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Riverdale resident, Ikumi Kayama, sits in front of the lightboard in her spare bedroom. The tiny space is crowded. Five or six framed paintings lean against the closet door. A large L-shaped desk occupies one corner of the room, a bookshelf heavy with textbooks, the other. A smaller, secondary desk, rounds out the little horseshoe of work space where Kayama sits at the apex. On a computer screen next to the lightboard, a close-up of a macrophage spans the monitor. Kayama glances at it occasionally, carefully shaping the debrieating cell with her blue pencil. A couple of stuffed birds perch on the smaller desk behind her, observing her progress. Kayama is a scientific illustrator. According to the University of Georgia, where Kayama earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2005, scientific illustration is a “visual tool of communication [used] solely for the purpose of education.” Kayama’s illustrations show medical students where to make their incisions or sixth graders where the lionfish lives. “The difference comes from how much detail is needed ILLUSTRATOR continued on page 12
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COURTESY OF MIKE YOURISHIN/PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE Members of the local Curious Moms group and their babies meet with Prince Georgeʼs County Executive Rushern Baker III and his staff members at his office June 21.
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A chance meeting at a coffee shop in March turned into a unique opportunity for a Hyattsville group of new moms to advocate for issues affecting families. “We were having our regular
weekly coffee at Vigilante earlier this spring with our newborns, and Rushern Baker [III] just happened to walk in,” said Jamila Larson, a local mom and executive director and co-founder of the Homeless Children's Playtime Project. Baker is the county executive
of Prince George’s County. “He came right for the babies and ended up holding them and cooing over them,” she said. Larson noted that the Curious Moms group, a subgroup of the Hyattsville Nurturing Moms, had just been talking about the child care gap before Baker
walked in. She said the group was discussing how lower-income mothers could manage child care expenses. When they mentioned this to Baker, he gave them his card and asked to set up a meeting. Baker added, BAKER continued on page 13
Residents participate in active shooting preparedness training
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In Hyattsville, like in many other communities around the world, our hearts ache for the victims of violent tragedies in Orlando, San Bernardino, Charleston, Newtown, and far too many other places to name. The best response that we can have as a community is one of solidarity, peace, and preparedness. On Thursday, June 30, the Hyattsville Police Department held a "Civilian Response to an Active Shooter Event" community training
at the Municipal Building that was open to the public. Sgt. Mike Rudinski led the training, accompanied by Detective Zach Nemser. Most of the 41 attendees were Hyattsville and University Park residents. Participants watched video and listened to audio of previous active shooter events and other real emergencies. They then assessed the decisions people made in those situations. The training's central message was Avoid, Deny, Defend — in the order that
these actions should be taken if someone has threatened public safety. The Avoid Deny Defend (ADD) program was developed by Texas State University’s Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center. Rudinski explained that when we are overcome by fear, our ability to assess the situation and act intelligently is often SHOOTING continued on page 13
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At a March 10 Prince George’s County budget listening session, Councilmember Deni Taveras in (District 2) said millions were the capital improvement program local for major renovations to two to schools. The county also plans that build three new public schools will pull students from two schools in the City of Hyattsville. FY According to the proposed million $32.6 budget, county 2017 2021 is marked for a FY 2018 to renovation of Hyattsville Elemen-a to tary School (HES). According counpresentation by the county school cilmember, in FY 2015, the underwent floor construction, and in FY 2016, it was scheduled grease to receive fan coil units and schedtraps. In FY 2017, HES is the uled for fire alarm replacement, presentation said. is An $84.6 million renovation Middle proposed for Hyattsville 2024. School (HMS) in FY 2021 to preThe county councilmember’s 2015, sentation said that in FY traps, renovations included grease 2017 a stage and locker rooms. FY re fi budgeted renovations included strucalarms, a dance floor, lockers, tural foundation, and stage lighting.
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By Just around the corner from of Hyattsthe City On April 9, the City of Hyattsvill e isGeorge’s a very County Vol. 13 No. Prince active masonic ville and lodge 1 — the the newest Hyattsville Shelton D. cially welcomed offiRedding ’s Community Lodge located No. at 3702 store, 139 (SDRL) Safeway Newspaper of Prince Hall to the region Freemasons. West Highway, EastThe January 2016 historicall cuttingyceremony. black masonic with a ribbon lodge shares Division Presithe goal of communi Safeway Eastern ty service announced through brotherho dent Steve Burnham odopening with of the store Ancient Free soft that the and Accepted that successful so was 6 Masons, butonthe April two to activate another hadbodies' mutual existence the store is a reminder of segregatiocheckout n in the register. masonic message has body that is as“One resounding old as America. George Washingto been: welcome back,” said Burnham. ren press was Safeway a mason in the Anglo-Am According to a erican at the new 24-hour tradition at a time lease, amenities when a Starbucks Coffee Americans were store includeblack cut in-store fruit and bership. A manbar,denied freshly memnamed in the produce departHall founded African vegetablesPrince Lodge #1 and full-service foods in 1776, the year bulk ment, the country deli, meat and seafood declared its independe pharmacy, nce. AcSpeciality meal sercording to lodge departments. by Maria D. documentbutchers to provide s, James African lodges vices grew include and of meat, a bakery ofated theBENNETT custom cutscreSix weeks after REBECCA African Grand first responders Lodge cake designs and (AGL),Gate10 fering custom arrived on the new a governing BUDGET continued on page body. Forthat is baked fresh scene ceremony for the over a Councilfrench bread century, these officials for a ribbon-cutting accident on Chillum of a tragic CE from Safeway joined local lodges Candace Hollingsworth, Road ingrew without On April 9, executives Hyattsville City Mayor volving a church RD PLA Councilmemberreceiving recog- continued on including (pictured here) page 17 III, Countynition van way at UTC grocery store, RTY THI Executive Rushern Baker, from the grand SAFEWAY this five lives and sent that ended 3), Prince Georgeʼs County lodgesFO trash is of England. 10 member Tom Wright (Ward the hospital, they 14 people to M person's ure. P. 3). Ward 5 InTAG Dannielle Glaros (District 1827,RA with survivors. were reunited after Prince Hall’s One d-worker's treas meet the With the help death and the city's ILLE INS guide: of one family h of when the AGL’s au- woo TSV and local mewort election X. thority 's ial YAT to grant new dia, the Hyatt Spec charters sville Volunteer OURH has posted a year was drawn s. Page Fire Departme into question, candidate nt (HVFD) and the “to make a difference handle group declared SVILLE desire the by Prince The motivated ATT George’s the its 6 Keyes, indepenother (WardP.5), and Candace Rojo dence. Struggle people’s lives the same way for EMS (PGFD) County Fire/ mon rsity. SFIT HYcraze comes dive hosted George’s Senti- in other for mutual he ran CROSRosanna gathering that includeda holiday assistant editor of the Prince off in a lively people had done for mine.” When Landis Weaver By t workout donated six candidates faced office in Prince George’s MASONS gifts and Santa. attorney’s 3 state’s The lates e. P. continued next fall, po- nel, five of the issues. on page 11 election season builds up of promises to reduce crime, As tsvill It was an unfortuna to Hyat country will say, discussion State Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk County, he made over-incarceration with te cirlitical aspirants across the cumstance that Maryland to move away from … ” Like the prevention programs, and 21) was unable to attend. “When I go to Washington ginia resident brought Virmuch intervention and temporal distance (District Carrie Jenkins who crossed the The Hyattsville geographic distance, the opening statements framed broad to hold officers accountable to know one of Volunteer Fire congressional dis- Their the crash vicDepartment and that followed, with he achieved. two is less in the Maryland 4th tims. She was PRINCE GEORGE'S Prince George's who metyou for line, all of which he felt families of Hyattsville. of the discussion at Childrenʼs caring for her COUNTY FIRE/EMS County Fire/EMS should give National Medical trict, which includes portions district, it is agreement on goals and disagreements son, Brayden, at celebrate the “The promises I kept there Center holidays with after a deadly the Children’s 6 the promises I keep I’ll In an overwhelming Democratic of the April the most part more on style than substance. that Chillum 201 comfort Road crash. ry Glenn some winner promises George’s County Prosecutor widely presumed that the if you send me to Congress,” district Februa will win in the Prince CRASH continued biography that in- make of the on page 4 26 Democratic Party primary F. Ivey set the tone with a ght on behalf of the citizensspaper fi to North in November. general election in references to his childhood ity New He an event co-orga- cluded continued on page 16 Rebecca On Thursday, April 7, in and the Civil Rights movement. as Commun ByDEBATE Bennett Life & Times, Hy- Carolina his entrance into public service ville’s nized by the the Hyattsville vote in municipal Joseph Solo- described Hyatts elections. According At the Jan.TOO! attsville City Councilmember 4 Hyatt city ESPANOL 2 ing, councilme sville City Council meet- ing memo, Maryland ended non-citizen to a to bring them into the LE REPORTER — IN No. HYATTSVIL mbers discussed 13THE fold, because it’s rights in 1851, but vot- of the city that would direct Vol.OF a part a motion ties left it up to municipali that is clearly present APRIL 13, 2016 ISSUE the - participate and eager to CENTER SECTION: a charter amendmen city attorney to draw up land to decide local voting rights. 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smiles and waves in return. I drew strength from this, after recently having felt the pain of tragic and disturbing news. We in Hyattsville and the neighboring areas have the good fortune of proving to our country and our world that people of all colors and backgrounds and beliefs can live harmoniously. When we hear scary and sad stories of violence, the way we respond is so important. Some people choose to react with the worst parts of our nature: fear, distrust, "other-ization.” When a sick person commits a terrible act, some folks immediately obsess over the color of his or her skin or alleged religion and treat everyone else who is a similar color or who identifies by a similar label with suspicion. We need to avoid this dangerous instinct. In a world of over 7 billion humans, there are going to be a few that are mentally and spiritually sick and confused by hatred — sadly, some of them find a way to turn hatred into violence. Their families may have arrived in the country gen-
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Today, I took a bike ride on the trail along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River, which features some beautiful park land. I stopped on a footbridge, listened to the water trickling 20 feet beneath me and the birds chirping above, and watched the colors of the fading sun soak in the last few rays of the day through the trees. I reflected on nature — both the earth and human nature.
More than just a place where many springs of water trickle together, a river represents a converging point of humanity. On any given day by this trail, you will see Americans and American immigrants of all races, origins, and creeds. As I was riding through this stretch of river that winds through suburban neighborhoods and busy commercial centers, I passed people of all kinds. I saw a Muslim couple carrying their young child from the park. I saw several groups of Latino men and women, some black folks, some white, some of Caribbean, African, or Asian origin. We live in a beautifully diverse community, and although the exchanges between people of different cultures may sometimes seem limited, I think we are mixing and coexisting pretty happily around here. Everyone on the trail was there to enjoy nature, play, exercise, find peace and calm, or bond with friends and loved ones. We were all just being humans. I smiled and waved to everyone I passed, and I got many friendly
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HYATTSVILLE FIRST CITY IN MARYLAND TO WIN HEAL PLATINUM AWARD On June 30, Mayor Candace Hollingsworth announced on her Facebook page the good news that the City of Hyattsville is the first and only Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) platinum city in the state of Maryland. According to the organization’s website, the HEAL Cities & Town Campaign provides free technical assistance and support to local elected officials and their staff to adopt policies that stem the obesity epidemic and create healthy, prosperous communities in Maryland and Virginia. The city council made a resolution to adopt the HEAL campaign in 2014. From there, the city coordinated programs geared towards improving health and wellness, such as installing a food forest, celebrating the Hyattsville Farmer's Market’s 25th year of operation, and holding regular Ageless Grace classes, led by Victoria Moss, that are held at the Hyattsville Municipal Building and at The Mall at Prince Georges. PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS On June 16, the Hyattsville Preservation Association (HPA) appointed new officers and members to the board of directors during its annual meeting. Each person elected will serve a one-year term. Officers are Gloria Felix-Thompson, president; Randy Fletcher, vice president; Edward Bohls, secretary; Kevin Oakley, treasurer. Board members are Maiya Dacey, Stuart Eisenberg, Anna L. Frankle, Gina DeFerrari, Joy Jeffries, Carol Papagiannis, and Katherine Somok. HPA recognized outgoing treasurer Scott Matirne and board members Ann Barrett and Linda Moore for their many years of great service to the HPA.
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Meet Hyattsville’s biggest Redskins fan By Mark Goodson
Many claim to be the biggest fans of their respective professional sports teams. Few follow up the claim with the gusto of Hyattsville resident Paul Wilson. His 38th Avenue home has two rooms devoted to Redskins paraphernalia. This includes five helmets, one for each phase of design in the modern era. The 1962 helmet — commemorating the year the Redskins broke their franchise’s color barrier, trading for hall-of-famer Bobby Mitchell — was hard to come by. Wilson had to custom build it, using decals he ordered online. In his 20 years of collecting, he has amassed a small museum’s worth of goods including over a dozen pennants, bobble-heads, tractor-trailers, toy cars, dolls, jerseys, and posters. Wilson also takes his impressive collection on the road to each home game in his souped-up 2001 Ford Crown Vic. Pulling in to tailgate, Wilson is a one-man parade. The car’s interior is a blur of red and gold, complete with a replica of RFK and Fed-Ex stadiums in the rear dash. The exterior is decked out with Redskins decals and custom rims. The car’s horn plays
MARK GOODSON Paul Wilson is pictured in his Hyattsville home wearing his championship belt in hopes for a good season. Not pictured are the Redskins Reeboks he is wearing.
“Hail to the Redskins.” Wilson doesn’t have any pictures of himself in the car. He said it’s mainly because “everybody wants to take a picture of themselves in it. So, I get out of the way.” Wilson has enough decals to change the car for every game to reflect the week’s opponent. He changes the window decals three
times a year. In October, he supports breast-cancer awareness by using everything Redskins that is pink. In December, his Crown Vic resembles Santa’s sleigh, if the North Pole were in Landover, Maryland. Wilson said he has been a Redskins fan since he was 12. His brother James was a Pittsburgh
Steelers fan. “I grew up watching the Steel Curtain and all that stuff. When I got older, I wanted to pick my own team.” Since then, Wilson has been to each of the three Super Bowl parades in ‘82, ‘87, and ‘91. He began collecting in ‘96. What does the Redskins’ biggest fan think of the team’s prospects? “On paper it always looks good. The people they pick and all that. Then when it comes down to it, if you don’t play together it don’t matter what’s on paper. We look good on paper every year,” he said. Wilson said he thought the team should have invested more in a defensive line, but he applauds the management’s handling of quarterback-receiver threat Kirk Cousins and Jordan Reed. Cousins received a “franchise tag” in his contract and Reed’s contract pays him $50 million over five years. The stipulation helps to retain Cousins as the Redskins quarterback. Like many Redskins fans, Wilson has been on a roller-coaster of disappointment, accentuated recently by the Robert Griffin III fallout. While Wilson said he wanted the Heisman Trophy winner to be successful, he said
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‘Barbecue Bill’ makes mouths water at the College Park Farmers Market By Lindsay Myers
Bill Coleman got into barbecue by accident — literally. In February 2003, Coleman was on his way to work at Home Depot when he was involved in a headon collision that left him with a fractured left knee, hip, shoulder, and eye socket. Coleman’s recovery kept him on the couch for several months. “It was about the same time they started showing all that barbecue stuff on the Food Network,” said Coleman. “And I said to myself, ‘I grew up on this stuff; they’re not doing anything special.’” Coleman started experimenting with different sauces and rubs, perfecting an original recipe after six months of tinkering with ingredients. When he was ready to return to work, he bought a small smoker and started cooking for his co-workers “just to keep myself busy,” he said. But the barbecue was good, really good, and business took off. His district manager at Home Depot asked him to cater a meeting, and within two months, Coleman was an official vendor for Home
Depot — booked solid for staff events, like holiday parties and regional management meetings. In 2007, Coleman left his job at Home Depot to cater barbecue full time. “I told my boss, I’ve got to give this a shot. I’ll hate myself if I don’t try it,” said Coleman. Cooking barbecue has taken Coleman up and down the East Coast, but some of his most memorable jobs have been local. In 2004, a family connection arranged for Coleman to cater the staff Christmas party at the White House. On the day of the party, Coleman pulled his smoker up to the east wing kitchen door when first lady Laura Bush walked by. She stopped to chat and, as Coleman tells the story, “she said, ‘You know there’s somebody here at the house who likes barbecue.’ and I said, ‘Yes ma’am, I’m hoping you might go back upstairs and tell your husband I’m down here.’” The president came down and liked Coleman’s spread so much that he hired him for the next four years, even flying his barbecue on Marine One to Camp David when he had to miss the party one year.
LINDSAY MYERS Bill Coleman grills up an order of yakitori.
In addition to the usual fare — pulled pork, brisket, ribs — “Barbecue Bill” has recently started incorporating Japanese elements into his menu. Coleman lived in Japan intermittently for nine years and met his wife there in 1986. One of his most recent menu additions, shrimp yakitori, has a little kick to it. “Nothing overpowering,” says Coleman, “but it lingers on your lips.” The shrimp marinates for
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Resident celebrates first Independence Day as a US citizen By Helen Lyons
For many Americans, the Fourth of July means hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill, a picnic with friends and family, and fireworks exploding in the air. For Rosalina Justiniano, however, it meant something more this year. On July 4, Justiniano celebrated her first Independence Day as an American citizen. Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, Justiniano was naturalized in a ceremony on May 7 during the city’s Citizenship Celebration Day. As a part of the special day, those who qualified could officially become citizens of the United States. Justiniano became a citizen of a country she describes using the Spanish phrase, “un país de maravillas,” meaning “a wonderland.” “I love this country,” Justiniano said. “I love the laws, I love the
people.” Justiniano first arrived in the United States as a permanent resident 12 years ago after marrying her husband, also from Bolivia, who has been a U.S. citizen for 32 years. Her status as a permanent resident made life difficult at times, especially when it came to travel. “When we traveled, because of my passport, I had to go to a different line [at the airport]. My family went to one side, and I went to another.” In spite of the inconveniences, Justiniano did not rush into pursuing citizenship. “When I came here, everybody asked me, ‘Why aren’t you becoming a citizen?’” Justiniano said. “But I think I wasn’t ready. I was nervous. I was insecure. I told my husband I didn’t want to be a citizen yet, I didn’t know English well enough.” But encouragement from her
friends and family changed her mind. “They told me, ‘You can do it, you can do it!’” Justiniano said, and she found an English language tutor a year ago. “She asked me what my focus was, and I told her I wanted to be a U.S. citizen.” Justiniano planned to celebrate the holiday in downtown Frederick, picnicking with family and friends and watching fireworks, dressed in the red, white and blue of her new country. “Maybe I will paint my face!” she said, laughing. More important to Justiniano than the food or the fireworks, however, is her family. She and her husband have two children, a 10-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old son. “My children were born here,” Justiniano said. “I want to be part of this country with my family.”
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We Want More Composters! That’s right, the City is planning to expand its compost pickup program this fall. We’ll provide the indoor and outdoor bins – you provide the food scraps. If you’re interested, please call Colleen Aistis at 301-985-5057. ects will be eligible to receive a dollar-for-dollar matching grant, between $10,000 and $45,000 per building. Visit the City’s website for program guidelines and application instructions.
Summer Arts Camp for Seniors
In partnership with Art Works Now, the City is offering a free summer arts program for seniors. Classes are Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., at the City Building at 4310 Gallatin. Come join the fun! For more information, please contact Beryl Johnson at 301-985-5058.
Summer Jam with Police Open House This Friday is the next Summer Jam, featuring our Police Open House (when you get to tour the department, holding cells, and more) and the classic rock band of one of our police lieutenants, Just Us. We’ll also have the fusion tacos of the South Meets East food truck, Handsome Beer, ice cream and fun at Vigilante Coffee, an art activity with Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, coupons to Fleisher’s of Maryland, and of course some free clowning, ballooning, face painting and moonbouncing. Also, want to get a little exercise in before you fill your belly? Arrow Bicycle is hosting a beginner’s level ride starting at their shop at 5:30 and ending at the Summer Jam bike parking lot at 4310 Gallatin Street. Music will be playing 6:30-8:30 p.m. See you there!
National Night Out Against Crime This free family event will feature Police and community information, K9 demonstrations, music and dancing, moonbounces, the rock-climbing wall, face painting, snow cones and cotton candy, and lots more! After the celebration, we’ll close the evening with a Take Back the Night Walk through the neighborhood. Join us Tuesday, August 2, 6-9 p.m. at Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street.
Farmers Market is Open! Have your made it to the City’s Farmers Market yet? If not, you haven’t had the best blueberries of your life. Not to mention a ton of other fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, pastries and more. Nutritional tours with coupons are hourly, starting at 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays, 3-7 p.m. at 3799 East-West Highway, at the intersection Queens Chapel Road, in the parking lot of Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Movin’ With the Mayor To encourage health, and have some fun, Mayor Candace Hollingsworth is partnering with local businesses to offer free wellness classes and activities to City of Hyattsville residents. On July 23, at 11:00 a.m., she’ll host Belly Dance Fitness with instructor Nyla Elise at the City Building, 4310 Gallatin Street. For more information, please contact Ellarose Preston at 301985-5006 or epreston@hyattsville.org.
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We’ve gone platinum! The City of Hyattsville recently became the first and only City in Maryland to awarded HEAL Platinum status by the Healthy Eating Active Living Cities and Towns Campaign, an initiative of the Institute for Public Health. We achieved this by implementing policies and programs that serve our staff and the public and then having so many of us and you participate. We are thankful to all who made this possible.
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The beginning our of epic health celebration is just around the corner. In August we’ll launch our free 5K Train-Up with the Mayor in preparation for the Hyattsville Elementary PTA fundraising Zombie Run on Saturday, October 1. That day our cyclist friends at Route 1 Velo will also open their Cyclocross course to the anyone who wants to try riding it. Their work, and the competitive Cyclocross race on Sunday, October 2, will benefit Prince George’s County Special Olympics. Both days there will be music, food, beer, and more. Stay posted and register to participate at www.hyattsville.org/healthyhyattsville.
Riverboat Cruise and Crab Feast
On August 11, our program for seniors and people with disabilities will take a trip to Hurlock for a Choptank Riverboat Cruise and All-YouCan-Eat Crab Feast. Tickets are available for $30, including transportation. To join the fun, please call Beryl Johnson at 301-985-5058.
Matching Money to Renovate Your Business The City is accepting applications for its commercial façade improvement program, which provides financial assistance to business owners to rehabilitate the exterior of their commercial building in the following Target Investment Areas: West Hyattsville Transit District, Route One/Gateway Arts District, and the Prince George’s Plaza Transit District. Approved proj-
Ageless Grace Exercise is Everywhere! At the Mall at Prince Georges we now have record turnout for the City’s seated exercise class for seniors and people with disabilities, Ageless Grace. Join us there on Thursdays at 9 a.m. or in the City Building at 4310 Gallatin on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. Classes are free and tons of fun!
Green Expo – SAVE THE DATE!
On September 17, the City will share information and best practices for environmental sustainability. Stay tuned for more details on this FREE family event!
We Are Hiring
The City is offering paid internships in communications – one in video and one in print – and seeking police officers, both with and without experience. For more information please visit www.hyattsville.org/jobs.
Call-A-Bus Shopping Trips
The Call-A-Bus takes seniors and people with disabilities to area stores on a regular basis. Reservations are required by calling 301-9855000. Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Hyattsville Farmers Market July 19 & Aug. 2, 11 AM – 1 PM, Shoppers & Price Rite July 21 & Aug. 4, 11 AM – 1 PM, Safeway & Aldi July 25 & Aug. 8, 11 AM – 1 PM, Giant
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Ciudad Saludable
Hemos logrado platino! La ciudad de Hyattsville recientemente se convirtió en la primera y única ciudad en Maryland otorgado estatus de platino por la campaña Comer Saludable Vivir Activo (HEAL en ingles) de Ciudades y Pueblos, una iniciativa del Instituto de Salud Pública. Hemos logrado esto mediante la aplicación de polízas y programas que sirven a nuestro personal y el público, luego tener tantos de nosotros y ustedes participar. Estamos muy agradecidos a todos los que lograron hacer esto posible.
Summer Jam con Exhibición del Departmento de Policía Este Viernes es el próximo Summer Jam, ofreciendo una exhibición abierta al público del departamento de la Policía (donde puede recorrer el departamento, las celdas de detención, y más) incluyendo la banda de rock clásico de uno de nuestros tenientes de policía, llamada Just Us. También tendremos los tacos de fusión del camión de comida South Meets East, cerveza de Handsome Beer, helado y diversión del Café Vigilante, actividades artísticas con Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, cupones para Fleisher’s of Maryland, y por supuesto una payasa, globos, pinturas de cara, y una inflables para los niños. También, ¿Desea obtener un poco de ejercicio antes de llenar su barriga? Arrow Bicycle está organizando un paseo a nivel de principiantes, comenzando desde su tienda a las 5:30 p.m. y terminando en el estacionamiento de bicicletas de Summer Jam en la 4310 Gallatin Street. Música tocará 6:30 p.m. a 8:30 p.m. Nos vemos allí!
Ciudad Sostenible
Queremos más Compostadores! La ciudad está planeando ampliar su programa de recogida de compost este otoño. Les damos los basureros de adentro y afuero – nos dan los restos de su comida. Si está interesado, por favor llame a Colleen Aistis al 301-9855057.
Noche Nacional Contra el Crimen
Este evento, gratuito y para la familia, incluirá information del Policia y la comunidad, exhibiciones K9, musica y bailes, inflalables, una pared de piedras para escalar, pinturas de cara, raspados y algodón de azúcar, y más! Después de la celebración, cerraramos la noche con un camino por el barrio. Acompañenos el martes, 2 de agosto, 6-9 p.m. en Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street.
Mercado Campesino Esta Abierto!
¿Ha visitado al Mercado Campesino de la Ciudad? Si no, usted no ha tenido los mejores arándanos azules de su vida. En adición, se ofrece una gran variedad de frutas, verduras, panes, pasteles y más. Los tours nutricionales con cupones son cada hora, a partir de las 3:15 p.m. Todos los martes, 3-7 p.m. en 3799 East-West Highway, en la esquina de Queens Chapel Road, en el estacionamiento de la Iglesia Redeemer Lutheran.
Moviendo don la Alcaldesa
Para fomentar la salud, y pasar un buen rato,
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la Alcaldesa Candace Hollingsworth se ha asociado con empresas locales para ofrecer clases de bienestar y actividades gratuitas para los residentes de la ciudad de Hyattsville. El 23 de Julio, a las 11:00 a.m. habra una clase de Danza de Vientre con la intructora Nyla Elise en el edificio municipal en 4310 Gallatin Street. Para más información, contacte a Ellarose Preston al 301-985-5006 o epreston@hyattsville.org.
Healthy Hyattsville! El comienzo de nuestra épica celebración de la salud está acercando. En agosto vamos a lanzar nuestro entrenamiento con la Alcaldesa en preparación para la Carrera Zombie de 5km, que apoya la Asociacion de Padres y Maestros de Hyattsville Elementary School, el sábado, 1 de Octubre. También, ese día nuestros amigos ciclistas en Route 1 Velo abrirán su curso de Cyclocross a cualquier persona que quiera probar. Su proyecto, y la carrera competitiva Cyclocross el domingo, 2 de octubre, beneficiarán las Olimpiadas Especiales del Condado de Prince George. Ambos días habrá música, comida, cerveza, y más. Manténgase informado y registrarse para participar en www.hyattsville.org/ healthyhyattsville.
Banquete de Cangrejos en Lancha
El 11 de Agosto, nuestro programa para personas mayores y con discapacidades llevará un viaje a Hurlock para el Crucero Choptank Riverboat y todo lo que puedas comer en un Banquete de Cangrejos. Los boletos están disponibles por $30, la cual incluye el transporte. Para unirse a la diversión, por favor llame a Beryl Johnson al 301-985-5058.
Dinero para Renovar su Negocio
La Ciudad está aceptando solicitudes para su programa comercial de mejoramiento de fachadas, que proporciona asistencia financiera a los propietarios de negocios para rehabilitar el exterior de su edificio comercial en las siguientes áreas: Distrito de Tránsito de West Hyattsville, Ruta Uno/Distrito de Artes Gateway, y el Distrito de Tránsito de la Plaza de Prince Georges. Los proyectos aprobados serán elegibles para recibir una donación de contrapartida dólar por dólar, entre $10,000 y $45,000 por edificio. Visite la página web de la ciudad para información del programa e instrucciones de aplicación.
Programa de Arte para Mayores
En colaboración con Art Works Now, la Ciudad está ofreciendo un programa gratuito de Artes este para las personas mayores y con discapacidades. Las clases son los Miércoles, 1-3 p.m., en el Edificio Municipal en la 4310 Gallatin Street. Ven y disfrutate! Para obtener más información, contacte a Beryl Johnson al 301-9855058, bjohnson@hyattsville.org.
Gracia Eterna Ejercicio Sentado en el Centro Comercial En el Centro Comercial de Prince Georges ya tenemos muchos hacienda la clase de ejercicio sentado de la Ciudad, Gracia Eterna, para mayores y personas con discapacidades. Acompañenos all los jueves a las 9 a.m. o en el edificio municipal en 4310 Gallatin los miércoles y viernes a las 10
a.m. Las clases son gratis y muy divertido!
Expo Verde - Reserva la Fecha!
El 17 de Septiembre, la Ciudad va a compartir información y mejores prácticas para la sostenibilidad del medio ambiente. Estén atentos para más detalles sobre este evento familiar y es GRATIS!
Estamos Contratando
La Ciudad está ofreciendo pasantias pagadas en Comunicaciones - una en videografía y otra en relaciones publicas. Tambien estamos en la búsqueda de agentes de policía, con y sin experiencia. Para obtener más información, visite www.hyattsville.org/jobs.
Llama-Un-Bus Viajes de Compra
El Llama-Un-Bus lleva mayores y personas con discapacidades a tiendas regularmente. Hay que hacer reserva por llamar 301-985-5000. Martes, 2-4 PM, Mercado Campesino de Hyattsville Julio 19 & Agosto 2, 11 AM – 1 PM, Shoppers & Price Rite Julio 21 & Agosto 4, 11 AM – 1 PM, Safeway & Aldi Julio 25 & Agosto 8, 11 AM – 1 PM, Giant
Reuniones
Consejo de la Ciudad 18 de Julio y 1 de Agosto, 8 PM Comité de Planificación 19 de Julio, 7 PM Comité de Conformidad de Códigos 20 de Julio, 7 PM Comité de Salud, Bienestar y Recreación 27 de Julio, 6:30 PM Comité de Educación 28 de Julio, 6:30 PM Comité de la Policia y Seguridad Publica 3 de Agosto, 7 PM
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CulturalConnections Miracles have shaped one Ethiopian immigrant’s life By Julia Gaspar-Bates
COURTESY OF YIRDAW ANTENEH Yirdaw Anteneh and his family moved to Hyattsville four years ago.
Despite many hardships, including imprisonment, Yirdaw Anteneh remains grateful for the many miracles he’s received in his life. Born and raised in northern Ethiopia, Anteneh was educated in the French school system and became a French teacher after completing university in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa. A few months later, however, he was arrested and imprisoned by the military junta that overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie in a bloody coup d’etat. “I was arrested for distributing suspicious readings to my students about democracy,” said An-
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teneh. “They chained my legs for two weeks. It happened to thousands of potentially dangerous people who would ask why, such as students and their teachers.” During this period, known as the Red Terror, Anteneh spent two and a half years in prison where he was tortured. “For most people like me who were detained, we were in a shelter and always waiting until they would come to kill you. We didn’t know when we would be released. There was no case, no interview.” In 1979, Anteneh was one of the fortunate few to be released, and he resumed teaching French. He also received a scholarship allowing him to obtain additional training in France where he received a master’s degree. He eventually settled back in Ethiopia and began to teach at an American international school. “It was a huge opportunity for me to get paid in Addis Ababa with an American salary. Life in the school was unbelievable, but outside of school life was tough. There was no democracy. For a long time I lived in fear.” Loyalty to his family kept Anteneh in Ethiopia. “I have a large family with many brothers and sisters, so I didn’t bother to stay in France so I could support my family. I couldn’t imagine staying there in anticipation of being happy there by myself.” As fate would have it, Anteneh did have to leave his country once again, this time for health reasons. Anteneh developed a terminal liver disease and was airlifted to Nairobi for treatment due to insufficient health care in Ethiopia. Close to death, he was later able to receive a U.S. visa to
come to Georgetown for a liver transplant. His ex-wife had relocated to Washington, DC several years earlier, so he and his children, who had stayed with him in Addis Ababa, came to the U.S. “Before I came, I thought America was the real survival of the fittest and people just matter about their own business and don’t care about you. In part because of the antagonism that the socialist government propagated in Ethiopia, so I had a misconception about that. I’m glad I was proved wrong because there are wonderful people.” Anteneh and his children struggled for several years. Soon after his arrival, his ex-wife developed breast cancer and subsequently committed suicide. His health still precarious, Anteneh relied on the generosity of American friends and colleagues to help them through this period. “All the possibilities came together. So many miracles happened to me here. When I think there are millions of Americans who die every day because they don’t have liver transplants. How did I get it? I can’t explain. Now when something huge happens to me, life has taught me to live in the present, like a meditation, and I know it will pass.” After living in Rockville and moving around from place to place, Anteneh and his children settled in Hyattsville four years ago. “I love the area. Everything is within walking distance. The house is wonderful — it’s warm and welcoming. It’s very peaceful here. I can walk from the metro — there is no fear. There is nothing better than peace when you live in an area.”
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Riverdale Park Arts Council (RPAC) in collaboration with the University of Maryland Wind, Brass and Percussion Department. Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., from July 15 through September 16. Free. Patio of the Town Center Market. 4705 Queensbury Rd, Riverdale Park. www. rpartscouncil.org.
July 16
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July 15
Parents' Night Out continues at Art Works. Parents get out while kids enjoy an art activity, pizza and a movie. The featured movie will be “Madagascar 2.” Schedule of activities: 5 to 6:45 p.m.: art project, arts and crafts, games; 6:45 to 7:15 p.m.: pizza dinner; 7:15 to 9:00 p.m.: movie and snacks. Advance registration required.
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Come out and watch a free skateboarding competition at the Southside Mt. Rainier Music & Skateboarding Series, presented by CrackWood Productions in partnership with the Brentwood Arts Exchange. The competition includes cash prizes, DJ sets throughout, and live music. Guest judges will be DC Wheels. Onsite registration and free skate from 12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Free. Mt. Rainier Skate Park 3792 Otis Street (corner of Otis & Wells) Mount Rainier. No entry fee. 301.277.2863. www.mncppcapps.org. Join Arrow Bicycle for a group bike ride through scenic Prince George’s County. The ride is at a conversational pace
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August 11
Bring the family to join British and American War of 1812 troops as they camp on the lawn to prepare for the battle during the Battle of Bladensburg Encampment at the Riverdale House Museum. Enjoy children’s activities and live music through the afternoon. Periodinspired refreshments will be available for purchase courtesy of the Riversdale Kitchen Guild. Scouts — call for details about earning a badge. Free. 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. 301.864.0420.
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NatureNearby
A hillside architect By Fred Seitz
Walk along the bike path next to the Northwest Branch and you may notice a pair of conspicuous holes in an adjacent hill. Between the holes there is a faint path marked by worn grass and obscured by recent rains. While the path’s traveller has not shown himself during the several times I have passed, his workmanship is typical of one of our most common local mammals, the woodchuck, aka groundhog, whistle pig, wood pig, eastern marmot, and to some — furry nuisance. The last of these nicknames may be attributed to the woodchuck’s tendency to nibble in gardens. He is fond of broccoli, carrots and other vegetables. While I have not spoken with neighbors to determine if their gardens were raided, the location of the holes (and there may be more that I have not yet seen) suggest that much of his feeding is on the grass on the hill and adjacent areas. Weighing from five to 14 pounds and measuring up to 24 inches in length, he has a short tail and short feet. Woodchucks are quite the diggers, and their tunnels will usually have
a number of small chambers off of them and may also connect to other woodchuck burrows in the area. A very involved set of burrows existed over in Bladensburg a few years back. The builders of those dens were often very visible along the roadway. Woodchucks are alleged to be great meteorologists, predicting whether winter will continue or spring is rapidly approaching. This attribute was ascribed to the woodchuck, not by Native American folktales, but rather by early Pennsylvania Dutch settlers. Not finding the badger (another digger that they believed could predict weather) in the New World, the German settlers attributed the ability to this small chubby digger. The woodchuck is a rare presence in Native American lore, with the exception of an Abenaki tale of Grandmother Woodchuck whose son stole tobacco from a grasshopper magician. While I continue to look for the path’s traveller, the only signs of tobacco are a few cigarette butts along the towpath. It is possible that his offspring may be emerging from the holes in July or early August. Mating occurs in late April or early May, and, if successful, two to nine offspring
Woodchucks are quite the diggers, and their tunnels will usually have a number of small chambers off of them and may also connect to other woodchuck burrows in the area.
(four is most common) can be expected. My quasi fierce dog has on several occasions visited the holes but has been prohibited from digging at them. This is not only to protect the builder or any youngins, but also because the builder may have already been evicted by other locals who will become squatters and may be a threat to Quasi Fierce. Notable among potential squatters are the beautiful, but
spray-filled, skunk or the more innocuous whitetail rabbit. So while our local architect may not bring tobacco and may be lousy at predicting weather, he has engineered a structure that may be (or is) used by some of our other nearby neighbors. At least, he may offer us a glimpse of his own stocky-butcute form and perhaps grace us with the pitter-patter of his offspring’s paws.
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Dear Seeing Red, Pink Peace is a hybrid tea, which is usually grafted onto sturdier root stock. What has happened is that it has died and the rootstock onto which it was grafted is growing and blooming in its place. From your description, the rootstock is Dr. Huey, a red climber often used for this purpose in our area. (Other rootstock is used farther south, north and west.) Dr. Huey, by the way, was a dentist who was an avid, if not very talented, amateur rosarian, and he was a generous patron of rose breeders. One of them named a red rose after him. While many think this cup-shaped rose filled with golden stamens has charm, it lacks fragrance and its blooms do not repeat. Rarely would one prefer it to the trendier rose grafted on it. My sister Multiflora, who has more land and rose bushes than she can keep track of, has a solution. When Dr. Huey takes over she waits till it goes dormant and replants it in a place no other rose can survive. She will replace the original rose with an own-root cultivar. Own-root roses are not as immediately vigorous as grafted roses and need more attention at first, but once they are established, she doesn't have to worry about the re-intrusion of the pushy Dr. Huey. You may be wondering what happened to your beautiful Pink Peace. Hard winters sometimes cause a grafted rose to die and leave only indestructible Dr. Huey, but last winter was relatively mild. Perhaps your rose bush was damaged in some other way. Sometimes Dr. Huey will send up vampiric suckers from below when the base of the rose bush is injured in some way, perhaps scraped by a lawn mower or injured by a hoe or other weeding
COURTESY OF FLICKR/MALCOLM MANNERS Hard winters sometimes cause a grafted rose to die and leave only the indestructible Dr. Huey rose.
implement. These need to be pulled off at the base or they will suck the life from the grafted part of the rose and take over. One of the ways of recognizing them is that they come up from beneath the crown of the rose, which is the point of grafting; they are green rather than brown, and their leaves have a different look. This is a good place to explain what "rose rustling" is. Not surprisingly, the term comes from Texas and the practice is prevalent there. Quite a few antique rose varieties can be found in old cemeteries and abandoned homesteads. Rose "rustlers" do not dig up the actual rose bush, but take cuttings. Many of these oldies but goodies have been successfully identified — in one case by the visiting French scion of the Meilland family of rose breeders. He was able to identify some of the roses originally introduced by his great-great grandfather just by looking out the car window while driving through Texas. Other heirloom roses remain unidentified and have taken on the names of the families who have preserved them; or, as in the case of "Sam Houston," they are named in honor of prominent Texans. The Hyattsville Horticultural Society will not meet in July but instead will go on a field trip to ECO City Farms, an urban farm initiative, on Saturday, July 16, in the morning. ECO City Farms is located in Edmonston near Community Forklift. All are welcome to meet us there at 10 a.m.
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LINDSAY MYERS Scientific illustrator, Ikumi Kayama, demonstrates how to estimate size when drawing a bird specimen.
to relay the information to the audience,” Kayama said. “An extreme example is that an image for [a] sixth grade science textbook will look pretty different from an image for a researcher at a conference. The challenge is to make the illustrations look cutting edge but familiar at the same time.” Kayama first understood the power of pictures when she was seven years old and a new immigrant from Japan. She described the challenges of enrolling in an American school when she could not speak English. “I was always in trouble because I didn’t know what was happening, and I couldn’t follow instructions. So I was pretty angry and sad,” she said. After her parents refused to let her drop out, Kayama passed time in the classroom by drawing. When her classmates saw her pictures and identified the subjects in English, Kayama’s vocabulary expanded. “The kids would say, ‘That must be a cat,’ and I said, ‘Cat, I know cat!’ Now I look back and think it was then that I realized there is something special in drawing. You don’t have to live in the same country or speak the same language or have the same education level, but you can look at a picture and get the gist of what’s going on,” she said. Though Kayama specializes in medical illustration, she said her favorite subjects to draw are birds. “I’ve always been drawn to birds, Something about how they are very cute to us, but super ferocious to each other and other critters,” she said. Scientific illustrators generally
draw biological subjects like birds, insects, and fish from dead specimens that have been preserved through taxidermy. In order to illustrate the specimen as it would have been in the wild, the artist has to familiarize herself with the way it would have moved and lived, as
“You don’t have to live in the same country or speak the same language or have the same education level, but you can look at a picture and get the gist of what’s going on.” — Ikumi Kayama scientific illustrator well as its habitat. Kayama’s training included both art and science courses at the University of Georgia, and later at Johns Hopkins where she earned her master's. “There’s a lot of reconstruction going on,” she said. “Even though you’re looking at a dead thing, you’re trying to make it look alive again so that’s where the knowledge of what they look like in the wild [comes in].” Kayama works with scientists from all over the world, many of whom are publishing cutting-edge research. When commissioned to do a piece, Kayama often studies the subject herself to ensure accuracy. “I think it is that constant learning that excites me,” said Kayama. “I love putting my creativity and knowledge together to make a piece that will, hopefully, help someone understand something better.”
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hampered. “Humans have a physiological stress response — adrenaline pumps into your system, [your] heart rate rises, you get tunnel vision and auditory delay. We want to avoid becoming paralyzed by fear; we need to deliberate,� said Rudinski. Rudinski noted that one key is to always be aware of your surroundings. Whether in a store, theater, classroom, or workplace, it's smart to locate the exits and find alternative ways to leave the building quickly in case the primary exit is not safe. Use your senses to observe when something is wrong — the sound of gunfire, frightened reactions, or signs of aggressive behavior. This is the avoid action. If you aren't able to immediately escape, the second option is to deny the attacker. This means using cover or concealment. Try to place objects between you and the attacker and alter their route so that you can escape. Lock or barricade doors using belts, straps, or heavy objects and remain silent and out of sight. As a last resort, if you are not able to escape the attacker and your life is in danger, you have every right to defend yourself and others. This means fighting dirty — use heavy or sharp objects and go for the attacker’s eyes, throat, or groin. Teamwork can help overpower an attacker. It is best to ambush and disarm an attacker by pushing any weapon away.
The officers informed the audience that the Hyattsville Police Department regularly stages crisis response drills. Even though the average police response time is only three minutes, this is enough time for shots to be fired. Therefore, it is important that civilians know what to do to protect themselves. “You are not helpless. What you do matters,â€? said Rudinski. Those who attended felt that this training was very valuable and were appreciative of the police department's outreach. Kia Murray, a property manager for an apartment complex in Hyattsville, invited the tenants from her building. Murray said, “All of this stuff is on the news and it's terrifying. You are ultimately responsible for the safety of your family and your community. ‌ It takes all of us to look out for one another and be each other's keepers.â€? Rudinski emphasized that attendees should share this information with their neighbors and coworkers (www. avoiddenydefend.org). He also encouraged people to seek first-aid training and ensure that their workplaces have emergency plans and stressmanagement strategies. Tracey Nicholson, Hyattsville city administrator, informed participants that they can receive instant emails and text messages in case of a local emergency through a public messaging service (www.nixle.com). The police officers assured the attendees that they will continue to engage the community with these important public safety and preparedness efforts.
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“As long as you bring your babies,� according to Larson. Fast forward to June 21, and the five moms — and their babies — who were able to attend the meeting had a two-hour block to meet with Baker; they discussed issues like universal pre-K, paid family leave, and affordable child care. “We just felt extremely welcome,� Larson said, “like very special guests.� Kristen Wares, who brought her 5-week-old daughter Josie to the meeting, said, “He obviously went out of his way to make it family friendly, with blankets and stuffed animals available, and told us our toddlers would have been more than welcome, as well.� We’ve all seen politicians holding and kissing babies, but for Baker it seemed to be more than a photo opportunity. During the meeting, Baker went right for the babies again — holding each one, comforting them when they fussed, and even letting 4-and-a-half-month-old Harrison sleep on his chest. “You can’t fake his love for babies,� Larson said. Staff members said Baker had been looking forward to the meeting. “I have been working in this office for over the past five years and have hosted governors, senators, and even kings and queens from around the world, but I can't remember ever having such an adorable gathering of visitors,� Baker said. Some of Baker’s staff members were also at the meeting, including Elana Belon-Butler, director of the Department of Family Services; Tehani Collazo, education policy advisor; and Gloria Brown, director of the Department of Social Services.
“I'm so pleased to have been a part of the meeting with the Hyattsville Moms. In addition to spending precious moments with their little ones, we had the opportunity to have some serious conversations,� said Brown. The Hyattsville Moms spoke about the challenges they faced as new parents. They voiced concern over how those who are less fortunate could manage to find quality child care or pay for preschool. The group discussed resources available for low-income families, including the Maryland Family Network. Baker weighed in on some of the struggles he remembered from raising his children. One summer, Baker asked his boss if he could bring his young son to work because it was so hard, emotionally, to leave him at day care. “All parents should be able to take time to care for themselves and their newborns, and everyone should be able to access high quality child care,� Wares said. Baker and his staff work to stay connected with their constituents, taking meetings like this, holding “Citizens’ Day� to hear from residents who want to voice concerns, and hosting
high school and college students to shadow Baker for the day. “Holding those babies helps public servants like us to remember why this work is so important,� Brown said. “We all want to ensure this county is some place to which our children will want to grow up and return.� Baker agreed, saying, “All of these interactions with county residents help me understand what their priorities are and what the Prince George’s County government could do for them.� The group of moms agreed that they would keep advocating for these issues. “The meeting was just a first step, and I expect that our moms group and other parents in the county will continue to engage in a productive dialog with Mr. Baker and his staff,� said Carrianna Kuruvilla, mom to 7-month-old Theo. The city council took a step on May 2, voting 7-4 to direct the city administrator to implement a policy that would allow city employees six weeks paid time off for family and life events that qualify under the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
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