Comptroller to Present Proclamations to Senior Center, Fire Dept. and Brewing Co. -Comptroller to Recognize Service to Others; Brewery’s Focus on Quality – WHO: Comptroller Peter Franchot WHAT: Comptroller Franchot will present three proclamations today, starting with Vantage House Senior Living in Columbia where he will make a presentation to President Virginia Thomas and […]
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Democrats Bash Obama Yet Want Black Vote
Lauren Victoria Burke Here are a few election-time questions to think over: Why in the world do Democrats think they can bash President Obama and his policies and still win Black votes? Why should Black voters be motivated to turn out after months of watching Democrats bash the president? What exactly is the strategy for […]
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Cardin Birthday Greetings for the U.S. Navy
Cardin Birthday Greetings for the U.S. Navy Baltimore, Md. – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), issued the following to commemorate the United States Navy’s Birthday, which is Monday, October 13: “In honor of the U.S. Navy’s birthday, I want to thank all the sailors who have served and are serving, as well as their families, […]
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Traci Braxton Starts Something New With ‘Crash and Burn’
By Rev. Dorothy Boulware Singer, reality show co-star and now, solo recording artist, Traci Braxton, stopped by the AFRO, Oct. 6. The Braxton sister who’s “second to the oldest,” who thought her personal dream had expired, finds herself singing a song to encourage others to keep theirs going. Her first album, Crash and Burn which dropped Oct. […]
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Baltimore Residents Raise Awareness About Government Malfeasance with Wear Red Fridays
A group of concerned Baltimore City residents, inspired by a recent initiative out of Ghana, has created a campaign to raise awareness about malfeasance in local government. The group, known collectively as the Kitchen Table Politicians (KTP), is asking area residents to wear red on Fridays to draw attention to a number of issues they […]
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Howard University Hospital Testing Patient for Ebola
(Updated 10/4/2014) WASHINGTON, DC — The D.C. Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Oct. 4 that a patient being treated at Howard University Hospital with Ebola-like symptoms does not have the disease. “Ebola has very clear symptoms that inevitably worsen over time, inclusive of fever, bleeding from the eyes […]
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Edwards’ Labor Day Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2014 Contact: Dan Weber/Benjamin Gerdes (202) 225-8699 Edwards’ Labor Day Statement Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) released the following statement to commemorate Labor Day, observed on September 1, 2014. “On Labor Day we pay tribute to the millions of hardworking men and women who make America the […]
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BGE Teams up with University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health for Significant Energy Efficiency Savings
BGE Teams up with University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health for Significant Energy Efficiency Savings with New Combined Heat and Power Plant through BGE’s Smart Energy Savers Program®Upper Chesapeake Health’s Combined Heat and Power Plant project is the first recipient of installation incentives from BGE’s Smart Energy Savers Program, receiving $1.5 million in incentivesThe Combined Heat […]
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**Media Advisory** Edwards to Host Job Fair Preparation Workshop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2014 Contact: Dan Weber/Benjamin Gerdes; (202) 225-8699 **Media Advisory** Edwards to Host Job Fair Preparation Workshop Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) will host a Job Fair Preparation Workshop ahead of the 2014 Job Fair on August 28, 2014. All, including students and young adults, are invited […]
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This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, […]
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GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY’S PUBLIC SCHEDULE
GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY’S PUBLIC SCHEDULE July 26, 2014 through August 1, 2014 Saturday, July 26, 2014 NO PUBLIC SCHEDULE Sunday, July 27, 2014 NO PUBLIC SCHEDULE Monday, July 28, 2014 OFFICE SCHEDULE Tuesday, July 29, 2014 6:00 p.m. Governor O’Malley to join 1776 for a Fireside Chat Location: 1133 15th Street, NW, Washington, […]
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Ralph Dawson Matthews, Jr., 86
Ralph Dawson Matthew, Jr., 86, died April 3, 2014 in Adelphi, MD will be memorialized in a Jazz-themed service on Saturday, July 19, 2014…