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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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Blair named Grammy Signature School Competition semifinalist
On Monday, the GRAMMY Signature School Company named Blair's Instrumental Music Program as a semifinalist for the GRAMMY Signature School Award.
Blair teacher invited to White House panel discussion
On Dec. 7, English Department resource teacher Vickie Adamson attended a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards panel discussion at the White House.
Blair Red Cross club hosts disaster-relief fundraiser
The Blair American Red Cross club hosted a disaster-relief fundraiser last week to raise money for those displaced by the earthquakes in Turkey earlier this year.
Starr presents first MCPS budget
On Dec. 7, Superintendent Joshua Starr proposed his first MCPS operating budget before members of the Board of Education, Montgomery County Education Association, Montgomery County Council and Maryland state legislature.
Woodmoor Chipotle opens for business
On Dec. 13, Chipotle Mexican Grill opened its second Silver Spring location at the nearby Woodmoor Shopping Center. Chipotle replaced the space previously occupied by Subway, which relocated into the space formerly held by China House, according to Chipotle spokeswoman Katherine Newell Smith. Smith said that Chipotle came to Woodmoor in response to requests of several members of the community.
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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.