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Vol. 76, No. 20 May 15 — May 21, 2008 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents

Democrats O’Malley Launches Ad Campaign to Combat Foreclosures Complete Effort to Ensure Homeowners are Aware of Available Assistance BALTIMORE, MD (2008) – lies from losing their homes, we Dixon. “If you are slipping toward Governor Martin O’Malley, must make sure Marylanders know foreclosure, help is available to you Convention Baltimore City Council President all of the programs and services but there is no time to waste in get - Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, available to them,” said Governor ting it.” Delegates Department of Labor and Licensing O’Malley. “I am pleased to “In a city where we struggle every Secretary Thomas Perez, announce our latest effort to combat day to find the resources to provide Central Committee Department of Housing and foreclosure. Under the maxim that the services our citizens need, the Approves “Add-ons” Community Development ‘knowledge is power’ we are last thing we need in our City is a Secretary Raymond Skinner and launching a multimedia ad cam - mortgage crisis on the backs of low By PRESS OFFICER other officials today kicked off a paign to let our fellow citizens and middle income homeowners,” Democratic Central Committee comprehensive, multimedia adver - know that help is available.” Baltimore City Council President Lanham, MD - The Maryland tising campaign to help tackle rising “Governor O’Malley and his team Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. “No Democratic State Central foreclosures in the State and ensure have developed useful tools for our one should be left in the cold due to Committee this morning put the Maryland homeowners are aware of struggling homeowners to use to predatory lending, and these ad final stamp of approval on the list the programs available to provide avoid foreclosure. I strongly of 99 delegates and 12 alternates FILE PHOTO assistance and relief. encourage our citizens to reach out who will attend the Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley “To protect our middle class fami - and use them,” said Mayor Sheila See CAMPAIGN, Page A 3 National Convention in Denver, Colorado on August 25th. All of Maryland’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention Johnson have now been named. Today, 24 pledged “add-on” delegates were Congratulates allocated to each presidential can - didate in proportion to the statewide primary vote. Sen. Giant On Hillary Clinton received 9 “add- ons” and Sen. Barack Obama Opening Store received 15. The Maryland By PRESS OFFICER Democratic State Central Office of County Executive Committee voted overwhelmingly for the delegates approved by each UPPER MARLBORO, MD presidential candidate’s campaign. - Prince George's County In addition to the 24 pledged Executive Jack Johnson today delegates, two “unpledged add-on” congratulated Giant Food as delegates were also named. they celebrated the grand re- Although not pledged to any can - opening of their Largo store didate, Gov. Parris Glendening after it underwent a major ren - (Obama) and Lt. Gov. Kathleen ovation. Kennedy Townsend (Clinton) had "Giant Food has 184 stores publically disclosed their prefer - in three states and Washington ences far in advance of the meet - D.C., so they did not necessar - ing. ily have to choose this store to FILE PHOTO Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson “In August, these 99 delegates remodel," Johnson said. "I am and 12 alternates will go to Denver proud that they did and that the and make history,” said Michael residents of the Largo commu - Cryor, Chair of the Maryland nity have a brand new store to Johnson Celebrates New Copus Training Center Democratic Party. “Today’s meet - shop in that has many new, ing of Maryland Democrats deliv - high quality amenities and cus - The building is Named for Melwood's First President/CEO tomer service features our resi - By PRESS INFORMATION OFFICER During Copus's 40 years of leader - The 40,000 square foot building adds dents deserve." Office of the County Executive ship, Melwood grew from offering job more than 10,000 square feet of space See DELEGATES, Page A 5 This remodeling effort is training for six people with disabilities for job training operations and a 12,000 part of a three-year plan to UPPER MARLBORO, MD - Prince to providing employment, job training, square foot call center. Melwood is remodel or replace 100 Giant George's County Jack Johnson joined community living and recreation for exploring partnership opportunities with Food Stores in Maryland, Melwood for a formal ceremony to ded - more than 2,100 people with disabilities the business community to train and Virginia, Delaware and icate its newly completed Copus in the Washington, D.C. area. Melwood employ people with disabilities to pro - Washington, D.C. Training Center at its Upper Marlboro employees with disabilities collectively duce products or provide services in a Governor This project, called "Project headquarters. The building is named for earn more than $16 million in wages and 13,000 square foot section of the facility. Refresh" is the largest invest - Earl Copus, Jr., Melwood's first pay more than $3.2 million in taxes The Copus Training Center was Congratulates ment Giant Food has put into President/CEO. annually. designed by the architectural firm of its stores in 10 years. "I would like to thank Earl Copus and "This building honors the legacy of Lorenzi, Dodds and Gunnill and built by This new facility will show - the entire Melwood team for making a Earl Copus, who worked tirelessly for Dennis Anderson Construction Corp. of Teachers for case improvements to the pro - difference in Prince George's County," forty years to grow and expand employ - Waldorf. Construction of the building duce department and addition - said Prince George's County Executive ment and other opportunities for people took ten months. Funding for the $6 mil - Best Schools ally perishable food areas. The Jack Johnson. "Over the years, you with disabilities," said Janice Frey- lion facility came from Prince George's BY PRESS INFORMATION OFFICER store will also feature new have taken disabled people, and their Angel, Melwood President/CEO. County, the Maryland Department of Office of the Governor décor, floors, ceiling, lighting families, to an extraordinary place The Copus Training Center adds Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), where they no longer have to hope for a modern facilities and needed space for the US Department of Housing and ANNAPOLIS, MD (May, 2008) full and meaningful life, but they can job training and employment activities at Urban Development (HUD), and – In celebration of National See GIANT, Page A 9 live it." Melwood's Dower House Road location. Melwood. Teacher Day, Governor Martin O’Malley today congratulated Maryland’s educators for their crit - INSIDE ical role in making the state’s Lawmakers Fight to Provide Relief for Watermen school system one of the best in the Senators, Governor Seek Disaster Declaration From Commerce Department Neighbors Columns: country. Governor O’Malley today Morningside, also issued a Governor’s WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Proclamation in recognition of Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Brandywine, Clinton Teacher Appreciation Week. Cardin (both D-Md.) today joined And Suitland “I proudly join students, parents Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to Neighbors Page A2 and members of local communities announce that the State will seek a disas - across Maryland in thanking our ter declaration from the U.S. Department more than 100,000 teachers and of Commerce for the Chesapeake Bay PGCC Registration Begins other staff who bring their best blue crab. A declaration will make every day to our students,” said Maryland's watermen eligible for emer - for Fall 2008. College Governor O’Malley. “Through gency disaster funding to ease the eco - Improves Registration, their hard work and dedication, nomic burden placed on the crabbing Increases Tuition. great teachers spark our children’s industry as it faces a 34 percent reduc - Community , Page A3 curiosity and teach them to become tion in the female crab harvest. The lifelong learners.” Team Maryland representatives met this PHOTO COURTESY OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Over the past year, Maryland’s morning with Captain Larry Simns, Press conference announcing State will seek a disaster declaration from the WSSC Offer public schools have showed signs President of the Maryland Watermen's U.S. Department of Commerce for the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Scholarship to of excellent progress. Education Association, to discuss the new federal- Week recently ranked Maryland’s million over the next three years. Funds islative leaders in the recently completed Promising Local state effort. school system among the top three would be used to provide alternative session of the General Assembly, set Students to Study Governor O' Malley's request, which in the country, the state ranked #2 economic opportunities for watermen aside $3 million in state capital funding was sent to Commerce Secretary Carlos Water/wastewater in the nation in the percentage of and the processing industry, while state to provide funds to employ watermen in M. Gutierrez and is provided below, Engineering students who get a grade of “3” or notes that preliminary economic impacts regulators work with the industry to on watermen, harvesters and the pro - rebuild stocks and restructure the fishery. Business, Page A5 cessing industry are estimated at $15 Governor O'Malley, working with leg - See WATERMEN, Page A 3 See TEACHER, Page A 5 A2 — May 15 — May 21, 2008 — The Prince George’s Post Towns and N EIGHBORS

In and Around Morningside-Skyline by Mary McHale 301 735 3451

Yard Sale at Dr. Mudd’s Frederick, dropped by last He loved the earth and he plant - On the rolling grounds of the week and took me to the ed trees. He was the husband of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Museum Arboretum to see the azaleas. Kathleen Doran; father of this Saturday, you won’t So many and so beautiful! I Victor Joseph Gerrity; son of encounter John Wilkes Booth. also did a quick tour of the bon - Mary and the late Joseph P. But, for $15 a space, you can sai collection. One bonsai tree Gerrity Jr.; brother of Teresa bring a table and chairs and sell has been “in training” since Arguero, Jeanette Gerrity your collectibles and discards. 1625. Gomez, Bernard, Stephen and Or you can cruise the tables and David Gerrity. Father Charles buy. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon. After son John took his McCann and Father Scott Hahn Rain date is May 24. The daughters, Samantha and concelebrated Mass of address is 3725 Dr. Samuel Sarah, to Eastover Auto Parts Christian Burial at St. Philip’s 31st Annual Public Safety Valor Awards Luncheon Mudd Road, in Waldorf. Call on “Take Your Daughter to Church. 301-638-1146. Work Day,” I picked them up and took them to Oxon Hill Madeleine T. Carbonaro, of Suitland Beat Coming up Farm. It’s a little tricky to get Dowell, Md., and formerly of by Janice Euell 240 619 5235 there, what with all the new Camp Springs, died April 29. May 12: First-class stamps Drew-Freeman Middle Dinner on Thursday, June 5, the new YOuth ID card. roads and bridges, but I just She was the wife of Joseph went up a penny, from 41¢ to School will hold its annual 2008, 6:30 - 9:00 pm at the With the new ID card, all drove down Oxon Hill Road, Carbonaro; mother of Diana 42¢ (except for the Forever Career Day Fair on May 15, Drew-Freeman Middle School young people can participate in crossed Indian Head Highway, Brown, Madeleine “Sue” stamps you bought before May 2008, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. auditorium. Drew-Freeman is parks and recreation programs, and turned right on Bald Eagle Bischoff, Laura, Joseph and 12). They are looking for parent, located at 2600 Brooks Drive, including Xtreme Pre-Teens Drive. The farm is unchanged Anthony Carbonaro. She is also family memers, friends of fam - Suitland. Ms. Drummond ask (ages 10-12) and Xtreme Teens and the girls loved it, especially survived by two sisters, Sue May 16-18: DOD Joint ily that can speak to their stu - that you RSCP no later than (ages 13-17), as well as other feeding hay to the horses. Hitte and Charmaine Tilghman, Services Open House and Air dents about heir careers. The Friday, May 23, 2008 or e-mail recreational, educational and and eight grandchildren. A Show at Andrews AFB. subjects that they need to fill her at cultural programs offered in a Get well soon: Carl memorial service was held at with speakers are mathematics, venus.drummond#pgcps.org. safe, fun environment. If you Williams and Martin the Patuxent Presbyterian May 19: Morningside Town science, reading/language arts, This is a very important are between the ages of 13 and Steinhilber, brother of Gus Church, California, Md. Council Members will be social studies/US history, NOTICE! YOUTH NOW 17, you even get free weight Steinhilber. sworn in, 7:30 p.m. at the Town music/band, foreign language, GET FREE ACCESS TO room access at community Helen Moore, 85, founding Hall. health, physical education, COMMUNITY CENTERS! centers. Oops! In last week’s col - director of the National Ballet computer technology and tech. This is the best news that par - umn I had the wrong birth year School and Company in May 20: Morningside Town ed/construction. If you or ents can hear since we are, for Larry Frostbutter, a candi - Crofton and formerly of For details about this new Meeting at 8 p.m. someone you know is interest - despite some opinions, in a date for the Morningside Town District Heights, died April 21 program and how to get your ed in participating in the career recession and money is tight. Council. He was born in 1952. at her home in Tracys Landing. Youth ID Card, call Customer May 21: Skyline Citizens development of our students, Prince George's County chil - I’ll pay tribute to her in next Service Help Desk at meeting, 7 p.m. at Skyline please contact Venus dren ages 6-17 get FREE May they rest in peace week’s column. (301)699-2255 or stop by any School. Drummond, Parent Liaison, at access to all M-NCPPC M-NCPPC facility. Thanks to Mary Louise Trexler, 84, of (301)817.0900. Department of Parks and Ms. Drummond for brining Upper Marlboro and formerly Milestones Neighbors Drew-Freeman will also Recreation community centers this important message to our of Parkland, died April 17. She Happy birthday to Noel A special greeting to Ruth host its Volunteer Appreciation and drop-in propgrams with attention. and Noel Nanney, of Maple grew up in Southwest Nanney, May 8; Nora Harvey Road in Morningside, who cel - Washington and worked at and Brandi Jeter, May 9; ebrated their 65th wedding Perpetual Bank. In 1942 she Shirley Eppard and Elijah anniversary on May 1. met her future husband, Thomas, May 10; Virginia Brandywine-Aquasco Benjamin Wallace Trexler, on a Stine, May 11; Kyle Dameron, Alma Broderick, formerly of blind date. He died in 1983. May 12; Henrietta Bookhart, by Ruth Turner 301 888 1139 Reamy Drive in Skyline, was Survivors include her son and Ted Harris and Micheal White, BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY May 17, 2008 is the Rabies Church Musician will teach back in town this weekend to daughter-in-law, James and May 13; and Lorena McCord, Bowie State University Vaccination Clinic. May 19 is Piano lessons for beginners in attend the 48th annual Mother- Phyllis Trexler; grandchildren May 14. National Alumni Association, the Community Advisory your home in Charles and Daughter Breakfast at St. Meghan Decker and Cameron Inc. and the Office of Alumni Council Meeting. May 22 is the Prince George’s County. Call Philip’s. She was chairman of Trexler; two great-grandsons; Happy 63rd anniversary to Relations invite you to the last day of school for Seniors. Ms. Pinkney 301-932-4585. the first Mother-Daughter and a brother, John Moran. Charles and Laura Patterson Annual Alumni Day and May 26 is a Holiday-Memorial Breakfast back in 1960 when it Monsignor Hughes was cele - who were married May 11, Business Meeting. June 21, Day (Schools and Offices OPEN HOUSE was held at Wallace’s brant for the service at Lee’s 1945 at Holy Name Church in 2008 you will have the oppor - closed). May 31, is a Rabies Join us at our Parks and Restaurant in Marlow Heights. Funeral Home with burial at Washington. And happy tunity to meet with Dr. Mickey Vaccination Clinic.. Recreation Open House in your Cedar Hill. anniversary to Donna and L. Burnim, President BSU and area. M-NCPPC Department of Theresa Roberson is prefect Wayne Anderson on May 14. Bowie State Alumni CAREER FAIR Parks and Recreation will be of the St. Philip’s Sodality for Joseph George Gerrity, 48, Association. There will be a Career Fair holding open houses in a differ - the coming year. Other officers of Falls Church and formerly of A special greeting to Events and Activities for the Wednesday, May 21st from ent area of the county every are: Ligia Rojas, vice prefect; Temple Hills, died April 27. He Gretchen Ennis, of District day will include a Continental 10:00 AM –3:00 pm at the few months throughout the Kathy Wells, secretary; Marlyn graduated from McNamara Heights, who turned 95 on May Breakfast Prince Georges Stadium Home year. You will have the oppor - Meoli, treasurer; and Father High School in 1978, and from 6. She was born in Sykesville in the CLT Building, 10:00 of the Bowie Baysox in Bowie tunity to meet our staff to see Bernard Ihrie, moderator. Loyola College, Baltimore, and in 1913. Her daughter Loretta AM Business meeting in the MD. There will be free admis - what we offer. During this visit went on to be an official at the Hooe emailed this news. CLT Building, 12:00 PM meet sion for job seekers in Security, ask questions and share ideas Rose Hoffman, formerly of Securities & Exchange Happy Mother’s Day to all in CLT Parking Lot for a guid - Hospitality, Education, and recommendations with us. Morningside and now of Prince Commission and at Fanny Mae. you mothers and grandma! ed tour, 12:30 PM Alumni Day Healthcare, Retail, Finance, Join us for the first event on Cookout with games and Insurance, Automotive, Tuesday, May 20, 2008, from music, DJ/Dancing and prizes. Insurance and many more 7to 9 PM at Prince George’s Bring your cards and stadium career fields. Plaza Community Center, 6600 Clinton Conversations chairs. The cookout will be at Log on to Adelphi Road, Hyattsville, or by Norma Fazenbaker 301 579 6116 the Goodloe House. Space will www.baysox.com/career or look for information on an be available for Vendors. call 301-805-6000 for more upcoming open house near Mother’s Day has come than gallon. A one degree Storage tanks have an inter - Please call (410) 655–5060 to information. you. Child care and refresh - and gone so I hope that all of rise in temperature is a big nal floating roof. This roof reserve space. ments will be available. you had a good one. My deal but the stations do not serves as zero clearance Donation: $15.00 Adults DAY TIME STORIES If you would like to share local children and I all went have compensation at the between the gas and the and $5.00 (children 12 and The Prince George’s County your thoughts on any parks and under). Please make check Memorial Library System recreation and related issues, out to dinner, which I pumps. atmosphere so it minimizes payable to: BSUNAA, INC. enjoyed tremendously, but I When you are filling up, the evaporation. Also, if offers Daytime Stories Ages 2- please join M-NCPPC and remit by June 7th to Estelle 5 Wednesdays (ends June Department of Parks and am waiting for their special do not squeeze the trigger to there is a gasoline truck Johnson at 4739 Bonnie Brae Recreation at a Parks and gift, which is next Sunday a fast mode. If you look, pumping into the storage 18th), 10:30 AM at Baden Road, Pikesville, Maryland Branch. Daytime Stories ages Recreation Open House, or when they come and clean you will see that the trigger tanks when you stop to buy 21208. Please print the names 3-5 Tuesdays, 11 AM at the contact us at 301-699-Call up my flower bed and then has three stages – low, mid - gas, do not fill up. At that and addresses of all names Upper Marlboro Branch. (2255), TTY 301-699-2544 or plant new flowers. Right dle, and high. In slow mode time, the gasoline is being included in your order when Programs are open to the public send an email to pub - now, the Peony bush they you should be pumping on stirred up and you can pick submitting your check and year on a drop-in basis, except [email protected]. planted two years ago is get - low speed, thereby minimiz - up some dirt that normally of graduation if they attended where registration is noted. If ting ready to bloom with lots ing the vapors that are creat - settles on the bottom. This Bowie. additional information is need - THE HURSTON WRIGHT ed please call 301-699-3500, FOUNDATION of buds on it. I am so lucky ed while you are pumping. should help you get the most CONCERTS IN THE PARK to have such wonderful kids. All hoses have a vapor for your money. TTY: 301-808-2061. Parents, Teachers and SERIES TUTORING Mentors, the Hurston Wright With gasoline the price it return. 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May 15 — May 21, 2008 — The Prince George’s Post —A3 COMMUNITY PGCC Registration Begins for Fall 2008 Practical Money Skills College Improves Registration, Increases Tuition By Jason Alderman LARGO, Md.- Registration classes, visit the college Web increase to $96 for Prince information. is now open for fall 2008 class - site at www.pgcc.edu. George's County residents, es at Prince George's “Prince George's $167 for other Maryland county Prince George's Community Community College. The first Community College is proud to residents and $255 for out-of- College is a comprehensive, Help Mom Plan for day of fall semester begins announce the launch of Owl state residents for fall 2008. public, post-secondary institu - Monday, Aug. 25. Current stu - Link. Students are able to apply, For more information on tion that provides high quality Financial Security dents with an updated e-mail register and pay their tuition applying and registering for academic instruction, work - As Mother's Day address on record with the col - bill online,” said Tracy Harris, courses, visit Bladen Hall, force development and continu - approaches, it's worth noting lege can register through the dean for enrollment services. Room 126, on the Largo cam - ing education to the citizens of that most women still face new online computer system “The Owl Link project will be pus. In addition, students can Prince George's County and significantly more hurdles to called Owl Link. Additionally, continuous and involve such register at the four extension surrounding areas. The college achieving financial security students can register in person features that increase the level centers-Andrews Air Force awards associate’s degrees, let - than do men, especially at from now until Aug. 22, of interaction between students, Base, Laurel College Center, ters of recognition and program retirement. A few statistics Monday through Thursday 8:30 faculty and advisers,” he added. the Skilled Trades Center in certificates. say it all: a.m.-8p.m. and Friday, 8:30 After three years of avoiding Camp Springs and University For more information, visit Nearly two-thirds of a.m.-5 p.m. For complete 2008 a tuition hike, the college will Town Center in Hyattsville. the college Web site at working women earn less fall and summer schedules of implement a $2 per credit hour Call 301-322-0866 for more www.pgcc.edu. than $30,000 a year. About half have low-pay - ing jobs with no pension or 401(k) plan. Lawmakers Fight to Provide Relief for Watermen tors that can help you esti - training programs. Bay culture and economy," said Secretary declare a commercial Women earn on average from A 1 mate how much you will Watermen "Maryland's watermen are Senator Cardin. "We need to fishery failure and fisheries 77 cents for every dollar men accumulate under various restoring key Bay habitats, facing a very real disaster in the restore health to both of these resource disaster." earn. contribution and investment including rebuilding oyster face of an already stressed eco - critical parts of the Bay." Governor O'Malley has On average, women spend scenarios. If yours doesn't, reefs, grants to assist in the start nomic market. It is time for us "Our most valuable com - worked closely with Virginia 13 fewer years in the work - visit up of aquaculture businesses, to team up to put the resources mercial fishery is in danger of Governor Timothy Kaine in force because they'll more www.bankrate.com/calculato and grants to assist crab pro - of the federal government an economic collapse. The blue taking steps to rebuild crab likely take time off to raise rs and look under Retirement cessing companies. behind the needs of our State," crab supports one of the last populations. Governor Kaine children, thereby lowering Calculators. Senators Mikulski and said Senator Mikulski. "As major commercial fisheries in will be sending a letter today potential pension and Social Individual savings. For Cardin, on the Senate Chairwoman of the Commerce, the Chesapeake Bay and pro - seeking similar relief for water - Security benefits. many women this is the most Appropriations and Budget Justice and Science (CJS) vides the economic foundation men in Virginia. Women live longer, so critical - and most critically Committees respectively, will Appropriations Subcommittee for many small Bayside com - "Governor Kaine and I are their retirement savings must under-funded - component of fight to put funding for the dis - that funds the Department of munities," said Governor committed to working together stretch further. their retirement savings. aster assistance in the federal Commerce, I will not only urge O'Malley. "If we are to save to restore both crab populations Many moms are so busy When you earn less, it's even checkbook. If the Commerce the Secretary to declare a disas - Maryland's blue crab popula - and the industries they sup - balancing family responsibili - harder to save. If you don't Secretary approves the request, ter, but immediately work to tion, we must act now. But we port," said Governor O'Malley. ties that their own financial have access to a 401(k) or the industry will also become provide funding in the upcom - must also ensure that the liveli - "And through this action will planning falls by the wayside. similar plan through work, eligible for additional federal ing emergency supplemental hood of our State's watermen continue to work together and Here are a few tips to help you can still reap tax advan - help through Economic spending bill to help our strug - continues to be sustained. In with our watermen and blue your mom calculate her tages by saving through an Development Administration gling industry." order to help mitigate the eco - crab industries to help them retirement income and alter Individual Retirement (EDA) grants, Small Business "Blue crabs are an essential nomic hardships expected to move toward a stronger and her savings habits, if neces - Account (IRA). You can con - Administration (SBA) and part of the Chesapeake Bay affect our State's watermen, we more sustainable future." sary, while there's still time: tribute up to $5,000 a year (up Farm Credit System loans and ecosystem and watermen are an are respectfully requesting that Know how much you'll to $6,000 if you're over 50) to Department of Labor worker essential part of Chesapeake the Federal Commerce need. Most financial planners a regular or Roth IRA. To see suggest you'll need 70 to 90 how those contributions can percent of pre-retirement grow over time, go to the Campaign from A 1 CBS Baltimore, CBS D.C. and thing we can to make sure Foreclosure Act (PHIFA), and income to maintain your cur - Bankrate.com link above and ClearChannel. Between 20 and homeowners can access that reforming the foreclosure campaigns help provide the rent lifestyle after retirement. click "Full List" for IRA cal - 30 radio spots will run each help.” process. The General Assembly protection homeowners need to However, because women culators. week on these networks’ radio “We’re very pleased to bring approved the measures over - avoid just that.” often live longer and earn Women's Saving Initiative. stations from April to June. the full power of transit adver - whelmingly. The Department of Housing less, they may actually need In conjunction with Heinz Print ads – Advertisements are tising to this important effort,” DHCD has developed two refi - and Community and more. Think of your retire - Family Philanthropies and currently running throughout said Secretary John D. Porcari. nance loans, called Lifeline and Development, the Department ment income as a three- The Women's Institute for a Maryland in major and local “These ads will be seen by Homesaver respectively. of Labor and Licensing legged stool comprised of Secure Retirement (WISER), newspapers. more than 240,000 Maryland Earlier this year, Governor Regulation, and the Department Social Security, employer- Visa Inc. developed the Outreach – DHCD has been transit riders a day.” O’Malley announced the of Transportation collaborated provided benefits and individ - Women's Saving Initiative working with specific outreach The “Mortgage Late? Don’t “Bridge to HOPE” Loan to develop the statewide cam - ual savings. If one "leg" falls (www.practicalmoneyskills.c audiences and groups, such as Wait!” slogan is the theme of Program, which provides small paign, which includes the fol - short, the "stool" will likely om/womensave). the Collective Banking Group the BHPC’s public education gap loans at zero percent inter - lowing components: wobble. Among other features, this (CBG) in Prince George’s campaign to combat foreclo - est to homeowners facing diffi - Bus Ads – MTA buses in the Social Security benefits. no-cost site includes a com - County and the Baltimore sures in Baltimore City. Gayle culty, giving them time to get Baltimore area and Metro buses You should receive an annual prehensive book called "What Homeownership Preservation V. Economos of GVE back on their feet or find a solu - in the Washington, DC area statement showing earnings Women Need to Know About Coalition (BHPC) that have Media/Public Relations LLC tion. The statewide program is currently feature two different on which you've paid Social Retirement," authored by helped deliver the “Mortgage developed the slogan for the administered by the Maryland designs of the ad with the Security taxes and your esti - experts in the field. The free Late? Don’t Wait!” message BHPC and in March, BHPC Department of Housing and “Mortgage Late? Don’t Wait!” mated retirement benefits. book makes a nice gift for and distributed consumer infor - approved the use of this tagline Community Development’s tag line. Seven-hundred MTA Note that this statement does - mom and comes in a written mation, including the HOPE for the State campaign. Community Development buses and 100 Light Rail cars n't include benefits for which version that's easily printed brochure. With homeownership and Administration (CDA). have the interior ads. Twenty you may qualify from another out along with an audio ver - Billboard ads – Advertisements neighborhoods threatened by Governor O’Malley has also buses have rear exterior sig - person's account (such as sion that can be played online, similar to the bus ad designs are defaulting subprime and “exot - been working with mortgage nage, otherwise known as your spouse). If you haven't burned to a CD or down - currently displayed in locations ic” mortgages, Governor loan servicers to set a standard “tails” and 10 buses have side received your statement or loaded to an iPod. in the Baltimore area and O’Malley in June 2007 initiated for consistent, timely and sus - exterior signage, known as have questions, call 1-800- A more expensive gift Southern Maryland. a comprehensive effort to com - tainable loss mitigation services “kings.” The ads will run for at 772-1213 or go to option, but one that could get “Unfortunately, there is no bat rising foreclosure rates in for Maryland homeowners. least 6 months. Metro buses www.socialsecurity.gov. her retirement savings on magic solution,” says Secretary Maryland. Governor O’Malley Governor O’Malley has also within Prince George’s County Since Social Security only track and change her life, is to Raymond A. Skinner. “As launched the HOPE Initiative, been working with banks to include the ads. Sixty buses replaces about 40 percent of take her to see a financial home values decline, many or Home Owners Preserving develop a product that would have outside signage and 500 the average worker's wages, planner. If you don't know homeowners are placed in an Equity, which provides access enable more homeowners to buses have interior signage. the other two components are one, www.plannersearch.org impossible situation. And to counseling services and refinance. Postcard Mailings – In late equally important: is a good place to start your while we cannot raise false resources for homeowners Since July 2008, the 17 initial March and early April, 680,000 Employer plans. If you're search. expectations, we strongly needing to refinance, and creat - HOPE counseling agencies “Mortgage Late? Don’t Wait!” eligible for a pension, you Jason Alderman directs believe we can help more peo - ed the Homeownership have provided foreclosure pre - postcards were mailed to identi - should receive an annual Visa's financial education ple if we can assist them at a Preservation Task Force to vention assistance to more than fied priority zip codes through - statement estimating your programs. Sign up for his free much earlier juncture.” stuffy the issue and make rec - 4,000 homeowners and has out Maryland that have seen the retirement benefit. Likewise, monthly e-Newsletter at “Whether out of fear, or embar - ommendations for reform. fielded more than 4,500 calls highest numbers of foreclo - many 401(k) plan administra - www.practicalmoneyskills.co rassment or misunderstanding, As a result of the Task Force’s for assistance. Maryland sures. tors provide online calcula - m/newsletter. too often homeowners ignore recommendations, Governor recently expanded the HOPE Radio spots – Thirty and sixty the letters in the mail, afraid to O’Malley introduced sweeping counseling network to a total of second English spots as well as face the reality of their circum - reforms, including improving 28 nonprofit housing coun - a Spanish-language spot have stances,” said Secretary the regulation of mortgage selors with grants totaling $1.6 been airing on stations through Thomas Perez. “This ad cam - industry professionals and million. These nonprofits will SUBSCRIBE TODAY! out the Baltimore and paign is really about closing the reforming lending practices, be able to assist more than Call 301-627-0900 Washington, DC metropolitan gap that we see so often in fore - creating a criminal mortgage 6,000 homeowners in the com - or Mail Your Name and Address to: areas on the following net - closure cases. 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Open tOopetnehd eto Ptheupubbllicic as a historic house museum in 1988, Darnall's Chance House Museum is dedicated to the interpretation and study of the Benjamin L. Cardin history and culture of 18th cen - United States Senator for Maryland tury Prince George's County, Maryland with special empha - sis on the lives of mid-18th cen - tury women. The Museum will High Energy Costs Are Hurting Americans seek to interpret the story of the As news reports of rising energy prices grab profits of more than $103 billion -- that’s $2 bil - widow Lettice Wardrop headlines, Americans are finding it increasingly lion in profits a week. This year, BP has already Thomson Sim, who lived at Darnall's Chance in the decades difficult to fill up their cars at the gas station and reported that its profits rose by 63% compared to just prior to the American pay the cost of cooling or heating their homes. the first quarter of last year. Revolution. The house and Marylanders have been particularly hard hit, with The Administration has done virtually nothing grounds will reflect 1760, the many seeing a 72% jump in electric rates in to make energy more affordable for American year Lettice Wardrop's first hus - 2007. families. Its answer to soaring fuel costs for band died and a room by room Drivers, especially, are feeling the squeeze. In American consumers is to propose more tax inventory was taken of the con - tents of the house. early May, gasoline prices in Maryland have breaks for oil companies. It also continues to A VIEW OF THE 18TH CENTURY BEDCHAMBER. jumped to an average of $3.59 for regular and sock away – on a daily basis -- 70,000 gallons of $3.91 for premium. Since President Bush took oil into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). I office in 2001, Marylanders have experienced a have written the President urging him to stop 153% increase in the cost of gasoline, according stockpiling oil when the SPR is already 97% full. to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. Unfortunately, the President continues to resist Child Watch These jumps in gas prices are startling and strong bipartisan calls to suspend this policy that they affect all of us. I am a member of the Senate simply adds to the worldwide demand for oil. by Marion Wright Edelman Small Business Committee, and I recently had a Congress must take the lead to bring relief to conference call with small business owners from American consumers facing high gas prices. I around the state. A constant theme was how gas have co-sponsored the Consumer-First Energy We Must End Child Hunger Now prices are impacting their livelihood. Small busi - Act, which would suspend the filling of the SPR, nesses pay 20% to 30% more for most fuels than aggressively punish price gouging, and eliminate In America, millions of low- Program for Women, Infants national policy are denying eli - big businesses, and 62% of small businesses use unnecessary tax breaks for oil and gas compa - income families struggle each and Children), the Food Stamp gible families access to bene - vehicles for delivery or customer transportation. nies. Additionally, the measure would impose a month to obtain a minimally Program, and the School Lunch fits. For example, about a third Small businesses also are less able to absorb or 25% tax on windfall profits of major oil compa - adequate diet. In 2006, 12.6 and School Breakfast pro - of those eligible for Food pass on higher energy costs to customers and nies unless they invest in clean, affordable million children and 22.9 mil - grams. They not only make it Stamps do not receive them. have less capital to invest in becoming more domestically produced renewable alternative lion adults lived in households possible for millions of chil - While the Food Stamp pro - energy efficient. fuels. struggling against hunger, and dren to eat well, they also gram receives strong bipartisan Rising energy costs have many factors, but Americans are hurting as they struggle to pay those numbers are expected to improve their overall health. support on Capitol Hill, there chief among them is this nation’s failure to enact rising energy costs – costs that have become even grow amid a weakening econo - The Women, Infants, and have been few policy changes a comprehensive energy strategy – one that more profound in the wake of the housing crisis my, rising joblessness, and Children (WIC) program pro - by the federal government to lessens our dependence on foreign oil, increases and credit crunch. increased food prices. It is an vides nutritious food packages, enhance this program because development of renewable or alternative energy We need a strong, comprehensive energy pol - outrage that hunger would nutrition education, and health of a standoff between Congress sources and rewards conservation. icy for our nation. plague so many people in our care referrals. This combination and President George W. Bush. Instead, we have a policy in which oil compa - We cannot continue to be subject to global eco - rich country, one of the world’s of services has been shown to Despite calls for aggressive nies are making obscene profits at the expense of nomic forces or dependent on foreign oil from biggest food exporters, where improve a child’s chances of government action, the American consumers. In 2004 and 2005, Big Oil countries that disagree with our policies. For the more than enough food is having a healthy start in life by President has proposed for companies received tax breaks worth $17 billion. sake of our national security – and our future – grown and produced to feed increasing the likelihood that three years in a row to cut Food Last year, the five major oil companies recorded we must become energy independent. every American. pregnant women will seek early Stamp eligibility, although While few Americans actu - prenatal care, reducing the rates Congress has consistently ally endure starvation, chronic, of infants born pre-term or at rejected those efforts. mild malnutrition takes its toll low birthweight. Our nation must end this on children, damaging their By expanding a family's cruel paradox of hunger in the physical, mental and psycho - food purchasing power, Food midst of unbounded plenty. We logical health. Poorly nour - Stamps can lower very young have both the economic means ished children often suffer from children’s risk of poor health and the governmental resources stunted development and and hospitalization, as well as to ensure an adequate diet for Mental Health Parity: Ending Discrimination impaired learning. What we behavioral and emotional prob - every person in this country. It need for all of our people is lems. Similarly, children in is past time to correct and Against Patients with Mental Illnesses food security—assured access low-income households who strengthen national nutritional Imagine that you or someone you know suf - such as deductibles, co-payments, co-insurance at all times to enough food for participate in the School Lunch programs if we are to prevent fers from post-traumatic stress disorder or has a and out-of-pocket expenses - applied to mental an active, healthy life without and Breakfast programs have families in need from being biochemical imbalance in the brain that causes health and addiction treatments are no more having to resort to skipping better quality diets overall. abandoned or left with benefits severe depression. It is not so hard to imagine restrictive or costly than the financial require - meals or cutting back on the They consume more vegetables too thin to allow them to feed when one out of every five Americans suffers ments applied to comparable medical and surgi - quality or quantity of the food and milk at lunch, and eat fewer their children. from a diagnosable mental condition that pre - cal benefits that the plan covers. families purchase at stores. sweets and snack foods than Congress and the President vents them from living life to the fullest. It also requires equity in treatment limits. The growth of hunger is other children. must support legislation that Then imagine that because your illness is This means that the treatment limits - such as fre - related to the growth of poverty The child who receives a will increase funding for nutri - related to the functioning of the brain rather than quency of treatment, number of visits, and days and stagnant and declining nutritious breakfast starts the tion programs, simplify the the functioning of the body, your access to insur - of coverage - applied to mental health and addic - wages among low-income school day more alert and ready application process, and amend ance coverage for necessary treatments is severe - tion benefits are no more restrictive than the working families. While to learn. eligibility guidelines so that ly limited. This is sadly the case for two-thirds of treatment limits applied to comparable medical incomes have fallen, the cost of As effective as they are, all they are less restrictive. the 54 million Americans suffering from mental and surgical benefits. food, gasoline, housing and of these programs are coming Hunger must no longer illness who are denied access to or can't afford It is important to note that this bill only health care have risen dramati - up short of providing the nutri - plague American households. treatment because their health plan imposes applies to insurers and group health plans that cally. tional support many low- More than 60 years ago, severe restrictions on mental health benefits. provide mental health benefits. That is, it does The Washington, D.C.- income families require, and President Franklin Delano This means that roughly 36 million people in not require plans that do not currently offer men - based Food Research and the benefit most families Roosevelt pledged that the peo - this country who suffer from mental illness must tal health benefits to do so. It also exempts busi - Action Center (FRAC) reports receive is not enough to support ple of our nation would be free also live with the disabling effects of these nesses with 50 or fewer employees and business - that the cost of food rose 5.1 a healthy diet through an entire from want. Surely that's a goal untreated conditions, including broken relation - es that experience an overall premium increase of percent from February 2007 to month. In addition, red tape, we can accomplish when it ships, lost productivity at work, unemployment, two percent or more in the first year and one per - February 2008, according to funding cutbacks, and shifting comes to child nutrition. homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. cent in subsequent years. the U.S. Department of Labor. According to the World Health Organization Research has shown that there has been no The percentage hikes in the and the World Bank, four of the ten most costly significant cost increase attributable to the parity cost of basic food staples such The Prince George’s Post diseases in terms of disability and fatality are requirement in the Federal Employee Health as milk, eggs, bread, rice and cheese have reached double mental illnesses. Mental illness and addictive Benefits Program, which has made parity cover - The Prince George’s Post disorders together are the single most burden - age for mental health care available to more than digits. P.O. Box 1001 15207 Marlboro Pike some family of diseases in industrialized nations, 8.5 million federal employees for eight years. Nutrition supports like Food Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3151 ahead of even heart disease. Now, this bill makes available to all Americans Stamps are insufficient to It is especially burdensome for many of our the access to affordable mental health services address many families' nutri - Phone 301-627-0900 Legal Fax • 301-627-6260 nation's war heroes, returning home with the already available to federal employees, Members tional needs. As more and more Editorial Fax • 301-627-8147 damaging psychological wounds of combat. The of Congress, and their staff. families require assistance to Contents © 2004, The Prince George’s Post Army Surgeon General has reported that 30 per - The bottom line is that group health plans purchase food, those already cent of servicemembers returning from Iraq shouldn't get to cover some diseases and ignore receiving Food Stamps are Publisher Subscriptions developed mental health problems three to four others. Our nation's history has been character - finding they are able to buy Legusta Floyd Anna Curry months after returning home according to a sur - ized by a steady expansion of opportunity for fewer groceries due to rising General Manager/ Editor vey. We must be prepared to treat their wounds, marginalized populations, and it is time to use the prices. The capacity of food Legal Advertising Manager Legusta Floyd not just the physical, but the psychological as voluminous brain science at our disposal and pantries to supplement family Brenda Boice well. recent milestones in the introduction of success - food supplies has been Legal Advertising Assistant Web Manager The fact is that mental illnesses are treatable ful treatments for mental disorders to facilitate stretched to the breaking point. Robin Boerckel Kyler Quesenberry diseases that impact millions of Americans each the inclusion of those with mental illness into the Vital food supplement pro - year. However, many group health plans current - American mainstream. grams supported by the federal Prince George’s County, Md. Member National Newspaper Publishers Association, ly do not provide the same coverage for mental The mental health parity legislation we passed government need to be and the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Press Association. illnesses as they do for physical ailments. this week is an important and necessary measure strengthened and fully funded The Prince George’s Post (ISSN 10532226) is published every Thursday This week, the U.S. House of Representatives to end the stigma of mental illness and ensure to accommodate the growing by the New Prince George’s Post Inc., 15207 Marlboro Pike, acted to repair this glaring hole that exists within that those in need of mental health care are not need to provide basic nutrition Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772-3151. our nation's health care system by passing the subjected to higher costs or treatment limitations. for children in low-income Subscription rate: 25 cents per single copy; $15 per year; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction It is after all, both the physical and mental health families. Programs with long $7.50 senior citizens and students; out of county add $1; out of state add $2. Equity Act. of a person that determines their overall well- track records of success are the Periodical postage paid at Southern Md. 20790. Under this bill, an insurer or group health plan being. It is time that our health care system WIC program (Special Postmaster, send address changes to Prince George’s Post, P.O. Box 1001, Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772-3151. must ensure that any financial requirements - reflects that fact. Supplemental Nutrition May 15 — May 21, 2008 — The Prince George’s Post —A5 BUSINESS

WSSC Offer Scholarship to Promising Students Business Exchange Local Students Eligible for Scholarship to Study Water/wastewater Engineering By PRESS OFFICER WSSC’s personnel needs sity/college and have a perma - ees. In addition to Chair by William Reed WSSC while introducing new nent home address in Prince Mandel and Vice-chair Starks employment opportunities to George’s or Montgomery the other Commissioners are LAUREL, MD The aspiring engineers. She has County; Norman E. Pruitt and Gene W. Are Black Votes Going To The Washington Suburban Sanitary spearheaded the scholarship Be enrolled in an engineer - Counihan of Montgomery Commission (WSSC) initiative over the past few ing degree program. County and Prem P. Agarwal Highest Bidder? Commissioners are offering a years. The first scholarship To obtain an application for and Dr. Juanita D. Miller of What’s the real issue for table, why aren’t we increasing $1,000 scholarship to a college was awarded in 2006. the scholarship, forward a let - Prince George’s County. For Black Americans in this presi - our candidacy considerations to student from Prince George’s Commission Chair ter of interest to Charlett more information about WSSC dential campaign? Is our prefer - include and address our inequal - or Montgomery county who Adrienne A. Mandel adds, Bundy, Esq., Corporate go to the WSSC web site, ence for: the symbol of accep - ity problems. Cynthia majors in Water/Wastewater “Encouraging young talent to Secretary, Washington www.wsscwater.com tance of a black in the White McKinney is the Green Party Engineering. enter the field of water and Suburban Sanitary WSSC is among the eighth House, or substantive gains presidential candidate. She The maturing WSSC work - wastewater engineering to help Commission, 14501 Sweitzer largest water and wastewater towards societal parity? says: “I am deeply offended that force and the on-going need to protect and maintain our most Lane, Laurel, MD 20707, or, utilities in the nation, serving Despite an increase in num - in the middle of a presidential replace and maintain an aging valuable resource is vital to the email/fax Ms. Bundy at nearly 1.8 million residents in bers among the middle-class, campaign, remarks – be they infrastructure will create many future of our industry.” [email protected]. Prince George’s and Black Americans lag behind the from a pastor or a pundit – are opportunities in the water and In addition to the $1,000 Applications must be post - Montgomery counties. We white majority class in every the cause of a focus on race and wastewater profession, espe - cash award, the scholarship marked by June 30, 2008. The operate and maintain seven social and lifestyle index. The not the deep racial disparities cially in engineering. winner will be offered the winner will be announced at water and wastewater plants, question confronting the Black that communities are forced to Commission Vice-Chair Joyce chance to gain valuable on-the- the August Commission meet - nearly 5,500 miles of fresh American Electorate is: will we endure on a daily basis…I am Starks of Prince George’s job experience while working ing. water pipeline and over 5,300 demand a president willing to glad that candidate Obama men - County views the scholarship as a paid summer intern. The six WSSC miles of sewer pipeline. In our address socio-economic and tioned existing racial disparities as one way to develop a pool To qualify for the scholar - Commissioners set policy for 90-year history we have never political strategies and public in education, income, wealth, of potential hires to meet ship, students must: and oversee operations of had a drinking water quality policies to help Black Americans jobs, government services, Attend a Maryland univer - WSSC and its 1,450 employ - violation. achieve parity; or accept a candi - imprisonment, and opportunity. date willing to publicly water That must be the role of public first two years in office to ensure that higher education is invested a record $150 million from A 1 down racial disparity issues to policy at this critical moment in Teacher ensure that every Maryland accessible to more Maryland over the last two years to better accommodate a status quo-ori - our country. Now it is time to better on AP tests, and reading child receives a world class families, Governor O’Malley facilities at community col - ented white majority class and address the public policies nec - and math scores have been ris - education. Governor and the General Assembly leges around our State. culture? essary to resolve these dispari - ing in every district in the O’Malley also provided fund - established the first ever To learn more about Senator Barack Obama’s ties”. state. ing for the Geographic Cost of Higher Education Trust Fund National Teacher Day, spon - thrashing of Rev. Jeremiah For actual substance over In his first 14 months in Education Index for the first to stabilize tuition costs for sored by the National Wright renewed a discussion symbols blacks should consider office, Governor O’Malley and time, and created the SEED families and froze college Education Association and the among African Americans of: endorsing issues she supports the General Assembly made a school, Maryland’s first tuition for a third consecutive Maryland State Teachers “What is Black Empowerment?” and possibly voting for historic $5.3 billion investment statewide public boarding year. Governor O’Malley also Association, visit For many African Americans, Candidate McKinney. If whites in K-12 public education, school. increased aid for community http://www.nea.org/teacherday “empowerment” will be realized think that Wright’s remarks are including $733 million for In addition, in order to colleges by 9 percent and /index.html. if Obama ascends to the presi - “outrageous,” McKinney will school construction during his dency. even put issues of Black They express a willingness to Reparations into play. People from A 1 Howard Delegates: Clinton Delegates: Mary support “The Obama Dream” at skeptical of “politics as usual” Delegates Delegate Susan Lee Ryan Ewing Joyce Boergers Nancy Floreen John whatever diminution of ethnic see Obama’s brand of race-neu - ered one powerful message to Fitzpatrick Delaney interests. Others, taking issue tral politics as a set-back. America. Regardless of which Sen. Barack Obama Congressional District 2: Obama Delegates: with Obama’s “rebuke” Wright, Blacks need to get paid, not candidate they support, every Delegate Curt Anderson Clinton Delegates: Brian Feldman Stewart say empowerment will only be played. Wright was ridiculed for member of this delegation is Mayor Sheila Dixon Marietta English Bainum, Jr Rosie Engman realized through candidates will - saying, “Politicians do what committed to unity and victory Comptroller Peter Franchot Dion Guthrie Obama Lynn Novelli Jamie Raskin - ing to represent their views and politicians do”. For the truth of in November. First and fore - Attorney General Douglas Delegates: Alternate issues. the comment and its affect on most, no matter which of our Gansler Cheryl Glenn Un-Pledged Delegates – 27 Most Obama Dream support - our issues, Black Empowerment exceptional candidates Councilwoman Jen Terrasa Kathleen Miller total ers make the point that: “this is advocates only have to look at becomes the nominee, we will County Executive Ken Robert Johnson Kwame LastFirstTitle too important an election” and one-time Black Reparations pro - be joining hands and working Ulman Rich - Alternate CardinBenSenator irregardless of the correctness of ponent and now House Judiciary our tails off together to take Congressional District 3: CifuentesAlvaroDNC At- Wright’s remarks, they are “out - Committee Chairman, back the White House and Pledged At-Large Add-on Clinton Delegates: Large dated and worn-out”. “Nothing Congressman John Conyers, to reclaim two more Maryland Delegates: 15 total Sandy Hillman CordoneMariaNational can justify the remarks of Rev. see how one of us can tone down seats in Congress. All we need Maggie McIntosh Democratic Seniors Wright at this moment in histo - on our issues when they get into to do is follow the lead trum - Sen. Hillary Clinton Jon Laria Coordinating Council ry” said a writer to the National “mainstream” positions. For peted by Senator Clinton and Former Co. Exec. Wayne Obama Delegates: Cryor Mike Chair Black News Headlines, com - years Congressman Conyers Senator Obama in North Curry Lisa Friedman Cummings Elijah plaining that Wright, and his was a “driving force” behind a Carolina last night. No matter Delegate Adrienne Jones Dan Clements David Congressman supporters, have “jealous anger bill to study the effects of slav - where we go from here, we County Executive Jack Marker GageJohnDNC At-Large that Obama can run a popular ery and Jim Crow and the poten - will make sure we send a Johnson Lyn Farrow - Alternate GloverLaurenV-Chair campaign that is not based on tial of reparations for African Democrat to the White Loretta Johnson Griffin Janice racial prejudice or the unforgiv - Americans. If the study House.” Ellis Mottur Congressional District 4: DNC At-Large able ‘sins’ of the US”. Other revealed a need for compensa - “Each one of us knows in Marcia Massey Clinton Delegates: Angelia Hoyer Steny Congressman blacks say “Bill Clinton was tion for unpaid slave labor, our heart that Maryland and Alsobrooks Kopp NancyAssoc of State right when he called Obama’s Black Reparations could have an America simply cannot afford Sen. Barack Obama Darrell Miller Obama Treasurers race-neutral political posture ‘a accrual value of $25 trillion. A the third Bush term promised Councilman Jamie Benoit Delegates: Leong-HongBel fantasy,’” and cite needs for 2005 BET poll showed 80 per - by John McCain,” added Joseph Hansen Rushern Baker Michael DNC At-Large blacks to re-evaluate their rela - cent of African American fami - Cryor. “Our passion is intense Penny McCrimmon Buckley Nathaniel Exum Michalski Richard tionship to the electoral process lies favored some form of repa - and our energy is off the charts Cheryl Miller Mary Jane Coolen Jolene DNC At-Large and “change directions and rations, but after assuming chair - because the stakes in this elec - Joan Pitkin Ivey MiddletonGlenDNC alliances”. manship of the whole committee tion are very high.” Julie Randall Katina-Rojas Joy - Alternate Member Race has been made an issue of which he’d submitted House The Maryland Democratic Elly Shaw-Belblidia Congressional District 5: Mikulski Barbara Senator in the 2008 presidential cam - Resolution 40 – a bill to study Party State Central Committee Dana Vickers Shelly Clinton Delegates: Ben MizeurHeather paign, but with a negative accru - reparations - to a sub-committee overwhelmingly approved the Jason Waskey Barnes Virginia Benedict DNC Member al to Black Americans. Willing continuously for 15 years, following “add-ons” to the Obama Delegates: NevilleMary Jo to adhere to the two-party domi - Conyers conspicuously now Maryland Delegation to the Pledged At-Large Add-on Sue Kullen Roxanne Taylor DNC At-Large nated system, most African never mentions it. Democratic National Alternates: 4 total Mark Cook Justin Ross O'MalleyMartinGovernor Americans allowed suppression (William Reed – Convention. Len Lucchi - Alternate Pecoraro Greg of our interests during recent www.BlackPressInternational.c Ida Bailey-Jones Congressional District 6: DNC Member discussions. But, because issues om) Un-Pledged Add-on Clinton Clinton Delegates: Sue PenskyCarolDNC At-Large of race and racism are at the Delegates: 2 total Jean Bailey Hecht John Donoghue James Pope-OnwukweKarren Obama Bestpitch - Alternate DNC Member Former Governor Parris Councilwoman Helen Obama Delegates: Ruppersberger Dutch Glendening Holton Obama Ann-Marie Luciano Congressman Former Lt. Governor Rob Yochem Goodloe Byron Sarbanes John Congressman Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Obama Congressional District 7: SteedMichaelDNC At- Pledged Delegates Elected Clinton Delegates: Large Pledged Party Leader or by Congressional District in Catherine Pugh Bernard Young SweeneyJohnDNC At- Elected Official Add-on the February 12th, 2008 Obama Delegates: Large Delegates: 9 total Primary: 46 total Lisa Gladden Verna Jones Turnbull Susie Congressional District 1: Nathaniel McFadden Keiffer DNC V Pres Sen. Hillary Clinton Clinton Delegates: Mitchell Van Hollen Chris Lt. Governor Anthony Nancy Voss Mike Eaves Stephanie Farguhar - Congressman Brown Jack Hughes Barrie Alternate WynnAlCongressman Delegate Carolyn J. B. Tilghman - Alternate Obama Congressional District 8:

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Effective May 1, 2008 Youth ID cards for youth ages 6- 17 will be available FREE to Prince George's County residents. Free Youth ID cards will allow youth (ages 6-12) free access to com - munity centers without access to fitness/weight rooms, and will allow teens (ages 13-17) access to community centers, and also to fitness/weight rooms with a parent/guardian's supervision. Stop by any M-NCPPC community center to get your new Youth ID.

The Department of Parks and Recreation initiated a Youth Action Plan in March 2007 with a goal of engag - ing more youth in M-NCPPC's award-winning pro - grams and facilities . FREE Youth ID cards will allow youth access to facili - ties regardless of their financial situation. After talking with youth and staff, plans are under way to broaden the Xtreme Teens and Xtreme Pre-Teens programs and allowing more PHOTO COURTESY SIX FLAG AMERICA activity options for youth who want to be spontaneous in their free time. We want Prince George's County young people to have enjoyable and enriching experiences leading First Ever Tony Hawk Water Slide at Six Flag America to healthy and responsible adulthood, and benefit the entire community. Visit our websites - www.pgparks.com and Tony Hawk’s Halfpipe Highlights Season of New Family Thrills and Fun www.pgxtremeteens.com - frequently for updates! 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Please contact us at [email protected]. as it announces a truly awe - side of the halfpipe’s “ramp” be involved with this new water This season, Guests can some water adventure at its and up vertically to the other on park ride,” said skateboarding enjoy Tony Hawk’s Halfpipe at Ongoing Amusement Park Ticket Sales - Summer 2008 Hurricane Harbor water park one and two person inner tubes. legend, Tony Hawk. “The Tony Hurricane Harbor, along with a What better place to spend a day than at an amusement for the 2008 season: the first This first-ever Tony Hawk Hawk Halfpipe waterslide is a summer concert series featuring park? Do you like roller coasters, water slides or arcade ever Tony Hawk’s Halfpipe! water slide allows riders to great way to emulate the fun of today’s leading recording games? 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Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Prince George’s County is recruiting volunteers to advocate for the needs of abused and neglected chil - dren living in foster care. CASA provides training and supervision to volunteers who spend about 10 hours per 49th Annual Commencement Honors Graduates month getting to know a child and what is in that child's Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony Brown Is Guest Speaker best interest. Volunteers submit reports to help the courts better understand each individual child and collaborate LARGO, Md.- A projected Associate of Arts in Teaching, Prince George's Community is using to highlight its 50th 818 students will receive asso - and Associate of Applied College provides students with Anniversary this year, culmi - with family members, teachers, social workers and others ciate degrees and certificates at Science degrees, and program opportunities to transfer to nating with an anniversary gala to ensure that the child’s needs are met. Applications for the 49th Annual certificates. In addition, four-year institutions, engage in in September 2008. For more day and evening training sessions are now being accept - Commencement of Prince President Dukes will confer an service to the community, pre - information on commence - ed. For more information, please visit our website at George’s Community College honorary degree to Lt. pare for careers in a global ment, please visit www.pgcasa.org or call 301-209-0491. on May 22, 7 p.m., at Governor Brown. economy and develop leader - www.pgcc.edu. Showplace Arena and Prince “Commencement signifies ship skills. “Attending Prince Prince George's Community Prince George’s Community College Offers Free Tax George's Equestrian Center. the accomplishment of a goal George's Community College College is a comprehensive, Preparation President Charlene M. Dukes that is focused on commitment, was only one chapter in their public, post-secondary institu - Prince George’s Community College’s Volunteer Income will present welcoming perseverance, hard work, and lives,” said President Dukes. “I tion that provides high quality Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides free tax prepa - remarks to students, family and the recognition that higher edu - am extremely proud of our stu - academic instruction, work - friends during the ceremony. cation is important,” said dents and look forward to learn - force development and continu - ration to assist county residents with basic income tax Maryland Lt. Governor President Dukes. “The class of ing of the great things they will ing education to the citizens of returns. For additional information or to schedule an Anthony G. Brown is the guest 2008 is well poised to continue accomplish in their professional Prince George's County and appointment, call (301) 583-5254. speaker. their studies for a bachelor's and personal lives,” she contin - surrounding areas. The college Students who completed degree or other certification, ued. awards associate’s degrees, let - Spring Break is here and many college students will programs in summer and fall move immediately into the The 49th Annual ters of recognition and program use drugs for the first time and consume alcohol illegal - 2007 and spring 2008 semesters workforce, or just revel in their Commencement is part of a certificates. For more informa - ly. Don't let this Spring Break be your loved ones last. will receive Associate of Arts, pursuit of lifelong learning,” series of events that Prince tion, visit the college Web site Narconon Arrowhead can help by offering free drug Associate of Science, she added. 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