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JAZZYDEBUTBerwyn Heights teenguitar star releasesalbum, hopes to honetalents in New York. A-3

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BY ALICE POPOVICISTAFFWRITER

Anew cultural center in Laurel iscultivating fans for an Africandance-inspired workout called

Besa — along with introducing resi-dents to African drumming and story-telling.

But although the Performing ArtsCenter for African Cultures has de-veloped an enthusiastic base of stu-dents since it opened in July and about300 people have taken classes so far,founder Kwame Ansah-Brew said thenonprofit is still relatively unknownin Laurel and Prince George’s County.Ansah-Brew, who began participat-ing in drumming performances as achild growing up in Ghana, studiedperforming arts in college and movedto the United States in the 1990s, saidhis dream was to give U.S. audiences aplace where they can see and practice

Working out a storyPHOTOS BY BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Instructor Kwame Ansah-Brew of Laurel leads a Besa African dance/aerobics workout Jan. 14 at the Performing Arts Center for African Cul-tures in Laurel. Below: Denver Beaulieu-Hains of Laurel takes part in the workout.

n Municipalities collaboratewith county to viewproject viability

BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAUSTAFFWRITER

Residents in the northern part ofPrinceGeorge’s Countywhoare look-ing to adopt a pet may not have totrek down to Upper Marlboro to thecounty animal shelter if plans moveforward for the creation of a northcounty shelter.

Adam Ortiz, director of the coun-ty’s Department of the Environment,said the majority of pet adoptions

from the Upper Marlboro site comefrom residents in the Route 1 corridorbetweenHyattsville and Laurel.

“People in the northern regionof the county certainly have a loveof animals, and the county certainlyhas a lot of animals in need of lovinghomes,”Ortiz said. “We felt a partner-shipwith themunicipalities would bethe best option.”

College Park, BerwynHeights andGreenbelt have agreed to a partner-ship with the department to conducta feasibility study looking at the pos-sibility of openingananimal shelter innorthern Prince George’s.

Northern PrinceGeorge’s animal shelterstudy considered

n ‘Aging in place’ program willallow seniors to stayin their communities


Cheverly seniorswhowant to stayactive in their communities as theygrow older — while receiving helpwith transportation, grocery shoppingor home repair — could soon have anetwork of support.

Inspired by other local “aging inplace” programs, a group of about20 Cheverly residents are working on

plans for Cheverly Village, amember-ship-based organization that wouldhelp seniors stay in their homeswhileremaining involved and engaged intheir communities. Organizers saythey are preparing to launch a resi-dent survey this spring and are hope-ful of starting the network by 2017.

The village, which would be amembership-based nonprofit orga-nization, would give members accessto a network of community resourcesfor a fee, said Diane La Voy, 66, aplanning committee member whoworks for the federal government.

Cheverly plans senior village

New culture center hopes to draw more from community

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n Extra hours alreadyincorporated into calendar

BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFFWRITER

While a number of two-hour de-lays at Prince George’s County PublicSchools could quickly add up to a fullschool day, the instructional hourslost will not have to be made up, ac-cording to school officials.

To date, the school system hasinstituted three two-hour delays, onJan. 7, Jan. 8 and Jan. 14. One inclem-ent weather closure took place Jan. 6.

School system CEO Kevin Max-well said Jan. 14 that wet road condi-tions followed by overnight freezesraised concerns about bus safety inthe earlymorning.

The PGCPS calendar has 184school days, with four days for in-clement weather added to the end ofthe school calendar.Maryland law re-quires at least 180 school days unlessa hardship waiver is granted.

By this time last year, the countyalready had used four inclementweather days.

PGCPS spokeswoman Lynn Mc-Cawley said the school system incor-porates extra instructional hours intothe school year beyond theminimumrequired by the state.

“This year’s calendar [2014-2015]has an extra 24.6 instructional hoursfor elementary and high school stu-dents and 233.4 for middle schoolstudents,”McCawley said inanemail.

McCawley said each day includesinstructional time beyond the stateminimum requirements.

PGCPS increased its middleschool hours significantly beyond thestate requirement in aneffort tobooststudent achievement, saidBill Cappe,education specialist for theMarylandState Department of Education.

Gina Bowler of Upper Marlboro,whose daughter attends the Spanishimmersion program at Overlook Ele-mentary inTempleHills, said shewas

Students won’t haveto make up delays

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n City officials hope for edgewith state lawmakers


A new College Park city hall andimprovements to U.S. Route 1 could bea step closer with the help of a lobbyistadvocating on the city’s behalf duringtheMarylandGeneral Assembly.

“Prior to this year, city staff hadcarried out some of the services byspending time in Annapolis,” said BillGardiner, assistant citymanager for theCity of College Park.

Gardiner said enlisting the servicesof LenLucchi, apartnerwithCalverton-based firm O’Malley, Miles, Nylen &Gilmore who began work in Annapolison Jan. 14, may prove more effectiveand less costly in the long run.

Lucchi and his assistant, EddiePounds, an attorney with the samefirm, will be paid $20,000 from JanuarythroughApril to lobby for issues includ-ing theextensionof a $400,000bondbillfor the construction of the new CollegeParkCityHall and funding for improve-ments to U.S. Route 1, Gardiner said.

“He’s worked in Annapolis for along time,” Gardiner said of Lucchi.“He’s very, very aware of municipal is-

sues.”Lucchi, now in his ninth year lob-

bying for the City of Bowie, said he alsolobbies for Prince George’s County andthe Prince George’s County Board ofEducation.He said the “number one is-sue is the budget.”

Lucchi said governor-elect LarryHogan has announced that cuts will bemade to the state budget that will beunveiled Friday, and said he will beginadvocating for “restoring funds in thebudget” as soon as possible.

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JAN. 22Grief Support Drop-In Group, 10

to 11:30 a.m., Doctor’s CommunityHospital Professional Building, 8116Good Luck Road, Lanham. CapitalCaring in collaboration with Doctor’sCommunity Hospital, hosts a GriefSupport Group the first and thirdThursday of every month. We meet inthe conference room off the lobby ofthe Professional Building. There is norequirement to register and there is nomandatory attendance. Come whenyou want support. Contact 301-883-0866 or [email protected].

Preschool Storytime, 10:15 a.m.,New Carrollton Library, 7414 River-dale Road, New Carrollton. Join us forstories, songs, fingerplays and more.Please pick up a ticket at the Children’sDesk. Ages 3-5. Contact 301-459-6900.

Toddler Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Hy-attsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road,Hyattsville Library. Ages 2-3. Contact301-985-4690.

Baby Laptime Storytime, 11:15a.m., Greenbelt Library, 11 CrescentRoad, Greenbelt. Enjoy stories, songsand other activities. Please pick upfree ticket at Information Desk. New-born-12 months. Contact 301-345-5800.

Baby Storytime, 12:15 p.m., Green-belt Library, 11 Crescent Road, Green-belt. Enjoy stories, songs, and otheractivities. Please pick up free ticket atInformation Desk. Ages 12-24 monthswith caregiver. Contact 301-345-5800.

Vote for the Best Book Storytime,4 p.m., New Carrollton Library, 7414Riverdale Road, New Carrollton. Joinus for a storytime featuring the booksnominated for Maryland’s Black EyedSusan Book Award, and vote for yourfavorites. Ages 6-9 and their families.Contact 301-459-6900.

Minecraft, 4:30 p.m., Hyattsville Li-brary, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville.Minecraft has landed at PGCMLS.Come play with others to flex yourimagination, create your own worldand make new friends. Beginners arewelcome. Ages 8-12. Contact 301-985-4690.

Learn To Be a Child Advocate, 6p.m., the Hyattsville AdministrativeBuilding, 4310 Gallatin St., Hyattsville.Are you looking to make a differencein the life of abused or abandonedchildren in your community? Are youready to become an advocate for achild in need? CASA is hosting pre-service training for new volunteers.Contact 301-209-0491.

Body & Soul Fitness, 6:30 to 7:30p.m., Emmanuel United MethodistChurch, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Lau-rel. Each class features encouragingcontemporary music and awesomeexercises to burn up those Holidaycalories and keep you strong in bothbody and spirit going thru your NewYear. Contact 301-549-1877 or [email protected].

JAN. 23Xtreme Teens: Spark Fitness, 7 to

10 p.m., Columbia Park Commu-nity Center, 1901 Kent Village Drive,Landover. Join us for an active nightof fitness and healthy living. With ac-cess to the gym and the weight room,take your fitness experience to the nextlevel with circuit training and more.Also, get tips on healthy eating andnutrition. Light, healthy snacks will beprovided. Contact 301-341-3749; TTY301-445-4512.

Xtreme Teens: Teen Talk, 7 to 10p.m., Bladensburg Community Center,4500 57th Ave., Bladensburg. We’lldiscuss issues of concern for today’syouth. Contact 301-277-2124; TTY 301-445-4512.

JAN. 24Crucial Medical Documents, 9 to

11:30 a.m., Hyattsville MunicipalBuilding, 4310 Gallatin St., Hyattsville.Noted geriatric specialist Dr. Stepha-nie Trifoglio will explain what medicaldocuments you need completed andreadily available in case of illness. Joinyour neighbors for this informativesession sponsored by Hyattsville Agingin Place, the all-volunteer nonprofitworking toward an age-friendly com-munity. Contact 301-887-3101 or [email protected].

Open House at Highland ParkChristian Academy, 3 to 5 p.m., High-land Park Christian Academy, 6801Sheriff Road, Landover. An OpenHouse Extraordinaire is in the works atthe Highland Park Christian Academy.Come see why HPCA is one of the old-est of the 122 private schools in PrinceGeorge’s County. Students will show-case their work. The robotics roomwill be open for interested parents. Formore information, call 301-773-4079or [email protected].

Read to Rover, 1:30 p.m., LaurelLibrary, 8101 Sandy Spring Road,Laurel. Build your child’s confidencein reading. Bring a favorite book orchoose one from the library and Readto Rover. Specially trained therapydog and cat will be glad to listen. Eachchild will read for 15 minutes. Ages5-12. Contact 301-776-6790.

Boundless Eclectic: Journey intoFreedom, 8 p.m., Joe’s Movement Em-porium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, MountRainier. Eclectic returns with theirpopular multi-disciplinary, family-friendly, all ages dinner and perfor-mance. Cost is $20 Adults, $7 Children.Contact 301-699-1819.

JAN. 25Boy Scout Day, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,

College Park Aviation Museum, 1985Corporal Frank Scott Drive, CollegePark. Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of alllevels are invited to explore the historyof aviation and science of flight with avariety of fun, educational activities. In

completing these activities, they willfulfill badge requirements. Please callthe museum in advance to register.Contact 301-864-6029; TTY 301-699-2544.

GWCC Ceili, 3 p.m., Cherry HillPark Ballroom, 9800 Cherry Hill Road,College Park. The Greater WashingtonCeili Club sponsors a fourth Sundaydance. Cost is $15 members, $20 non-members. Ages 11-20 half price. Ages10 and under free. Contact 301-512-4480 or gwcc-online.org.

JAN. 26N.A.M.I. Meeting, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Hy-

attsville Library, Hyattsville. Supportgroup meeting for members of the Na-tional Alliance on Mental Illness. Con-tact 301-275-3330 or [email protected].

Independent Film Series: ForksOver Knives (2011), 7 p.m., HyattsvilleLibrary, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyatts-ville. This documentary examines theprofound claim that most, if not all, ofthe degenerative diseases that afflict uscan be controlled, or even reversed, byrejecting animal-based and processedfoods. Contact 301-985-4690.

Teen Jewelry Workshop, 7 to 8:30p.m., Laurel Library, 8101 SandySpring Road, Laurel. Create fantastic,original jewelry. Fun and creative. Ages12-19. Supplies provided. Registrationrequired. Call the Laurel library at 301-776-6790.

JAN. 27Meet the EmPOWER Rangers, 3 p.m.,

New Carrollton Library, 7414 RiverdaleRoad, New Carrollton. Join one of theEmPOWER Rangers for a fun interac-tive presentation about our energychoices and what we can do today tomake our homes and neighborhoodscleaner and greener. Learn how toreduce your energy use, save moneyand safeguard the earth at your library.Contact 301-459-6900.

Prince George’s Zoning Rewrite,6 to 8 p.m., Department of Parks andRecreation Headquarters Auditorium,6600 Kenilworth Ave., Riverdale. NorthCounty Evaluations and Recommen-dations Report Listening Session. Con-tact [email protected].

African History & Culture LectureSeries, 7 p.m., Greenbelt Library, 11Crescent Road, Greenbelt. “The Long,Hard Fight: Blacks & The War of 1812”(C.R. Gibbs). Contact 301-345-5800.

Savage Bluegrass, 7 p.m., Sam andElsie’s Bar and Restaurant, US Rt. 1South, Laurel. Savage Bluegrass will

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n Eleanor Roosevelt juniorhopes to hone talents

in New York

BY JAMIE

ANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFF WRITER

For Jan Knutson, recordingsof an artist who died over half acentury ago led the 16-year-oldto “jazz up” his musical reper-toire, leading to the release ofhis own album.

The junior at Eleanor Roo-sevelt High School junior inGreenbelt said he started learn-ing to play guitar at age 10 afterlistening to Van Halen’s 1978debut album.

Knutson of Berwyn Heightssaid he was turned on to jazzguitar after watching videos ofgypsy jazz guitarist Django Re-

inhardt, who performed fromthe 1920s to the 1950s.

“I liked what Van Halen wasdoing, butman, this guywas likehe was from a different planet;he was incredible,” Knutsonsaid. “I decided Iwanted to learnto play like that.”

Knutson said he sought outmentors, one of whom includedFrank Vignola, a New York jazzguitar recording artist who toursthe world.

“I took a master’s class withhim, and he must have likedwhatheheard, becauseheaskedme to perform with him. We’vekept in touch over the Internet.I would send him videos of whatI was doing, and he would com-mentandgivemeadvice,”Knut-son said.

Vignola said in an email thathe was impressed when he firstheard Knutson play.

“When I first heard him I

couldn’t believe what I was see-ing and hearing. A 15-year-oldkid playing solo guitar as goodas the greats already. Hints of

Joe Pass, Martin Taylor andLenny Breau, but surely hisown unique style,” Vignola said.“He’s a fabulous kid with a fabu-

lous family and is destined to beone of the all-time greats on theinstrument.”

VignolaproducedKnutson’sfirst album, “Out of Nowhere,”in August 2014.

“It’s entirely solo jazz guitarin the style of Joe Pass, MartinTaylor, Lenny Breau, that styleof early performers,” Knutsonsaid. “There are 11 songs, no ed-its, everything is played straightthrough.”

Knutson’s father, Jeff, saidthe transitionwasapleasantonefor his family.

“When he first started, it wasdistortion, Van Halen, rock ’n’roll all through the house,” JeffKnutson said. “So the transi-tion to jazz has been really wel-come.”

Jan Knutson comes from amusical background as his fa-ther is a professional tromboneplayer while his mother, Laura

Knutson, is aprofessional violin-ist.

In addition to playing guitar,Knutson also plays violin, trom-bone and viola.

Knutson was one of the fea-tured performers at Greenbelt’sNewYear’s Eve celebration, heldat the Greenbelt Arts Center.

“He’s aphenomenalplayer,”said Greenbelt Mayor EmmettJordan. “I really think he has thepotential to go far.”

Knutson said he hopes to at-tend college and study music inNew York.

“I want to go and learnfrom all these great musiciansthere. That’s the jazz Mecca,New York,” Knutson said as hetouched his guitar. “I just hopeto play this thing until the day Idie, really.”

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Jan Knutson, 16, plays jazz guitar Dec. 31 at the Greenbelt “Evening withFriends New Year Show” at the Greenbelt Arts Center.

Buck Lodge Middle Schoolin Adelphi is recruiting volun-teer judges to evaluate studentprojects in the school’s annualOnline Science Fair on Feb. 12and Feb. 13.

The school is looking forpeople with a science back-ground to each evaluate about15 projects remotely, said Debo-rah Branch, a science teacher atthe school. Judgeshave includedstaff from the EnvironmentalProtection Agency and the Na-tional Institutes of Health.

Branch said projects includean experiment that measuresthe amount of carbon dioxide

produced by different carbon-ated beverages and an experi-ment measuring the effect ofmusic on concentration.

Branch said this is the thirdyear the school has hosted itsscience fair online, to approxi-mate the way students receivemuch of their information.

“It’s more of an electronicworld,” she said. “Since most oftheir life is electronic, let’s do ascience fair online as well.”

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We Can StillGrow…..

The cloud of financialuncertainty is hoveringover both the state andcounty, fermenting intensediscussions on how todissipate this cloud andmove to prosperity. ThePrince George’s Chamberof Commerce intends to bea significant voice andprovide advocacy onmoving to prosperity.

We contend partnering,with both the business andcivic communities, isessential for reachingsound policy. Policydebate can lead to anausterity posture wherethere are winners; butmostly, we lose. Instead,policymakers shouldcapture innovativeprosperity initiatives thatincrease entrepreneurialopportunities, create jobsand invest in communities.

In Prince George’sCounty, there are twoexamples of moving toprosperity: the Purple Lineand County RegionalHospital. Already havingreceived considerablefederal support and strongprivate-publicpartnerships, slowingdown the Purple Linewould be a tragic missedopportunity. Likewise, theregional hospital will notonly advance clinicalequity, but be atremendousentrepreneurial engine.

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n North Brentwood leaderworked with King, others

on social issues

BY JAMIEANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFFWRITER

The Rev. Perry Smith IIIspent much of his life fightingfor civil rights, from the pulpitof First Baptist Church of NorthBrentwood to the streets.Smith, 81, of Mitchellville

said his grandfather was hisinspiration for joining the civilrightsmovement in the 1950s.“He was very actively in-

volved, believing that peopleshould take an active interest inpreserving their rights,” Smithsaid.Smith enrolled in Howard

University at 15, intending to gointo pre-medicine and return toMississippi, but he said he feltthe calling of theHoly Spirit anddecided to enter theministry.At the invitation of his

grandfather, Smith traveled toMontgomery, Ala., in 1956 totake part in bus boycotts, whichwas when he first met MartinLuther King Jr.“We became friends after

that,” Smith said. “He was ahuman being, not without hisfaults, but he was a very warm,welcoming human being.”Smith served as president

of the Prince George’s CountyNAACP from 1961 to 1964, andsaid he assisted King when hewas in the Washington, D.C.,area, and often drove him to theairport. He said Kingwas alwayslate for his flights, because he’d

stopand talk topeople along theway.“He said, ‘Smith, if I don’t

catch this plane, I’ll catch thenext one. You’ve got to take timefor people.’ That was a mottoI tried to carry out in my life,”Smith said.Dorothy Bailey of Temple

Hills, founder of the Harlem Re-membrance Foundation, whichchronicles black history in thecounty, said Smith played a bigrole in the civil rightsmovementin Prince George’s County.“He was very involved in

the civil rights movement in thecounty and he worked closelywith Dr. King during the 1960s,”said Bailey, who took part in ef-forts to desegregate eating es-tablishments.The Prince George’s County

Chapter of the Southern Chris-tian Leadership Conferencepresented Smith its LifetimeAchievement Award on Jan. 17.

“He was constantly workingto keep Dr. King’s dream aliveandcontinuingDr.King’s effortstowards peaceful nonviolence,”saidMcArthurBishop, presidentof the county SCLC.Smith became pastor of the

North Brentwood church in1958, a role he held until his re-tirement in 2010. He continuedhis involvement in civil rightsactivities, both in and out of thecounty.“Prince George’s County

was extremely racist at the time,extremely racist,” Smith said.“We had to meet undergroundfairly often in different parts ofthe county.”In 1961, Smith said he took

part in the Freedom Rides, inwhich groups of various racesrode interstate buses together indefiance of segregation laws inthe South. Smithwas arrested inTallahassee, Fla., for his involve-ment.Smith said he was arrested

13 times,many of whichwere inPrince George’s County.Bishop said Smith put his

own personal safety on the linein working toward racial justice.“Following the assassination

of Dr. King, he played a signifi-cant role in maintaining peacein Prince George’s County,”Bishop said.Smith said he is pleased to

see a reawakening of the civilrights movement over the pastfew years.“I think it’s alive again, and

that’s healthy,” Smith said. “Aphoenix can arise out of ashes,and that is what’s happening.”Smith said the movement’s

focus has changed, from ac-cess to equity, but he said he isgreatly moved to see youngerpeople taking up the standard.“These young people are in

their teens, and they’re blackand white, yellow and brown,Protestant, Catholic, Jewish andHindu. That’s healthy, it’s goodto see that happening. When Isee the protest signs blacks andwhites are holding together,that to me is what America is allabout,” Smith said.

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Former pastor and longtime civil rights activist Perry Smith reflects on hiscivil rights efforts at his home in Mitchellville on Jan. 9.

Joe’s Movement Empo-rium in Mount Rainier hasannounced a lineup of eightevents and workshops in Janu-ary, February andMarch.Activities range from theat-

rical performances to cookingdemonstrations.The events include “Jour-

ney Into Freedom,” a danceand theater performance thatopens Saturday and explores“civil rights and conflict resolu-tion issues.”A Valentine’s Day swing

dance will be held on Feb. 14and a three-class beekeepingworkshopwill be held inMarch,saidNeenaNarayanan,market-ing coordinator at the perform-ing arts center.Narayanan said prices

range from“paywhat youwish”to $80.“There’s a wide variety,

something for everyone,” shesaid. “We’re really excited.”For more information, visit

www.joesmovement.org.

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Arts activitiesplanned inMount Rainier

The College Park LiveSmart, Eat Local Tour, a re-curring event series designedto keep residents informedand engaged, kicked off a newseason on Jan. 12 at the BoardandBrew restaurant inCollegePark.The event speaker, Eric Ol-

son, executive director of theCollege Park City UniversityPartnership, talkedabout steps

the city and the University ofMaryland, College Park, aretaking together to improve thecity, said Councilman PatrickWojahn (Dist. 1), who is orga-nizing the series.He said about 30people at-

tended the event.“It’s an opportunity to get

the community together andtalk about issues important toCollege Park,”Wojahn said.

Wojahn said thenext eventin the series will take place onFeb. 25 and will feature StateSen. JimRosapepe (D-Dist. 21)of College Park, whowill speakabout issues he is working onduring the General Assembly’scurrent legislative session.Wojahn said he hopes the

series will continuemonthly.

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n Quarterfinal victory isfirst for Hyattsville school

BY ALICE POPOVICI

STAFF WRITER

Cesar Chavez ElementarySchool in Hyattsville soared pastits opponent in thefinalminutesof a close Science Bowl com-petition Tuesday to advancethrough the quarterfinals for thefirst time.

“We had to use logic,” saidAstrid Mendoza, 11, who ledher team to a 185-120 victoryagainst James Harrison Elemen-tary School in Laurel during the“Jeopardy”-style competition,now in its 29th year, at the Bon-nie F. Johns Educational MediaCenter in Landover.

The team, which also in-cludes Jasmine Queen, 11; Em-ily Carcamo, 12; and KristeenHerrera, 10, correctly answeredquestions about lactose, a mol-lusk known as a nautilus andthe search engine Google. Theywill advance to the semifinalson Feb. 24, to face Rockledge El-ementary School in Bowie.

Cesar Chavez principal JoseTaboada II said the victory isparticularly significant becausethis is the first time the school

has emerged out of the firstround. Taboada said Tuesdaywas the third time the schoolhascompeted.

“One of the biggest thingsis that we told them to havefun with it,” said Ivette Quarles,sixth-grade teacher and ScienceBowl coach at Cesar Chavez.“Getting here was great. Any-thingelsewas icingon thecake.”

Show host David Zahrensaid Astrid and her team strat-egized well by answering three25-point questions to increaseher team’s score and break thetie with James Harrison, thenwent for 5-point questions towait out the final seconds of thegame. He said James Harrison— competing for the first time— played well.

James Harrison team mem-bersDouglasFlores, 12;AnthonyMorales, 11; Jovaughn Wat-kins, 11; and alternate CharlesAmoafo, 12, said they preparedby watching videos of previousScience Bowl competitions andresearching news about science.

Markia Jackson, a third-grade teacher and science chairat James Harrison, said she de-cided to enter the school in theScience Bowl this year to ex-pand the students’ interests andknowledge base.

In the first round of Tues-day’s competition, James Harri-son defeated opponent BarnabyManor Elementary School inOxon Hill by 235 to 125.

In the second round of thecompetition, Cesar Chavez de-feated opponent RidgecrestElementary School in Hyatts-ville with a score of 170 to 165.The Ridgecrest team includesAntony Robles, 12, Keshini Guy-adin, 11 and Mikayla Clarke, 11.

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Cesar Chavez Elementary School students Jasmine Queen, Astrid Mendoza and Emily Carcamo compete Tuesday inthe Science Bowl at the Bonnie F. Johns Educational Media Center television studio in Landover.

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POLICE BLOTTERThis activity report is pro-

vided by the Prince George’sCounty Police Department as apublic service to the communityand is not a complete listing ofall events and crime reported.

District 1Headquarters, Hyattsville,

301-699-2630, covering Adelphi,Beltsville, Berwyn Heights, Blad-ensburg, Brentwood, Calverton,Cheverly, Chillum, College Park,

Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Ed-monston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville,Landover, Landover Hills, LangleyPark, Mount Rainier, New Carroll-ton, North Brentwood, Riverdale,Riverdale Park,University Park andWest LanhamHills.

JAN. 12

Vehicle stolen, 2300 blockBelleview Ave, 3:54 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6700block 41st Ave, 5:05 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 5100 blockEdmonston Road, 6:13 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4800block Blackfoot Road, 6:17 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4700blockCherry Hill Road, 9:09 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6900block 40th Ave, 10:27 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4000blockWarner Ave, 10:52 a.m.

Theft, 9300 block CherryHillRoad, 11:48 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9600block Baltimore Ave, 12:20 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7900block Edwards Place, 12:54 p.m.

Theft, 8300 block BaltimoreAve, 12:59 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9600block Baltimore Ave, 1:01 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 2500 blockBuck LodgeRoad, 1:34 p.m.

Theft, 8300 block BaltimoreAve, 2:05 p.m.

Assault, 2000 block Univer-sity Blvd, 4:02 p.m.

Theft, 6200 block Fernwood

Terrace, 5:31 p.m.Residential break-in, 7500

block Ingraham St., 9:05 p.m.Robbery, 6200 block Fern-

wood Terrace, 9:41 p.m.

JAN. 13Theft from vehicle, 6900block

Highview Terrace, 8:23 a.m.Theft, 8100 block Baltimore

Ave, 9:50 a.m.Residential break-in, 5400

block 16th Ave, 1:21 p.m.Residential break-in, 5400

block 16th Ave, 2:15 p.m.Residential break-in, 6800

block Riverdale Road, 3:46 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 4500block

Banner St., 4:00 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 6700block

NewHampshire Ave, 6:05 p.m.Residential break-in, 6200

block Otis St., 7:33 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 4600block

Ingraham St., 7:51 p.m.Vehicle stolen, 4700 block

Cooper Lane, 9:02 p.m.Vehicle stolen, 6800 block

Freeport St., 10:19 p.m.Robbery, 5300 block Quincy

Place, 10:49 p.m.Assault, 5100 block Blk An-

napolis Road, 10:50 p.m.

JAN. 14Theft from vehicle, 6900 block

21st Ave, 4:38 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 6200blockAn-

napolis Road, 11:18 a.m.Theft, 10200 block Baltimore

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glad the school systemcalled forthe delays.

“For me, I felt less anxiousabout the safety of my children.I wasmore worried about the icy

road conditions, so for me, it wasa relief,”Bowler said.

A two-hour delay was origi-nallycalledonJan.6,butwas laterchanged toa school closure.

Valerie White of Largo, presi-dent of the Largo High SchoolPTSA, said that announcement,dated at 7:27 a.m., should have

beenmadesooner.“Itwas very lastminute, espe-

ciallyforteacherswhohadalreadyarrivedat school,”White said.

McCawley said there is nodeadline for announcements,but that the school system tries tomakeadecisionby5a.m. inordertoget it in to themorningnews.

White said the other an-nouncements were made in atimely manner, and Bowler saidthe school system did a good jobof sending email and text alerts ina timelymanner.

T. Carter Ross of Hyattsville,

parent of two students at Hyatts-ville Elementary, said the schoolsystem’s alert system workedwell, and that his daughters keepa close eye on school closure an-nouncements.

Ross said he prefers the two-

hourdelays.“It’s disruptive, butnot asdis-

ruptiveasa full-dayclosure,”Rosssaid.

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county as a whole, Lucchi saidhe will pay particular attentionto funding foreducation, fundingfor a proposed hospital in Largoand funding to continue thePur-ple Line transit project.

JimPeck, directorof researchwith the Maryland MunicipalLeague, said he is aware of Bal-timore, Annapolis, Rockville andGaithersburg hiring lobbyist toadvocate for their municipalitiesduring the legislative session.

“He’s going to give us some-body with experience on theground in Annapolis to help usbe aware of issues that will affectus,” Gardiner said. “The gover-nor’s budget is a big unknown,but everyone’s expecting cuts.”

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Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan Jr. and his wife, Yumi Hogan, leave St. Mary’s Church in Annapolis after aWednesday morning prayer service on the day of his inauguration.

Starting outn Sixteen,- 17-year-oldseligible in May 5 elections

BY JAMIEANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFFWRITER

Sixteen and 17 year olds inHyattsville will get to enjoy theright to vote in municipal elec-tions, and may even be able torun for office.

The Hyattsville City Coun-cil voted unanimously Tuesdayto give final approval on lower-ing the voting age in municipalelections from 18 to 16, joiningTakomaPark,whichbecame thefirst municipality in the countryto lower its voting age in 2013.

With the decision, 16- and17-year-olds will be able to votein Hyattsville’s May 5 munici-pal elections for mayor and CityCouncil.

Another charter amend-ment, which would have set theminimum age to run for officeat 18, failed 5-5. CouncilwomanPaulaPerry (Ward4)was absent.

The charter currently statesthat anyone eligible to vote inHyattsville’smunicipal electionsis eligible to run, saidHyattsvilleCity Clerk Laura Reams.

Hyattsville Councilman Jo-seph Solomon (Ward 5) rejectedsetting an age limit.

“I believe that if youare 16or17, and you now have a right tovote, then you should have theright to vote for yourself,” Solo-mon said.

Councilman Timothy Hunt(Ward 3) questioned whetherthe signature of a minor wouldbe legally valid on documentsrequired of candidates, such asfinance reports andethics docu-ments.

Reams said 16- and 17-year-

old voters will register to votethe samewayother voters do, byutilizing the state’s online voterregistration system or by com-pleting a voter application formwith the state or county.

“The state allows voters topre-register beginning at the ageof 16,” Reams said. “For us, oncewe authorize 16 and 17 yearolds to vote, the county Boardof Elections will roll those pre-registeredvoters intoour regularvoting rolls.”

Generally, voters must reg-ister at least 30 days before theelection they are to vote in, butReams said voters turning 16 themonth before the election willbe allowed to vote provisionally,and their voteswill be counted ifthe city can verify they are reg-istered.

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African performing arts.“There are a lot of Africans

that live in Prince George’sCounty, but I don’t think youhave a space to ask questionsand learn,” saidAnsah-Brew, 47,of Laurel. “The vision is to helppeople acquire knowledge, first-hand knowledge from peoplethat are from the culture.”Ansah-Brew said he de-

veloped Besa, meaning “comedance” in the Akan language,which is spoken in Ghana, in2011.“This class has really taught

me how tomove along with anyrhythm,” said Fidelia Tufuor, 47,ofUpperMarlboro,whoworkedout to the fast-paced rhythm ofdrumsalongwith about 12otherpeople during a Jan. 14 eveningclass. “It makes me very happy,less stressed and I am more en-ergetic.”Ansah-Brew, who also

teaches several courses in theAfricana Studies department atthe University of Maryland, Bal-timoreCounty, aswell as Laurel-area community centers, saidBesa incorporates movementsfrom dances throughout Africa.He said he took gestures fromtraditional dances performedin Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ethio-pia and other countries, andput them together so they seemmore like a dance than a work-out.“For me it’s become more

of a meditation,” said DenverBeaulieu-Hains, 46, of Laurel.“Since I’ve been doing Besa,my flexibility has improved, mysleep has improved.”Beaulieu-Hains, who

has been coming to the classsince August — often with her21-year-old daughter, Sidni —said it’s easy to forget you areexercising while moving to thebeat of the drums during a Besaworkout. She said a number ofhealth problems compelled herto seek ahealthier lifestyle aboutsix years ago — and more re-cently a DNA test led her to dis-coverherheritage is half-Africanand half-European.After a trip toGhana andBe-

nin in 2012 inspired her to con-tinue to eat more naturally, shesaid the Besa workout is just an-other way to stay in touch withher African roots while doingsomething healthy.“It’s worked out really, really

well for me,” Beaulieu-Hainssaid.

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The feasibility study wouldlook at potential locations, aswell as whether the shelterwould be a satellite adoptioncenter for the current shelteror would operate as a full ser-vice shelter, whether it wouldbe operated by the county, bymunicipalities or by a non-profit and what funding av-enues are available.“We’re very excited to be

taking this look,” said Green-belt Mayor Emmett Jordan.“We think it is possible, butwe want to look at what all thepossible choices are inmakingthis work.”

On Jan. 12, the GreenbeltCity Council voted to con-tribute $5,000 towards thefeasibility study. College Parkis contributing $25,000 andBerwyn Heights is contrib-uting $10,000. The county iscontributing approximately$200,000.Greenbelt has its own

no-kill shelter, but Council-man Edward Putens said it isalways filled to capacity, andpeople from outside the citydrop their pets off at the site.“I think [a northern shel-

ter] would have a major im-pact and relieve some ofthe pressure at our shelter,”Putens said.Jordan said the city bud-

gets over $200,000 a year to

operate its shelter.College Park maintains a

holding site for animals pickedup in the city, but the site islocated on a Public Works lotand is inaccessible to the pub-lic, making it very inconve-nient to adopt animals out of,said College Park CouncilmanPatrick Wojahn (Dist. 1).“The city’s animal shelter

was really intended to be aholding facility, but over theyears, it’s turned into morethan that and it’s grown farbeyond the facility’s currentcapabilities,” Wojahn said.“We really need to find some-thing better as a long-term so-lution.”Wojahn said othermunici-

palities in the north part of the

county have expressed inter-est, but none have contributedmoney as of yet.“Many are waiting to see

what comes out of the feasibil-ity study,” Wojahn said.Berwyn Heights does

not have its own shelter, butMayor Cheye Calvo said resi-dents have expressed an inter-est in doing more for animals.“It speaks to an interest

that we have,” Calvo said.“We’re a very dog- and cat-friendly town.”Ortiz said the study is ex-

pected to take approximatelyone year.

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For instance, if a resident needsa grab-bar installed at the lastminute, the village would be

able to provide a list of reliablecontractors, she said.La Voy said the senior vil-

lage could take at least two yearsbefore it becomes a reality. Shesaid is too early in the planningprocess to estimate how muchthe fee would be, but said an-nual fees for other “aging inplace” programs the group hasresearched in the Washington,D.C., area range between $350and $750.La Voy said the program

maybe free of charge for seniorswho join for the social activitiesand connections, but do not re-ceive services.“I know that, when you get

older, there are some thingsthat you can no longer do,” saidThelmaBoyd-Nash, 90, a retiredPrince George’s County PublicSchools educator who is on theCheverly Village planning com-mittee. “Getting groceriesmightbecome an issue...making ourmedical appointments mightbecome an issue.”Boyd-Nash said she be-

gan looking into future optionsfor herself and her husband,Charles Nash, 92, in 2012, butsaid she did not like the “insti-tutional-type lifestyle” at as-sisted living facilities,where theywould be living among other se-niors as she prefers being ableto interact with younger genera-tions as well.Boyd-Nash said she still

drives herself and her husbandto appointments, but CheverlyVillage would be a good optionforwhen she no longer can—orneedshelpwithother tasks suchas shoveling snow or personalcare.“I particularly enjoy a di-

verse environment...and the op-portunity to do things if I choseand can,” Boyd-Nash said.“People are used to lead-

ing very active lifestyles,” saidTown Councilwoman Laila Ri-azi (Ward 1), who is also a plan-ning committee member. “Theidea is not just that people arereceiving — people are givingand people are really part of acommunity.”Riazi said the project would

focus asmuch on providing ser-vices for seniors as it would fo-cus on ensuring seniors remaininvolved in community activi-ties, such as tutoring children oracting asmentors.“Communities need the in-

tergenerational support,” Riazisaid.Riazi said Cheverly Village

organizers are looking for vol-unteers willing to help withanything fromwebdesign to ac-counting. Formore information,email [email protected].

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Denver Beaulieu-Hains of Laureldoing Besa, an African dance/aerobics workout, on Jan. 14 at thePerforming Arts Center for AfricanCultures in Laurel.

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Asmore people awaken tothe connection between theproduction of toxins (over 3billion pounds annually) andthe cancers and developmentaldiseases that slowly and insidi-ously permeate our communi-ties, many are asking what theycan do to help. Joining a com-munity of concerned citizens isprobably your first step.

The state of New York justbanned fracking for its devas-tating impacts on communi-ties. It can be done.

On a personal level, theonly way tomove amountainis stop supporting it.

No. 1, be healthy. Drink atall glass of water before everymeal andwalk briskly 25 to 40minutes a day. If you feel greatabout yourself, youwill relyless on the world’s syntheticnovelties to do it for you, andyouwill lessen the toxic by-products in our environment.Care for yourself in order tocare for others.

No. 2, change your percep-tion. For all the centuries ofbattling the arrogance of geo-centricity, then slavery, thenequality for women, we havereached the final epiphany ...that we are not superior to, butrather a product of, our envi-ronment. That we do not haveDominion to abuse our landsandwaters without harmingourselves. The truth is, treescan live without humans, butnot vice versa. Do not confusethe successful who serve ourcommunity with the sell-outs.Men of profit have alwaysscreamed the sky will fall whentheir power was threatened.

Yet it is safer nowmore thanever because of egalitarianism.

No. 3, care ... for the living.Water a tree that bears fruit. Afamily can feed itself for free(as long as they do not useGMO seeds) with the smallestof yards. Differentiate cropswith neighbors and share. Playcards with friends. Frolic withchildren. Explore the forestsandwaters that sustain you.

No. 4, fight. Put the onuswhere it belongs. Do not takeyour frustrations out on yourfamilies. Youmay not have thetime or the adventurous spiritto chain yourself in protest,but you can call the [countyleaders] and police depart-ment who said they are hereto protect you. Poisoning is acriminal act. Call often. Fivetimes a day, every day. An an-noying bit of shame ismoregrace than they deserve thusfar for their failure to keepmil-

lions of pounds of toxins awayfrom you.

No. 5, choose to invest inalternative energy. If you havemoney earning ameager 1 per-cent interest in a bank, you cankeepmore of yourmoney bypurchasing solar power fromthe local company.My family’sreturn on investment has been600 percent greater annually inwhat we do not sacrifice in en-ergy costs. Solar City offers freepanels for those with no up-

frontmoney. A 40-mpg vehiclecan save you thousands in gasdollars every year and keep ad-ditional allergens, carcinogens,and particulatematter out ofour children’s air ... a win-win.

No. 6, dream. Start andsupport real local businessesHomegrown is simplymoreenergy efficient and has fewerhuman rights violations.Weare lucky to have permacultureand organic farms in our area,but just a handful of restau-rants use them to prepare pes-ticide- and herbicide-free food.We need real fresh (chemicaland preservative-free) bread,wine, and cheesemakers nowmore than ever.

No. 7, know your greatness.Do not perceive yourself aslesser than. Surely, any singlemother has superior budgetbalancing skills compared toeconomists and politicianswho earn six figures for theirperpetual failures. You are bril-liant, strong and imaginative.Or, if you are simply averagelikeme, you canGoogle it. Aworld of genius is at your fin-gertips.

Brenda Songy, Leonardtown

Everyone can fight for a healthy environment

Too often, small glimmers of hope are overshadowedby themany larger tasks at hand in the Prince George’sCounty school system. Such is the case with the recentlyreleased pass rates for county ninth-graders.

Preliminary figures from theMaryland State Depart-ment of Education indicate a 5.9 percentage point in-crease in ninth-grade pass rates. To put it in perspective,the increase means that 81.4 percent of county freshmen— arguably one of the most difficult years for students—moved on to the 10th grade in 2014 (up from 75.5 percent

the previous year).Research shows that the

ninth grade is the most likelyto be repeated in high school;it has long been a concern ofPrince George’s school lead-ers.

And the improvementdidn’t come easily. Educa-tion officials worked to

give students more opportunities to make up for failedclasses, and used an Early Warning Indicator Report toidentify and help students likely to struggle in the ninthgrade.

For example, before the school year even started, ad-ministrators at Charles H. Flowers High School in UpperMarlboro contacted families of students identified in thereport to coordinate strategies for helping them succeed.Flowers’ ninth-grade promotion rate rose from 75.9 per-cent in 2013 to 93.2 percent in 2014.

At Potomac High School in Oxon Hill —where thepass rate rose from 66.2 percent in 2013 to 84.6 percentlast year— a strong focus is placed on ninth-graders, toinclude housing them in a separate building.

Clearly, the hard work is paying off.By comparison, the statewide average increased by

one-half of a percentage point, to 86.8 percent. Granted,the county average still lags behind the state, but the factthat the gap is closing is a positive sign.

“Are we 100 percent where we need to be yet? I’d sayno, but we are moving in the right direction,” schoolsCEO KevinMaxwell said of the pass rates.

He’s right. There is more work to be done— but thisis an enormous step forward, and educators, parents andstudent should take amoment to bask in the achieve-ment.

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“Life’smost persistent and urgent question is: ‘Whatare you doing for others?’”—Martin Luther King Jr.

Just a few days ago, Prince Georgians and others acrossthe nation celebrated the life and legacy of Civil RightsleaderMartin Luther King Jr.

Many honored hismemory by taking timeMonday toparticipate in volunteer projects, an annual effort intendedto commemorate King’s emphasis on the importance ofcommunity service. It’s a great tribute to hismemory andawonderful contribution to our communities.

As we remember King, whowould have been 86 thisyear, it’s also important to remember themany othermessages he shared during his lifetime—many of whichremain at the forefront today as we deal with ongoingcrises over religious conflicts, political differences, clashesbetween communities and police, educational inequitiesandmore.

King put his life on the line for freedom, tolerance,justice, nonviolence— issues that we are still struggling toachievemore than four decades after his death.

There weremany opportunities this week to contributeto King’s goal of getting residents to lend a hand to eachother, and a large number of Prince Georgians were in-volved.

Beyond this week, however, there are important issuesthat need to be addressed in our communities, challengesthat simply can’t be resolved in one day.

For example, while Prince George’s County police havecome an enormously longway toward building trust in thecommunity (and kudos to police officials for their positiveoutreach efforts in the wake of protests nationwide), thereis still more work to be done. For residents and officials,what can be done to continue the progress?

In schools, what can be done to ensure students arereceiving the resources they need? In our neighborhoodsand businesses, what can be done to embrace differences?In our government, what can be done to foster better com-munity outreach and cooperation among officials?

The importance of community involvement cannotbe understated, and themany volunteersMondaywholent a hand should be commended. Their dedication tohelping others should not only be celebrated for the day,but it should serve as inspiration to others for additionalcommunity-fueled initiatives in the county.

The current population of Americanadult voters is among the least read andthe least informed of all the voters in thisera of technology and computers. Votersshould be mature enough to know whatit means to earn a living, pay taxes andbe capable of understanding the cost ofliving and astute enough to understandwhat is expected of elected officials andbureaucrats.

Sixteen-year-old girls and boys, whohave recently emerged from the bonds ofpuberty and are certain to make whimsi-cal and spontaneous (detrimental) deci-sions, would be more dangerous than thecurrent majority of uneducated, adultvoters. Majority rule by ignoramusesand other imbeciles poses almost insur-mountable threats to any so-called de-mocracy. Truly, extending the franchise

to children who are still under the careand guidance of their parents or guard-ians will doubtlessly produce disastroussolutions to elementary problems if forno other reason than ignorance and theirwoeful lack of life’s experiences. This

proposal has to be the most ridiculous,harebrained idea presented to a politicalbody in the past 100 years.

I can think of almost nothing in ademocratic society than is more fright-ening than to be ruled by an ignorant,whimsical majority who believe no mat-ter what, “the majority is always right!”

To question and challenge the errantmajority in Nazi Germany (and otherhistorical empires) almost always meantcertain death.

As an afterthought, I ask: Has servicein some levels of municipal governmentbecome so unappealing and such an ab-horrent to adult citizens that they haveto call on minors (children) to establishpolicy and rule?

Carl C.K. Bronner, Laurel

Don’t lower the voting age

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University Park Church uses solar energy from panels mounted on the roof.

“A nation that continues year afteryear to spendmoremoney onmilitarydefense than on programs of social upliftis approaching spiritual doom.” The Rev.Dr.Martin LutherKing Jr.

Notmuch haschanged since the’60s.

Annually, thisnation continues tospend on defensemore than the nextsixmostmilitarizednations, combined.Congress has al-located $1.5 trillionfor the F-35, alone. This fighter jetmaynever be safe to fly and its gunnerymaynot be fired prior to 2019 while awaitingsoftware fixes, but themerchants-of-

death-from-above are doing quite well,thank you!

We could likely endworld hunger byallocating $1.5 trillion to that effort.

Which programwould generatemoregoodwill and likely promote world peace?

In themeantime, toomany of our ownveterans end up sleeping on vents and un-der bridges; toomany of our families canbe bankrupted by one health crisis; toomany of our workers toil too hard for toolittle reward; toomany of our children stillattend schools that are poorly resourced.

How can this happen in the countrythat, overall, boasts the “highest” qualityof life ever attained?

The answer is simple: toomany ofthe powerful and privileged have chosenpersonal profit over the public welfare,andwe, caught up in our daily struggle tothrive, have allowed acquired wealth to

consolidate tremendous political power inthe hands of a far too greedy few.

In his last book, “Where DoWeGoFromHere: Chaos or Community?” Dr.King offered us a different visionwhen hewrote, “The dignity of the individual willflourish when the decisions concerninghis life are in his own hands, when he hasthe assurance that his income is stable andcertain, andwhen he knows that he hasthemeans to seek self-improvement.”

What is the first step toward achievingdignity for all and ending intergenera-tional inequity?Wemust ensure the effec-tive education of all children lest anothergeneration become fodder for the weap-ons of war.

Kenneth B. Haines is the president ofthe Prince George’s County Educators’Association.

Most important investment: our children

Concerning the newsme-dia reports of police prejudiceagainst blacks, I can relatemyfirst-hand experiences of thePrince George’s County PoliceDepartment. You see, I recentlygraduated in Session #32 from

the P.G. Citizens Police Acad-emywith actual black, AsianandHispanic instructors whogave freely of their time toshow us some of the thoroughbehind-the-scenes training ofrecruits.

Other cities in the country,such as New York, come tostudy our innovative and suc-cessful programs.

It seems tome that if thepolice are left to do their joband not threatened, which only

can escalate violence, that res-olution can come soon enoughwhen the facts are presentedto a judge who canweigh theevidence.

Kathryn Fuller, Hyattsville

Insight gained from citizens police academy

This proposal has tobe the most ridiculous,

harebrained idea presentedto a political body in the

past 100 years.

COMMENTARYKENNETH HAINES

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Largo at Forestville, 7 pm Friday.It looks like the County 3A/2A/1A League title will comedown to these two teams. Largo won the first game.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Montrose Christian at Pallotti,7 pm Thursday.

SWIMMING: Roosevelt vs. Bowie, 3 pm Saturday.

Themem-ory is a bithazy— it hasbeen quite afew decades—but when Iwas in fourthgrade I recallthrowing a bitof a tantrumso that I couldswitch home-room teachers at Ocotillo Elemen-tary School in Phoenix.

I can’t remember why I didn’tlikemy teacher ormy classmates.I do recall that the classroom Iwanted to transfer to had a youngerteacher and she seemed to be nice.Certainly it had to be better overthere, right?

It must have been some kind oftantrum—howdidmy parents putupwithme—because I switchedhomeroomswith only a couple ofmonths left in the school year.

Where thememory doesn’tfade is that I regretted it almostimmediately. The younger teacherwasn’t any nicer thanmy previousone (thank goodness), still makingdemands ofme. I was the new guynow in a roomfilled with kids withestablished friendships. I shouldhave stayed put.

That thought came tome onFriday after watching senior shoot-ing guard KaineWilson playingonce again with Parkdale’s boysbasketball team.

Wilson averaged double-figurescoring as a sophomore and juniorand developed a reputation for be-ing a four-point shot expert. Thisseason, however, was going to be achallenge because Parkdale had noother starters returning.

Potomac, however, had justwon a state basketball title and hadthe best point guard in the countyback in Randall Broddie and a ter-rific post player in Anthony Smithcoming back.

SoWilson started this seasonthere. He said all the right things,the transfer wasn’t about basket-ball. He wanted to live with his dad,who lives in Potomac’s district.

But things didn’t go well atPotomac.

“I tore a ligament inmyankle early in the season, it kind ofslowedme down,”Wilson said.

Then, that terrific post player,Smith, suffered a season-endinginjury. Potomacwent from a Class3A contender to a rebuilding teamreal quick.

Wilson averaged only fivepoints per game at Potomac.

“There were some family is-sues, and Imoved back in withmymom,”Wilson said. “I’m happy I’mback, this is like home.”

Hewasn’t the onlymid-sea-son transfer at Parkdale. Seniorguard Joseph Adedayo joined thePanthers a week into the seasonafter helping Theodore Roosevelt(Washington, D.C.) win a champi-onship last year.

The two of them, friends whoplay on the same Amateur AthleticUnion team, have bolstered Park-dale’s postseason hopes for thisseason. The Panthers (5-7) upsetdefending state championWiseby 10 points inWilson’s first gameback.

“I lovemy team, we’re gettingbetter every day,” Adedayo said.

Wilson is back to averagingdouble digits (17.5 ppg) and Park-dale won’t be a pushover in theplayoffs. Problem is, neither is therest of the loaded 4A South Region.

Coach Tremaine Price saidhe is just happy to have his teamwhole again.

“He just walked through thedoor,” Price said. “Both of themwere Parkdale kids to start with, sowith them knowing the other kids,it hasn’t been that big an adjust-ment.”

ThomasWolfe was wrong. Youcan go home again. Andmaybe, asI learned in the fourth grade, thebestmove tomake is nomove.

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n Roosevelt has been nearlyuntouchable in

almost two decades

BY JENNIFERBEEKMANSTAFFWRITER

It’s hard to find a sport where con-tests between traditional rivals Bowieand Roosevelt high schools aren’t mar-quee matchups, and swimming is nodifferent. The two programs account forthe sport’s biggest rivalry and Saturday’smeetbetween the twoundefeated teams,scheduled for 3 p.m. at Prince George’sCommunity College, will have majorpostseason implications.

In fact, there’s likely a lot more tolearn from this year’s meeting than inyearspast.Roosevelt,especiallyonthe15-time defending Prince George’s Countychampion girls side, has been nearly un-touchable in almost two decades — thefour-time defending county championboys have won 10 county titles since2002. And while Roosevelt has shown nosigns of giving up its position atop thecounty yet, there’s no question the area’sdepth chart has increased, allowing thenext group of teams — historically led

Bowiehopes toend 15-yearRooseveltwin streak


Bowie High School’s DeAngela Fobbs swimsthe 50-meter freestyle Saturday againstFlowers and Friendly.

n Roosevelt is undefeated, butleague and region are up for

grabs

BYADAMGUTEKUNST

STAFFWRITER

Nowinhis10thyearasboysbas-ketball coach at Eleanor RooseveltHighSchool,BrendanO’Connellsaidhe could certainly use a break everyonce in a while. O’Connell, widelyconsidered one of the best coachesin the area, has guided the Raid-ers through the grueling 4A SouthRegion to the state tournament sixtimes. And this season, Roosevelt ispoised for another run with an 11-2record.

But if the veteran coach is look-

ing forabreak,hewon’tbefinding inthis year’s County 4A League, wherea handful of teams have staked theirclaim as contenders at the season’smidwaypoint.

“Rightnow,we’re infirst and theonly ones without a loss,” O’Connellsaid. “But I feel like every Tuesdayor Friday we’re playing a tight gameagainst a teamthat couldbeatus.”

Take a look at Roosevelt’s recentgames. Last week, the Raiders facedand defeated Wise, Flowers andBladensburg. They won those gamegames by a combined 16 points.Nextweek, theRaiders are set to faceRiverdale Baptist, Northwestern andSuitland.

“If you wait for a stretch of twoor three easy games, it won’t come,”O’Connell said. “There hasn’t reallybeenabreak.”

Here’s how things are looking atthemid-waypoint:

FavoritesEleanor Roosevelt (11-2): After

four-yearguardLarryMcCanmovedto California following the Raiders’firstgameagainstDeMathaCatholic,Rooseveltwas leftwithonereturningstarter in guard Ishmail Jabbie. Butthat hasn’t slowed the Raiders, whohave been the lone mark of consis-tency in a wild 4A League. OludoyinFadojutimi (13.4 points per game), asenior transfer from Takoma Acad-emy, leadsabalancedscoringattack.

Northwestern (10-3): The Wild-catshavesomethingalotof4Ateamsdesire: experience. Northwestern’s

No easy games in the 4A League


Northwestern High School’s Saquan Jamison goes to thebasket against visiting Parkdale during a Dec. 9 basketballgame in Hyattsville. The experienced Wildcats are a con-tender in the 4A South Region this year.

n Gwynn Park graduate leadsNew England into the NFL’s

championship game

BY ERIC GOLDWEIN

STAFF WRITER

Kyle Arrington was a basketballplayer first, and when he did startplaying football at Gwynn Park HighSchool, he suffered from a bad caseof alligator arms. The then-sopho-more defensive back would keep hisarms stiff as he backpedaled, and hiscoach, Danny Hayes, kept trying tocorrect him.

“That drove me nuts at onepoint,” Hayes said.

Arrington, of Accoceek, didn’tbreak that habit immediately. But al-ligator arms and all, he still becameone of the best cornerbacks in thearea.

To this day, Hayes keeps an eyeon Arrington’s defensive form, butnow he gets to do so on a televisionscreen rather than at the Brandywinefield, as Arrington and the New Eng-land Patriots take on the Seattle Se-ahawks Feb. 1 in Super Bowl XLIX.

“Every time I watch him I lookfor the alligator arms, and I don’t seethem anymore,” Hayes said.

Arrington, 28, is in his sixth NFLseason and has established himselfas a veteran cornerback. In Sunday’sAFC championship victory againstthe Indianapolis Colts, he lockeddown Indianapolis receiver T.Y. Hil-ton and played all 56 defensive snaps.

At the start of his NFL career, hewas simply trying to earn a rosterspot. Arrington played college foot-ball at Hofstra University, graduatingin 2008. He went undrafted, and thensigned with the Philadelphia Eaglesbut was waived before he played anNFL down. Eventually, he made it onthe field.

Arrington appeared in the 2009

season opener with the Tampa BayBuccaneers, becoming Hayes’ firstformer player to play in the NFL. Butafter just one game with Tampa Bay,he was cut again.

That was probably for the best.Later in the 2009 season, the Patri-ots added Arrington to their practicesquad and eventually promoted himto their 53-man roster, where he re-mains today. In his six-season tenure,he has registered 48 pass deflections,nine interceptions, five forced fum-bles and 283 tackles.

Listed at 5-foot-10 and 190

Local goes from alligator arms to the Super Bowl

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See 4A, Page B-2

See ARRINGTON, Page B-2


DuVal’s High School’s Edward Polite goes up for a shot during Tuesday’s game against Eleanor Roosevelt. Roosevelt won, 62-57.

n Tigers have sights set onstate tournament

BY ADAM GUTEKUNST

STAFFWRITER

For six years, Ulysses Lee wouldfind his way into the boys basketballgames at DuVal High School, wherehe has worked as head of securitysince 2008. Lee, a coach of almost

25 years, had come to the Lanhamschool in 2009 after three years as theboys coach at Surrattsville, where heamassed a 35-21 record and won twoconsecutive region titles (2007-08).Even when he accepted a positionwith the men’s program at MorganState University in 2011, Lee said hecontinued to watch DuVal, intriguedby its combination of skill, smarts andathleticism.

Lee said he knew the kids at Du-

Val, knew their system and knew theirpotential. He also said that with a fewtweaks and changes, he thought theTigers could be a force in the 4A. So,when the DuVal coaching positionopened up in the summer, Lee said hestepped in and immediately startedchanging the culture of the programhe hadwatched from afar.

“Sitting there watching it, I just

New coach focuses ondiscipline at DuVal

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knew what they needed on acertain level [of discipline],” Leesaid.

Just months removed fromtakingover theprogram,Leehastransformed DuVal into a toughand disciplined core of players.

Practices are at 5:30 a.m. Itmakes being a part of the teammore of a commitment and iseasier on Lee, who travels morethan 100 miles a day from hisWestminster home to DuVal, hesaid. Study halls are attended byevery player, without exception.Progress reports keep Lee up todate on the performance of hisplayers in the classroom andeach player will abide strictly tothe county’s dress code.

“Putting that structure inand instilling discipline went alongway,” Lee said.

“He’s a disciplinary coach,”senior guard Kevin Simpsonsaid of Lee. “He forces us tolisten ... but he’s someone youwant to listen to.”

Motivating the veterangroup is something the first-year coach had to do very littleof upon taking over the posi-tion. The way DuVal’s 2013-14campaign ended— a 45-39 lossto Wise in the 4A South Regiontitle game— takes care of that.

“It was a horrible feeling,”Simpson said of the loss. “Thewhole offseason, that’s all I’vebeen thinking about. There’svideos up and everything.”

“I just want to do what theydid last year,” senior Ed Politesaid.

Polite, a 6-foot-5 versatileforward committed to RadfordUniversity (Va.) said that he’ssince tried to stop thinkingabout the loss. But Lee said he’sheard that game talked about adnauseam. And like most DuValgamesover thepast half decade,Lee was there in the stands.

“They played their butts off,but DuVal never adjusted towhat [Wise] was trying to do,”Lee said.

This season, under Lee’s tu-telage, it’s been those small ad-justments that have the Tigerspoised to pounce on anotheropportunity at a trip to CollegePark for the state tournament.

After losing standout risingjunior A.J. Wilson to MontroseChristian, Polite, an athletic,lanky forward who can step outor play in the post, took on agreater responsibility on the de-fensive end. As for the 10 pointper game hole Wilson left withhis absence, that’s been takencare of by the Tigers’ handful ofsenior returners, a group led byPolite (21.8 ppg) and Simpson(19.0 ppg).

Lee has slowly moved Politeout away from thepost, facilitat-ing the up-and-down style thatboth the Tigers coach and hissenior point guard, Simpson,enjoy. The transition-centric of-fense has paid dividends.

“I took the handcuffs offthem and let them play,” Leesaid. “I do make them staywithin the system and staystructured, but I can see thechemistry is there with all ofthose guys.”

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Gwynn Park High School graduate and New England Patriots defensive back Kyle Arrington is set to play in theSuper Bowl Feb. 1.

starting lineup is comprised offour seniors and 6-foot-5 juniorbig man Saiquan Jamison. Pairthat with the talented backcourtof 5-foot-4 point guard MikeWhiteand6-foot-4comboguardDavid Belle, and there’s a con-tender inHyattsville. Last week’slosses to Flowers and Bowieshouldrefocusateamthathasallthe pieces in place to challengefor a region title.

DuVal (11-3): After playingdefending 4A state championWise tough in the 4A South Re-gion final last season, the Tigersneeded no motivation cominginto this winter. DuVal, led byRadfordUniversityrecruitEdPo-lite (21.1 ppg) and talented pointguard Kevin Simpson (18.5), re-corded 11 consecutivewins afterdropping the season opener toWise.

ContendersFlowers (10-4): The Jaguars

came out of the gates strongwith an 8-1 start, but it wasn’tuntil their Jan. 9 overtime winover Northwestern that Flow-ers established themselves as athreat. Afive-point Jan. 13 loss atRoosevelt might actually bolsterthe confidence of the team. Thekey to the Jaguars success hasbeen spreading the ball around.Flowers’ top five scorers averagebetween 11.5 and 8.2 points pergame.

Bowie (9-4): The Bulldogsmay finally be capturing thatsamemagic they showed duringtheir early season run of upsets.In the midst of their two-game,mid-December losing slide,coach Cedric Holbrook men-tioned his team would have torefocus. Bowie certainly lookedfocused on Dec. 13 when itwalked into Northwestern and,behind sophomore Quinton

Drayton’s 22 points, left with a59-51 win. Consistency will bethekeyforBowie,whichfollowedup its road win over Northwest-ernwith awinoverParkdale anda loss to a two-win High Pointteam.

DarkhorseWise (8-6): While the Pumas

are certainly not the team theywere a year ago, a pair of sopho-mores has the defending statechampions right in the thick ofthings midway through the sea-son. Guard Mike Speight (21.0)and 6-foot-5 forward DarronBarnes (18.5) have provided aspark for a team still without theservicesof seniorbigmanTrevorBrown (knee injury). If Wise canestablishanykindofconsistency,they’re asmuch a player as any-oneelse.

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pounds, Arrington’s physical-ity is part of what makes himan effective defensive back.That’s been a strength of hissince he was an upperclass-man at Gwynn Park, accord-ing to Rafiq Gunthorpe (Class

of 2004), who played along-side Arrington in the YellowJackets secondary.

“Did he have a shot atthe NFL? Yes, I thought hedid,” Gunthorpe said. “Now,would I have predicted thatfive, six years later he’d havegone from an undrafted freeagent to where he is today? Idon’t know if I’d actually seenthat.”

Arrington appeared in theSuper Bowl in 2012, when thePatriots lost to the New YorkGiants. This year, he’s tryingto become Hayes’ first playerto win it.

“I try to remember whathe used to be in high school.I try to sit back and enjoy it,”Hayes said.

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by Bowie — to chip away at theRaiders’ advantage.

“[Saturday] will definitely beagoodgauge, I’mnotsurewhereRoosevelt is,” Bowie coachMag-gieFletcher said.

The Raider boys return theirtop 3 scorers—ChristianDixon,Michael Stevens and NathanDonoghue — from a team thatwon counties by 33 points lastwinter and four of their top 5.That, coupled with a group offreshmen that’s already making

an impact, puts Roosevelt aheadof thegame.Bowiealso returnedseveral leadingscorers, includingsophomores Jon Bendana andNoah Louisy, but the Bulldogswill also have to find ways tomakeupforthelossof twomajorscorers.

That’s what Saturday’s meetis about, though, Fletcher andfirst-year Roosevelt coach AlexisDonoghue said, finding the rightcombinations and prosperoushead-to-headmatchups.

On the opposite end of thegender spectrum, Rooseveltgraduated three of its top 5 scor-ers, including multiple-timeGazette Swimmer of the Year,

Jennifer Clune. Clune was in athree-way tie atop the individualscoring list at last year’s countymeet that included currentBowie sophomore DeAngelaFobbs.

In fact, the Bulldogs, whohave already defeated the two-time defending county runner-up Flowers team that knockedthem out of their perennialsecond-place position, returnedtheir top6 swimmers. So, if therewas ever a chance for Bowie tomake an impression against itsrival, this year might be the year—it surewon’tbeeasy, though.

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BEST BETn Largo at Forestville, 7 p.m. Friday: The veteran

Lions take on the up-and-coming Knights in gamethat might decide who plays for county title.

BEST BETn Douglass at Largo, 7 p.m. Tuesday: A rematch

of Largo’s dramatic win in Upper Marlboro whereAbdulai Bundu had 47 points and 17 rebounds.

BASKETBALL HOW THEY RANK

Also receiving votes: Crossland 2.

The Gazette sports staff ranks the top 10 high school basketball teams in Prince George’s County.

Also receiving votes: Seton, 5; Douglass, 1.

LEADING SCORERSPlayer, school Games Points Avg.Abdulai Bundu, Largo 14 431 30.8ChristianMatthews, Nat. Christian 15 348 23.2KevinDorsey, ClintonChristian 16 349 21.8Michael Speight,Wise 14 296 21.1ShawnMoss, OxonHill 7 146 20.9Edward Polite, DuVal 14 291 20.8Kavon Sclaffod, FairmontHeights 7 142 20.3Randall Broddie, Potomac 11 222 20.2KirkHawkins, Laurel 13 259 19.9David Belle, Northwestern 13 243 18.7MichaelMiddleton, Crossland 6 112 18.7

LEADING SCORERSPlayer, school Games Points Avg.Briel Palmer, Northwestern 11 293 26.6De’Janae Boykin, Flowers 6 129 21.5DamiOloyede, High Point 11 209 19.0Charnise Tyler, Suitland 9 171 19.0Ariana Romney, G. Brethren 12 220 18.3Imani Quinn, FairmontHeights 7 119 17.0DrewCalhoun, Parkdale 12 203 16.9DestineeMcQueen, DuVal 10 169 16.9Kaila Charles, Eleanor Roosevelt 7 113 16.1Raven Fox, Seton 19 296 15.6DamoniWells, Potomac 13 202 15.5

Coaches and team statisticians may email season team statistics to [email protected] before noonon Mondays to be included.

GirlsRank School Record Points

1. Roosevelt 10-1 60

2. McNamara 13-4 51

3. Riverdale Baptist 13-8 47

4. Largo 9-3 41

5. Parkdale 9-1 30

6. National Christian 13-6 26

7. Forestville 9-3 24

8. Flowers 8-4 8

8. Gwynn Park 8-4 8

10. Grace Brethren 9-2 6

BoysRank School Record Points

1. DeMatha 15-1 60

2. National Christian 13-3 54

3. Largo 11-2 44

4. McNamara 12-6 38

5. Capitol Christian 24-4 36

6. Douglass 10-3 32

7. Pallotti 14-2 23

8. Roosevelt 10-2 22

9. Bowie 9-3 12

10. DuVal 11-2 7


DuVal High School’s Kevin Simpson passes the ball out to the corner as Roo-sevelt’s Christian Wright reaches in during Tuesday’s game.

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n Award-winning writerpens novel on love

The question “Who wrotethe book of love?” has beenposed in song repeatedly sinceThe Monotones released thepop single in 1958.

Earlier this month, thedefinitive answer to that querymaterialized. “The Book ofLove” was published and the

authoridenti-fied. RogerRosenblatt,74-year-oldDistin-guishedProfessor ofEnglish andWriting atStony Brook

University and New York Timesbest-selling author with a mul-titude of impressive credentials,wrote the book. And he did sowhile living in Bethesda. In fact,the native New Yorker who hassince returned to live in theEmpire State, wrote his last fivebooks during his seven years inMontgomery County.

The new book, subtitled“Improvisations on a CrazyLittle Thing,” is a celebrationof and meditation on variousaspects of love — among them,romance and passion, love offamily and friends, country,

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n Play delves into racismin a Chicago neighborhood

BY SAVANNAH TANBUSCH

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

While there are a lot of playsthat focus on the struggles indi-viduals have with the environ-ment around them, one playcoming to Prince George’sCounty focuses on the strugglesof a community to people.

The Greenbelt Arts Centerpresents “Clybourne Park,” asequel to the 1959 play “A Rai-sin in the Sun,” which focuseson the perspective of the com-munity rather than the per-spective of the family.

The play deals with racialtension and changing commu-nity dynamics over the courseof 50 years.

According to director BobKleinberg, the play is dividedinto two acts: the first act, ablack family moves into an all-white neighborhood. The sec-ond act takes place in the sameneighborhood 50 years in thefuture, but it involves a whitefamily moving into a blackneighborhood.

“As the cast and I werereading it we all started to no-tice these parallels showing upthrough the play,” said Klein-

berg. “There are the obviousones, but then there are evensimple ones like the church bellringing at 4 o’clock in both actsto signify somethinghappeningat four.”

Kleinberg compared thematerial of the play to real life

situations, specifically to areasin Washington D.C.

“The actual material itselfis fascinating,” said Kleinberg.“My stepson lives in D.C. nearthe Verizon Center and he’swatching the 14th Street areachange into an up-and-coming

place, so it applies all over.”“Clybourne Park” refers to

a neighborhood in Chicago andfollows the story of two familiesand one house. In the first actmiddle-class white couple Bev

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THEATER & STAGEBowie Community Theatre, “Flyin’

West,” April 10 through April 25, call forprices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, 301-805-0219, bctheatre.com.

The Clarice, 32nd annual Choreog-raphers’ Showcase (two shows), Jan. 24;Macbeth, Jan 30; Macbeth (two shows),Jan. 31; Maryland Masti 9, Jan. 31; Univer-sity of Maryland, College Park, theclarice.umd.edu.

Hard Bargain Players, Theater in theWoods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek,240-766-8830, hbplayers.org.

Harmony Hall Regional Center, Mis-soula Children’s Theatre-Aladdin, Jan.24; Fast Eddie and the Slowpokes, Jan. 31;10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington,301-203-6070, arts.pgparks.com.

Greenbelt Arts Center, “ClybournePark,” Jan. 30 through Feb. 21; call forprices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770,greenbeltartscenter.org.

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Laurel Mill Playhouse, “The Comedyof Errors,” through Feb. 1, call for ticketprices, times, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmill-playhouse.org.

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IN THE ARTSwork, writing, art and nature. Hispoetic language and the lines he ref-erences from well-known love songsbring to mind Pete Hamill’s commentabout a previous novel in the NewYork Times Book Review: “Rosenblattwrites the way a great jazz musicianplays, moving from one emotion toanother playing some with a dose ofirony, others with joy, and a few withpain and melancholy...”

Rosenblatt acknowledged perpet-uating the style of his previous fourbooks. “It has become very comfort-able “[to write] section after sectionwith no demarcation.” The format, hepointed out, “simulates a poetry col-lection, this book more closely thanthe others.” Rosenblatt started outwanting to be a poet, but didn’t have“the patience to see if I had the stam-ina or the talent. But the rhythms ofpoetry stayed with me; it’s the way mymind works.” He likened the processto his piano playing. “I write a bookby ear, too. It starts with the thoughtof a song, the lyrics play a part, and itbuilds up, and covers the subject.”

The book is “dedicated to theone I love,” Ginny, his wife of 52years. The couple met in high school,Friends Seminary, a small Quakerschool in Manhattan, dated on andoff until they married in their early

20s. “The story I have to tell is of you,”he wrote. “Of others, too. Other peo-ple, other things. But mainly of you.It begins and ends with you. It alwayscomes back to you.”

The author does not claim to bean authority on what makes a suc-cessful marriage. “I wouldn’t presumeto offer a formula, but I think it has alot to do with remembering that youlove someone. People get into troublewhen they forget,” he said.

Rosenblatt earned his under-graduate degree at New York Uni-versity and his doctorate at Harvard,where he also taught. He has servedas literary editor and columnist forThe New Republic, columnist for theWashington Post, and multiple prize-winning essayist for the NewsHouron PBS and Time magazine. His Timecover essay, “A Letter to the Year2086” was chosen for the time capsuleplaced inside the Statue of Libertyat its centennial. He has written 17books, which have been published in14 languages, six off-Broadway plays,including a comic one-man show,“Free Speech in America” the NewYork Times named among the 10 bestplays of 1991.

Rosenblatt gave up journalismto write books in 2006. Two yearslater, upon the death of their daugh-ter Amy, he and his wife moved toBethesda to help their son-in-lawbring up their three young grandchil-dren.

“We were both pleasantly sur-prised by Bethesda. We enjoyed itsrestaurants and movies, walkingaround the small city, with all the newbuildings going up,” he said, notingthat his close friend, Bethesda authorAlice McDermott “didn’t know if we’dlike it after New York.”

He affectionately recalled hisgranddaughter Jessie’s introducinghim to her fourth-grade class at Burn-ing Tree Elementary School. She said,“This is my grandfather Boppo. Helives in the basement and does noth-ing.”

Now back home since the sum-mer, living in Quogue on Long Islandand teaching writing at Stony Brook’sSouthampton campus, Rosenblatthas completed a new novel, due outin a year, and is deep into writinganother. Both are serious, he said, incontrast to his previous two, whichwere satiric. The writing, he said,doesn’t take him long; he spendsfar more time in the preparatory“brooding over the subject,” whichfrequently occurs while he is writingits predecessor.

He particularly relishes “the artis-tic freedom of being able to just makeit up,” he quipped. “I have a knack forlying through my teeth.”

Roger Rosenblatt will be in townfor a book signing at 6 p.m. Saturday,Jan. 24, at Politics and Prose, 5015Connecticut Ave., NW, DC.

BOOKSContinued from Page B-3

and Russ are selling their home to theYoungers, the family “A Raisin in theSun” follows. In act two, the commu-nity is all black and experiencing gen-trification, and a white couple is tryingto buy a house and expand it.

Both families feel pressure fromthe community to not sell their houseor buy into the community.

“50 years apart and the pressuresare still there,” said Kleinberg. “Thechange doesn’t actually change.”

The original play premiered Off-Broadway in 2010 for a month. It re-opened 6 months later in the RoyalCourt Theatre in London under thedirection of Dominic Cooke featuringnames such as Martin Freeman (of“The Hobbit” fame) and Olivier Awardwinner Sophie Thompson. From thereit has had several runs all over the U.S.,winning the Pulitzer Prize for Dramaand the Tony Award for Best Play.

Ted Culler, the actor portrayingRuss in the first act and Dan in the sec-ond, said the play will relate a messageof racism to the audience.

“The audience will take a simplemessage that racism is alive and wellin America and shows itself in waysother than violence and overt hatred,”said Culler. “But although racism isa theme that runs through the entireplay, selfishness, insensitivity, lack ofempathy and lack of more than per-sonal are also big elements.”

Russ, according to Culler, is a

mid-level executive living in whitemiddle-class Chicago struggling withsuppressed anger due to a tragic eventthat happened more than two yearsago.

“The most challenging thing aboutplaying Russ is having to dig in myown emotions and experiences to findthe Russ in me,” said Culler. “It’s notthat there isn’t a lot of Russ in me, it’sjust that it is a very uncomfortable ex-ploration.”

Culler said his character in the sec-ond act, Dan, is the contractor helpingthe new family remodel their houseand is a “bull in a china shop.” In theprocess of digging up the backyard hediscovers a footlocker and a letter thatgives a whole new outlook on the foot-locker.

The idea of perspectives runs un-derlying throughout the play, andCuller said this will be something theaudience will pick up on the most.

“It’s all about perspective and notnecessarily your own,” said Culler.

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2004 Passat GL...................V005047A, Blue 80,791 Miles.......................$5,9912005 Toyota Wagon............V608066A, Gray, 90,560 Miles......................$6,7712006 Ford 500 Lim...............V011054B,Gray,124,383 Miles........................$6,9912006 Jetta Sedan...............V021107A, Black, GLI, 106,666 Miles........$8,9942011 Jetta Sedan...............VLP0105, Black, 47,803 Miles...................$9.9952012 Jetta Sedan.................V352249A,White,49,776 Miles........................$10,2912010 Mercury Milan Premier....V010567A,Black,83,807 Miles.........................$10,9912011 Jetta Sedan SE...........VP0120,Red,60,893 Miles...............................$11,5212012 Beetle.........................V0621679A,Silver,22,689 Miles.................$12,4952012 Mazda3......................VP0117,Black,31,363 Miles.......................$12,4932012 Jetta Sedan...............LP0118,Silver,33,694 Miles.......................$12,7622009 Mini Cooper...............V008158A,White, 72,319 Miles, Clubman.......$12,9952012 Jetta Sedan...............VP0106,White, Conv, 32,563 Miles............$13,5032013 Passat.........................V002558A, Black, 33,912 Miles.................$13,9922012 Jetta TDI.....................V615887A, Silver, 26,804 Miles.....................$15,9952013 Kia Optima LX............VP0119, Red, 39,215 Miles...........................$16,4912014 Jetta Sedan...............VPR0112,Black,6,921 Miles.......................$16,8442010 Jeep Wrangler..........V051155A, Silver, 94,301 Miles.................$16,991

2014 Jetta Sedan...............VPR0114,Platinum,6,705 Miles..................$16,9942014 Jetta Sedan...............VPR0113,Silver,5,825 Miles.......................$16,9942014 Jeep Patriot................VP0102A,Black,9359 Miles..............................$17,5922012 Golf TDI.......................V406892A, Red, 51,111 Miles.......................$17,6112011 GTI...............................V040108A,Black,45,589 Miles..................$17,8922011 Tiguan.........................V520327A,Pearl, 69,623 Miles..................$17,9942014 Passat.........................VPR0110,Silver,7,578 Miles.......................$18,9942014 Passat.........................VPR0109,White,5,375 Miles......................$18,9942014 Passat.........................VPR0111,Black,10,500 Miles....................$18,9942014 Passat.........................VPR0108,Silver,9,040 Miles.......................$18,9942013 Jetta TDI.....................V275938A, Gray, Nav, 30,575 Miles................$19,9912013 Tiguan.........................V006405A,Gray,17,099 Miles....................$21,4542014 Passat.........................V044301A,Gray,15,182 Miles....................$22,4932013 Honda Accord............V035061A, Silver, V6 EX, 21,234 Miles......$23,5512010 Lexus LS 460..............V014713A,Gray,100,,372 Miles.......................$27,9912014 Ford F250 4WD...........V024897A,Silver, Crew Cab, 9,761 Miles..........$49,951

2014 PASSAT S

#9087784, Automatic, PowerWindows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry

BUY FOR$17,999


MSRP $23,185

2015 TIGUAN S 2WD

#13510753, Automatic, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry

BUY FOR$24,999


MSRP $27,180

2014 JETTA 4D SPORTWAGEN TDI

#5608496, Automactic. PowerWindows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry

MSRP $28,835

2015 GOLF GTI 2D HB S

#4039448, Manual, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry

BUY FOR$22,999


MSRP $25,215

2014 TOUAREG TDI R-LINE V6

#14012689, Navigation, SunroofPower Windows/Locks, Loaded

BUY FOR$46,994


MSRP $55,835

SAVE UP TO$8,000

#7274571, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry, Auto

MSRP $19,245

2015 JETTA S

BUY FOR$16,995

OR $249/MO for 72 MONTHSBUY FOR

$18,999OR $279/MO for 72 MONTHS

2015 GOLF 4D HBLAUNCH EDITION

#3039263, Power Windows, Power Locks,Auto, Keyless Entry, Sunroof

MSRP $23,235

BUY FOR$20,999

OR $318/MO for 72 MONTHSBUY FOR

$24,399OR $358/MO for 72 MONTHS


$12,977#541025B, Sunroof, Automatic,33KMiles

2009 Honda Civic EX

$19,977#548007A,Navigation,MP3

2011 Murano SL

$21,977#541074A, Navigation, PanoramicRoof, Leather, Loaded, 19KMiles

2013 Kia Sportage EX

DARCARSNISSAN of ROCKVILLE15911 Indianola Drive • Rockville, MD (at Rt. 355 across from King Farm)

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$13,977#549511A, 49KMiles,WellMaintained

2010 Chevy Equinox LT$13,977#448071B, 8KMiles!!! 6-Way

Adjustable Seats

2014 Kia Soul

$17,977#448033A, 1-Owner,30KMiles!!

2013 Honda Accord EX

$21,977#E0496, Automatic, BestCargoVan on theMarket

2014 Nissan NV SV Minivan/Van

$8,977#546059A,Hard To Find, InGreatShape, Automatic

2002 Mercedes Benz C-Class Wagon

$17,977#541044A, Loaded!Nav,51KMiles

2010 Prius V

$12,977#E0503, Automatic, 1-Owner,26KMiles, Sedan

2014 Hyundai Accent GLS

$8,977#444522A,Great OnGas, 1-Owner

2010 Chevy Cobalt

$20,977#440138A, AWD,Automatic, 41KMiles

2011 BMW 328i x-drive

2012 Mini Cooper

#P9215,Automatic,1-Owner, 15kMiles,Hardtop, Chili Red

$16,995

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2009 Toyota Corolla S

#P9220A, Automatic,Front Wheel Drive,44K Miles

$11,995

2011 Nissan Versa

#G0054, Automatic,1.8S Sedan, 1-Owner,27k Miles

$11,9952012 Lexus CT 200H

#N0626, Hybrid,Automatic, 57k Miles $19,950

2005 Ford Taurus

#526035B,Automatic, SE Sedan,3.0L V6

$7,995

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#G0049, Automatic,56K Miles, V6, Leather $9,995

2008 Saturn Aura XE

#427002A, 3.6, AWD,Leather, 36k Miles $22,950

2012 Subaru Outback Limited2008 Mercedes ML350

#526113A, 4WD,Leather, 59k Miles $19,995

#526565B, Automatic,66K Miles, 3.6L V6 $16,995

2010 Chevrolet Traverse LT

2011 BMW 3 Series 335i xDrive

#P9214, AWD,Twin-Turbo,300hp, Nav, Sunroof

$26,950

1999 Lexus 400 LS

# G0047, Automatic, 93kMiles, Affordable Luxury! $5,995

2012 Volvo C30T5 Coupe........................................ $21,950#526126A, 1-Owner, 29k Miles, 2.5L DOHC Turbo I5 Enfine

2011 BMW 328i X-Drive.............................................. $23,950#P9156, AWD, Premium Package, 1-Owner, Only 21k Mile!

2012 Toyota Sienna XLE............................................ $25,950#P9173A, V6, 8-Seater, Dual Sliding Doors, 1-Owner, 34k Miles

2012 BMW 3 Series............................................................ $33,950#P9213, 1-Owner, 34K Miles, 335i Convertible, Navigation

#526583B, Turbo-Diesel,21K Miles!! Sunroof,Fender Sound, Bluetooth

$18,995

2013 VW Jetta TDI Premium

2007 Volvo S80............................................................................. $12,995#526135A, 6 Cyl, Front Wheel Drive, Leather, Premium Sound, 63k Miles

2008 Volvo C70 Coupe.................................................... $13,995#N0553, Auto, Black, 1-Owner, 2.5L Turbo Engine

2012 Volvo S60........................................................................... $20,950#526559A, Certified, Turbo, 100k Warr., 46k Miles

2012 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan......................................... $20,950#P9203, 1-Owner, Automatic, 20k Miles, 2.5L 5-Cyl


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PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTALFINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWNPLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 1/27/2015.

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4 DR., AUTO,4 CYL., INCL.

2 AVAILABLE: #570203, 570320NEW 2015 COROLLA L

2 AVAILABLE: #564182, 564183NEW 2015 RAV4 4X2 LE

4 CYL.,AUTOMATIC

2 AVAILABLE: #572042, 572045NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

AUTO,4 CYL., 4 DR

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

NEW 2015 SIENNA L2 AVAILABLE: #560065, 560070

$24,690

AUTO, 4 CYL

2 AVAILABLE: #567123, 567085NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB

362 AVAILABLE: #570271, 570259

4 DR., AUTO,4 CYL

2015 COROLLA LE

$129/2 AVAILABLE: #453047, 453046

NEW 2014 SCION XD

4 CYL.,4 DR., AUTO

$14,990

MO**

3 AVAILABLE: #572045, 572046, 572068NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

4 CYL.,AUTO

$14,590

AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE

AFTER $750 REBATE

$19,990

$169/MO**

AFTER $750 REBATE

$20,990

$0DOWN

$0DOWN

$0DOWN

$0DOWN

$18,590

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2015 NISSANVERSA NOTE S+ CVT MSRP: $16,435

Sale Price: $14,495NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

$13,995w/automatictransmission

MODEL #11515

4AT THISPRICE $0 DOWN

$159/MO36 MO LEASE12K MILES/YR

OR

2015 NISSANALTIMA 2.5 S

MSRP: $23,845Sale Price: $19,745

Nissan Rebate: -$1,250NMAC Bonus Cash: -$1,000

$17,495

MODEL #13115



OR

$0 DOWN


2014 NISSANMAXIMA 3.5 SV MSRP: $35,815

Sale Price: $30,995Nissan Rebate: $4,500

NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

$25,995Leather, HeatedSeats, moonroofMODEL #16214



OR

MODEL #17015 $0 DOWN


NMAC Bonus Cash: $3,500

$24,995$239/MO39 MO LEASE12K MILES/YR

OR

2015 NISSANLEAF S

4AT THISPRICE

w/Charger Pkg

2015 NISSANPATHFINDER 4X4 S MSRP: $32,430

Sale Price: $27,995Nissan Rebate: $1,000


$26,495

MODEL #25015



OR

2015 MURANOSIN STOCK,AVAILABLE

FORIMMEDIATEDELIVERY!

2015 NISSANVERSA S+ CVT


$12,995w/automatictransmission

MODEL #11125



OR

2014 NISSANSENTRA SV


Nissan Rebate: $1,000NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

$13,995

MODEL #12114

OR4AT THISPRICE

2015 NISSANROGUE SV

MSRP: $27,180Sale Price: $23,995Nissan Rebate: $500


$22,995

AWDMODEL #22415



OR


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