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Vol. 79, No. 24 June 16 — June 22, 2011 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Electronic Notification Providers Underway to Adopt for Farmers Electronic Settlement Health Data Resolution to State Meets and Black Farmers Surpasses REC Discrimination Program Goal Claims Sought By PRESS OFFICER Lt. Governor’s Office BY PRESS OFFICER Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s Office Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown and mem - (Washington, DC) - The bers of Maryland’s health care Court-ordered process of offi - community visited cially notifying African Charlestown Retirement American farmers and their Community to announce that heirs about the $1.25 billion Maryland has met and sur - "Pigford II" class action settle - passed its goal of 1,000 prima - ment, In re Black Farmers ry care providers signing up to Discrimination Litigation, is adopt electronic health records (EHRs), a major milestone in PHOTO BY (U.S. AIR FORcE PHOTO BY SENIOR AIRMAN PERRY ASTON) (RELEASED) the State’s efforts to spur use of Joint Service Open House See FARMER, Page A 3 health information technology DOD service members and civilians attend the 2011 Joint Service Open House 2011 May 20. JScH affords the public an (HIT). These providers have opportunity to meet the men and women of the Armed Forces and see military equipment through the efforts of active duty enrolled to adopt EHRs guard and reserve service members, as well as civilian employees, retired and family members. through Maryland’s federally- designated HIT Regional Extension Center (REC), Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Baker Tours Joint Base Andrews

See HEALTH, Page A 3 County Executive Attends Briefings, Meets with New JBA Commander By PRESS OFFICER met with the Commander responsible for families.” County Executive’ss Office protecting our region from harm. And I wit - The County Executive’s tour was facili - President nessed the return of men and women who tated by M.H. Jim Estepp, President and UPPER MARLBORO, MD – Prince have put their lives on the line to keep our CEO of the Greater Prince George’s Unveils Plan George’s County Executive Rushern L. country safe.” Business Roundtable and the Andrews Baker, III toured Joint Base Andrews (JBA), The County Executive was also joined by Business and Community Alliance. “For the PHOTO BY muHammadFaRmS met with Colonel Kenneth R. Rizer, and Senator Barbara A. Mikulski for briefings on County Executive to take the time to visit The Obama administration to Develop attended a series of briefings. In addition to the base’s many missions, including protect - and learn first-hand about the opportunities has approved a $1.25 billion viewing existing facilities and programs, the ing the nation’s leaders and providing high around the base underlies his commitment to settlement to address thou - County Executive discussed future plans for quality health care. economic development in the County,” said sands of racial discrimination Workforce expansion and construction on JBA, as well “Joint Base Andrews is critical to our Mr. Estepp. “Senator Mikulski has been a charges by black farmers as opportunities for upgraded private devel - national security and is an important part of longtime ardent supporter of the base by get - who claim they were discrim - By The White House opment off-base. the community and economy of Prince ting additional military and infrastructure inated against by the U.S. “Joint Base Andrews plays an essential George’s County and the National Capital funding. Together, Senator Mikulski and Department of Agriculture role in the safety and well-being of this Region,” U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski County Executive Baker make a great team for decades. (Pictured) Dr. President Obama announced, County, this region and this nation,” said said. “I am proud to see JBA and the Prince for the future of Andrews Air Force Base and Ridgely Mu'min at Northern Virginia Community Baker. “ Today I toured one of our biggest George’s County leadership working togeth - Muhammad, Bronwood, Ga. College, a major expansion of employers and discussed ways to increase its er to create jobs today and jobs tomorrow Skills for America’s Future, an positive impact on Prince George’s County. I while taking care of military and civilian See ANDREWS, Page A 7 industry led initiative to dramati - cally improve industry partner - ships with community colleges and build a nation-wide network to maximize workforce develop - Fire/EMS Behind the Scenes ment strategies, job training pro - grams, and job placements. - PGFD at Fed Ex Field “Last year, we launched Skills for America’s Future to bring by Mark E. Brady Washington Redskins, is located in together companies and commu - Fire/EMS Landover, Maryland, in Prince nity colleges around a simple George’s County. The idea: making it easier for workers Behind the Scenes - PGFD at Fire/Emergency Medical Services to gain new skills will make Fed Ex Field for Kenny Chesney & (EMS) Department (PGFD) pro - America more competitive in the Zac Brown "Goin Coastal Tour" vides public safety services during global economy. Today, we are stadium events on a contracted announcing a number of partner - The Kenny Chesney/Zac Brown agreement, and about 60 firefight - ships that will help us make this a Band summer concert tour took the er/medics and command staff were reality, by opening doors to new stage at FedEx Field on Saturday, on-duty for the concert. jobs for workers, and helping June 4, 2011. There were about The Fire/EMS Department employers find the trained people 54,000 people attending the concert “Special Events” unit plans and they need to compete against that featured four acts. On this tour, coordinates a variety of projects, companies around the world,” titled “Goin’ Coastal,” singers including stadium events. The unit said President Barack Obama. Uncle Kracker and Billy is under the leadership of Major As one of the key partners of Currington perform early evening Adon Snyder, commander of Skills for America’s Future, an warm-ups; and, at stadiums like Technical Services, which is a divi - PHOTO BY maRk E. BRadY, initiative of the Aspen Institute FedEx, the Zac Brown Band co- sion of the Special Operations Personnel arrive at an off-site location about five hours before an event is scheduled to headlines with Chesney. begin and start the check-in process. This involves signing in, receiving unit assign - ments, obtaining credentials, and radio and equipment for the assigned units. See SKILLS, Page A 5 FedEx Field, home to the NFL’s See FIRE/EMS, Page A 7

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Proposed Toll Increase Home Ownership Rule Oral Communication Competition Movie Review “Thor” Earth Talk Faced with significant costs for the Homeownership, as we know it, Northwestern High School’s "X-MEN: FIRST CLASS" Dear EarthTalk: rehabilitation of aging infrastructure could be a thing of the past if a Forensic Team participated in the The damage inflicted on the X-Men Is it true that only a handful of out - and the construction of additional proposed Qualified Residential 60th Annual National Catholic franchise by the poorly received "X- dated coal-burning power plants highway capacity the Maryland mortgage Rule (QRm) takes Forensic League (NCFL) Men: The Last Stand" and "X-Men generate a sizable amount of the Transportation Authority proposed a effect. In a letter sent to the heads Championship in Washington, D.C. Origins: Wolverine" wasn't quite as mercury pollution generated in the plan to increase tolls for the self- of the six federal agencies charged The NCFL is an organization dedi - extensive as the harm done to United States? If so, is anything supported agency that finances, with developing risk retention reg - cated to promoting and supporting Batman by the infamous "Batman & being done to clean these sites up or owns, operates and maintains ulations under the dodd-Frank speech and debate activities. Robin," but the brand was definitely shut them down? -- Frank Pearson, Maryland’s eight toll facilities. . Wall Street Reform act, in the U.S. and Canada. in need of revitalization. Wichita, KS Community, Page A3 Opinion, Page A4 Business, Page A5 Out on the Town, Page A6 Features, Page A7 a2 — June 16 — June 22, 2011 — The Prince George’s Post Towns and N eighborS

In and Around Morningside-Skyline congresswoman Donna F. Edwards’ by Mary McHale 301 735 3451 Legislative Update Five local students are Scouts, coached softball and from McNamara and will be named Carson Scholars basketball. attending Virginia Wesleyan, in Congresswoman third consecutive year The Carson Scholars Fund Her husband John J. Conlon Norfolk, with a scholarship. Edwards Congratulates that MCPS has garnered was founded in 1994 by world- Sr., brother Walter Robinson Also, she has been inducted Montgomery County the top ranking in renowned Johns Hopkins pedi - and sister Agnes McGrath pre - into the Spanish Honor Society. atric neurosurgeon Dr. deceased her. Survivors She is the daughter of Michelle Public Schools on Education Week’s Benjamin S. Carson and his include her son John Jr., daugh - Davis, of Upper Marlboro. Achieving Top “Diplomas Count” wife, Candy. This is the way ters Judith Boyden, Jean Robert Johnson, of Oxon Nationwide Graduation report, and this year the the Fund works: Ferrante, Janice Cuellar and Hill, has graduated from Rate for Third graduation rate Students in grades 4-11, Joyce Riggs, 15 grandchildren, Boston University with a mas - Consecutive Year increased to 85.7 per - who have at least a 3.75 grade 20 great-grandchildren and two ter’s in Criminal Justice. cent. point average and demonstrate great-great-grandchildren. Bishop McNamara High Washington, DC – “This is a tremendous strong humanitarian qualities, Mass of Christian Burial was at School graduated 208 at a May Congresswoman Donna achievement for the are recommended by school Sacred Heart Church in La 28 ceremony at the Basilica of F. Edwards (MD-4) Montgomery County the helm of MCPS for officials to apply for $1,000 Plata with burial at the National Shrine of the released a statement Public School System the past 12 years. The scholarships. If a student wins Cheltenham. Immaculate Conception in today following the (MCPS), our dedicated “Diplomas Count” report a scholarship, it is invested for Neighbors Washington. Class valedictori - announcement that educators, our students, is the latest in a litany of his or her college education Morningside’s annual 4th of an is Alyssa Snide and salutato - Montgomery County and parents. It is also an testaments to the high until graduation from high July celebration is coming up, rian is Michelle Denton. Public Schools (MCPS) school and he or she is desig - with a parade at 11:30 a.m., Rabies clinic opportunity to congratu - level of excellence has the highest gradua - nated a Carson Scholar. followed by Family Fun at The County Health late Superintendent Dr. achieved throughout tion rate among the 50 Winners can reapply annually. Foulois from 1 to 3 p.m., and Department offers low-cost Jerry D. Weast, who has Superintendent Weast’s largest school districts in The awards are paid directly to fireworks at dusk. Old cars, rabies vaccinations for pet done a remarkable job at tenure.” the four-year college, on their clowns, marching groups, dogs, cats and ferrets. Cost for the county. This is the behalf. floats, bands and other parade each is $10.00 (bring exact This year 502 New and 526 types can apply to be in the change). The next clinic will Recognized Carson Scholars parade. Call 301-736-2300 for be at Bowie High School, Brandywine-Aquasco were named. Maryland information. 15200 Annapolis Rd., Scholars were honored in Virginia Stine, who used to Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. to 1 Baltimore last week. live two doors down on p.m., rain or shine. For infor - by Ruth Turner 301 888 2153 Among local students who Skyline Drive, recently paid mation, call the Health received the scholarship this me a surprise visit. She was Department, 301-883-7832 or ST. PHILIP'S cHURcH, your child is ready for a quali - Rome. year are two from on her way home to Wingate, 240-417-8443. BADEN PARISH ty football and mentoring pro - To their esteemed credit the Morningside: JorDonna Md., on the Eastern Shore. May they rest in peace It's a Father's day 2011 gram, PVYuFL is the bridge Choir has five albums and two Frazier was named a second With her were son David and Shyanne Sarah Ryan, 23, of Extravaganza Sunday Casino to teach and improve the current Cd's: down memory time Carson Scholar and his wife Angie, visiting from Woodland Road in Slots Fun to delaware Park sports characteristics your Lane" Volume 1, and Volume Kenetia Pinkett was named a the Stine farm in St. Elmo, Ill. Morningside, died May 19 in Raceway and Casino child already has. The coach - 2. first time Scholar. Other local David is retired as a pilot for a Lusby, Md. She was the Slots on Sunday, June 19, es and mentors provide a safe SUMMER JOBS PRO - students receiving first time major airline. daughter of Charlene 2011. Bus leaves Park-N- and structured environment GRAM Carson Scholarships are Charles and Mary Catherine Donaldson and John Ryan, and Ride, Clinton md at 11:00 and have a wealth of football To access the Summer Angela Hay, of Camp Springs; (Mudd) Robey are celebrating sister of John Cruz Ryan. Her am and St. Philip's Church in knowledge. To obtain more Youth Jobs program Erin Ellington, of Upper their 50th wedding anniversary funeral service was at Lee’s in Baden, maryland at 11:30 information please contact application, go to Marlboro; and Ryan Rudasill, on June 11 at St. Timothy’s Clinton, am, and returns at approxi - kecia Evans at 301-579-4607 www.princegeorgescoun - of Clinton. Church in Chantilly, Va. They Shirley W. Behr, 80. Naval mately 7:30 Pm. Fun Package or info@marylandrazor - tymd.gov and then go to select Former Skyline School formerly lived in Hillcrest Research Lab retiree and long - includes a $30.00 rebate (actu - backs.com. Register online a Service, then from the drop teacher dies Heights, and Mary grew up in time Oxon Hill resident died al out of pocket cost is $5.00). today at www.marylandrazor - down menu click Youth Leona Evelyn Conlon, 92, Southeast Washington and May 20. She hailed from Benefit: St. Philip's backs.com. Employment Services. If you of Bel Alton, Md., and former - Oxon Hill. Maynard, Mass. She married Church, Baden Parish 135th GOSPEL FESTIVAL have trouble accessing the ly of Morningside, died May Get well wishes to Conrad James R. “Jim” Behr on May Homecoming Team #3. The Jubilee majestic application, contact Norma 16 in La Plata. She was born Waby and Edna Holland. 10, 1953, at Grace Lutheran donation is $35.00. Points of Concert Choir 55th Gospel dorsey at 301-952-4729. June 11, 1918 in Roxbury, Condolences to the Draheim Church in Washington. Her contact Ruby Hinnant (301) Festival was celebrated on TRIP TO THE HOLY Mass. family, formerly of husband Jim and daughter and 627-1235, mitty & missy Saturday, June 6, 2011 at LAND EXPERIENcE Years ago the Conlon family Morningside, on the death of son-in-law, Pamela and Donald Gross (301) 888-1853, Vivian Shiloh Baptist Church in The Outreach ministry of lived on Boxwood Drive and their cousin, Lynnette Maureen Smart, survive her. Shirley’s Rich (804-301-9530) and Landover, maryland. Rev. Be Christ united methodist may have been founding resi - Draheim, who died May 15 in Life Celebration was at Kalas Shirley Cleaves (302) 690- Louis Colleton, Pastor. The Church in aquasco, maryland dents of Morningside. Leona La Plata at the age of 40. Judy in Oxon Hill with burial at 4260). interdenominational Choir of will be sponsoring a trip to the taught at Skyline School and Draheim writes that Lynnette Resurrection Cemetery. cHRIST UNITED 50 voices, known as the Holy Land experience in coached softball for the will be greatly missed, that she Milestones METHODIST cHURcH majestics is under the christ - Orlando, Florida. Cost for Morningside Recreation was “best known for the com - Happy birthday to Fay The Outreach Committee ian leadership and spiritual double occupancy is $470.00 Council. By 1963 the family passion and love she showed to Norton-Cummings and Malik hosts a weekly Prayer Vigil at direction of it's founder, dr. and $440.00 for triple. Church had moved to Henderson Way everyone who knew her.” Reed, June 6; Trisha Reamy, the church, for their sick and kirdell S. minor. telephone number is 301-888- in Camp Springs. Graduations June 7; Ryan Fowler and John shut in and other concerns on The majestics have shared 1316. She was a founding member Autumn Madden has gradu - Nichols, June 8; Robin Wednesdays at 12:00 Noon. their music ministry with a MENTORING of St. Philip’s Parish where she ated from Tuskegee University, Murphy, Vera Pope and Rev. Rev. Robert E. Walker, Jr. is multitude of churches, private Find out if mentoring is for played the organ, was Sodality in Alabama, with a degree in Frank Ways, June 9. Happy the Pastor. Church telephone concerts, nursing homes, pris - you..Talk to family and friends prefect and the first president animal science and now works anniversary to Ronnie and is 301-888-1316. ons, radio stations, hospitals, about mentoring. Encourage of St. Philip’s Bowling League. for Adams-Morgan Animal Thelma McConkey, their 48th MARYLAND RAZOR - schools, Fedral and district them to learn more about men - In later years she was an Hospital. She is a graduate of on May 25; Carol (Kline) and BAcKS YOUTH FOOT - government agencies through - toring. Support youth pro - officer of Wally Byam Air McNamara H.S. and the Tom DeGraba, their 17th on BALL & cHEER out the united States. They grams in your community. Stream Travel Club, organist at daughter of William and June 4; and to Bucky and The maryland Razorbacks have traveled extensively discover the rewards of men - her parish, and past president Connie Madden of Debbie Tretler, their 35th on are proud members of the throughout the united States toring today at of Our Lady of Charity. She Washington. June 5. Potomac Valley Youth and abroad including the www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us/ led chorus groups and Girl Rayven Davis graduated unlimited Football League. If Bahamas, Italy, Naples and ~dfamcoms.

Pesky viruses still present in the summer Clinton Conversations HOUSTON – (June, 2011) – Parents of babies and young treated with antibiotics, but it’s Don’t let the warm weather fool children should also look out important to get enough fluid by Norma Fazenbaker 301 579 6116 you – viruses are still frequent for hand, foot and mouth dis - and rest if you have any of in the summer, according to an ease, caused by a type of these viruses. Someone with a Fox television show quarter metric century ride mine was in my wrist and it expert at Baylor College of enterovirus, and characterized weak immune system should America's Most Wanted (15 miles), a 5K run, and a lasted for nearly a month. Medicine. by ulcers in the back of the consult their physician if they John Walsh visited the community festival. You can have pain, “It’s important for people to throat and a rash on hands and have symptoms of any of these Natioal Police Memorial Regiser now at www.ride swelling, stiffness, or red - continue to practice good hand feet. viruses. during National Police andruntoremember.org. ness and feeling hot to hygiene and cough etiquette “There’s no way to treat If you have any of these Week with Memorial Fund There will be three public touch. Gout is actually a during the summer, because hand, foot and mouth disease. viruses, there are symptoms Chairman Craig W. Floyd. hearings held on redistrict - type of arthritis and it hap - there are many viruses still pre - Just be sure to give your child that indicate you should seek The interview is available at ing from 7 to 9 P.M. The pens when extra uric acid, a sent,” said Dr. Gail Demmler enough fluids,” said Demmler care immediately. These www.AMW.com. It is esti - first one was June 7, the normal type of waste your Harrison, professor of pedi - Harrison. include having a high fever for mated that 20,000 people next one is tonite at the body makes, builds up in atrics-infectious disease at Another year-round virus more than three days, vomiting attended the Candlelight Prince George's Learning your blood. Uric acid forms BCM and Texas Children’s that can be present in the sum - for over 24 hours, diarrhea, Vigil on May 13 this year. Complex in Landover, and when your body breaks Hospital. mer is adenovirus, which can severe headaches or chest pain. The first ever Law the last one will be on June down purines, chemicals Viruses present in warm cause respiratory problems. “Most of these viruses are Enforcement Ride and Run 24 at the Oxon Hill Library. that your body makes, weather include the summer Parainfluenza is a virus that can more inconvenient than serious, to Remember will be held Please plan to attend one of which also can come from cold virus, or rhinovirus, as cause croup, a loud cough; but it’s important to be aware of on October 16, at the these hearings if you are certain foods. I was told to well as enterovirus, which is bronchiolitis, swelling and them and get plenty of fluid and National Law Enforcement interested in this matter. stay away from shellfish. related to the cold virus. mucus in the small air passages rest if you get them,” said Officers Memorial. This is The website for this subject Enteroviruses can cause in the lungs; and even bronchi - Demmler Harrison. a fun, community oriented is princegeorgescountymd - To learn more about gout symptoms that are more com - tis, inflammation of the main Those who are traveling in athletic event designed to gov/Redistricting/2011. visit. HealthyAdvice.com/InsideGou plicated than the common cold, air passages to the lungs. the summer should also be honor the contribution and Your first gout attack t such as sore throat and diar - Each of these viruses is aware that the flu season is geo - sacrifice the enforcement usually happens in the joint rhea, and can even lead to viral spread from person to person graphically dependent, so be officers make every day. It of your big toe and lasts Money can't buy happi - meningitis and inflammation of and can be dangerous in some sure to check the status of the will feature a metric century between three and ten days. ness, but somehow it is the heart and liver, said cases, said Demmler Harrison. influenza virus at your destina - ride (62 miles), a half met - You can also have an attack more comfortable to cry in a Demmler Harrison. These viruses cannot be tion. ric century ride (31 miles), a in other areas. For instance, Porsche. June 16 — June 22, 2011 — The Prince George’s Post —a3 CommuNiTy

Practical Money Skills Increases Formally Proposed For Toll Facilities By Jason Alderman By PRESS OFFICER and maintains Maryland’s eight Bridge toll rate for passenger 2011. The public can submit Maryland Transportation Authority toll facilities. vehicles is lower now than comments for the official Among other changes, the when the original span opened record here or by writing to Financial advice for fathers Plan calls for phased-in toll proposal increases toll rates for in 1952, when drivers of pas - MDTA Toll Comments, 2310 increases in 2011, 2012 and all vehicles at Maryland tunnels senger cars paid $2.80 round Broening Highway, Baltimore, With Father's Day upon us, 2013; MDTA to hold nine pub - and bridges and at the John F. trip, plus $.25 per passenger. MD 21224. The MDTA Board dads everywhere are gearing lic hearings in June; 60-day Kennedy Memorial Highway Toll rates for vehicles with also will hold nine public hear - up for an avalanche of gifts and public comment period now (I-95) turnpike, including an three or more axles were last ings throughout the State to "I love yous" from their spous - open through 5 p.m. Aug. 1, increase in the reduced “com - raised at all facilities in 2009. receive public and private testi - es and kids. If you really want 2011 muter rate” for the first time in The funds to finance, oper - mony on the proposal. to return their affection, think 26 years, and introduces Video ate, preserve, maintain, about what you can do to pro - Faced with significant costs Toll rates for all Maryland toll improve and protect tect your family financially. All for the rehabilitation of aging facilities. Maryland’s eight toll facilities it takes is a little organization infrastructure and the construc - It has been years, decades in come directly from the tolls that and learning how to correctly tion of additional highway some cases, since the MDTA customers pay. The MDTA allocate your resources. capacity in the Baltimore and raised many of its toll rates. combines toll revenue from all First, get insured. If your Washington region, the Commuter toll rates were last facilities to pay operating costs family depends on your income, you must be prepared for life's Chairman and eight Members raised in 1985 for Baltimore and the debt on bonds that are unexpected events whether an accident, illness, unemployment of the Maryland Transportation toll facilities and in 1983 for the issued to fund major projects. or death. Make sure you've got adequate coverage for: Authority (MDTA) today for - Bay and Nice bridges. Toll Revenue “pooling” makes the Health insurance. Everyone needs medical insurance, no mat - mally proposed a plan to rates for passenger vehicles MDTA financially strong with ter how young or healthy. Just remember: Lower-premium med - increase tolls that is expected to were last raised in 2003 at the top bond ratings that reduce ical plans aren't necessarily cheaper overall; you also need to fac - generate approximately $77 Baltimore toll facilities, the borrowing costs. tor in copayment, deductible and prescription amounts, in- and million in the first fiscal year Kennedy Highway and the A 60-day public-comment out-of-network charges, coverage limits and exclusions when for the self-supported agency Hatem Bridge and in 2001 at period begins today and contin - PHOTO BY BY R0SSNYC, FLICkR choosing a policy. that finances, owns, operates the Nice Bridge. The Bay ues through 5 p.m. Aug. 1, Maryland Toll Booths Homeowner/renter's insurance. Don't let theft, fire, faulty plumbing or other catastrophes leave your family without a home Farmer from A 1 notice. The program will by the Court, the settlement will Pigford case that was never con - or possessions. include a nationwide radio resolve discrimination claims sidered because they tried to sub - Life insurance. Depending on your family's size and ages, underway. advertising campaign, including related to USDA farm loans and mit it after the late claim dead - you'll probably want coverage worth at least five to 10 times your Class members should visit heavy focus on areas where other benefits. The proposed set - line. Heirs or kin of people who annual pay; more, if you want to cover college costs. And don't www.BlackFarmerCase.com or large numbers of class members tlement includes $1.25 billion for fit this description but have since forget to insure your spouse's life so you'll be protected as well. call 1-877-810-8110 for com - are believed to live. A Summary cash payments and loan forgive - passed away may also be class Disability insurance. Millions of Americans suffer a disabili - plete information, including the Notice will also be published in ness for class members who file members. ty at some point during their working years that is sufficiently detailed notice, key dates, and a variety of print publications valid claims. Class members' rights may be serious to make them miss work for months or years at a time; claims-filing information. including African American Class members eligible for affected by the Settlement even yet many forego disability insurance, potentially leaving them African American farmers newspapers, general market the Settlement are African if they do not act. Those who without an income after a serious accident or illness. Learn around the country who tried to daily and community newspa - Americans who farmed (or wish to object to the Settlement details of your employer's sick leave and short-term disability file a claim in the 1999 Pigford pers, and farming and ranching attempted to farm) between must do so by August 12, 2011. benefits ahead of time, and if long-term disability is offered, it's Settlement but were unable to trade publications. Finally, January 1, 1981 and December The deadline for filing claims probably a worthwhile investment. receive a decision on the merits online ads will appear on a vari - 31, 1996; were prevented from under this Settlement may be as because their claims were late ety of websites. applying for or were denied a early as February 28, 2012. The Start saving. To ensure your family's financial security, you are now receiving information The plaintiffs and USDA USDA farm loan during that U.S. District Court for the need to make regular contributions to several savings vehicles: about their legal rights and announced the proposed settle - period or were given a loan with District of Columbia will consid - Establish an emergency fund with enough cash to cover at options under the Settlement by ment in late 2010 and President unfair terms; and who filed or er whether to grant final approval least six months of living expenses. If that goal seems unattain - postal mail. A comprehensive Obama signed the bill authoriz - attempted to file a late claim of the Settlement at a hearing in able, start small: Have $50 a month from your paycheck or paid published notice program ing payment of the Settlement on between October 13, 1999 and Washington D.C. on September checking account automatically deposited into a separate savings will complement this direct December 9, 2010. If approved June 18, 2008 in the original 1, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. account. Even if retirement is decades away, the sooner you start sav - ing and compounding your interest, the faster your savings will Health from A 1 been a leader in advocating for state who are ready to make the EHR adoption. They have grow. If your employer offers 401(k) matching contributions, patients and in securing funding transition from paper record developed a state designation contribute at least enough to take full advantage of the match: A Patients (CRISP), which pro - for HIT implantation in keeping. We encourage all of program for management ser - 50 percent match is the same as earning 50 percent interest on vides valuable assistance to pri - Maryland through passage of them to get in contact with the vice organizations (MSOs), savings. mary care providers that will the American Recovery and REC and capitalize on the which have emerged as a way Once those two accounts are well-established, open a 529 enable them to receive federal Reinvestment Act, the HITECH expertise of a management ser - to address the challenges asso - Qualified State Tuition Plan or a Coverdell Education Savings and state financial incentives Act, and the Affordable Care vice organization that meets ciated with provider adoption of Account to start saving for your children's education. for implementing EHRs. Act. their needs,” said David EHRs. MSOs offer EHRs host - Governor Martin O’Malley “Making sure all Americans Horrocks, President of CRISP. ed remotely in a centralized Get organized. Make sure your affairs in order in case some - and Lt. Governor Brown have have access to competent and “CRISP is exploring opportuni - secure data center, which helps thing should happen to you. With your spouse, organize files for: made the establishment of a compassionate healthcare is one ties with the Office of the providers reduce cost and main - Medical, homeowner/renter, auto, life, disability and long- comprehensive statewide, pri - of my top priorities,” U.S. National Coordinator of Health tenance required for the tech - term care insurance policies. vate-public, and secure health Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Information Technology to nology, and ease the responsi - Banking, credit card and loan accounts, including passwords. information exchange and said. “I’m proud to see so many determine if additional federal bilities that accompany the stor - A will (and possibly a trust) outlining how you want your widespread adoption of EHRs primary care providers signing funds will be made available to age of electronic data privacy estate managed after death. by the end of 2012 one of their up to adopt health information subsidize assistance to more of and security. At present, rough - Durable power of attorney and health care proxy specifying 15 Strategic Goals for the State technology. This will ensure Maryland's clinicians.” ly 22 MSOs have received state who will make your financial and medical decisions if you of Maryland. The better patient care and help cre - Maryland continues to be a designation candidacy status become incapacitated. Also, a living will tells doctors which Administration has worked ate a more efficient system that leader in developing crucial and three have become state- medical treatments and life-support procedures you do or don't closely with CRISP, as well as will save millions of dollars and policies that encourage EHR designated. want performed. MedChi, the Maryland State countless lives. Successful adoption and the private and Lt. Governor Brown made Birth certificate, marriage license, Social Security card, funer - Medical Society, and other part - adoption of health information secure exchange of electronic the announcement during a visit al and burial plans, safe deposit box information and other ners in the health care commu - technology has tremendous health information. The State to the Charlestown Retirement important paperwork. nity to reach out to providers potential to save money, reduce has designated CRISP as Community in Cantonsville. and accelerate adoption of the hassle factor for health care Maryland’s Health Information Charlestown is operated by Take these few steps to protect your family now and believe EHRs. providers and patients, and Exchange (HIE), which will Erickson Living, a founding me, you'll sleep better at night. “Reaching this goal for elec - most importantly save lives. allow health care providers to member of CRISP and a leading tronic health records adoption is That's why I voted for the stim - access important clinical infor - developer and manager of con - Jason Alderman directs Visa's financial education programs. a major achievement in our ulus, to put funds in the federal mation electronically to tinuing care retirement commu - To Follow Jason Alderman on Twitter: efforts to make Maryland the checkbook for grants like the improve the quality of care and nities that provide middle- www.twitter.com/PracticalMoney healthiest state in the nation,” one that supported this pro - reduce health care costs. income seniors with an engag - said Lt. Governor Brown. gram." Already, all of Maryland’s 46 ing social experience and a “Implementing health informa - CRISP was formed as a not- acute care hospitals have signed focus on health and wellness. tion technology will help for-profit collaborative in 2009 a letter of intent to connect to Erickson Living has developed reduce costs while improving by Erickson Living, Johns the HIE to exchange health innovative solutions that inte - quality and streamlining care Hopkins Medicine, MedStar information electronically. grate its clinical management for all Marylanders. By bring - Health, and the University of Additionally, in 2009 Governor software, electronic health ing the public and private sec - Maryland. 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Benjamin L. cardin United States Senator for Maryland Bowie Railroad Station and Huntington Museum Located at 8614 Chestnut Avenue in historic Old Bowie, the station was relocat - ed from its original site across the railroad tracks and restored in the 1990’s. The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company built the first station in 1872 at the Reducing Energy Costs by Developing junction of rail lines into Washington, D.C. and Southern Maryland. The Town of Bowie (originally Huntington City) grew up around the train station. The a Comprehensive Energy Policy existing museum buildings were constructed in the early 1900’s, but closed in 1989. The Station is open to the public Tuesday - Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This spring, Americans struggled with high producer and account for 11 percent of the For groups of 10 or more by appointment. For information call 301-809-3089. gasoline prices and unpredictable energy costs as world’s petroleum production, yet we have 2 per - gas at the pump soared to more than $4 a gallon. cent to 3 percent of the world’s total oil reserves While these high gas prices have recently reced - and consume more than 25 percent of the world’s ed somewhat, no one should be lulled into a false oil. Breaking our addiction to oil is ultimately sense of security that future energy prices will the only way to reduce our dependence on for - Child Watch permanently stabilize at substantially lower eign energy. prices. Reducing our oil appetite is not only critical by Marion Wright Edelman Today’s energy prices are pegged to an for lowering energy costs – it also is a matter of extremely volatile, unpredictable world oil mar - national security. Oil-rich countries such as Iran ket. At the same time, the Big 5 oil companies and Venezuela pursue political objectives that are continue to make huge profits – more than $35 often at odds with U.S. foreign policy and oil Remembering Dr. Benjamin E. Mays’s Legacy billion in the first four months of 2011 alone – all money flowing into the Persian Gulf has been while reaping more than $4 billion a year in used to finance terrorism. “It started here in a log cabin instructor and debate coach at mic complex, Dr. Mays was the unneeded tax subsidies. The reality is that we We need an energy policy that will help and a cotton patch. If it hadn't Morehouse. After returning to one who we looked up to most. will continue to be captive to unstable energy America build a sustainable, low-carbon econo - been for Benjamin Mays, there school to earn a Ph.D. in He inspired and taught us and prices until we develop a comprehensive energy my that will reduce our dependence on foreign probably wouldn't have been a Religion from the University of stood by us when we chal - policy that is smart and sustainable. America’s oil and create new jobs for the future. The Martin Luther King.” So said Chicago, Dr. Mays was lenged Atlanta’s racial discrim - energy future requires a new focus on energy International Energy Agency estimated that Ambassador Andrew Young as appointed dean of the School of ination. Some of his teachings I efficiency and deployment of renewable energy every dollar spent on clean energy projects in he spoke at the dedication of Religion at Howard University wrote in my college diary. sources such as wind and solar. We need to California created nearly four times as many jobs the Benjamin E. Mays in 1934, and served there until Others I internalized and, like develop alternatives to oil for transportation such as an equal investment in oil and gas. Historical Preservation Site in assuming the presidency of many others who heard him fre - as bio-fuels and a greater deployment of hybrid Rather than using precious tax dollars to sub - Greenwood, South Carolina on Morehouse. quently, I shared his words with and all-electric vehicles. sidize the Big 5 oil companies that have made April 26. Dr. Benjamin Elijah I first met Dr. Mays in 1953 others. I especially remember While “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” is a nearly $1 trillion in profits in the last decade, we Mays, who was born in 1894 to when I was thirteen years old his oft-repeated “God’s catchy slogan, it isn’t a viable long-term solution need an energy policy that makes sense. That former slaves, was an adviser to and he came to stay at my Minute” from an anonymous to energy security. The sad fact is that while requires making the right choices today by Presidents, mentor of mentors house. Daddy had invited him sage: domestic oil production has increased by 11 per - investing in energy efficiency improvements and like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to speak at our church, and I have just one minute cent in the past two years, we continue to rely on clean energy technology that will make us safer, lauded preacher and scholar, because there were no hotels Only sixty seconds in it, imported oil, making us vulnerable to price esca - preserve our environment, and strengthen our advocate for social justice, and where Black visitors could stay Forced upon me—can’t lations. We’re the world’s third largest crude oil economy. Our nation’s future depends on it. the president of Morehouse in my Southern town, the pastor refuse it College from 1940 to 1967. He and parishioners always pro - Didn’t seek it, didn't choose was a remarkable man and role vided hospitality to strangers iit, model for thousands of students great and humble. Later, I heard But it’s up to me to use it. To Be Equal who entered the doors of and saw Dr. Mays and his beau - I must suffer if I lose it, Morehouse, Spelman College, tiful wife Sadie often at Give account if I abuse it. Marc Morial, President and CEO Atlanta University, Clark and Spelman or on Morehouse’s Just a tiny little minute— Morris Brown Colleges, and campus. Students were regular - But eternity is in it. National Urban League the Interdenominational ly invited to their house, and I Dr. Mays also warned “the Theological Seminary, the was one of eight very lucky tragedy of life is often not in schools that constituted the Spelman students privileged to our failure, but rather in our broader Atlanta University sing with eight Morehouse stu - complacency; not in our doing Proposed Mortgage Qualification Rule Center of Black higher educa - dents at Morehouse's 9:00 a.m. too much, but rather in our tion. Sunday morning chapel ser - doing too little; not in our living Ramrod straight of posture, vices in Sale Hall, where I above our ability, but rather in May End Homeownership As We Know It unwaveringly principled and heard Dr. Mays and other our living below our capaci - caring, keenly intelligent and speakers from Morehouse and ties.” When Morehouse “A house is made of walls and beams; a John Taylor, CEO of the National elegant in speech, Dr. Mays the outside world every week. College bade Dr. King farewell home is built with love and dreams.” Community Reinvestment Coalition calls this a was one of the most important Students lovingly imitated Dr. after his assassination at a ser - civil rights issue. He said, "What has been pro - people to me during my college Mays’s words and mannerisms vice on the grassy rectangle Homeownership, as we know it, could be a posed essentially creates a separate and unequal years at Spelman. Throughout and hungrily internalized his connecting Atlanta University thing of the past if a proposed Qualified system of finance for people of color and for my life he inspired me with a unerring belief that we were with Morehouse, where I stood Residential mortgage Rule (QRm) takes effect. blue-collar, working-class people where regard - passion for excellence and ser - God's instruments for trans - with thousands of others who In a letter I sent last week to the heads of the six less of your creditworthiness, of whether you're vice. The Mays Historical Site, forming the world. federal agencies charged with developing risk someone who has a great credit score and pays which includes a museum, a Of the six college presidents retention regulations under the dodd-Frank your bills on time and plays by all the rules, if 19th century one-room Black in the Atlanta University acade - See WATcH, Page A 8 Wall Street Reform act, I pointed out that the you're not well-heeled enough to come up with schoolhouse, and the simple log proposed rule would be especially damaging to 20% or if your household debt to income ratios cabin that was Dr. Mays’s birth - the home owner aspirations of minority and are high … you're going to go into a separate place and childhood home, is a working class citizens. Here’s why. and unequal category of financing where you're The Prince george’s Post long overdue recognition of The rule would require prospective borrow - going to have to pay more,” We agree. him by his native state, South ers to present a 20 percent down payment, adding high minimum down-payment The Prince George’s Post Carolina. spend less than 28 percent of their monthly requirements will only exclude hundreds of P.O. Box 1001 15207 Marlboro Pike One of Dr. Mays’s earliest gross income on housing and have total month - thousands of consumers – including legions of Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3151 childhood memories was of the ly household debt capped at less than 36 per - minority renters – from homeownership. and Phone 301-627-0900 Legal Fax • 301-627-6260 armed White mob that came to cent. most people can’t afford to put 20 percent any rule or action that further stifles an already Editorial Fax • 301-627-8147 his home during an 1898 riot down. and, when coupled with an additional severely depressed housing market for first- Contents © 2011, The Prince George’s Post and forced his father to bow requirement of near pristine personal credit time buyers, including many minorities, will before them at gunpoint. Eight standards, these proposed requirements could also negatively suppress the entire housing other Black citizens, including Publisher Subscriptions end the standard 30-year fixed mortgage and industry – realtors, builders, retailers, suppliers Legusta Floyd Anna Curry Dr. Mays’s cousin, were mur - replace it with a new class of “high risk” bor - and many others. Clearly, what is being pro - dered. Dr. Mays understood General Manager/ Editor rowers, formerly known as the responsible mid - posed is anti-jobs, anti-growth, and in absolute early on that the way to escape Legal Advertising Manager Legusta Floyd dle class borrower. contravention of the american dream. Brenda Boice the violence, discrimination, Housing industry experts agree. In april, a The american home, by definition, reflects and poverty of his rural Legal Advertising Assistant Web Manager coalition of trade groups including the National much more than mere property. It represents the Robin Boerckel Kyler Quesenberry Southern community would be association of Realtors, the National ability to build wealth for all those with a stable through education. After gradu - association of Homebuyers and the mortgage income and a demonstrated history of financial ating as valedictorian from the Prince George’s County, md. member National Newspaper Publishers association, Bankers association issued a joint report, say - responsibility. It is the foundation of family and high school department of and the maryland, delaware, district of Columbia Press association. ing in part that it would take 14 years for the community and represents the collective South Carolina State College at The Prince George’s Post (ISSN 10532226) is published every Thursday typical american family to save enough money promise of the chance to build prosperity that age 22, he went on to graduate by the New Prince George’s Post Inc., 15207 marlboro Pike, for a 20 percent down payment. They added, lasts through generations. upper marlboro, md. 20772-3151. with honors from Bates College “a 20 percent down payment requirement for The National urban League believes this Subscription rate: 25 cents per single copy; $15 per year; in Maine. He went on to the QRm means that even the most creditwor - promise must be reaffirmed and protected in $7.50 senior citizens and students; out of county add $1; out of state add $2. Atlanta, where he pastored thy and diligent first-time homebuyer cannot whatever form the new housing finance model Periodical postage paid at Southern md. 20790. Shiloh Baptist Church and was qualify for the lowest rates and safest products ultimately takes. Postmaster, send address changes to Prince George’s Post, P.O. Box 1001, recruited to serve as a math in the market.” upper marlboro, md. 20772-3151. June 16 — June 22, 2011 — The Prince George’s Post —a5 buSiNeSS PGCPS Students Compete in Forensic Championship From May 27-29, leagues. The NCFL is an orga - pretations or dramatizations of skills.” PGCPS students com - Business Exchange Northwestern High School’s nization of private and public literature, and debates. peted against more than 6,000 by William Reed Forensic Team participated in high schools dedicated to pro - “Congratulations to the stu - participants. Annemarghie the 60th Annual National moting and supporting speech dents of Northwestern High Romero placed 26th and Catholic Forensic League and debate activities in the U.S. School’s Forensic Team,” said Christian Romero placed 50th (NCFL) Championship in and Canada. Students take part Dr. William R. Hite, Jr., in the nation. Also competing What’s Your Agenda? Washington, D.C. Students in a variety of oral communica - Superintendent of Schools. “I in the competition was Elian who participated in this compe - tion competitions. They commend you for representing Implay, Zane Beford, Lamin When it comes to looking emphasis on science and tech - tition qualified from across the research, develop, practice, and our County in such a unique Kabia, Larry Contreras, out for the economic interest of nology education and training nation by placing in the top 1 deliver their performances competition that showcases Niambi Murry, Ana Calizo, and Black Americans do you think opportunities. percent of their local Forensic which include speeches, inter - your forensic and oratorical Savon Ayodeji. that the Obama administration - Expand college is doing too much, too little or access by simplifying and Skills from A 1 program, the Manufacturing into High School Pathways: this Administration. the right amount? expanding Pell Grant opportu - Institute has partnered with lead - Given that many students begin to Investing over $2 billion to In the upcoming months, nities and increasing support that was launched by the ing manufacturing firms, the seek manufacturing training help community colleges train stu - someone is going to tap you to for Historically Black College Administration last year, The Gates Foundation, and the before college, Air Products, a dents and workers: Under the 1) make a donation, 2) volun - and Universities Manufacturing Institute, the affil - Lumina Foundation, and key global manufacturer serving cus - Health Care and Education teer, and or 3) vote for people - Connect disadvan - iated non-profit of the National players in education and training tomers in industrial, energy, tech - Reconciliation Act, over $2 billion and platforms that best repre - taged youth to after-school and Association of Manufacturers including ACT, the Society of nology and healthcare markets in competitive funds have been sent you and your views. summer programs, job training (NAM), will announce an effort Manufacturing Engineers, the worldwide, is partnering with made available to eligible institu - Don’t let the past be prologue and employment. to help provide 500,000 commu - American Welding Society, the SkillsUSA to build partnerships tions of higher education, such as in this instance, in that history Increase Access to nity college students with indus - National Institute of in 3,500 member high schools community colleges, over the next influences and sets the context Economic Security try-recognized credentials that Metalworking Skills, and the and more than 200 colleges to four years. The initiative, housed for the future. This time - Increase unemploy - will help them get secure jobs in Manufacturing Skills Standards adopt these credentials in their at the Department of Labor (DOL) around why don’t we demand ment assistance. the manufacturing sector. Several Council. This will allow students schools. and implemented in close cooper - that all candidates present a - Increase funding for other partners of Skills for and workers to access this manu - Providing New Online Tools ation with the Department of “Black Agenda” with specific education, job training, and America’s Future and The facturing credentials and path - for Workers to Earn and Utilize Education, will focus on the ways to improve the lives of small business opportunities Manufacturing Institute will also ways in community colleges in 30 these Credentials: Students and capacity of community colleges to Blacks in America to get our for low- income and minority help enhance these efforts states as a for-credit program of employees in the manufacturing develop, upgrade, and offer pro - 2012 vote? communities. through their own initiatives to study. field will not only have a new, grams that result in skills, degrees, It’s not like Blacks don’t Eliminate Health Disparities bolster our nation’s manufactur - Key Partnerships -- An All- more meaningful certification and industry recognized creden - need someone to look out for - Provide and fully ing workforce. Hands-on Deck Effort by program to take advantage of, but tials that are relevant to high-skill our interests. The wealth gap fund programs to increase This builds on the Government, Business, a new career website called industries such as manufacturing. between Whites and Blacks minority representation at all Administration strong leadership Philanthropy and Others Pipeline that will provide job These competitive grants will continues to increase. Reports levels of the health profession on manufacturing. The manufac - As part of today’s initiatives, seekers with real-time data on job have a focus on programs that say the annual median income - Address and ensure turing sector has led the econom - the Administration will announce openings and information on have strong employer partners and ($32,584) for Black Americans that the impact of research and ic recovery over the past two new key business leaders leading additional education needed. This that meet industry needs, includ - is going down and the number all health related provisions in years, with over 230,000 jobs the President's call to action by effort will be headed up by ing allowing consortiums that can among those living in poverty minority communities is added since the beginning of joining Skills for America's Futures Inc. in partnership with focus across an entire region, (26%) is headed up. And, who assessed through data collec - 2010. Future board, including Greg the Manufacturing Institute in 17 state, industry or a cluster of relat - in our representative form of tion, disaggregation and analy - A New Credentialing System Brown, chairman and CEO, partner states with plans to ed industries. This program will government is trying to change sis. that Works - A Vibrant Motorola Solutions; Bill Green, expand nationwide. complement President Obama’s that? In representative politics, Provide Equitable Housing Manufacturing Workforce chairman, Accenture; Penny A Career Awareness Campaign broader commitment for higher elected “representatives” are Options While the manufacturing sec - Pritzker, chairman and CEO, to Learn about Such Credentials: education, which nearly doubled supposed to stand up for us and - Support comprehen - tor has faced real challenges in Pritzker Realty Group (Chair); Students and employees in the funding for Pell grants and tripled “represent our interest.” sive public housing reform and recent years, it continues to be the Brad Keywell, co-founder and manufacturing field will also be the largest college tax credit, now Exactly who is representing expansion of the Section 8 lifeblood of the American econo - director, Groupon, Inc.; Nick able to access critical resources for known as the American Blacks’ interests in this repre - housing voucher programs my. The manufacturing sector Pinchuck, CEO of Snap-on; obtaining marketable job skills Opportunity Tax Credit. sentative democracy? - Protect renters, espe - currently employs over 11 million David Zazlav, CEO of Discovery and expertise through “Discover Leadership by the Department We need a bona fide “Black cially those affected by hous - Americans, and by itself it would Communications; Ellen Your Skills,” a Discovery of Labor on industry-recognized agenda” to address a range of ing foreclosures be one of the 10th largest Alberding, president, The Joyce Communications initiative credentials: The Department of difficult social problems which - Prevent foreclosures economies in the world. Foundation; and Walter designed to raise awareness of Labor has released an updated still plague Black America. by increasing the number of Manufacturing is also critical for Bumphus, president and CEO, career opportunities including advanced manufacturing compe - Under the guise of collective loan modifications. our continued innovation; manu - American Association of PSAs, on-air talent, their media tency model. Working with advancement we should ask - Stop predatory lend - facturing companies account for Community Colleges. Learn properties and Discovery industry partners such as The ourselves: “What’s wrong with ing, foreclosure rescue fraud two-thirds of private sector more about Skills for America’s Education. With collaborators Manufacturing Institute, the critics like Tavis Smiley and general housing discrimi - research and development and future at www.skillsforamericas - including The Manufacturing National Council for Advanced requesting that Obama publicly nation practices. roughly 90% of all registered future.org. Institute, National Association of Manufacturing and the Society of announce his thoughts and Strengthen Civil Rights and patents. Most importantly, manu - The President and Skills for Manufacturers (NAM) and Skills Manufacturing Engineers, this policies regarding a Black Judicial Reform facturing has long provided good- America’s Future will also for America’s Future, Discovery employer validated model out - agenda. As if the subject is - Provide opportunities paying jobs for millions of fami - announce a number of public-pri - viewers will have a pathway to a lines the skills necessary to pursue debatable, a chorus of Black for individuals with criminal lies and serves as the anchor vate partnerships that leverage the world of resources to help educate a successful career in the manu - leaders who include such as the records and their reintegration employer in communities across core competencies of the technol - and advance entry into the work - facturing industry. DOL is also Rev. Al Sharpton of the into their respective communi - America. ogy sector, media companies, and force. promoting the importance of cre - National Action Network, ties. For that reason, our ability to federal agencies to enhance these More Opportunities for At- dential attainment with the adop - National Urban League's Marc - Eliminate sentencing win the future will depend in large efforts through their own initia - Risk Youth To Seek these Careers tion of a high priority performance Morial and the NAACP'S Ben disparities part on our ability to train the tives to bolster the nation’s manu - and Credentials: At-risk young goal to increase credential attain - Jealous have give President - Stop the cradle to most productive manufacturing facturing workforce. people will be provided additional ment by 10 percent among cus - Obama cover saying that “he prison pipeline workers in the world. This effort “Boots on the Ground” Help assistance through Jobs for tomers of the public workforce doesn’t need a Black agenda.” Address Global Poverty is especially important at a time for Manufacturers to Implement America’s Graduates’ new com - system by June 2012. What has Obama done for - Continue Millennium when 2.7 million manufacturing Credentials: Through the mitment to a five-year goal of Leadership by Health and you lately? Here’s what’s Development goals to end employees are 55 years of age or Manufacturing Extension helping 30,000 high-risk youth Human Services (HHS) to important: The issues of con - poverty. older and likely to leave the labor Partnership (MEP), the Federal obtain professional credentials in Expand its Health IT Training cern to Black Americans have - Eradicate extreme force in the next 10 years. government will collaborate with high demand occupations includ - Program with Community to be put on paper and sent to poverty and hunger. One of the challenges in The Manufacturing Institute in a ing Advanced Manufacturing. Colleges Nationwide. To address your representative in - Achieve universal pri - today’s manufacturing sector is program to promote a curriculum Archer Daniels Midland a skilled worker shortage within Congress as well as to the city, mary education the lack of a standardized creden - based on NAM’s advanced man - Company, a leading global the health IT industry of 50,000 county and state councils - Promote gender tialing system that manufacturing ufacturing skills certification sys - agribusiness with operations in 36 workers, and create thousands of where you live. We suggest equality firms recognize as useful prepara - tem in community colleges in 30 states and a JAG board member, new health care jobs, the HHS you make use of the following - Reduce infant mor - tion for their unfilled jobs. As a states. The 60 centers of the will serve as JAG’s National Office of the National Coordinator concepts to let them know your tality and improve maternal result, students often spend time national MEP system will serve Business Partner. for Health IT (ONC) launched the legislative agenda. health and money on training that can as the “boots on the ground” with Creating our Next Generation Community College Consortia The Black Agenda 2012 - Combat HIV/AIDS, have little value to potential local manufacturers to educate Engineering Workforce: In addi - (CCC). This consortium of 82 We want you to: malaria and other diseases employers while employers have them about the value the NAM- tion, over 5,000 young people will member colleges has created new Promote educational rein - - Ensure environmen - difficulty identifying which cre - endorsed skills certification sys - be able to benefit from a mentor - Health IT academic programs that vestment in low- income and tal sustainability dentials are of value and should tem to their business so that they ship program and scholarships can be completed in six months or disadvantaged African - Expand trade and influence hiring and promotions. utilize the skills certification sys - being expanded by The Society of less. As of May 2011, a total of American communities development assistance The Manufacturing Skills tem in their recruitment and hir - Manufacturing Engineers (SME), 2,434 total students have success - - Guarantee child care Are you any better off than Certification System, developed ing efforts. In addition, the MEP the SME Education Foundation fully completed the program to assistance to low-income fami - you were in 2008? If, not, you with manufacturing firms at the will provide input to The and the National Action Council take on new jobs or to upgrade lies and promote early educa - may want to incorporate these table, will give students the Manufacturing Institute about for Minorities in Engineering and skills within existing jobs. Going tion concepts into your agenda. opportunity to earn manufactur - aggregate skill needs of manufac - the National Academy forward, ONC will increase the - Improve student ing credentials that will travel turers by industry and geography Foundation. capacity of these training pro - achievement and graduation (William Reed is available across state lines, be valued by a so that certification systems can Building on Progress grams, starting in September 2012 rates for low income and for speaking/seminar projects range of employers and improve remain dynamic and evolving. These commitments build on the CCC will graduate at least minority children, with special via BaileyGroup.org) earning power. In designing this Building These Credentials important steps already taken by 10,500 students annually. ! !"#$%&'(")*'+$* Outer Banks, NC Vacation Homes! WET BASEMENTS STINK !! 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SNIDER'S IN THE DARK Calendar of Events Movie Review June 16 - June 22, 2011 “X-Men: First Class ” Puppet Show "X-MEN: FIRST CLASS" starts with the Nazis. In 1944, date and Time: Thursday, June 16, 2-3 pm A- young Erik Lehnsherr (Bill description: Enjoy seasonal-themed puppet shows. Rated PG-13 Milner) displays telekinetic Cost: Resident $2; Non-Resident $3 for one F-word, moderate powers when he's separated ages: 2-10 action violence. from his mother in a concentra - Location: Watkins Nature Center 2 hrs., 12 min. tion camp, thus drawing the 301 Watkins Park drive, upper marlboro 20774 attention of a nasty doctor Contact: 301-218-6702; TTY 301-699-2544 The damage inflicted on the (Kevin Bacon, speaking SmaRTlink #: 516429 X-Men franchise by the poorly German and everything!) who received "X-Men: The Last wants to study, harness, and Jazz on the Lawn Stand" and "X-Men Origins: replicate Erik's abilities. At the date and Time: Thursdays, June 16, July 21, august 18, 7 Wolverine" wasn't quite as same time, in New York state, a pm extensive as the harm done to wealthy British boy named description: Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy Batman by the infamous Charles Xavier (Laurence some of the area’s top jazz musicians. Visit the Riverdale "Batman & Robin," but the Belcher), who can read minds, Park Farmers market before the show. Buy dinner at the mar - brand was definitely in need of meets a girl named Raven ket or bring a picnic from home. In case of rain, the concerts similar revitalization. Unlike (Morgan Lily) who can PHOTO COuRTESY ROTTENTOmaTOES move inside. The concerts are supported by a grant from the "Batman Begins," though, "X- shapeshift but whose natural X-Men: First class unveils the epic beginning of the X-Men maryland State arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivat - Men: First Class" doesn't start state is blue and scaly. saga - and a secret history of the cold War and our world at ing a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. from scratch. Instead, it uses the In 1962, Charles has grown the brink of nuclear Armageddon. As the first class discovers, Cost: FREE themes of the previous movies up to be a brilliant and compas - harnesses, and comes to terms with their formidable powers, ages: all ages to build an intelligent, fast- sionate scientist (now played by alliances are formed that will shape the eternal war between Location: Riversdale House Museum paced, and highly entertaining James McAvoy) seeking to the heroes and villains of the X-Men universe. 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park 20737 prequel. It also re-raises the bar understand genetic abnormali - Contact: 301-864-0420; TTY 301-699-2544 for superhero flicks in general, ties, while Erik has grown up to down the doctor who tortured frustrated at being saddled with which have gotten complacent be an angry, vengeful man (now him. Raven (now Jennifer a mutation that, unlike Charles', concerts in the Park-14th Anniversary Series! lately. played by Michael Fassbender) Lawrence) isn't angry, but she is is physically obvious. date and Time: Thursdays, June 16-august 4, 7-8:30 pm Like most stories, this one who's obsessed with tracking description: Enjoy 7 weeks of cool tunes at twilight. Family and friends will enjoy a variety of music under the setting sun. Bring a blanket and delight in the harmony on Edge of Sports these jivin’ Thursdays. Celebrate 14 years of music at Watkins Regional Park. On July 14, enjoy a performance of The Please maryland Shakespeare Festival’s as You Like It. LeBron’s - Jordan Problem Be transported by live music, thrilling swordplay, and by Dave Zirin Shakespeare’s enchanting poetry… all under the stars. Cost: FREE Give LeBron James credit rewritten without the anti- points per game in his six Finals to them. ages: all ages for handling the question with LeBron animosity. appearances. In 1993, he aver - If, as today’s writers lament, Location: On the Green at Watkins Regional Park something resembling class. Sportswriters could be not - aged 41 a game in the Bulls six LeBron doesn’t want to take 301 Watkins Park drive, upper marlboro 20774 After James’s team, the Miami ing that LeBron is the ultimate game victory over the Phoenix over the game, that should be Contact: 301-218-6700; TTY 301-218-6768 Heat, won Game 3 of the unselfish superstar. They could Suns. To be “the next Jordan,” praised, not derided. Basketball N.B.A. Finals, Gregg Doyel, a remind the audience that when you have to play like him; at its best is a beautiful game: a concert: Julia Nixon CBS Sports reporter, asked him matchups were favorable earlier championship greatness is now team game. As long as LeBron date and Time: Saturday, June 18, 8 pm if he had been “shrinking” with in the playoffs, he dominated measured solely in one’s ability keeps playing the game as it Event description: Enjoy the return of former the game on the line in the the fourth quarter scoring. Now to score in one-on-one scenar - comes, he will be a champion. Broadway “dreamgirl” and award-winning artist Julia Nixon. fourth quarter. James said, “I that Wade has a more favorable ios when the game is at its most He doesn’t have to settle for authentic rhythm & blues have been her signature mark for think you’re concentrating on matchup, James is happily intense. being the next Jordan. more than two decades. an international performer and one side of the floor. All you’re facilitating Wade’s greatness. Yet Magic Johnson averaged beloved local musical fixture in Washington, d.C., Julia has looking at is the stat sheet…. Some of this reflects lingering just 19 points per game in the [Dave Zirin is the author of stepped up to yet another level with the release of her long- You should watch the film resentment of James’s ham- Finals. In Magic’s five champi - “Bad Sports: How Owners are awaited debut solo album ”keeping On Track.” Julia’s updat - again and see what I did defen - handed “decision” last summer onships for the Lakers, he was a Ruining the Games we Love” ed rendition of “One Night Only” symbolizes the next stage sively. You’ll ask me a better to leave Cleveland (“I am tak - three-time M.V.P., but Kareem (Scribner) and just made the of her amazing career. question tomorrow.” ing my talents to South Abdul-Jabbar and small for - new documentary “Not Just a ages: all ages Doyel didn’t take James’s Beach”). But it also reflects ward James Worthy won the Game.” Receive his column Fee: $25/general admission; $20/senior citizens & stu - advice; in a column that night how much Michael Jordan’s other two. In Larry Bird’s first every week by emailing dents he wrote: greatness, like a nuclear explo - championship, the M.V.P. was [email protected]. Location: Arts/Harmony Hall Regional Center "Me, I’m wondering about sion, moved our understanding Cedric “Cornbread” Maxwell. Contact him at 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington 20744 James’ disappearance in the of basketball off its axis. Bird and Magic wanted titles, [email protected].] Information: 301-203-6070; TTY 301-203-3803 fourth quarter. He played all 12 Jordan was a living action and shifted their games accord - minutes but took just three hero. He scored a record 33.5 ing to the matchups presented Juneteenth celebration shots, making one, a front-run - date and Time: Saturday, June 18, 12 noon-5 pm ning dunk after he took the ball description: The observance of June 19th as the african from Shawn Marion from american Emancipation day began in Texas in 1865, making behind. When someone makes a this the oldest, nationally celebrated event commemorating movie of the fourth quarter, the end of slavery. Join us at Watkins Regional Park for a day they can cast Rick Moranis as of festivities, music, children’s events and fun! There will be LeBron James and call it educational exhibits, speakers, games, demonstrations, food 'Honey, I Shrunk the and more. Bring your family, picnic lunch, and become edu - Superstar.'” cated and entertained. Doyel is just the latest mem - Cost: FREE admission ber of the sports media lodge to ages: all ages decide that LeBron’s perfor - Location: Watkins Regional Park mance in these Finals has been 301 Watkins Park drive, upper marlboro 20774 that of a “second fiddle” to Contact: 301-218-6700; TTY 301-218-6768 teammate Dwyane Wade. LeBron isn’t dominating the Summer Music concert scoring in the fourth quarter, date and Time: Wednesdays, June 15, July 20 & august 17, and therefore he is “shrinking” 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm) in the big moment, “diminish - description: Enjoy the elegant grandeur of the manor’s ing his legacy”—he has been interior and exterior including beautiful English gardens, a the regular-season M.V.P. rose-wrapped reflecting pool and a view of the Potomac. twice—and not “rising to the Chairs, performance and a tranquil/relaxing atmosphere will occasion.” be provided. Reservations not required. In case of rain or But a different truth was extreme heat, concert will be held indoors. being revealed on the court. Cost: FREE There was LeBron James lead - ages: all ages ing his team in assists in Game Location: Oxon Hill Manor 3 with nine, including four in 6901 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill 20772 the fourth quarter. There was Contact: 301-839-7782; TTY 301-446-6802 James playing shutdown defense on whoever he was Senior Days at the Sportsplex asked to match up against. date & Time: mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 8 am-12 There was James in the fourth noon quarter bringing the ball up the description: Seniors (Prince George's County residents court and setting up the offense. only) are allowed FREE use of both the fitness center and There he was throwing a beau - pool during these times. tiful no-look swing-pass to Cost: FREE Chris Bosh for the game win - ages: 60 & up ning shot. There was his team, Location: Prince George's Sports & Learning taking a two game to one lead. Complex Yes, Wade scored twenty- 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover 20785 nine points to LeBron’s seven - PHOTO BY THEHOORSE24.FLICkR Contact: 301-583-2400; TTY 301-583-2483 teen. But imagine this narrative LeBron James June 16 — June 22, 2011 — The Prince George’s Post —a7

University of Maryland EARTH TALK - "Cleaning up the dirtiest coal-fired power plants. ” Dear EarthTalk: Ask the Plant and Pest Professor Is it true that only a handful of outdated coal-burning power Question #1: My tomatoes are planted in full, baking plants generate a sizable sunlight. What is the proper way to water them? amount of the mercury pollution generated in the United States? Answer#1: Deep, regular watering is essential to grow If so, is anything being done to healthy plants and to be able to harvest delicious, vine- clean these sites up or shut them ripened tomatoes. As the plants grow and develop fruit the down? need for water increases; a mature, fruiting plant requires 1- -- Frank Pearson, 2 gallons of water twice a week during dry periods. Wichita, KS Consistent watering helps to prevent blossom end rot. Water slowly at the base of the plant so the water seeps into the soil Our nation’s coal-fired around the roots; avoid overhead watering which promotes power plants are increasingly diseases. Raised beds and containers dry out faster, check being retrofitted with technolo - them on a daily basis and water as needed. Mulch tomatoes gies to mitigate the output of planted directly in the garden. Mulch helps to keep the soil various forms of pollution. But moist and prevents soil from splashing up onto to the bottom a number of bad apples do con - leaves. tinue to cause more than their fair share of mercury emissions. Question #2: We are ready to plant in an ornamental bed This past March the PHOTO CREDIT: THINkSTOCk Environmental Defense Fund that we prepared last year which faces south. It receives hot, The Environmental Defense Fund reports that the top 25 emitters of mercury, a potent neuro - (EDF), a leading non-profit, toxin and a nasty by-product of coal-fired electricity generation, contribute only eight percent direct sunlight in the summer. Do you know of plants that released a report showing that of the U.S. electric supply but account for nearly a third of all mercury emissions by the U.S. will do well without having to be watered extensively the top 25 emitters of mercury, a electricity sector overall. throughout the summer? I am not able to do much supple - potent neurotoxin and a nasty mental watering. The plants should also provide color as by-product of coal-fired elec - Besides listing the worst mer - more than 90 percent,” reports mercury intake by minimizing long as possible. What suggestions do you have for me? tricity generation, contribute cury polluters, the report also EDF. Currently only 17 U.S. our consumption of these larger only eight percent of the U.S. details recent cases of mercury states regulate mercury air fish (including albacore canned Answer #2: A combination of drought tolerant shrubs, electric supply. At the same contamination and fish con - emissions, but the upcoming tuna), but the problem will ornamental grasses, perennials and annuals will provide the time, these power plants, which sumption advisories across the EPA rule will force plants even linger long into the future even color you are looking for and use less water in the landscape. have failed to install readily country, as well as reported new in unregulated states to clean up if we start to reign in mercury However, all plants need water, especially when they are available pollution controls installations of mercury controls their acts. pollution domestically, espe - young and becoming established. Watering is essential for at already widely in use by other and recently enacted state regu - Mercury pollution is an cially because the cleaner tech - least the first two years. Before planting incorporate organic plants, account for nearly a third lations driving their implemen - ongoing problem around the nologies being implemented matter such as, compost, leaf mold or composted manure of all mercury emissions by the tation. world. Exposure to mercury in here may take decades to find into the bed. This will improve the water-holding capacity of American electricity sector The release of the report was the environment has been their way to power plants in sandy soils; lighten clay soil and encourage the beneficial overall. timed to coincide with the linked to a variety of reproduc - poor and developing countries. activity of soil microorganisms. Do not just amend individ - The report, “Mercury Alert: announcement by the U.S. tive, cardiovascular and other ual planting holes, but incorporate the soil amendment Cleaning up Coal Plants for Environmental Protection human health problems. CONTACT: EDF’s throughout the potential root zone of the plants. Crape myr - Healthier Lives,” factors in Agency (EPA) of more stringent Airborne mercury from elec - “Mercury Alert” Report, tle, potentilla, glossy abelia, juniper ssp. and osmanthus are emissions of mercury at power rules regarding emissions of tricity plants usually finds its www.edf.org/top25. shrubs that can handle full sun. Perennials and annuals plants across the country in mercury and other air polluters way into waterways and even - include: euphorbia, black-eyed Susan, sedums, coreopsis, 2009. According to EDF, 20 of such as arsenic, dioxin and acid tually the ocean where it is EarthTalk® is written and gaillardia, vinca, portulaca, Russian sage and pentas. the top 25 mercury emitters are gases from individual power taken up by successively larger edited by Roddy Scheer and Combining groupings of Russian sage and ornamental grass - located within 50-100 miles of plants. EDF hopes that the marine life as it works its way Doug Moss and is a registered report will bolster public sup - up the food chain. The top trademark of E - The es such as feather reed grass, fountain grass or switch grass some of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation, including port for the federal government ocean predators such as tuna Environmental Magazine will create an attractive, low maintenance, drought tolerant Chicago, Dallas, Houston, to crack down on any plants that and swordfish contain relative - (www.emagazine.com). bed that you will be able to enjoy in the summer for years to Atlanta, Minneapolis, Detroit, continue to buck the trend ly large amounts of mercury in Send questions to: come. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, St. Louis towards greener operations. their fatty tissue as a result of [email protected]. and Austin. EDF found that “There are widely available, eating smaller fish which have Subscribe Question #3 : Both my husband and I are novice garden - Texas produces the most pollu - cost-effective and tested tech - in turn eaten even smaller www.emagazine.com/sub - ers. This past weekend we noticed a mass of yellow-orange tion from coal-fired electricity nologies to reduce mercury pol - forms of marine life. scribe. Free Trial Issue: foamy slime on our perennial bed. Earlier this spring we generation of all the U.S. states. lution from power plants by Consumers can limit their www.emagazine.com/trial. mulched the bed with shredded hardwood mulch. What is this awful looking growth and will it harm our plants? Andrews from A 1 a result of Base Realignment Barack Obama land and disem - being added by BRAC, JBA is Answer #3: The growth in your mulched bed is a slime and Closure (BRAC). The tour bark from Air Force One. quickly becoming the largest mold, also known as “dog vomit” fungus. When it first the surrounding community.” passed by a youth center and a Andrews Air Force Base was employer in the County. It gen - forms, it is a brightly colored yellow-orange mass that even - The County Executive’s tour crisis action center, and stopped renamed Joint Base Andrews erates a total of $1 billion in eco - tually turns brown and then a powdery white. Slime mold began with an inspection of the for a visit at the construction site after the 2005 BRAC decision nomic activity, and it is working feeds on the fungi and other organisms that are present in the 1st Helicopter Squadron of the of a new charter school. Before that realigned a nearby Naval closely with the County to decaying mulch. While unsightly they do not harm your 11th Wing Helicopters. The the tour, the County Executive Air facility. It provides vital increase small business contract plants. Hot humid weather encourages the growth of this County Executive was also dri - viewed a recently landed Giant security and protection for the goals, inject more money into ven by the new Jones C-17 Aeromedical Flight carry - National Capital Region and has the local business community, type of fungus. There is no product labeled for control. You Administrative Building, which ing wounded troops from the a strong impact on the local and revitalize the “Andrews can remove it with a shovel and put it out for trash pickup. will eventually house 2,500 Middle Eastern theaters and was economy. Employing 13,000 National Defense and employees coming to the base as on hand to watch President people, with 3,000 more jobs Technology Corridor.” “Ask the Plant and Pest Professor” is compiled from phone and email questions asked the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), part of University of Maryland Fire/EMS from A 1 print” that includes the parking sibility, which are on various Adon Snyder monitored activity Extension, an educational outreach of the University of lots and interior layout. levels of the stadium, first-aid from the command Maryland. To ask a home gardening or pest control question Command led by Lt. Colonel Training also consists of equip - rooms, field level, parking lots, post. Activity level for the or for other help, go to www.hgic.umd.edu. Or phone HGIC Scott K. Hoglander. In addition ment familiarization and how to and the triage room. Fire/EMS Department started at 1-800-342-2507, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to the Special Events unit, remove a patient from the upper The weather for Saturday, out slow, with some incidence Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Technical Services also coordi - bowl of the stadium that June 4, 2011, was perfect for an of sick or injured persons in the nates the Fire/EMS requires the services of the high- outdoor event, mostly sunny parking lot prior to the gates Department’s Hazardous angle team. with temperatures in the mid opening. The majority of the Public Service Announcements Materials, Technical Rescue Personnel arrive at an off-site 80’s and low humidity. The early afternoon was spent stand - Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Needs Volunteers The Team, and Water Rescue that location about five hours before parking lots opened at 12:30 ing-by at assigned locations and Bowie Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc. includes the Lawrence Woltz an event is scheduled to begin p.m., with tailgate parties com - monitoring crowds while pro - (BVFD), is looking for new members to join its elite firefight - Fire Boat. and start the check-in process. mencing as soon as vehicles viding whatever assistance pos - ing and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) teams. Recent Planning begins weeks This involves signing in, receiv - parked. Stadium gates opened sible to attendees. As the after - budget cutbacks by the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS before an event occurs and ing unit assignments, obtaining at 3:00 p.m., and the first act, noon and evening wore on, the Department have made the work of local volunteers even includes several meetings with credentials, and radio and Uncle Kracker, started at 4:30 number of incidents increased. more critical to our community's public safety. A wide variety the operations staff at Fed Ex equipment for the assigned pm. The event timeline was By sunset, a slow stream of con - of emergency and non-emergency support activities are avail - Field, event producers and other units. In addition to personnel orchestrated nearly perfectly, certgoers visited first-aid sta - able for qualified volunteers. Minimum requirements for fire - agencies that will work the providing fire and EMS, there is with each performer taking the tions with minor ailments, as fighters/EMTs include being at least 16 years old, completion event. Resources such as trans - also staff providing services for stage at their scheduled time. well as fans in the stadium call - of a background investigation and physical evaluation and port units (ambulances), spe - hazardous materials, inspections The second performer, Billy ing for assistance for various completion of basic training courses. For a full list of require - cially modified golf carts for and prevention, logistics, trans - Currington, performed from reasons. There were about fifty ments and an online application, visit their website at EMS services, and required portation, and incident com - 5:15 p.m. until just after 6:00 incidents handled by firefight - http://www.bowiefire.org. equipment—advanced and mand. p.m., and Zac Brown Band took er/medics, including minor basic life support equipment— Members of the the stage at 6:25 p.m. until just injuries, alcohol related illness, Farm-Fresh Local Produce this Summer are stored and maintained by Department’s Bomb Squad before 8:00 p.m. The main chest pains and head injuries. Sign Up Now for Farm-Fresh Local Produce this Summer Fire Fighter/Medic Technician arrive on-site at earlier times event, Kenny Chesney, opened The brunt of the fire/EMS ser - through Community Supported Agriculture Farms Summer Jamison Scarlata. Scarlata also and conduct sweeps of the stadi - about 8:20 p.m. until curtains at vices was utilized at the conclu - Subscriptions Now Available. schedules all training and um, with assistance from the about 11:00 p.m. A communi - sion of the long day’s activities, The Maryland Department of Agriculture is encouraging citi - staffing for events. When County Police and Maryland cations center staffed by various when many people were at the zens to consider joining a community supported agriculture events occur at FedEx Field, the State Police. public safety agencies dispatch end of a very long day. A small (CSA) farm to support local farmers while receiving deli - swell of attendance rises to Once Fire/EMS apparatus personnel, and FedEx opera - percentage of patients treated cious, nutritious, fresh produce all summer long. CSA mem - become the second largest city and equipment are prepped, tional staff monitored all activi - were transported to the hospi - bers pay an upfront subscription fee to farmers in return for a in the state. Appropriate everyone drives to the stadium ty throughout the stadium. This tal. After everyone had depart - share of the season’s harvest, which is usually provided week - resources are required to meet and takes appropriate positions functional area was referred to ed the stadium parking lots and ly. For convenience, many CSAs deliver to central locations the needs of attendees, produc - inside and outside of the stadi - as the “command post.” This all incidents were handled, fire - for pick up closer to subscriber’s home or work on a certain tion crews and talent. Services um. A meeting of all personnel group handled all radio traffic fighter/medics completed day of the week. Still others have special rates if the sub - at FedEx Field were designed is held 30 minutes prior to the and dispatch. A Public Safety paperwork and EMS reports and scriber helps with the harvest. and staffed so as not to affect gates opening. This meeting Command Center was estab - returned equipment and appara - “CSAs are another way for residents to buy fresh, nutritious services normally provided to covers all aspects of the event, lished in a room overlooking the tus to the off-site facility well food directly from a local farmer and to better understand how the citizens and residents in including reports from supervi - field and staffed by high-rank - into early Sunday morning. This our food is grown,” said Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance. nearby communities. Public sors responsible for fire, EMS, ing officials from the Fire/EMS brought to an end to a long day The department’s Maryland’s Best program currently has 76 safety at Fed Ex Field is bomb squad, inspections, and and Police Departments. Acting of providing the very best in fire farms listed with CSA shares available. To find a CSA farm designed to be self-sufficient. incident commanders. Fire Chief Marc S. Bashoor, Lt. protection and emergency med - near you, go to www.MarylandsBest.net Personnel who work stadium Assignments are reviewed and Colonel Scott Hoglander, and ical services possible to the citi - “This is the time of year to join a CSA and enjoy the fruits of events are required to take train - verified. Once the meeting con - Acting Fire Fighter/Medic zens, residents and visitors local farms all summer. ing that familiarizes them with cludes all personnel deploy to Captain Ava Hagood staffed the “Goin’ Coastal” in Prince the layout of the stadium “foot - their respective areas of respon - Command Center. Acting Major George’s County, Maryland. a8 — June 16 — June 22, 2011 — The Prince George’s Post CouNTy ChurCh direCTory

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