Recent Prince George's County News (27 Oct 2011)

Gory Prince George's

• Gazette: Mount Rainier seeks law change, solutions to vacant properties; county rule drags out process ... is.gd/aKrY3q
• postlocal A Howard University music student was shot and killed in what might have been a robbery in the Mount Rainier area wapo.st/u2mHbu
• Post: Alonzo Guyton, Howard University student, fatally shot in Mount Rainier is.gd/fexIRO

Public Safety

• Gazette: Hyattsville schools, police work to curb after-school misbehavior is.gd/LZd6eq 
• nbcwashington Quick-thinking Pr. George's firefighter saves his choking colleague bit.ly/uc8nLo
• PGPDPressOffice: #PGPD: Remembers Fallen Officer Lt. Roger P. Fleming bit.ly/s4qzAN via @addthis
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD investigating shooting 13700 block Brandywine Rd. Male shot near Threeroads Liquors. Transported to local hospital.
• ABC7News Police continue to search for a suspect and a motive in a late-night shooting at a Brandywine liquor store. wj.la/rZcQbV
• wusa9: Man Shot Outside Brandywine Liquor Store bit.ly/ukAznB
• postlocal: Police are searching for a suspect and motive in an overnight shooting at a Brandywine liquor store wapo.st/uiEMfm
• UMarlboroPatch: Man Shot in Brandywine Wednesday Night -- patch.com/A-nn8K
• PGCrimeSolvers: Man Shot Outside Brandywine Liquor Store | wusa9.com fb.me/1ostMSOHB
• Diamondback: University Police release annual crime statistics; Clery Act data shows jumps in arson, drug-related cases is.gd/YwOCLn 
• PGCrimeSolvers: Md. woman charged in stabbing in Target lot - WTOP.com fb.me/1eikKTcAs
• PGPDPressOffice: #PGPD finds 94% misuse of car seats: pgpolice.blogspot.com/2011/10/prince…
• PGPDPressOffice: Mitchellville Crack Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison: bit.ly/sYXy58
• PGCBlogging: Tabitha Contee of Upper Marlboro charged with STEALING from Maryland govn't: classy pgcblog.com/?p=1603

County Government and Politics

• AFRO: Baker Nomination for County Attorney Scrutinized is.gd/lkyhMk 
• marylandmoment Baker seeks delay in vote on Prince George’s top lawyer: Baker says he will stand by his nominee for county atto... wapo.st/rxueSg
• PGCBlogging: Washington Post is asking has PGCo become more segregated? pgcblog.com/?p=1603
• PGCBlogging: Has the Wash DC area become more segregated? I say yes, along economic lines: pgcblog.com/?p=1603
• Gazette: New South Bowie library set to open in June; No firm tenants for retail section of Hall Station development is.gd/Ie9HRy 
• LaurelPatch: Crowd packs into #West Laurel Civic Association meeting to question #PG County Exec Rushern Baker.
• LaurelPatch: #PG Exec gets peppered with tough questions from crowd at West #Laurel Civic Association meeting

State Government and Politics

• MDPolicy Our @GovernorOMalley is soliciting MD opinions on how to make the state more business-friendly. su.pr/2o2obf  
• mdchamber: Learn how social media and open government initiatives are changing MD government ow.ly/7bcLi #bpc11
• PGCBlogging: Tabitha Contee of Upper Marlboro charged with STEALING from Maryland govn't: classy pgcblog.com/?p=1603
• CNSmd: Dream Act Referendum Supporters Intervene in Lawsuit: cnsne.ws/sMlgFC
• Redistricting:
• AFRO: Statewide Redistricting Plans Move Forward is.gd/etYyHH 
• WTOPinMD: Md. resident files lawsuit on redistricting map bit.ly/ufqAVh 
• fritze Swipe: Rep. Bartlett, R-Md., redistricting target, says he's "never enjoyed the benefit of having a district drawn to pick voters for me."
• AnnieLinskey The same people who petitioned the in-state tuition bill are thinking about challenging the Congressional map. bsun.md/rHVtH5
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• Post: Sen. Ulysses Currie depicted by defense team as disorganized is.gd/kDfVLP 
• WPJohnWagner: UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski testifies in Currie trial: "I have the highest regard for this man's character."
• marylandmoment Currie’s wife takes blame for lack of disclosure: The wife of Maryland Sen. Ulysses Currie testified Thursday th... wapo.st/tKea9s
• Budget and Taxes:
• WTOPinMD: Prices increase on most Maryland tolls Nov. 1 bit.ly/tnnLxX #WTOP
• mdreporter: What do business and industry groups think of new tax proposals? bit.ly/t3Lghy 
• mdreporter State Roundup: Rural politicians strategize against PlanMaryland; tax hike proposals still in the news. bit.ly/uKWouV
• postlocal To pay for upgrades that would cut bay pollution, a Maryland task force is recommending hiking the state's flush fee” wapo.st/txhYGx
• MDPolicy Is raising the flush/gas taxes a bad solution to MD's problems? No. But it's not the only one. su.pr/28IxrX  
• MDPolicy The proposed increases to gas and flush taxes are already getting mixed reactions from MDers. su.pr/34sOO0 
• postlocal: ‘Flush fee’ in Maryland could increase wapo.st/v4Q5tH
• WTOP: Head's up: Prices increase on most #MD tunnels & bridges Nov. 1 - bit.ly/uNVejm
• bbjonline: Md. comptroller @peterfranchot is calling for a two-year freeze on tax and fee hikes bizj.us/b42cr

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD's speed cameras issue 13,173 tickets in first month | Ben Giles | Maryland | Washington Examiner bit.ly/w1YGOL
• nsmcgill New #CapitolHeights police officers to help with speed camera program, area break-ins; Warning period begins Tuesday: is.gd/tasDAK

Education

• Gazette: School board districts shift slightly under law signed during special session; Most changes affect southern PG is.gd/YTEuoI 
• Gazettte: PG officials reviewing school boundaries; moving sixth-graders to middle schools among the proposals is.gd/ZgzaPD 
• Gazette: Hyattsville schools, police work to curb after-school misbehavior is.gd/LZd6eq
• PGNewsWashPost The fine print of the Prince George’s Wallace foundation grant - Maryland Schools Insider - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland…
• HyattsvllePatch: Prince George's County students unite against bullying today - aol.it/uL8Wgq #bullying
• CollegePrkPatch Police are investigating a possible bomb threat at Parkdale High School. patch.com/A-nnNd @RiverdalePatch
• RiverdalePatch According to @CollegePrkPatch, Parkdale High is no longer on lock down after a bomb threat was received by the school: ow.ly/7aXLo
• DCAbloob Riverdale Park Patch: letter to Parkdale HS parents says bomb threat a prank, two students arrested & face expulsion j.mp/t0qxP2
• CollegePrkPatch Parkdale High principal says two students arrested for this morning's bomb hoax. patch.com/A-nnNd @RiverdalePatch
• postcrime: Two detained in Parkdale bomb threat hoax wapo.st/uES13Z
• PGCBlogging: Parkdale High students arrested for bomb scare: pgcblog.com/?p=1603
• PGPDJulie: Two teens charged after today's false bomb report at Parkdale HS. #RiverdalePark
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD make arrests in bomb threat at Parkdale High School: pgpolice.blogspot.com/2011/10/police…
• KateRyanWTOP Not cool at this school--find out what kids say they won't stand for at Benjamin Stoddert MS in PG Co pic.twitter.com/oSQMcDYN

Business, Transportation and Development

• WTOPinMD: Prices increase on most Maryland tolls Nov. 1 bit.ly/tnnLxX #WTOP
• Gazette: New South Bowie library set to open in June; No firm tenants for retail section of Hall Station development is.gd/Ie9HRy 
• Gazette: Mount Rainier seeks law change, solutions to vacant properties; county rule drags out process ... is.gd/aKrY3q 
• Gazette: College Park seeks state aid to raze, market Route 1 sites is.gd/soQOKh 
• mdreporter State Roundup: Rural politicians strategize against PlanMaryland; tax hike proposals still in the news. bit.ly/uKWouV 
• ben_giles: New supermarket coming to a Hillcrest Heights shopping center left vacant by #Safeway. bit.ly/sqtWt3
• nbcwashington: New grocery moving into site of former Pr. George's Safeway store bit.ly/u1kjyF
• PGCBlogging: Hillcrest Heights loses a Safeway and gains an Evergreen @ben_giles: pgcblog.com/?p=1603
• WTOP: Head's up: Prices increase on most #MD tunnels & bridges Nov. 1 - bit.ly/uNVejm
• MDPolicy Desperate to keep jobs and low prices out of Montgomery, Co., communities regulate CostCo. su.pr/1PG1xs 
• MDPolicy Our @GovernorOMalley is soliciting MD opinions on how to make the state more business-friendly. su.pr/2o2obf  
• PGCBlogging: Will lightrail get Charles County residents to Branch Avenue? pgcblog.com/?p=1603

Local (Municipalities)

• Capitol Heights:
• nsmcgill New #CapitolHeights police officers to help with speed camera program, area break-ins; Warning period begins Tuesday: is.gd/tasDAK
• College Park:
• Gazette: College Park seeks state aid to raze, market Route 1 sites is.gd/soQOKh
• Greenbelt:
• Greenbelt News Review now online: October 27, 2011 issue is.gd/ufi1PA
• Hyattsville:
• Gazette: Hyattsville schools, police work to curb after-school misbehavior is.gd/LZd6eq
• Laurel:
• LaurelPatch: Crowd packs into #West Laurel Civic Association meeting to question #PG County Exec Rushern Baker.
• LaurelPatch: #PG Exec gets peppered with tough questions from crowd at West #Laurel Civic Association meeting
• Mount Rainier:
• Gazette: Mount Rainier seeks law change, solutions to vacant properties; county rule drags out process ... is.gd/aKrY3q
• postlocal A Howard University music student was shot and killed in what might have been a robbery in the Mount Rainier area wapo.st/u2mHbu
• Post: Alonzo Guyton, Howard University student, fatally shot in Mount Rainier is.gd/fexIRO

Other (including news about news)

• radleybalko Awfully kind of TSA to protect the privacy of the privacy-violating TSA employee by not releasing his/her name. blog.tsa.gov/2011/10/inappr…