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The Maryland Transit Administration has referred a case to criminal investigators at the Attorney General’s Office involving an employee who used keys to bus fare boxes to gain access to the collected money, according to a legislative audit released today.

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• Md. panel expected to OK Shore preservation dealState officials are expected tomorrow to approve buying one of the largest privately owned forests left on the Eastern Shore, despite complaints from some that government shouldn’t be spending money on land preservation during a budget crisis.
• Md. Set to Enforce New Rules on Farm ManureMaryland will soon start enforcing new limits on the manure that is allowed to wash off the Eastern Shore’s large poultry farms, cracking down on a lighly regulated source of Chesapeake Bay pollution.
• Troops won’t get Purple Heart for stress disorderNor should they! End of subject. [CNN]
• More WonketteHarry ‘Orval Faubus’ Reid Doesn’t Let Black Person Into Senate .msnbcLinks .msnbcLinks a .msnbcLinks a:link, .msnbcLinks a:visited .msnbcLinks a:hover, .msnbcLinks a:active Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy  
• Great stuff on Wonkette todayNobody Famous Wants To Run For SenateBack before Larry Craig ruined it for everyone, being a senator was cool. You got to hang out with famous Washington hookers and drink single-malt scotch in smoky underground caves with Helen Thomas! But now the Senate is just a disgraceful purgatory for closeted homosexuals who are too young to retire and too old to go on “Dancing with the Stars.”
• Jeb Bush won’t seek Fla. Senate seatFormer Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) announced Tuesday that he will not seek the seat of retiring Sen. Mel Martinez (R). Bush, the brother of the current president and the son of the 41st commander in chief, was thought to be perhaps the one GOP candidate who could clear the primary field for the open seat.

• A UFO, maybe?Hey, all you emergency scanner-equipped types out there: did any of you hear about a series of bright flashes or maybe sparks or explosions in Beltsville Tuesday night? I was at the top of the Beltway around 7:30 or 7:40, approaching Route 1, when I saw these flashes in the misty sky that were so [...]
• Just Hangin’ RoundSkier Suffers Exposure Man left dangling upside down, pantsless after Vail lift mishap TheSmokingGun.com JANUARY 6–In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado's ritzy Vail resort was left dangling upside down and pantsless from a chairlift last Thursday morning. The January 1 mishap apparently occurred after the male [...]
• Incident Report Includes Stabbing SuspectIncident Reports 01/06/09 from the Charles County Sheriff's Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date:       January 6, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL STABBING SUSPECT CHARGED: On Jan. 5, Charles County Sheriff’s officers charged Gary O’Neil Palmer, Jr., 16, of Waldorf, with assault with intent to murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, resisting arrest and carrying a deadly weapon on [...]
• I went to JaredJade was given a ring as a gift and it was too big.  I took it to Jared in Waldorf and I had it sized down from an 8 to a 6.25.  With tax it cost $42!  I was pretty surprised that it cost that much for sizing DOWN.  I can understand it costing to [...]
• No Senate Seat for You!Oh, those crazy politicians!  Next, maybe they will decide to play musical chairs to see who gets the open Senate seat. Burris denied seat in US Senate to succeed Obama By LAURIE KELLMAN and ANN SANNER, Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Roland Burris announced Tuesday he was rejected for Barack Obama's Senate seat, in a bizarre rainy-day [...]
• McDonough UPDATE - re: yesterday’s stabbing****UPDATE*****UPDATE*****UPDATE*****UPDATE***** NEW INFO - Per Jennifer Abell Counselors are available at the school to talk to students.  The situation has been handled.  Although the school system cannot state disciplinary actions taken against a specific student you can refer to your code of conduct to see what the consequences will be. If you are worried aobut the absences today [...]

• They Said It...Best Quotes of 2008 (Scroll Down) "The additional traffic and noise brought on by the truck washing facility will have a negative impact on the village character and the county's ability to make the community safe for pedestrian access that is vital to the success of Village Center." State planner Stephanie Martins in a letter to the Charles County Commissioners about the proposed rezoning of a property owned by Chaney Enterprises in Hughesville.
• Attention Hughesville Business Owners...FYI:  2009: A New Year With New Opportunities
• 2008: TOP STORIES OF THE YEARControversy in Hughesville (scroll down) The owner of a local surface mining company stirred up a hornet's nest early this spring when he proposed to rezone 150 acres in Hughesville in the event that he needed the land to relocate a gravel wash plant to a portion of the property. Frank Chaney II, president of the board of Chaney Enterprises Inc. in Waldorf, submitted a request early this year to the county planning office to rezone the property west of the Hughesville Post Office and the Brookleigh Woods subdivision on Prince Frederick Road from agricultural conservation/village residential to heavy industrial in March. Chaney said during public hearings held this year by the Charles County Planning Commission and Charles County commissioners that the rezoning was warranted because there has been a significant change in the neighborhood and that a mistake was made when the parcel was originally rezoned. The completion of the Hughesville bypass, declining businesses in the village and the death of the tobacco industry in Southern Maryland have all contributed to the change in the neighborhood, Chaney testified. The relocation of the gravel wash plant that is sandwiched between Acton Lane and Mattawoman-Beantown Road might be necessary in the near future if the county proceeds with plans to extend Post Office Road, Chaney said. But, Hughesville residents strongly opposed the rezoning, stating in public hearings that having a gravel wash plant in the village would increase heavy truck traffic, drastically reduce property values and create traffic safety hazards on Prince Frederick Road. The county's planning staff indicated in a staff report that the rezoning of the land is not consistent with the county's comprehensive plan, the Hughesville revitalization plan, the county's transportation plan or the Patuxent River Policy Plan, which was adopted by the county commissioners in 1984 and revised in 1997. Although the planning staff concluded that there was no evidence that the neighborhood had changed or that there had been a mistake in the original zoning the planning commission voted in May to recommend that the county commissioners approve the rezoning request. The planning commission's decision added fuel to the fire for Hughesville residents and they gathered ammunition to confront the issue again during a county commissioner public hearing held in June on the rezoning request. The commissioners have deferred making a decision on the request until March. In the meantime, they have asked Chaney to provide them with a revised traffic study and an updated plan that includes restrictions on noise and light pollution, increased vegetation buffering, limits on nuisance noises and 10 to 15 acres set aside for the American Red Cross and the College of Southern Maryland. "I would like to see the company put something else there," said Sandra Thorne in an earlier interview. Thorne's father sold the land in question to Chaney many years ago. "I don't see how a gravel wash plant is going to help the community or create any jobs down here. They'll just take the people who work at the plant in Waldorf and put them down here." Nancy Bromley McConaty________________________________________Comments:  The fact that the Maryland Department of Planning issued the very same determination as county planning staff was omitted.  In addition, the commissioners' decision on this request was last postponed until January 2009, and now we find it has been postponed until March 2009.  However, the commissioners' request to Chaney to provide them the additional information, in the meantime, suggests they have already made their decision.  This is information that would be required if the request were approved.  Chaney isn't complaining about the postponement...does he know something the public doesn't?
• Hughesville 10K/Festival Pictures are Posted!Click Here:  Hughesville 10K/Festival Pictures
• Habitat for Humanity to Open Secondhand Store in Hughesville WaPo (Scroll Down)The store will accept donated clothes and household goods for resale to benefit home construction programs in the county. Agency leaders said the opening comes at a crucial time, because many residents need discounted goods and the homes that the sales will help fund. The store is also expected to be a boon to Hughesville, with a commercial corridor that has struggled since construction began on the cross-county connector. Town leaders have pushed for small businesses to open, saying they want to revive the village feeling the town had during the past century.
• Outlet for entrepreneurial drive Testing the waters: Mike Hill, owner of Legacy Limousine LLC in Hughesville, didn't do much homework before he decided to try the limousine business. "I had been in printing for 12 years," Hill said. "And I was tired of working for someone else. I decided to go to California on a whim and buy a limousine. I didn't see a lot of them here, so I thought I would be able to get a good deal out there. I ended up with a nice car, which I had shipped back to Maryland." Hill decided to take it slowly the first few years in his business, working at his regular job during the week and driving the limo on weekends. "I just wanted to test the waters," Hill said. Hill eventually bought out Luxury Transportation and quit his printing job. That was seven years ago. "Today, I own nine limos," Hill said. "I have Lincoln stretches, Hummer H2 stretches, [a Cadillac] Escalade stretch and two limo buses, which are getting to be the most popular rental we have."

• Stabbing at McDonoughBelow is a letter going home with McDonough students today...what are these kids thinking? Dear Parents/Guardians:I want to make you aware of a serious incident that occurred late this morning in the school hallway. A student attacked another student with a knife and stabbed her. A third student was able to intervene and our administrators as well as community police officer went immediately to the area and got the situation under control.The student who was stabbed was flown to an area hospital for treatment of her injuries. Our initial information is that the injuries are serious, but not life threatening. The student with the knife was taken to Civista Medical Center in the custody of police for treatment of a wound sustained in this incident. The school nurse treated the third student who intervened.The administrators and I are continuing our investigation into this situation. We take the possession of weapons and attacks on students seriously, and in addition to possible criminal charges placed by police, any student in possession of a weapon on school grounds is subject to discipline up to and including expulsion. I ask you to again review the school system’s Code of Conduct and talk to your children about the seriousness of bringing weapons to school and the severe consequences of disregarding the rules. Please also remind your students that if they have any information about any illegal, threatening or dangerous activity, they should immediately contact a staff member at the school.Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call the office or e-mail me at jpetty@ccboe.com.Sincerely,Jervie PettyPrincipalMaurice J. McDonough High School(301)934-2944
• Schools around state crack down on tagYou've gotta be kidding me....in the age of a fast food restaurant on every corner, both parents working and too busy to cook nutritious meals, and school systems strapped for money and time just to meet the academic requirements much less provide adequate time for physical education, we are now going to tell all the overweight, latchkey kids they can't run around and play tag at recess? What is this world coming to? It's not like a mandatory requirement at recess, it's OPTIONAL!!Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008By MEGAN A. CONLANCapital News ServiceANNAPOLIS — Maryland elementary schools are restricting the types of games students can play at recess, causing some people to worry that administrators are eliminating the very activities that let kids be kids.Although most schools already prohibit games like dodgeball and tackle football, stringent no contact policies are, in some cases, affecting more basic childhood games as well. Tag is one game being questioned at more Maryland schools.Read more HERE
• Open Thread Sunday!"Open Thread" is a place for you to tell me what you would like to see on this site. What can I do to make it more user-friendly, topics you would like to see discussed in the future, questions or concerns. If I missed your questions on another thread, please direct me to them here.So here you go, give me your feedback.
• Open Thread Sunday!"Open Thread" is a place for you to tell me what you would like to see on this site. What can I do to make it more user-friendly, topics you would like to see discussed in the future, questions or concerns. If I missed your questions on another thread, please direct me to them here.So here you go, give me your feedback.
• Open Thread Sunday!"Open Thread" is a place for you to tell me what you would like to see on this site. What can I do to make it more user-friendly, topics you would like to see discussed in the future, questions or concerns. If I missed your questions on another thread, please direct me to them here.So here you go, give me your feedback.
• NOTES: Board Meeting 12/9/08The Board Meeting Tuesday, December 9th will be re-broadcast on Channel 96 on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.; Fridays at 9 a.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. . To view the full agenda and the various reports, please visit BoardDocs.IMHO, nothing major happened at this meeting. All the reports are online by clicking on the link above. Only votes taken were minutes from the last meeting, minutes from a teleconference call, and personnel. All motions passed. Here's a breakdown of topics...Superintendents ReportBoard Correspondance - heard from libraries about opportunitiesEACC UpdateStudent Board MemberCIP StatusConstructionBridge Plan Update

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