Selected Prince George's County News (28 & 29 Sep 2011, Incomplete)

Gory Prince George's
This year: 85 (one every 77 hours); this time last year: 71 (one every 92 hours). 

• DCExaminerLocal: P.G. homicides on quick pace despite drop in overall crime: Ben Giles ... bit.ly/p3HJih
• GoryPG: Depite Baker-PGPD bragging about violent crime being down, homicides are up 20% this year (include self-defense & by police-up 100%).
• ggwash: PG is neck and neck with DC for homicides this year: bit.ly/p6sPNb on ggwash.org/12241
• PGD9Politico: Homicides were NEVER down, much higher than 2010. MT @PGCBlogging Great news on crime, the… (cont) deck.ly/~xY7mF
• PGD9Politico Isn't it ironic? RT @PGPDJulie Pleased to welcome @GovernorOMalley to #PGPD weekly crime meeting. twitpic.com/6sbuva

Public Safety

• PGPDPressOffice: #PGPD Overall crime down 9%!!!! yfrog.com/kj20416852j
• PGCBlogging: Great news on crime one day, 2 shot in 2 hours the next: PGCo bipolar crime drives me nuts: pgcblog.com/?p=1350
• anobleDC: Extra patrols in Prince George's lead to less crime, police said Wed. - wtim.es/pPyOKy Then overnight, 2 people shot.
• wusa9: Two Shootings In Two Hours In Prince George's County bit.ly/oiH8vL
• PGPDPressOffice PGPD investigate shooting that left one critically injured in 3200 blk, Curtis Dr TempleHills twitpic.com/6s7tjq
• ABC7News: A man was shot and critically injured in Temple Hills overnight. wj.la/qgolTb
• PGPDPressOffice PGPD invest. shooting that left one with non-life threatening injuries on Princess Garden Pkwy Lanham 
• ABC7News: PG County police are investigating a shooting in the 6010 block of Princess Garden Parkway in Lanham. wj.la/nVLGIQ
• Post: Two men shot in two hours overnight in Prince George’s is.gd/aGxphc
• UMarlboroPatch: Man shot in Lanham. -- uppermarlboro.patch.com/articles/man-s…
• UMarlboroPatch: Man shot in Temple Hills last night -- uppermarlboro.patch.com/articles/man-s…
• Greenbelt News Review Now Online: September 29, 2011 issue is.gd/Dx63Iq
• ggwash: .@wmata board member avoids her nearest station [LARGO] due to fear of crime: bit.ly/qanUuN on ggwash.org/12241
• PGCBlogging: PGCo Metro board member afraid to make use of Largo Town Center: pgcblog.com/pgco-did-you-k…
• WTOPinMD: Hundreds arrested in Pr. George's warrant initiative bit.ly/p7VYcn #WTOP
•  postcrime: Police: Missing Alexandria man’s credit card used in Prince George’s wapo.st/nbylnq
• PGCBlogging: Fire Commissions being stripped of power, Maryland DHCD move heavily questioned. PGCo, did you know...is.gd/zbDNI6

County Government and Politics

• mirandawashpost Prince George’s council member Olson proposes banning slots from county - The Washington Post is.gd/DDr0Y5 
• PGCBlogging Bill intro by E Olson (D-College Park) to ban slots in PG. How have other cities benefitted from slots? is.gd/zbDNI6
• PGCBlogging: Legislation introduced to ban slots in PGCo: pgcblog.com/pgco-did-you-k…
• PGCBlogging: Fire Commissions being stripped of power, Maryland DHCD move heavily questioned. PGCo, did you know...is.gd/zbDNI6
• GGLaurelLeader: Dispute continues between Prince George's County Council and Reaching Hearts http://www.ba… (cont) deck.ly/~cr6QR
• PGCCouncilMedia: PZED to meet Oct. 5. 10 a.m., Rm 2027 of CAB, Upper Marlboro- discussion on bills and resolutions.

State Government and Politics

• TBDNewsTalk "State Senantor" (sic) Anthony Muse to announce on Baltimore radio Weds. that he's thinking about challenging fellow Dem. Ben Cardin in '12.
• TBDNewsTalk Muse cites "Maryland's ranking near the bottom of the top 50 states in job creation" and "outrageous" unemployment among black teens..
• postlocal MD Sen. C. Anthony Muse is considering a primary challenge next year against US Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin wapo.st/ow6lm7
• DCAbloob: C. Anthony Muse website (museformaryland.com), Twitter (@MuseforMaryland) up for U.S. Senate exploratory. #mdsen
• PGCBlogging: Md Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-PG) said on Wed that he is considering a primary challenge against U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.).
• AFRO: Muse Launches Exploratory Committee for U.S. Senate Seat is.gd/pEd1Ry
•  PGCBlogging: Wondering if the DHCD move would be so heavily critiqued if final destination was Bethesda or Fairfax County?
• PGD9Politico @PGCBlogging no b/c Fairfax, Bethesda have superior schools, low crime, leadsing to quality development PG has none of that
• MDPolicy: #Mossburg: The extraordinarily compelling reasons against relocating the #DHCD are just piling up. su.pr/1g3dS2
• Scandals and Ethics Reform: 
• Sen. Ulysses Currie:
• TBDNewsTalk There's a remarkable quote in today's @WPJohnWagner story on the corruption trial of Sen. Ulys… (cont) deck.ly/~aqyFe
• TBDNewsTalk Currie's lawyer says 5-yr fail 2 rept $250K contracts w/grocery chain not remarkable b/c he's always been bad at disclosure.
• marylandmoment Currie repeatedly sought stoplights, official says: Retiring highway admin Neil J. Pedersen told ... is.gd/UweBJf
• Del. Tiffany Alston:
• anobleDC: Court dates set for P.G. delegate Tiffany Alston in theft case - wtim.es/nYtos6
• Washington Blade: In ironic twist, anti-gay Md. lawmaker indicted [Del. Tiffany Alston, D-24] is.gd/8g02wU.
• Budget & Taxes:
• MDPolicy: #Mossburg: #MD claims a surplus this year, but that's entirely misleading and Orwellian in its bravado. su.pr/1g1Ryi
• MDPolicy: The ideas being thrown around for raising the required #transportation funding reveal many complications. su.pr/2r9UXF

Business, Transportation and Development

•  PGCBlogging: Wondering if the DHCD move would be so heavily critiqued if final destination was Bethesda or Fairfax County?
• PGD9Politico @PGCBlogging no b/c Fairfax, Bethesda have superior schools, low crime, leadsing to quality development PG has none of that.
• MDPolicy: #Mossburg: The extraordinarily compelling reasons against relocating the #DHCD are just piling up. su.pr/1g3dS2
• PGD9Politico @PGCBlogging Every day in urban parts of PG w/ many car-less people I'm more convinced that PG & MD road planners R anti-ped
• PGCBlogging @pgpolitics @PGD9Politico Pedestrians aren't even post thought in planning. I grew up on Cap. Hill. Love walking but no pavement = no walk
• MDPolicy: The ideas being thrown around for raising the required #transportation funding reveal many complications. su.pr/2r9UXF
• ggwash: .@wmata board member avoids her nearest station [LARGO] due to fear of crime: bit.ly/qanUuN on ggwash.org/12241
• PGCBlogging: PGCo Metro board member afraid to make use of Largo Town Center: pgcblog.com/pgco-did-you-k…

Other

• PGCBlogging: Kindles/IPad compatible with your localPG  library. 6,800 titles for you to digitally borrow for free: is.gd/4Jr6RJ