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Vol. 80, No. 17 April 26 — May 2, 2012 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Maryland Schools in the Path of the Purple Line By TIM EBNER pick-ups and walkers coming to Capital News Service school each day," Swift said. "We hope the Purple Line will ease traf - COLLEGE PARK - Proposed fic, but safety is obviously a concern construction on the Purple Line will too." not begin for at least another three Sligo Creek shares a school build - years, but some local school leaders ing and parking lot with Silver are concerned as state and county Spring International Middle School. planners work to finalize a route. The Purple Line and a proposed rail Under the current plan, the 16- station, which is currently under mile light rail line will impact four review, would be built on the south - middle and elementary schools in ern end of the campus. Prince George's and Montgomery Construction would reconfigure County. car and bus parking for the schools While the Purple Line is welcome and build a new traffic entrance news to many drivers who commute intersecting with the rail line. "We have heard the concerns of along the heavily congested east- PHOTO COURTESY BY WERTHMEDIA, FLICKR west corridor daily, parents and prin - safety," said Maryland Transit There was a huge turnout for the Trayvon Martin Protest Student Rally at the Criminal Justice Building in cipals worry about student safety and Administration Purple Line project Sanford. school property space. manager Mike Madden. "The station Sligo Creek Elementary School in-front of the Silver Spring principal Diantha Swift said the International is still under study, and Maryland Photo Campaign Focuses on Purple Line may help reduce traffic in the end we will work to address but will likely affect school cross - concerns by building safe cross - ings, traffic flow and parking. Trayvon Martin Hoodie Controversy "Logistically, we have 19 school buses, numerous car drop-offs and See SCHOOLS, Page A 3 By MARIKO HEWER Geraldo Rivera, a Fox news com - shoot, I grabbed my two daughters, Capital News Service mentator, later suggested Martin's hood - Kamiah and Maliah, and took them to ie was "as much responsible for Trayvon the studio with me," McLaughlin, a pro - COLLEGE PARK - In the days fol - Martin's death" as the neighborhood gram specialist for the federal govern - lowing the initial publicity surrounding watch captain. ment, said. Cardin Pushes for Transportation the shooting of Trayvon Martin, people His comment inspired thousands of "I wanted my children to be a part (of found various ways to express their people across the nation to wear hoodies this) because this will be a historical Bill to Gain Metro Funding grief, outrage and fear. during protests and marches in a show of event and I also want them to know that One Bowie resident turned to her cre - solidarity with Martin's family. this could have happened to any of us," By MADELINE MARSHALL eral funding partnership," said ative outlet: photography. A special prosecutor charged McLaughlin said. Capital News Service Cardin, who took a tour of WMATA's Eunique Jones Gibson, owner of Zimmerman with second-degree murder Many of Jones Gibson's subjects training facility. Eunique Jones Photography, said she in Martin's death Wednesday. His attor - stressed the connection they felt to ney said he will plead not guilty. Martin when they donned the hoodie. HYATTSVILLE - Metro's fund - WMATA would use the $1.5 bil - was driving home March 21 when she When she got home on March 21, "I felt like I was a part of the move - ing for safety improvements could be lion disbursed over 10 years to make decided to photograph people in hooded Jones Gibson got on Facebook and ment, and this is something I can tell my in jeopardy without passage of the improvements recommended by the sweatshirts like the one Martin wore the advertised a free photo shoot from 8 children and grandchildren about," said federal transportation bill stranded in National Transportation Safety Board night he was killed. p.m. to 10 p.m. at her studio in Lanham Evelyn Lewis, a statistician. "I was the House of Representatives, said after the Red Line crash between the "This was my way to contribute to that evening. thankful to be a part of (Jones Gibson's) Sen. Ben Cardin. Takoma and Fort Totten stations in doing something and trying to refute the With less than two hours' notice, 40 campaign, and to be a part of the greater Cardin, along with Washington June 2009 that killed nine people and stereotype that everyone in a hoodie," is people showed up. Justice for Trayvon Martin Movement. I Metropolitan Area Transit Authority injured 80. up to no good, Jones Gibson said. "I Jones Gibson gave each of her mod - also thought about how much life this officials, on Tuesday urged the "We cannot make these imple - know that pictures are relatable, and I els the same dark-gray, hooded sweat - young man still had to live." House to pass the transportation bill mentations without our relationship felt like the best way to get that message shirt and asked them to sign in with their Designer Christina Thomas also that would bring funding to Metro to with Congress," said Dave Kubicek, across, that it could be anybody, was pic - name, occupation and email address. thought about Martin during the shoot. replace cars, buses, modernize facili - deputy general manager of opera - torially." Some participants, like Krystle "I don't think people really realize ties and improve safety. tions. George Zimmerman, a neighborhood McLaughlin, brought their children to "I know they're taking steps to put watch captain, shot and killed Martin, an the photo shoot. the public safety first, but it'd be a lot unarmed African American teenager, in "When I learned about the photo easier if they had the predicable fed - See METRO, Page A 8 February. See HOODIE, Page A 3

Move Over Satchel Paige, Hello Jehosie Heard Maryland Metal Scrap By AARON CARTER comes along in 50 years," legendary Law Has Gaping Holes Capital News Service sports writer Red Smith is quoted by the Baseball Almanac as having written. By SARAH HOGUE ring to the number of copper Black Pioneers in Md. Sports In 1954, when the Browns landed in Capital News Service thefts in Maryland. "But I do Baltimore and became the Orioles, that think it has been very effective ANNAPOLIS - April 15 marks the 65th arm could have been attached to the fran - WASHINGTON - They've in solving a number of copper anniversary of Jackie Robinson integrat - chise's first black player. Instead, the robbed graves and construction theft crimes." ing Major League Baseball by taking the Orioles let Paige walk, paving the way for sites, churches and schools. In February, six men were field as a Brooklyn Dodger in 1947. Jehosie Heard. They've taken statues from arrested for the theft of about Sunday, every major leaguer will honor "It's an interesting story," said Mid- bases and ordinary pipes right $31,500 worth of copper wire Robinson by wearing his No. 42 jersey. Atlantic Sports Network contributor and out of the walls -- but even a belonging to Verizon in Aspen Throughout Maryland history, black Washington Examiner columnist Phil new law designed to curb these Hill, the most recent in a long athletes have shattered other significant Wood. "Because the first African- scrap metal thieves seems to string of copper thefts in racial barriers, some during Robinson's American for the Orioles should have barely slow them down. Maryland. The suspects were era, some still struggling today. From the been Satchel Paige." Brian Sclar, the president of caught in the act, using a buck - first black Baltimore Orioles player, to Wood explained that Paige had been the metal recycling business et truck to take more than the first black winner of the Preakness, an All-Star with the Browns in 1953 and Frederick Reliable, has his 1,800 feet of copper wire from we look at a few Maryland firsts. We also when the franchise moved to Baltimore in workers follow the law -- telephone poles. talk with a current black jockey who 1954, Paige could have become the viewing and recording full Copper theft -- striking dreams of one day riding in the CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE Orioles' first black player. identification of sellers and many utilities and other busi - Preakness. The Orioles let Satchel Paige go, Except, Wood said, some in the orga - photographing all the scrap nesses -- has been common in paving the way for Jehosie Heard. nization believed Paige to be, in Wood's they're selling -- but said it Maryland since sharp price ANNAPOLIS - In 1953, before the St. words, "too high profile." doesn't seem to have put a dent increases took the price of cop - Louis Browns crossed the mighty Famer Satchel Paige, a pitcher for the in the problem. Mississippi River headed for Baltimore, ages. "I don't think it has been a their roster contained future Hall of "Like Joe Louis, only one arm like this See PIONEERS, Page A 3 huge deterrent," he said, refer - See METAL, Page A 5

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Failed Holidays Gas Prices First U.S. Bank of China Movie Review Earth Talk German-Americans and Irish- Millions of American families are The Maryland Department of From a movie buff's perspective, Dear EarthTalk: Americans will go another year feeling the burden of ever increas - Business and Economic "The Cabin in the Woods" repre - How is it that dams actually hurt without official recognition from ing gas prices. Sen. Cardin and a Development and the Export-Import sents the most exciting shake-up in rivers? —Missy Davenport, Maryland, as bills proposing dedi - group of Senators are sponsoring a Bank of China signed a cooperative the slasher genre since "Scream," 16 Boulder, CO cation of October as German- bill which will give federal regula - agreement that establishes the years ago. But where "Scream" went Dams are a symbol of human inge - American Month and March as tors immediate authority to invoke Bank’s first U.S. location in one direction, introducing self- nuity and engineering prowess. But Irish-American Month both failed emergency powers to rein in those Maryland. Under the agreement, the awareness to a formula that desper - people are questioning whether gen - during this year's General Assembly responsible for rising gasoline bank will open an office at the ately needed it, "Cabin in the erating hydroelectric power is worth session. prices. World Trade Center Baltimore. Woods" takes another route. destroying riparian ecosystems. Community , Page A3 Opinion, Page A4 Business, Page A5 Out on the Town, Page A6 Features, Page A7 A2 — April 26 — May 2, 2012 — The Prince George’s Post Towns and N eighborS

In and Around Morningside-Skyline Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards’ Legislative Update by Mary McHale 301 735 3451 Rep. Edwards Highlights needs to be done. As a cospon - Equal Pay Day, sor, Rep. Edwards is fighting Three running for two noted for their fast-paced aero - 21. The one-day event will for the enactment of the Morningsider Council seats batic maneuvers of two, four take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. More Needs To Be Done Paycheck Fairness Act, which The Town of Morningside and six planes flying in forma - at the County’s Yard Waste On Equal Pay Day, here are would provide a much-needed will hold an election for two tion. Composting Facility (Western several facts regarding the update to the 49-year-old Town Council seats on May 7. Andrews’ gates will open Branch) located at 6601 S.E. gender pay gap. Equal Pay Act by providing Three candidates are in the run - for buses at 8 a.m. and close at Crain Highway in Upper Women still only earn 77 cents effective remedies to women ning: 5 p.m. Admission is free. Marlboro (from Crain for every dollar earned by who are not being paid equal "Protecting America's Regina Foster has lived in Attendees are allowed to bring Highway, proceed on Maude men. wages for doing equal work. Morningside since 2004. She their own lawn chairs. Savoy Brown Road and follow Consumers from Excessive In typical married households, Speculation: American Energy has previously served on the Backpacks are prohibited and the Visitors’ Center signs to the women’s incomes accounted Rep. Edwards Highlights Council, and has experience no outside food or beverages facility). For information, call for American Jobs". Mr. for 36 percent of total family Impact of Speculation on Guilford, President and CEO with the County School Board, are permitted. The Air Show 301-883-5045. income in 2008, up from 29 Rising Gas Prices During the Maryland Municipal Information Line is 301-981- May they rest in peace of the Independent percent in 1983. Hearing Connecticut Petroleum League, the County and 4600. Thelma Virginia McCawley, $10,784: Amount the gender Rep. Edwards highlights Morningside Police depart - Neighbors 93, member of the Oakcrest Marketers Association, pay gap cost women & their impact of speculation on the responded to Rep. Edwards' ments, and has been an active The Morningside Volunteer Towers Funsters Senior families this year. rise of gas prices during the member of the Morningside Fire Department is eagerly Citizens Club, died March 10. question that speculation raises Although the Lilly Ledbetter Democratic Steering and the cost of gas approximately Recreation Council. Her awaiting delivery of its new She lived in Forestville. She Act has been enacted, more Policy Committee Hearing on vision for the Town is a “rea - Rescue Engine. The Town of was born in Washington and $1 per gallon. sonable tax rate,” street light Morningside will be helping to was a retail clerk with Safeway upgrade, road repairs and fund the new engine through Stores for 20 years. She was increased citizen involvement. speed-camera revenue. the widow of John Tobias Elizabeth Long has lived in On Good Friday, St. Philip’s McCawley; mother of William Neighborhood Events Morningside since 1986 and is Teens presented a beautiful and “Butch” Quigley and Caroline retired as administrative assis - touching Living Stations of the Cochran; sister of Ernest Rabies Vaccinations--Important Protection tant, bookkeeper and office Cross, directed by Emily Rose. Moore, Evelyn Mattingly and manager for a law firm for 34 Andrew Boone portrayed Jesus Mildred Fowler; grandmother for Your Pet(s) and Your Family years. She will use these skills and Ayana Taylor was his of two and great-grandmother to help Morningside continue to mother, Mary. Other actors of two. Burial is at Cedar Hill. Rabies Vaccinations--Important Protection trash cans. Feed your pets inside. Seal off any be a great place to live, work were: Ryan Thomas, Jose Charles Edwin Bean, 63, for Your Pet(s) and Your Family openings around your house. and play. She will be a strong Valderrama, Angela Hay, Ellen died March 10 at his home in LARGO, MD – The Prince George’s · If you are bitten or scratched by an animal, voice for the Town’s senior cit - Ferguson, John Smith, Hodari Upper Marlboro. He was a County Health Department is encouraging all wash the wound immediately with plenty of izens and will bring a fresh Robinson, Vincent D’Haiti, lifetime member and past pres - residents to review their dog, cat and ferret soap and water and contact your doctor. viewpoint to the Town Council. Kaila Etienne-Best, Ja’Nelle ident of the Marlboro Volunteer vaccination records to ensure their rabies · Report all animal to human exposures to Sheila V. Scott is currently Williamson, Jordan Bobo and Fire Department. He was the immunizations are up-to-date! your local Police Department. serving on the Council. As Radwa Saleem. Lindsey and husband of Debbie; father of Rabies is a fatal disease. The state law For more information about rabies, go to: overseer of the Municipal Mariah Taylor were Readers. Katie Lakie, Kevin Bean, requires that all cats, dogs and ferrets be vacci- Centers for Disease Control and Building, she is helping to I enjoyed an afternoon visit Kristen Bean and the late Karla nated against rabies by four (4) months of age, Prevention make major upgrading and from Luke Fulton and his Bean; grandfather of Patrick; and be kept current. http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/ repairs—new stove and daughter Lisa Gaylor. The brother to five sisters. Burial is “The best way to protect your family and Maryland Department of Health and microwave, new exhaust sys - Fultons lived for years on at Resurrection Cemetery. your pet is to keep your pet’s rabies vaccina - Mental Hygiene tem, new paint, repairs to the Swann Road in Suitland and Milestones tion up-to-date. Therefore, the Prince George’s http://ideha.dhmh.md.gov/OIDEOR/CZVB breezeway, new display sign for were my good friends. His Happy birthday to Mary County Health Department is pleased to offer D/SitePages/rabies.aspx the Mayor and Council. She is wife Bella died several years Lou Wise, April 20; Jill low cost rabies vaccinations to all Prince Prince George’s County Health also fighting hard to keep the ago and Luke now lives in his (Gilmartin) Booth, Tiffany George’s County residents,” said Acting Department, Division of Epidemiology, Metro Bus Maintenance Garage native Biloxi, Mississippi. He Jackson and Taylor Foster, Health Officer Pamela B Creekmur. “Rabies Communicable and Vector-Borne Disease Facility (for 276 buses!) from used to be a barber at the April 22; Jim Reilly, David continues to be a real threat in our community Control Program moving next door to the Town. Pentagon. But he also repaired Titus and Barbara Sparks, April and the Health Department wants every dog, http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Go On May 7, the polls will be TVs in an age when TVs were 23; Edna Lucas, April 24; Sue cat, and ferret to have their required rabies vernment/AgencyIndex/Health/animal_bites.a open at the Town Hall from 8 new. The Morningside Stine McConkey-Mason, Daisy vaccinations.” sp?nivel=foldmenu(4) a.m. to 8 p.m. Directories back in the 1950s Young and my grandson David Low-cost rabies vaccination clinics will be Blue Angels will fly at and ‘60s advertise Luke’s TV McHale, April 25; and G.A. held on April 28, 2012, May 12, 2012 and June Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley on Andrews’ Air Show — “Service for all makes DeFelice, April 26. Happy 2, 2012. The cost for each vaccination will be Public Service Commission’s Action to Construct Joint Base Andrews will cel - including Muntz.” anniversary to Jim and Pat $10.00 (Please bring exact change). New Natural Gas Plant in Charles County ebrate Armed Forces Week Mulch Giveaway Conlon, their 38th on April 20: The clinics will be held: ANNAPOLIS, MD (April, 2012) – Governor May 19-20 with an Open The County Department of John and Ruth Anthony, Jr., April 28, 2012 Martin O’Malley issued the following statement on House weekend of aerial Environmental Resources’ their 34th on April 22; Lewis Fort Washington the Public Service Commission’s action to con- maneuvers and military dis - Waste Management Division is and Trisha (Pitts) Woods, their Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School struct a new natural gas plant in Charles County: plays. Among the performers sponsoring a free Mulch 23rd on April 22; and Janet and 8700 Allentown Road “The Public Service Commission is required to will be the Navy’s Blue Angels, Giveaway on Saturday, April Brian Spivey, on April 23. May 12, 2012 ensure an adequate supply of electricity so that Greenbelt Maryland families and businesses can live and Greenbelt Community Center prosper. In light of the fact that 70 percent of Brandywine-Aquasco 15 Crescent Road Maryland’s existing power plants are more than 30 years old, I applaud the decision by the Public by Ruth Turner 301 888 2153 June 2, 2012 Service Commission that will lead to the construc- APRIL BIRTHDAY OBSER - 2012 from 10:00 AM 7:00 PM. attend a 1- day seminar, enti - Bowie tion of a new natural gas plant in Charles County. VANCES The Festival will feature tled, “Learn how to expand Bowie High School “Expected to be operational by June 2015, this Birthday observances for Celebrity Artists, Mother’s your Minority Business.” 15200 Annapolis Road plant will be the first of this size to be built in members of Christ United Finest, Dick Gregory and Come and learn about upcom - If more information is needed, please call Maryland since June 2003. This new facility will Methodist Church in Aquasco, Chuck Brown. ing business opportunities at 301-583-3782 (TTY/STS Dial 711). bring a new energy supply to a significantly con- Maryland are Janet Barber, Bring your lawn chair or the MBE Procurement and To prevent people from being exposed to gested area of Maryland, create at least 350 jobs Catherine Brooks, William L. blanket and enjoy a spectacular Business Development rabies, be sure to follow these tips: during construction and an estimated 30 jobs when Brooks, Taniya Cole, Louise day. There will be health Conference: Opening Doors to · Make sure your pet always has an up-to- fully operational, and directly save Marylanders Contee, Audrey Davis, Lula screenings, music, dance dis - New Opportunities. The semi - date rabies vaccination. over $170 million throughout the life of the con- Hawkins, Helen B. Holland, cussions, school exhibits, teen nar will be held on April 26, · Confine your cats, dogs, and ferrets to tract. Analysis by state agencies indicate that new DeLarenta Lee, Lillian Makle, activities, spoken word, dis - 2012, at the Camelot by your home or yard and always walk them on a generation in central Maryland can also bring hun- Wendell Pinkney, Doris Slater plays, food, vendors, kid games Martin’s in Upper Marlboro, leash. dreds of millions of dollars of savings in lowered and Delonte Young. and more. Admission is free. Maryland from 8:15 AM until · Avoid contact with any wild or stray ani - energy, capacity, and congestion prices in the State. Congratulations to another The Harlem Renaissance 5:00 PM. You must register mals. Warn your children not to play with or The PSC’s action helps diversify Maryland’s power Birthday Celebration. Festival is presented by Festival online at www.cmbd.biz. approach any unfamiliar animals, even if they supply. Chairwoman the Hon. Andrea appear friendly. “With this new addition, natural gas will ANNIVERSARY C. Harrison County DARNALL’S CHANCE · Make your house and yard unattractive to account for over nine percent of Maryland’s energy CELEBRATIONS Councilwoman 5th District, the HOUSE MUSEUM wild animals. Keep garbage in tightly closed generation.” Congratulations to Mr. and Harlem Remembrance Come to Pirate Fest on Mrs. Thomas Cooper and Mr. Foundation of Prince George’s Saturday on May 5, 1212 11:00 and Mrs. Elson Johnson as you County. AM to 4:00 PM at Darnall’s celebrate another Wedding The location for the Festival Chance House Museum. The Anniversary. is 2411 Pinebrook Avenue Fest will feature hands-on chil - Landover, Maryland 20785. dren activities, concessions stand, 2012 SUMMER YOUTH Telephone number is 301-386- a pirate costume contest, swash - MUSIC CAMP 2278. There is free parking off buckling reenactors, live music, a Band will be offered July of Columbia Park Road. Visit treasure hunt and a Children’s 22-27, 2012, Strings and Vocal www.pghrf.org/festival program. The Fest is for all ages. July 29-August 3, 2012. Visit . Cost is $5 person. Darnall’s www.music.umd.edu/symc@u RACE FOR THE CURE Chance House Museum is locat - md.edu or call 301-314-2490 Save the date Saturday June ed at 14800 Governor Oden for additional information. To 2, 2012 for the Susan G. Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro, ensure that you reserve a space Komen Global Race for the Maryland 20772. in the Camp, please register Cure in Washington, DC. Visit early. www.Komen.org or call 703- 416-7223 for additional infor - SUBSCRIBE HARLEM RENAISSANCE mation. FESTIVAL TODAY! Come out and enjoy the 13th LEARN HOW TO EXPAND Annual Harlem Renaissance YOUR Call Festival of Prince George’s MINORITY BUSINESS County on Saturday May 5, Residents are invited to 310-627-0900 April 26 — May 2, 2012 — The Prince George’s Post —A3 CommuNiTy

Practical Money Skills Some Holidays Did Not Make Maryland Calendars By Jason Alderman BY LIZZY MCLELLAN legislation were introduced Capital News Service between the House and the Senate this session that would Should you adjust your ANNAPOLIS - German- have created a Harriet Tubman Americans and Irish-Americans Day in some form, but none tax withholding? will go another year without passed in both chambers. official recognition from While the holiday will not Now that tax day has Maryland, as bills proposing become official this year, passed, chances are you're dedication of October as Tubman did not go entirely either waiting patiently for German-American Month and without recognition, as the your 2011 tax refund to March as Irish-American Month General Assembly passed a bill arrive, it's already been both failed during this year's authorizing the gift of a Harriet spent, or you just wrote the General Assembly session. Tubman statue to the U.S. gov - U.S. Treasury a check and May was not named Lyme ernment. are in budget-cutting mode. Disease Awareness Month, "She's a Marylander, it's his - It's difficult to calculate either. torical," said Sen. Catherine exactly how much you'll owe These are just some of the Pugh, D-Baltimore, and chair - in taxes unless your income bills that would have mandated woman of the Legislative Black and family situation are identical from year to year. But going new holidays or commemora - Caucus. "We want something in more than a few hundred dollars above or below your final tax tions but failed to get through the state of Maryland that would bill is not a good idea: A big refund means you've been giving the House and Senate, leaving honor her contribution." the government an interest-free loan, while significantly the people they honor to go The state also rejected St. underpaying means you may have to pay costly penalties and unrecognized yet another year. David's Day, which would have interest on the amount. Marylanders also missed the taken place on March 1 to honor Your goal should be to receive little or no tax refund. Better chance to officially celebrate the patron saint of Wales on his Maryland Centenarians Day on feast day. to use that money throughout the year to pay down credit card COURTESY WIKIPEDIA, THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA balances or other debt, build emergency savings, beef up your the second Thursday in May, However, not every proposed retirement plan contributions or invest it where you can earn and Young Heroes Day the first holiday or commemoration was German-American Day - October 6 interest or dividends. Monday of October. And June a failure. The first German-American Day was proclaimed by President Unless you're self-employed, retired or had unexpected 19 will not be proclaimed A bill proposing April 3 as Ronald Reagan in 1983 for the 300th anniversary of the arrival sources of income, the driving factor for how much tax you Juneteenth National Freedom Crime Victim and Advocate of 13 German families on board a sailing vessel named owe or have refunded is probably your W-4 form. That's one Day by the governor as a day to Commemorative Day passed in "Concord" (the "German Mayflower"). The Germans from of the many forms you filled out your first day on the job and commemorate the end of slav - both houses, officially dedicat - Krefeld landed in Philadelphia on October 6, 1683 and found - probably never thought about again. ery. ing the day to crime victims and ed Germantown, Pennsylvania (now part of Philadelphia). In To refresh your memory: IRS Form W-4 determines how While some of these holidays those who serve them. While the 1987, after a campaign by German-American organizations, much federal income tax is withheld from your paychecks. are recognized by individual day will be proclaimed as such, Congress made October 6 an official day of commemoration The more allowances you claim on the W-4, the less income groups, they are not recognized no particular methods of recog - and President Reagan signed the proclamation. German tax is withheld each pay period. When you file your yearly tax as such in state law. nition were named in the bill. Americans have been influential in almost every field in return, the government basically settles accounts with you: If Another potential celebration "The state recognizes the day American society such as: Dwight Eisenhower, Norman they took out too much during the year, you get a refund; not that came to the attention of the then different organizations fig - Schwarzkopf, Babe Ruth, Louise "Meryl" Streep. enough and you pay additional taxes with your final return. General Assembly in several ure out how to recognize it," said It's a good idea to review your W-4 each year in case your forms was in honor of Harriet Sen. Jim Rosapepe, D-Prince bill. "I think it's important to not and draw attention to those who financial or family situation has changed. For example, if you Tubman. Six different pieces of George's, who sponsored the forget about the victims of crime advocate for them." or your spouse: Experience a significant increase or decrease in income. Add a second job, start or stop working (including retire - Baltimore Orioles. on anybody's radar." Heard was traded back to ment). Pioneers from A 1 Not much is known of A five-foot-seven-inch lefty, Portland at the end of the sea - Have a child (including adoptions). "Which is probably a way of Heard. His time with the Heard had some success in the son and never made it back to Reduce or increase how many dependents you're claiming. saying, we don't think he Orioles was brief, appearing in minor leagues with Portland in the major leagues. He died in Get married or divorced. knows his place," Wood said. just two games, completing just the Pacific Coast League. 1999 in Birmingham, Ala. Buy or sell a house. Paige was released before 3 1/3 innings. "The Orioles bought his according to an Orioles File for bankruptcy. spring training started. "They signed Jehosie Heard contract in 1954," Wood said. spokesperson. Increase or decrease income adjustments for IRA/401(k) And so Jehosie "Jay" Heard who had played in the Negro "But they didn't give him much In 1971 Paige was inducted deductions, student loan interest payments or alimony. became the first African- leagues," Wood said. "This was of a look. He only got in two into the National Baseball Hall Significantly change your itemized deductions or tax cred - American player for the not a guy who had really been games." of Fame. its. If you have a sizeable change in taxable income not subject to withholding (e.g., self-employment income, interest, divi - Hoodie from A 1 support. ogist Jacqueline Wilson Lucas. thing," adding only one white dends, capital gains, retirement distributions), you may want "This could have been my "When Eunique put out a call for person came to the photo shoot. to either increase the amount withheld from your paychecks or how it could have been any - baby," she said. another set of people ... I imme - She said anyone who wanted make quarterly estimated tax payments. Otherwise, the IRS body," she said. "That's what The response was so over - diately asked her if I could par - to attend was "definitely wel - may charge you an underpayment penalty come next April. makes it so real to me... Putting whelming that Jones Gibson and ticipate." come," emphasizing she and her Estimated tax rules are fairly complicated, so refer to IRS the hoodie on and looking up at her assistant scheduled a second Jones Gibson said the assistant felt the message was Publication 505 for details. the lens took my breath away." session three days after the first response was mostly positive relevant to all ethnicities. Ask your HR department for a new W-4, or download the Tiajuana Tyler-Health, a one. but, "I read something online "A lot of people from other IRS version that lets you enter your information electronically mother and graphic design stu - "I saw the initial set of pic - where someone said this is con - races are looking for ways to and print out a copy (search www.irs.gov.) The form contains dent, said she hoped if it were tures on Facebook and found tributing to the problem and the show their support and solidari - worksheets for calculating personal withholding allowances one of her two sons who had them so arresting and striking photos are kind of making it this ty," Jones Gibson said. and estimating income adjustments if you plan to itemize been shot she would get the same and compelling," said epidemiol - black against white kind of deductions. Generally, you'll claim one allowance for yourself and one for each of your dependents. However, you can adjust the Schools from A 1 tion and reconfiguration of the dents this year, and he said other Currently, the Archdiocese of number to avoid having too much or too little tax withheld bridges will require the con - local schools, like Rosemary Washington leases the school from your pay. walks, traffic signals, fences and struction of a large retaining Hills, are struggling to keep up. facilities to a public charter If you need additional help with the calculations, see IRS barriers." wall, creating a "Grand "Simultaneously, our schools school, the EXCEL Academy. Publication 919, use the IRS's Withholding Calculator or use Silver Spring International is Canyon" effect, said Mary Pat are getting hammered. The Both the Archdiocese and the calculator found in most tax preparation software pack - likely to see the greatest impact Wilson, a real estate manage - (area) is crowded, there are land EXCEL Academy did not ages. from Purple Line construction, ment specialist with constraints and our ability to respond to interview requests. Madden said. Montgomery County Public expand is limited," Petersen While some school proper - Jason Alderman directs Visa's financial education pro - At Rosemary Hills Schools. said. ties are likely to be affected, grams. To participate in a free, online Financial Literacy and Elementary School in Silver "We asked planning officials The MTA said they have Wayne Phyillaier, an advocate Education Summit on April 23, 2012, go to: Spring, the Purple Line will be to relocate the pedestrian bridge worked with each individual for the Purple Line and a retired www.practicalmoneyskills.com/summit2012 built alongside an existing CSX to accommodate for more school to minimize the impact engineer, said the design track, located behind the school. space, but now it looks like they of future development. process is evolving to meet The addition of the Purple will build a significant retaining In Riverdale, the MTA held a both commuter and resident Line will require the reconfigu - wall next to the school, limiting meeting at St. Bernard of needs. ration of a roadway bridge, the a buffer space," she said. Clairvaux Catholic Church to "Schools have a right to be Talbot Avenue bridge, as well as And school space is one of hear from parish leaders about concerned. If you push con - the addition of a pedestrian the primary concerns at how the Purple Line would struction too close to buildings, bridge to link a popular running Rosemary Hills, said Rafe affect the school facilities. it will likely have an impact. and biking route, the Capital Petersen, a school PTA board Plans call for a rail station to But, I don't understand some of Crescent Trail. member. He said parents are be built a block from the school, the concerns of safety. Light The addition of the light rail watching the Purple Line pro - and a rail line that would run rail will obey the speed limit, line will not impact the school ject closely. along the same side of the street follow street signs and will help significantly, but the construc - The school enrolled 710 stu - as the school's property. to reduce traffic." A4 — April 26 — May 2, 2012 — The Prince George’s Post CommeNTary The PriNCe george ’S PoST Open to the Public A Community Newspaper for Prince George’s County

Benjamin L. Cardin The Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

United States Senator for Maryland 10300 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705 Mission: The Beltsville Area consists of ARS programs at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, MD; the US National Arboretum in Washington D.C.; and worksites in Chatsworth, NJ; Presque Isle, ME; and McMinnville, TN. BARC is the largest and most diversified agricultural research complex in the world. Beltsville's record of accomplishments and ongoing pro - grams has made it a world leader in agriculture research. It's international reputation attracts thou - We Need Decisive Action to Stop Oil sands of visitors each year from the United States and abroad. ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information Speculation That Drives Up Gas Prices access and dissemination in order to: Ensure high-quality safe food and other agricultural products, Assess the nutritional needs of Americans, Sustain a competitive agricultural economy, Enhance the Millions of American families are feeling the increases crude oil and gasoline prices. A Feb. natural resource base and the environment, Provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, com - burden of ever increasing gas prices. I join them 27, 2012 article in Forbes Magazine cited a munities, and society as a whole. in their anger and frustration over the rising recent report by the investment bank Goldman price of gas, and I want to do something about it. Sachs pointing out that excessive oil speculation I recently joined a group of my Senate col - adds 56 cents to the price of a gallon of gas. leagues in sponsoring a bill, S. 2222, which will This “speculators” bill would set a 14-day give federal regulators immediate authority to deadline for the Commodity Futures Trading Child Watch invoke emergency powers to rein in speculators Commission (CFTC) to take emergency steps to who are responsible for rapidly rising gasoline stop excessive speculation by Wall Street traders by Marion Wright Edelman prices. in the crude oil, gasoline and other energy There is broad agreement among energy futures markets. Also co-sponsoring the measure experts and economists that speculators are one are: U.S. Senators Bernard Sanders (I-VT), of the causes for the rapidly rising price of gas. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sherrod Brown Domestic oil production has risen to its highest (D-OH), Al Franken (D-MN), Amy Klobuchar What a Difference a Gun Makes level in a decade, oil supplies are greater today (D-MN) and Bill Nelson (D-FL). than they were three years ago and demand for Today, speculators control more than 80 per - On April 16, 2007, our nation Would Trayvon’s death have bills” that benefit some corpo - oil in the United States is lower today than it was cent of the energy futures market, a figure that suffered its deadliest shooting happened without a gun? Now rate bottom lines or special in 1997. Yet gas prices continue to soar. has more than doubled over the past decade. As incident ever by a single gun - that George Zimmerman has interests like the NRA, it’s time There is something wrong with this equation. gasoline prices near or surpass $4 a gallon, the man when a student killed 32 been arrested and charged with for all of ALEC’s corporate There is no logical reason why gas prices should CFTC still has not complied with a provision in people and wounded 25 others second-degree murder, Trayvon sponsors to walk away from continue to rise if oil supplies are up and demand the Wall Street reform law that required the at Virginia Tech before commit - Martin’s family is finally mov - enabling or acquiescing destruc - is down. agency to establish trading limits by Jan. 17, ting suicide. Five years later, ing forward in their quest for tive laws that protect guns, not The American Trucking Association, Delta 2011. have we learned anything about justice. children. Airlines, the Petroleum Marketers Association It is time to take decisive action now to stop controlling our national gun and As a nation we can’t afford to It’s a tragedy that five years of America, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. financial speculators who are helping drive up gun violence epidemic? A look keep waiting for common-sense after Virginia Tech so little has Louis, and other experts all say excessive oil prices for all of us at a time we can least afford at just a few of the sad headlines gun control laws that would pro - changed. How many years must speculation in the futures markets significantly it. across the country so far this tect our children and all of us we wait until tragic headlines year suggests we haven’t from indefensible gun violence. about school shootings, children learned much or anything at all. It’s time to repeal senseless gun dying, and people using the In February 2012, a 17-year- laws like the “Stand Your “shoot first and ask questions old high school senior, who Ground” laws enacted by 21 later” defense to take the law other students described as an states that have grabbed so into their own hands go away? To Be Equal outcast who’d been bullied, shot much attention in Trayvon’s When will we finally get the and killed three fellow students case and allow people in Florida courage to stand up as a nation Marc Morial, President and CEO and injured two more at to defend themselves with dead - and say enough to the deadly Chardon High School in subur - ly force anytime and anywhere proliferation of guns and gun National Urban League ban Ohio. Would this have hap - if they feel threatened. More violence that endanger chil - pened without a gun? than two million people have dren’s and public safety? In Washington state, three signed online petitions saying children were victims of gun they want to repeal these laws. Marian Wright Edelman is violence during a three-week It’s time to require consumer President of the Children's Black Producers Bring Revival of “A period in February and March safety standards and childproof Defense Fund whose Leave No 2012. A three-year-old died after safety features for all guns and Child Behind® mission is to shooting himself in the head strengthen child access preven - ensure every child a Healthy Streetcar Named Desire” to Broadway with a gun left under the front tion laws that ensure guns are Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, “The landscape of any Tennessee Williams all-black revival of another Tennessee Williams seat of the car while his family stored safely and securely to a Safe Start and a Moral Start in play is the human heart, and I have a cast of peo - masterpiece, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” to stopped for gas. The seven-year- prevent unnecessary tragedies life and successful passage to ple with heart.” Broadway in 2008. That play, which won the old daughter of a police officer like those in Washington state. adulthood with the help of car - Emily Mann, Director of the new Broadway revival Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival of a was shot and killed by her And in a political environment ing families and communities. of “A Streetcar Named Desire” with an all-black cast. Play, starred Terrence Howard, Anika Noni Rose, younger brother after he found where the too secretive and For more information go to Phylicia Rashad and James Earl Jones. one of their father’s guns in the powerful advocacy group www.childrensdefense.org. Like Hollywood, Broadway has historically From 1890 to 1910, most of the blacks on glove compartment of the fami - American Legislative Exchange been reluctant to cast African Americans in main - Broadway were featured in African American ly van. And an eight-year-old Council (ALEC) pushed “Stand Mrs. Edelman's Child Watch stream classics, especially those originally creat - minstrel shows, playing to all-white audiences. girl was critically wounded at Your Ground” laws in other Column also appears each week ed for white thespians. But, unlike “Tinseltown,” In the 1920’s composers like Eubie Blake and school when her nine-year-old states along with other “model on The Huffington Post. the “Great White Way” has moved much more Noble Sissle popularized the black Broadway classmate brought in a gun he forcefully in recent years to open up new avenues musical. But it wasn’t until the 1935 production found at home that accidentally for black actors. The latest example is a new all- of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess that went off in his backpack. Would black revival of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer African Americans really hit it big on Broadway. this have happened without a The Prince george’s Post Prize winning play, “A Streetcar Named Desire,” The momentum has continued to build. gun? set to open April 22nd at Broadway’s Broadhurst In the 1970’s we saw Broadway plays like In Chicago there already has The Prince George’s Post Theatre. Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski Purlie, Raisin, Ain’t Misbehaven, and The Wiz. been a rash of shootings this P.O. Box 1001 15207 Marlboro Pike first screamed the immortal line, “Hey Stella” in With the 80s came shows like Dreamgirls and a year including the especially Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3151 1947 when “Streetcar” originally premiered on number of plays by the great August Wilson, violent weekend in mid-March Phone 301-627-0900 Legal Fax • 301-627-6260 Broadway. The other leading members of that including Fences and Jitney. 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Robin Boerckel Kyler Quesenberry In this first all-black Broadway revival, Blair Whoopi Goldberg (Sister Act) and Oprah And in Florida, unarmed Underwood is cast as the brutish Stanley; Winfrey (The Color Purple) are making inroads teenager Trayvon Martin was shot and killed walking home Prince George’s County, Md. Member National Newspaper Publishers Association, Daphne Rubin-Vega plays his wife, Stella; as Broadway producers, but there is obviously and the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Press Association. from the store in February after Nicole Ari Parker is Blanche; and Wood Harris is room for many more. The Prince George’s Post (ISSN 10532226) is published every Thursday cast as Mitch. 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Byrd and Jones are debonair Blair Underwood in a t-shirt screaming, was patrolling his gated commu - Postmaster, send address changes to Prince George’s Post, P.O. Box 1001, the African American producers who brought the “Hey Stella.” nity while armed with a gun. Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772-3151. April 26 — May 2, 2012 — The Prince George’s Post —A5 buSiNeSS Bank of China Plans First U.S. Office in Md. Business Exchange By PRESS OFFICER ment enhances Maryland and China’s bilateral partnership,” by William Reed Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development said Mr. Zhu Xinqiang, China Ex-Im Bank Vice President. “Establishing a presence in Long Live D.C.’s “Mayor-for-Life” BALTIMORE, MD (April Maryland will yield mutual ben - 2012) – The Maryland efit for both parties, and will Marion Barry has been at the urban Blacks and Asian mer - Department of Business and help to create jobs and increase forefront of American race and chants since the 1992 Los Economic Development trade and investment.” politics for four decades. The Angeles riots. In this latest spat (DBED) and the Export-Import Maryland has long main - latest firestorm for Washington, between Blacks and Asians, Bank of China signed a cooper - tained a strong presence in D.C.’s “Mayor for Life” is his Councilmember Barry said that ative agreement that establishes China, becoming the first U.S. campaign victory party com - he was referring to merchants the Bank’s first U.S. location in state in 1996 to open a trade and ment that Asian business owners “who don’t sell healthy food and Maryland. Under the agree - investment office in China – the in his ward "ought to go." At a don’t engage with the communi - ment, the bank will open an Maryland China Center. In political celebration the venera - ty or hire local residents.” “We office at the World Trade Center 2011, China was Maryland’s ble Barry caused widespread need businesspeople that’ll be a Baltimore – which also houses second largest export market condemnation among the part of the community, not DBED and its Office of with $666 million in goods and District of Columbia exploit the community” Barry International Investment and services. Currently, there are 16 Democratic Party faithful when said. He claimed that some Trade – for business develop - Chinese headquartered compa - he said: “We’ve got to do some - Asian-owned convenience ment, project evaluation and nies in Maryland, including thing about these Asians coming stores and restaurants don’t relationship building with the U.S. Orchids, an orchid propa - in and opening up businesses “respect” the Ward 8 residents. U.S. market. The Bank will also gation company in Somerset and dirty shops. ... They ought to “These are the only stores in the consider providing funding for County; Electrical Systems go. But we need African- immediate neighborhood. It is Chinese companies looking to Integrator, an electric tools American businesspeople to be to these less-than-stellar Asian- invest in the United States. developer and supplier to able to take their places.” American businessmen … that “This is a unique opportunity Stanley Black and Decker in The question is one of rele - my remarks were directed” for Maryland to further build on Baltimore County; and Yisheng PHOTO COURTESY DBED vancy; whether Barry has any Barry said. He made note that our already strong ties with U.S. BIOPHARMA, a biophar - Baltimore’s World Trade Center is the tallest pentagonal clout now that the African during his time as mayor, he cre - China and serve as the gateway maceutical company in building in the world. You will have a breathtaking view of Americans Mayor Barry made ated the city’s Office of Asian- for Chinese companies looking Montgomery County. In addi - Baltimore from an elevation of 423 feet. rich have left town. Barry came Pacific Islander Affairs and to establish a U.S. presence,” tion, there are eight Chinese to national prominence as the established a sister-city relation - said Governor Martin companies in Maryland’s Chinese company in State histo - wide. first civil-rights activist to ship with Beijing. O’Malley. “With China having International Incubator at ry. Tasly Group, one of China’s About DBED: become chief executive of a Is Barry an icon for the Black one of the world’s fastest grow - University of Maryland, leading biopharmaceutical com - The Maryland Department of major American city. At the end business and professional class, ing economies, it is critical that College Park. Maryland is also panies, is investing $40 million Business and Economic of the 1960s, urban political or are they guilty of exploiting we move forward now to home to several Chinese organi - in a new 443,000 square foot Development’s mission is to campaigns took over from civil the city too? Where Barry’s lif- explore new opportunities for zations, including the Chinese production facility and training attract new businesses, stimu - rights protests and over the next long efforts for naught? There is trade and investment, particular - Biopharmaceutical Association center at Shady Grove Life late private investment and cre - 30 years, voters elected African- little question that the former ly in our shared strengths of sci - and the Maryland China Sciences Center in Montgomery ate jobs, encourage the expan - American mayors in more than mayor is directly responsible for ence and technology.” Business Council. County and will create dozens sion and retention of existing 300 cities, including New York, the success of many affluent Discussions between the Last year, Governor of jobs as they prepare for Phase companies and provide busi - Los Angeles, Chicago, African Americans. He was the State and China’s Ex-Im Bank O’Malley led a 10-day econom - III clinical trials of their tradi - nesses in Maryland with work - Philadelphia, Atlanta, catalyst for the expansion of the to set up a U.S. operation in ic development mission to tional Chinese medicine product force training and financial Birmingham, Dallas and city’s Black middle-class. He Maryland have been ongoing China, South Korea and Compound Danshen Dripping assistance. The department pro - Washington, D.C. insisted that professional posi - since Fall 2011, when Governor Vietnam to boost two-way trade Pills (CDDP) developed to treat motes the State’s many econom - Barry became famous as tions in the District government O’Malley reached out to bank and investment and promote and prevent coronary disease. ic advantages and markets local mayor of the nation’s capital. be filled by minorities; and, he Chairman Li Ruogu to support a Maryland as an ideal location China’s Ex-Im Bank is products and services at home Currently he serves as a member spearheaded the movement to cooperative agreement. Earlier for foreign-owned companies owned by the Chinese govern - and abroad to spur economic of the D.C. Council, represent - require that all contracts consid - this year, the bank and DBED looking to establish U.S. opera - ment and its rating is compati - development, international ing the District’s Ward 8, which ered by the D.C. government for signed a Memorandum of tions, particularly in life sci - ble with China’s sovereign rat - trade and tourism. As a major is 93.5 percent Black and 0.4 services, supplies and develop - Understanding to promote bilat - ences and technology. The mis - ing. At the end of 2011, the economic generator, the depart - percent Asian. Barry served as ment include a mandatory 35 eral trade, investment financing sion resulted in more than $85 Bank had 21 domestic business ment also supports the arts, film the second elected mayor of the percent participation for minori - and science and technology million in direct foreign invest - branches and three overseas production, sports and other District of Columbia from 1979 ty-owned businesses. Barry’s exchange. ments in Maryland, including representative offices. At pre - special events. For more infor - to 1991, and again as the fourth support in awarding the “Today’s cooperation agree - the largest investment by a sent, it has relationships with mation, visit mayor from 1995 to 1999. In District’s cable franchise led to more than 500 banks world - www.ChooseMaryland.org. addition to his current term, BET founder Robert Johnson Barry also served two other becoming one of America’s first tenures on the D.C. Council, as Black billionaires. an at-large member from These days, Black wealth and Metal from A 1 number, license plate number "There's no way to tell of the stolen copper comes 1975–79, and as Ward 8 repre - influence are on the decline in of the vehicle used to transport where any of the copper came from "construction sites or sentative from 1992–95. D.C. Most African Americans per from about $1.25 per pound the metal, and the physical from," said Robert Chapman, a vacant houses owned by the After winning the of means have left town. in January 2009 to about $4.50 description of the seller as seen Maryland plumbing contractor. bank." Democratic primary for his “Chocolate City” is just under per pound in May 2011. on their ID. "Unless they're caught in the The only way to see if the Ward 8 council seat with 73 per - 50 percent Black. In the 2010 "Copper theft is an issue that Send the information to act, there's not a way for people law's restrictions are cutting cent of the vote, Barry told sup - Census, the city was 34.8 per - is very important and some - local and state police. to get caught recycling." down theft is to talk to Lt. porters "We’ve got to do some - cent White. Don’t expect that thing that is very dangerous for Some scrap buyers say it has In his business, Chapman Dalaine Brady of the Maryland thing about these Asians." He the Blacks Barry made wealthy the public at large," said helped, but not enough. ends up with a lot of used metal State Police, who is in charge posted photos of Asian-owned to help him rid the city of Asian Thomas Dennison, the public "It's stopping them now," earmarked for recycling. of producing RAPID's Fact stores with Plexiglas barriers merchants. The Blacks Barry affairs officer at the Southern said James Gotman, an "We'll stockpile it 'til we Sheet that shows the year's and indicated that these busi - made wealthy have left D.C., Maryland Electric Cooperative. employee at Metro-Re-Uz-It have a full truckload," said accomplishments. nesses "lowered standards" in taken their tax bases, and valu - "It's a dangerous issue, it's Scrap Recycling Center in Chapman, adding that it isn't "When a law enforcement his constituents' communities. able property payments, to illegal and it could really dis - Hyattsville, explaining that worth the gas to sell scrap each agency makes a case using Barry and Washington, D.C. Prince Georges County, Md., rupt service for a large number while they don't ask where the time he collects it from a client. RAPID, they call and tell me," are symbolic of a major gaining prominence as the most of people," said Dennison, who scrap came from, the detailed The Regional Automated she said. "They're using it more American social problem. affluent majority-Black county said he's seen an uptick in information taken from the Property Information Database and they're making many more Tensions have existed between in America. thefts starting two years ago, clients keeps less-truthful sell - Fact Sheet for 2011 mentions cases." coinciding with skyrocketing ers away. major scrap metal thefts in six RAPID's 2011 Fact Sheet copper prices. "In general, accountability counties in Maryland as well as touts 642 arrests, 882 cases "It's always disheartening," is a deterrent. If people know Baltimore City and includes a closed and $5.2 million recov - said Connie Stommel, a real they can be traced, they're less case where about $2.5 million ered in stolen property. It does SUBSCRIBE TODAY! estate agent for Exit 1 Stop likely to try to steal some - in total of scrap metal was not show figures for copper Realty in Dunkirk, explaining thing," said Bill Toohey, the stolen. Police jurisdictions in as crime prior to 2011. Call 310-627-0900 how "frustrating" it is for communications director for far away as Australia aided in According to Maryland law homeowners trying to get their the Maryland Governor's the recovery of the metal. enforcement, copper theft is vacant homes sold, only to find Office of Crime Control and RAPID had these successes not a specifically classified out that the copper pipes have Prevention. through ideal cooperation with kind of crime. It falls under been stolen. But for the president of scrap recyclers. But not all property crime, which makes it The Maryland General Metro-Re-Uz-It, R. Lee Nantz, scrap dealers are as cooperative difficult to compile statistics Assembly took note of the the effect isn't so obvious. as his crews, said Sclar. about copper theft. problem and passed in May "The bad economy has a lot "So if the criminal only had "So the law doesn't say 2011 more stringent restric - more to do with it rather than legitimate, law-abiding scrap RAPID at all, it just says that tions on scrap metal sales and the law," he said, explaining dealers to go to, that would be these dealers will report elec - created the Regional that the law may not have a bigger deterrent," he said. tronically in a format that's Automated Property decreased the scrap coming in "But based on the fact that acceptable to the primary juris - Information Database, called as much as the diminishing there are some scrap dealers diction," said Brady. "RAPID," to collect data about construction business. "There's out there that don't play by the "Other states don't have the sales and sellers. not as much construction rules, that allows the criminal uniform program like RAPID," The law requires scrap buy - around," said Nantz, who nor - with an outlet for the material." she said. ers to: mally sees most of his regular When the stolen copper hap - With all this information Note a description, includ - customers coming from con - pens to be unique, like a family going to either the local law ing the weight and grade, of the struction sites. heirloom, Detective Sgt. Al enforcement jurisdiction or the scrap. Documenting the scrap that Paton of the Frederick Police Maryland State Police, RAPID Take a picture of the scrap. comes into recycling business - said the likelihood of busting increases the chances of return - Record the date and time of es is not a foolproof way to the thief is much higher. ing stolen property and the the transaction and the money track stolen copper. Once the "A lot of cases we close are authorities have help appre - paid to the seller. metal is removed, it's rarely because the copper is identified hending copper thieves and Record the name, date of identifiable and usually mixed by the victim," said Paton, but have the evidence available to birth, address, driver's license with other scrap. this is very rare because most them to prosecute them. A6 — April 26 — May 2, 2012 — The Prince George’s Post OUT ON THE TOWN ERIC D. SNIDER'S IN THE DARK The Edge of Sports by DAVE ZIRIN Movie Review 25 years since Al Campanis “The Cabin in the Woods” Shocked Baseball: what's changed "THE CABIN IN THE unknown person or thing in the and what's stayed the same WOODS" woods. A But before we meet them -- Rated R for a lot of harsh in the movie's very first scene -- On April 6th 1987, all eyes in the world of sports were sup - profanity, some nudity, a lot of we meet Steve Hadley (Richard posed to be on the fight to end all fights: Marvelous Marvin Hagler bloody violence. Jenkins) and Richard Sitterson vs. “Sugar” Ray Leonard. In this pre-internet era, ABC's award- 1 hr., 45 min. (Bradley Whitford), engineers winning news program Nightline with Ted Koppel was devoting at some kind of research facility their broadcast to that epic long-awaited encounter but first they From a movie buff's perspec - or secret laboratory or some - needed to kill some time. It was the 40th anniversary of the date tive, "The Cabin in the Woods" thing. What, if anything, do they Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line and desegregated the represents the most exciting have to do with the kids at the sport so they decided to produce what host Ted Koppel called a shake-up in the slasher genre lake house? WHAT INDEED?? "sweet kiss" to Robinson and his memory: something gauzy, soft- since "Scream," 16 years ago. That's all you're getting from focused and without edges. But their first guest, Jackie Robinson's But where "Scream" went one me in terms of plot summary. widow Rachel, was someone who hadn’t lived a gauzy, soft- direction, introducing self- Parceling out information focused life. A woman who never feared telling inconvenient awareness to a formula that des - strategically (but not frustrating - truths, she told Koppel that Jackie, if alive, would feel a great dis - perately needed it, "Cabin in the ly!) is one of the movie's strong appointment at how little progress baseball has made over the last Woods" takes another route. suits, keeping us so regularly 40 years in breaking the still existing color barriers that prevented Instead of characters who have entertained by new twists in the African American advancement toward management and front seen slasher movies before and story that we forget how much office positions. know what the "rules" are, we there is that we don't know yet. Koppel decided on the spot to keep that line of thought alive in get a whole new configuration The writers are Drew Goddard his next segment with the Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager altogether. (who also directed) and Joss Al Campanis, who was also a former roommate and close friend If that analysis sounds too Whedon, both veterans of seri - of Robinson. After the next several minutes, Hagler-Leonard geeky, don't worry: anyone alized, slightly sarcastic genre would officially be the second most memorable sports story from who's even vaguely familiar television programs like "Buffy that evening. with the genre of movies where the Vampire Slayer," "Alias," Koppel asked Campanis “to peel it away a little bit. Just tell me, good-looking teenagers are and "Lost," all of which fre - why do you think it is? Is there still that much prejudice in base - killed one at a time by an quently excelled at masterful ball today?” unstoppable menace will find storytelling, especially when Campanis answered, “No, I don’t believe it’s prejudice. I truly plenty to enjoy in this ingenious they had a clear endgame in believe that [African-Americans] may not have some of the neces - deconstruction of it. The really mind. Fans will recognize the sities to be a field manager or perhaps a general manager.” He hardcore devotees will just geek tone, which can switch effort - later tried to prove his point by arguing that the reason there out a little harder, that's all. lessly from self-aware irony weren’t more African American catchers, pitchers, or quarterbacks The scenario is standard, (We're like the Scooby-Doo ROTTENTOMATOES in football was that these were thinking positions. He then added quite intentionally so. (You'll gang, huntin' monsters!) to dis - Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things hap - with a big smile on his face, for reasons that still aren’t clear, “Why see why.) Five college kids are arming sincerity (My best friend pen. If you think you know this story, think again. From fan are black men, or black people, not good swimmers? Because they heading to a lake house for a was killed by a monster, and I'm favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes The Cabin in don’t have the buoyancy.” weekend of revelry: demure genuinely sad). the Woods, a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre In the aftermath, Frank Robinson, baseball Hall of Famer and Dana (Kristen Connolly), dumb When it's all over, it's easy to inside out. -- (C) Lionsgate its first African-American manager, summed up the feelings of blonde Jules (Anna Hutchison), appreciate how "The Cabin in many when he said, "Baseball has been hiding this ugly prejudice her jock boyfriend Curt (Chris the Woods" could have been endearing and funny, coming many terrific horror elements, for years-that black aren't smart enough to be managers or third- Hemsworth), handsome nice nothing more than a lifeless across as interesting figures it's not particularly scary -- nor base coaches or part of the front office. There's a belief that they're guy Holden (Jesse Williams), exercise in cleverness. even as they fill their prescribed is it meant to be. The idea is to fine when it comes to the physical part of the game, but if it and comical stoner Marty (Fran Centering a story on five char - roles -- a rare example of slash - set up a movie we've seen a hun - involves brains they just can't handle it. Al Campanis made peo - Kranz). As part of our cultural acters who are intentionally er-movie characters who we dred times before, and then to ple finally understand what goes on behind closed doors: that there DNA, we are programmed to archetypal is risky: there's a fine DON'T want to see killed. rearrange it into something new is racism in baseball." understand that not all of them line between archetypal and It's worth noting that while and deliriously satisfying. What The furor that erupted resulted in Campanis's immediate firing will survive, due to some as-yet- generic. But these five are the film is about horror, and has a fun, brilliant movie this is. and a bounty of promises about change coming to the National Pastime. But the promises were miles wide and an inch deep. Since 1987, baseball has hired five African American General Managers but only two, Kenny Williams of the Chicago White Sox and Michael Hill of the Miami Marlins, have lasted longer Maryland - Under Armour Relationship than one season. There have been several prominent African American field managers from two time World Series winner Cito Gaston to multiple-time Manager of the Year winner Dusty Baker, Beneficial for School and Company and the man who has guided the Texas Rangers to the last two World Series, Ron Washington. But the number of hires have been By CHRIS ECKARD and though, the message had been Paul Swangard of the Warsaw 1996, $100,000 in 1997, $1.3 few and far between since Campanis “peeled it back a little bit” JONAS SHAFFER received: This was Under Sports Marketing Center of million in 1999. and Frank Robinson said that “there is racism in baseball.” Today, Capital News Service Armour's show, and founder the University of Oregon. In a 2003 interview with Washington and Baker are the sports only African American man - Kevin Plank, a Maryland "The giveback here is almost a Mark Hyman for Inc. maga - agers. The most lasting change is that people in Campanis’s exec - alumnus, was running it. different way that these peo - zine, Plank said: "One of my utive position are now far more polished, far more careful, and COLLEGE PARK - In late The 39-year-old's role in ple have said, 'Here's a way clearest memories of college have become, like a 21st century politician, experts on being inter - August, only a minute or two the internal affairs of the you can benefit from the is my strength coach at viewed and saying absolutely nothing of substance. The Campanis had passed since a 295-pound school and its athletics depart - investment you made in me.' Maryland saying, 'Plank, stop lesson for Major League Baseball hasn’t been to take on racism in defensive tackle strutted down ment has long been a source And the best way they think worrying about all this other the sport, but find executives who can smile for the camera and a runway in an attention-grab - of wonder and sometimes they can help is to provide the (business) crap and just com - talk a cat out of a tree. bing, form-fitting white-on- intrigue. All at once, he helms athletics department these mit yourself to playing foot - But the bigger problem today is less the old school prejudice, white uniform when his coach an internationally recognized resources that they wouldn't ball. You have the rest of your than something far more systemic. The number of African grabbed a microphone inside sportswear company, holds a otherwise have access to." life to do these other things.' American ballplayers has dropped from more than one quarter of the University of Maryland's seat on the university's Board CLOSE TO HOME But I could never stop. I Major League players to 8%. In 2012, ten teams have one or zero Clarice Smith Performing Arts of Trustees and serves as an The roots of Plank's remember thinking how much African Americans on their rosters. That means the pipeline of Center. informal advisor to Athletic involvement with Maryland fun it would be just to sit at a prospective managers has also plummeted. This coupled with the This was a big night for the Director Kevin Anderson. athletics are well document - desk and think, 'All right, how collapse in urban infrastructure, the shuttering of Boys and Girls Terps football program, a Even in the often-messy ed.' A walk-on special-teams are we going to make a Clubs, as well as the increasing costs of Little League baseball, chance to unveil more than a sphere of college athletics and member of the Terps football buck?'" [and the chirping, unsubstantiated “conventional wisdom” that dozen new glitzy uniform college boosters, the relation - team in the early 1990s, Plank "I probably had about 20 inner-city kids just don’t like the game because of changing cul - combinations before a crowd ship between Plank and his figured he'd play faster and grand in the bank when Under tural norms] means that African Americans in positions of actual of high-level boosters, univer - alma mater - a mutually bene - lighter if he eschewed regular Armour started. A lot of power will only become more scarce. sity officials and reporters on ficial association steeped in cotton T-shirts for an alterna - money for a college kid. I Baseball could be investing more money into developing talent the eve of new head coach significant financial commit - tive that would wick away ended up going to just under in the cities, but they’ve chosen a different path. Major League Randy Edsall's debut season ments and considerations for sweat. $40,000 in credit card debt Baseball invests billions of dollars in the Dominican Republic in College Park. both sides - is unique, accord - Already endowed with a spread across five cards.' In where 15-year-olds can be signed on the cheap and enlisted in But it might as well have ing to a review of public keen business sense, Plank the summer of 1997, I was “baseball academies”, where they can be developed full-time into been a corporate showcase for records and interviews with searched for a mircofiber that totally broke - so broke I Major League prospects. It’s globalization, but instead of bats and a company - and its founder in officials and experts. would work, created a proto - needed to go to my mom's gloves being cheaply stitched together for Major League use, it’s attendance - that the Terps While Under Armour out - type when he found one that house to ask if she minded human beings. Latino players make up the spine of the sport at have come to develop an inti - fits schools as prominent as did, and launched his compa - cooking for me. Then all of a present, yet Bud Selig still feels such a casual disrespect for their mate and complex relation - Auburn and South Carolina, ny with a mere 500 shirts sudden I started getting my contributions, not to mention their families, that he thought noth - ship with in recent years. Plank has structured the com - stowed away. first round of orders," he told ing of holding last year’s All-Star Game in anti-immigrant "We must protect this pany's relationship with Merchandise in hand, the magazine. Arizona. Selig went ahead with the game despite the fact the sev - house!" Edsall hollered into Maryland so that their suc - Plank reached out to equip - From there, Plank and eral dozen players spoke out against rewarding the state that had the mike, parroting the slogan cesses might dovetail, with ment managers across the Under Armour took off. And it become ground-zero of ugly, racial profiling legislation. of Under Armour, the school's one's progress elevating the ACC and premier athletes quickly became obvious that a After Al Campanis made his remarks, Frank Robinson com - official athletic apparel outfit - other as both search for a nationwide. Using Plank's relationship between Plank mented about why more people didn’t call out the casual bigotry ter. position of prominence in' - connections from prep school and his alma mater would help in the game. "Speaking up could be damaging," he said. Edsall smiled before turn - such'' competitive fields. and college to market the new both. Plank featured Rasheed "Someone will get buried. The ownership might think, 'He's ing his attention to the line of "The birthplace of the com - brand, Under Armour soon Simmons, a former college mouthing off. Who needs him?' I won't say that today they could stylishly dressed players pany is basically the school, developed a foothold in the teammate, in one of the com - blackball a smart player. But they could make it tough for him. At standing behind him and the so that affinity and that her - previously untapped market of the end of his career, he might not get to play those extra years if season-opening game against itage is something that they performance apparel. Before they feel he's a troublemaker." If there was ever a sport that need - Miami looming in front of want to give back for what the long, the company's revenue See ARMOUR, Page A 7 ed troublemakers in 2012, it’s Major League Baseball. them. Intentionally or not, university did for them," said began to balloon ? $17,000 in April 26 — May 2, 2012 — The Prince George’s Post —A7 Calendar of Events EARTH TALK ... To Dam or Not to Dam? Dear EarthTalk: April 26 - May 2, 2012 How is it that dams actually Pennsylvania Amish Lands Trip hurt rivers? Date & Time: Thursday, April 26-Friday, April 27, Departs 8 am, Returns 7 pm —Missy Davenport, Description: Join us for a fun, 2-day, 1-night trip to the Boulder, CO Pennsylvania Amish lands. We'll attend 'Jonah' at Sight & Sound's Millennium Theatre; visit Turkey Hill for a tour; and Dams are a symbol of enjoy a delicious smorgasbord dinner at Shady Maple. We human ingenuity and engineer - will also visit Bird-in-Hand Farmer's Market, shop at the ing prowess—controlling the Rockvale Square Outlets, and experience a guided tour of the flow of a wild rushing river is Amish Lands. Fee includes transportation; 1-night lodging; 1 no small feat. But in this day breakfast, 1 dinner, admissions to 'Jonah' and Turkey Hill. and age of environmental Cost: Resident $233-$306; Non-Resident $279-$367 awareness, more and more peo - Ages: 18 & up ple are questioning whether Location: Departs from 2 locations, please call the generating a little hydroelectric Southern Area Operations Office for more information. power is worth destroying Contact: 301-203-6000; TTY 301-203-6030 riparian ecosystems from their SMARTlink # 768167 9 headwaters in the mountains to their mouths at the ocean and Platinum Live: Dallas Black Dance Theatre beyond. Date and Time: Wednesday, April 25, Thursday, April 26 & According to the non-profit Friday, April 27, 11 am American Rivers, over 1,000 Event Description: The sensational modern, jazz, and dams across the U.S. have been spiritual dance troupe from Dallas returns with their 35th removed to date. And the anniversary tour in a new, inspirational and high-flying one- biggest dam removal project in CREDIT: iSTOCKPHOTO/THINKSTOCK hour presentation for seniors that features the work of nation - history in now well underway Dams have a deleterious affect on water quality and on fish habitat and passage. Indeed, wild al and international choreographers performed by the 12- in Olympic National Park in salmon numbers in the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia River basin are down some 85 percent member professional dance ensemble. Washington State where two since the big dams went in there a half century ago. Pictured: the world famous Hoover dam, Ages: 60 & up century-old dams along the built in 1936. Fee: $7/person, $6/person in groups of 15 or more Elwha River are coming out. But why go to all the trouble Location: Publick Playhouse within and outside the river that natural materials build up at the has resisted taking down any and expense of removing dams, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly 20784 would normally wash down - mouth of the reservoir instead major hydroelectric dam along especially if they contribute Information: 301-277-1710; TTY: 301-277-1312 stream get built up behind dams of dispersing through the river’s the Columbia system, political much-needed renewable, pollu - and start to consume a large meandering channel. pressure is mounting. No doubt tion-free electricity to our Folk & Blues Series: Al Petteway and Amy White amount of oxygen as they “Downstream of a dam, the all concerned parties will be power grids? Date and Time: April 27, 8 pm decompose. In some cases this river is starved of its structural paying close attention to the The decision usually comes Event Description: Award-winning, critically triggers algae blooms which, in materials and cannot provide ecosystem and salmon recovery down to a cost/benefit analysis acclaimed, passionate and playful Al Petteway and Amy turn, create oxygen-starved habitat,” reports HRC. on the Elwha as it unfolds over taking into account how much White offer an intoxicating blend of musical styles. Their “dead zones” incapable of sup - Fish passage is also a con - the next few decades. power a given dam generates repertoire includes original, traditional, contemporary Celtic porting river life of any kind. cern. “Most dams don’t simply and how much harm its exis - and Appalachian-influenced music with occasional nods to Also, water temperatures in draw a line in the water; they CONTACTS: American tence is doing to its host river’s rock and jazz. Their performances feature acoustic guitar, dam reservoirs can differ great - eliminate habitat in their reser - Rivers, environment. Removing the mandolin, Celtic harp, piano, banjo, lap dulcimer, world per - ly between the surface and voirs and in the river below,” www.americanrivers.org; dams on the Elwha River was a cussion, and a touch of vocals. http://alandamy.com depths, further complicating says HRC. Migratory fish like HRC, www.hydroreform.org. no-brainer, given that they pro - Ages: All ages survival for marine life evolved salmon, which are born duced very little usable electric - Fee: $20 per ticket; call for information on purchasing a to handle natural temperature upstream and may or may not EarthTalk® is written and ity and blocked fish passage on series subscription. cycling. And when dam opera - survive their downstream trip edited by Roddy Scheer and one of the region’s premiere Location: Montpelier Arts Center tors release oxygen-deprived around, over or through a dam, Doug Moss and is a registered salmon rivers. Other cases 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel 20708 water with unnatural tempera - stand an even poorer chance of trademark of E - The aren’t so clear cut. Information: 301-377-7800, 410-792-0664; TTY 301- tures into the river below, they completing the round trip to Environmental Magazine According to the 490-2329 harm downstream environ - spawn. Indeed, wild salmon (www.emagazine.com). Hydropower Reform Coalition ments as well. numbers in the Pacific Send questions to: (HRC), a consortium of 150 Adult Dance Social Dammed rivers also lack the Northwest’s Columbia River [email protected]. groups concerned about theim - Date and Time: Friday, April 27, 7-11 pm natural transport of sediment basin are down some 85 percent Subscribe: pact of dams, degraded water Description: Put a little "spring" in your step and join us! crucial to maintaining healthy since the big dams went in there www.emagazine.com/sub - quality is one of the chief con - Enjoy a wonderful atmosphere with candlelit tables, great organic riparian channels. a half century ago. scribe. Free Trial Issue: cerns. Organic materials from music, friends and food! No partner required and all styles of Rocks, wood, sand and other While the U.S. government www.emagazine.com/trial. dancing available. This was a sold-out event last year; hurry and purchase your ticket early! Seating is limited. Cost: $13/person in advance; $18/person at the door Armour from A 6 officials for a men's basketball opened its show the next day headquarters during an offi - Ages: 18 & up recruiting trip, a review of with coverage of the uni - cial visit. Because Plank is a Location: Baden Community Center pany's first big advertisements public records showed. forms. The following week, university booster, critics 13601 Baden-Westwood Road, Brandywine 20613 and later cast then-Maryland He offered the same help The Washington Post and The charged Maryland with coor - Contact: 301-888-1500; TTY 301-203-6030 defensive line coach Dave during the school's search for New York Times printed dinating the visit unethically, Sollazzo in the company's a new football coach after front-page stories - on the suggesting that Under Armour 16TH Annual Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Tea and the Arts "We Must Protect This House" Ralph Friedgen's contract was same day - highlighting the might offer inducements the Date & Time: Saturday, April 28, 10 am-4 pm, rain or shine TV campaign. bought out in December 2010, Terps' jerseys and Under Terps could not. Maryland Description: Montpelier Mansion and Arts Center bring In 2004, the Terps became and again when Anderson was Armour's marketing tech - investigated the claim but you a day that will delight your senses. With over 30 vendors the first collegiate football courting Arizona men's bas - niques. never reported any findings of selling original, handmade wares, you may just find the per - team in the country to wear ketball coach Sean Miller in "This company has got the wrongdoing. Nor did the fect Mother’s Day gift! Enjoy musicians performing through - Under Armour jerseys after May for the vacant Maryland world talking," Plank said at NCAA, which also looked out the complex, or a delightful cup of tea—complete with the athletics department final - job, according to reports. an Under Armour town hall into the matter. scones, jam and cream—in the elegant South Wing. Stroll ized a five-year, $2.6 million While Plank's financial event shortly after. During the school's search through the flower and herb garden to give deal with Plank. Four years support, which also includes What Under Armour wants for a football coach last year, your nose a treat. Take a tour of the mansion, or visit the Arts later, the company became the more than $1 million in dona - - and what Maryland provides Anderson also decided not to Center’s galleries and studios. Kids can play old-fashioned exclusive outfitter for all of tions to Maryland athletics, - is unencumbered exposure in hire Mike Leach, the former games, dress up in colonial the school's 27 varsity sports represents only a fraction of College Park and beyond. Texas Tech coach with whom costume, see a live animal exhibit, and more! as part of a five-year pact in Knight's largesse at Oregon - According to a copy of the Plank has a strong personal Cost: FREE admission Ages: All ages which Under Armour pays the the Nike chairman was the company's most recent outfit - relationship. The Terps ulti - Location: Montpelier Mansion school $17.5 million. chief financier of the $230- ting contract with the univer - mately opted for former 9650 Muirkirk Road, Laurel 20708 That deal exceeds Oregon's million Matthew Knight sity, no coaches, assistants or Connecticut's Randy Edsall, Contact: 301-377-7817; TTY 301-699-2544 annual payout of $2.8 million Arena - it is still significant. team members are allowed to who endured a turbulent first from Nike, which was found - "He loves the state of display any third-party prod - season as coach with a 2-10 Folk & Blues Series: Deep River Rising: David Holt, ed by Oregon alumnus Phil Maryland, he loves this uni - ucts in athletic competition or record. Bryan Sutton, and T. Michael Coleman Knight. Michigan's deal with versity and he loves this ath - at public events. Still, Plank's devotion to Date and Time: May 4, 8 pm Adidas is believed to be the letics program," Anderson That means soccer players the Terps has endured. In Event Description: There is a deep river of traditional nation's highest, netting the said in an interview. "He's with an affinity for Nike cleats November, he publicly voiced music running through North Carolina. Grammy Award win - Wolverines about $7.5 million been very helpful. Anything must blot out the company's his support of Edsall, calling ners David Holt, Bryan Sutton, and T. Michael Coleman annually. that we need, he helps us find recognizable "Swoosh" logo. him "a competitor, a fighter, explore the richness of that musical culture. Each musician Chris Boyer, a former a way to get it and be success - It also means Under Armour is and somebody whose foxhole has performed with Doc Watson over the years and honors his Maryland athletics department ful." now in the business of I would stand in any day of musical genius. www.davidholt.com official who was involved in Perhaps no episode better lacrosse equipment, outfitting the week." According to two Ages: All ages contract negotiations with illustrated the potential wind - the school's men's team this sources with knowledge of the Fee: $25 per ticket; call for information on purchasing a Under Armour, declined to fall from their relationship season for the first time ever. situation, Plank has also been series subscription. comment on the contract and than the introduction of - and "It's a tremendous resource instrumental in fundraising Location: Montpelier Arts Center the university's relationship response to - the Terps' and a tremendous opportunity for an on-campus indoor prac - 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD 20708 with Plank. Plank also "Maryland Pride" football for us," Anderson said. "Not tice facility for the football Information: 301-377-7800, 410-792-0664; TTY 301-490-2329 declined through a spokesman uniforms this fall. only from a merchandising team - an increasingly impor - to be interviewed for this Before a national television point of view, but to be able to tant resource in the arms race Concert: The Altino Brothers, Piano Duo story. audience in their Labor Day sit down with people and talk among Division I schools. Date and Time: Saturday, May 5, 8 pm Former Maryland Athletic season opener against Miami, about what we're looking at Plank, Anderson said, Event Description: Nerva and Robenson Altino have Director Debbie Yow, who the Terps strutted into Byrd and what we're trying to do knows that to give the Under incredible talent, dazzling technique, and a unique sound. now holds the same position Stadium dressed in Under and having them as a resource Armour brand the cache of Their dynamic concerts have earned them rave reviews for at North Carolina State Armour uniforms that imitat - and pointing us in the right Nike, Maryland must grow their interpretations of classical masters including Beethoven, University, declined to be ed the distinctive design of the direction." with it. So it came as no sur - Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff, and for their own creative interviewed, instead writing in Maryland state flag. MORE AHEAD prise to him, then, that at the and innovative renditions of well-known traditional favorites. an email, "In my interactions Celebrities, college football The relationship between jerseys' unveiling last August, Their multi-genre repertoire combines jazz idioms and classi - with Mr. Plank, I found him to writers and even some fans school and supporter hasn't Plank promised he was just cal motifs with gospel and Caribbean rhythms which makes be a highly competent and derided the garish getup, but always been rosy, though. getting started. their performance memorable, inspirational, and very enter - creative professional." the program and its outfitter Plank - and Under Armour "There is no greater thrill, taining. HELPING OUT were soon awash in publicity. - were heavily scrutinized privilege or honor than having Ages: All ages He's also a very involved At one point during the after an investigation by The Under Armour be a part of this Fee: $30/general admission; $25/seniors & students one, especially as it pertains game, "Maryland," "Terps" Washington Post found that in program and all the Terrapin Location: Arts/Harmony Hall Regional Center to big-ticket Maryland sports. and "Under Armor" were all 2009, blue-chip shooting athletic programs," Plank 10701 Livingston Road, Ft. Washington 20744 In September 2010, Plank trending nationally on Twitter. guard Lance Stephenson visit - said. "Many, many good Information: 301-203-6070; TTY 301-203-3803 loaned a plane to university ESPN's "Outside the Lines" ed Under Armour's Baltimore things are to come." A8 — April 26 — May 2, 2012 — The Prince George’s Post CouNTy ChurCh direCTory

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