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Senator Jamie Raskin along with other Maryland delegates discuss several bills during a Safe Silver Spring meeting.
Legislators aim to update online harassment laws
Several bills currently in the Maryland General Assembly are intended to expand the definition of criminal harassment to include text and other forms of electronic messaging, in addition to messages sent via social networking sites. Harassment sent over email is the only type addressed by the current law, but this soon could change.
MCPS plans B-CC middle school
On Jan. 25, the Site Selection Advisory Committee met at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School to discuss the location of a new middle school in the B-CC cluster.
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Senior becomes the only Intel finalist in Maryland
On Jan. 25, senior Frederic Koehler was named the only Maryland finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search. The Intel Science Talent Search is a competition that pools together some of the country's top high school students and encourages them to pursue research opportunities. Koehler will compete for a $100,000 cash prize against 40 other finalists from across the country.
Blair works to improve SAT performance
Blair is joining the larger Montgomery County Public School initiative to increase the percentage of students taking the SAT Reasoning Test, as well as the mean SAT combined score of all students.
National Honor Society undergoes changes
This year, Blair's National Honor Society (NHS) implemented major changes pertaining to both its application process and club requirements. NHS began admitting sophomores this school year, raised the required number of Student Service Learning (SSL) hours earned in the program and became an official member of the National Chapter of Honor Societies.
Three elementary schools reopen after renovations
On Jan. 4, three local elementary schools – Cannon Road, Garret Parks and Seven Locks – reopened after undergoing renovations for the past year and a half. The $50 million project, funded by Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), was completed on schedule and all three schools reopened on time.
Pepco fined $1 million for unreliable service
The Maryland PSC fined Pepco $1 million for failing to uphold cost-effective electrical maintenance and restore power in a timely manner.
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Old promises or new beginnings?
Although the State of the Union address did not pack the usual Obama punch, he outlined his plans to turn the country's ecomony around.
A victory for the internet
Since the inception of the bill in September, SOPA has received backlash from sites such as Reddit, Wikipedia and even the media conglomerate, Google.
While a country weeps, the world looks ahead
The world stood still last Monday evening, stunned by the recent news from North Korea. Kim Jong-il was dead.