First, they banned texting and driving.  Now, they are banning hand-held cell phone conversations while driving.  What the heck are they doing?  Trying to make us pay attention to the ROAD?  How boring!  (Yes, that’s sarcasm.)
Md. lawmakers ban hand-held phones while driving
By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press Writer
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Maryland drivers will have to [...]

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OMG, 60 R caught texting while driving
State law seen as effective deterrent despite initial doubts

by C. Benjamin Ford | Staff Writer
Del. Frank S. Turner feels vindicated.
Many skeptics had a field day when he sponsored a bill in the House of Delegates to ban texting while driving, he acknowledges. Logistically, it seemed like it would be [...]

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I was thoroughly unimpressed with the job that the state did cleaning our roads yesterday.  Route 6 was a disaster.  I wonder when the state will try this beet juice thing in our county.

By Robert Thomson,Washington Post Staff Writer
Maryland has introduced a new element into its snow-fighting plan: beet juice. Mix sugar beet [...]

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Hurrah for Charles County’s finest!
From the Washington Post’s Matt Zapotosky:
[...]Charles County is launching one of the region’s more aggressive holiday initiatives. The sheriff’s office is putting an additional 15 officers, a 25 percent increase, on patrol every night through New Year’s Day, pulling in command staff officers to help.
The agency is also enlisting high [...]

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What schools are closed because of swine flu?
May 1, 2009 – 7:56pm

From WTOP:

WASHINGTON – The following schools are closed while officials investigate probable cases of swine flu:

Rockville High School in Rockville – The school will be closed until further notice.
Montpelier Elementary School in Laurel – The school will be closed for a minimum of [...]

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Fever and Rash? Maybe you have measles! Measles outbreak: http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=106&sid=1654199

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FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scare
By GARANCE BURKE
Associated Press Writer

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Federal food safety officials warned Monday that consumers should stop eating all foods containing pistachios while they figure out the source of a possible salmonella contamination.
Still reeling from the national salmonella outbreak in peanuts, the Food and Drug Administration [...]

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I sent a note out to the Board of Education and to my daughter’s Principal as well as the Superintendent’s office about this asking them to step up flu prevention immediately.  I do NOT understand why people don’t take these things more seriously.  It’s sort of a, “that can’t happen to me” mentality.  There are [...]

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How many people were robbed, assaulted, speeding and lost their pet in December 2008 in YOUR Charles County, Maryland neighborhood?
Find your neighborhood’s crime stats on the CCSO website:
CRIME STATS LINK

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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office offers free child safety seat inspections and installation education by appointment to citizens of Charles County. To schedule an appointment, contact Cpl. Robert Taylor at 301-609-6238 or e-mail taylorr@ccso.usThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

To learn more about [...]

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LINK
Because successfully combating crime is a team effort, the Sheriff’s Office works closely with citizens and businesses to coordinate community-based crime prevention programs. National Night Out, Citizens on Patrol, Neighborhood Watch and Operation Identification are among the many ways our community can get involved in crime prevention efforts.
The Crime Prevention Unit coordinates these programs [...]

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No, I’m not talking about the scuffle at Regency Furniture Stadium last September.
By MARC SHAPIRO
The (Annapolis) Capital

PASADENA, Md. (AP) – Eight women were sitting in the Pasadena living room of Fran Schmidt. They feasted on pasta with meatballs, veggies and chicken salad croissant sandwiches and had moved on to casual conversation flavored with beer, wine [...]

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INCREDIBLE – it’s like one hand has no idea what the other one is doing.
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FEMA food kits may contain tainted peanut butter
(CNN) — Food kits recently distributed as part of a disaster relief effort in Kentucky and Arkansas may contain peanut butter contaminated with salmonella linked to a nationwide outbreak, the Federal Emergency Management Agency [...]

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My box is hit by new recall after new recall from the FDA regarding peanuts.  Folks, the list contains everything from dog biscuits and frozen dinners to cookies and ice cream.  Nearly every house in America has to have purchased or knows somebody who purchased these items.  I told my daughter not to buy any [...]

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Cookies to health bars – check out this list FDA RECALL LIST

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