I've been told that at the organizational meeting last night, it was decided to cancel the counter-protest. I will edit my last post. There will be an event planned in the future to show support.

The Prince George's Suite magazine tells the story of a hearing at Suitland High School in response to a murder at the school and in the region. People have good reason to be concerned. Councilman Mel Franklin give his reaction in the Washington Post. More details about the violence problem is in the Huffington Post article: Suitland High School ( Read more... )

The links in the previous posts here for the blog news will go to a 404 error page, because the new web site has all new links except the home page. It's easy to find things there, though, as there is a search engine and site map. It will be quicker and easier to add organizations to the site. If you know of any organizations, especially civic ( Read more... )

CB-87-2012  was passed by the Prince George's County Council yesterday.

The county web site describes it as, "An ACT concerning County Recycling Program For the purpose of amending the recycling program provisions in Prince George’s County to establish updated recycling goals, setting forth the time for compliance; amends the residential recycling ( Read more... )

From the County web site (the database of which is down as I'm writing this, so am unable to verify the link for this press release):

Council Member Mary Lehman's Bill Rewards Residents, Businesses, and Nonprofits with Rebates

The Prince George’s County Council, during the final session before summer recess, voted unanimously following a public ( Read more... )

If you have a YouTube account, you can subscribe to YouTube videos. The county schools has a channel that contains weekly news besides other reports.

In the latest news video, the contents include: Laurel Elementary School receive appreciation for their support of the military. Rockledge Elementary School,one of the top performing schools, is ( Read more... )

The foreclosure problem is a tragedy and the problem is making news nationwide for Prince George's.

In MSN's Today, they ran the story, Affluent black county mired in mortgage mess, but I missed it when they first posted it. Now it says, "This story has been corrected from an earlier version, which erroneously described a District Heights resident ( Read more... )

According to the Baltimore Sun:
During talks between State House and Senate leaders this morning surrounding the upcoming legislative session, State Senate President Mike Miller offEred these words regarding raising taxes: Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller was far more blunt on the topic. In recent appearances he has pushed a hike to the gas ( Read more... )

The day was full and cold. My experience at the Interfaith Service at the start of the day is here:( Read more... )

In the Washington Post today, Carbon monoxide taking a toll on snowbound without power tells of people who have died and were hospitalized due to gas heaters and trying to stay warm in a car. "Not only is it colorless and odorless and tasteless, people don't understand it," said Prince George's County Fire Chief Eugene A. Jones. "People just don't ( Read more... )