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Largo High School ® Selected as GRAMMY Signature School Enterprise Award Semifinalist terprise Award to recognize the By PRESS OFFICER PGCPS efforts these schools have made in music education. UPPER MARLBORO, “I am so proud of our choir MD—The Largo High School and the accomplishments they choir, in Prince George’s continue to achieve,” said Prin - County, was recently selected as cipal Dr. Afie Mirshah-Nayar. a GRAMMY ® Signature School “I am truly impressed with their Enterprise Award Semifinalist— musical talents and the passion the only school in the Washing - they demonstrate on a daily ba - ton metropolitan area to receive sis. They are so deserving of the honor. this award.” Created in 1998, the Brandon Felder, Director of GRAMMY Signature Schools Choral Activities for Largo High program recognizes top U.S. School, submitted an on-line ap - public high schools that are plication for the award in Sep - PHOTO BY TIM LAUER VIA USDA/FLICKR making an outstanding commit - tember. The application re - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to provide students with regular meals and the nutrition they need to suc - ment to music education during quested detailed information/data ceed in school. an academic school year. For about the school’s music pro - schools that are economically gram, enrollment, demographics, underserved, the GRAMMY New Program Offers Free Meals, Cuts Foundation established the En - See LARGO Page A 6 Council Leadership Supports HBy RAuCHEnL KgUIPeERrS in mMore Citay qrualyify—lmaeaning dth eS fecdehral ogoovernlms ent’s dents qualifying for free or Capital News Service every student in every school in Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids lower-cost meals. Renaming University of Baltimore City has access to Act of 2015. From 2009 to 2013, the me - WASHINGTON, D.C.— free breakfasts and lunches. According to state education dian household income in Bal - Maryland Football Stadium Some Baltimore City students This school year brought a officials, over 84 percent of stu - timore City was $41,385, ac - By PRESS OFFICER football stadium. Byrd Sta - don’t have to worry about change to the school system dents in Baltimore City schools cording to data from the PG County Council dium, with a capacity of more where their next meal will come that has already improved the qualified for free and reduced- Census Bureau. In comparison, than 50,000, is home to the from, and that started this lives of many students. If 40 price meals (FARMS) in the the median household income Prince George’s County Maryland Terrapins football school year. percent of students in a single past two years. In comparison, of Loudoun County was al - Council Chair Derrick L. Davis team. The stadium name honors The best part is, students school qualify for the free and Loudoun County, Va., which most three times higher at (D) – District 6, and Vice-Chair the legacy of H.C. “Curly” Byrd, don’t need to fill out the forms reduced-price meals program has topped the U.S. Census Bu - $122,238. During the same pe - Dannielle Glaros (D)—District who served as university presi - that officials suspect keep many because of low family income, reau’s list of richest counties, riod of time, the median home 3, have expressed support for dent for 43 years, retiring in from seeing the benefits. Ac - the entire school qualifies for has just over 17 percent of stu - value of Baltimore City was University of Maryland Presi - 1954. cording to the Maryland State free breakfasts and lunches, dents that are eligible. Nearby dent Wallace Loh and student Department of Education thanks to the Community Eli - Montgomery County in Mary - advocates calling for a change in the name of the university’s (MSDE), all schools in Balti - gibility Provision funded by land has about 32 percent of stu - See FREE MEALS Page A 5 See STADIUM Page A 5

PGCSDDD Division Collects 150 Unwrapped Toys and EDC President Jim Coleman Announces Canned Food Items for Families ‘Activate Prosperity’ Initiative in Need this Holiday Season Kicks Off New Year With New Mission—“Now is Not the Time to Cool The featured speaker for the By PRESS OFFICER event was Sharon Pinder, Presi - Off” Says Jim Coleman PG County Government dent/CEO, Capital Region Mi - By PRESS OFFICER COLLEGE PARK, MD— nority Supplier Development PGCEDC Recently, the Prince George’s Council (CRMSDC). County Supplier Development “Supplier Diversity is an in - LARGO , MD—Economic & Diversity Division (SDDD) clusion initiative that links pri - Development Corporation in the Office of Central Services vate businesses with diverse President and CEO Jim Cole - hosted 130 business executives suppliers of goods and services. man announced a new initia - at the 4th Annual Supplier Di - It is important because it lever - tive called “Activate Prosper - versity Appreciation Night. This ages the core values of fairness ity” for 2016 and beyond at a annual awards reception cele - and equal opportunity by at - packed job fair for MGM and brates supplier diversity in Whiting Turner at EDC head - Prince George’s County. quarters in Largo, MD. The See PGSDDD Page A 3 MGM/Whiting-Turner job fair turned out more than 50 job -

seekers at 7 a.m. this morning, PHOTO COURTESY PGCEDC RETRACTION/CORRECTION— all on time and motivated; Center: EDC President and CEO Jim Coleman Vol. 83, No. 53 December 31 – January 6, 2016 looking for a better way of life. “Activate Prosperity” is a Congressman Chris Van Hollen three-year plan geared toward time to stir things up and push wages. An active workforce Effective immediately, the increasing the median house - the envelope on making radi - is a prosperous workforce. EDC will begin by meeting Announces FBI Relocation Funding hold income and assessable tax cal changes to positively im - “Activate Prosperity” will with the CEO’s of the top 300 Appropriation at EDC Holiday Party rate and decreasing the pact the prosperity of our resi - maximize the deployment of companies in the region over The byline for this article was incorrect, the correct byline County’s poverty rate. dents and businesses. They the Economic Development the next three years, discussing should have read: “We’ve got to think differ - deserve nothing less.” Corporations efforts and finan - the value proposition of Prince by Lori C. Valentine, Director of Communications ently in 2016 in order to Part of the fuel behind “Ac - cial resources in order to raise George’s County, which in - Prince George’s County change the world for our resi - tivate Prosperity” came from awareness about current job cludes the ability to utilize the Economic Development Corporation dents,” said Mr. Coleman. the need to ensure that the opportunities and help busi - The photograph was also taken by and supplied to us by “No more status quo for Prince 27,000 residents who are cur - nesses to take advantage of Lori C. Valentine, Director of Communications George’s County. I have no rently unemployed have high available programs so they can respect for the status quo. It’s paying, family sustaining grow and create more jobs. See PROSPERITY Page A 3

INSIDE Commission, Congress Whither America Record-Keeping Biggest Concern Movie Review: Point Break Earth Talk Evaluate SNAP and Needs Children of color, already the for Maryland Police Following Johnny Utah, an “extreme sport Dear EarthTalk: of Hungry Americans majority of our youngest children, Statewide Audit polyathlete” turned fledgling FBI Whatever happened to Al Gore? There were 781,497 Marylan - soon will be the majority of our That practice resulted in unusu - agent, is played by Luke Bracey. In He was all over the media around ders who received SNAP benefits children in 2020. Millions of them ally large balances across certain ac - this version, Johnny Utah is haunted by the time of An Inconvenient Tru th in August 2015, out of 45.4 million lack their basic needs for enough counts, including one with a $44 the events of the movie’s first two min - but lately I haven’t heard anything total recipients in the United food, decent housing, health care million deficit and another with a utes, when he and his motocross biker about him. States, according to data collected and quality early childhood sup - $34 million surplus—“neither of friend were doing dangerous things on by the United States Department ports during their years of greatest which were reasonable,” according the tops of pointy mountains, and then —Jim Mercer, of Agriculture. brain development. to the audit. the friend fell to his death, as one does. St. Paul, MN Community , Page A3 Commentary , Page A4 Business , Page A5 Out on the Town , Page A6 Features , Page A7 A2 — January 14 — January 20, 2016 — The Prince George’s Post Towns and N EIGHBORS In and Around Morningside-Skyline by Mary McHale 301 735 3451 Neighborhood Events Scotland’s national poet Hannah Tripp, a 6th grader 25 years and upon retirement, celebrated with Burns Night at St. Philip’s School, was worked as a U.S. Capitol Po - Supper at Darnall’s Chance awarded 1st place in Division lice Officer for 20 years. He Edwards Statement on Passage of You don’t have to be Scot - II (grades 4 –6) of the Catholic was the husband for 61 years tish to enjoy Burns Night Sup - Standard newspaper’s annual of Loretta Hooe, a regular OWmASnHIiNbGTuOsN , SD.pC.—ending Bill largest increase since per at Darnall’s Chance House Christmas Card Contest. She reader of this column whose Congresswoman Donna F. FY2003. The increase fully Museum. Robert Burns is received a Barnes & Noble emails often provided news Edwards (MD-4) issued the funds the budget request widely regarded as the national gift card. for me; she died in 2014. Sur - following statement regarding of $200 million for the new poet of Scotland and is cele - vivors include his son and the FY 2016 Omnibus Appro - Precision Medicine Initiative brated worldwide. He was born Morningside memories, 1961 daughter-in-law, Donald and priations bill, which will keep and provides an increase of Jan. 25, 1759. These items are from the Donna Hooe, five grandchil - the federal government $350 million for Alzheimer’s Come to the Burns Night Jan. 1961 issue of the Morn - dren, eight great-grandchil - funded through September. disease research. It also Supper and experience the at - ing-Side-Lines. dren and a great-great grand - The legislation passed the includes increases of $85 mosphere and flavor of Scot - Fifty-five years ago, Morn - daughter. Another son, James, House 316-113. million for the BRAIN Ini - land and poet Burns, on Satur - ingside held its annual Christ - died in 1987. Services were at “Today’s omnibus legisla - tiative and $100 million for day, Jan. 30, 6 to 8 p.m. mas House Decorating Con - Lee’s and burial will be at tion is a bipartisan compro - research to combat antimi - Reservations and payment re - test. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Duff, Cheltenham. mise, and is therefore far from crobial resistance. Every quired in advance. For ages 21 of 508 Allies Road, won 1st perfect. It is certainly not the Congresswoman NIH Institute and Center and up, the fee is $45 for resi - place. Other winners were: 2nd Milestones bill I would have written, as I Donna F. Edwards receives increased funding dents; $54 for non-residents. place, Mr. and Mrs. Enos Ral - Happy birthday to Carmina am deeply concerned that it to support investments to Call 301-952-8010. Darnall’s ston, 406 Maple Road; 3rd, Mr. Young and Evelyn Lozano, ends the ban on crude oil ex - somewhat over time. Extend - advance science and speed Chance is at 14800 Governor and Mrs. Roy Whitfield, 203 Jan. 2; Gene Desmarais and ports, includes the Cybersecu - ing the solar tax credit is esti - the development of new ther - Oden Bowie Drive, overlook - Maple Road; honorable men - Courtni Bland, Jan. 3; Jennifer rity Information Sharing Act mated to create 61,000 jobs in apies, diagnostics, and pre - ing Schoolhouse Pond in Up - tion, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jung (proprietor of GI Market), (CISA), provides no financial 2017 alone. It is also esti - ventive measures to improve per Marlboro. Harder, 21 Marianne Drive. J.B. Thomas and Christa assistance for Puerto Rico, and mated that the wind industry the health of all Americans. By the way, just what did On a sadder note: Joe and Neale, Jan. 4; Darlie Norton, further erodes disclosure on po - will grow to over 100,000 • National Institute of Stan - Robert Burns wax poetic Mary College, of 504 Maple Ariel Thomas, Sarah Vilky and litical spending requirements. jobs over four years with the dards and Technology (NIST): about? How about “Auld Lang Road, had a Thank You note in Terry Foster, Jan. 6; Eva Hug - “However, it does accom - renewed wind tax credit. Provides an additional $100 Syne,” “A Red, Red, Rose” and the newsletter. They were ings and Charles Boxley, Jan. plish several important tasks • Energy Efficiency and million to the FY2015 level, “A Man’s a Man for A’ That.” thanking their neighbors and 8; Martin Miller, Frank Binsted for Maryland and the Ameri - Clean Energy R&D: Provides for a total of $964 million. friends who came to their as - and Roc Wheeler, Jan. 13; Cur - can people. Namely, it avoids an 8 percent increase over 2015 Coming up sistance during and after a re - tis DeMarco Knowles, my son another disastrous Republican for R&D activities in the pur - NW Bio Plans to The next Morningside cent fire in their home. The fire Mike McHale, Kathleen government shutdown right suit of new clean energy and Expand Board, Town Meeting will be Jan. 19, was started by two of their Giroux and Joanie Mangum, before the holidays, makes vi - energy efficiency technologies. Welcomes Woodford’s 7 p.m., in the Town Hall. children playing with matches Jan. 14; Dolly Wood, Jan. 16; tal investments for working • Overall Education: The Call for Independent Incidentally, Vice-Mayor in a storage room. Nikial M. Boston, Jan. 17; families, ensures federal em - bill restores the $2.5 billion cut Investigation of Benn Cann is working with a Dennis Seaman and Linda Cul - ployees receive a long-over - in education that the GOP had Allegations in Anonymous company, REVIZE, to build a May they rest in peace linan, Jan. 19; June Nicholson due pay increase, and provides proposed and also makes crit - Internet Report new website for the town. Peter Salvatore Paterno, Jr., and Gina Glagola Hull, Jan. 20. critical funding for numerous ical additional investments of BETHESDA, MD— Health Screenings: Med - 80, formerly of Skyline, a re - Happy anniversary to Tom projects in Maryland. The $1.4 billion above FY2015, in Northwest Biotherapeutics Star Southern Maryland Hos - tired sergeant with the Metro - and Monique Laws on Jan. 3; package includes almost none such areas as Title I that serves (NASDAQ: NWBO) (“NW pital will be offering blood politan Police Dept., died Nov. my grandson Conor and Bio”), a U.S. biotechnology of the horrendous new policy 24 million at-risk students. ® draws for cholesterol and glu - 27. During his career he Heather McHale, their 12th on riders Republicans threatened • Early Learning: Investing company developing DCVax cose check on Thurs., Jan. 21, worked in the old 1st Precinct, Jan. 3; my son John and to include that would have in Head Start produces re - personalized immune thera - 9:30-11 a.m. in the Blue then in the traffic division Michelle McHale, their 19th on devastated women’s access to sults—and this bill invests pies for solid tumor cancers, Heron Room at the Camp where he served as a motorcy - Jan. 4; Diane and Steve Zirkle, health and reproductive care, nearly $400 million more than announced today that the Springs Senior Activity Cen - cle police officer. He also Jan. 9; David and Lori environmental protections, the House GOP bill and nearly Board is committed to adding ter. (Participants should fast oversaw the cadet program, as Williams, Jan. 9; Gary and and net neutrality. The bill also $600 million more than an additional independent di - from midnight the night be - well as the alcohol enforce - Melody Barnes, Jan. 14; and avoids a litany of giveaways FY2015 in this vital initiative. rector, and the Company wel - fore.) Blood pressure will also ment van. He was the son of Frank and Sharleen Kelly Cap - to numerous Republican spe - The bill also provides $250 comes Neil Woodford’s call be checked. Free. the late Pete and Florence Pa - pella, their 61st on Jan. 15. cial interests. million for Preschool Devel - for an independent investiga - terno, my neighbors on Sky - On Jan. 3, Jack and I would “I continue to hold out hope opment Grants, assisting 18 tion of allegations in a recent Applause line Drive. He is survived by have celebrated our 65th wed - that Republicans will end their states across the country. anonymous internet report on Dominique Holder, a senior his wife of 62 years, Zola; ding anniversary. (Jack died in ongoing practice of creating • Medical Research: Med - NW Bio. The Company’s at Oxon Hill High School, was children, Debi, Cindy, Craig, 2004.) We were married Jan. one manufactured crisis after ical research at NIH has been Board is under way on recently named the first youth Jeffrey and foster son Edward 3, 1951, at St. Mary’s Cathe - another and work with Democ - underfunded for the last sev - both initiatives. poet laureate of Prince Stuart; 11 grandchildren and dral in Saginaw, Mich., and rats to create jobs, strengthen eral years. This bill provides NW Bio CEO Linda Pow - George’s County. The prize 11 great-grandchildren. Serv - honeymooned in Traverse City, the middle class, and invest in $900 million more than the ers stated, “We agree with comes with opportunities to ices were held in Easton. up north on the shores of Lake America’s future.” House GOP bill and $2 billion Mr. Woodford that, at NW perform her poems around the James Ira Hooe, 84, of Dis - Michigan. In January! Rep. Edwards was a cospon - more than FY2015 for this Bio’s current stage of devel - county and to publish a book trict Heights, died Dec. 27. sor of the following efforts that life-saving research. opment, expanding our of her own poems. He served in the Air Force for were included in the bill: • Infrastructure: The popu - Board to include another in - • Reauthorizes the key lar TIGER grants are being dependent director with fi - James Zadroga 9/11 Health used across the country to re - nancial expertise can be quite and Compensation Act, mak - pair infrastructure and con - helpful for the Company’s ing the Health Program per - tribute to economic growth. continued growth. Our clini - Brandywine-Aquasco manent and reauthorizing the The House GOP bill had cal programs are growing, by Audrey Johnson 301 888 2153 Victims Compensation Fund slashed TIGER grants by 80 and we have expanded the for five years; percent, killing jobs, but this management personnel in The Center operates year- 8000 Cherry Lane, Laurel, BIRTHDAY • Delays the so-called bill restores the funding to the important areas during this round and primarily serves the Maryland 20707 and Wednes - CELEBRATIONS “Cadillac” tax, a tax on em - FY2015 level of $500 million. year, including expansion of Happy Birthday to Steven rural population in Brandywine day, January 20 Dr. Henry A. ployer-provided health plans • Law Enforcement: The the independent external Carter, Dr. Sandra Jones, Davion and surrounding cities. The ad - Wise, Jr. High School (Cafete - worth over a certain thresh - bill provides $187 million for team that has been perform - Dorsett, Khadija Hakim-Hinton, dress is 7450 Albert Road, ria), 12650 Brooke Lane, Upper old, for two years—from COPS hiring grants, $7 mil - ing our CFO function since Nurbert Hughes, Jr., Walter Joiner, Brandywine, Maryland 20613- Marlboro, Maryland 20772. 2018 to 2020. lion above the FY2015 level 2012, as well as expansion Ian Williams, Janice Patterson, 3035. Phone number is (301) The Resident Teacher Pro - and $187 million above the of internal financial person - Bernestine (Bunny) Bryan, Mavis 599-0460. Website is gram is a Maryland Approved Important federal House GOP bill, which had nel and clinical personnel. It Turnbull, Nicole Falby, Beatrice www.gbms.org. Alternative Program for individ - priorities: eliminated the hiring grants. makes sense to expand the Chapman, Abu Davies, Ben uals who have not received any • Federal Employees: Pro - The bill also provides $80 mil - Board as well.” Fauber, Brandon Holmes, THE SHOW teacher training, but possess at vides for an average 1.3 per - lion for the Community Polic - “The interview and consid - Lawrence Omoregbe, Jordan PLACE ARENA least a Bachelor’s Degree. For cent pay increase, free identity ing Initiative, including $22.5 eration process for a new Joseph, Roseline Omoregbe, Yan - Join us at the Show Place more information about the Res - protection coverage, and million for body-worn cam - Board seat is well under way nick Bourne, William Terry, Arena dancing and singing the ident Teacher program, please $5,000,000 in identity theft in - eras and $15 million for Byrne with Mr. Woodford’s candi - Donovan Cain, Florella Wallace night away with Urban Vibe visit website: http://www.resi - surance for 10 years, $290 Criminal Justice Innovation date, Mr. Elliott Leary. Our who are Clinton United Methodist Entertainments’ Valentines dentteacherprogram.org/). million increase for the Inter - grants, an increase over the Board is hoping to meet with Church members celebrating their Love Jam. Invite that very spe - nal Revenue Service (IRS), House bill. him again in the next couple birthdays during the month of Jan - cial someone to be serenaded and an increase to $250 a of days, and to promptly com - by the smooth sounds of CLINTON UNITED uary 2016. month, from $130, in the pre- Important Maryland plete the process.” Bobby Brown, Mint Condi - METHODIST CHURCH tax public transportation sub - priorities: Ms. Powers also com - tion, Ginuwine, and 112. Cost Financial Peace University WEDDING sidy allowed for all employ - • Consolidated FBI Head - mented: “We also welcome of tickets are $59 –$95, plus (FPU) is coming to Clinton ANNIVERSARIES ees, not just federal workers. quarters: $390 million; Mr. Woodford’s proposal for service charges. Tickets are on UMC starting February 13, CELEBRATIONS The increase would be retroac - • WMATA Metro: Fully an independent investigation Happy wedding anniversary sale at all Ticketmaster loca - 2016, from 1:00 PM –2:30 PM tive to January 1 and would restores $150 million federal of claims made in a recent in - to George & Paula Carter, Nu - tions, Ticketmaster.com and on Saturdays. The church will increase to $255 in 2016 for subsidy; ternet report. Most of those bert & Carol Hughes, Buddy & Phonecharge. The address is be hosting the classes to help transit customers. The 2016 • Purple Line: $100 million; claims have been recycled Betty King, Walter & Teresa 14900 Pennsylvania Avenue, individuals to learn to manage level also would apply to the • National Aeronautics and over and over, and the inter - Lindsey Joiner who are celebrat - Upper Marlboro, Maryland money God’s way, getting out parking subsidy, now at $250, Space Administration net report was anonymous. ing their wedding anniversaries 20772. Contact number is 301- of debt, saving money, invest - for those who drive. (NASA): Provides $19.3 bil - However, the Company and during the month of January. 952-7900: TTY 301-699-2544. ing for the future and outra - geous generosity in a way that • Renewable Energy: Pro - lion for NASA, $1.3 billion the Board take such claims vides a major boost to renew - seriously, the Board has al - GREATER BADEN RESIDENT TEACHER is scripturally based, practical, (7%) more than FY2015 and able energy by extending the ready been meeting to ad - MEDICAL SERVICE, INC. INFORMATION SESSIONS and proven. The classes are 90 $756 million (4%) more than Services available at the Prince George’s County minutes each, once a week wind Production Tax Credit the request. dress the report, and the Community Health Center in Public Schools will host a series for 9 consecutive weeks. If for five years (through 2019), • National Institutes of Board plans to meet again Brandywine, Maryland are of information sessions in Jan - you are interested in enrolling and extending the solar In - Health (NIH): Provides this week in regard to moving dental services, mental health, uary. Resident Teacher Infor - in these finance classes vestment Tax Credit for five $32.084 billion for the NIH, forward on an independent family health, pregnancy, diag - mation Sessions will be held please register on line at years (through 2021), while an increase of $2 billion from investigation such as Mr. nostic services, primary health Wednesday, January 13 at Lau - http://www.daveramsey.com/f phasing both credits down last year’s level, and the Woodford has proposed.” care and immunizations. rel High School (Cafeteria): pu/locations/class/1009945. January 14 — January 20, 2016 — The Prince George’s Post —A 3 COMMUNITY

Practical Money Skills Commission, Congress Evaluate SNAP By Nathaniel Sillin

and Needs Aomefri caHns (wuho anre mgost rlikeyly ASNAmP doees hrelpi lcowa-incnome s According to statistics from By JULIE GALLAGHER to be hungry) out of poverty, spe - people buy food, it does not ad - Feeding America, Baltimore Create a Financial Calendar for Capital News Service cial attention to families with dress any other underlying City had the highest rate of food the New Year WASHINGTON, D.C.— children and veterans who are causes of poverty and hunger, insecurity in 2013. The nonprofit Forty eight million. hungry, as well as adjustments such as lack of work. found that 22.7 percent of Balti - When was the last time you That is how many people to the SNAP program to allow Wilson argued that job-train - more residents had a lack of ac - made a financial resolution on lived in hungry households in families more time to stabilize ing programs may help some cess to enough food for an ac - New Year’s Eve? If you can’t re - the United States in 2014, ac - after getting a job. Americans, but it is not always tive, healthy life, according to member, you’re in good company. cording to the Food Research Originally scheduled to be re - the solution, especially for chil - the USDA’s definition of food The Allianz Life Insurance and Action Center. leased in October, the final report dren and retirees. insecurity. Somerset County fol - Company of North America’s In order to combat this huge was delayed because the com - Wilson said that the Mary - lowed behind with 19.1 percent. annual New Year’s resolutions problem, the National Commis - mission could not agree on sev - land Department of Human Re - Cummings’ district had the survey www.allianzlife.com/about/news-and-events for 2014 re - sion on Hunger recently recom - eral of the final recommenda - sources works with nonprofits highest food insecurity of all the ported that 49 percent of respondents said that health and wellness mended that Congress and the tions, according to Doar. and supports the work of local Maryland congressional districts, were their first priorities for the coming year, up from 43 percent Obama administration create a Chilton said that many people organizations. Maryland offers with 19.7 percent. Sixty-seven in 2013. Only 30 percent ranked financial stability as their top cross-agency, coordinated na - will often get a job and lose their an array of other services, in - percent of his constituents are goal for the year. tional plan to end hunger. SNAP benefits before they have cluding a state-funded break - eligible for government aid such In 2016, maybe it’s time to push financial fitness to the top of “Clearly we need to improve a chance to adjust to their new fast program. as SNAP, WIC, TEFAP, and free your list by creating an annual financial calendar that helps you our current programs, but we income, making them even more “Maryland should lead the school meals. save, spend and invest a little smarter. Here are some suggestions also need to address the root likely to be hungry. way,” Wilson said about finding The Food Research Action to build your calendar: causes of hunger and ensure we There were 781,497 Marylan - solutions to hunger. Center (FRAC) ranked the Bal - are counting and supporting the ders who received SNAP bene - Wilson hoped that the com - timore-Towson metropolitan Set three important money goals for the year. Three money most vulnerable citizens of fits in August 2015, out of 45.4 mission will propose a “multi - area as 79th in food hardship, goals may not sound like a lot, but if you’ve never thought about America,” commission co-chair million total recipients in the level approach” and broad rec - which is defined as a “struggle money goals before, establishing these targets can make a major Dr. Mariana Chilton said about United States, according to data ommendations in the report. to put food on the table”, in difference in your financial life. Set goals that address key money the steps needed to be taken to collected by the United States Rep. Stacey Plaskett, D-Vir - 2013-2014, with 16.5 percent of concerns or serve as a springboard for a solid financial future. eliminate hunger. Department of Agriculture. gin Islands, expressed concerns people identifying as having dif - Choose what makes sense for you, but here are three basic goals This commission, a 10-per - “From my perspective as a at the hearing about the pres - ficulties affording food. Mary - to start with: son bipartisan task force that be - scientist, my sense is that many ence of food deserts in the land ranked 42nd out of 50 • Create or reset your budget. If you’ve never made a budget gan work in 2015, was the legislators and just the general United States. states, with 14.0 percent facing before, spend a month or two tracking everything you spend. handiwork of outgoing Rep. public do not understand what Food deserts, which are food hardships. Review your findings closely and see whether you’re spend - Frank Wolf, R-Va., who was a the experience of hunger is like,” low-income communities that Chilton said that the commis - ing less than you earn. If not, determine if you can cut spend - prominent congressional advo - Chilton said. “They think it have no supermarkets with af - sion was only able to study food ing to direct more funds to meet key goals. If you already cate on hunger issues. The could be an eyeball diagnosis fordable, healthy food within a deserts briefly, yet heard from have a budget, consider reevaluating your finances to see panel, whose members were ap - and see it very easily, but it man - reasonable distance, are present many citizens who testified where you could cut costs. pointed by the House and Sen - ifests in many invisible and in Maryland. throughout the country that peo - • Build an emergency fund. An emergency fund ate, was given the job of identi - harmful ways.” One in four Baltimore resi - ple lacked the money to buy (http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/emergencyfund) con - fying the causes of hunger and Even though Maryland is the dents live in a food desert, and food and had no access to trans - tains between three to six months of living expenses you creating solutions to bring relief wealthiest state in the country, that number is even higher for portation to get food. can draw upon only in a real financial emergency such as to those 48 million Americans. there are still high rates of children, where the rate is 1 in Doar said the commission unemployment, illness or a major unplanned expense. Co-chairs Chilton and Robert hunger, said Michael J. Wilson, 3, according to Rep. Elijah Cum - urged the USDA to approve more Doar met with Congress on Nov. director of Maryland Hunger mings, D-Baltimore, who spoke stores to participate in the SNAP • Save for something special. Make one of your three goals a 18—during National Hunger Solutions, a nonprofit in Mary - at a pop-up farmers’ market program to encourage more fun goal—a vacation, a new bike, a wardrobe upgrade— Awareness Week—to discuss land that works to eliminate about hunger and food deserts in availability of food in these food something that feels like a reward. their year-long study, their ob - hunger, utilize federal hunger Maryland last month. deserts, both urban and rural. Here are calendar items that might help you reach those goals. servations about the Supplemen - solution programs, encourage “We will continue to engage Cummings said at the Make sure you note staggered receipt dates for each of your tal Nutrition Program (SNAP), healthy nutrition, and train in this fight for healthier lives, farmer’s market that the local and three free credit reports (https://www.annualcreditreport.com) and some of their final recom - other nonprofit groups around both in Washington and at City federal governments and busi - from Experian, TransUnion and Equifax so you can keep a steady mendations for Congress. The the state. Hall,” Cummings said. “Yet we nesses will fight for expanded ac - eye on your credit and spot irregularities if they happen. findings will be released in a re - “There is a single word an - all know that the challenge of cess to healthy foods, but asked Prevent severe money surprises by marking key repair or re - port in the upcoming weeks. swer why there is hunger in food deserts—and their effect on his constituents to continue de - placement dates on home, appliance and other personal expenses Some of the commission’s Maryland: poverty,” Wilson said diet and health—still persists.” manding such healthy food. that might be coming up in the future. Use the time you have major findings were the need for in a phone interview. Cummings represents the “At the end of the day, our now to schedule inspections and estimates for each so you’ll be job-training and assistance pro - Doar said at the hearing that hungriest region in the state— health and survival is up to us,” able to start setting aside funds in advance. grams in order to lift low-income the commission found that while Baltimore City. Cummings said. Retirement readiness is another key calendar item. At least once a year, consider reviewing your holdings in retirement or The honorees for the 2015 tions and Enforcement; James Electric Company, Inc. and Mo - from A1 investment accounts to make sure they’re still performing as PGSDDD Supplier Diversity Appreciation Lyons, Department of the Envi - torola Solutions. you’ve planned or if not, whether you need to restructure the in - tempting to level the playing Night are as follows: ronment; Kimberly Funk, Corvias vestments in your portfolio. field,” said Sharon Moore Jack - Solutions; Shirley Canty and Outstanding Contract son, Acting Executive Director Kaaryn Stanford of the Depart - Put the open enrollment dates for employer- or self-employ - Diversity Outreach Awardees: for the Supplier Development & ment of Corrections; Amanda Capital Transmission, Inc.; ment benefits on your calendar and then mark a date several Program Facilitators Diversity Division. “Our pro - Tami Mullen, The Intuitive Gullickson, Office of the Sheriff; E & R Services, Inc.; Gilford weeks before to allow you to start thinking through necessary gram would not be successful Group; Marie Wright, Internal Wes Owens, Andrew Onukwu - Corporation; MCA Construc - changes. The way you choose employer or self-employment ben - without our expert facilitators Revenue Service; Terry biri, Cathy Atchison, Keith Whar - tion, Inc.; Nardi Construction, efits is a key part of your financial planning and should intersect and resource partners. I also Speigner, NGEN, LLC; Mary ton, Corey Carter, Donna Parks, Inc.; Timothy Handy & Asso - with other independent money decisions you’re making for your - want to extend my sincerest grat - Battle, Ebony Wilkerson and Johnna Smarr, Brenda Allen, ciates, Inc. self and your family. itude for the generous support Jade Haynes of the Supplier De - Youssef Antar, Jackson Ibironke, The 4th Annual Supplier Di - Insurance renewal dates are important to mark as well. If and partnership of Corvias So - velopment & Diversity Division; Mark Turner, Kara Miley-Libby, versity Appreciation Night was you’re not comparison-shopping for the auto, homeowners or lutions and Essex Construction, J. Steward Smith and Shelly Shari Blohm, and Denise York - made possible because of our health insurance coverage you buy on your own, there’s a good LLC, our event sponsors.” Gross-Wade, FSC First; Toni shire of Prince George’s County event sponsors partners: Corvias possibility you’re losing out on money, service or coverage. Every year, this event honors Miles, Prince George’s County Public Schools; Kevin Berman, Solutions and Essex Construc - Set two dates each year to review your overall finances. You those who have helped SDDD Economic Development Corpo - Casey Berman, Scott Troise, and tion, LLC. might consider dates in June and November to see how you’re provide valuable information and ration; Canjor Reed and Marie Theresa Mitchell, Berman Enter - The Prince George’s County doing with budget, savings, spending, investment and tax issues. resources to assist in the growth Day of Contract Administration prises; Kevin Lewis, BECO Man - Supplier Development & Diver - The June date is for corrective actions; the November date is to of small, minority, disadvantaged, & Procurement, Office of Cen - agement; James Harper, Hanniyah sity Division is the official cer - determine the last-minute spending, savings or tax moves you and veteran-owned businesses in tral Services; Diane Brown, Madyun, Brad Lewis, Steve Day, tification agency for Prince want to make before December 31 and to set financial goals for Prince George’s County. During Prince George’s Community Jacob Erbes, Tim Davis, and George’s County Government. the New Year. If you work with a qualified financial or tax expert, the awards ceremony, some of the Federal Credit Union; Jeffrey David Fisher of Hensel Phelps. This office exists to maximize consider involving him or her in the conversation. County’s newly certified firms Miles, BB&T Bank; Nadine County government’s use of cer - and contract awardees were also Boone, U.S. Small Business Ad - Certification Minority tified local, small, minority and Bottom line: If you use a calendar or datebook to keep on recognized, hoping to inspire ministration; Glenn Ivey; Sheryl Business Enterprise disadvantaged and veteran busi - schedule, add important money dates and activities so you can business owners and help them Ponds; Dawn Booth, The Booth (MBE), County-Based nesses for procurement opportu - meet your lifetime financial goals. recognize how they too can lever - Law Office; Wes Owens, Prince Business (CBB) and nities. The division also encour - age their certification. George’s County Public Schools; County-Located Certification ages the private sector to utilize velopment Open Houses at In the spirit of the holiday (CLB) Recognitions: these businesses for major proj - Prosperity from A1 the County’s mega churches season, SDDD called on mem - County Connections Avalon Consulting, LLC, ects in the County. SDDD has County’s $50 million Eco - to build maximum awareness bers of the business commu - Series Presenters Comer Construction, Inc., F&L worked diligently to build up nomic Development Incentive of the job opportunities and nity, resource partners and Barbara Manley, Alicia Proc - Construction, Inc., The New Prince George’s County’s use of Fund and Hire Prince George’s resources within the EDC. other event attendees and col - tor, and Maurice Craney and of Barbet II Corporation and minority and disadvantaged County incentives, and in - lected over 150 unwrapped Contract Administration & Pro - Trusted Associates, LLP; Boat - businesses through procurement creasing the number of small For more information on toys and nonperishable food curement, Office of Central Serv - man & Magnani, Inc., Commer - assistance, business develop - business matchmaking forums business development assis - items that will be distributed ices; Malcolm Clerkley, General cial Demolition, LLC, Erimax, ment, certification, education and meetings it will hold. tance or expansion, contact by the Prince George’s County Services Division, Office of Cen - Inc., Habersham Builders IV, and training and advocacy. The EDC will also utilize the Pradeep Ganguly (pgan - Department of Social Services tral Services; Richard Hilmer, Inc., Perrin Enterprises, LLC and ‘Activate Prosperity’ by [email protected]) to children and families in the Fleet Management, Office of Cen - Anchor Construction Corpora - For more information, visit working to maximize the at 301-583-4602. Transforming Neighborhoods tral Services; Brandon Hill, De - tion; CSA Central, Inc.; Dixie us at http://diversity.mypgc.us or State’s investment in County For more information on Initiative (TNI) communities. partment of Permitting, Inspec - Construction Company; Graybar call 301-883-6480. projects, securing federal jobs, contact Brenda Gillis grant funding to deploy a ([email protected]) One-Stop Career Center in at the Largo One-Stop the Prince George’s County Career Center (301-618- Correction Facility, and uti - 8425) or Adrienne Stay (al - The Prince George’s Post lizing the EDC’s Workforce [email protected]) at the Development Division to host Laurel One-Stop Career workforce and economic de - Center (301-362-9708). Serving Prince George’s County Since 1932 A4 — January 14 — January 20, 2016 — The Prince George’s Post COMMENTARY

The Prince George’s County Genealogical Society Benjamin L. Cardin United States Senator for Maryland

Cardin Statement on Tax Extenders Package WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Ben ders package is a balanced one that contains sig - Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance nificant and much-needed improvements for indi - Committee, praised the passage of a package of viduals and businesses alike.” the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, which renews expiring or expired Work Opportunity Tax Credit tax provisions. The PATH Act or tax extenders “I am very proud of my work to extend the package is designed to provide certainty for Amer - availability of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Open to the Public ican businesses and support for American taxpay - (WOTC) to promote the hiring of the long-term PHOTO COURTESY THE CITY OF BOWIE ers and families by using the tax code to encourage unemployed—and am particularly pleased that THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY economic growth and development, innovation, WOTC, with this improvement, has been extended The Prince George’s County Genealogical Society was founded in 1969 and is the oldest county genealogical and job creation. By making several major provi - for five years. WOTC has been extremely effective society in continuous existence in the State of Maryland. Initially the Founding and Charter members loaned sions permanent, including enhancements to the in encouraging employers to take chance on hiring books from their personal libraries to one another. As the Society acquired books through purchase or gift, a Li - Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Tax brary Committee was appointed and the Librarian transported the small collection to and from meetings. The li - individuals who are difficult to hire and in so do - brary is housed in a circa 1961 Bowie ranch-style house. The library is open to the public 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each Credit (CTC), and the American Opportunity Tax ing, dramatically reduced the burden of public as - Wednesday except the first Wednesday of the month (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and also on the last Saturday of each Credit (AOTC), the package also provides critical sistance with respect to the unemployed. Studies month 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. While the Library is open to the public, only Society members may borrow books, peri - support to low- and middle-income families and on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit have shown odicals and video media. individuals. Senator Cardin was pleased that the that for every WOTC hire, the federal government package also makes permanent parity for benefits saves approximately $17,000 by encouraging the related to the use of public transit, incentives for hiring of hard-to-employ individuals. This long- conservation easements, and the Low Income term extension is good not only for helping Mary - House Credit minimum rate for new construction, landers and individuals throughout the country all of which are important for Baltimore and com - find work—it is also good for the overall economic munities throughout Maryland. health of our government.” “Our tax code directly or indirectly affects Child Watch every American and resident of the U.S. We des - New Markets Tax Credit by Marion Wright Edelman perately need to enact comprehensive tax reform, “I am gratified that a five-year extension of but in the meantime, we should be doing all we the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) was adopted can to make the current system better encourage into the extenders package. The NMTC has lever - economic growth and development, spur innova - aged an unprecedented level of investment to low tion, and create jobs. We also can use the tax code income communities, helping revitalize blighted Whither America to provide critical support for our children, fami - areas with high levels of poverty and unemploy - lies, and workers, and provide stability and pre - ment. In Maryland, I’ve seen it make a real differ - “I refuse to accept the view in 2020. Millions of them lack ten can feel suffocated by “star - dictability for our businesses,” said Senator ence, creating over 7,000 full-time jobs and more that mankind is so tragically their basic needs for enough less midnight” to belief in a new Cardin. “I do not agree with every provision that than 25,000 construction jobs over the past bound to the starless midnight food, decent housing, health day. He warned us that excessive has been included in the bill, and I am gravely of racism and war that the bright care and quality early childhood materialism, militarism, racism, disappointed that the so much of this package has daybreak of peace and brother - supports during their years of and poverty could be America’s not been offset further. But overall, the tax exten - See Tax Extenders, Page A6 hood can never become a reality. greatest brain development. And undoing but that it was up to us … I believe that unarmed truth over six decades after Brown v. to act and combat these evils. and unconditional love will have Board of Education , a majority The great Rabbi Abraham the final word[.]” of children of color are still Joshua Heschel, introducing Dr. —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., waiting for a fair and equal King to a Rabbinical Assembly Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance chance to learn. A majority of shortly before he was assassi - Speech, December 10, 1964 all fourth and eighth grade pub - nated, said: “Where in America lic school students and more today do we hear a voice like Marc Mor The start of this New Year than 80 percent of Black and 73 the voice of the prophets of Is - ial, President and CEO finds America at an inflection percent of Hispanic students in rael? Martin Luther King is a National Urban League point as wars and terrorism these grades cannot read or sign that God has not forsaken abroad are echoed in violence, compute at grade level and face the United States. God has sent suspicion, and fear at home. dim futures as a jobless land - him to us.” Heschel continued, How will we meet the moment? scape looms. They also lack as - “His mission is sacred…The sit - Hundreds of organizations and surance that their lives matter uation of the poor in America is individuals have signed on to the and are at great risk of being our plight, our sickness. To be Natalie Cole: Still Unforgettable urgent message of the campaign sucked into a prison pipeline. deaf to their cry is to condemn “Natalie fought a fierce, courageous battle, Love on My Mind.” Her fourth album “Thank - We Are Better Than This: “We Those of us who remember Mc - ourselves.” Heschel believed, dying how she live … with dignity, strength and ful,” which also went platinum, gave us the gift grieve the many lives that have Carthyism see familiar signs in “Martin Luther King, Jr., is a honor. Our beloved Mother and sister will be of another signature hit “Our Love.” been lost or painfully trans - the hateful rhetoric and hatred voice, a vision, and a way. I call greatly missed and remain UNFORGETTABLE in Despite her musical legacy and birthright, de - formed in recent weeks through aimed at Muslims, refugees, and upon every Jew,” and I would our hearts forever.” spite her own undeniable, autonomous claim to extreme acts of violence. And immigrants. Even children re - add, every person of faith, “to —Robert Yancy, success, Cole suffered setbacks and faced demons we are appalled by the surge of port being bullied and attacked harken to his voice, to share his Timolin Cole & Casey Cole, January 2016 that threatened to dismantle everything her beau - divisive rhetoric that sows the and hearing hateful words. And vision, to follow his way. The tiful voice had built. seeds of more violence to come. the pervasive and relentless whole future of America will de - Natalie Cole was an accomplished product of Cole’s star dimmed in the ’80s, much of it A dangerous tide of hatred, vio - threat of violence and terror pend on the impact and influ - her deep-rooted musical heritage. A chart topping due to alcohol abuse and cocaine addiction. At lence, and suspicion is rising in continues to attack and frighten ence of Dr. King.” I would add R&B crooner in the ’70s, Cole went on to even the height of her troubles, her mother filed a pe - America—whether aimed at children and adults from Syria the world. greater popularity and accolade with her smooth tition for conservatorship to handle Cole’s affairs Arab and Muslim Americans, to Paris to California and in our In his Nobel Prize acceptance transition to jazz and pop music standards—suc - when she no longer could. After spending time women and the places we seek cities and rural areas. speech Dr. King also told us he cessfully reinterpreting American classics and in rehab, her career came back to life in the late health care, Black people, im - There is another way. Once singing the tunes that once made her father an in - 80s with a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Pink migrants and refugees, or people again, Dr. King’s words lead us ternational recording star. Cadillac” and the soaring ballad “I Live for Your just going about their daily lives. there—through a world that of - See WATCH, Page A12 Cole’s budding music career began at the tender Love.” It was in 1991 that Cole would go on to This tide is made more danger - age of six, singing on a Christmas album with her achieve her greatest success with an album that ous by easy access to guns. father Nat “King” Cole. Born in 1950, Cole grew was as much a nod to the past as it was an ac - When has hate ever led to The Prince George’s Post up surrounded by music and music royalty. Her knowledgement of the future of music and its progress? Is this really what we father was already a rising music star and capacity. Cole reunited with her father’s voice want America to be? We are bet - The Prince George’s Post renowned jazz pianist. Her mother, Maria Cole, and paid tribute to him with new arrangements ter than this.” P.O. Box 1001 15207 Marlboro Pike was a one-time performer with the Duke Ellington of songs once made famous by Nat “King” Cole We are better than this. Diet - Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3151 Orchestra. Cole once said that her father—who on the album “Unforgettable … With Love.” rich Bonhoeffer, the great Ger - Phone: 301-627-0900 • Legal Fax: 301-627-6260 died of lung cancer in 1965 when Cole was 15- The album, complete with a technologically as - man Protestant theologian who Email: [email protected] years-old—had been everything to her, and that sisted father-daughter duet of “Unforgettable” died opposing Hitler’s holo - was more than evident in the turn her ever-evolv - 25 years after his death, earned Cole six GRAM - caust, believed that the test of Contents © 2016, The Prince George’s Post ing career would take; reuniting her voice with MY s, including Song of the Year, Record of the the morality of a society is how her father’s through the miracle of technology. Year and Album of the Year, and the album sold it treats its children. We flunk Publisher/Senior Editor Editor Legusta Floyd Michal W. Frangia Cole got her start in the music industry as an 14 million copies worldwide. Bonhoeffer’s test every hour of Typesetter/Page Layout R&B singer. Her singing style was a marked de - In 2008, Cole announced that she had been di - every day in America as we let General Manager/ Jennifer Sheckels parture from her father’s style. Where Nat was agnosed with hepatitis C, a liver disease spread the violence of guns and the vi - Legal Advertising Manager Brenda Boice Staff Writer cool and refined, Natalie was warmer and soul - through blood, which she blamed on her past in - olence of poverty relentlessly Christina Williams ful. The American music buying public went on travenous drug use. Her growing health concerns stalk and sap countless child Legal Advertising Assistant Web Manager to embrace Natalie Cole’s new sound and solo never stopped Cole from working and creating lives. A child or teen is killed Robin Boerckel Kyler Quesenberry career. Ten years after the death of her famous that beautiful music that attracted so many fans. by a gun every three and a half father, and a brief detour from music that earned But Cole was more than her voice and her hours, nearly 7 a day, 48 a week. Prince George’s County, Md. Member National Newspaper Publishers Association, her a bachelor’s degree in child psychology, Cole many accomplishments in music, film and enter - More than 15.5 million children and the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Press Association. went on to win two of her nine career Grammys. tainment. In an interview with People Magazine , are poor and children are the The Prince George’s Post (ISSN 10532226) is published every Thursday by She earned one for Best New Artist of 1975 and Cole is said to have described herself as “a walking poorest age group in America— the New Prince George’s Post Inc., 15207 Marlboro Pike, the other for Best Female R&B Vocal Perform - testimony [that] you can have scars … you can the world’s largest economy. Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772-3151. ance for her up-beat, chart topper “This Will Be go through turbulent times and still have victory And the younger children are Subscription rate: 25 cents per single copy; $15 per year; (An Everlasting Love).” Her career soared with in your life.” Natalie Cole was a fighter, a model the poorer they are. Children of $7.50 senior citizens and students; out of county add $1; out of state add $2. four gold and two platinum records. Her first for redemption and legacy in her own right, whose color, already the majority of Periodical postage paid at Southern Md. 20790. platinum album, “Unpredictable,” spawned an - influence and signature on America’s cultural land - our youngest children, soon will Postmaster, send address changes to Prince George’s Post, P.O. Box 1001, Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772-3151. other R&B hit and slow jam standard “I’ve Got scape will remain unforgettable. be the majority of our children January 14 — January 20, 2016 — The Prince George’s Post —A 5 BUSINESS

The American Counseling Association’s Record-Keeping Biggest Concern for Counseling Corner Maryland Prevoenule ithcat ecou ldF haove lbelen owThie ndepgartm eSnt etstablitsheed wiThde depa rtAmentu agrdeed iwit th By JACOB BELL used to cover the department’s the newer system earlier this all but one of the suggestions Capital News Service They’re Not New Year’s incurred expenses was not sup - year, but the system is still a provided in the audit. The lone PIKESVILLE, MD—Book - ported by additional documents. work in progress—accounting exception was a critique that Resolutions—Just Mini-Goals keeping errors by the Maryland And for four contracts totaling for some of discrepancies be - the department require a paper It’s New Year’s Resolution time, or more accurately, time for Department of State Police con - $9 million, the department did tween the systems, according to copy of individuals’ handgun setting big life changing goals and then soon discovering you’re tributed to what looked to be not offer a sufficient breakdown Shipley. Given the accuracy of licenses. While the department probably not going to reach them. questionable spending and inac - as to how it selected the contract MAFSS, the handgun serial plans to follow that guideline, curate handgun records, accord - recipients, how it determined the numbers were not lost or unac - the recommendation doesn’t Why? Because most of us tend to think too big. Stop smoking ing to an audit released Tuesday. necessary price of the contracts, counted for, Shipley said. fit into its move toward elec - … lose weight … make it to the gym more often. While these The audit found the depart - or how the money would be In October 2013, the Firearms tronic documentation and is are all good goals to aim for, achieving success can be difficult ment had been lumping together spent, the audit found. Safety Act amped up gun regu - somewhat redundant, accord - since that often means major life changes. It’s fairly easy to say expenditures in its state account - The audit also found discrep - lations throughout Maryland. ing to Shipley. “I want to give up cigarettes,” or “I’m going to drop 30 pounds ing records rather than identify - ancies in roughly 4,000 handgun The law made it so that anyone “There’s no need for the this year,” but actually making those things happen requires ing the specific activities it was serial numbers in a 10-month pe - selling, renting or transferring a dealer to provide us a piece of some drastic and difficult changes in the life we’ve gotten used spending money on. That prac - riod across two electronic data - gun in Maryland may only do so paper with a photocopy of your to living. tice resulted in unusually large bases—the Maryland Automated if the person receiving the gun HQL on it because we’re the The result, as we bump into those difficult changes, or as we balances across certain accounts, Firearms Services System and has and can show a valid Hand - ones that issued it to you,” Ship - perhaps drift back a bit after making progress toward our goal, including one with a $44 million the Information Sharing for Ap - gun Qualification License. ley said. is that we become discouraged and just give up on what we’re deficit and another with a $34 plicant Background and Licens - To obtain a license, individu - “A comparison of this would trying to achieve. million surplus—“neither of ing—that the department uses to als must pay a $50 fee and un - be like the Motor Vehicle Ad - The answer to the problem is actually quite simple—don’t which were reasonable,” accord - keep track of registered firearms. dergo fingerprinting, a handgun ministration requiring that you try and bite off too much at once. While that final goal, say of ing to the audit. The discrepancies stemmed safety course and a criminal send them a photocopy of your losing those 30 pounds, may be what you want to achieve, it’s The audit also concluded the largely from the systems’ different background check. license to verify that you have a something that’s going to take a long time to reach. And, let’s department failed to provide purposes, according to Shipley. The newer system is part of a driver’s license,” he added. be honest, most of us aren’t very patient people. We want to see enough evidence to buttress MAFSS is a legacy system larger push from the department A representative from Gov. results as soon as possible! several of its budgeting claims that tracks firearms and firearm to automate the licensing process Larry Hogan’s office had not re - So how to make that happen? Set smaller goals. For weight and decisions. ownership in Maryland, and is to make it more streamlined and sponded to a request for comment loss, for example, forget about the final goal and set small goals Audits serve to “find things the system law enforcement of - “eliminate a lot of these errors,” by late Wednesday afternoon. that you know you can achieve. Maybe it’s just to lose 4 pounds that we could be doing better,” ficers actively use, Shipley Shipley said. And prior to the au - The audit, which looked at finan - in the next month. Eat a bit healthier, don’t obsess about jumping said Greg Shipley, spokesman said. Conversely, ISABL is a dit’s release, the department had cial records from 2011 to 2014, on that scale every ten minutes, increase your exercise a bit, and for the State Police Department. new database not currently used been working to improve its covered the last three years of at the end of the month you’ll probably have hit that mini-goal. “This was, as audits go, a very by police. Rather, the depart - record-keeping. Earlier this year, former Gov. Martin O’Malley’s When it happens, reward yourself. No, not with a celebratory good audit for the Maryland ment’s licensing division devel - it established a three-tiered quality second term. Representatives ice cream sundae, but with something that makes you feel good state police.” oped the database in an effort control system for data, part of from O’Malley’s presidential about what you’ve achieved, and that will help motivate you to For example, a June 2014 to make the tracking process which provides a full-time em - campaign also did not respond to set another mini-goal towards your final target. record showing $28.2 million in more automated. ployee for data entry, Shipley said. a request for comment. Regardless of the resolution, setting mini-goals is the best The Community Eligibility come families often don’t have you can have as much fresh way to get you moving. Achievable goals provide positive feed - Free Meals from A1 Provision supports 23 schools in the same access to fresh foods, [fruits and vegetables] as you back and help you reach your final destination. And if you do $157,900 and that of Loudoun Maryland taking part in this pro - such as fruits and vegetables, want for free.” happen to fall really short along the way, just accept that we’re County was, again, almost three gram beyond all of the Baltimore for several reasons. Students that would qualify all human and we all stumble now and then. Reexamine those times higher at $437,700. City schools, giving more than “Vehicle access is perhaps for free or reduced meals often goals and what changes you need to make. Start small, give it Other Maryland school sys - 7,500 students access to free the most important determi - don’t simply because they can’t another try and pretty soon you will be closer to that final goal. tems taking part in the free meal meals, according to the U.S. De - nant of whether or not a family get the paperwork in for one rea - program are Somerset County partment of Agriculture Food can access affordable and nu - son or another, said Baltimore Counseling Corner is provided by the American Counseling schools, most Washington and Nutrition Services. tritious food,” according to the City Del. Keith Haynes. Association. Comments and questions to ACAcorner@counsel - County schools and one Howard The new program allows stu - USDA, and low-income fami - Sometimes the parents or ing.org or visit the ACA website at www.counseling.org County school. dents that normally wouldn’t eat lies are less likely to have ac - guardians can’t or don’t fill out Somerset County Public at school, either because they’re cess to a vehicle. the required paperwork, or “In Prince George’s County, Schools Superintendent John embarrassed to eat the free meals Even if a low-income family sometimes the students don’t Stadium from A1 our diversity is our strength. I Gaddis said that adopting the or because they aren’t in school, does have access to a grocery have anyone to fill it out for In a letter to the University firmly stand in solidarity with provision has been very produc - to have meals available to them store that supplies healthy, fresh them. Or, if they do get every - of Maryland Board of Re - President Loh and the students tive in his schools. The county daily. With about 85,000 stu - foods, healthy food in general thing signed and turned in, they gents, the governing body who want to see the name was the first in Maryland to pro - dents in Baltimore City public tends to be more expensive when choose not to get the meals be - with authority to effect a name changed to reflect our commu - vide free meals for all, and Gad - schools, this is very important, you take into consideration how cause of the stigma attached to change, President Loh says nity’s unity, rather than honor dis said last year they served both on a nutrition level and an quickly it goes to waste and how the free meals. former President Byrd “dra - division, especially on the cam - 105,000 more meals than the education level. much is required to completely This new program equalizes matically increased enroll - puses of our institutions of previous year. “We’re served around 5,000 fill a child’s stomach. Based on all students, allowing the stu - ment, faculty, funding and the higher learning.” “The best thing I’ve done as more meals every day this that, low-income families are dents that fall through the cracks size of the campus,” laying the Vice-Chair Glaros, whose superintendent was to enroll school year compared to last more vulnerable to obesity, ac - to get the nutrition they need. foundation for the university’s constituent area includes the our system in this program,” year,” said Elizabeth Marchetta, cording to FRAC. Filling all students’ stomachs is - current achievements and University of Maryland, says Gaddis said. “It has changed director of food and nutrition for “In a city like Baltimore n’t the only benefit, said Haynes, earning him a place in the in - President Loh and student com - things dramatically in our Baltimore City Public Schools. where we don’t have a lot of who supported the Healthy, stitution’s history. munity are doing the right thing. schools and in our community; Not only are they focusing fresh options available to a lot Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2015, Noting that former Presi - “If we are to value our rich the fact that we know all our on eradicating hunger from of our students, we offer free, the law that allows the Commu - dent Byrd was also an “ardent diversity, and address the deep kids are being fed at least two their classrooms, officials want unlimited fresh fruit and veg - nity Eligibility Provision to ben - proponent of racial segrega - wrongs of the past, we must ac - meals a day is huge for us. to ensure that students are eat - etables,” Marchetta said, “so efit Baltimore City. tion and discrimination,” knowledge all of our history. We’re in a very poor district ing nutritious foods. According it’s a really powerful thing to against African-Americans Mr. Byrd deserves recognition but we’re a proud district and to the Food Research and Ac - say that no matter what school however, President Loh rec - but the stadium name should we work hard.” tion Center (FRAC), low-in - you go to in Baltimore City, See Free Meals, Page A7 ommends a name change for be replaced to reflect our com - Byrd Stadium, memorializing munity’s inclusiveness.” the former president’s legacy The University of Maryland in one of the campus’ main li - Board of Regents is scheduled braries instead. to consider the matter of re - Chair Davis says he favors naming Byrd stadium during a the recommendation for a new meeting on Friday, December stadium name. 11, 2015.

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ERIC D. SNIDER’S IN THE DARK TOWN The Edge of Sports Movie Review by DAVE ZIRIN Point Break Why Donald Trump Wants to

Point Break Render Muslim Athletes Invisible Grade: D+ Rated PG-13, some profanity, some mild sexuality, a little violence 1 hr., 53 min

The new version of Point Break is pretty dumb. But in other ways, it’s not like the original at all. For example, it’s tedious. Say what you will about Kathryn Bigelow’s Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze 1991 cult favorite (for exam - ple, that it’s pretty dumb), its In his speech on the threat of terrorism delivered to the action scenes sizzle. This re - nation on Sunday night, President Obama cautioned people make, written by Kurt Wimmer to not conflate ISIS-inspired attacks with the religion of Islam. (of the Total Recall remake), It seems like an obvious point, but in the wake of the San keeps the dumbness, increases ROTTENTOMATOES Bernardino shootings, anti-Syrian immigrant hysteria, and it tenfold, and pummels the au - An undercover cop makes his way into a scene of bank-robbing extreme-sports atheletes violent vigilante attacks it was a critical one to make. Even dience with weak, pointless ac - in this remake of Kathryn Bigelow’s Point Break . Ericson Core directs from a script by George W. Bush knew to reiterate this in every sabre-rattling tion. It’s hard to imagine mak - Equilibrium ’s Kurt Wimmer. — Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi speech. Nothing does ISIS more favors than the idea that ing a worse Point Break there is a war of “Islam vs. the West.” without doing it on purpose. new FBI moper Johnny Utah the surfing goes awry. This leads many natural settings, ranging Johnny Utah, an “extreme thinks are the work of people to an exchange of dialogue that from the snowy Alps to the trop - President Obama said, “Muslim-Americans are our friends sport polyathlete” turned fledg - who, like him, are extreme sport exemplifies the movie’s irritating ical forests of Venezuela. If this and our neighbors, our co-workers, our sports heroes. And, ling FBI agent, is played by polyathletes. One heist involved hippie-dippy philosophy: were a National Geographic yes, they are our men and women in uniform who are willing Luke Bracey, an Australian skydiving, for example, and a JOHNNY UTAH: I owe travelogue, it would be stunning. to die in defense of our country. We have to remember that.” piece of driftwood with a face bank job required skilled motor - Bodhi for pulling me out. Unfortunately, it’s a narrative The reference to sports heroes in particular caught many painted on it. In this version, cycling. What’s more, the THE GIRL OF THE film with flat characters and a people’s attention, including Republican front-runner Donald Johnny Utah is haunted by the thieves keep distributing the GROUP: We don’t believe in low-stakes plot. The trouble with Trump. He tweeted, “Obama said in his speech that Muslims events of the movie’s first two money rather than keep it. “owing.” portraying the robbers as non- are our sports heroes. What sport is he talking about, and minutes, when he and his mo - Johnny Utah believes they’re Ugh, shut up. Shut up about greedy, non-evil thrill-seekers is who? Is Obama profiling?” tocross biker friend were doing trying to accomplish a series of being One with Nature and that who cares if the FBI ever What in the name of Muhammad Ali is Donald Trump in - dangerous things on the tops of eight metaphysical challenges choose your own destiny and “I catches them? They do finally haling, other than the fumes of his own gaseous ego? I mean, pointy mountains, and then the outlined by a renowned extreme love the sea and its power” and start killing people in the course this photo alone should have shut his perpetually pursed lips. friend fell to his death, as one guru, and the robberies are just, “A man who pushes boundaries of their work, justifying the It would be easy—as many have already done—to list off does. A lot of movies begin with I don’t know, for fun. These ultimately finds them” and all enormous efforts of Johnny Utah the dozens of Muslim athletes and discuss how the United something like this so the pro - crooks don’t want money. They the rest of your sage, hollow and his support team, but it feels States has cheered them on for decades. Anyone is free to go tagonist can feel haunted and want nirvana. platitudes. Shut up and snow - like an afterthought. For the to the very incomplete Wikipedia page. (The list fails to men - self-doubting afterward, but the Based on this hunch and zero board down a cliff face already. most part, the “villains” don’t tion the great number of female Muslim athletes who complete rushed, perfunctory manner evidence, the FBI sends Johnny Johnny Utah, Bodhi, and the seem villainous—but they don’t at a world-class level.) with which Point Break gets it Utah to infiltrate the group. He gang—they have names like seem like Johnny Utah’s chums, out of the way has the air of an knows (well, he guesses, which is Roach, Grommet, and Chowder, either. The inevitable moment It should be obvious just how indescribably desolate the assignment that wasn’t started the same thing in this movie) and the girl is named Samsara when Johnny Utah must choose US sports landscape would have been without Ali, Kareem until the night before the due where they’re going to be next: in (Teresa Palmer), but she’s only between doing his duty and pro - Abdul-Jabbar, or Hakeem Olajuwon, to name just a few. date. That it has no bearing on the middle of the ocean, surfing there sometimes—trot the globe tecting his new best friends rings (Some put Shaq on this list as well, but in his own words, the rest of the movie and could giant waves caused by a rare doing more extreme stunts, some as false as everything else. The “I’m Muslim. I’m Jewish. I’m Buddhist. I’m everybody be - have been omitted entirely just weather pattern. Sure enough, he’s of which involve grand larceny only plausible explanation is that cause I’m a people person.”) Yet Trump’s efforts to render makes it funnier. quickly able to befriend the and some of which do not. Di - this was all a ruse to make us them invisible also demonstrates just how powerful sports can be as an instrument against anti-Islamic bigotry. The real story, seven years group’s leader, a smug ramekin of rector/cinematographer Ericson appreciate the original Point later, is that there’s been a series patchouli oil named Bodhi (Edgar Core (“Invincible”) captures the Break more. It didn’t work, but Perhaps we should just ignore Trump’s idiocy, as we would of high-profile robberies that Ramirez), who saves his life when awesome beauty of the film’s I respect the attempt. any troll’s. However, the Trump troll is its own breed, like a cockroach that’s survived repeated blasts of Raid and has He continued: “The vision “Our Largo scholars are ex - tigious venues in the last three emerged stronger and more resistant to the normal remedies. Largo from A1 and desire for our program is to tremely excited and slightly anx - years, including the John F. Ignoring the person who is building a leading presidential and curriculum, as well as the promote a holistic approach to ious about recording music for Kennedy Center for the Per - campaign on a brand of racism being aped by the other can - school’s philosophy of music. music that utilizes arts integra - our submission,” said Felder. forming Arts Center, Historic didates is an unaffordable luxury. Felder also had to answer why tion, music technology, literacy “This is an incredible opportu - Howard Theatre, University of The best sports-related antidote to this toxicity would be the school’s program should be and a well-rounded artistic nity, and they are ready to im - Maryland Clarice Smith Per - to read Giant Steps , Kareem’s 1983 memoir. This book was considered for the award. scholar. Winning this award will press the foundation and bring forming Arts Center, Ithaca Col - my first introduction to what it means to be a Muslim. The “Largo High School strives help support our vision.” national recognition to the ex - lege, Howard University Rankin all-time NBA scoring leader explained the difference between to have quality music training The 65-member choir is prepar - ceptional program and talented Chapel, NASA Goddard, Fair - Sunni and Shia beliefs and outlined the gap between the Na - and to develop and enhance our ing vocally and learning how to students within Prince George’s wood Park Arts Festival, and tion of Islam and classical texts. He wrote, “My choosing Is - student’s talents,” wrote Felder. utilize their music ethic and disci - county public schools and also the Verizon Center for the lam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.” “We have been able to do this, pline. They recorded 15 songs and here at Largo High School.” Washington Wizards, as well as He also writes about the role that spirituality plays in his life, but additional funding is needed, submitted 11 to the GRAMMY The Largo High School choir the opening of Tanger Outlets giving him a sense of perspective and strength. Not knowing as resources are scarce in a time Foundation ® for review on January regularly performs for commu - at the National Harbor. The any Muslims as a kid, this was a life-changing read, and had when arts and music programs 7. The GRAMMY Foundation will nity events and sings various team will travel internationally a great effect on how I see the world. Bluntly, it is very diffi - are cut. We have a desire for announce the winners in April genres, such as sacred, folk, for - in June 2016 to Toronto to per - cult to support the bombing and demonization of an entire new instruments and would like 2016. Winners will receive mone - eign language, jazz, classical, form at York University and people when you understand them to be human. to complete our music technol - tary grants that range from $1,000 and gospel/inspirational. The Toronto SkyDome for a Toronto When Muhammad Ali became a member of the Nation of ogy studio.” to $5,000. choir performed at many pres - Blue Jays Game. Islam, and when Kareem announced that he was no longer Lew Alcindor, the world changed. In the Good Muslim/Bad ment and Public Works Commit - hanced pre-tax savings for and their families are working to Muslim dynamic so favored by the press, Ali—with his con - Tax Extenders from A4 tee. “I am pleased that the pack - workers who use public transit. get them into and through col - nection to Elijah Muhammad, opposition to war, and opposi - decade, all while expanding lo - age extends the 179D deduction Important for federal workers lege—often undertaking signif - tion to liberal integration—was seen as the dangerous threat. cal business opportunities and for energy efficient buildings for and middle-class commuters na - icant financial debt in order to Kareem was viewed as joining the more peaceful version of community services.” two years.” tionwide, this tax benefit has pay for their educational goals. Islam, the variant of the faith Ali eventually joined—to much been brought back into parity Making the American Opportu - mainstream praise—as well. 179D Public Transit Credit with the commuter tax benefit nity Tax Credit permanent is one Now even that dynamic has been turned on its head. All “Energy efficiency improve - “We’re putting money back for drivers. way to help, and the tax exten - of the ignorance and demonization shoveled onto the NOI a ments are a smart, cost-effective in the pockets of hard-working ders package has done so. This generation ago has long since shifted to those who practice way to reduce pollution, increase families and improving air qual - American Opportunity credit provides up to $2,500 in the way of Kareem. But it’s all equally ignorant. the competitiveness of our man - ity during the most congested savings for each college stu - Tax Credit Everyone should read Giant Steps , if for no other reason ufacturers, and put Americans times of the day. This is a hard- “All Americans deserve a fair dent—important financial assis - than to break free from this mass hysteria that threatens to back to work. It’s simply good fought win for workers, our shot at obtaining a high quality, tance that these families can now further bring the war home and turn it into a national purging. business and good policy,” said communities and public health,” yet affordable, education. All rely on, without the uncertainty Senator Cardin, who also is a said Senator Cardin of the pro - too often, I hear from Maryland that has plagued the recurring Using sports to humanize people was a smart move by the senior member of the Environ - vision that makes permanent en - students about how hard they extenders process.” president, just as it was smart for Bush to give Ali the National Medal of Honor, calling the champ “a man of peace” (while continuing to wage war). But we should also be clear that if someone is worth cheering, then their community is not worth criminalizing, and their people should not be killed indis - criminately. To think otherwise is not a road to any kind of IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE! peace or victory. It’s a recipe for endless bloodshed. It’s also Trump’s only path to the White House: making us as savage as his rhetoric. This is why he wants a cloak of The Prince George’s Post Newspaper invisibility on roundly admired people. It’s the only way to Call Brenda Boice at 301 627 0900 brand them all as the enemy. January 14 — January 20, 2016 — The Prince George’s Post —A 7

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Date and Time: Friday, January 15, 2016, 7 –10 pm Description: Tonight teens will exercise to some of the hottest hip-hop songs around. from A5 Cost: Free with M-NCPPC Youth ID Free Meals Ages: 10-17 “I actually have gone to a Location: Prince George’s Plaza Community Center couple of schools and you just 6600 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville, MD see a total difference in a child; Contact: 301-8641611; TTY 301-445-4512 their whole outcome, demeanor, attitude is different when they’re receiving full, balanced nutri - Seniors: Line Dance Party Date & Time: Friday, January 15, 2016, 7:30 –9:30 pm tional meals and that carries over Description: Calling all line dancers, join us for this fun event into their academic performance that is sure to get you moving! Learn the latest line dances in the classroom,” Haynes said. and spend time with fellow dancers. Light refreshments and “It’s a direct correlation in beverages are provided. Pre-registration is required; register which we (pretty much) all can at the front desk. relate to,” he added. “I perform Cost: Resident: $5; Non-Resident: $6 better at my job when I’m not Ages: 40 & up hungry … so the same thing is Location: Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center very true when we look at our 7120 Contee Road, Laurel, MD students and (their education).” Contact: 301-206-3350; TTY 301-699-2544 The program is financially re - CAPITALNEWS SERVICE GRAPH BY GRAPHIC BY RACHEL KUIPERS. sponsible for school systems as Now all students in Baltimore City Public Schools get at least ten guaranteed meals a week in school. well, said Michael Wilson, the Nature Hike director of Maryland Hunger So - igibility Provision, the state gov - “Summer meals are done be - forms fully filled out, it’s better Date and Time: Saturday, January 16, 2016, 10 am –12 noon lutions, a non-profit organization ernment funds the meals. cause we’ve seen the evidence for the students and the school Description: Join a naturalist for a woodland nature hike. 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Cost: $5/participant Maryland Commission on Climate Change Recommends Ages: 7 & up Location: College Park Aviation Museum State Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 40 Percent by 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive, College Park, MD Contact: 301-864-6029; TTY 301-699-2544 2030 with Strengthened Links to a Healthy Economy maintain between 26,000 and spectives, tracks recent and on - The report also endorses the By PRESS OFFICER 33,000 new jobs. going efforts and identifies a bal - Department of the Environ - Maryland First LEGO League Robotics Competition MDE Date & Time: Saturday, January 16, 2016, 2 –5 pm The Commission also en - anced and achievable path for - ment’s recent recommendation Description: Join over 20 First LEGO Leagues as they compete BALTIMORE , MD—A new dorsed the recommendation in ward based on sound science, that efforts to achieve deeper re - to participate in the State FLL Championship. report from the Maryland the MDE status report that the environmental progress and a ductions must strengthen efforts Cost: Free Commission on Climate State continue its efforts to strong economy in Maryland.” to insure that the State’s plan to Ages: All ages welcome Change that was adopted unan - achieve the 25 by 20 goal es - The Commission report sum - address climate change will also Location: Southern Technical/Recreation Complex imously Wednesday calls on tablished in the Greenhouse marizes research that led to the have a net positive impact on the 7007 Bock Road, Fort Washington, MD the State to develop and im - Gas Emissions Reduction Act recommendations and highlights economy and help Maryland cre - Contact: 301-749-4160; TTY 301-699-2544 plement a plan to reduce while also enhancing efforts to Maryland’s vulnerability to sea ate and maintain jobs. greenhouse gas emissions by support economic development level rise, one of the conse - “The science presented to 40 percent by 2030 while and job creation. 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