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Mayor Vincent C. Gray officially broke ground Monday on the site of the new headquarters for the District's Office of Cable Television (OCT). Joined by OCT Director Eric E. Richardson and Department of General Services Director Brian J. Hanlon, Gray…
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 13:18
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Gladys Noon Spellman 2013 Scholarship Recipients and Public Service Awardee Announced Upper Marlboro, MD – Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker recently honored two outstanding female scholars and the inspiring work of a county employee at the 28th Annual…
Monday, 01 April 2013 21:45
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  Meetings to Be Held in Each Ward As Well As With Youth Mayor Vincent C. Gray has announced a series of town-hall-style meetings to introduce District residents to, and receive feedback from them on, his Fiscal Year 2014 Proposed Budget…
Saturday, 30 March 2013 02:03
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  Thomas H. Graham Named One of 50 Powerful US/International Business Executives     Pepco Region President, Thomas H. Graham has been named one of the Fifty Powerful US/International Business Executives for 2013 by Minority Enterprise Advocate Magazine (MEA). Graham…
Friday, 29 March 2013 13:56
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Inductees Include 3 Local Sports Personalities       The Beltway Plaza Mall has dedicated its new “Wall of Fame” in honor of the many citizens in the Prince George’s County community who’ve achieved success in their careers. The first…
Thursday, 28 March 2013 20:39
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  Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) will host a Women's Health Expo On Saturday, April 13 at the Prince George's Ballroom & Kentland Community Center, located at 2411 Pinebrook Ave., in Landover, Md. The expo will feature health tests and…
Thursday, 28 March 2013 19:55
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    The three finalists vying for the Prince George's County public schools superintendent job were formally introduced to the county in a day full of meet-and-greets that ended with a grilling by the community. Eric J. Becoats, superintendent of…
Thursday, 28 March 2013 01:11
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Tierra Holmes could have opted to spend Spring Break frolicking with friends, partying and catching some rays on a beach in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Panama City or Daytona Beach, but she and more than 500 of her Howard University compatriots,…
Thursday, 28 March 2013 00:59
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After months of financial discord that led to numerous faculty and staff layoffs, massive tuition hikes, and constant turnovers in leadership, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) might finally be on the road to recovery. But one of…
Thursday, 28 March 2013 00:45
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Parents, Concerned Residents Fight Back Empower DC Files Lawsuit to Stop School Closings By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer For the past several years, parents in the District have agonized over school closings that have decimated the value of…
Thursday, 28 March 2013 00:29
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  Redd Stands Out at Ward 7 Candidates' Forum   D.C. Statehood Green at-large candidate Perry Redd made a strong case before Ward 7 residents as to why they should support his quest to become the next member of the…
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 18:34
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D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) announced that she's tossing her hat into the ring as a candidate for the April 2014 Democratic Party primary for mayor. She promised to be a trustworthy leader and to embrace a vision…
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 16:10
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