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Read MoreDying DC: Chuck Brown & Black Majority
It’s always the comments that get me heated after reading news stories where the topic is DC/MD. Online anonymity brings out a kind of drunken bravery in people. So after reading a couple of pieces on the death of Chuck Brown and a Washington Examiner story on the Black population of DC no longer being in the majority, I made the sad error of continuing on to the comments and ended up, you guessed it,...
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Read MorePGCo, did you know…
Missing Upper Marlboro Woman Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Orders Same-Sex Marriages Recognized Daytime Metro Station Shooting in Rockville The Prince George’s County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a critical missing woman identified as 39-year-old Erica Antonette Jackson. She was last seen by her husband leaving their home in the12400 block of Open View Lane,...
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Read MoreO’Malley Sets 2nd Session For Gambling
Maryland legislators to hold a second special session for gambling this July. After coming together like a bunch of feuding frat boys for a 90 day General Assembly Session and accomplishing just about nothing, (breathe) THEN needing another session to avoid a “Doomsday” budget full of cuts, half of which probably need to be made in order to shore up Prince George’s County’s budget,...
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Read More$3.5 Million Renovation For Capitol Heights Apts
[Cue theme song from "The Jeffersons"] because somebody’s movin’ on up! Hillside Heights Apartments in Capitol Heights has completed a $3.5 million renovation. Located in the 5200 block of Marlboro Pike, the 231-unit Hillside Heights is near the Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Suitland Federal Center, and Joint Base Anacostia Bolling. Renovations included improvements to the pool,...
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Read MoreShowplace Arena Audit Reveals Spending Sprees
Did Senate President Thomas V.M. Miller Get Chief Auditor Belachew Demoted? According to Washington Post, after chief auditor Abinet Y. Belachew turned in his draft audit of Showplace Arena showing improper spending to the tune of $40,000 over 5 years, Sen. Pres. Miller (can’t keep typing all that name) sent a ”harsh” letter to Belachew pressuring him to stop the audit because...
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Read MoreReturn to PGC Blogging
After being hacked within an inch of my blog life and contracting virtual viruses that had PGC Blog in ICU, I’m back. I’m a bit overwhelmed because I still have so much left to do to clean up files, folders, and such. Nonetheless, I’m back and this still feels so right. A lot has happened with the General Assembly passing higher taxes, gambling being basically taken off the table,...
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Read MoreTax hikes include $36M increase on business loans
The Maryland Senate is expected to give final approval today to a package of tax hikes that will raise more than $300 million a year, with the bulk of it coming from increases of 5% to 15% on incomes of taxpayers making more than $100,000 per year. But a little noticed provision will also raise $36 million in new taxes from companies that back mortgages on commercial development and homebuilding. Opponents...
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Read MoreMetro Riders Revolt Against iPod Thief
A funny thing happened on the way to WMATA’s Red Line Van Ness metro stop: an iPod thief was chased down by an angry group of riders and he was apprehended. This video made my evening last night. DC Police do not recommend or encourage this behavior and neither do I BUT I must say, it did my heart good to see that guy surrounded by fed up passengers and subdued. We work hard to be able to afford...
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Dying DC: Chuck Brown & Black Majority
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Tax hikes include $36M increase on business loans
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