer files for bankruptcy; Housing, retail, concerts proposed for historic Brandywine site http://bit.ly/1pIQgy 
• GAZETTE: ‘We don't want to make same mistakes twice'; School officials discuss second boundary review with county res.. http://bit.ly/1HMUZy 
• GAZETTE: Class notes: County school board cancels community meeting (Dist. 2, Northwestern HS, Tuesday) http://bit.ly/H8GtY 
• RT @PGSentinel Health care workers ask Johnson: ‘Where’s the $3M?’ http://bit.ly/pLvmQ 
• MDPoliticsWatch: Massive Interest in Gazette Cuts http://bit.ly/18rBtN (Also see http://bit.ly/3UoQrI & DCRTV, 10/15 http://bit.ly/12oR5n) 
• MDPoliticsWatch: Del. Dereck Davis (D-25) Promotes Electricity Competition http://bit.ly/10L9ta 
• marylandmoment: "Why You?": What We Want to Know From 2010 Candidates in PG: Tony Knotts (new semi-weekly series) http://bit.ly/PUTGC 
• marylandmoment: Pr. George's Police Union Takes on Budget Cuts in Ad Campaign http://bit.ly/N1bb6 

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(Posted 15 Oct 2009)

2010 Candidates: State's Attorney: Mark Spencer

Friends of Mark Spencer (Facebook Group)

• http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=85021243197
  
• http://www.friendsofmarkspencer.com
  
• friendsofmarkspencer@yahoo.com
  
• Carletta Fellows , Campaign Director

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(Posted 5 Jun 2009)

'Glutton for Punishment' Set to Run (for State's Attorney)

(Posted 23 Jan 2009)

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'Glutton for Punishment' Set to Run.
Post, 22 Jan 2009 (Wiggins & Hernandez ).

There has been much speculation about who might run for the top job in Prince George's County next year: former delegate Rushern L. Baker III, State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey and state Sen. C. Anthony Muse, all Democrats, always seem to cross most people's lips.
Less chatter has been made about the top law enforcement position. But last week, Mark K. Spencer, inspector general for Prince George's police, offered a clue about his intentions.
Just before Spencer sat down for lunch last week at Franklin's in Hyattsville, he was asked whether he plans to run for public office next year.
"Probably state's attorney again," he said. "What can I say? I'm a glutton for punishment."
Spencer, a former deputy state's attorney, lost to Ivey in 2003. After the campaign, he was hired as counsel to Patrick Murphy, the former New York police commissioner whom County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) hired to evaluate the county police force. Later, Spencer got the inspector general job.