May 8, 2024

Unpredictable Spending Costing DoD Vendors

DoD Fails Audit

Unpredictable Pentagon spending has DoD vendors leaving the marketplace. The defense industrial base is shrinking, research and development stagnant, meaning the weapons systems of tomorrow are not being developed today.

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Community Forum Will Address Substance Abuse

Hope for Tomorrow

The “Substance Abuse Is Devastating Our Children” community forum will begin at 6:30 pm Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at Leonardtown High School at 23995 Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown. The event is being presented by the Narcotics Overdose Prevention Education Task Force, and is supported by Walden Behavioral Health and MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital.

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Hoyer Questions Gov. on Impact of Tax Bill

Behavioral Health Unit

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer joined members of the Maryland delegation in January to send a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan asking about the governor’s plan to protect Maryland residents from the impact of the Republican tax bill’s cap on the state and local tax deduction.

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Senate Compromise Ends Gov’t. Shutdown

Shutdown

A bipartisan group of negotiators in the Senate prevailed with leadership, trading Democratic support for ending the nearly 60-hour federal government shutdown, for a commitment by Republicans to hold a vote resolving the status of young undocumented immigrants next month.

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The 1920s on St. George Island, MD

St. George Island

Wendell J. Chesser was 12 in 1920 when he began his “eternity” of “eight long years” working aboard his father’s pungy, the Joe Smith, out of St. George Island, MD.

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Rural Health Forum Planned

rural health

The second annual Maryland Rural Heath Association legislative forum is set for Jan. 23, 2018, in Annapolis.

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UK’s Top Test Pilot Compares F-35, Harrier

F-35 top test pilot UK

The Royal Air Force’s top test pilot says there is no comparison between the F-35 and the Harrier. Andy Edgell, stationed at NAS Patuxent River, said the F-35 and the Harrier, despite broadly doing the same thing (landing vertically), are “almost incomparable” in flying terms.

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Newtowne Players Bring ‘Streetcar’ to Stage

Newtowne Players

The Newtowne Players will present the Tennessee Williams’ classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” from Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, through Sunday, Feb. 11.

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Art, Science Intersect at STEAM Day

Pax River Museum STEAM Day

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park will host its first-ever STEAM Day for the Community on Feb. 10.

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UMBC Conducting Cybersecurity Survey

3-D Printing

UMBC Training Centers is conducting research to develop a specialized Cybersecurity Academy tailored to the cybersecurity talent and training needs of the Southern Maryland region. Experts and hiring professionals are encouraged to participate in the survey.

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