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The Pri nce Ge orge’s Pos t A C ommuniTy newsPAPer for PrinCe GeorGe ’s CounTy Since 1932 Vol. 79, No. 40 October 6 — October 12, 2011 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Baker, III Names King Memorial Bradford L. Seamon Dedication Set for October 16 as Acting Chief President Obama, Administrative Officer Secretary of the Interior are expected Nomination as Permanent CAO Will to participate Take Place During the Next County By the Martin Luther King, Jr. Council Legislative Session National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. By PRESS OFFICER Administration, he has lead County Executive’s Office several of my top priorities Washington, D.C. such as health care access, the (September, 2011) – The UPPER MARLBORO, MD Prince George’s Hospital Washington, DC Martin Luther Prince George’s County Memorandum of King, Jr. National Memorial Executive Rushern L. Baker, III Understanding, the Economic Project Foundation's leadership Development Incentive Fund, CAPITAL NEwS SERvICE PHOTO BY ASHLEY M. LATTA announced the ceremonial ded - announced at his Cabinet meet - At Friday's press conference at the Baltimore County Health Department, Larry Simmons, ing that Bradford L. Seamon CountyStat and school con - ication of the Martin Luther struction. I have complete con - special assistant to the county executive, stands with "Sure Shot," the flu shot mascot, holding King, Jr. Memorial will be held will be his Acting Chief signs to encourage parents to take flu season seriously and get their families vaccinated. Administrative Officer (CAO) fidence in Brad Seamon’s talent on Sunday, October 16. The effective Tuesday, October 4, and wealth of experience to Dedication program will begin 2011. Seamon will replace P. serve the citizens of Prince at 9 a.m. in West Potomac Park. Michael Errico who has served George’s County as Acting President Barack Obama, as Acting CAO since County Chief Administrative Officer Health Officials Urge Vaccinations, Secretary of the Interior Ken Executive Baker’s inauguration with honesty, integrity, and Salazar, members of the King last December. Seamon will be intelligence. I look forward to Family, and civil rights leaders formally nominated to the working with the County but are Optimistic about Flu Season are expected to participate. The Prince George’s County Council throughout his eventu - By ASHLEY M. LATTA does the start of flu season, 250 vaccines had been adminis - Dedication, originally planned Council as permanent CAO al confirmation process as per - Capital News Service which has health officials ramp - tered despite the pouring rain. for August 28, the 48th during the next Council legisla - manent CAO.” ing up efforts to encourage The state health department anniversary of the March on tive session. According to Article IV, BALTIMORE - All signs Marylanders to get vaccinated, has monitored global flu activi - Washington and Dr. King’s his - “Brad Seamon has been an Section 412 of the Prince point toward a manageable flu and quickly. ty all year, anticipating what toric “I Have a Dream” speech, invaluable member of my George’s County Charter, “The season this year, but despite the Friday, the Maryland this year's flu season could was postponed due to administration since Day 1,” County Executive shall appoint positive outlook, Maryland Department of Health and bring to Marylanders, and Hurricane Irene. stated Baker. “As Deputy Chief a Chief Administrative Officer. health officials are strongly Mental Hygiene kicked off its health officials like what they “We are very pleased that Administrative Officer He shall be appointed on the encouraging everyone 6- annual prevention campaign are seeing. the Memorial is now open to (DCAO) for Health and Human months and older to get vacci - with a free flu clinic at the Services and more recently as nated as soon as possible. Baltimore County Health DCAO for Budget, Finance and See CAO, Page A 5 As October draws closer, so Department. By 10:30 a.m., See FLU, Page A 3 See KING, Page A 3 GPS Could be Used Maryland Leaders, Mail Workers to Deter Chesapeake Rally for Bill to Save Post Office Bay Poachers By ANDREW DAMSTEDT Capital News Service By GREG MASTERS nets in the Chesapeake Bay. Capital News Service The poaching finds led fish - BALTIMORE - Congressmen and eries agencies to close rockfish union workers rallied here Tuesday in ANNAPOLIS - A pilot pro - season early. Natural Resources support of a bill that could help revive the gram to install tracking devices Police served search warrants financially ailing U.S. Postal Service by on some commercial fishing related to the poaching but have allowing the agency access to $21 billion boats in the Chesapeake Bay made no arrests. paid into its retirement fund. may go into effect next year. Vessel monitoring systems "If we don't resolve this issue, my The program - which will be discourage illegal fishing by understanding is we are going to lose discussed at two open houses allowing agencies to track com - 126,000 jobs in the United States," said next week along with proposed mercial fishing boats that go into Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D- fishing regulations from the closed areas or operate during Cockeysville. "That's unacceptable. I'm Maryland Department of restricted times. They are being saying let's stand up and get the message Natural Resources Fisheries used increasingly across the out that we aren't using taxpayers' Service - would be voluntary for United States and Canada but money." commercial fishermen. would be new to Maryland, The U.S. Postal Service has proposed But vessel monitoring sys - O'Connell said. cutting costs by $3 billion, laying off tems may ultimately be required "The idea is, before even more than 110,000 workers nationwide and potentially closing 42 post offices to discourage illegal fishing in considering this being a require - PHOTO BY AFL-CIO Maryland, said Tom O'Connell, ment in any of our fisheries, we and four processing facilities in Members of the American Postal Workers Union rally to save six-day mail director of DNR's fisheries ser - should do a small-scale pilot Maryland, to shore up its depleted delivery. The U.S. Postal Service has proposed cutting Saturday mail delivery. vice. program that's voluntary so that finances. "The objective is to get we have the opportunity to Reps. Elijah Cummings, D-Baltimore, greater compliance in the ability experiment with different types and John Sarbanes, D-Towson, joined amounting to $5.5 billion per year. That agency ... to put aside billions of dollars to enforce our fisheries manage - of vessel monitoring systems," Ruppersberger at the Baltimore Teachers money, supporters said, caused the post for people not even born yet." ment rules," O'Connell said O'Connell said. Union with union leaders and postal office's financial woes, not the decrease The bill introduced in Congress this about the pilot program, which The program would also give workers at a rally to stump for HR-1351, in mail volume. year has 216 cosponsors and has been may apply to the striped bass watermen the chance to experi - a bill to allow the U.S. Postal Service to "Congress, you helped make this prob - referred to the House Committee on fishery, oyster fishery, or both. ment with having a GPS track - reduce required pension payments to lem. We're saying very clearly we need Oversight and Government Reform, This winter, Maryland ing device installed on their meet current financial needs. you to correct it," said Marvin "Doc" where Cummings is the ranking member. Natural Resources Police dis - boats. In 2006, Congress gave the Postal Cheatham, president of the National "We know that there is going to have covered more than 13 tons of Service 10 years to fund 75 years in Action Network, Baltimore Chapter. poached striped bass, also called advance of future health benefits, "How can you expect a government rockfish, in illegally anchored See GPS, Page A 5 See RALLY, Page A 3 INSIDE PGCC In the Spotlight Infant Mortality Awareness Month Minority Business Development Movie Review Earth Talk Prince George’s Community College Senator Ben Cardin praised the Upper Marlboro, MD Prince "Moneyball" lies at the intersection of Dear EarthTalk: is the only college in Maryland to be Senate for unanimously adopting a George’s County Executive Rushern math and baseball, where-- wait, come selected as a White House Champion bipartisan resolution recognizing L. Baker, III and MBDD Executive back! It isn't boring, I promise! As it Freight companies like FedEx, of Change. The college and President September 2011 as National Infant Director Roland Jones and the happens, the intersection of math and UPS and all those 18 wheelers on Charlene M. Dukes are being recog - Mortality Awareness Month. The Minority Business Development baseball is also the intersection of the highways probably generate a lot nized by the White House for their resolution highlights the need to Division (MBDD) this week wel - business and sports, two subjects that of pollution and global warming. Is commitment to improving comple - increase awareness about infant comed 150 small and minority busi - have often enthralled moviegoers with anything being done to address this? tion rates, especially among disad - mortality and access to prenatal nesses at the Economic Development their tales of cutthroat competition and Michael Brown vantaged students, care in the United States. Incentive Fund Business Forum . underdog victories. Community, Page A3 Opinion, Page A4 Business, Page A5 Out on the Town, Page A6 Features, Page A7 A2 — October 6 — October 12, 2011 — The Prince George’s Post Towns and N eighborS In and Around Morningside-Skyline Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards’ Legislative Update by Mary McHale 301 735 3451 Reps.