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  • CHART on the Web

    CHART is a joint effort of the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transportation Authority and the Maryland State Police, in cooperation with other federal, state and local agencies. CHART’s mission is to improve “real-time” operations of Maryland’s highway system through teamwork and technology. [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:41pm EST

  • Pa. assembly corruption probe nears critical phase

    A widening criminal investigation accuses some of Pennsylvania’s most powerful state lawmakers of illegally converting the public work force and the Legislature’s thick bankroll into potent re-election tools. The attorney general’s three-year-old probe has already resulted in 25 arrests, the most recent coming last week, when the third-ranking Democrat in the [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:15pm EST

  • Lawmakers see danger in national debt

    The leaders of two key Senate committees and two prominent economists said Thursday that without dramatic action to reverse the growth, the soaring national debt will reach a level that would threaten the U.S. economy and the federal government’s ability to function. During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 6:25pm EST

  • Prison population to have first drop since 1972

    The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other. The inmate population has risen steadily since the early 1970s as states adopted get-tough policies that sent more people to [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 6:04pm EST

  • Fear of violence grows in mountaintop mining fight

    It was the slap heard ‘round the coalfields: Cordelia Ruth Tucker, wearing the fluorescent-striped shirt of a miner, strode past West Virginia state troopers and into a stream of marchers protesting mountaintop removal mining to deliver an audible smack. The 54-year-old Rock Creek woman isn’t talking as she awaits trial on [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 6:01pm EST

  • MDE Reviews Local Goverments’ Plans for Water Resources

    by Janice Outen, Water Management Administration The Maryland Department of the Environment is reviewing local governments’ plans for water supplies, wastewater, and stormwater. As local jurisdictions worked in recent months to meet a State deadline for submitting these plans, known as Water Resources Elements (WREs), the Maryland Department of the Environment received [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 5:28pm EST

  • Storm Stories and Pictures

    Being the curious Internet news portal we are, TheBAYNET.com wants to see and read your storm stories. In order to make it easier for TBN readers, we have set up a special email address just for the storm - baynetstorm@gmail.com. [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 5:19pm EST

  • Blizzard Warning CANCELLED… Winter Storm Warning Still In Effect

    UPDATED: 2:49PM:  ....WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY… ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS…STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 2:48pm EST

  • Power Outages

    SMECO Outage Map Pepco Outage Map BGE Outage Map [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 12:51pm EST

  • COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING

    ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTHEAST OFF CAPE HATTERAS…BRINGING EXTRA WATER INTO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. NORTHEAST WINDS [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 12:22pm EST

  • Byrd’s coal comments rock W.Va.

    An extraordinary recent statement by Sen. Robert Byrd has stunned his coal-dependent home state and left West Virginia politicians and business leaders scrambling to understand the timing and motivation behind his unexpected discourse on the future of the coal industry. In an early December op-ed piece released by his office [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 12:21pm EST

  • State of Emergency Declared for Both Charles County and the State of Maryland

    Governor Martin O’ Malley has officially declared a State of Emergency for the entire state of Maryland effective 10:15 today Dec 19, 2009. ___ EXECUTIVE ORDER State of Emergency WHEREAS, Maryland is subject to the impacts of a wide variety of natural hazards or disasters and WHEREAS, The National Weather Service has placed Charles County under [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 12:18pm EST

  • SHA on Full Alert - Asking for Help

    In a recent conversation with Bob Rager, District 5 Community Liaison, TheBAYNET.com learned how the State Highway Administration is doing against the storm. According to Rager, statewide, the SHA has 1107 employees using 806 pieces of equipment working to keep the roads clear. In addition to the state employees, the [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 12:14pm EST

  • Correctional Officers Donate More Than $2,400 in Toys to Christmas Connection

    While many families are hanging stockings and trimming trees this Christmas season, countless others are struggling to make ends meet. Knowing financial hardships strike especially painfully at Christmastime, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office actively supports the Children’s Aid Society’s Christmas Connection effort, which provides donated food, toys, clothes and other items to [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 11:34am EST

  • Governor O’Malley Releases Weekly Update of Maryland’s Economy

    ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 18, 2009) –Governor Martin O’Malley today released this week’s online economic update, where he outlined Maryland’s growing travel and tourism industry, an industry that is critical to helping Maryland rebound from the national recession. [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 8:38am EST

  • Terrapin Run case going to trial

    The civil court case filed by Allegany County government and a private developer against two state agencies over a planned major subdivision near Green Ridge State Forest is headed to trial. Circuit Court Judge W. Timothy Finan denied Tuesday a motion filed by the Maryland Department of the Environment and Maryland [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 8:33am EST

  • Homeless families count on Safe Nights program

    Temperatures will soon dip below the freezing point at night and chilly rain and frigid snow will be falling — a horrific situation for homeless families as they scramble to find shelter from the cold in vehicles, abandoned buildings and at makeshift camps in wooded areas scattered throughout the county. It’s [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 8:28am EST

  • Make-or-break for fate of health care on Saturday

    Senate Democrats appear within reach of the 60 votes necessary to pass President Barack Obama’s health care legislation after a long year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining with holdout Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Emerging from marathon talks with Majority Leader Harry Reid and White House officials [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 8:24am EST

  • Pregnant soldiers could face court-martial

    U.S. Army general in northern Iraq has added pregnancy to the list of reasons a soldier under his command could be court-martialed. The new policy, outlined last month by Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo and released Friday by the Army, would apply to both female soldiers who become pregnant on the battlefield [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 8:08am EST

  • Spike in Maryland’s foreclosure rate fuels industry jitters

    Maryland’s rate of home foreclosure filings has grown dramatically in the past five months, making real estate agents nervous. In November, Maryland had the ninth highest rate of foreclosure filings among all states, with one per 364 housing units, according to the latest figures from data company RealtyTrac of Irvine, Calif. [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 8:00am EST

  • Lawmakers recommend nearly flat 2011 budget

    Historic zero percent budget guideline would halve $2 billion deficit A bipartisan panel of legislators on Thursday recommended a zero percent increase in state spending in the fiscal 2011 operating budget that would cut in half a $2 billion budget deficit. If followed, the recommendation would limit an increase in appropriations to [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:57am EST

  • Md. unemployment rises to 7.4 percent

    Two years after the country spiraled into a severe recession, Marylanders’ job prospects are still getting worse. The state’s unemployment rate rose to 7.4 percent last month from 7.3 percent in October, the U.S. Department of Labor estimated Friday. That adds up to nearly 220,000 residents actively looking for work, twice [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:53am EST

  • Autism found in nearly 1% of children

    Nearly 1 percent of children nationwide have autism - with the disorder more than four times more common in boys than girls, according to new figures released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which is in keeping with recent studies that tried to put a number [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:50am EST

  • O’Malley wants to apply in Jan. for U.S. education grants

    Governor criticizes Grasmick plan to wait to seek stimulus money Gov. Martin O’Malley criticized state schools Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick’s decision to delay a request for federal stimulus money for education, saying Friday that he wants Maryland to go after the $150 million next month. “I find it very unusual that in [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:48am EST

  • DNR Announces Winter Ice Breaking Operations

    The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Boating Services will have four boats available this year to complete ice breaking services on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries during the winter season. [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:45am EST

  • Department of Defense Releases 2010 Housing Rates

    The Department of Defense today released the 2010 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates. Military members will receive an average housing allowance increase of 2.5 percent when the new rates take effect, Jan. 1, 2010. For members with dependents, average increases in the BAH are approximately $37 per month. A [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:43am EST

  • Open Thread - December 19, 2009

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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 5:00am EST

  • Blizzard Warning Now in Effect for Charles County through 6PM Saturday

    11:11 PM EST Fri-Dec-18 The Weather Service has issued a BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY… ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY… Maryland counties ANNE ARUNDEL, CALVERT, CHARLES, PRINCE GEORGE’S, ST MARY’S Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 11:16pm EST

  • Public Hearing: PROPOSED PLANNED BUSINESS PARK AND ENTERPRISE DISTRICT

    Notice is hereby given that the Town of La Plata Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on January 26, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the La Plata Town Hall, 305 Queen Anne Street, La Plata, Maryland, for the purpose of hearing public comment [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 10:06pm EST

  • Clergy urge no cuts in social services

    Faith leaders called on state officials Tuesday to preserve funding for social services, even as new revenue projections paint a still-grim picture of the difficult budget season ahead. At a time when more Marylanders are receiving welfare checks, food stamps and other government assistance to ward off the effects of the [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 10:02pm EST

  • Giving the sheriff resources to keep community safe

    The Charles County commissioners are extremely pleased to see the sheriff’s efforts of putting officers and cars back on the streets has effectively reduced crime by double digits. Our partnership is to provide excellent public safety to our citizens. Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to correct information provided [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:55pm EST

  • O’Malley wants PSC to order new plants

    Gov. Martin O’Malley wants state energy regulators to order new electricity generation built in Maryland, but competitive suppliers think that’s the wrong move. The governor filed comments with the Public Service Commission Friday urging regulators to use the commission’s authority to order new power generation built. He said deregulation has not [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:45pm EST

  • Foreclosures Continue to Plague Prince George’s

    By DAVID M. JOHNSON Four homes in pre-foreclosure, two bank-owned properties and one house up for auction in an eight-block stretch of 49th Street, Hyattsville, highlight the lingering effects of predatory lending and questionable decisions by homebuyers in Prince George’s County. More than 30 percent of Maryland’s foreclosures are in [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:42pm EST

  • Oyster Plan May Provide Missing Pieces of Restoration Puzzle

    By CATHERINE KRIKSTAN Over the past decade, billions of oysters have been planted in the Chesapeake Bay, pushed off of boats by the thousands to settle on sanctuaries and managed reserves throughout the watershed. While these plantings are a much-needed ecological improvement for an unhealthy bay, it is unclear whether [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:40pm EST

  • Former Gov. Hughes Reflects on the Chesapeake Bay

    By JAMES B. HALE Former Gov. Harry Hughes sat recently in his favorite chair at his Denton home and remembered how at one point he had almost lost all hope for the Chesapeake Bay. Flanked on one side by a painting of himself as governor and on the other by [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:38pm EST

  • A Year of Opportunity for Md. Republicans

    By KAREN ANDERSON Ranked by Gallup as the country’s third most Democratic state, Maryland has been a steep climb for any Republican candidate vying to win statewide office. Still, political experts and party leaders across the state think a Republican gubernatorial victory is possible in 2010. [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:36pm EST

  • Charles Co. Public Schools has canceled all weekend events and activities for Saturday & Sunday

    Charles County Public Schools has canceled all weekend events and activities for Saturday, Dec. 19, and Sunday, Dec. 20, due to inclement weather forecasts. All evening activities scheduled for today, Friday, Dec. 18, are proceeding as planned. [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 12:33pm EST

  • UPDATED: THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY

    ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY… THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS…HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 12:29pm EST

  • UPDATED: THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY

    ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY… THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS…HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 12:29pm EST

  • Hodge asks for ad spending report

    Following a verbal lambasting over an editorial published in the Dec. 2 issue of the Maryland Independent, Charles County Commissioner Gary V. Hodge (D) asked staff to research how much money the county spends on advertising with the bi-weekly paper. Commissioner Reuben B. Collins II (D) amended the request to include [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 12:05pm EST

  • County OKs cost-saving early retirement proposals

    The Charles County commissioners voted last week to approve five retirement plan committee recommendations that could provide an opportunity for a staff — and wallet-friendly — reduction in the local government workforce. “As many people are aware, there hasn’t been very much positive news when it comes to the ongoing fiscal [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 12:03pm EST

  • Bases get funding from defense bill

    Southern Maryland’s military installations are close to getting an early Christmas gift from Washington. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010 that includes $32.1 million for the region’s military bases and related research activities. [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 12:02pm EST

  • Crude oil set for biggest weekly gain since October

    Crude oil advanced in New York, rising to more than $74 a barrel and poised for its biggest weekly gain since October on optimism fuel demand will increase amid improved prospects for a global economic recovery. Oil has gained 6 percent this week, the most since the week ended Oct. 16, [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 11:59am EST

  • Winter Storm Warning

    Emergency Services - Notification Number: 246 [...] THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN STERLING VA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS.HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH SUNSET SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MAINLY IN OR NEAR [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 11:51am EST

  • Juiced-Up Cows and Electric Chickens

    Got electricity? The Obama administration yesterday announced an agreement with dairy producers to cut methane emissions by 25 percent by 2020 by building systems that capture the greenhouse gas and burn it to generate electricity. It’s a way of milking technology to reduce global warming pollution. The plan requires millions more in federal [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 7:20am EST

  • Report: Death sentences decline; death rows shrink

    Texas and other states that lead the nation in executions are sentencing many fewer inmates to death, a trend that slowly is reducing the death row population in the United States, a report from an anti-capital punishment group says. There were 106 death sentences imposed in 2009, the Death Penalty Information [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 7:13am EST

  • Many Americans scale back seasonal trips or stay put

    More than half of U.S. residents who wanted to travel during the holidays have significantly cut back their plans or canceled trips altogether because of the fragile economy, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows. Americans are suffering from high unemployment, income reductions and financial insecurity that continue to undermine the travel business, [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 7:10am EST

  • Study finds orphanages can be a ‘viable option’

    Children who live in orphanages fare as well or better than those in family homes, reports a Duke University study that tracked more than 3,000 children in five Asian and African countries. The study, released today, is touted as one of the most comprehensive ever done on orphans. Orphaned and abandoned [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 7:06am EST

  • Local road crews prep for snow with new weapon

    A big winter storm could take dead aim on our area this weekend, with a Winter Storm Warning in effect from midnight Friday to 6 am Sunday for the entire WTOP listening area. Local road crews gearing up. [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 7:01am EST

  • Cardin gets grilled over insurance bill

    Dozens of small-business owners gathered Monday looking for answers from Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin about the tax credits, exemptions and other intricacies of the health insurance legislation being hammered out in the Senate this month. Speaking at a roundtable discussion to more than 50 businesspeople at the Prince George’s Economic Development [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:53am EST

  • Stronger sales put Christmas tree farmers back in the spirit

    Beefed-up marketing campaigns and a recession-weary public seeking holiday joy are helping put some jingle in the pockets of Christmas tree farmers. “Getting a Christmas tree is a real family tradition. I think we hope it’s one of the last things people look to cut out of their spending,” said Wade [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:51am EST

  • Doctor-legislator eyes new medical marijuana measure

    Positive signs from D.C., legalization in other states buoy pot advocates When Del. Dan K. Morhaim is in the emergency room, he can administer cocaine to anesthetize a patient. But he cannot write a prescription for marijuana as a pain reliever or nausea remedy. That’s just one of the flaws in Maryland’s [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:48am EST

  • Housing costs rise for many as prices fall

    The silver lining to falling home prices - which have caused so much distress nationwide - is more affordable housing. But a new study suggests that costs are actually mounting for a growing number of people here. The nonprofit Center for Housing Policy’s report, released Thursday, found that more middle- and [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:42am EST

  • U.S. energy regulators uphold approval of Sparrows Point LNG terminal

    Opponents say they plan to keep fightingFederal energy regulators reaffirmed Thursday their earlier decision to allow a company to proceed with a proposed liquid natural gas terminal at Sparrows Point in eastern Baltimore County and an 88-mile pipeline through Maryland and Pennsylvania. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission also denied requests [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:39am EST

  • Open Thread - December 18, 2009

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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 5:00am EST

  • That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy

    The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used within [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 8:25pm EST

  • SAVE-THE-DATE: “Unity in OUR Community”

    Diversity Forum - Saturday, January 23, 2010 The Charles County Commissioners, Blue Ribbon Commission for Diversity and Intergroup Relations, College of Southern Maryland, and partnering organizations are busy planning the 2010 “Unity in OUR Community” Diversity Forum, which will be held in the Center for Business & Industry at the [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 8:14pm EST

  • Credit card’s newest trick: 79.9% interest

    It’s no mistake. This credit card’s interest rate is 79.9%. The bloated APR is how First Premier Bank, a subprime credit card issuer, is skirting new regulations intended to curb abusive practices in the industry. It’s a strategy other subprime card issuers could start adopting to get around the new rules. Typically, [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 8:09pm EST

  • Six Maryland schools part of federal gender discrimination probe

    Area colleges and universities, reacting to a federal civil rights agency’s investigation into possible discrimination against women in admissions, said Thursday that gender is only one factor in determining the makeup of each year’s freshman class. The Commission on Civil Rights voted earlier this week to subpoena admissions data from almost [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 8:02pm EST

  • Board recommends pay raise for governor

    The governor whom Maryland voters elect next year should get a $5,000 pay raise in 2013 and 2014, bringing the salary up to $160,000, according to a unanimous recommendation from the Governor’s Salary Commission. The seven-member commission Tuesday also recommended similar increases of about 3.3 percent for the lieutenant governor, the [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:57pm EST

  • Business groups oppose unemployment tax proposal

    Gov. Martin O’Malley will push for a slate of unemployment insurance modifications in 2010 that would reduce business’ tax obligations by $83 million, but business groups say they oppose the move. Unemployment taxes have emerged as a key issue for the business community heading into the legislative session set to begin [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:53pm EST

  • State gives green light to ICC toll rates

    One-way trip during rush hour could cost up to $6.60, or $3,300 per year in tolls The Maryland Transportation Authority Board voted today to charge most cars and trucks up to 35 cents per mile at peak hours on the planned Intercounty Connector highway when it opens in late 2010. The board [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:41pm EST

  • Higher Prescription Drug Spending Concerns Marylanders

    By SHARMINA MANANDHAR Marylanders continue to spend more on prescription drugs compared to their national counterparts, despite the state’s lower overall health care spending, according to an analysis of state and national health care expenditure data. Each Marylander spent about $1,000 for prescription drugs in 2007, 33 percent more than [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:36pm EST

  • Filth Continues Flow Into Chesapeake

    By ALEKSANDRA ROBINSON A large and dirty problem continues to percolate underneath Maryland’s towns and cities, unseen and out of mind, flowing into the Chesapeake Bay: aging sewer systems. Between 2005 and the present, 1,953,313,709 gallons of sewage and rainwater have been dumped into the state’s waterways—that’s roughly 100 flushes [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:35pm EST

  • Growing Need for Cybersecurity Drives Tech Sector in Md.

    By BOBBY MCMAHON Imagine a team of robbers, ski masks on their faces. Maybe guns. Probably holding comically large cloth bags with dollar signs printed on them. Now imagine they don’t need the masks, the guns and the big ol’ bags. Imagine they can steal information and money from anywhere [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:33pm EST

  • Home buyers are focusing on smaller homes

    Out of the depths of housing’s worst downturn, smaller new homes are turning into a bright spot for some home builders. The trend toward more compact new homes is being driven partly by the fact that more customers are first-time buyers who have less to spend. [...] The trend cuts across the industry. [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 6:14am EST

  • Police: Criminals are packing more heat

    Criminals increasingly are choosing high-powered firearms such as assault weapons, a new survey of 166 U.S. police agencies shows. Nearly 40% of the departments reported an uptick in the use of assault weapons, according to the Police Executive Research Forum, a law enforcement think tank. In addition, half reported increases in [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 6:10am EST

  • Coast Guard Locates Overdue Boater in Chesapeake Bay

    The Coast Guard rescued a man aboard a disabled 21-foot recreational boat approximately three miles northeast of Thomas Point Park in the Chesapeake Bay, Wednesday. Rescued was Gary Anderson, 30, of Virginia Beach, Va. Anderson’s friend contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders at 10 p.m., Tuesday, reporting that Anderson did not report [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 6:04am EST

  • Coast Guard Locates Overdue Boater in Chesapeake Bay

    The Coast Guard rescued a man aboard a disabled 21-foot recreational boat approximately three miles northeast of Thomas Point Park in the Chesapeake Bay, Wednesday. Rescued was Gary Anderson, 30, of Virginia Beach, Va. Anderson’s friend contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders at 10 p.m., Tuesday, reporting that Anderson did not report [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 6:04am EST

  • Capital Clubhouse: Indoor Activities for All

    [...] “Public ice skating is our most popular activity,” said the Clubhouse manager Melissa Newberry in an e-mail. “We can host as many as 200 skaters per two hour session. In fact, many organizations bring upwards of 200 members here for ice skating fund raising events.” [...] Other offerings at the Clubhouse include [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 6:00am EST

  • Recession a boon for repo men

    [...] “There has definitely been an increase,” said Joe Schmitt, president of the Rocky Mountain Repossessors trade group. “And most of the repossessions are easier today. They are willing to give up the car because they are trying to keep the house.” Schmitt said he picks up 150 to 200 repossessions a [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:52am EST

  • Should state lawmakers get a raise?

    Panel studies dilemma amid recession, budget cuts Few companies will probably even bother considering hiking employee salaries during a lingering recession, but a state panel must decide whether state lawmakers should get a raise. The General Assembly Compensation Commission has begun reviewing the salaries, benefits, pensions and other allowances available to Maryland’s [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:41am EST

  • Finding the right home for oysters

    With old shells scarce, Army Corps tests alternative materials Baby oysters do best when they are put on top of old oyster shells. But what’s one to do when there are no more oyster shells? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is turning to granite, concrete and steel slag (a byproduct [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:38am EST

  • Event lets needy families shop for Christmas for free

    As the two bicycles she bought with her “angel bucks” were rolled out to her car, Lawan Knott turned with a smile to survey the long table of remaining toys awaiting her perusal. Knott was in the process of preparing a memorable Christmas morning with the assistance of the congregation [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:21am EST

  • Bay foundation faces test in face of federal cleanup effort

    At the podium, a political science professor was ripping into the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the well-funded granddaddy of bay area environmentalism. The Chesapeake’s biggest fight in a generation is starting, he was saying. And the foundation is too timid to win it. Which made the room a little tense. He [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:13am EST

  • FCC issues proposals to meet national broadband plan

    The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday unveiled a laundry list of proposals to meet a congressional mandate to give every U.S. home access to high-speed Internet service. The recommendations, which come just two months before the agency must present its final national broadband plan to Congress, include revising a rural [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:10am EST

  • Open Thread - December 17, 2009

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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:00am EST

  • Charles County Sheriff’s Officers Close Four Unrelated Burglaries with Eight Arrests

    Charles County Sheriff Rex W. Coffey said officers recently solved four unrelated burglaries in which good, solid police work was credited with identifying, locating and arresting eight suspects. Citing the arrests, Sheriff Coffey said the work performed in each case is commendable and demonstrates the commitment officers have in solving [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 10:15pm EST

  • BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS - AGENDA SUMMARY

    Meeting Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 9:51pm EST

  • Maryland faces another $77 million drop in revenue

    Maryland’s revenue projections dropped another $77 million in the latest revision released Wednesday, but state officials saw signs of a turnaround because the decline wasn’t nearly as steep as in previous revisions during the recession. The projections released by the Board of Revenue Estimates cover fiscal year 2010 and 2011. The [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 9:48pm EST

  • Notice of Applications Received for State Permit and Opportunity for Hearing

    [...] CH1976G011/05 – Charles County Department of Utilities, 5310 Hawthorne Road, La Plata, Maryland 20646 has applied to combine the appropriation permits for Chapel Point Woods (CH1976G011) and Jude House/Bel Alton (CH1977G017) under permit CH1976G011 and to increase the existing allocation under this permit from an annual average of 24,000 gallons of [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 8:43pm EST

  • Proposal to construct a telecommunications tower

    T-Mobile Northeast, LLC is proposing to construct a telecommunications tower located at 5680 Arlough Place in La Plata, Maryland. The proposed tower would be a 199-foot tall monopole tower, and related electrical cabinets will be placed on the ground. In accordance with regulations implementing Section106 of the National Historic Preservation [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 8:27pm EST

  • Depression cases rising with foreclosures

    Nonprofits work together to treat mental health, economic problems[...] “It’s just an indescribable, unfathomable, heartbreaking tragedy,” said Testoni of Silver Spring. “What can be done to help people, to give them hope? And how we can we help people who are struggling in so many ways?” Two Gaithersburg nonprofits that helped Gaffney [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 8:23pm EST

  • From the Duck Hotline: Case 09-1912 (1232 docket) - Rescheduled for January 5th

    Re: APPEAL against Charles County, WSG Holdings LLC, Docket 1232 Apparently the County screwed up and didnt have it on the docket.  So after waiting all morning, they discovered the error - tried to EDIT the docket and have it today, but that was…  no legal. [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 4:09pm EST

  • White Americans’ majority to end by mid-century

    The estimated time when whites will no longer make up the majority of Americans has been pushed back eight years _ to 2050 _ because the recession and stricter immigration policies have slowed the flow of foreigners into the U.S. [...] The United States has 308 million people today; two-thirds are non-Hispanic [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 2:11pm EST

  • White Americans’ majority to end by mid-century

    The estimated time when whites will no longer make up the majority of Americans has been pushed back eight years _ to 2050 _ because the recession and stricter immigration policies have slowed the flow of foreigners into the U.S. [...] The United States has 308 million people today; two-thirds are non-Hispanic [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 2:11pm EST

  • An indifference to the recession

    [...] It is a disgrace and a shame that our commissioners are so out of touch with the reality of the dire economic circumstances being faced by their constituents. Other news reports indicate that the state will be forced to cut back on the budget and that state employees and localities [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 12:44pm EST

  • A losing proposition

    [...] That is why when the county commissioners purchased the rink from the original owners, the deal was negotiated in secret. The taxpayers of Charles County paid far more than market value so that the investors could recoup the losses on their bad investment. Such shenanigans required a deal without public knowledge [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 12:39pm EST

  • School system planning appeal of state’s edict on high school

    Charles Wineland, assistant superintendent for supporting services, told the Charles County Board of Education last week that after requesting fiscal 2011 state planning and construction approval for the new high school planned on Piney Church Road in Waldorf, the Interagency Committee on School Construction recommended that if plans go forward [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 12:37pm EST

  • Spending bill to send millions to region

    The fiscal year 2010 federal omnibus spending bill that awaits President Barack Obama’s signature includes millions of dollars headed to Southern Maryland for a range of social service programs, oyster replenishment initiatives, highway and mass transit projects, public safety investments and a new engineering facility at Webster Field. [...] All told, Maryland [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 12:32pm EST

  • Charles County Government - Employment Opportunities

    Job Title: Public Safety Dispatcher Department: Emergency Services Work Location: La Plata, MD Salary: $34,513.00 Closing Date: 2010-01-08 Job Details (pdf) ————————————————————————————————————————— [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 9:08am EST

  • Chairwoman Mikulski Announces Step Forward in Putting Funds in the Federal Checkbook

    Federal funding bill includes $353.5 million to protect America’s children from predatorsCommerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today announced a critical step forward in putting $353.5 million to protect our nation’s children from predators and $28.1 for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to help fight [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:58am EST

  • 26 Arrested in Three States in Medicare Fraud Schemes

    Federal agents arrested 26 suspects in three states on Tuesday, including a doctor and nurses, in a crackdown on Medicare fraud totaling $61 million. [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:54am EST

  • County Commissioners’…

    ...meeting minutes: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 and Wednesday, November 18, 2009 [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:17am EST

  • NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION

    Charles County Application for State Discharge Permit 08-DP-0518, NPDES Permit MD0020524: The Town of La Plata, 305 Queen Anne Street, La Plata, Maryland 20646, applied for a renewal permit to discharge 1.5 and 2.0 million gallons per day MGD) of domestic wastewater from the La Plata Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) located at [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:13am EST

  • Frederick News-Post Editorial : Walking the walk

    The state news section of the Dec. 9 edition of The News-Post reported a newsworthy story on Maryland’s commitment to embrace renewable energy. The plan involves power used by state government, a quarter of which would is to be supplied by four wind and solar developers via a 20-year purchase agreement [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:08am EST

  • Comcast puts cable TV on the Internet for its subscribers

    Comcast took the biggest step yet on Tuesday to bring cable TV shows to the Web — aiming to create a template that eventually could give most cable customers the flexibility to watch movies and shows just about anywhere. The No. 1 cable operator began to offer people who subscribe to [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 6:49am EST

  • 26,500 school cafeterias lack required inspections

    [...] Data kept by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that norovirus caused at least one-third of the 23,000 food-borne illness cases reported in schools from 1998 through 2007. The toll: about 7,500 sick children, USA TODAY found. Those figures represent just a fraction of all cases. Investigators [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 6:46am EST

  • Appliance thieves hit apartments under construction

    [...] Police in Charles County are looking for a group of suspects who broke into several under-construction apartments in White Plains and stole washers, dryers and ranges sometime over the weekend. [...] Anyone with information may contact Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS or Text CHARLES + their tip to CRIMES. Crime Solvers offers [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 6:42am EST

  • Report says Md. aid for energy efficiency would have benefits

    State aid to improve energy efficiency in Maryland homes that use natural gas could result in substantial economic and environmental benefits, according to a University of Maryland report released Tuesday. If Maryland homeowners invested about $3,000 to upgrade their furnaces, water heaters, wrap pipes, insulate walls and seal ducts, they would [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 6:35am EST
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