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The Pri nce Ge orge’s Pos t A C OMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR PRINCE GEORGE ’S COUNTY Since 1932 Vol. 79, No. 9 March 3 — March 9, 2011 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Preliminary Intercounty Connector Approval to Opens a Section After Same-Sex Marriage Many Years of Delays Proponents Succeed The First Leg Connects Interstate After Two Hour Debate 270/370 in Gaithersburg with By MAGGIE CLARK Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring Capital News Service By MAITE FERNANDEZ drive faster," said Olivera, 33, who works as a house cleaner. ANNAPOLIS - By a 25-22 and COLLIN BERGLUND Carmen Solis, a 36-year-old vote, the full Senate gave pre - Maryland Newsline/CNS business manager, lives in Olney, liminary approval Wednesday works in Silver Spring, goes to a bill allowing same-sex SILVER SPRING - Tatiana often to Virginia and visits her marriage in Maryland. Olivera is happy with her com - parents in Gaithersburg regularly. In a roughly two-hour mute. She drove from her home She said she is going to try the debate, proponents successful - in Shady Grove to her job on ICC Wednesday night. ly fought back five amend - Norbeck Road using the brand "I'm looking forward to do it," ments, including one that new Intercounty Connector, she said. "I might save 15 min - would have allowed wedding which opened its first stretch PHOTO BY MARYLAND NEWSLINE’S ALEXANDER PYLES utes or more on traffic time." service providers, including Wednesday morning after photographers, caterers and Traffic slowly merges onto Interstate 495 west from I-95 south just after 9 a.m. Thursday. The decades of debate. hotels, to refuse to serve gay Texas Transportation Institute’s most recent Urban Mobility Study said commuters in "It's a great idea. You can couples. Washington, D.C., spend 70 hours each year sitting in traffic, tied with Chicago for the highest See ICC, Page A 3 Minority Leader Nancy total in the nation. Jacobs proposed another con - tentious amendment that would have allowed judges and clerks Area Roadways Most Congested who personally object to same- sex unions to refuse to perform Washington, Chicago Tied for Most Time Spent Sitting in Traffic the marriages. Jacobs argued By ALEXANDER PYLES to work the flex schedule." embrace it, and some totally that even though those judges Maryland Newsline/CNS Brown has benefited from ignore it," Wilsker said. "And the and clerks had taken an oath to state government's position traffic here is ridiculous." uphold the law as public ser - BALTIMORE - Zina Brown toward work schedules, which Wilsker's comments echo vants, same-sex marriage was doesn't worry about her com - since 1999 has allowed employ - some of the key findings of a not part of the law when they mute to work each day from sub - ees more flexible schedules and report released last month by the urban White Marsh to the Johns telecommuting hours, said Texas Transportation Institute, Hopkins Medical Campus. Colleen Denston, government which underscored the extent of See MARRIAGE , Page A 3 She takes her time, leaving affairs director for the Maryland the traffic problem in Baltimore her home sometime before 9 Society of Human Resource and Washington and urged work - a.m., then driving an easy 15 or Management State Council. The ers and their bosses to be more 20 minutes, well after com - state has encouraged private flexible with schedules to reduce muters from the morning rush businesses to follow suit, and rush-hour congestion. are parked and at work. She stays some organizations, like Johns Urban roadways around If Justice at work until 7 p.m., again miss - Hopkins, are doing so. Baltimore and Washington, ing rush hour. But overall, formal telework D.C., are among the most con - "It definitely helps, as far as and flex programs at Maryland gested in the nation, said the Equality is being able to cut down on the businesses are hit-and-miss, said institute's Urban Mobility traffic and driving and helping Chuck Wilsker, president and Report, which measured traffic Costly, It me to save on gas," said Brown, CEO of The Telework Coalition, on freeways and major streets in 47, of her 10-hour-a-day, a nonprofit advocacy group in Monday through Thursday Washington, D.C. "Some companies totally Won't Pass schedule. "I'm grateful to be able See TRAFFIC, Page A 5 By HOLLY NUNN Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS -- Like most pieces of legislation being O'Malley Says Education debated this session, a bill man - dating equal treatment for girls in juvenile justice will likely Key in Keeping State come down to how much it costs the state. Competitive Internationally The bill, heard in the House By ALEXANDER PYLES creation and sustainability, all Judiciary Committee Thursday Maryland Newsline/CNS in the face of looming state and sponsored by Delegate budget cuts. Kathleen Dumais, D- COLLEGE PARK, Md. - "These are things their Montgomery, calls for girls Jeff Kurkjian, a senior from grandparents did not have to being treated by the Department Quince Orchard High School in confront," O'Malley said after of Juvenile Services to be Gaithersburg, wanted to hear spending about two hours with offered services "substantially what Maryland Gov. Martin the students. The teens were equivalent" to those offered to O'Malley had to say about nominated by their teachers to boys. A fiscal note attached to keeping arts programs in public attend the event, which was the bill estimates its cost at $2 schools. Megan Deckert, a rescheduled from January due million, causing alarm in a tight senior from Boonsboro High to a snowstorm. budget environment. School in Washington County, As he did in his State of the Dumais and advocates say drove an hour and a half to have State address in early February, they will work with the depart - a chance to chat with the gover - O'Malley emphasized the PHOTO BY MARYLAND NEWSLINE’S ALEXANDER PYLES ment to find ways of providing nor. importance of education in job Gov. Martin O’Malley speaks to about 500 high school students at University of Maryland services to girls using existing Whatever their questions or creation in Maryland. Friday. The governor said education and the state’s economy are closely tied. resources, and request a new fis - reasons, about 500 people -- "You look at whether a cal note. mostly high school students state's good for business, espe - part of how we compete with New Jersey or New York. It's al fund goes to public education Similar to a bill introduced from around the state -- crowd - cially in the new economy, it's a other states," he said. whether we can compete with and 11 cents of every dollar last year, which did not make it ed into the Stamp Student combination of things, none of But success goes beyond kids from New Zealand and goes to higher education. out of committee, Dumais' bill Union at the University of which is more important than being competitive in this coun - New Delhi and in this global "Hopefully, when we come this year is not intended to Maryland Friday to hear the skill level, the talents, the try, O'Malley said. economy." O'Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony education of our people. ... It's "The game today is not how O'Malley said 39 cents of Brown riff on education, job part of our business plan. It's much better we can be than every dollar in the state's gener - See EDUCATION, Page A 5 See JUSTICE, Page A 3 INSIDE Neighbors Columns: Federal Budget Proposal Fails Six Flags Begins New Season Earth Talk High Speed Rail Morningside-Skyline, Federal Budget Proposals Fail to Six Flags America, announced a Customer Education Bill is designed Dear EarthTalk: brand new thrill. Brandywine-Aquasco and Impress Maryland Delegation. to enable a trusted 3rd party, the Vice-President Joe Biden just With the ink barely dry on various Beginning Friday, May 27, guests can announced a commitment by the Obama Clinton Maryland Public Service 2012 federal budget proposals, the experience stories from exotic locales administration of $53 billion to high Neighbors Page A2 Commission, to help consumers fur - Maryland congressional delegation around the world in SURVIVOR ther understand how to shop for com - speed rail. Isn’t it about time? Why is the LIVE, a new, interactive, stage show U.S. so far behind other nations in devel - ICC Ribbon Cutting began working on shaping the final petitive energy, how to compare utili - product this week "a credible first adventure based on one of the world’s oping environmentally friendly public County Executive joined other ty versus supplier prices, how to step," in need of adjustment; said Sen. most popular reality shows SUR - transportation? officials for ICC ribbon cutting understand contract terms, and how to Ben Cardin, D-Baltimore., VIVOR. compare competitive offers. -- Diane A., Boston, MA Community, Page A3 Business, Page A5 Out On the Town , Page A6 Feature , Page A7 Feature, Page A7 A2 — March 3 — March 9, 2011 — 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 Congresswoman Donna F. ers their jobs, drop 218,000 stu - Parishes prepare for Lent changes have resulted in an out - A native of The Bronx Edwards: House Republican dents from critical Head Start with Shrove Tuesday pancake standing school with PreK-3, (though many thought he was Continuing Resolution is a programs, eliminate life-saving suppers PreK-4, kindergarten and eight from Italy), he was a longtime Terrible Blow to Working health services for 5 million Two Camp Springs churches grades, and a large and excellent resident of Temple Hills.