http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/md-news/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:39:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286187/posts An elementary school under construction in Upper Marlboro will be named for President Barack Obama. The Prince George's County school board approved the name by a unanimous vote Thursday night. The 792-student school being built next to Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School is expected to open in August 2010. Board member Pat J. Fletcher (Dist. 3) spoke of civil rights leaders such as Malcolm X and Shirley Chisholm who gave generations hope for the future. "For my grandchildren, it is no longer a hope but a reality, and for many of our children, it's a reality now," Fletcher... Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286187/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:39:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285933/posts I've never done an AAR so forgive me if it isn't quite up to snuff. I attended the Washington DC Tea Party with about 2000 of my closest friends. Things got rolling around 9:30am with some music by some band I never heard of - "Pokerface". Sorry I'm not so much up on pop culture. The location was the Upper Senate park. We were right in the shadow of the capitol building. Awesome location. Anyway, there were lots of speakers. One of the first was one of the organizers, Lisa. Single mom, small business owner. Great perspective on how government... me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285933/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 14:59:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285648/posts HAPPY 233rd BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!!! Week 182 roll call of our 9 Patriots included Legionnaires Dave (Army WWII) and friend Janet, retired Marine and VFW member Halsey, Lurker Bill, and FReepers Fraxinus, {Mrs} Trooprally, aka [Mrs] T, [Mr]Trooprally aka [Mr] T, Eager, and myself, GunsAreOk.A great Freep with cool weather considering the time of the year. We arrived at 10:00AM as did the moonbats. Three of their five who slunk away at 11:10; so, to honor the holiday and to contrast ourselves with their poor performance, we remained until 12 noon, thirty minutes past our normal time. Even the local transit... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285648/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 22:29:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284907/posts INDEPENDENCE DAY should be the proper name for this most wonderful holiday. The name 4th of July is just another 3 day weekend for sales. This AAR covers two weeks as you can see. Better Late than never. Plus one on my few projects has a deadline that keep me busy the last two weeks. It is under control so I have some time to write the AAR. Week 180 roll call of our 9 Patriots included Sophia, Legionnaires Dave (Army WWII) and friend Janet, and Halsey, (USMC - Korea), Lurker Bill, and FReepers Cindy_True_Supporter, Eager, Fraxinus, NewEnglandPatriot, [Mrs] Trooprally,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284907/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:11:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284784/posts 20 AND 27 JUNE 2009 Elder Street and Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC This AAR will be like Section 788 of Henry Waxman’s late-night, 300-page manager’s amendment to H.R. 2454June 20 Pics courtesy of Mrs. Trooprally. Mrs. T writes, “Here are the pictures from Friday. The bus did not come we left at 11:05PM, We were asked to leave. The new Garrison Commander and his wife came out to thank us for being there. He said he may have the moonbats remove their signs off Gov property . They make him angery (sic). But he said he will try and be... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284784/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:16:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284498/posts BALTIMORE, MD—After a twelve-person federal jury was unable to reach an unanimous verdict as to whether to impose the death penalty for Melvin Gilbert, age 34, and James Dinkins, a/k/a “Miami,” age 36, both of Baltimore, U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Gilbert to five consecutive mandatory life sentences, plus 40 years and sentenced Dinkins to four consecutive mandatory life sentences, plus 40 years, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. On June 11, 2009 the jury found Gilbert and Dinkins guilty of the murders of federal witness John Dowery and Shannon Jemmison, and... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284498/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:02:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283357/posts Compiled by the Mercatus Center, a nonprofit public policy research center affiliated with George Mason University, using a wide swath of comparative data to determine personal freedoms, including alcohol and drug laws, asset-forfeiture rules, and education regulations. 1. Maryland 2. Illinois 3. New York 4. Rhode Island 5. Ohio 6. New Jersey 7. Massachusetts 8. Alabama 9. Georgia 10. South Carolina Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283357/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:30:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283123/posts An exchange of gunfire between a security guard and an alleged robber at the Mars Super Market on Maiden Choice Lane and Westland Boulevard, in Arbutus, Sunday evening left the alleged robber with several gunshot wounds, according to Baltimore County police. It also left the store, at the Maiden Choice Shopping Center in the 1000 block of Maiden Choice Lane, without some of its front windows — which were boarded up Monday morning. Neither the guard nor any customers in the store were injured, police said. At 6:52 p.m. June 21, Jamison Harvey Johnson, 40, entered the store and “announced... Explore Baltimore County http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283123/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:37:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283036/posts A D.C. Superior Court judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to delay the implementation of a law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in jurisdictions outside the District and rejected efforts to bring the issue before voters. The lawsuit was an attempt to salvage a referendum drive that would have put the question of same-sex marriage on the ballot. ...snip The plaintiffs, seven D.C. residents led by Bishop Harry R. Jackson of the Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, said they were disappointed by the decision. "Essentially, today, the D.C. residents have been disenfranchised and unable to vote on an important public policy... http://washingtontimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283036/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 04:44:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283040/posts  Bishop Harry R. Jackson Jr. http://www.youtube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283040/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 04:58:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282925/posts 6/30/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- A former commanding general of the Washington, D.C., National Guard who was killed June 22 in a subway accident along with his wife was remembered in a June 29 ceremony celebrating his life and accomplishments. Retired Maj. Gen. David Wherley and his wife, Ann, a mortgage banker, both 62, were returning from Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where they were learning how to counsel servicemembers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Their Metro train car collided with another train, killing nine people. It was a sudden event that shocked Guard members and civilians alike, and drawing... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282925/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 01:17:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273486/posts <p>Rooms can be reserved for our negotiated convention rate of $116/night for single or double occupancy. The discounted group rate is available for convention attendees anytime during the period of September 7 through September 14.</p> <p>Phone: (703) 521-1900 or 1.888.627.8210 by Friday, August 21, 2009 – to receive our convention rate please tell the reservation agent that you are from the National Tea Party.</p> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273486/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:35:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281652/posts For the past five months, White House aides and friends of the Obamas have been quietly visiting local churches and vetting the sermons of prospective first ministers in a search for a new - and uncontroversial - church home. Obama has even sampled a few himself, attending services at 19th Street Baptist on the weekend before his inauguration and celebrating Easter at St. John's Episcopal Church. Time via Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281652/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:13:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281561/posts Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Invites You to Attend the Free Go Green Energy Conference Monday, June 29 in Frederick, MD 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Congressman Roscoe Bartlett says, “I want to help you learn how to make every day Earth Day at the free Go Green Energy Conference this Monday, June 29 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm in Frederick, Maryland. More than 500 people are registered to attend and see 85 indoor exhibitors, 18 outdoor exhibitors and learn from two dozen experts who will be speaking. I encourage homeowners, farmers and small business owners to attend the free Go... Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's Web Site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281561/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:49:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280976/posts CHEVY CHASE, Md. - Authorities have released the names of a mother and child who were killed when part of a large tree fell on a minivan in Chevy Chase. Kelly M. Murray, 40, of Chevy Chase and her 7-year-old daughter Sloane Murray were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say six additional children were also in the minivan at the time of the incident. The group was heading home from a local swimming pool when a storm swept through -- knocking down a tree about three feet in diameter that practically cut the van in half. Sources say the... WJLA DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280976/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:12:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280426/posts WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 26, 2009) -- Several Walter Reed Army Medical Center staffers survived the deadliest accident in Washington Metrorail's 33-year history Monday. Maj. David Bottoms, a Walter Reed chaplain and Col. Thomas Baker, chief of pathology, said they were both riding in the first car of the train that slammed into another stopped train during Monday's rush-hour commute home. "I was reading and listening to my iPod, and I noticed the front end of the car was buckling and it was coming toward us. It looked like a wave ... it stopped three seats in front of... Army.mil http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280426/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:05:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280208/posts 2 FReep/Rallies in a row and moonbats are a NO SHOW! Since I have no pictures to share, I’m using one from a previous AAR. Seems appropriate, don’t you think? OK, it’s not Under New Management, it’s Under No Management, but you get the picture! We certainly don’t have the numbers we want in Westminster, but there are at least 2 of us there supporting our Troops the 2nd and last Saturday of each month. We cannot let them down, especially in these troubled times. God Bless our Troops and America. We need to take America back! Keep attending those... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280208/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:05:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280035/posts The Baltimore mayor's chief of staff and two other government officials sued an Ocean City Domino's pizza and related businesses for $30 million after employees at the beachfront pizzeria refused to serve them and allegedly imprisoned them in the restaurant for five to 10 minutes about 1:30 a.m. Aug. 15. The owner of the Ocean City restaurant, John S. Basil, said service was refused because the three were "uncooperative," "belligerent" and "intoxicated," and denies that the three were held against their will, according to court papers. A Worcester County Circuit Court judge ruled that most of the business entities connected... The Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280035/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:03:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279062/posts President Obama's name would grace a new Prince George's County elementary school a few miles from the White House under a proposal scheduled for a vote tonight, barely five months after he took office. If the Prince George's Board of Education approves the plan, Barack Obama Elementary School would be the first in the Washington region named after the president. The school is under construction outside the Capital Beltway in Upper Marlboro and is slated for completion by year's end. The school would not be the first in the country named after Obama. The Hempstead Union Free School District in... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279062/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:26:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278753/posts WASHINGTON, June 24, 2009 – A former commander of the District of Columbia National Guard and his wife were among the nine people killed in the June 22 collision of two Metro subway trains here, officials announced yesterday. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley Jr. and his wife, Ann, were among nine people killed in a train collision on Washington D.C.'s Metro subway system June 22, 2009. The general commanded the District of Columbia National Guard for five years. Photo courtesy of the District of Columbia National Guard   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Retired Air Force... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278753/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:35:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278723/posts A key circuit on the train track near Monday's derailment in Washington, D.C., was apparently not operating as it should have been, raising the possibility that the Metro train that crashed into another one may not have known to slow down, accident investigators said today. Investigators tested six circuits between the two stations where the crash occurred. Five of those performed as expected, according to National Transportation Safety Board investigator Deborah Hersman. Such circuits let trains know how fast to go and provide them with information about whether there's another train up ahead. But one circuit showed what Hersman described... ABC Nwes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278723/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:49:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278726/posts BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Deborah Gail Frock, age 40, of Westminster, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison, followed by supervised release for life, for sex trafficking of a minor, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. Judge Quarles also ordered that Frock must register as a sex offender upon her release from prison. According to her plea agreement, Frock met the victim when the girl was in high school. Frock recognized the victim's last name and realized that they were distantly related. Frock befriended the victim and they began... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278726/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:54:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278084/posts Retired National Guard general among train victims Interactives/Galleries Washington Commuter Train Crash WASHINGTON (AP) -- The victims of the Metro train collision in Washington included the recently retired commanding general of the D.C. National Guard and his wife; two working moms; a retired teacher who was working as a substitute, and a woman who worked with nurses around the world. Here is what family members, co-workers and others had to say about them: AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278084/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:42:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277957/posts WASHINGTON – Investigators looking into the deadly crash of two Metro transit trains focused Tuesday on why a computerized system failed to halt an oncoming train, and why the train failed to stop even though the emergency brake was pressed. At the time of the crash, the train was also operating in automatic mode, meaning it was controlled primarily by computer. In that mode, the operator's main job is to open and close the doors and respond in case of an emergency. Debbie Hersman, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, said it was unclear if the emergency brake... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277957/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:30:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277899/posts WASHINGTON - Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley Jr., retired commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, and his wife, Ann, were among those killed in the collision of two Metro trains. *snip* especially during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. That time saw the changing of the D.C. National Guard from weekend warriors to Army troops performing the duties of enlisted soldiers in battle. Wherley worked on deployment and returning ceremonies for Guard troops, funding for tuition for Guard members, and after school activities conducted by the D.C. National Guard. *snip* WTOP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277899/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:17:22 GMT