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14 hrs ago | Gazette.Net

Emergency center story missed points

Several important points were omitted from the March 12 story on legislation pertaining to emergency centers ["Emergency centers seek state regulations to qualify for reimbursements"], a story printed two weeks after a House of Delegates legislative hearing, a lifetime in the legislative process.

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Thu Mar 18, 2010

Gazette.net

Waters rise, trees fall in weekend storms

Unidentified boaters ride the floodwaters at White's Ferry. The Potomac River flooded at 24 feet Sunday afternoon.

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Tue Mar 16, 2010

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Teacher Says Student Looked Like A Prostitute

Naomi Lynn holds up the outfit her daughter was wearing when the teacher said she looked like a prostitute A photo of Navon Burris wearing the outfit in question A teacher in Germantown has apologized after saying a student looked like a prostitute for what she was wearing.

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Sun Mar 14, 2010

Gazette.Net

Emergency centers seek state regulations to qualify for reimbursements

Two hospitals that operate separate emergency centers want the state to regulate their centers' rates so they can receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.

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Fri Mar 12, 2010

PrawfsBlawg

If this is not clearly established law . . .

In late January , a 13-year-old female student at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown, Maryland, refused to stand or speak during the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Wed Mar 10, 2010

Gazette.net

Families seek to raise suicide awareness

Trish Traylor of Germantown shows her son's picture on a quilt during a fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on Friday at Hard Times Cafe and Cue in Germantown.

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WTXL

'PostSecret' exhibit comes to Kennesaw State U

The secrets of hundreds of people from around the world are on display at Kennesaw State University.

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Tue Mar 09, 2010

Washington Business Journal

Germantown Wegmans set for 2012

A Wegmans grocery store bound for Germantown could open as early as 2012. Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans Food Markets Inc.

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WMAR

MD Teacher Calls Teen a Prostitute

A Montgomery County mother is outraged after getting a call from her daughter saying the teacher told her -- she looked "like a prostitute." Last Thursday, Navon Burriss was wearing a t-shirt and two pairs of pink leggings to Germantown's Seneca Valley High School.

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Mon Mar 08, 2010

News of Doom

Human trafficking arrest in Maryland

Montgomery police accuse six of human trafficking, prostitution: 31-year-old Arash Koraganie Ghulam Abbas of Germantown, Maryland was arrested back in February on federal charges of human trafficking.

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Sun Mar 07, 2010

Psychology Today

The Key to End Domestic Violence

Why batterers harm the person they love. By Hara Estroff Marano , published on February 18, 2003 - last reviewed on March 03, 2010 Domestic violence is a huge problem behind closed doors.

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Fri Mar 05, 2010

Gazette.Net

Hopkins, Montgomery have biotech vision

After five months' negotiation, Johns Hopkins University has come to terms on an agreement that spells out the research giant's vision and commitment in Montgomery County for decades to come, particularly at its two properties between Rockville and Gaithersburg, a linchpin in the county's broader economic strategy.

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Wed Mar 03, 2010

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CarClinix Body Shop Opens at Reed Brothers Automotive in Rockville, Maryland

Reed Brothers Automotive in Rockville, Maryland is pleased to announce the opening of CarClinix Body Shop located at their dealership at 15955 Frederick Rd, Rockville, Maryland.

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Tue Mar 02, 2010

wjz.com

Several Charged In Md. Human Trafficking Crackdown

Disturbing crimes from Montgomery County, where women--including teenagers--were forced into performing sex acts.A Adam May reports on the police crackdown.

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Mon Mar 01, 2010

Washington Business Journal

MoCo College defends hospital plan

Holy Cross' proposed hospital in Germantown recently got heat from a former Montgomery College Board of Trustees member.

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Sat Feb 27, 2010

The Debate Link

The Pledge in Montgomery

A middle school student who was escorted out by two police officers after she refused to say the pledge is likely to receive an apology from the teacher and school, for, you know, flagrantly violating her constitutional rights.

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Thu Feb 25, 2010

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Maryland Man Charged With Thefts From Hunting Camps

Natural Resources Police have charged a Germantown man with thefts from hunting camps in Somerset and Worcester counties.

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Wren's Nest

Pledge Of Allegiance Dispute Results In Md. Teacher Having To Apologize

Title: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE DISPUTE RESULTS IN MD. TEACHER HAVING TO APOLOGIZE The mother of a 13-year-old Montgomery County middle school student is demanding an apology from a teacher who had school police escort the youngster from a classroom for refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Wed Feb 24, 2010

Gazette.Net

Big box store wrong for Germantown neighborhood

The Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan was recently approved by Montgomery County's planning board.

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Tue Feb 23, 2010

NewsChannel 8

ACLU Helps Girl Who Sat for Pledge

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is protesting the treatment of a middle-school student who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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