The Pri nce Ge orge’s Pos t A C OMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR PRINCE GEORGE ’S COUNTY Since 1932 Vol. 84, No. 5 February 4—February 10, 2016 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Maryland’s Star Point Guard Still Learning in Second Season By TROY JEFFERSON “He’s just a tough guy to Capital News Service guard, now he’s got so many weapons,” Northwestern head COLLEGE PARK, MD— coach Chris Collins said in a Melo Trimble isn’t the new press conference after the game. guy taking the conference by “He presents so many problems storm anymore. In his second when he can get around you. season, Trimble is the focal He’s so shifty, if you put too point for the University of many guys on him he’s going Maryland Terrapins and oppos - to hit Rasheed (Sulaimon), he’s ing teams know it. going to hit Jake (Layman), he’s “Teams are starting to going to hit Diamond (Stone), strategize against me and he’s going to hit Robert (Carter watch film on me,” Trimble Jr.), he’s a tough cover.” said after leading the basket - Trimble added six assists ball team with 18 points in a and also had a block, a steal winning effort against the and a rebound. In two games Northwestern Wildcats, 62-56, against Northwestern, he has on Tuesday night. combined to score 42 points. With the win, Maryland (17- On the season, Trimble is 2 overall, 6-1 Big Ten) keeps averaging 13 points per pace with Indiana and Iowa, CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE GRAPHIC BY KAREN TANG game—three fewer than last who are undefeated in the con - The percentage of people who back legalized marijuana has increased almost five times since 1969, according to a long-running season—but has upped his as - ference. Northwestern (15-5 CBS News poll. sists to five per game, which overall, 3-4 Big Ten) remains is two more than he averaged in the middle of the pack. in his freshman season. The star point guard has It’s still a learning process been able to break down de - for Trimble, who had a chance fenses in a multitude of ways Medical Marijuana Supporters to win the game with a buzzer- since he arrived in College beating three-pointer on Tues - Park last season. Against day as he did a week ago Northwestern, he used his abil - against Wisconsin. But instead Look for toC authorhize maedicnal mgarijueana frOn othe emve of V etCerans Doay, nerngmenrt sehoulsd es nd prohibi - ity to score. This past Saturday KAREN TANG he clanked the ball off the rim. By against Ohio State, he only Capital News Service use for patients signaled a vic - the Senate approved the Veter - tion on medical marijuana,” “(Coach Mark Turgeon) just took five shots and scored tory for supporters. ans Affairs spending bill. The Collins said. told me go to the basket next eight points but instead im - WASHINGTON, D.C.— “We support medical mari - funding bill also included lan - For many veterans living time. He said a lot of other pacted the game with his pass - For some time, medical mari - juana,” said Michael Collins, guage allowing VA doctors to with PTSD, the legislation things but that’s all I heard,” ing, dishing out nine assists. juana has been a back-and-forth deputy director of the Drug Pol - give their patients recommen - seems long overdue. Trimble said. Northwestern tried to em - controversy among experts, vet - icy Alliance. “There have been dations to use medical mari - U.S. Navy veteran T.J. Seeing as how he made a sea - ploy a matchup zone to slow erans and the public. So the a number of studies showing the juana where it is legal in the Thompson, of Chesapeake, Va., son-high five three-pointers the down Trimble and the high- Senate’s passage last month of positive impact of medical mar - United States. powered Terrapins offense but legislation allowing Veterans ijuana on post-traumatic stress “We believe that at the fed - Health Administration doctors disorder veterans.” eral level … the federal gov - it wasn’t enough. See TRIMBLE Page A 3 See MARIJUANA Page A 3 Hospice of the Chesapeake Expands Social Security Administration ‘Courageous Conversations’ to Include Prince George’s and Anne Arundel Counties Headquarters to Get $150 The series is designed to share Each session will be facili - By Press Officer information, provide helpful tated by Hospice of the Chesa - Hospice of the Chesapeake Million Renovation tools and provoke thought for peake professionals. The spring By PRESS OFFICER PASADENA, MD—After families facing the prospect of 2016 schedule is as follows: BCM two successful rounds last year difficult choices and conversa - “Safe Passages: Navigating in Annapolis and Severna Park, tions around end of life. Coura - Options in the Face of Serious TOWSON , MD—The So - Hospice of the Chesapeake will geous Conversations is an initia - Illness” - A discussion on how cial Security Administration has expand its free educational se - tive of The John & Cathy to make choices with hospice been headquartered in Wood - ries of community discussions, Belcher Institute for Complex Ill - and palliative care. lawn for more than 55 years, yet Courageous Conversations. The ness Care, which Hospice of the • 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 31— the agency’s main operations spring 2016 series begins March Chesapeake seeks to make a na - Presented by Business Liaison building has seen no major ren - 31 and will offer seven sessions, tional leader in positive and Deidre Wall and Volunteer Co - ovations or systems upgrades with three at the Annapolis Re - transformational change in the since it was built in 1959. gional Library and four at loca - fields of advanced complex ill - Today Senator Barbara tions in Prince George’s County. ness and end-of-life care. See HOSPICE Page A 7 Mikulski announced $150 million in federal funds have been secured for major up - grades to the Altmeyer build - ing. The renovations will ad - PGCPS BOE Member Elected to dress health and safety issues, meet current accessibility standards, improve space uti - PHOTO COURTESY BALTIMORE COUNTY MARYLAND SBy PeRErSSv OFeFI CoER n Nagrtami,o thne Caounlc ilL of eUrvban elgrams to support students who lization and provide a com - Left to right: AFGE Local 1923 President Cynthia Ennis; PGCPS Boards of Education. live in poverty or other circum - fortable, energy efficient Carolyn Colvin, Social Security, Administration Acting Com - The Council of Urban Boards stances that create serious obsta - working environment that missioner; State Senator Delores Kelley; Senator Barbara, UPPER MARLBORO, of Education (CUBE) is guided cles to learning. The Steering meets 21st century standards. Mikulski; Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz; So - MD—Prince George’s County by a steering committee that is Committee is comprised of 16 The Social Security Admin - cial Security Administration, Chief of Staff Stacy Rodgers. Public Schools (PGCPS) Board committed to helping school school board members elected by istration is headquartered in of Education Member, District boards in all communities close representatives of over 100 large Woodlawn. With 11,000 work - 5, Verjeana Jacobs, Esq., was the achievement gap, raise high and small school districts partic - ers, it is Baltimore County’s remains home to the Social Se - Kamenetz. “We thank Senator recently elected as Vice Chair school graduation rates, provide ipating in the CUBE program. single largest employer. curity Administration for Mikulski for her hard work and of the Steering Committee for intervention services to academ - “This significant investment decades to come,” said Balti - commitment to keeping these National School Boards Asso - ically struggling students, and ciation’s (NSBA) urban pro - ensures that Baltimore County more County Executive Kevin important jobs here.” create broad-based school pro - See JACOBS Page A 7 INSIDE PGCPS CEO and Staff A Single Spark Baker, PGC EDC and Maryland Movie Review: Brooklyn Earth Talk Recognized at Reception As part of a national day of so - Department of Commerce Eilis gets a job at a department store Alongside Civil Rights Legends cial action, the students learned Announce Partnership to Expand while taking bookkeeping classes at the What is the latest thinking on At The John F. Kennedy Center for how they can use their voices to International Trade Opportunities local college. She’s homesick at first, the environmental causes (if any) Performing Arts, The National Youth make policy change. Like the Free - for Local Companies and unaccustomed to Brooklyn’s hustle of autism? I hear so much conflict - Summit on Education, Justice, and the dom Riders, they realized they Moving forward, Prince George’s and bustle. She exchanges tender letters ing information I don’t know what U.S. Economy honored three civil couldn’t count on riding the bus to County will be an official partner with with her mother and sister back in Ire - to believe. rights legends and recognized several get where they needed to go—most the Maryland Department of Com - land, and the priest soothes her with the Prince George’s County Public Schools of all, to school—because they merce on its Maryland Partners in In - assurance that homesickness, like most —Bill Stribling, (PGCPS) educators and leaders. couldn’t afford it. ternational Trade (MAPIT) program. sicknesses, will leave her soon enough. Austin, TX Community , Page A3 Commentary , Page A4 Business , Page A5 Out on the Town , Page A6 Features , Page A7 A2—February 4—February 10, 2016—The Prince George’s Post Towns and N EIGHBORS In and Around Morningside-Skyline by Mary McHale 301 735 3451 Neighborhood Events Jim’s funeral procession took Koch, formerly of Morning - Candidates must have him back to Morningside side and Suitland, who died resided in the Town for at least Edwards: Republicans Waste No Time Once The large Nichols family and January 26 at the age of 102.