Faith leaders from Maryland and across the nation gathered for a 24-hour prayer vigil on the National Mall, pleading for Congress to take action to end gun violence.
By Leah Villanueva for Capital News Service Faith leaders from across the nation gathered for a 24-hour prayer vigil on the National Mall, pleading for Congress to take action to end gun violence.
President Obama pressed for social and economic change in his State of the Union address.
By Jeremy Barr, Capital News Service President Barack Obama used his first State of the Union address as a second-term president Tuesday to focus on an economy that continues to struggle toward recovery and to lobby for better gun laws to stem violence that claimed two student lives in Maryland the same day. “A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs—that must be the North Star that guides our efforts," Obama said. "Every day, we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation: How do we attract more jobs to our shores? How do we equip our people with the skills needed to do those jobs? And how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living?” His administration released a package of job training, business …
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12:37 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
let me guess...your cap lock button is stuck or the battery in your hearing aid is dead? Gun rights...Remember entry on the left, exit on the right for best odds of success. more ›
U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen is slated to speak at the rally in front of the Washington Monument.
Montgomery County residents taking part in Saturday's March on Washington to Prevent Gun Violence will see at least one familar face in the crowd: that of U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington, who will speak at the march, according to a statement from his office. Participants in the march will gather at 10 a.m. in front of the U.S. Capitol's reflecting pool. After a silent march from the Capitol to the Washington Monument via Constitution Avenue, participants will hold a rally at the monument at 11 a.m. in which Van Hollen and others will deliver remarks. March participants will include religious leaders, elected officials, victims of gun violence, children’s health and safety advocates and concerned citizens, …
1:18 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013
He is the lap dog of Nanct Pelosi. On national news he was the 1st to say armed cops in schools was " a stupid idea".! Now that Obama says it he likes it! People, take the conservative common sense idea - PROTECT yourself 1st! Cops are NOT there to protect you NOW -- a gunman and bad guy will shoot dozens before the boys in blue get there. Oh, the grand dope O'Malley is against protecting your … more ›
If the Montgomery County Council approves the request, all 132 elementary campuses could receive the upgrade by July.
Montgomery County parents may rest a little easier after the county school board voted Tuesday to speed up spending to increase security at Montgomery County elementary schools. The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously to request an additional $364,000 to place video intercom systems at the entrance of every county elementary school. If the Montgomery County Council approves the request, all 132 elementary campuses could receive the upgrade by July, the Washington Examiner reported. Passage by the County Council is likely. On Monday, Council President Nancy Navarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring and Education Committee Chair Valerie Ervin (D-Dist. 5) of Silver Spring sent a letter to school board President Christopher …
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12:28 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013
What is the point? Why 3300? Here's a clue, Congress can't stop gun violence or any other type of violence. Good parenting does. Try getting off the homosexual band wagon and concentrate on dead beat fathers. more ›