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Instructor Kwame Ansah-Brew of Laurel leads a Besa African dance/aerobics workout Jan. 14 at the Performing Arts Center for African Cultures in Laurel. Below: Denver Beaulieu-Hains of Laurel takes part in the workout.

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new cultural center in Laurel is cultivating fans for an African dance-inspired workout called Besa — along with introducing residents to African drumming and storytelling.

But although the Performing Arts Center for African Cultures has developed an enthusiastic base of students since it opened in July and about 300 people have taken classes so far, founder Kwame Ansah-Brew said the nonprofit is still relatively unknown in Laurel and Prince George’s County.

Ansah-Brew, who began participating in drumming performances as a child growing up in Ghana, studied performing arts in college and moved to the United States in the 1990s, said his dream was to give U.S. audiences a place where they can see and practice

While a number of two-hour delays at Prince George’s County Public Schools could quickly add up to a full school day, the instructional hours lost will not have to be made up, according to school officials.

To date, the school system has instituted three two-hour delays, on Jan. 7, Jan. 8 and Jan. 14. One inclement weather closure took place Jan. 6.

School system CEO Kevin Maxwell said Jan. 14 that wet road conditions followed by overnight freezes raised concerns about bus safety in the early morning.

The PGCPS calendar has 184 school days, with four days for inclement weather added to the end of the school calendar. Maryland law requires at least 180 school days unless a hardship waiver is granted.

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Residents in the northern part of Prince George’s County who are looking to adopt a pet may not have to trek down to Upper Marlboro to the county animal shelter if plans move forward for the creation of a north county shelter.

Adam Ortiz, director of the county’s Department of the Environment, said the majority of pet adoptions

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By this time last year, the county already had used four inclement weather days.

PGCPS spokeswoman Lynn McCawley said the school system incorporates extra instructional hours into the school year beyond the minimum required by the state.

“This year’s calendar [2014-2015] has an extra 24.6 instructional hours for elementary and high school students and 233.4 for middle school students,” McCawley said in an email.

McCawley said each day includes instructional time beyond the state minimum requirements.

PGCPS increased its middle school hours significantly beyond the state requirement in an effort to boost student achievement, said Bill Cappe, education specialist for the Maryland State Department of Education.

Gina Bowler of Upper Marlboro, whose daughter attends the Spanish immersion program at Overlook Elementary in Temple Hills, said she was

from the Upper Marlboro site come from residents in the Route 1 corridor between Hyattsville and Laurel.

“People in the northern region of the county certainly have a love of animals, and the county certainly has a lot of animals in need of loving homes,” Ortiz said. “We felt a partnership with the municipalities would be the best option.”

College Park, Berwyn Heights and Greenbelt have agreed to a partnership with the department to conduct a feasibility study looking at the possibility of opening an animal shelter in northern Prince George’s.

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‘Aging in place’ program will allow seniors to stay in their communities BY

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Cheverly seniors who want to stay active in their communities as they grow older — while receiving help with transportation, grocery shopping or home repair — could soon have a network of support.

Inspired by other local “aging in place” programs, a group of about 20 Cheverly residents are working on

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plans for Cheverly Village, a membership-based organization that would help seniors stay in their homes while remaining involved and engaged in their communities. Organizers say they are preparing to launch a resident survey this spring and are hopeful of starting the network by 2017.

The village, which would be a membership-based nonprofit organization, would give members access to a network of community resources for a fee, said Diane La Voy, 66, a planning committee member who works for the federal government.

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A new College Park city hall and improvements to U.S. Route 1 could be a step closer with the help of a lobbyist advocating on the city’s behalf during the Maryland General Assembly.

“Prior to this year, city staff had carried out some of the services by spending time in Annapolis,” said Bill Gardiner, assistant city manager for the City of College Park.

Gardiner said enlisting the services of Len Lucchi, a partner with Calvertonbased firm O’Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore who began work in Annapolis on Jan. 14, may prove more effective and less costly in the long run.

Lucchi and his assistant, Eddie Pounds, an attorney with the same firm, will be paid $20,000 from January through April to lobby for issues including the extension of a $400,000 bond bill for the construction of the new College Park City Hall and funding for improvements to U.S. Route 1, Gardiner said.

“He’s worked in Annapolis for a long time,” Gardiner said of Lucchi.

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Lucchi, now in his ninth year lobbying for the City of Bowie, said he also lobbies for Prince George’s County and the Prince George’s County Board of Education. He said the “number one issue is the budget.”

Lucchi said governor-elect Larry Hogan has announced that cuts will be made to the state budget that will be unveiled Friday, and said he will begin advocating for “restoring funds in the budget” as soon as possible.

Among budget items expected to impact College Park, Bowie and the

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JAN. 22 Grief Support Drop-In Group, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Doctor’s Community Hospital Professional Building, 8116 Good Luck Road, Lanham. Capital Caring in collaboration with Doctor’s Community Hospital, hosts a Grief Support Group the first and third Thursday of every month. We meet in the conference room off the lobby of the Professional Building. There is no requirement to register and there is no mandatory attendance. Come when you want support. Contact 301-8830866 or ccooper@capitalcaring.org.

Preschool Storytime, 10:15 a.m., New Carrollton Library, 7414 Riverdale Road, New Carrollton. Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and more.

Please pick up a ticket at the Children’s Desk. Ages 3-5. Contact 301-459-6900.

Toddler Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville Library. Ages 2-3. Contact 301-985-4690.

Baby Laptime Storytime, 11:15 a.m., Greenbelt Library, 11 Crescent Road, Greenbelt. Enjoy stories, songs and other activities. Please pick up free ticket at Information Desk. Newborn-12 months. Contact 301-3455800.

Baby Storytime, 12:15 p.m., Greenbelt Library, 11 Crescent Road, Greenbelt. Enjoy stories, songs, and other activities. Please pick up free ticket at Information Desk. Ages 12-24 months with caregiver. Contact 301-345-5800.

Vote for the Best Book Storytime, 4 p.m., New Carrollton Library, 7414 Riverdale Road, New Carrollton. Join us for a storytime featuring the books nominated for Maryland’s Black Eyed Susan Book Award, and vote for your favorites. Ages 6-9 and their families.

Contact 301-459-6900.

Minecraft, 4:30 p.m., Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville.

Minecraft has landed at PGCMLS. Come play with others to flex your imagination, create your own world and make new friends. Beginners are welcome. Ages 8-12. Contact 301-9854690.

Learn To Be a Child Advocate, 6 p.m., the Hyattsville Administrative Building, 4310 Gallatin St., Hyattsville.

Are you looking to make a difference in the life of abused or abandoned children in your community? Are you ready to become an advocate for a child in need? CASA is hosting preservice training for new volunteers.

Contact 301-209-0491.

Body & Soul Fitness, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel. Each class features encouraging contemporary music and awesome exercises to burn up those Holiday calories and keep you strong in both body and spirit going thru your New Year. Contact 301-549-1877 or abbyfitness@aol.com.

Xtreme Teens: Spark Fitness, 7 to 10 p.m., Columbia Park Community Center, 1901 Kent Village Drive, Landover. Join us for an active night of fitness and healthy living. With access to the gym and the weight room, take your fitness experience to the next level with circuit training and more.

Also, get tips on healthy eating and nutrition. Light, healthy snacks will be provided. Contact 301-341-3749; TTY 301-445-4512.

Xtreme Teens: Teen Talk, 7 to 10 p.m., Bladensburg Community Center, 4500 57th Ave., Bladensburg. We’ll discuss issues of concern for today’s youth. Contact 301-277-2124; TTY 301445-4512.

JAN. 24 Crucial Medical Documents, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin St., Hyattsville.

Noted geriatric specialist Dr. Stephanie Trifoglio will explain what medical documents you need completed and readily available in case of illness. Join your neighbors for this informative session sponsored by Hyattsville Aging in Place, the all-volunteer nonprofit working toward an age-friendly community. Contact 301-887-3101 or hyattsvilleaginginplace@gmail.com.

Open House at Highland Park Christian Academy, 3 to 5 p.m., Highland Park Christian Academy, 6801 Sheriff Road, Landover. An Open House Extraordinaire is in the works at the Highland Park Christian Academy.

Come see why HPCA is one of the oldest of the 122 private schools in Prince George’s County. Students will showcase their work. The robotics room will be open for interested parents. For more information, call 301-773-4079 or eloutip@gmail.com.

Read to Rover, 1:30 p.m., Laurel Library, 8101 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel. Build your child’s confidence in reading. Bring a favorite book or choose one from the library and Read to Rover. Specially trained therapy dog and cat will be glad to listen. Each child will read for 15 minutes. Ages 5-12. Contact 301-776-6790.

Boundless Eclectic: Journey into Freedom, 8 p.m., Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier. Eclectic returns with their popular multi-disciplinary, familyfriendly, all ages dinner and performance. Cost is $20 Adults, $7 Children.

Contact 301-699-1819.

JAN. 25 Boy Scout Day, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive, College Park. Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of all levels are invited to explore the history of aviation and science of flight with a variety of fun, educational activities. In

Card Sharks, 2 to 4 p.m., Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville.

School’s out. Don’t sit at home; come join us for card games. Meet new friends, play some favorites like Uno and Old Maid, and maybe learn a new game too. Drop in and play. Contact 301-985-4690.

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GWCC Ceili, 3 p.m., Cherry Hill Park Ballroom, 9800 Cherry Hill Road, College Park. The Greater Washington Ceili Club sponsors a fourth Sunday dance. Cost is $15 members, $20 nonmembers. Ages 11-20 half price. Ages 10 and under free. Contact 301-5124480 or gwcc-online.org.

JAN. 26 N.A.M.I. Meeting, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Hyattsville Library, Hyattsville. Support group meeting for members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Contact 301-275-3330 or seniors_place@ yahoo.com.

Independent Film Series: Forks Over Knives (2011), 7 p.m., Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville. This documentary examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. Contact 301-985-4690.

Teen Jewelry Workshop, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Laurel Library, 8101 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel. Create fantastic, original jewelry. Fun and creative. Ages 12-19. Supplies provided. Registration required. Call the Laurel library at 301776-6790.

Meet the EmPOWER Rangers, 3 p.m., New Carrollton Library, 7414 Riverdale Road, New Carrollton. Join one of the EmPOWER Rangers for a fun interactive presentation about our energy choices and what we can do today to make our homes and neighborhoods cleaner and greener. Learn how to reduce your energy use, save money and safeguard the earth at your library.

Contact 301-459-6900.

Prince George’s Zoning Rewrite, 6 to 8 p.m., Department of Parks and Recreation Headquarters Auditorium, 6600 Kenilworth Ave., Riverdale. North County Evaluations and Recommendations Report Listening Session. Contact zoningPGC@ppd.mncppc.org.

African History & Culture Lecture Series, 7 p.m., Greenbelt Library, 11 Crescent Road, Greenbelt. “The Long, Hard Fight: Blacks & The War of 1812” (C.R. Gibbs). Contact 301-345-5800.

Savage Bluegrass, 7 p.m., Sam and Elsie’s Bar and Restaurant, US Rt. 1 South, Laurel. Savage Bluegrass will

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BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

For Jan Knutson, recordings of an artist who died over half a century ago led the 16-year-old to “jazz up” his musical repertoire, leading to the release of his own album.

The junior at Eleanor Roosevelt High School junior in Greenbelt said he started learning to play guitar at age 10 after listening to Van Halen’s 1978 debut album.

Knutson of Berwyn Heights said he was turned on to jazz guitar after watching videos of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Re-

inhardt, who performed from the 1920s to the 1950s.

“I liked what Van Halen was doing, but man, this guy was like he was from a different planet; he was incredible,” Knutson said. “I decided I wanted to learn to play like that.”

Knutson said he sought out mentors, one of whom included Frank Vignola, a New York jazz guitar recording artist who tours the world.

“I took a master’s class with him, and he must have liked what he heard, because he asked me to perform with him. We’ve kept in touch over the Internet.

I would send him videos of what I was doing, and he would comment and give me advice,” Knutson said.

Vignola said in an email that he was impressed when he first heard Knutson play.

“When I first heard him I

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Jan Knutson, 16, plays jazz guitar Dec. 31 at the Greenbelt “Evening with Friends New Year Show” at the Greenbelt Arts Center. couldn’t believe what I was seeing and hearing. A 15-year-old kid playing solo guitar as good as the greats already. Hints of

Adelphi school seeks judges for science fair Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi is recruiting volunteer judges to evaluate student projects in the school’s annual Online Science Fair on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13.

The school is looking for people with a science background to each evaluate about 15 projects remotely, said Deborah Branch, a science teacher at the school. Judges have included staff from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institutes of Health.

Branch said projects include an experiment that measures the amount of carbon dioxide

Joe Pass, Martin Taylor and Lenny Breau, but surely his own unique style,” Vignola said.

“He’s a fabulous kid with a fabu-

lous family and is destined to be one of the all-time greats on the instrument.”

Vignola produced Knutson’s first album, “Out of Nowhere,” in August 2014.

“It’s entirely solo jazz guitar in the style of Joe Pass, Martin Taylor, Lenny Breau, that style of early performers,” Knutson said. “There are 11 songs, no edits, everything is played straight through.”

Knutson’s father, Jeff, said the transition was a pleasant one for his family.

“When he first started, it was distortion, Van Halen, rock ’n’ roll all through the house,” Jeff Knutson said. “So the transition to jazz has been really welcome.”

Jan Knutson comes from a musical background as his father is a professional trombone player while his mother, Laura

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The cloud of financial uncertainty is hovering over both the state and county, fermenting intense discussions on how to dissipate this cloud and move to prosperity. The Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce intends to be a significant voice and provide advocacy on moving to prosperity.

We contend partnering, with both the business and civic communities, is essential for reaching sound policy. Policy debate can lead to an austerity posture where there are winners; but mostly, we lose. Instead, policymakers should capture innovative prosperity initiatives that increase entrepreneurial opportunities, create jobs and invest in communities.

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produced by different carbonated beverages and an experiment measuring the effect of music on concentration.

Branch said this is the third year the school has hosted its science fair online, to approximate the way students receive much of their information.

“It’s more of an electronic world,” she said. “Since most of their life is electronic, let’s do a science fair online as well.”

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Knutson, is a professional violinist.

In addition to playing guitar, Knutson also plays violin, trombone and viola.

Knutson was one of the featured performers at Greenbelt’s New Year’s Eve celebration, held at the Greenbelt Arts Center.

“He’s a phenomenal player,” said Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan. “I really think he has the potential to go far.”

Knutson said he hopes to attend college and study music in New York.

“I want to go and learn from all these great musicians there. That’s the jazz Mecca, New York,” Knutson said as he touched his guitar. “I just hope to play this thing until the day I die, really.”

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College Park kicks off Live Smart tour The College Park Live Smart, Eat Local Tour, a recurring event series designed to keep residents informed and engaged, kicked off a new season on Jan. 12 at the Board and Brew restaurant in College Park.

The event speaker, Eric Olson, executive director of the College Park City University Partnership, talked about steps

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the city and the University of Maryland, College Park, are taking together to improve the city, said Councilman Patrick Wojahn (Dist. 1), who is organizing the series.

He said about 30 people attended the event.

“It’s an opportunity to get the community together and talk about issues important to College Park,” Wojahn said.

Wojahn said the next event in the series will take place on Feb. 25 and will feature State Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D-Dist. 21) of College Park, who will speak about issues he is working on during the General Assembly’s current legislative session.

Wojahn said he hopes the series will continue monthly.

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BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

The Rev. Perry Smith III spent much of his life fighting for civil rights, from the pulpit of First Baptist Church of North Brentwood to the streets.

Smith, 81, of Mitchellville said his grandfather was his inspiration for joining the civil rights movement in the 1950s.

“He was very actively involved, believing that people should take an active interest in preserving their rights,” Smith said.

Smith enrolled in Howard University at 15, intending to go into pre-medicine and return to Mississippi, but he said he felt the calling of the Holy Spirit and decided to enter the ministry.

At the invitation of his grandfather, Smith traveled to Montgomery, Ala., in 1956 to take part in bus boycotts, which was when he first met Martin Luther King Jr. “We became friends after that,” Smith said. “He was a human being, not without his faults, but he was a very warm, welcoming human being.”

Smith served as president of the Prince George’s County NAACP from 1961 to 1964, and said he assisted King when he was in the Washington, D.C., area, and often drove him to the airport. He said King was always late for his flights, because he’d

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Former pastor and longtime civil rights activist Perry Smith reflects on his civil rights efforts at his home in Mitchellville on Jan. 9. stop and talk to people along the way.

“He said, ‘Smith, if I don’t catch this plane, I’ll catch the next one. You’ve got to take time for people.’ That was a motto I tried to carry out in my life,” Smith said.

Dorothy Bailey of Temple Hills, founder of the Harlem Remembrance Foundation, which chronicles black history in the county, said Smith played a big role in the civil rights movement in Prince George’s County.

“He was very involved in the civil rights movement in the county and he worked closely with Dr. King during the 1960s,” said Bailey, who took part in efforts to desegregate eating establishments.

The Prince George’s County Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference presented Smith its Lifetime Achievement Award on Jan. 17.

“He was constantly working to keep Dr. King’s dream alive and continuing Dr. King’s efforts towards peaceful nonviolence,” said McArthur Bishop, president of the county SCLC. Smith became pastor of the North Brentwood church in 1958, a role he held until his retirement in 2010. He continued his involvement in civil rights activities, both in and out of the county.

“Prince George’s County was extremely racist at the time, extremely racist,” Smith said.

“We had to meet underground fairly often in different parts of the county.”

In 1961, Smith said he took part in the Freedom Rides, in which groups of various races rode interstate buses together in defiance of segregation laws in the South. Smith was arrested in Tallahassee, Fla., for his involvement.

Smith said he was arrested 13 times, many of which were in Prince George’s County.

Bishop said Smith put his own personal safety on the line in working toward racial justice.

“Following the assassination of Dr. King, he played a significant role in maintaining peace in Prince George’s County,” Bishop said.

Smith said he is pleased to see a reawakening of the civil rights movement over the past few years.

“I think it’s alive again, and that’s healthy,” Smith said. “A phoenix can arise out of ashes, and that is what’s happening.”

Smith said the movement’s focus has changed, from access to equity, but he said he is greatly moved to see younger people taking up the standard.

“These young people are in their teens, and they’re black and white, yellow and brown, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Hindu. That’s healthy, it’s good to see that happening. When I see the protest signs blacks and whites are holding together, that to me is what America is all about,” Smith said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

Arts activities planned in Mount Rainier Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier has announced a lineup of eight events and workshops in January, February and March.

Activities range from theatrical performances to cooking demonstrations.

The events include “Journey Into Freedom,” a dance and theater performance that opens Saturday and explores “civil rights and conflict resolution issues.”

A Valentine’s Day swing dance will be held on Feb. 14 and a three-class beekeeping workshop will be held in March, said Neena Narayanan, marketing coordinator at the performing arts center.

Narayanan said prices range from “pay what you wish” to $80.

“There’s a wide variety, something for everyone,” she said. “We’re really excited.”

For more information, visit www.joesmovement.org.

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Cesar Chavez Elementary School students Jasmine Queen, Astrid Mendoza and Emily Carcamo compete Tuesday in the Science Bowl at the Bonnie F. Johns Educational Media Center television studio in Landover.

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Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Hyattsville soared past its opponent in the final minutes of a close Science Bowl competition Tuesday to advance through the quarterfinals for the first time.

“We had to use logic,” said Astrid Mendoza, 11, who led her team to a 185-120 victory against James Harrison Elementary School in Laurel during the “Jeopardy”-style competition, now in its 29th year, at the Bonnie F. Johns Educational Media Center in Landover.

The team, which also includes Jasmine Queen, 11; Emily Carcamo, 12; and Kristeen Herrera, 10, correctly answered questions about lactose, a mollusk known as a nautilus and the search engine Google. They will advance to the semifinals on Feb. 24, to face Rockledge Elementary School in Bowie.

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has emerged out of the first round. Taboada said Tuesday was the third time the school has competed.

“One of the biggest things is that we told them to have fun with it,” said Ivette Quarles, sixth-grade teacher and Science Bowl coach at Cesar Chavez.

“Getting here was great. Anything else was icing on the cake.”

Show host David Zahren said Astrid and her team strategized well by answering three 25-point questions to increase her team’s score and break the tie with James Harrison, then went for 5-point questions to wait out the final seconds of the game. He said James Harrison — competing for the first time — played well.

James Harrison team members Douglas Flores, 12; Anthony Morales, 11; Jovaughn Watkins, 11; and alternate Charles Amoafo, 12, said they prepared by watching videos of previous Science Bowl competitions and researching news about science.

Markia Jackson, a thirdgrade teacher and science chair at James Harrison, said she decided to enter the school in the Science Bowl this year to expand the students’ interests and knowledge base.

In the first round of Tuesday’s competition, James Harrison defeated opponent Barnaby Manor Elementary School in Oxon Hill by 235 to 125.

In the second round of the competition, Cesar Chavez defeated opponent Ridgecrest Elementary School in Hyattsville with a score of 170 to 165.

The Ridgecrest team includes Antony Robles, 12, Keshini Guyadin, 11 and Mikayla Clarke, 11. apopovici@gazette.net

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POLICE BLOTTER This activity report is provided by the Prince George’s County Police Department as a public service to the community and is not a complete listing of all events and crime reported.

District 1 Headquarters, Hyattsville, 301-699-2630, covering Adelphi, Beltsville, Berwyn Heights, Bladensburg, Brentwood, Calverton, Cheverly, Chillum, College Park,

Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Landover, Landover Hills, Langley Park, Mount Rainier, New Carrollton, North Brentwood, Riverdale, Riverdale Park, University Park and West Lanham Hills.

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For additional police blotters, visit www.gazette.net Vehicle stolen, 5100 block

JAN. 12 Vehicle stolen, 2300 block Belleview Ave, 3:54 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6700 block 41st Ave, 5:05 a.m.

Edmonston Road, 6:13 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4800 block Blackfoot Road, 6:17 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4700 block Cherry Hill Road, 9:09 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4000 block Warner Ave, 10:52 a.m.

Theft, 9300 block Cherry Hill Road, 11:48 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9600 block Baltimore Ave, 12:20 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7900 block Edwards Place, 12:54 p.m.

Theft, 8300 block Baltimore Ave, 12:59 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9600 block Baltimore Ave, 1:01 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 2500 block Buck Lodge Road, 1:34 p.m.

Theft, 8300 block Baltimore Ave, 2:05 p.m.

Assault, 2000 block University Blvd, 4:02 p.m.

Theft, 6200 block Fernwood

Terrace, 5:31 p.m.

Residential break-in, 7500

block Ingraham St., 9:05 p.m.

Robbery, 6200 block Fernwood Terrace, 9:41 p.m.

JAN. 13 Theft from vehicle, 6900 block Highview Terrace, 8:23 a.m.

Theft, 8100 block Baltimore Ave, 9:50 a.m.

Residential break-in, 5400 block 16th Ave, 1:21 p.m.

Residential break-in, 5400 block 16th Ave, 2:15 p.m.

Residential break-in, 6800 block Riverdale Road, 3:46 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4500 block Banner St., 4:00 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6700 block

New Hampshire Ave, 6:05 p.m.

Residential break-in, 6200 block Otis St., 7:33 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4600 block Ingraham St., 7:51 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 4700 block Cooper Lane, 9:02 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 6800 block Freeport St., 10:19 p.m.

Robbery, 5300 block Quincy Place, 10:49 p.m.

Assault, 5100 block Blk Annapolis Road, 10:50 p.m.

JAN. 14 Theft from vehicle, 6900 block 21st Ave, 4:38 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 6200 block Annapolis Road, 11:18 a.m.

Theft, 10200 block Baltimore

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Sixteen and 17 year olds in Hyattsville will get to enjoy the right to vote in municipal elections, and may even be able to run for office.

The Hyattsville City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to give final approval on lowering the voting age in municipal elections from 18 to 16, joining Takoma Park, which became the first municipality in the country to lower its voting age in 2013.

With the decision, 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in Hyattsville’s May 5 municipal elections for mayor and City Council.

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“For me, I felt less anxious about the safety of my children.

I was more worried about the icy

Another charter amendment, which would have set the minimum age to run for office at 18, failed 5-5. Councilwoman Paula Perry (Ward 4) was absent.

The charter currently states that anyone eligible to vote in Hyattsville’s municipal elections is eligible to run, said Hyattsville City Clerk Laura Reams.

Hyattsville Councilman Joseph Solomon (Ward 5) rejected setting an age limit.

“I believe that if you are 16 or 17, and you now have a right to vote, then you should have the right to vote for yourself,” Solomon said.

Councilman Timothy Hunt (Ward 3) questioned whether the signature of a minor would be legally valid on documents required of candidates, such as finance reports and ethics documents.

Reams said 16- and 17-year-

old voters will register to vote the same way other voters do, by utilizing the state’s online voter registration system or by completing a voter application form with the state or county.

“The state allows voters to pre-register beginning at the age of 16,” Reams said. “For us, once we authorize 16 and 17 year olds to vote, the county Board of Elections will roll those preregistered voters into our regular voting rolls.”

Generally, voters must register at least 30 days before the election they are to vote in, but Reams said voters turning 16 the month before the election will be allowed to vote provisionally, and their votes will be counted if the city can verify they are registered.

road conditions, so for me, it was a relief,” Bowler said.

A two-hour delay was originally called on Jan. 6, but was later changed to a school closure.

Valerie White of Largo, president of the Largo High School PTSA, said that announcement, dated at 7:27 a.m., should have

been made sooner.

“It was very last minute, especially for teachers who had already arrived at school,” White said.

McCawley said there is no deadline for announcements, but that the school system tries to make a decision by 5 a.m. in order to get it in to the morning news.

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White said the other announcements were made in a timely manner, and Bowler said the school system did a good job of sending email and text alerts in a timely manner.

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county as a whole, Lucchi said he will pay particular attention to funding for education, funding for a proposed hospital in Largo and funding to continue the Purple Line transit project.

Jim Peck, director of research with the Maryland Municipal League, said he is aware of Baltimore, Annapolis, Rockville and Gaithersburg hiring lobbyist to advocate for their municipalities during the legislative session.

“He’s going to give us somebody with experience on the ground in Annapolis to help us be aware of issues that will affect us,” Gardiner said. “The governor’s budget is a big unknown, but everyone’s expecting cuts.”

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“It’s disruptive, but not as disruptive as a full-day closure,” Ross said.

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Continued from Page A-1 The feasibility study would look at potential locations, as well as whether the shelter would be a satellite adoption center for the current shelter or would operate as a full service shelter, whether it would be operated by the county, by municipalities or by a nonprofit and what funding avenues are available.

“We’re very excited to be taking this look,” said Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan.

“We think it is possible, but we want to look at what all the possible choices are in making this work.”

On Jan. 12, the Greenbelt City Council voted to contribute $5,000 towards the feasibility study. College Park is contributing $25,000 and Berwyn Heights is contributing $10,000. The county is contributing approximately $200,000.

Greenbelt has its own no-kill shelter, but Councilman Edward Putens said it is always filled to capacity, and people from outside the city drop their pets off at the site.

“I think [a northern shelter] would have a major impact and relieve some of the pressure at our shelter,” Putens said.

Jordan said the city budgets over $200,000 a year to

operate its shelter.

College Park maintains a holding site for animals picked up in the city, but the site is located on a Public Works lot and is inaccessible to the public, making it very inconvenient to adopt animals out of, said College Park Councilman Patrick Wojahn (Dist. 1).

“The city’s animal shelter was really intended to be a holding facility, but over the years, it’s turned into more than that and it’s grown far beyond the facility’s current capabilities,” Wojahn said.

“We really need to find something better as a long-term solution.”

Wojahn said other municipalities in the north part of the

county have expressed interest, but none have contributed money as of yet.

“Many are waiting to see what comes out of the feasibility study,” Wojahn said.

Berwyn Heights does not have its own shelter, but Mayor Cheye Calvo said residents have expressed an interest in doing more for animals.

“It speaks to an interest that we have,” Calvo said.

“We’re a very dog- and catfriendly town.”

Ortiz said the study is expected to take approximately one year. janfenson-comeau@gazette.net

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“There are a lot of Africans that live in Prince George’s County, but I don’t think you have a space to ask questions and learn,” said Ansah-Brew, 47, of Laurel. “The vision is to help people acquire knowledge, firsthand knowledge from people that are from the culture.”

Ansah-Brew said he developed Besa, meaning “come dance” in the Akan language, which is spoken in Ghana, in 2011.

“This class has really taught me how to move along with any rhythm,” said Fidelia Tufuor, 47, of Upper Marlboro, who worked out to the fast-paced rhythm of drums along with about 12 other people during a Jan. 14 evening class. “It makes me very happy, less stressed and I am more energetic.”

Ansah-Brew, who also teaches several courses in the Africana Studies department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, as well as Laurelarea community centers, said Besa incorporates movements from dances throughout Africa.

He said he took gestures from traditional dances performed in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ethiopia and other countries, and put them together so they seem more like a dance than a workout.

“For me it’s become more of a meditation,” said Denver Beaulieu-Hains, 46, of Laurel.

“Since I’ve been doing Besa, my flexibility has improved, my sleep has improved.”

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Denver Beaulieu-Hains of Laurel doing Besa, an African dance/ aerobics workout, on Jan. 14 at the Performing Arts Center for African Cultures in Laurel.

has been coming to the class since August — often with her 21-year-old daughter, Sidni — said it’s easy to forget you are exercising while moving to the beat of the drums during a Besa workout. She said a number of health problems compelled her to seek a healthier lifestyle about six years ago — and more recently a DNA test led her to discover her heritage is half-African and half-European.

After a trip to Ghana and Benin in 2012 inspired her to continue to eat more naturally, she said the Besa workout is just another way to stay in touch with her African roots while doing something healthy.

“It’s worked out really, really well for me,” Beaulieu-Hains said. apopovici@gazette.net able to provide a list of reliable contractors, she said.

La Voy said the senior village could take at least two years before it becomes a reality. She said is too early in the planning process to estimate how much the fee would be, but said annual fees for other “aging in place” programs the group has researched in the Washington, D.C., area range between $350 and $750.

La Voy said the program may be free of charge for seniors who join for the social activities and connections, but do not receive services.

“I know that, when you get older, there are some things that you can no longer do,” said Thelma Boyd-Nash, 90, a retired Prince George’s County Public Schools educator who is on the Cheverly Village planning committee. “Getting groceries might become an issue...making our medical appointments might become an issue.”

Boyd-Nash said she began looking into future options for herself and her husband, Charles Nash, 92, in 2012, but said she did not like the “institutional-type lifestyle” at assisted living facilities, where they would be living among other seniors as she prefers being able to interact with younger generations as well.

Boyd-Nash said she still drives herself and her husband to appointments, but Cheverly Village would be a good option for when she no longer can — or needs help with other tasks such as shoveling snow or personal care.

“I particularly enjoy a diverse environment...and the opportunity to do things if I chose and can,” Boyd-Nash said.

“People are used to leading very active lifestyles,” said Town Councilwoman Laila Riazi (Ward 1), who is also a planning committee member. “The idea is not just that people are receiving — people are giving and people are really part of a community.”

Riazi said the project would focus as much on providing services for seniors as it would focus on ensuring seniors remain involved in community activities, such as tutoring children or acting as mentors.

“Communities need the intergenerational support,” Riazi said.

Riazi said Cheverly Village organizers are looking for volunteers willing to help with anything from web design to accounting. For more information, email the planning committee at ChevVillage@gmail.com. apopovici@gazette.net

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‘Moving in the right direction’ Too often, small glimmers of hope are overshadowed by the many larger tasks at hand in the Prince George’s County school system. Such is the case with the recently released pass rates for county ninth-graders.

Preliminary figures from the Maryland State Department of Education indicate a 5.9 percentage point increase in ninth-grade pass rates. To put it in perspective, the increase means that 81.4 percent of county freshmen — arguably one of the most difficult years for students — moved on to the 10th grade in 2014 (up from 75.5 percent the previous year).

Research shows that the ninth grade is the most likely INCREASE IN to be repeated in high school; it has long been a concern of NINTH-GRADE Prince George’s school leadPROMOTIONS IS ers.

PROMISING SIGN And the improvement didn’t come easily. Education officials worked to give students more opportunities to make up for failed classes, and used an Early Warning Indicator Report to identify and help students likely to struggle in the ninth grade.

For example, before the school year even started, administrators at Charles H. Flowers High School in Upper Marlboro contacted families of students identified in the report to coordinate strategies for helping them succeed.

Flowers’ ninth-grade promotion rate rose from 75.9 percent in 2013 to 93.2 percent in 2014.

At Potomac High School in Oxon Hill — where the pass rate rose from 66.2 percent in 2013 to 84.6 percent last year — a strong focus is placed on ninth-graders, to include housing them in a separate building.

Clearly, the hard work is paying off.

By comparison, the statewide average increased by one-half of a percentage point, to 86.8 percent. Granted, the county average still lags behind the state, but the fact that the gap is closing is a positive sign.

“Are we 100 percent where we need to be yet? I’d say no, but we are moving in the right direction,” schools CEO Kevin Maxwell said of the pass rates.

He’s right. There is more work to be done — but this is an enormous step forward, and educators, parents and student should take a moment to bask in the achievement.

Community involvement makes a difference “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” — Martin Luther King Jr. Just a few days ago, Prince Georgians and others across the nation celebrated the life and legacy of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Many honored his memory by taking time Monday to participate in volunteer projects, an annual effort intended to commemorate King’s emphasis on the importance of community service. It’s a great tribute to his memory and a wonderful contribution to our communities.

As we remember King, who would have been 86 this year, it’s also important to remember the many other messages he shared during his lifetime — many of which remain at the forefront today as we deal with ongoing crises over religious conflicts, political differences, clashes between communities and police, educational inequities and more.

King put his life on the line for freedom, tolerance, justice, nonviolence — issues that we are still struggling to achieve more than four decades after his death.

There were many opportunities this week to contribute to King’s goal of getting residents to lend a hand to each other, and a large number of Prince Georgians were involved.

Beyond this week, however, there are important issues that need to be addressed in our communities, challenges that simply can’t be resolved in one day.

For example, while Prince George’s County police have come an enormously long way toward building trust in the community (and kudos to police officials for their positive outreach efforts in the wake of protests nationwide), there is still more work to be done. For residents and officials, what can be done to continue the progress?

In schools, what can be done to ensure students are receiving the resources they need? In our neighborhoods and businesses, what can be done to embrace differences?

In our government, what can be done to foster better community outreach and cooperation among officials?

The importance of community involvement cannot be understated, and the many volunteers Monday who lent a hand should be commended. Their dedication to helping others should not only be celebrated for the day, but it should serve as inspiration to others for additional community-fueled initiatives in the county.

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Don’t lower the voting age

The current population of American adult voters is among the least read and the least informed of all the voters in this era of technology and computers. Voters should be mature enough to know what it means to earn a living, pay taxes and be capable of understanding the cost of living and astute enough to understand what is expected of elected officials and bureaucrats.

Sixteen-year-old girls and boys, who have recently emerged from the bonds of puberty and are certain to make whimsical and spontaneous (detrimental) decisions, would be more dangerous than the current majority of uneducated, adult voters. Majority rule by ignoramuses and other imbeciles poses almost insurmountable threats to any so-called democracy. Truly, extending the franchise

This proposal has to be the most ridiculous, harebrained idea presented to a political body in the past 100 years. to children who are still under the care and guidance of their parents or guardians will doubtlessly produce disastrous solutions to elementary problems if for no other reason than ignorance and their woeful lack of life’s experiences. This

proposal has to be the most ridiculous, harebrained idea presented to a political body in the past 100 years.

I can think of almost nothing in a democratic society than is more frightening than to be ruled by an ignorant, whimsical majority who believe no matter what, “the majority is always right!”

To question and challenge the errant majority in Nazi Germany (and other historical empires) almost always meant certain death.

As an afterthought, I ask: Has service in some levels of municipal government become so unappealing and such an abhorrent to adult citizens that they have to call on minors (children) to establish policy and rule?

Carl C.K. Bronner, Laurel

Insight gained from citizens police academy Concerning the news media reports of police prejudice against blacks, I can relate my first-hand experiences of the Prince George’s County Police Department. You see, I recently graduated in Session #32 from

the P.G. Citizens Police Academy with actual black, Asian and Hispanic instructors who gave freely of their time to show us some of the thorough behind-the-scenes training of recruits.

Other cities in the country, such as New York, come to study our innovative and successful programs.

It seems to me that if the police are left to do their job and not threatened, which only

can escalate violence, that resolution can come soon enough when the facts are presented to a judge who can weigh the evidence.

Kathryn Fuller, Hyattsville

Most important investment: our children

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.” The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Not much has changed since the ’60s.

Annually, this nation continues to spend on defense more than the next six most militarized COMMENTARY nations, combined.

Congress has alKENNETH HAINES located $1.5 trillion for the F-35, alone. This fighter jet may never be safe to fly and its gunnery may not be fired prior to 2019 while awaiting software fixes, but the merchants-of-

death-from-above are doing quite well, thank you!

We could likely end world hunger by allocating $1.5 trillion to that effort.

Which program would generate more goodwill and likely promote world peace?

In the meantime, too many of our own veterans end up sleeping on vents and under bridges; too many of our families can be bankrupted by one health crisis; too many of our workers toil too hard for too little reward; too many of our children still attend schools that are poorly resourced.

How can this happen in the country that, overall, boasts the “highest” quality of life ever attained?

The answer is simple: too many of the powerful and privileged have chosen personal profit over the public welfare, and we, caught up in our daily struggle to thrive, have allowed acquired wealth to

consolidate tremendous political power in the hands of a far too greedy few.

In his last book, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” Dr. King offered us a different vision when he wrote, “The dignity of the individual will flourish when the decisions concerning his life are in his own hands, when he has the assurance that his income is stable and certain, and when he knows that he has the means to seek self-improvement.”

What is the first step toward achieving dignity for all and ending intergenerational inequity? We must ensure the effective education of all children lest another generation become fodder for the weapons of war.

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

Everyone can fight for a healthy environment As more people awaken to the connection between the production of toxins (over 3 billion pounds annually) and the cancers and developmental diseases that slowly and insidiously permeate our communities, many are asking what they can do to help. Joining a community of concerned citizens is probably your first step.

The state of New York just banned fracking for its devastating impacts on communities. It can be done.

On a personal level, the only way to move a mountain is stop supporting it.

No. 1, be healthy. Drink a tall glass of water before every meal and walk briskly 25 to 40 minutes a day. If you feel great about yourself, you will rely less on the world’s synthetic novelties to do it for you, and you will lessen the toxic byproducts in our environment.

Care for yourself in order to care for others.

No. 2, change your perception. For all the centuries of battling the arrogance of geocentricity, then slavery, then equality for women, we have reached the final epiphany ... that we are not superior to, but rather a product of, our environment. That we do not have Dominion to abuse our lands and waters without harming ourselves. The truth is, trees can live without humans, but not vice versa. Do not confuse the successful who serve our community with the sell-outs.

Men of profit have always screamed the sky will fall when their power was threatened.

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Yet it is safer now more than ever because of egalitarianism.

No. 3, care ... for the living.

Water a tree that bears fruit. A family can feed itself for free (as long as they do not use GMO seeds) with the smallest of yards. Differentiate crops with neighbors and share. Play cards with friends. Frolic with children. Explore the forests and waters that sustain you.

No. 4, fight. Put the onus where it belongs. Do not take your frustrations out on your families. You may not have the time or the adventurous spirit to chain yourself in protest, but you can call the [county leaders] and police department who said they are here to protect you. Poisoning is a criminal act. Call often. Five times a day, every day. An annoying bit of shame is more grace than they deserve thus far for their failure to keep mil-

lions of pounds of toxins away from you.

No. 5, choose to invest in alternative energy. If you have money earning a meager 1 percent interest in a bank, you can keep more of your money by purchasing solar power from the local company. My family’s return on investment has been 600 percent greater annually in what we do not sacrifice in energy costs. Solar City offers free panels for those with no up-

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No. 6, dream. Start and support real local businesses Homegrown is simply more energy efficient and has fewer human rights violations. We are lucky to have permaculture and organic farms in our area, but just a handful of restaurants use them to prepare pesticide- and herbicide-free food.

We need real fresh (chemical and preservative-free) bread, wine, and cheese makers now more than ever.

No. 7, know your greatness.

Do not perceive yourself as lesser than. Surely, any single mother has superior budget balancing skills compared to economists and politicians who earn six figures for their perpetual failures. You are brilliant, strong and imaginative.

Or, if you are simply average like me, you can Google it. A world of genius is at your fingertips.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Largo at Forestville, 7 pm Friday.

It looks like the County 3A/2A/1A League title will come down to these two teams. Largo won the first game.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Montrose Christian at Pallotti, 7 pm Thursday.

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SWIMMING: Roosevelt vs. Bowie, 3 pm Saturday.

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Bowie hopes to end 15-year Roosevelt win streak

No place like home

The memory is a bit hazy — it has been quite a few decades — but when I was in fourth grade I recall throwing a bit of a tantrum KEN SAIN so that I could SPORTS EDITOR switch homeroom teachers at Ocotillo Elementary School in Phoenix.

I can’t remember why I didn’t like my teacher or my classmates.

I do recall that the classroom I wanted to transfer to had a younger teacher and she seemed to be nice.

Certainly it had to be better over there, right?

It must have been some kind of tantrum — how did my parents put up with me — because I switched homerooms with only a couple of months left in the school year.

Where the memory doesn’t fade is that I regretted it almost immediately. The younger teacher wasn’t any nicer than my previous one (thank goodness), still making demands of me. I was the new guy now in a room filled with kids with established friendships. I should have stayed put.

That thought came to me on Friday after watching senior shooting guard Kaine Wilson playing once again with Parkdale’s boys basketball team.

Wilson averaged double-figure scoring as a sophomore and junior and developed a reputation for being a four-point shot expert. This season, however, was going to be a challenge because Parkdale had no other starters returning.

Potomac, however, had just won a state basketball title and had the best point guard in the county back in Randall Broddie and a terrific post player in Anthony Smith coming back.

So Wilson started this season there. He said all the right things, the transfer wasn’t about basketball. He wanted to live with his dad, who lives in Potomac’s district.

But things didn’t go well at Potomac.

“I tore a ligament in my ankle early in the season, it kind of slowed me down,” Wilson said.

Then, that terrific post player, Smith, suffered a season-ending injury. Potomac went from a Class 3A contender to a rebuilding team real quick.

Wilson averaged only five points per game at Potomac.

“There were some family issues, and I moved back in with my mom,” Wilson said. “I’m happy I’m back, this is like home.”

He wasn’t the only mid-season transfer at Parkdale. Senior guard Joseph Adedayo joined the Panthers a week into the season after helping Theodore Roosevelt (Washington, D.C.) win a championship last year.

The two of them, friends who play on the same Amateur Athletic Union team, have bolstered Parkdale’s postseason hopes for this season. The Panthers (5-7) upset defending state champion Wise by 10 points in Wilson’s first game back.

“I love my team, we’re getting better every day,” Adedayo said.

Wilson is back to averaging double digits (17.5 ppg) and Parkdale won’t be a pushover in the playoffs. Problem is, neither is the rest of the loaded 4A South Region.

Coach Tremaine Price said he is just happy to have his team whole again.

“He just walked through the door,” Price said. “Both of them were Parkdale kids to start with, so with them knowing the other kids, it hasn’t been that big an adjustment.”

Thomas Wolfe was wrong. You can go home again. And maybe, as I learned in the fourth grade, the best move to make is no move. ksain@gazette.net

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Roosevelt has been nearly untouchable in almost two decades

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

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DuVal’s High School’s Edward Polite goes up for a shot during Tuesday’s game against Eleanor Roosevelt. Roosevelt won, 62-57.

New coach focuses on discipline at DuVal

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Tigers have sights set on state tournament BY

ADAM GUTEKUNST STAFF WRITER

For six years, Ulysses Lee would find his way into the boys basketball games at DuVal High School, where he has worked as head of security since 2008. Lee, a coach of almost

25 years, had come to the Lanham school in 2009 after three years as the boys coach at Surrattsville, where he amassed a 35-21 record and won two consecutive region titles (2007-08).

Even when he accepted a position with the men’s program at Morgan State University in 2011, Lee said he continued to watch DuVal, intrigued by its combination of skill, smarts and athleticism.

Lee said he knew the kids at Du-

Val, knew their system and knew their potential. He also said that with a few tweaks and changes, he thought the Tigers could be a force in the 4A. So, when the DuVal coaching position opened up in the summer, Lee said he stepped in and immediately started changing the culture of the program he had watched from afar.

“Sitting there watching it, I just

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It’s hard to find a sport where contests between traditional rivals Bowie and Roosevelt high schools aren’t marquee matchups, and swimming is no different. The two programs account for the sport’s biggest rivalry and Saturday’s meet between the two undefeated teams, scheduled for 3 p.m. at Prince George’s Community College, will have major postseason implications.

In fact, there’s likely a lot more to learn from this year’s meeting than in years past. Roosevelt, especially on the 15time defending Prince George’s County champion girls side, has been nearly untouchable in almost two decades — the four-time defending county champion boys have won 10 county titles since 2002. And while Roosevelt has shown no signs of giving up its position atop the county yet, there’s no question the area’s depth chart has increased, allowing the next group of teams — historically led

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Bowie High School’s DeAngela Fobbs swims the 50-meter freestyle Saturday against Flowers and Friendly.

No easy games in the 4A League Roosevelt is undefeated, but league and region are up for grabs

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Northwestern High School’s Saquan Jamison goes to the basket against visiting Parkdale during a Dec. 9 basketball game in Hyattsville. The experienced Wildcats are a contender in the 4A South Region this year.

Now in his 10th year as boys basketball coach at Eleanor Roosevelt HighSchool,BrendanO’Connellsaid he could certainly use a break every once in a while. O’Connell, widely considered one of the best coaches in the area, has guided the Raiders through the grueling 4A South Region to the state tournament six times. And this season, Roosevelt is poised for another run with an 11-2 record.

But if the veteran coach is look-

ing for a break, he won’t be finding in this year’s County 4A League, where a handful of teams have staked their claim as contenders at the season’s midway point.

“Right now, we’re in first and the only ones without a loss,” O’Connell said. “But I feel like every Tuesday or Friday we’re playing a tight game against a team that could beat us.”

Take a look at Roosevelt’s recent games. Last week, the Raiders faced and defeated Wise, Flowers and Bladensburg. They won those game games by a combined 16 points.

Next week, the Raiders are set to face Riverdale Baptist, Northwestern and Suitland.

“If you wait for a stretch of two or three easy games, it won’t come,” O’Connell said. “There hasn’t really been a break.”

Here’s how things are looking at the mid-way point:

Favorites Eleanor Roosevelt (11-2): After four-year guard Larry McCan moved to California following the Raiders’ first game against DeMatha Catholic, Roosevelt was left with one returning starter in guard Ishmail Jabbie. But that hasn’t slowed the Raiders, who have been the lone mark of consistency in a wild 4A League. Oludoyin Fadojutimi (13.4 points per game), a senior transfer from Takoma Academy, leads a balanced scoring attack.

Northwestern (10-3): The Wildcats have something a lot of 4A teams desire: experience. Northwestern’s

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Local goes from alligator arms to the Super Bowl Gwynn Park graduate leads New England into the NFL’s championship game

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ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

Kyle Arrington was a basketball player first, and when he did start playing football at Gwynn Park High School, he suffered from a bad case of alligator arms. The then-sophomore defensive back would keep his arms stiff as he backpedaled, and his coach, Danny Hayes, kept trying to correct him.

“That drove me nuts at one point,” Hayes said.

Arrington, of Accoceek, didn’t break that habit immediately. But alligator arms and all, he still became one of the best cornerbacks in the area.

To this day, Hayes keeps an eye on Arrington’s defensive form, but now he gets to do so on a television screen rather than at the Brandywine field, as Arrington and the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks Feb. 1 in Super Bowl XLIX. “Every time I watch him I look for the alligator arms, and I don’t see them anymore,” Hayes said.

Arrington, 28, is in his sixth NFL season and has established himself as a veteran cornerback. In Sunday’s AFC championship victory against the Indianapolis Colts, he locked down Indianapolis receiver T.Y. Hilton and played all 56 defensive snaps.

At the start of his NFL career, he was simply trying to earn a roster spot. Arrington played college football at Hofstra University, graduating in 2008. He went undrafted, and then signed with the Philadelphia Eagles but was waived before he played an NFL down. Eventually, he made it on the field.

Arrington appeared in the 2009

season opener with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, becoming Hayes’ first former player to play in the NFL. But after just one game with Tampa Bay, he was cut again.

That was probably for the best.

Later in the 2009 season, the Patriots added Arrington to their practice squad and eventually promoted him to their 53-man roster, where he remains today. In his six-season tenure, he has registered 48 pass deflections, nine interceptions, five forced fumbles and 283 tackles.

Listed at 5-foot-10 and 190

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BASKETBALL HOW THEY RANK The Gazette sports staff ranks the top 10 high school basketball teams in Prince George’s County.

Boys

ARRINGTON

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That’s been a strength of his since he was an upperclassman at Gwynn Park, according to Rafiq Gunthorpe (Class

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DuVal (11-3): After playing defending 4A state champion Wise tough in the 4A South Region final last season, the Tigers needed no motivation coming into this winter. DuVal, led by Radford University recruit Ed Polite (21.1 ppg) and talented point guard Kevin Simpson (18.5), recorded 11 consecutive wins after dropping the season opener to Wise.

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by Bowie — to chip away at the Raiders’ advantage. “[Saturday] will definitely be a good gauge, I’m not sure where Roosevelt is,” Bowie coach Maggie Fletcher said.

The Raider boys return their top 3 scorers — Christian Dixon, Michael Stevens and Nathan Donoghue — from a team that won counties by 33 points last winter and four of their top 5.

That, coupled with a group of freshmen that’s already making

of 2004), who played alongside Arrington in the Yellow Jackets secondary.

“Did he have a shot at the NFL? Yes, I thought he did,” Gunthorpe said. “Now, would I have predicted that five, six years later he’d have gone from an undrafted free agent to where he is today? I don’t know if I’d actually seen that.”

Arrington appeared in the Super Bowl in 2012, when the Patriots lost to the New York Giants. This year, he’s trying to become Hayes’ first player to win it.

“I try to remember what he used to be in high school.

I try to sit back and enjoy it,” Hayes said.

Contenders

Drayton’s 22 points, left with a 59-51 win. Consistency will be thekeyforBowie,whichfollowed up its road win over Northwestern with a win over Parkdale and a loss to a two-win High Point team.

Flowers (10-4): The Jaguars came out of the gates strong with an 8-1 start, but it wasn’t until their Jan. 9 overtime win over Northwestern that Flowers established themselves as a threat. A five-point Jan. 13 loss at Roosevelt might actually bolster the confidence of the team. The key to the Jaguars success has been spreading the ball around.

Flowers’ top five scorers average between 11.5 and 8.2 points per game.

Bowie (9-4): The Bulldogs may finally be capturing that same magic they showed during their early season run of upsets.

In the midst of their two-game, mid-December losing slide, coach Cedric Holbrook mentioned his team would have to refocus. Bowie certainly looked focused on Dec. 13 when it walked into Northwestern and, behind sophomore Quinton an impact, puts Roosevelt ahead of the game. Bowie also returned several leading scorers, including sophomores Jon Bendana and Noah Louisy, but the Bulldogs will also have to find ways to make up for the loss of two major scorers.

That’s what Saturday’s meet is about, though, Fletcher and first-year Roosevelt coach Alexis Donoghue said, finding the right combinations and prosperous head-to-head matchups.

On the opposite end of the gender spectrum, Roosevelt graduated three of its top 5 scorers, including multiple-time Gazette Swimmer of the Year,

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Darkhorse Wise (8-6): While the Pumas are certainly not the team they were a year ago, a pair of sophomores has the defending state champions right in the thick of things midway through the season. Guard Mike Speight (21.0) and 6-foot-5 forward Darron Barnes (18.5) have provided a spark for a team still without the services of senior big man Trevor Brown (knee injury). If Wise can establish any kind of consistency, they’re as much a player as anyone else. agutekunst@gazette.net Jennifer Clune. Clune was in a three-way tie atop the individual scoring list at last year’s county meet that included current Bowie sophomore DeAngela Fobbs.

In fact, the Bulldogs, who have already defeated the twotime defending county runnerup Flowers team that knocked them out of their perennial second-place position, returned their top 6 swimmers. So, if there was ever a chance for Bowie to make an impression against its rival, this year might be the year — it sure won’t be easy, though. jbeekman@gazette.net

Rank School

Record Points

Rank School

Record Points

1. DeMatha 2. National Christian 3. Largo 4. McNamara 5. Capitol Christian 6. Douglass 7. Pallotti 8. Roosevelt 9. Bowie 10. DuVal

15-1 13-3 11-2 12-6 24-4 10-3 14-2 10-2 9-3 11-2

1. Roosevelt 2. McNamara 3. Riverdale Baptist 4. Largo 5. Parkdale 6. National Christian 7. Forestville 8. Flowers 8. Gwynn Park 10. Grace Brethren

10-1 13-4 13-8 9-3 9-1 13-6 9-3 8-4 8-4 9-2

60 54 44 38 36 32 23 22 12 7

60 51 47 41 30 26 24 8 8 6

Also receiving votes: Seton, 5; Douglass, 1.

Also receiving votes: Crossland 2.

BEST BET

BEST BET

n Douglass at Largo, 7 p.m. Tuesday: A rematch of Largo’s dramatic win in Upper Marlboro where Abdulai Bundu had 47 points and 17 rebounds.

n Largo at Forestville, 7 p.m. Friday: The veteran Lions take on the up-and-coming Knights in game that might decide who plays for county title.

LEADING SCORERS

LEADING SCORERS

Player, school Games Points Abdulai Bundu, Largo 14 431 Christian Matthews, Nat. Christian 15 348 Kevin Dorsey, Clinton Christian 16 349 Michael Speight, Wise 14 296 Shawn Moss, Oxon Hill 7 146 Edward Polite, DuVal 14 291 Kavon Sclaffod, Fairmont Heights 7 142 Randall Broddie, Potomac 11 222 Kirk Hawkins, Laurel 13 259 David Belle, Northwestern 13 243 Michael Middleton, Crossland 6 112

Avg. 30.8 23.2 21.8 21.1 20.9 20.8 20.3 20.2 19.9 18.7 18.7

Player, school Briel Palmer, Northwestern De’Janae Boykin, Flowers Dami Oloyede, High Point Charnise Tyler, Suitland Ariana Romney, G. Brethren Imani Quinn, Fairmont Heights Drew Calhoun, Parkdale Destinee McQueen, DuVal Kaila Charles, Eleanor Roosevelt Raven Fox, Seton Damoni Wells, Potomac

Games Points Avg. 11 293 26.6 6 129 21.5 11 209 19.0 9 171 19.0 12 220 18.3 7 119 17.0 12 203 16.9 10 169 16.9 7 113 16.1 19 296 15.6 13 202 15.5

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Just months removed from taking over the program, Lee has transformed DuVal into a tough and disciplined core of players.

Practices are at 5:30 a.m. It makes being a part of the team more of a commitment and is easier on Lee, who travels more than 100 miles a day from his Westminster home to DuVal, he said. Study halls are attended by every player, without exception.

Progress reports keep Lee up to date on the performance of his players in the classroom and each player will abide strictly to the county’s dress code.

“Putting that structure in and instilling discipline went a long way,” Lee said.

“He’s a disciplinary coach,” senior guard Kevin Simpson said of Lee. “He forces us to listen ... but he’s someone you want to listen to.”

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DuVal High School’s Kevin Simpson passes the ball out to the corner as Roosevelt’s Christian Wright reaches in during Tuesday’s game.

Motivating the veteran group is something the firstyear coach had to do very little of upon taking over the position. The way DuVal’s 2013-14 campaign ended — a 45-39 loss to Wise in the 4A South Region title game — takes care of that.

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Gwynn Park High School graduate and New England Patriots defensive back Kyle Arrington is set to play in the Super Bowl Feb. 1.

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“It was a horrible feeling,” Simpson said of the loss. “The whole offseason, that’s all I’ve been thinking about. There’s videos up and everything.”

“I just want to do what they did last year,” senior Ed Polite said.

Polite, a 6-foot-5 versatile forward committed to Radford University (Va.) said that he’s since tried to stop thinking about the loss. But Lee said he’s heard that game talked about ad nauseam. And like most DuVal games over the past half decade, Lee was there in the stands.

“They played their butts off, but DuVal never adjusted to what [Wise] was trying to do,” Lee said.

This season, under Lee’s tutelage, it’s been those small adjustments that have the Tigers poised to pounce on another opportunity at a trip to College Park for the state tournament.

After losing standout rising junior A.J. Wilson to Montrose Christian, Polite, an athletic, lanky forward who can step out or play in the post, took on a greater responsibility on the defensive end. As for the 10 point per game hole Wilson left with his absence, that’s been taken care of by the Tigers’ handful of senior returners, a group led by Polite (21.8 ppg) and Simpson (19.0 ppg).

Lee has slowly moved Polite out away from the post, facilitating the up-and-down style that both the Tigers coach and his senior point guard, Simpson, enjoy. The transition-centric offense has paid dividends.

“I took the handcuffs off them and let them play,” Lee said. “I do make them stay within the system and stay structured, but I can see the chemistry is there with all of those guys.” agutekunst@gazette.net

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BY SAVANNAH TANBUSCH SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

While there are a lot of plays that focus on the struggles individuals have with the environment around them, one play coming to Prince George’s County focuses on the struggles of a community to people.

The Greenbelt Arts Center presents “Clybourne Park,” a sequel to the 1959 play “A Raisin in the Sun,” which focuses on the perspective of the community rather than the perspective of the family.

The play deals with racial tension and changing community dynamics over the course of 50 years.

According to director Bob Kleinberg, the play is divided into two acts: the first act, a black family moves into an allwhite neighborhood. The second act takes place in the same neighborhood 50 years in the future, but it involves a white family moving into a black neighborhood.

“As the cast and I were reading it we all started to notice these parallels showing up through the play,” said Klein-

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Ted Culler (Russ/Dan) and Susan Harper (Bev/Kathy) star in “Clybourne Park,” at the Greenbelt Arts Center. berg. “There are the obvious ones, but then there are even simple ones like the church bell ringing at 4 o’clock in both acts to signify something happening at four.”

Kleinberg compared the material of the play to real life

situations, specifically to areas in Washington D.C. “The actual material itself is fascinating,” said Kleinberg.

“My stepson lives in D.C. near the Verizon Center and he’s watching the 14th Street area change into an up-and-coming

place, so it applies all over.”

“Clybourne Park” refers to a neighborhood in Chicago and follows the story of two families and one house. In the first act middle-class white couple Bev

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Award-winning writer pens novel on love

The question “Who wrote the book of love?” has been posed in song repeatedly since The Monotones released the pop single in 1958.

Earlier this month, the definitive answer to that query materialized. “The Book of Love” was published and the author identified. Roger Rosenblatt, 74-year-old Distinguished Professor of English and Writing at Rosenblatt Stony Brook University and New York Times best-selling author with a multitude of impressive credentials, wrote the book. And he did so while living in Bethesda. In fact, the native New Yorker who has since returned to live in the Empire State, wrote his last five books during his seven years in Montgomery County.

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THEATER & STAGE Bowie Community Theatre, “Flyin’ West,” April 10 through April 25, call for prices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, 301-8050219, bctheatre.com.

The Clarice, 32nd annual Choreographers’ Showcase (two shows), Jan. 24; Macbeth, Jan 30; Macbeth (two shows), Jan. 31; Maryland Masti 9, Jan. 31; University of Maryland, College Park, theclarice. umd.edu.

Hard Bargain Players, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-766-8830, hbplayers.org.

Harmony Hall Regional Center, Missoula Children’s Theatre-Aladdin, Jan. 24; Fast Eddie and the Slowpokes, Jan. 31; 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070, arts.pgparks.com.

Greenbelt Arts Center, “Clybourne Park,” Jan. 30 through Feb. 21; call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter.org.

Joe’s Movement Emporium, Journey into Freedom, Jan. 24; Journey into Freedom, Jan. 25; 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, joesmovement.org.

Laurel Mill Playhouse, “The Comedy of Errors,” through Feb. 1, call for ticket prices, times, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse.org.

Prince George’s Little Theatre, “A Shot in the Dark,” through Jan. 24, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-937-7458, pglt.org.

NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), “The Musical of Musicals (The Musical)” Feb. 13 through Feb. 28. Barney & Bea Recreation Center, 10000 Good Luck Road, Bowie. $20. For ticket sales and additional information, call 240-475-8800 or visit madtheater.org.

Publick Playhouse, Classroom Character - The Road to Success, Jan. 22; How a Town Fought Hate, Feb. 3; 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.com.

2nd Star Productions, “I Hate Hamlet,” Feb. 6 through Feb. 22, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-757-5700, 301-8324819, 2ndstarproductions.com.

Tantallon Community Players, “Har-

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vey,” Feb. 28 through March 8; Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-262-5201, tantallonstage.com.

Venus Theatre, 21 C Street, Laurel. venustheatre.org.

NIGHTLIFE New Deal Café; Marv Ashby and High Octane, Jan. 23; New Time Orechestra, Jan.

24; 113 Centerway Road, 301-474-5642, newdealcafe.com.

Old Bowie Town Grill, Wednesday Night Classic Jam, 8 p.m. every Wednesday, signups start at 7:30 p.m., 8604 Chestnut Ave., Bowie, 301-464-8800, oldbowietowngrille. com.

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.

The dance is located at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 6111 Columbian Way, Bowie.

For more information, email dave@ dancin-dave.com or call 410-370-8438.

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. 410-765-6482.

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, 301-520-8921, annickkanter@ gmail.com.

work, writing, art and nature. His poetic language and the lines he references from well-known love songs bring to mind Pete Hamill’s comment about a previous novel in the New York Times Book Review: “Rosenblatt writes the way a great jazz musician plays, moving from one emotion to another playing some with a dose of irony, others with joy, and a few with pain and melancholy...”

Rosenblatt acknowledged perpetuating the style of his previous four books. “It has become very comfortable “[to write] section after section with no demarcation.” The format, he pointed out, “simulates a poetry collection, this book more closely than the others.” Rosenblatt started out wanting to be a poet, but didn’t have “the patience to see if I had the stamina or the talent. But the rhythms of poetry stayed with me; it’s the way my mind works.” He likened the process to his piano playing. “I write a book by ear, too. It starts with the thought of a song, the lyrics play a part, and it builds up, and covers the subject.”

The book is “dedicated to the one I love,” Ginny, his wife of 52 years. The couple met in high school, Friends Seminary, a small Quaker school in Manhattan, dated on and off until they married in their early

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20s. “The story I have to tell is of you,” he wrote. “Of others, too. Other people, other things. But mainly of you.

It begins and ends with you. It always comes back to you.”

The author does not claim to be an authority on what makes a successful marriage. “I wouldn’t presume to offer a formula, but I think it has a lot to do with remembering that you love someone. People get into trouble when they forget,” he said.

Rosenblatt earned his undergraduate degree at New York University and his doctorate at Harvard, where he also taught. He has served as literary editor and columnist for The New Republic, columnist for the Washington Post, and multiple prizewinning essayist for the NewsHour on PBS and Time magazine. His Time cover essay, “A Letter to the Year 2086” was chosen for the time capsule placed inside the Statue of Liberty at its centennial. He has written 17 books, which have been published in 14 languages, six off-Broadway plays, including a comic one-man show, “Free Speech in America” the New York Times named among the 10 best plays of 1991.

Rosenblatt gave up journalism to write books in 2006. Two years later, upon the death of their daughter Amy, he and his wife moved to Bethesda to help their son-in-law bring up their three young grandchildren.

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and Russ are selling their home to the Youngers, the family “A Raisin in the Sun” follows. In act two, the community is all black and experiencing gentrification, and a white couple is trying to buy a house and expand it.

Both families feel pressure from the community to not sell their house or buy into the community.

“50 years apart and the pressures are still there,” said Kleinberg. “The change doesn’t actually change.”

The original play premiered OffBroadway in 2010 for a month. It reopened 6 months later in the Royal Court Theatre in London under the direction of Dominic Cooke featuring names such as Martin Freeman (of “The Hobbit” fame) and Olivier Award winner Sophie Thompson. From there it has had several runs all over the U.S., winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play.

n Where: Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt n Tickets: $12-$20 n More information: greenbeltartscenter.org; 301-441-8770

Ted Culler, the actor portraying Russ in the first act and Dan in the second, said the play will relate a message of racism to the audience.

“The audience will take a simple message that racism is alive and well in America and shows itself in ways other than violence and overt hatred,” said Culler. “But although racism is a theme that runs through the entire play, selfishness, insensitivity, lack of empathy and lack of more than personal are also big elements.”

Russ, according to Culler, is a

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He affectionately recalled his granddaughter Jessie’s introducing him to her fourth-grade class at Burning Tree Elementary School. She said, “This is my grandfather Boppo. He lives in the basement and does nothing.”

Now back home since the summer, living in Quogue on Long Island and teaching writing at Stony Brook’s Southampton campus, Rosenblatt has completed a new novel, due out in a year, and is deep into writing another. Both are serious, he said, in contrast to his previous two, which were satiric. The writing, he said, doesn’t take him long; he spends far more time in the preparatory “brooding over the subject,” which frequently occurs while he is writing its predecessor.

He particularly relishes “the artistic freedom of being able to just make it up,” he quipped. “I have a knack for lying through my teeth.”

Roger Rosenblatt will be in town for a book signing at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW, DC.

mid-level executive living in white middle-class Chicago struggling with suppressed anger due to a tragic event that happened more than two years ago.

“The most challenging thing about playing Russ is having to dig in my own emotions and experiences to find the Russ in me,” said Culler. “It’s not that there isn’t a lot of Russ in me, it’s just that it is a very uncomfortable exploration.”

Culler said his character in the second act, Dan, is the contractor helping the new family remodel their house and is a “bull in a china shop.” In the process of digging up the backyard he discovers a footlocker and a letter that gives a whole new outlook on the footlocker.

The idea of perspectives runs underlying throughout the play, and Culler said this will be something the audience will pick up on the most.

“It’s all about perspective and not necessarily your own,” said Culler.

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$

#G0054, Automatic, 1.8S Sedan, 1-Owner, 27k Miles

11,995

$

#P9220A, Automatic, Front Wheel Drive, 44K Miles

11,995

$

2012 Lexus CT 200H

#P9215, Automatic, 1-Owner, 15k Miles, Hardtop, Chili Red

16,995

$

2013 VW Jetta TDI Premium

2010 Chevy Equinox LT #549511A, 49K Miles, Well Maintained

13,977

$

#526565B, Automatic, 66K Miles, 3.6L V6

#N0626, Hybrid, Automatic, 57k Miles

16,995

$

19,950

$

2012 Subaru Outback Limited

2008 Mercedes ML350

#448033A, 1-Owner, 30K Miles!!

9,995

#G0049, Automatic, 56K Miles, V6, Leather

2014 Hyundai Accent GLS #E0503, Automatic, 1-Owner, 26K Miles, Sedan

2010 Chevrolet Traverse LT

#448071B, 8K Miles!!! 6-Way Adjustable Seats

7,995

$

#526035B, Automatic, SE Sedan, 3.0L V6

$

2011 Nissan Versa

#541025B, Sunroof, Automatic, 33K Miles

2008 Saturn Aura XE

18,995

#526583B, Turbo-Diesel, $ 21K Miles!! Sunroof, Fender Sound, Bluetooth

2011 BMW 3 Series 335i xDrive

2010 Prius V #541044A, Loaded! Nav, 51K Miles

17,977

$

#526113A, 4WD, Leather, 59k Miles

19,995

$

#427002A, 3.6, AWD, Leather, 36k Miles

22,950

$

#P9214, AWD, Twin-Turbo, 300hp, Nav, Sunroof

26,950

$

2007 Volvo S80............................................................................. $12,995 2012 Volvo C30 T5 Coupe........................................ $21,950 #526135A, 6 Cyl, Front Wheel Drive, Leather, Premium Sound, 63k Miles

2011 Murano SL

19,977

$

#548007A, Navigation, MP3

2011 BMW 328i x-drive #440138A, AWD, Automatic, 41K Miles

20,977

$

#526126A, 1-Owner, 29k Miles, 2.5L DOHC Turbo I5 Enfine

2008 Volvo C70 Coupe.................................................... $13,995 2011 BMW 328i X-Drive.............................................. $23,950 #N0553, Auto, Black, 1-Owner, 2.5L Turbo Engine

#P9156, AWD, Premium Package, 1-Owner, Only 21k Mile!

2012 Volvo S60........................................................................... $20,950 2012 Toyota Sienna XLE............................................ $25,950 #526559A, Certified, Turbo, 100k Warr., 46k Miles #P9173A, V6, 8-Seater, Dual Sliding Doors, 1-Owner, 34k Miles

2012 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan......................................... $20,950 2012 BMW 3 Series............................................................ $33,950 #P9203, 1-Owner, Automatic, 20k Miles, 2.5L 5-Cyl

2014 Nissan NV SV Minivan/Van #E0496, Automatic, Best Cargo Van on the Market

21,977

$

2013 Kia Sportage EX #541074A, Navigation, Panoramic Roof, Leather, Loaded, 19K Miles

21,977

$

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2015 COROLLA LE

NEW 2015 COROLLA L 2 AVAILABLE: #570203, 570320

$0 DOWN

14,590

$

36

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL., INCL.

$

AFTER $750 REBATE

ASK A FRIEND

NEW 2015 SIENNA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560065, 560070

$0 DOWN

2 AVAILABLE: #570271, 570259

129/MO**

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL

NEW 2014 SCION XD 2 AVAILABLE: #453047, 453046

WHO DRIVES A TOYOTA

$

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE

169/MO**

2 AVAILABLE: #567123, 567085

$0 DOWN

AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR

$

$

NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564182, 564183

20,990

$

4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO

NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE 2 AVAILABLE: #572042, 572045

14,990

18,590

AUTO, 4 CYL

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE 3 AVAILABLE: #572045, 572046, 572068

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4 CYL., AUTOMATIC

AFTER $750 REBATE

$

$0 DOWN

19,990

4 CYL., AUTO

1-888-831-9671

15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville, MD n OPEN SUNDAY n VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.355Toyota.com

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$

PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 1/27/2015.

DARCARS NISSAN TWO LOCATIONS

Rockville

College Park

15911 Indianola Drive Rockville, MD 20855 888-797-1831

VERSA NOTE S+ CVT

VERSA S+ CVT

MSRP: $14,995 Sale Price: $12,995

$ AT THIS PRICE

12,995

$

0

2015 NISSAN

$

39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

$

0

LEAF S

AT THIS PRICE

$

$

0

0

$

239/MO

39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

SENTRA SV

$

159/MO

36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

IN STOCK, AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY!

2014 NISSAN

MSRP: $35,815 Sale Price: $30,995 Nissan Rebate: $4,500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

MAXIMA 3.5 SV

$ 4

AT THIS PRICE

Leather, Heated Seats, moonroof MODEL #16214

AT THIS PRICE

$

MODEL #12114

0

2015 NISSAN

MSRP: $27,180 Sale Price: $23,995 Nissan Rebate: $500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

ROGUE SV

$ 4

AT THIS PRICE

0

$

299/MO

39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

0

$

2015 NISSAN

$

/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

26,495

OR

MODEL #25015

269

$

MSRP: $32,430 Sale Price: $27,995 Nissan Rebate: $1,000 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

PATHFINDER 4X4 S

AT THIS PRICE

22,995 OR

AWD MODEL #22415

4

159

$

/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

$

25,995 OR

13,995

OR

4

2015 MURANOS

24,995 OR

$

AT THIS PRICE

$

OR

179/MO

MSRP: $32,000 Sale Price: $28,495 NMAC Bonus Cash: $3,500

$ w/Charger Pkg MODEL #17015

w/automatic transmission MODEL #11515

4

MSRP: $18,545 Sale Price: $15,495 Nissan Rebate: $1,000 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

13,995

36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

2015 NISSAN

4

$

MSRP: $16,435 Sale Price: $14,495 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

17,495 OR

4

MODEL #13115

199/MO

MSRP: $23,845 Sale Price: $19,745 Nissan Rebate: -$1,250 NMAC Bonus Cash: -$1,000

ALTIMA 2.5 S

AT THIS PRICE

$

OR

w/automatic transmission MODEL #11125

2014 NISSAN

2015 NISSAN

2015 NISSAN

4

9330 Baltimore Ave College Park, MD 20740 888-693-8037

0

$

279

$

/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

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DARCARS NISSAN OF COLLEGE PARK

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Prices include all rebates and incentives. DARCARS Nissan DOES NOT Include college grad or military rebates in price! NMAC Bonus Cash require financing through NMAC with approved credit. Prices exclude tax, tags, freight (Cars $810, SUVs and Trucks $860-$1000) and $300 processing charge, Lease payments are calculated with tax, tags, freight, $300 processing charge and first payment due at signing, and are valid with tier one approval through NMAC. Prices and payments valid only at listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 01/26/2015.

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