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Pepco Region President Thomas Graham sat down recently with the publisher and staff of The Washington Informer. He talked about everything from reliability to smart meters to rate adjustments to taxes. Accompanied by Manager of Media Relations and Pepco Spokesman…
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:36
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Michelle Armstead enjoyed last year's African American Heritage Tour so much that she returned for this year's installment. Once again, the Montgomery County resident said, the tour – sponsored by The Washington Informer – went well beyond what she expected.…
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:13
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The House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee has voted 14-6 to send Sen. Steve Martin's bill to the Appropriations Committee, which has postponed a similar House measure until 2013. The same fate likely awaits Martin's bill, which would take effect…
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:43
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BOULDER, CO – While our society is more diverse than ever before, schools are more segregated today than they were 30 years ago. School choice policies that allow children to enroll in schools outside of their neighborhood have the potential…
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:04
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Washington, D.C. – On the same day the case against five men accused in the South Capitol Street shooting of 2010 went to trial, the Council of the District of Columbia's Committee of the Whole considered and moved the landmark…
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:43
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  It has been said that journalists write the first draft of history. So what do we make of the history written last Friday in both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly. In the Senate, Ulysses Currie of Prince George's…
Monday, 20 February 2012 22:27
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The Prince George's County Office of Human Resources Management, Recruitment, Examination and Classification Division, has opened enrollment for county residents between the ages of 15 – 19 as of June 18, 2012 in their summer jobs program. The Summer Youth…
Monday, 20 February 2012 22:18
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GREENBELT, MD -- Former Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson is about to begin serving prison time. Johnson is scheduled to begin serving his sentence this week on an extortion conviction. Johnson was sentenced in December to more than seven…
Sunday, 19 February 2012 03:44
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Winner Will Compete in National Finals in D.C. Washington D.C. –The Washington D.C., High School Science Bowl, -- which builds upon President Barack Obama's efforts to help more students excel in math and science -- takes place Saturday, Feb. 18…
Saturday, 18 February 2012 00:35
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Friday, 17 February 2012 18:14
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Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker has released the following statement regarding a gaming facility in Prince George's County: "After a comprehensive evaluation of this issue, I have determined that if gaming comes to Prince George's County, it must…
Friday, 17 February 2012 17:36
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