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MALCOLM ‘SKIP’ POPP AWARD Bowie scoutmaster to be honored for mentoring. A-4

NEWS: Accokeek Academy students make history in state competition. A-3

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SPORTS: Summer basketball season opens as teams prepare for next year. B-1

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Residents cry foul over power plant proposals

Largo High School embraces grads

Express concerns about environmental effects, feel left out of loop BY

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Largo graduate Jared Kingsley Embrack gets a hug May 20 during the Largo High School graduation in Upper Marlboro.

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Bowie wins back-to-back boys state titles Douglass sprinter wins four gold medals at state championships n

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Charles Flowers’ Jamal Higgs and Bowie’s Maxwell Willis run the boys 200 dash in the 3A/4A State Track Championship meet in Baltimore on Friday.

The Bowie boys’ season seemed to be in question three weeks ago, when star senior Antonio Coleman was deemed ineligible for what turned out to be the remainder of the season. That’s when Bulldogs junior Maxwell Willis took over. The Bowie speedster matched his county and regional trifectas, capturing gold in the 100 meters (10.69 seconds), 200 meters (21.27) and the 400 meters (48.18) to help propel Bowie to back-to-back

state championships. “It shows the makeup of this team,” Bowie coach Rich Andrulonis said. “… The young kids came through. A lot of young kids are going to have to take over next year for the seniors. They came through. I’m so proud of them and the coaches. They did what I [thought] we might not be able to do.” Flowers (59 points) finished second in the Class 4A boys competition, followed by Oxon Hill and Northwest (54). In Class 2A, Douglass ﬁnished second (75) in boys competition. Flowers (48) placed third in the girls 4A competition.

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Developer to shell out for turtle landmark

Bowie Marketplace redeveloper offers $5K prize for replacement statue

Wanted: One concrete turtle, 7 feet long, 4 feet wide, 1,400 pounds. May or may not answer to the name “Tommy.”

Reward: $5,000. In Maryland, the word “turtle” is typically associated with Testudo, the terrapin mascot for the University of Maryland, College Park. In Bowie speciﬁcally, mention the word to lifelong residents and it will conjure up memories of the large turtle statue that for decades sat in the center of Belair Shopping Center on Annapo-

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lis Road. Though it has been gone for nearly 30 years, demand from longtime locals has caused Berman Enterprises, the company redeveloping Marketplace, to offer a $5,000 prize to anyone who can ﬁnd a replacement for the new openair shopping mall set to open next year. “That turtle was deﬁnitely part of everybody’s childhood

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who grew up there before it was removed,” said James Kupperman, who lived in Bowie until the 1980s and currently serves as an administrator for the “Tommy the Turtle” Facebook page, which collects pictures, stories and memories from Bowie residents about the statue. “Anybody who grew

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Residents in rural Brandywine want to know why circumstances have left them with so many power plants for neighbors, and what, if anything, can be done to stop or slow them down. On May 20, residents from Brandywine and surrounding neighborhoods met with representatives from the Maryland Public Service Commission to discuss two power plants that are being considered for the area: the Keys Energy Center owned by Genesis Power near North Keys Road in Brandywine and a future plant proposed by Mattawoman Energy LLC. Along with an existing coal plant owned by NRG Energy at Chalk Point and a natural gas plant on Cedarville Road owned by

Panda Energy, Brandywine soon could ﬁnd itself housing four power plants within a 10mile radius. “We didn’t want to have one more power plant and we deﬁnitely wouldn’t want to have two,” said Joanne Flynn, vice president of the Greater Baden Aquasco Citizens Association, or GBACA. According to Leslie Romine, staff counsel for the Maryland Public Service Commission, the process for approving the construction of plants is largely handled by the state. After a developer chooses a plot of land and applies for permits, there are a series of hearings to determine whether there is a public necessity for a plant as well as an environmental review to determine what impact the plant’s development will have on local air, water and forests, Romine said. The state can even exercise its rights under eminent domain and seize

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Dual enrollment school graduates ﬁrst class BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

For 92 Prince George’s County Public Schools seniors, graduation came twice on May 21. In the morning they received their high school diplomas, and then received their Associates Degree in a second graduation the same day. The Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC in Largo is a “middle college,” meaning students are able to simultaneously complete their high school requirements as well as the requirements to receive a twoyear college degree from Prince George’s Community College. It is the ﬁrst middle college school in the Washington D.C.-Maryland-Virginia region, said Prin-

cipal Kathleen Richard Andrews. Graduate Brice HurlingSpears, 17, of Upper Marlboro, said he was excited when he heard about the program in the spring of 2011 and wanted to attend, even though the school had not yet opened. “I knew I was going to get my high school diploma and my college degree, so I thought, instead of going to private school and paying all that money, I’m getting more out of this program for no cost at all,” Hurling-Brice said. “So there wasn’t really any choice for me, once I was accepted, but to go here.” One hundred students are enrolled each year. Andrews said students must take an assessment to enter into the program, but priority is given to students from low income backgrounds and ﬁrst generation college students.

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MAY 28 Lego®: Creative Club, 4 p.m., Baden Library, 13803 Baden-Westwood Road, Brandywine. Make Lego® creations, and let your imagination run wild. Contact 301-888-1152.

MAY 29 Family Campﬁre, 7:30 to 9 p.m., 301

Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. A park naturalist will read a nature story at our outdoor amphitheater as the ﬁre burns. The naturalist will also bring an animal for participants to meet. 2 and up. SMARTlink barcode #1605422. Cost is $3 for residents and $4 for non-residents. Contact 301-446-3313. 2nd Star Productions in Bowie, MD presents “Kiss Me, Kate,” 8 p.m., Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie.General cost is $22, seniors (60+) and full time students $19, Discount available for prepaid groups and season ticket holders. Contact 301-832-4819 or 2ndStarBowie@gmail.com.

MAY 30 Birthday Bash Breakfast: EA/TEF Awareness, 8 to 10 a.m., Applebee’s, 1000

Largo Center Drive, Largo. Baby Sister’s Song, Inc. is hosting its ﬁrst annual Birthday Bash Breakfast to raise fund for children born with Esophageal Atresia w/ wo a Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Cost is $10. Contact 240-724-6822 or BabySistersSong@gmail.com. 2nd Annual Tekau’s Heart Memorial 5K Run/Walk, 9 a.m. to Noon at Surrat-

tsville High School, 6101 Garden Drive, Clinton. The second annual 5K Run/Walk is held in memory of Tekau Rasayon, who died on March 28, 2012, at 17 years of age from an anomalous coronary artery (ACA). In addition to raising awareness about little known heart conditions, especially ACAs, in teens and young adults, this 5K will help raise money for a memorial scholarship in Tekau’s name to help a graduating high school senior with their college expenses. Cost is $25 adults/$15 students. Contact 301-356-0472 or judsati@aol.com. Special Olympics Horse Show, 9 a.m., The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. The Prince George’s Equestrian Center will host the Special Olympics Horse Show. Contact 301-952-7900; TTY 301-952-7998. Marietta Wine Festival, 10 a.m. to 5

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Glenn Dale United Methodist Church, 8500 Springﬁeld Road, Glenn Dale. Bring your friends and neighbors to this amazing sale featuring household items, toys, plants, books, handmade crafts, Christmas decorations, knick-knacks, and the ever-popular baked goods table. Cost is $20 for a space. Contact 301-390-6640.

p.m., Marietta House Museum, 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale. Join us as we celebrate Prince George’s County and Maryland wines. General admission includes a wine sampling glass and samples of all featured wines. The festival also includes food and craft vendors, music and a wine education class. Cost is $20 per person. Contact 301-464-5291; TTY 301699-2544. Beltway BBQ Showdown, Noon to 7 p.m., Tucker Road Athletic Complex, 1770 Tucker Road, Fort Washington. The competition, scored by certiﬁed Kansas City Barbeque Society judges, will have four categories: chicken, pork, beef and ribs. A Grand Champion will be crowned based on the total score from each category. Ages 13 & up: $3/person Ages 4-12: $2/ person. Contact Jonathan.Jones@pgparks. com.

MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET Meet other parents and check out the latest resources. Newborn-Age 3. Contact 301-839-2400. AARP Suitland Chapter 939, Noon at District Heights Municipal Center, 2000 Marbury Drive, District Heights. Join the largest and most active AARP chapter in Prince George’s County. Travel, help in the community, join fun activities and more. Contact aarp939@yahoo.com. Boys Read, 4 p.m., Oxon Hill Library, 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill. Find out about the latest books, share your favorites, and practice your reading with games and other fun activities. Grades 3 and 4. Contact 301-839-2400.

MAY 31 Maryland Challenged Horse Trials, 8 a.m., The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. The Prince George’s Equestrian Center will host the Maryland Challenged Horse Trials Show. Contact 301-952-7900; TTY 301-952-7998.

Youth Baseball Clinic, 6 to 8 p.m., Prince George’s Stadium, 4101 NE Crane Highway, Bowie. The baseball clinic will be presented by Giant Food and Ripken Baseball. Clinics will be conducted by local high school coaches; don’t forget to bring your baseball equipment. Contact 301-446-6800; TTY 301-446-6802. MAC: Manga and Anime Club, 7 p.m., Bowie Library, 15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie. Do you watch anime? Read Manga? Cosplay? Join the new Manga & Anime Club. What could be more fun than spending the evening watching and discussing anime with your friends, snacking on tasty treats or drawing your own series? Ages 13-18. Contact 301-262-7000.

JUNE 1 Bowie Seniors Computer Club, 12:30 to

2:15 p.m., 12009 Maycheck Lane, Bowie. All seniors are welcome. Visit bscclub. home.comcast.net or contact 301-2621780. Friends of Baden Library Meeting, 4 p.m., Baden Library, 13803 BadenWestwood Road, Brandywine. Contact 301-888-1152. Prince George’s County Commission for Veterans Monthly Meeting, 6 p.m.,

the Department of Family Services, 6420 Allentown Road, Camp Springs. The mission of the Commission for Veterans is to elevate, develop and promote new and existing programs and services for veterans and their families within Prince George’s County. Meetings are free and open to the public. Contact 301-265-8404 or CLSnowden@co.pg.md.us.

JUNE 3 Teen Time, 4 p.m., Oxon Hill Library, 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill. Come after school and have fun with your friends, play games and computer activities in the teen room. Ages 13-18. Contact 301-8392400. STEM for Families, 4:30 p.m., Hillcrest Heights Library, 2398 Iverson St., Temple Hills. Join us as we explore science, technology, engineering and math. Drop in for hands-on experiments and activities. Ages 5-12 (Under age 8 with caregiver). Contact 301-630-4900.

JUNE 2 Fun Time, 10 a.m., Oxon Hill Library, 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill. Take advantage of this opportunity for children under three with special needs along with their family and friends to participate in storytime, music and motor activities.

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Tax deductible donations are requested from companies/others to support Micaa’ Thomas, competitive Jr. Golfer (Bowie) prepare for golf at Savannah College of Art & Design (ATL). Donations will help her attend golf skill clinics, register for events and meet travel expenses (air, hotel, car, gas, etc.), this summer!

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Mark Rew, 55, of Bowie said he always has enjoyed challenging himself. Whether it’s running marathons, taking karate courses or swimming, being completely blind hasn’t done much to slow him down or temper his expectations. “I’ve always had this thing in my life where if I start out on a journey, I usually end up where I want to,” Rew said. For the second consecutive year, Rew’s journey will take him to the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim in Baltimore on June 14, where he will swim a mile across the bay along with hundreds of others. In addition to being visually impaired, Rew said his mother was afraid of water, and as a result never taught him to swim as a child. “The ﬁrst time I saw him swim, he could do the length of the pool and he was all arms and legs everywhere,” said Bowie resident Brian Suddeth, one of Rew’s friends who has helped train him to prepare for the swim the past two years. Last year, Rew said he was content to simply ﬁnish the swim. Suddeth and a nearby kayaker stay by Rew’s side at all times to ensure that he’s safe and comfortable. This year, he said he is looking forward to breaking his personal record after a rough start last year. While he completed the event in 47 minutes, he said pre-race nerves and a mistake in form at the very beginning left him panicked and taking in mouthfuls of water. After taking some time to collect himself and correct his form, he said he put his head down, recalled his training, played some music in his head — “Lovely Rita” from The Beatles — and continued on. Rew said he is a very touchoriented athlete, particularly in the water. During the swim,

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Mark Rew (right) of Bowie joins Bill Shipp of the Arundel Breakfast Club US Masters swim club. Rew has been completely blind since he was 15, but has continued to run in marathons and swim in events like the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim. Mark is returning to the bay this year in the hopes of breaking his personal record. Suddeth often would steer Rew right up to the anchored beach balls that make up the course’s boundaries, so that he could grab them and regain his sense of direction. “It was a challenge to me, and sometimes I am still a bit scared of the water,” Rew said. Chuck Nabit, race director for the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim, said he was proud that the event draws a variety of individuals with disabilities who take on the challenge of the swim regardless of their physical limitations. In addition to Rew, swimmer Craig Dietz has competed in the event for the past two years despite having no arms and legs, Nabit said. “We are gratified that [Mark] places enough trust and respect in our organizational capabilities to create an event that he feels safe and comfortable participating in,” Nabit said. “He’s got to swim it himself. There’s nobody who’s going to swim it for him. That’s

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the great equalizer.” Suddeth said he has high conﬁdence that Rew will best his time this year, citing the competitive nature that has driven him this far. “Don’t throw a challenge in front of him and tell him you can’t this, unless you want to see him absolutely blow it away,” Suddeth said. Rew said he does not take on challenges for notoriety or for public praise; it is the camaraderie of working and training with other athletes that drives him to run in races and swim at public events rather than at home in a pool or on a treadmill. Still, he’s not above taking bragging rights now and then. “You always have the option of going to a dinner party and saying, ‘Hey, you know what I just did?’” Rew said. dejohnson@gazette.net

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A discussion with her parents about her “rights” led Accokeek Academy sixth-grader Lydia Waring to produce a documentary on a leading proponent of child labor laws that has been accepted into a national competition. “My mom and dad don’t let me do any social media, like all my classmates do, and so I said, ‘I have no rights,’” said Lydia, 12. “That led me into looking into the rights of young people in the past, and Mother Jones.” Lydia’s documentary, “‘Mother’ Mary Jones, The Most Dangerous Woman in America,” received ﬁrst place individual documentary in her age group in the Maryland History Day competition, held May 2 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore City. Fellow Accokeek sixthgraders Aaliyah Beckles, 12, and Maya McAfee, 12, won first place group exhibits for

their project on Helen Keller. The three Accokeek students were the only Prince George’s County students to win top honors in the state competition, which featured projects from 680 Maryland middle and high school students. As a result, Lydia, Aaliyah and Maya will compete in the Kenneth B. Behring National History Day competition, which will be held June 14-18 at the University of Maryland, College Park. The competition draws students from across the United States, its territories, and international schools in China, Korea and South Asia, according to its website. Accokeek Academy history teacher Nina Huff said it is a ﬁrst for the school to send two winning entries to the national competition in one year. “I’m really excited we have two projects competing in the nationals,” Huff said. “They all worked very hard on their projects.” Jones was a community and labor organizer in the early 20th century who led a march for the rights of children who worked in mills and mines. Lydia said the children’s experiences put things in perspective for her.

“It was so sad. They had to work 12 hours a day, six days a week, and they had to work in mines, and they could die from it,” Lydia said. Lydia said filmmaking is one of her hobbies, and so she decided to make a documentary using the iMovie video editor. Maya said she and Aaliyah decided to focus on Helen Keller after learning about the deaf and blind activist in school. “She was really a leader for deaf and blind people,” Maya said. “We really wanted to learn more about her.” Aaliyah and Maya said they used her autobiography, her writings, and contemporary film and newspaper articles. They also interviewed an ofﬁcial from the National Association for the Deaf about Keller’s impact. Aaliyah said the project has sparked her interest in history, “I’m looking forward to meeting people with the same interests as Maya and I, and I want to see all the different projects,” Aaliyah said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

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Bowie ofﬁcials will honor resident Jim Morehouse, leader of Boy Scout Troop

403, with the Malcolm “Skip” Popp award for extraordinary service in scouting. In his 10 years as a scoutmaster, Morehouse has mentored 43 boys to the rank of Eagle, including eight in 2014-15, according to a city press release. The number represents nearly half of all Eagle scouts in the troop’s history, which sits at 103. Ac-

cording to the Boy Scouts of America, around 7 percent of all scouts eventually attain the rank of Eagle, the highest achievement in scouting. The award is named after Bowie resident and former assistant scoutmaster Malcolm “Skip” Popp, who died while saving a drowning boy under his care during a 1971 canoeing trip in the Shenan-

doah Valley along the borders of Virginia and West Virginia. The award is meant to honor Scout personnel who have performed “extraordinary and distinguished service above and beyond what is expected” within Bowie over the 2014 calendar year. Bowie resident Sharon Hunt, who chairs the award committee, said Morehouse’s ability to guide such a high volume of Scouts under his tutelage to the rank of Eagle was a primary factor in their decision-making. “The fact that he has been involved in so many of these scouts being able to achieve that is pretty remarkable,” Hunt said. Assistant troop leader Roger Brow of Bowie was among several who nominated Morehouse for the award. Brow said Morehouse’s military background in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps brought order to the lives of hundreds of Bowie Boy Scouts. Morehouse works “in the trenches,” getting involved early in the teaching process with new recruits, Brow said. “This guy, you could say he was a Scouter’s Scout. His disposition was good; when you think of those Norman Rockwell paintings, he’s kind of like that,” Brow said. Morehouse said he didn’t even know he had been nominated until he opened the letter announcing he had won. He said he tried to bring a sense of structure and formality to the job, but that he also was mindful of when to pull back and understand the Scouts in his troop were still just children. “The military style of discipline doesn’t always work with the younger boys, so I’ve tempered my style a little bit,” Morehouse said. Morehouse said the most enjoyable aspects of the job are the monthly camping trips, cooking in the woods and watching the Scouts in his troop grow and mature. He said he is proud of all the Scouts he mentored to the rank of Eagle, but particularly his son Adam Morehouse, who was among the first Scouts to reach Eagle under his tenure. Adam Morehouse, who now lives in Michigan, also is a Malcolm “Skip” Popp winner, having earned the award in 2007 for his fundraising efforts to purchase a new trailer for Troop 403. Jim Morehouse said the greatest lesson he learned during his tenure as a scoutmaster was understanding that not every Scout is the same and that each boy must be mentored slightly differently in order to get them to reach their potential. “It’s a matter of setting the right environment, the right atmosphere. It’s having someone sit them down and say, ‘You can do this,’” Morehouse said. The award ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall on Excalibur Road. dejohnson@gazette.net

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Surrattsville High School seniors (from left) Elsa Tlapechco, Alexis Nicole Smith, Janine Hume-Dawson, Lawrence Brown II and Iyana Downie stand with scholarship certiﬁcates at a ceremony last month. Tlapechco and Downie were the ﬁrst annual recipients of the Thomas V. Miller, Sr. Scholarship and Esther Clifton Miller Scholarship awards. college tuition and law school, as well as the college costs for all of their 10 children. “They sent all 10 of their

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Tlapechco and Iyana Downie of Clinton. According to award information provided by the foundation, Tlapechco is an honor roll student, president of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization and a peer mentor and volunteer who expects to attend Stevenson University in Owings Mills in the fall. Downie served as president of the National Honor Society, was the top student in the school’s Air Force Junior ROTC program and had nearly 640 hours of community service during her tenure at Surrattsville High School. Downie plans to attend Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, according to the foundation. An award ceremony celebrating the winners took place late last month. dejohnson@gazette.net

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Nancy Miller, a Clinton resident and Surrattsville High School alumna, has endowed her alma mater with two new scholarships that will provide financial assistance to graduating students. The Esther Clifton Miller Scholarship and Thomas V. Miller, Sr. Scholarship are named in honor of Miller’s deceased parents. The endowments were made through the Surrattsville High School Foundation, a nonprofit organization that conducts fundraising and hands out achievement awards on behalf of the school. Miller, who graduated from Surrattsville High School in 1967 and operates a law firm in Clinton, said she donated a total of $20,000 for the two combined awards. She named the scholarships after her parents because they paid for her

each parent exemplified a unique spirit of service within the community and in Surrattsville. In addition to raising 10 children, Miller said her mother would substitute teach at Surrattsville High School in her spare time, just to be around young students. Her award is meant for a top academic performer with a deep connection to children. Her father, Thomas, was a graduate of Surrattsville High School and went to the University of Maryland, but left before earning his degree to run his business, BK Miller Meats and Liquors. As a result, Miller asked that her father’s award go to a student who had a demonstrated a history of hard work, rather than top-flight grades, to reflect his work ethic. “My parents really did love Surrattsville and that’s built in me,” Miller said. The first two winners of the scholarships are seniors Elsa

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Starting this summer, Bowie will no longer accept plastic bags when picking up recycling around the city. According to Melvin Thompson, solid waste superintendent for Bowie, the decision will become ofﬁcial in July and was made after Prince George’s County changed its own policy earlier this year. Thompson said the county-run facility in Capitol Heights, where Bowie’s recycling is taken complained that bags were getting caught in the facility’s processing equipment and blowing away to other neighborhoods. “We’re working in accordance with the county because we don’t do our own processing, so our rule is catered to their rule,” Thompson said. The city has provided a list of businesses that will accept plastic bags for recycling. Those sites include the Best Buy in Bowie Town Center, Mom’s Organic Market at Hill Top Plaza Shopping Center and the Walmart in Collington Plaza.

Thompson also suggested residents go to www.plasticfilmrecycling.org, where residents can type in their ZIP code to find a directory of drop off points and facilities that accept plastic bags. In 2014, a survey conducted by Prince George’s County and The Sierra Club, an environmental organization, found that only eight percent of Prince George’s County residents shopped with reusable bags. The survey also found that shoppers in Montgomery County, which instituted a five-cent fee for plastic carryout bags in 2012, were seven times more likely to carry reusable bags with them than Prince George’s County residents. Thompson said the city is simply following the county’s lead, but that he understands if the change annoys some residents. “[Residents] want to make it convenient for them. They don’t want to have to drive 10, 15 miles to find a drop off for plastics when they have been used to putting it in their recycling bin,” Thompson said.

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Bowie State University biology professor Dr. Anne Osano will get the opportunity to travel to Kenya for a month this summer after being awarded a Carnegie African Diaspora fellowship. Osano, who lives in Gaithersburg, applied for the award last year hoping to get funding in order to do ﬁeld research on the Kenyan “Neem” plant. Osano said collaborating with other countries is crucial to developing solid research, and she hopes the trip will lead to a memorandum of under-

standing between Bowie State University and The University of Nairobi to allow for student exchange programs in the future. “We can’t do research effectively if we’re not in touch with the rest of the world,” Osano said. Osano first heard about the Kenyan Neem while studying at the University of Nairobi, where rumors emanated from the locals that the plant could help treat diseases of the skin, liver and blood. According to the National Institute of Health, the Indian version of Neem has been used as a home remedy for thousands of years to treat and manage a wide variety of illnesses, from ulcers and other digestive disorders to skin

conditions and even sexually transmitted diseases. “Somebody has to start looking into it, and that somebody may just be me,” Osano said. As part of the fellowship, the Kenyan native will return to the University of Nairobi in August, where she will spend nearly four weeks doing ﬁeld research and collecting samples of the plant to bring back home. If the Kenyan version of the plant does have medical uses distinct from the Indian version, the research could lead to breakthroughs in the treatment of serious illnesses such as HIV and cancer, Osano said. Osano said she suspects the plant may have some unique compounds, but a lack

of prior studies means she will not know what additional benefits it carries until she returns with samples and conducts research over the next 1-3 years. “I didn’t find [the plant] in the scientific journals I’ve read. I will prove or disprove these reports,” Osano said. The Carnegie African Diaspora fellowship is a program developed by the Institute for International Education in partnership with Quinnipiac University in Connecticut and the funded through a two-year grant provided by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The program is designed to support the work and research of African-born academics. dejohnson@gazette.net

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A federal judge recently sentenced a Rockville man to 13 years in prison for running a four-year Ponzi scheme that cost investors, families, churches and nonprofits in Prince George’s County, the District of Columbia and elsewhere nearly $29 million, according to prosecutors. Chief District Judge Richard W. Roberts of the District of Columbia sentenced Garfield M. Taylor, 56, to prison plus three years of supervised release after Taylor pleaded guilty to securities fraud in March 2014, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release. Roberts also ordered that Taylor pay back the investors and pay an equal amount to the federal government. “Garfield Taylor masterminded a Ponzi scheme to bilk local investors out of over $28 million,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Vincent H. Cohen Jr. in the release. “When his scheme collapsed, his lies left the families and charities who believed his empty promises holding the bag. This 13-year prison sentence is a reflection of the seriousness of financial crimes and our dedication to vigorous prosecution of securities fraud.” Taylor’s attorney, Cary Clennon, of Washington, D.C., did not return several calls and emails for comment after the sentencing, which was announced May 12 by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District. From 2006 through 2010, Taylor defrauded 171 investors in Lanham, Temple Hills and Baltimore County, according to federal filings in the case. Among those was nonprofit Hillcrest Children and Family Center, which serves low-income families in the District. Founded by first lady Dolly Madison as an orphanage during the War of 1812, Hillcrest had accumulated a large endowment over two centuries, part of which was given by its board of directors to Taylor to invest —

and lose. “He [also] presented himself as having been in business a long time,” said Juanita Price, Hillcrest’s chief executive officer. “It was a very convincing argument.” “I feel [Taylor] stole from our future, from the many families that we could have served,” Price said. Taylor, who was not a registered broker or trader, began trading unlicensed securities in 2000, according to federal sentencing documents. He most recently lived in Rockville, but had an office in Washington, D.C. From 2006 to 2010, Taylor operated two companies, Garfield Taylor Incorporated and Gibraltar Asset Management Group, which traded in extremely risky options, a practice not revealed to investors. Early on, Taylor paid interest to some investors as promised, but when he began to lose money, he used money from new clients to pay current ones in a Ponzi scheme, according to prosecutors. Clennon claimed that Taylor was a victim of the stock market crash in 2008 and that he didn’t intend to defraud investors, according to a court filing. Clennon also argued, in hopes of reducing his client’s time in prison, that Taylor had paid some early investors the promised returns of up to 20 percent. But federal prosecutors successfully argued that Taylor either lost money or made little money as far back as 2005, according to filings. They also successfully argued that any money Taylor returned to investors should not be deducted from the total $29 million that had been invested with him. “The duration of this scheme is significant,” according to the federal sentencing memo. “This crime is not an instance of a defendant, in a single moment of weakness, deciding to lie to investors. Instead the [d]efendant repeatedly lied to investors, business associates and family members over a four-year period.” vterhune@gazette.net

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Friends of Dueling Creek take a nature walk Saturday through Colmar Manor Park. The creek is a tributary of the Anacostia River that passes through the park. Fran Toler (right) of Mount Rainier shares information with hikers as they stand where the creek meets the river.

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Denise Hamler of Cottage City has made it a habit to clean up trash where Dueling Creek borders her backyard, but she said that doesn’t mean the whole Anacostia River tributary is getting the help it needs. “It feels like to me each section has been addressed separately, but not as one huge situation,” Hamler said. “I can clean out all the bottles and trash I want, but unless we address it in a larger, systemic way, the trash will just keep appearing.” Now, Hamler and other like-minded neighbors are formally advocating for the health of the entire waterway as members of the Friends of Dueling Creek. “It’s people on the ground who are actually monitoring, looking out and weighing in when there is a problem and rallying their neighbors to help with clean-ups,” said Dan Smith, advocacy director for Bladensburg-based Anacostia Watershed Society. Dueling Creek flows through Mount Rainier, Cottage City and Colmar Manor, where it enters Colmar Manor Park. Dueling Creek was once known as “The Dark and Bloody Grounds,” as it was the site of more than 50 duels in the early 19th century, according to the Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation. While the Friends are still forming their goals, Fran Toler, founder of the Friends of Dueling Creek, said she is interested in organizing targeted invasive plant removal and reducing littering by groups using Colmar Manor Park. Currently, the group meets monthly and organizes nature walks. Toler, who founded the Friends in March, said she had been thinking about forming a group for 10 years and was encouraged to get the ball rolling after speaking with Smith earlier this year. “I’m not the only one who’s had that thought about that creek or park,” Toler said. “I think it’s sort of a neglected stepchild. I’m very fond of it.” Toler said although the Anacostia River was re-routed and dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the lower half of Dueling Creek flows through the original river bed. The creek features mature trees, diverse wildlife and a tidal marsh ecosystem, but it suffers from trash accumulation and invasive plants that choke native species, Toler said. “It’s not just that the trash is ugly,” Toler said. “Trash can also limit wildlife’s ability to be there.”

She added that teaching neighbors about the health of the creek is also important. Some residents ﬁsh at Dueling Creek and bring home catch that is not safe to eat, Toler said. “There are no signs. There’s no education being done. That’s an environmental issue that concerns me,” Toler said. Ten people attended the ﬁrst membership meeting and 25 people cleared trash during the Anacostia Watershed Society’s Earth Day cleanup in April.

The Friends of Dueling Creek hosted a nature walk May 23. Hamler said she has enjoyed meeting neighbors who know about the wildlife and plants at Dueling Creek. “It’s just been a really fun group to hang out with because I feel like I’m learning something all the time I don’t know about Dueling Creek,” Hamler said. Smith said events like the walks expose residents to the nature in their own backyard. “By doing that, opening eyes and creating awareness

and wonder, people are more invested in supporting and enhancing those features,” Smith said. “It’s just great to have [Toler] step forward and say ‘This is an area where I can help and make a difference.’” kpetersen@gazette.net

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Beth McCracken-Harness of Cheverly said that the three years her son spent in and out of school while being treated for a major illness were some of the most difficult experiences in her life. “There was a time when I couldn’t go to the doctor right across the street without getting a call that my son’s heart monitor was going off,” McCrackenHarness recalled. “It was very isolating. Thank God for the Home and Hospitals teachers who came by.” McCracken said her son suffers from Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS, a disorder that reduces blood flow to parts of the body when the individual is sitting or standing. As his health improved, McCrackenHarness worked with another parent of a chronically-ill child, Lisa Brooks-Wilkins of Capitol Heights, to help support other parents. “We need to be able to support each other,” McCrackenHarness said. The group, Parents of Students with Health Needs, held a listening session with parents May 16 to bring together Prince George’s County Public Schools officials and parents for a discussion on their experiences with school system services. “Through bringing parents together with the school system, we’ll be able to collaborate better, as well as finding out what works within the school system,

as a starting point moving forward,” Brooks-Wilkins said. School board member Verjeana Jacobs, who hosted the listening session, said it is important that parents make themselves heard to the school system. “Parents are the best advocates for their child,” Jacobs said. “When parents band together on an issue and demand accountability, that’s when things happen.” According to the PGCPS proposed Fiscal 2016 budget, 600 students receive services through the school system’s Home and Hospitals Teaching program. “We provide instruction for students who are too ill to attend school,” said Udine Frederick, PGCPS Home and Hospitals Teaching coordinator. “Having said that, our goal is to try to keep students in school as much as possible.” Parents of Students with Health Needs formed last school year as Prince George’s Parents of Ill or Pregnant Students, or PGPIPS, but recently changed its name to open the group up to more student health needs, Brooks-Wilkins said. “...There was such a wide range of issues, and we wanted to be inclusive of all,” she said. McCracken-Harness said Parents of Students with Health Needs provides support for other parents, support for parents when they attend special education or disability access meetings with school ofﬁcials, advocacy with the school system and support in ﬁnding services. More information can be found online at www.parentsofstudentswithhealthneeds.org/.

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Continued from Page A-1 As rare as Willis’ three-gold day was, his accomplishment was one-upped Saturday, as Frederick Douglass standout Rico Gomez earned four gold medals in the 100, 200, 400 and 400-meter relay. Gomez’s day got off to a shaky start in the 2A 100-meter ﬁnal, when the ﬁrst attempt was blown dead, negating a sluggish start for the Eagles star. The restart, as it turned out, was thanks to Gomez’s sliding blocks, explaining his slow start — a slipup he quickly negated with a winning time of 11.01 seconds, which kicked off his historic afternoon. “Coach always told me the last [race] is the best one,” Gomez said. “So, I was really holding nothing back.” Central’s Mary Foday entered the day seeded second in both the 1A 100 meters and 200 meters — a position the Falcons junior said she used as motivation for her pair of wins (12.40/25.31) after nearly completing the sweep at last year’s meet. “Finding out I was in lane five ahead of everybody just motivated me to stay out, keep going and [not] break my form,” Foday said. “… I was waiting for this moment, training hard and trusting my trainer. Performance is easy, but training is hard.’ Other Prince George’s County state champions crowned Saturday included Surrattsville junior Khaalea Collins (100-meter hurdles; 15.65), Bowie senior Taylor Williams (400 meters; 56.17), Flowers’ senior Edward Anderson (300-meter hurdles; 38.66), Parkdale’s Obichi Onwukwe (800 meters; 2:16.67), Oxon Hill’s Elizabeth Shodiya (long jump; 18-10.50), Surrattsville girls 400-meter relay (49.77), Largo girls 400-meter relay (49.81), Douglass boys 400-meter relay (43.18), Central boys 1,600-meter relay (3:28.67), Largo boys 1,600-meter relay (3:24.67) and Oxon Hill boys 1,600-meter relay (3:22.21). Flowers was the only school leaving Morgan State with gold on Friday. Junior Daiysa Burrell far out-threw her seed distance in the discus, winning with a toss of 141-08. The Jaguars boys closed out the night with a win in the 800-meter relay (1:27.28) — a time that ranked as the eighth-best in state history. On May 21, Douglass High School sophomore Kollin Smith recalled a day last year when he thought he may never jump competitively again. The

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Continued from Page A-1 Students take traditional high school classes on the PGCC campus as well as one to two college classes for their first two years, then take a full college course load to meet both their state high school and college graduation requirements. “Our program is based not on the transition from middle school to high school, but on the transition from middle school to college,” Andrews said. Participants receive college identification identical to other PGCC students, and are graded the same as college students, said Janice Cannon, school counselor. “We try not to reveal them to the professors as high school students, but if it comes up, that’s fine,” Cannon said. “Many of the professors are surprised to find out they’ve been teaching high school students.” David Tucker, 17, of Bowie said that when he first started attending the school, he didn’t know what he wanted to do. “Then a professor of mine talked to me about becoming a biomedical engineer,” said Tucker, who added he hopes one day to design artificial livers for transplant patients. “I’ve always liked math, and how systems work, biology, so put the

Douglass High School sophomore Kollin Smith reigning 2A long jump state champion had just emerged from surgery on his dislocated jumping knee he had injured during football season. Fragments of bone had broken off and required immediate attention and the thought of getting back to jumping was the furthest thing from Smith’s mind, he said. “I didn’t even think I was going to be able to jump or run [competitively] again,” a candid Smith said May 21. The fact that Smith, only six months removed from his surgery, was at Hughes Stadium in his maroon uniform for the first night of the state championships was impressive. But the Eagles sophomore topped that, jumping 21 feet, 10.25 inches to defend his state title. “This is definitely sweeter,” Smith said, smiling. Smith’s greatest competition in the meet also turned out to be his greatest inspiration in his comeback, as the sophomore credited junior teammate Devin Butler (21-04.25; second place) with not only pushing him in practice, but inspiring him to even give track a try this season. “He kept encouraging me, ‘Come out, you’ll be fine,’” Smith said. “‘Just keep working. When you’re back, we’ll have a spot for you.’ Without him, I probably wouldn’t even be out on the track.” As Thursday winded down and the lights shone across Hughes Stadium, it was Surrattsville sophomore Khaalea Collins taking care of business in the final leg of the 1A 800-meter relay final (1:47.35), capturing a state title for a group that is nearing two years of racing together. “Every year we get stronger and stronger and this year we were trying to break our record,” junior Jasmyne Sanchious said. “… It’s a good feeling. There was a lot of hard work and training at practice. Those hot days and those rainy days, it paid off.”

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up there remembers it, which is really odd for something that is just a simple concrete turtle.” Kupperman said the name “Tommy the Turtle” was something he used to call the large playcast ﬁgure as a child, but that most residents simply remember it as “the turtle.” While the statue was removed and destroyed in the mid-1980s when the shopping center was converted to an indoor mall, for decades it served as a drop off point for children to play on while their parents went shopping. In a time without the Internet, video games, the open air center and its famous reptile served as a touchstone for residents who grew up in Bowie during the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. “We’ve all touched it, we’ve all played on it, we all know it. No matter where our lives have taken us, no matter what section of town you grew up in, we all have that to relate to,” said resident Mike Bargeron. Len Lucchi has lived across the street from Marketplace for 53 years. He said part of the rea-

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pleted last year, and a public hearing for the proposed Mattawoman plant is set for July. According to Romine, the onus for informing residents of these hearings rests on county and state representatives. “The statute presumes that elected ofﬁcials will keep you notiﬁed,” Romine said. Residents expressed concern before and during the meeting about the cumulative effects of having so many power plants in close proximity on Brandywine’s environment and infrastructure.

“We would have concerns over the roads, the use of water, the air quality, transportation, the whole realm of [issues],” said Sue Jenkins, Brandywine resident and member of GBACA. According to Romine, the approval process for the Keys Energy Center is complete, and Genesis Power has all the permits required to begin building. A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. July 21 at 6 Saint Paul St. in Baltimore for the proposed Mattawoman plant, but Romine said the majority of the evidence

that will be used to decide the case already has been set and ﬁxed. Flynn said the association does not believe its residents were kept adequately informed about potential hearing dates by their elected representatives, and that the organization is considering its options, including hiring a lawyer to represent the community moving forward. “We weren’t informed and we were interested,” Flynn said.

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Bowie residents Chris Nelson (left) and Kevin Nelson ride the Belair Shopping Center turtle in 1966. For decades, Bowie parents would drop their children off to play at the statue while they shopped. Now the redeveloper of Marketplace is offering a $5,000 prize for anyone who can ﬁnd a replacement turtle. son older residents remember the statue so vividly is because it was stationed in what was for decades the only major shopping thoroughfare in the city. As a result, most parents went there to shop and used it as a distraction for their children. “The turtle was symbolic for when [Belair] shopping center was the center of the commu-

nity. It was kind of the town center before Bowie Town Center,” Lucchi said. So much so that nearly 30 years after it was destroyed, Berman Enterprises has said that residents have asked to ﬁnd a way to incorporate the statue into the new Marketplace, which will once again function as an open air shopping mall.

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Partner Brian Berman said the reward is an effort to connect the new Marketplace with the city’s history. “The community loves this turtle and we would love to display it prominently in the new development where it belongs,” Berman said in an emailed statement. Finding and moving a suitable replica may prove difficult. The original statue was designed in the 1950s by toy company Creative Playthings in Chantilly, Virginia. A representative from Creative Playthings confirmed that the playcast statue has not been in production for years. There are dozens of other versions that remain in parks and squares across the country, but even if they could be removed without damaging the turtle, the cost and logistics of moving them would likely be prohibitive. As for putting a different turtle in the square, several residents said that would not fly. “You can’t replace it with a different kind of turtle, that would be sacrilege,” Kupperman said. dejohnson@gazette.net

Gazette-Star Edmonston may be located just a couple of miles from the nation’s capital and major cities, but the town of about 1,500 residents remains a fairly close-knit comwhere EDMONSTON’S munity news travels PARKING TICKET fast — and, it DEBACLE COMES often seems, evAT HUGE COST erybody knows TO PUBLIC TRUST everybody. Recently, however, those close connections began fueling serious questions about government actions. In April, WTOP news radio station reported that Edmonston Mayor Tracy Gant had failed for more than a year to pay a $75 parking ticket issued by the town police de-

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partment. Gant told The Gazette the ticket had been voided, but she went on and paid the $75 fine this March because “someone was disgruntled.” Clearly, something is amiss. If the ticket was voided, why did Gant pay it? If it wasn’t voided, why weren’t late fees added? And if the allegations are true that Police Chief Stephen Walker voided then reinstated the ticket, why did he do it? And why weren’t penalties included if the ticket was actually warranted? It’s no wonder that fliers seeking Walker’s firing began circulating in the town — nor did it come as a shock when he was charged Monday with two counts of malfeasance in

ofﬁce related to the incident. People want answers and, so far, only questions remain. When reached, Walker told The Gazette he had no comment. As for Gant, she said the allegations are not true and said the ticket was voided for valid reasons. She also defended her decision to pay the $75. “If it’s that minute, why not pay it?” Gant told The Gazette. “Little did I know that paying it would cause an issue.” She’s missing the point. The details of the situation give the appearance that an elected ofﬁcial has received special treatment from the police department. After all, few residents have had a longstanding parking ticket voided and then reinstated — all while avoiding related penalties. It seems that most people who challenge parking tickets

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are told to do so in court. Some Edmonston ofﬁcials have proposed changing the ticket review process to add an independent reviewer; others are simply asking for the current process to be followed, with tickets being handled in court. The latter sounds much more efﬁcient and transparent. It’s possible that Gant and Walker have valid, legal reasons for the actions they have taken. Unfortunately, however, they have left the community with little to no solid rationale for the decisions. In the end, Edmonston residents are the ones left paying the penalty in the form of government trust. With so many questions swirling around a $75 fee, one can only wonder whether other mysterious actions have occurred in Town Hall.

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

TRIM is just a ‘cut’ by any other name Every person of conscience possesses a moral obligation to resist laws that propagate injustice. Resistance to such laws is at the heart of the concept of civil disobedience. Any law can be regarded as unjust when it either harms the powerless among us or denies them agency to pursue happiness. Any law that disadvantages children should be considered anathema to our values as a community. COMMENTARY Unjust laws may be KENNETH HAINES popular for a time. We need only recall Prohibition or segregation as historical examples of profoundly unjust law imposed by a tyranny of the majority. Nothing represents more peril to the common good than a misguided majority. The crowd liberated Barrabas. Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany. The majority is capable of imposing injustice just as efficiently as any despot. Flawed law must be modified, if not overturned. The Tax Reform Initiative by Marylanders (TRIM) is one such law. TRIM is a terrible law despite being twice endorsed by the majority. In the eyes of many, the arbitrary and artificial restriction of the tax rate constituted an easy fix to political corruption both real and perceived. However, the lack of

flexibility in the law hinders the ability of elected leaders to cope with perturbations in the market and too frequently hamstrings the delivery of the basic services of local government. Opponents of this ballot initiative correctly pointed out, long ago, that tax caps only work until the inevitable financial crisis occurs. As a result of the real-estate crash that resulted in the Great Recession of 2009, all communities have endured a near-crippling contraction, but Prince George’s County continues to struggle as others recover. Now, the pernicious effects of this law are impeding our ability to deliver competitive educational opportunities to the children of our neighbors, and we wring our hands about why families are not flocking to our market of foreclosed homes. Our communal lack of collective will to fund our public schools into modernity cascades into a failure to attract the commercial development that would eventually rescue us from our depressed property values and high property tax rate. Is it not troublesome to you that we do this year after year, expecting a different result? It is time to seize the day for the future of our schools and the good of the community.

Kenneth B. Haines, Beltsville Haines is the president of the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association.

Raising taxes isn’t the answer For heaven’s sake, please just stop it. To everyone who wants to raise taxes to add more funding to the public schools: There is no proof that more money equals better schools. (Just look at D.C.) Money is absolutely not the issue in P.G. County. One Title 1 school I worked in handed out free lunch to the entire school, however the children threw away much of the food given to them. When I taught high school English in the county, books given to the students were sometimes damaged, lost and unappreciated. The whole system needs an overhaul: Schools are not free day care. Make entry into schools competitive. Stop bussing. Ease certiﬁcation requirements to allow intelligent people from various sectors the ability to teach a subject they

know well. Stop passing students who can’t read and write. Eschew curriculum that hasn’t been proven. Establish book fees. Those who want to learn, teach them to think (not take tests). Those who don’t want to learn, let them go elsewhere. It has long faded from society’s memory, but remember that initially, the concept of a public school system paid for by the taxpayer was championed by [educator and legislator] Horace Mann. He basically saw compulsory school as a way to get immigrant children away from their parents so the schools could indoctrinate and “Americanize” them. That’s the legacy of Horace Mann and our public school systems.

Anne-Marie Hamma, Bowie

An open letter to the county executive You have chosen a path totally contrary to the voters that elected you. You remember TRIM? Voters do not want more taxes. The knee-jerk tax-increase solution to excess spending shows total lack of initiative. You have a bloated $3,000,000,000 budget with all kinds of opportunity to reduce spending. Perform a top-to-bottom audit of all budget line items. Determine which meet the strict deﬁnition of essential government service. Eliminate the non-essential. You will reduce the budget by at least 20 percent. Roll up your sleeves and get going. I am not paying you my hard-earned taxes for you to raise taxes. Voters of this county struggle to pay bills and put food on the table as

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Mark Noblett, Upper Marlboro

School board member: We must ﬁrst ﬁx the system

Let’s be honest, raising property taxes by 15.6 percent will not create a world class school system. While I applaud the intentions of our county executive and respect Dr. Maxwell, we must realize that without accountability and transparency this plan will fail. If we are serious about moving our system from the bottom to the top, we must start by auditing problematic areas. Despite the belief held by many key decision-makers, the issue is not “We must pay more” but that “We must do better.” After all, while we are just a spot or two from the bottom in terms of school system performance in our state, we are second from the top in terms of school system expenditures. Which leads one to wonder, what are we doing wrong? Our issue is about managing our resources, not about our ability to obtain resources. If we are serious about fixing our broken system, we should start with embracing audits, transparency and accountability. For example, we know that our students with special needs are not being well-served. Additional funding alone won’t fix our special education program. We, instead, have to address our leadership and culture problem. We must first figure out what we are doing wrong with the money we do have instead of trying to throw more money at our problems. We also

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Edward Burroughs, Temple Hills Burroughs is a Prince George’s County school board member representing District 6.

Improving schools will aid home values Lost in the debate over school funding and property taxes in Prince George’s County is the fundamental relationship between home values and improved public schools. Clearly, there is a direct correlation between public school quality and home values. And this correlation exists for all homeowners. It doesn’t matter if our children attend public, parochial or private schools. All homeowners have a direct stake in the success of our public schools. The value of your home is tied in large measure to the quality of the public schools. County Executive Rushern Baker has proposed a small increase in property taxes to complete the improvements underway in Prince George’s County schools. An analysis of the plan shows tremendous potential results for a relatively small investment. The budget proposes an increase of 15 cents per $100 of a property’s assessed value. The revenue generated would infuse over $130 million directly into Prince George’s County public schools. The additional funding will assist in advancing the public schools from being consistently ranked 23rd out of 24 public school systems in Maryland to being in the top 10 by 2020. The proposal to increase funding for education will allow the school system to make real the commitment found in the system’s Strategic Plan of “outstanding academic achievement for all students.” The Strategic Plan invests in evidence-based programmatic strategies across ﬁve focus areas: Academic Excellence, High Performing Workforce, Safe and Supportive Schools, Family and Community Engagement, and Organizational Effectiveness. For those who argue that Prince George’s taxes are too high, context is critical. First, property values in the county are lower than in surrounding jurisdictions. Second, the county’s commercial tax base is smaller than other jurisdictions, which means that the county must rely more heavily on residential property taxes to fund essential services. Finally, the county has greater service demands

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need to ﬁgure out how to better our programs before we begin to focus on how to amplify them. We can’t ignore the impact that our foreclosure crisis has had on our young people. We’ve had countless students displaced and left in situations where focusing on school work is a privilege when considering all the real-world issues they face. Ironically, hiking taxes to put more money into the school system would only exacerbate these issues, undermining any efforts to increase student outcomes which the school system may undertake. Higher taxes will come at the expense of kids coming to school hungrier, with less resources from home, and at worse starting points than before. Unfortunately, I get the sense that some in our system are more concerned about looking good than actually being good. But until we have the courage to be open and honest about where we are falling short, we won’t earn the public’s conﬁdence. Let’s not take from families who are trying their best to make do with what they have in order to fund a system that has not yet been forced to develop that same discipline.

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than other jurisdictions. A comparison between education spending in the county and Montgomery County provides a useful benchmark. Relative to Montgomery County, Prince George’s is spending $2,000 less on each student per year. Furthermore, Montgomery County funds 61 percent of its $2.5 billion education budget from local funds, while Prince George’s funds only 39 percent of its $1.9 billion education budget from local money. And the stafﬁng ration in the county is 47 teachers per 1,000 students, while it is 63 teachers per 1,000 students in Montgomery County. Not to be overlooked is the importance of public schools in attracting and retaining a growing middle class. Employees (and employers) want to live closer to their places of employment, and avoid long and arduous commutes in search of quality schools. Building a great public education system in Prince George’s County makes sense for all members of the community, parents, students and, especially, homeowners.

H. Patrick Swygert, Mitchellville Swygert is president emeritus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.

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Don’t cry for Roosevelt

The “transfer epidemic” has once again swept across Maryland’s public schools, and as we learned earlier this month, even the best programs are susceptible. Rising senior Kaila Charles, Prince George’s County’s All-Gazette Player of the Year, is the most recent public school star to enroll in a private school. After leading Eleanor Roosevelt High School to its second consecutive Class 4A state title, Charles, a University of Maryland recruit, elected to play her final varsity season with national powerhouse Riverdale Baptist in Upper Marlboro. Charles and other transfers have every right to leave their public schools ERIC GOLDWEIN behind. It’s the SPORTS WRITER system — not the stars — that should be questioned. Roosevelt will be fine, says coach Delton Fuller. And it’s hard not to believe him. Yes, Charles is a two-way superstar. She can dominate inside and on the perimeter. Her departure leaves a 6-foot hole in the lineup. But if any team is equipped to replace her, it’s the Raiders. Roosevelt has plenty of reinforcements, namely sophomore Ashia McCalla and juniors Octavia Wilson and Jaala Henry. Another dominant county run is likely, and a 3-peat on the state level isn’t out of the question. “It has to be a team effort. That’s all I’m really trying to put together,” Fuller said. “I guess that means I gotta do a little coaching this year.” But what about Prince George’s? The county is a girls basketball hotbed, yet because of private school alternatives, it has an ever-shrinking number of competitive public school teams. Will the Charles transfer exacerbate that problem? Or is it merely a symptom of one that already exists? Coaches said that less than half of the county’s top girls basketball players are in public schools. Rod Hairston, a coach at Pallotti (a Laurel private school) and former coach at Roosevelt, said that about 10 to 15 of top-50 county players are in public schools. Bowie coach Chris Ferguson had a similar estimate. “You can probably count those on maybe two hands,” Ferguson said. (He then proceeded to name most of them, one by one). Ferguson, a former McNamara assistant, said that Charles’ situation is unique and that he doesn’t see it as a trend. “The private schools are always going to get the best girls,” he said. But Hairston, who led the Raiders to five straight titles (2005-09), said that Charles might end up influencing others to follow, and transfer to schools such as Pallotti, or Riverdale, or National Christian Academy, or teams in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. Yes, there remains several high-caliber players in county public schools, including several at 1A defending champion Forestville. But given the required public schoolheavy schedule and the county’s lack of depth — a problem that worsens when a player such as Charles leaves — it’d be hard to blame the remaining top players if they followed in Charles’ footsteps. “A lot of times they don’t even want to go, but to better their opportunities, they have to go,” Hairston said. Can Roosevelt, winners of seven of the past 11 state titles, remain an exception to the transfer rule? Fuller seems to think so. While he can’t compete with Riverdale’s 40-game, national schedule, Roosevelt has an athletic and academic reputation unmatched by other public, and in some cases, private schools. (Fuller said he has seven non-conference games scheduled next winter). For the most part, that’s convinced the top players to stay at Roosevelt. After all, Charles lasted at the Greenbelt school for three seasons. For students at other public schools, though, the sales pitches might not be as convincing — especially now that they don’t get to plug biannual matchups against a University of Maryland recruit. egoldwein@gazette.net

Basketball teams start improvement projects Bowie, Gwynn Park among once-young squads with critical time in the future

Stags scheduled to play Spalding in state semiﬁnal baseball game

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In his decades of coaching, Gwynn Park High School boys basketball coach Mike Glick has seen almost everything. He’s coached players that headed to the next level and beyond — even the National Basketball Association — and he’s coached players who barely ever saw the court. He’s watched as experienced, coordinated teams, such as his 2013 team, made runs through the county and he’s watched young, unfamiliar players slowly try to piece together cohesiveness,

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Gwynn Park High School coach Mike Glick is ready for another summer league of basketball.

Surrattsville High School’s Rakiya Taylor won two Class 1A state titles as part of winning relay teams.

Douglass High School’s Kollin Smith won the long jump for a Class 2A state title, defeating teammate Devin Butler.

The DeMatha Catholic High School baseball team defeated Avalon 7-3 on Wednesday at Gaithersburg’s Kelley Park in the first round of the Maryland Private Schools State Championship Tournament. DeMatha is scheduled to play Archbishop Spalding in the semifinals 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Prince George’s County Stadium. Senior pitcher Brad Thaxton bounced back from a rough outing in the final game of the WCAC cham-

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Central High School’s Mary Foday won Class 1A state championships in the 100 and 200 on Saturday.

State champs live here Prince George’s County high school track and ﬁeld athletes had a great weekend at the state championship meet at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Nearly 40 athletes won state titles, 10 as individuals and the rest as part of nine winning relay teams. Douglass High School’s Rico Gomez won four gold medals (100, 200, 400 and 400 relay) and Bowie’s Maxwell Willis won three (100, 200 and 400). See story, Page A-1

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Bowie High School’s Maxwell Willis won three Class 4A state championships on Saturday to lead the Bulldogs to back-toback state team titles. Willis won the 100, 200 and 400 races.

Fairmont Heights High School’s Michale Reyes won the Class 1A 110-meter hurdles to win the boys state championship in the event at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

Surrattsville High School’s Khaalea Collins won three Class 1A state titles, two as part of winning relay teams and also in the 100-meter hurdles.

Douglass High School’s Rico Gomez won four gold medals over the weekend, winning the Class 2A 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and as part of a winning relay team.

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Coach said revamped unit a good blend of youth, experience on football ﬁeld BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

There aren’t many players in the 43-team Women’s Football Alliance who risk making a play on Prince George’s County-based D.C. Divas 10th-year

middle linebacker Trigger McNair, the team’s defensive coordinator, Willie Bennett, said. But if they do, she makes them regret it. “The league, itself, fears Trigger McNair, they don’t want to block her,” Bennett said. “When she hits you, it’s not an accident. You know it and you don’t [go near her] again. It’s like she says, ‘Don’t disrespect me by running near me.’” Currently in their 15th season, the Divas, a perennial postseason contender, are undefeated (5-0),

which includes a 32-27 victory over longtime rival Boston earlier this month. With the best start to the season the team could’ve hoped for, McNair, a longtime Laurel resident, said the Divas’ conﬁdence is “on a thousand.” She attributed much of that to continuity, with players and coaches — this is the second year under Bennett’s defensive scheme after “having new defen-

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Nolan Jones sat out the 2014 varsity tennis season in what was his ﬁrst year at Bowie High School. A transfer from DeMatha Catholic, Jones said he just didn’t think of playing that spring. But as this season approached, Jones decided to give tennis one last try. “I said, it’s my last school year. Might as well,” Jones said. Jones’ decision paid dividends for the Bulldogs coed tennis team. The Western Illinois University recruit had an undefeated regular season as the No. 1 singles player, dominating his county competition. But it was a loss — not one of the many wins — that might’ve been his most

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Bowie High School’s Nolan Jones competes during the state tennis tournament Friday at the University of Maryland, College Park. Jones lost in the first round to Poolesville’s Dennis Wang, who finished second. impressive performance this spring. As a heavy underdog, Jones went up against Poolesville’s Dennis Wang in the first round of Friday’s state tennis championships, nearly taking

the ﬁrst set before falling 6-4, 6-2, to the Yale recruit. “I just played my game. Just played my game,” Jones said. Jones was one of several Prince George’s County athletes

competing in the state tournament, held at the University of Maryland, College Park. Though many were competitive, all of the county’s players were eliminated by the end of the quarterﬁnal matches. “If [the county wins] one match here, it’s a good day,” said Brendan O’Connell, a longtime Eleanor Roosevelt coach and current assistant. But the county didn’t leave College Park completely emptyhanded. Roosevelt (Greenbelt), the 11-time defending region champions, brought four doubles teams, two of which made it to the second round of the tournament. Its top boys pair, Lance Jewell and Bruno To, defeated Fallston (6-1, 6-4) in straights sets before falling to River Hill (6-0, 6-2) in the quarterﬁnals. Seniors Jasmine Jack and Kristin Watson beat Liberty (6-2, 6-0) then dropped a three-set match (6-2, 4-6, 6-3) to South Hagerstown. “Saturday would have been

pretty cool but honestly for us, and where our level is — we both play two sports, and so, since we don’t train year round, it’s pretty cool just to make it,” Watson said. “And still, it was such a competitive match. We’re proud of ourselves.” Northwestern sophomore Desire Johnson had his undefeated season come to an end in the first round against Westminster’s Nathan Devereux. The sophomore was up 5-4 in the first set but failed to close it and lost momentum in a 7-5, 6-3 defeat. “I could’ve played better. I could’ve been smarter,” Johnson said. “I could’ve closed out the first set when I had a chance.” Bowie’s mixed doubles team of Neerav Ganjoo and Laura Hyre also lost a competitive match, this one in three sets (6-7, 6-2, 6-4) to J.M. Bennett (Salisbury). Douglass’s mixed doubles team (Ross Olexa/Jamie Hartnett) was defeated by

Easton, 6-3, 6-4. In girls singles, Suitland’s Yasmin Eubanks dropped a twoset match against Kent Island’s Catrina Coyner (6-3, 7-5) while Fairmont Heights’ Eden Gregory, the region champion, lost to Liberty’s Lili Izadi (6-1, 6-2). Many of Montgomery County’s top players advanced to the semiﬁnals and will compete for a state title on Saturday. In boys singles: Poolesville’s Dennis Wang. In girls singles: Wootton’s Miranda Deng. In boys doubles: Whitman’s Jack Welch/Andrew Leung and Bethesda-Chevy Chase’s Luke Blackman/Eric Dubrow. In girls doubles, two Churchill teams advanced: Katie Gauch/Sriya Movva and Molly Halprin/Kaitlyn Heo. In mixed doubles, two Wootton teams advanced: Jake Gordon/Kelly Chen and I-Shiun Kuo/Ruchi Nando. egoldwein@gazette.net

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College Park teen makes Grand Slam debut

Seventeen-year-old College Park native Frances Tiafoe made his Grand Slam singles main draw debut in the ﬁrst round of the 2015 French Open Monday at Roland Garros in Paris. Though he fell rather quickly to the world’s No. 36-ranked Martin Klizan of Slovakia in straight sets, Tiafoe jumped to a 3-0 lead in the third set before ultimately succumbing, 2-6, 1-6, 4-6. Tiafoe was the youngest player in the men’s draw and ﬁrst 17-year-old American to compete in the

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Continued from Page B-1 pionship on May 10 to earn the win on Wednesday. He allowed just three hits in six innings pitched, and although Thaxton gave up three earned runs in the ﬁrst inning, he didn’t allow another run afterwards. Thaxton was perfect from the third through the sixth inning, not allowing a single batter to reach base. “I felt shaky after the ﬁrst inning, then I let my defense work a little bit. Let some guys make some plays for me,” Thaxton said. He added that the sting of the WCAC loss didn’t linger into this game for him. “You just try to move on to the next day, forget about it. I thought I was able to do that.” The Black Knights jumped on top of DeMatha thanks in large part to four first-inning walks allowed by Thaxton. Third baseman Ian Heffley drove in a run on a single and Brian Shaw Jr. drove in another while grounding out to second. Avalon starting pitcher Erik Janss kept DeMatha off of the

event since Michael Chang in 1989.

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DeMatha grad wins D-II lacrosse title Scott Sindall, a DeMatha Catholic High School graduate (Class of 2012), won a second consecutive Division II men’s lacrosse championship as a member of the Limestone College men’s team. The Saints defeated Le Moyne, 9-5, Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Sindall, a junior, played seven games this season after playing 10 in 2014.

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scoreboard for two innings, not allowing as much as a hit through three, but DeMatha scored on a third base error in the third. As Thaxton got stronger over the course of the game, so did the DeMatha offense. With Jarrett Faunce on second in the fourth, catcher Robby Napoli lined a single into right field and Faunce scored thanks to an error on the throw. Another third base error allowed Napoli to score. In the fifth, both Thaxton and Napoli drove in runs on singles. Second baseman Moises Aristy Jr. drove in two runs on a single. “I’m more of a defensive specialist out there so when I get a chance to hit, I try to make the most of it,” said Napoli who went 2 for 3 at the plate with a walk. Faunce also went 2 for 3 with a walk. Napoli said his bat started heating up during an American Legion league scrimmage last weekend. He also did a good job behind the plate working with Thaxton. “The first inning, he was pulling his curveball to his left a little too much. I was just telling him to get his legs under the ball to make sure he’s pushing straight through.

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Continued from Page B-1 much like last year’s 10-12 team did toward the end of the season. And while the return of the Yellow Jackets’ top four leading scorers and a year of invaluable experience under their belts certainly carry with it a set of unspoken expectations for next season, Glick’s expectations are unwavering. They were the same last season, when a number of Gwynn Park’s main pieces had never before played together, as they have been every year. “The expectations never change in our program,” Glick said. “Our expectations every year is to try and get to the ﬁnal four and to try to win a state championship.” The path there begins in the offseason, where Glick’s group has already begun to make some noise, following an 8-1 performance in the Riverdale Baptist spring league that included teams such as Douglass, Largo, Riverdale Baptist and Potomac — most of whom will also compete in the Crusaders’ summer league. But Glick said he’s learned not to put too much stock in his team’s performances in spring and summer leagues. Sometimes success in the offseason has translated into regular season success, but it hasn’t just as many times. Instead, the Gwynn Park coach said, offseason play is more when he looks for his team to develop a togetherness they hadn’t had in seasons before. “It’s all about getting better,” Glick said. “I think everyone realizes that when you play a majority of juniors and the next season they all become seniors, [there’s] unwritten expectations … When kids have a chance to play together, they develop a cohesiveness … During the spring, summer, and fall, we’re trying to mesh those kids playing together and get them all on the same page.” A byproduct of that experience, Glick hopes, is more scoring. The young Yellow Jackets struggled to put points on the board last season, but will have plenty of offensive ﬁrepower returning in

So, he was locating his curveball a lot better.” Janss pitched 4 1/3 innings but only two of the six runs charged to him were earned. Avalon coach Patrick Duffy said the team might’ve just run out of gas, but he said he was happy with the season they put together. The Black Knights won the Old Line Conference tournament on May 8. “It was a long season,” Duffy said. “Some ups and downs in there. I think the layoff from our conference championship to now played into it. Just a little bit of rust, but DeMatha’s a great program and they just kept attacking the ball. They executed. These games come down to who’s going to execute, I think they did it better today.” The winner of the DeMatha and Spalding game is scheduled to play the winner of Riverdale Baptist and McNamara for the private school state championship on Friday. Riverdale Baptist and McNamara are scheduled to play 4 p.m. Thursday, prior to DeMatha’s game. pgrimes@gazette.net

2015-16. Rising junior point guard Justin Jackson will make the jump to varsity after directing a very talented junior varsity team from a year ago. Under Jackson’s orchestration, expect versatile senior Isaiah Miles (13.2 ppg) and long-range threat Marlon White (9.5 ppg) to thrive. Fellow senior Aaron Parker will also return next season for Gwynn Park, but will only do so when football season comes to an end. Still, Glick and company have the pieces in place for a signiﬁcant turnaround from 2014-15. “I think we’ll be dramatically improved,” Glick said. The offseason will also be a critical time for coach Cedric Holbrook and his Bowie Bulldogs to build off their success at the end of last season, which was marked by a March 4 upset of topseeded rival Eleanor Roosevelt. It’s that toughness and togetherness the Bulldogs showed in that game that Holbrook said he’s looking for the team to adapt throughout their summer league play at DeMatha. “The mental toughness is the part that they’ve got to learn; how to ﬁght through situations as a team,” Holbrook said. “This group on individual talent … they have a ton of individual talent. But mental toughness is about when you’re shots aren’t going, being able to make the right play even when it’s not about you making a play.” Last season, rising junior Quinton Drayton made a number of plays for Bowie, emerging as the Bulldogs leading scorer (14.7 ppg) and a county star in the making. But this summer, the Bowie coach said, he’s looking for Drayton to take the next step in his development. “My biggest thing with Quinton is him improving on some of those other areas, which he really is good at, but sometimes he’s not as conscious of,” Holbrook said. “Like I told him, I said, ‘Man, you’re a really, really good player right now. But the great players are great because they make the players around them look better.’” agutekunst@gazette.net

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D.C. Divas middle linebacker Trigger McNair (right) is in her 17th season of women’s professional tackle football.

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Continued from Page B-1 sive coordinators every year.” The Divas have made postseason appearances 11 of the past 12 seasons and reached the national title game in 2009 but have not been back since. The only team standing between the Divas and a championship ring this summer, McNair said, is the Divas themselves. “We’re faster this year, we’re stronger and we’re a lot tougher, mentally,” McNair said. “The only reason we wouldn’t get over the hump is if we do it to ourselves, if we deflate ourselves. The only team that can beat the Divas is the Divas.” McNair’s 17 years of women’s tackle football experience exceed that of her teammates and that has been essential to the revitalization of the Divas’ defense this summer. The addition of more youth and speed was a focal point in the offseason and has added a new dimension. McNair might not be as fast as she was a few years ago, Bennett said — though he credited her with fighting to keep her spot on the field this season — but her leadership, her help in directing players into their right positions on the field, is invaluable, he said. “The way I see women’s football is you have players who are brand new to the game just like if they were playing pee wee and then you have some advanced players who are like college players and you jam them all into one team and say make it work,” Bennett said. “...A male

pro athlete couldn’t do it, give 17 years at middle linebacker. The fact that she can do this and a full-time job, she’s here until 10-11 p.m. tonight and has to wake up at 4 a.m. tomorrow, she’s not paid to be here. She’s here because it’s something she loves. It matters to her and it matters to the team. [Younger players] look to her longevity. They say, ‘If Trig can do it....’” This whole football thing happened out of circumstance for McNair, she said. She had actually intended on playing women’s basketball professionally. After ﬁnishing her four-year career at Southwestern State University in Minnesota, she tried out for the state’s Women’s National Basketball Association team, the Lynx in 1999. “There was this guy passing out cards [for women’s football] and I took a card,” McNair said. “I didn’t make the WNBA so I went to try out for the football team.” While McNair started off as a wide receiver — a position that typically garners more attention than linebacker — she always envied the physicality of playing defense. So she made the switch. The Divas have certainly beneﬁtted from that early move. “You have to be aggressive,” McNair said. “There’s no other place I’d rather be than at middle linebacker. We never get the love or the glory, the offense gets it. But that makes us work harder to shut other teams out. We don’t need the love as long as we get a ring.” jbeekman@gazette.net

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D.C. Divas middle linebacker Trigger McNair is in her 17th season of women’s professional tackle football.

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McDonough, “You think, ‘Oh my God. This is what I’m inundated with every day.’” When Round House Artistic Director Ryan Rilette showed McDonough “NSFW,” it struck her as a timely commentary on the exchange between media and audience. “I found it true to what’s happening right now with the way we look at women in this current moment — photoshopping people who are nearly perfect, and the

Alex Gambal has been able to fulfill the dream of living abroad better than most. An ex-Washingtonian who “got the bug” by hanging out in wine stores, (primarily Mayflower Wines and Spirits) in the 1980s, he left his family’s parking lot and real estate business in 1993 to move with his wife and children to BurBY LOUIS MARMON gundy. Gambal initially worked for Becky Wasserman-Hone at her export firm, Les Serbet, for a few years but eventually decided to make his own wines. First he had to complete the rigorous curriculum at Lycee Viticole, the venerable wine school in Beaune. By then, it was time for the family to move back to the U.S. so the children could prepare for college. Undaunted by the long commute between continents, Gambal established his eponymous Maison Alex Gambal in 1997 by purchasing young wines and aging them in an old, unheated building he rented to use as a winery. The next year he made his wines from pressed grape juice and eventually was able to actually buy unpressed grapes. Burgundy has an insular reputation as region not friendly to strangers. Gambal claims that, “Actually it was fairly easy for me but remember I did not come here to ‘make wine.’ I came here to live with my family and because we were here as a family, in the local schools, the kids on the local sports teams, etc., we were not seen as interlopers or carpetbaggers.” He currently lives full-time in Burgundy, has moved into a new winery in Beaune (with a tasting room) and has been slowly increasing his holdings. In 2003, he became one of the few “outsiders” able to purchase Burgundian property and in 2011 he became the first foreigner to own a portion of the Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet vineyard. Gambal now owns 30 acres of vineyards via

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James Whalen (Aidan), Laura C. Harris (Charlotte), Danny Gavigan (Rupert) and Brandon McCoy (Sam) rehearse for Round House Theatre’s production of “NSFW.”

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Savvy Internet users can avoid links with NSFW in the title, but the audience of “NSFW” at the Round House Theatre will descend into a world of lies, gray areas, and

scandal — whether they’re willing or not. “It pulls you in and implicates you for being pulled in, which is the true implication for media and advertising today,” said the play’s director Meredith McDonough. “It’s a dark comedy that really makes you think and challenges what you assume every day about image, what you see in print — what is true and what is false.” Lucy Kirkwood, a British playwright and telewriter for “Skins”

among others, took the title of her 2012 play from the acronym meaning “Not Safe For Work.” In the play, journalists at a men’s magazine objectify one of their underage sources when they publish a raunchy photo spread of her. Layers of scandal unfold before the audience, who must distinguish truthful characters from crooked ones, including equally unethical journalists at a women’s magazine. “We keep laughing at how badly these people are behaving,” said

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IN THE ARTS For a free listing, please submit complete information to wfranklin@gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date. High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpg format should be submitted when available. THEATER & STAGE Bowie Community Theatre, “Whose Wives Are They Anyway?” July 17 through Aug. 2, call for prices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, 301-805-0219, bctheatre. com. The Clarice, National Festival Orchestra: Your Classical Favorites, May 30; Artist Faculty Chamber Recital, June 5; National Festival Chamber Orchestra, June 6; Chamber Music Showcases (two shows), June 7; University of Maryland, College Park, theclarice.umd.edu. Hard Bargain Players, “Down the Road,” June 12-June 27, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-766-8830, hbplayers. org. Harmony Hall Regional Center, Ssuuna, June 24; Christylez Bacon, July 1; 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070, arts.pgparks.com. Greenbelt Arts Center, “A Raisin in the Sun,” through June 6; call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-4418770, greenbeltartscenter.org. Joe’s Movement Emporium, “Dream Island,” June 6 and 7; 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, joesmovement.org. Laurel Mill Playhouse, “The Temptest,” May 29 through June 12; “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” June 26 through July 12, call for ticket prices, times; Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse.org. Montpelier Arts Center; 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301-377-7800, arts.pgparks.com. NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), Barney & Bea Recreation Center, 10000 Good Luck Road, Bowie. For ticket sales and additional information, call 240-475-8800 or visit madtheater.org. Prince George’s Little Theatre, “Once Upon a Mattress,” Sept. 11 through Sept. 26, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-937-7458, pglt.org. Publick Playhouse, Hardway Connection, June 19; 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.com. 2nd Star Productions, “Kiss Me, Kate,” May 29 through June 27; Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, call for prices, times, 410757-5700, 301-832-4819, 2ndstarproductions.com. Tantallon Community Players, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” through June 7; Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-262-5201, tantallonstage.com. Venus Theatre, “dry bones rising,” through

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NIGHTLIFE New Deal Café, Wild Anacostias, May 29; The

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DANCING Ballroom dance and lesson with instructor Dave Malek at 7 p.m. every Thursday. A beginner’s lesson precedes the dance, which starts

at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. This dance is located at the Bowie Elks Lodge, 1506 Defense Highway, Gambrills. Contact Dancin’ Dave at 410-370 8438 or email dancindave@loive.com.

OUTDOORS Dinosaur Park, Dinosaur Park programs, noon to 4 p.m. first and third Saturdays, join paleontologists and volunteers in interpreting fossil deposits, 13200 block Mid-Atlantic Blvd., Laurel, 301-627-7755. Mount Rainier Nature Center, Toddler Time: hands-on treasures, crafts, stories and soft play, 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, age 5 and younger free, 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier, 301-927-2163. Prince George’s Audubon Society, Bird Walks, 7:30 a.m. first Saturdays, Fran Uhler Natural Area, meets at end of Lemon Bridge Road, north of Bowie State University, option to bird nearby WB&A Trail afterward; 7:30 a.m. third Saturdays, Governor Bridge Natural Area, Governor Bridge Road, Bowie, meet in parking lot; for migrating and resident woodland and field birds, and waterfowl. For beginners and experts. Waterproof footwear and binoculars suggested. Free. 410765-6482.

ET CETERA College Park Aviation Museum, Peter Pan Club, 10:30-11:30 a.m. second and fourth Thursdays of every month, activities for pre-schoolers, $4, $3 seniors, $2 ages 2-18, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, 301-864-6029, collegeparkaviationmuseum.com. Women’s Chamber Choir Auditions, by appointment for the concert season of women’s chamber choir Voix de Femmes, 7:45-9:30 p.m. Thursdays, 402 Compton Ave., Laurel, 301-5208921, annickkanter@gmail.com.

A reception will be held at Franklins Brewery and Restaurant on June 7 for “Kaleidoscope,” the

new exhibit by the Hyattsville Community Arts Alliance. More than 30 works by HCAA artists in a variety of media and technique will be on display. 5123 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville. Contact Denise at denise76marie@gmail.com, hcaaonline.org, or 301-927-2740.

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way we hold our own identities [as a result],” McDonough said. McDonough shows the audience this relationship by putting them in the middle of it. “You are pretty bombarded with image in the play,” she said. “There’s a lot of pictures of women. It asks you to go, ‘Did I first appreciate the female form of this figure? Or did I question the age of the person pictured first?’” The play also explores issues that resurface again and again in history, such as the pressure to build a meaningful career in a job drought. “Part of what the play is doing is that half of the characters are recent college graduates who are trying to find work in this environment,” McDonough said. Sam, McDonough’s favorite character in “NSFW,” personifies this crisis most in the play. “He’s the everyman who’s just out of college and is trying to do his best,” she said. “You have a warmness in your heart for this kid who can’t get a leg up. There’s this pressure of, ‘I have to hold on to this job,’ when the stakes are so high. That’s what makes the play true.” Truth is another muddled mess that the audience wades through in “NSFW.” Deciphering the characters’ true intentions and balancing truth and lies made “NSFW” a fun outlier from plays McDonough directed in the past. “There’s a version where everyone’s equally evil, and we were not interested in doing that version, and there’s a version where everyone’s equally naive, and we were not interested in doing that version,” said McDonough. “In a play that’s about lies and scandal and versions of the truth, not letting one part take over too much was a care-

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ful calibrating act for me.” Interpretation was ever-evolving for McDonough during rehearsal, too. “Even last night watching the run-through, I had a huge realization,” she said. “I thought with one character, ‘Oh, I think he’s lying much earlier in the scene.’ It’s like solving a puzzle, and we’ve laughed a ton.” McDonough changed virtually nothing in her version of Kirkwood’s play for an American audience — save for a hand gesture or two. “The greatest barrier between the U.S. and the U.K. is in fact the English language,” said McDonough, who worked with a dramaturg to fully understand Kirkwood’s English jokes. “We don’t have the right to change the play and there aren’t really U.S. versions of the jokes, so sometimes actors do gestures with certain words, and then you’re like, ‘Oh, that’s what it means.’” McDonough may represent the misrepresented in her “NSFW,” but that didn’t exempt her from scandal. “I emailed back and forth with the set designer for the main image, and we looked at a lot of pictures of naked and scantily clad women,” she said. “He’d send me an email to work with the subject ‘Naked Women Attached,’ so it was like our own version of NSFW.”

wines possible from some of the world’s finest sites. As Gambal says, “If I wanted to be making money, I would be parking cars.” Here is a look at a few examples within Gambal’s splendid portfolio: As a longtime fan of this vineyard, it is especially pleasing to taste the Alex Gambal Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 2012 that shows a lovely, feminine character beginning with red cherry and dark fruit aromas which progress into complex layers of soft, spice accented blackberry, raspberry and earthy flavors with a prolonged, balanced finish. The 2011 version has a notable smokiness and the flavors are a bit sharper, but it still remains an exquisite wine.

More affordable is the very tasty Alex Gambal Chorey-lèsBeaune 2012 with raspberry and cherry flavors in a medium frame and good balance while the 2011 from the same vineyard demonstrates a bit more depth and more noticeable oakiness during the finish. When considering Gambal’s wines, do not ignore the whites, including the Alex Gambal Puligny-Montrachet 2012 with a notable minerality intermingled within the toasty peach, lime, apple and hazelnut notes. Also delightful is the honey and floral scented Alex Gambal Chassagne-Montrachet 2012 whose aromas extend into the brioche, peach, grapefruit and spiced apple flavors during the persistent, spice infused finish.

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Laurel Mill Playhouse’s production of “The Tempest” runs through June 12.

“The Tempest” is one of William Shakespeare’s later plays. That doesn’t make it any less interesting, though. The Shakespeare Teen Theatre at Laurel Mill Playhouse is currently in its run of the show through June 12. “The Tempest” follows Prospero, who is on a remote island. As the rightful Duke of Milan, he sets in motion a plan to restore his daughter, Miranda, to her rightful place. Of course, Prospero has to use a bit of illusion and “magic” to make that happen. He ends up luring his brother Antonio, who has usurped Prospero’s position, and Alonso, the king of Naples, to the island. From there, lots of things happen, but you’ll have to go check out the show to find out what occurs. Tickets for the show are $15$20. For more information, visit laurelmillplayhouse.org or call 301-617-9906.

Early racial issues still important today Racial issues are still prevalent, even today. A good look at the news across the country will show you that. It’s worth noting that a play, which debuted on Broadway in 1959, still has a powerful message now involving race, family, and social status. The Greenbelt Arts Center is playing host to the award-winning play “A Raisin in the Sun,” now through June 6. The play follows the story of the Youngers, a black family struggling in 1950s Chicago to hold its spot in a world that hands them steep adversity and the consistent weight of racial prejudice.

The Youngers are living in poverty on the south side of Chicago. After the death of Walter Younger’s father, Mama Younger is expecting a $10,000 life insurance check. Walter has plans for the money, but Mama decides to put some of the money down on a new house in an all-white neighborhood. Tensions within the family ﬂair when Walter squanders the remainder of the money Mama has set aside for her granddaughter’s education. Tickets for the show are $12-$20. For more information, visit greenbeltartscenter.org or call 301-441-8770.

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“A Raisin in the Sun” runs through June 6 at the Greenbelt Arts Center.

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Venus Theatre is set to run “dry bones rising” through June 14.

Mud and bones

So, you’ve survived the apocalypse. Now what? Venus Theatre delves into that a little in the premiere of Cecelia Raker’s play “dry bones rising.” “dry bones rising” follows the journey of two children who survive a post-apocalyptic event, try to pick up the pieces, learn to get along and ﬁgure things out, with the help and hindrance of a golem they’ve built out of mud and brought to life.

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2295 Johns Hopkins Road, Gambrills, MD 21054 (near Waugh Chapel Towne Centre) Tuesday, June 2, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

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The University of Maryland is currently accepting applications for an Agricultural Technician Lead position at our Beltsville Research Facility located in Laurel, MD. The successful applicants must have farm/ research experience. This position will assist management and researchers with general facility operations and research projects specializing in grain and vegetable production with special emphasis on maintenance/operational skills related to agricultural equipment. Sufficient computer knowledge and the ability to operate computersupported technical equipment are required. Minimum qualifications: High School Diploma or GED and three (3) years’ experience in agricultural work. Must possess or obtain within six (6) months a Maryland Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Base salary: $34,788. All interested persons must submit their application via our website at https://ejobs.umd.edu/ (Position #103060). Applications will be accepted through May 29, 2015 or until qualified candidate is found. For more information please contact, Kevin Conover (Beltsville) 301-345-1225. EOE/AA. GC3542

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2014 Nissan Versa.................V309714A, Gray, 7,485 Miles.....................$13,772

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2004 Honda S2000 Roadster..V255772A, Gray, 36,661 Miles...................$19,792

2014 Chrysler 200 LX............#VPR0139, Grey, 33,534 Miles...................$14,991

2013 Jetta Sportswagen TDI..V055283A, Black, 30,101 Miles.................$20,992

2013 Nissan Altima...............V303606A, Silver, 49,926 Miles..................$15,871

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