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Friday, May 20, 2011
Man Finds More Than $40,000 Cash in Utah Home, Returns it to Owners
Bountiful, Utah – A man who found more than $40,000 cash in the Utah home he recently bought has returned the money to its rightful owner, The Salt Lake City Tribune reported Thursday.
Josh Ferrin discovered the money stuffed in eight ammo boxes in the attic while he was exploring a workshop room in the Bountiful home on Tuesday.
"I opened it up, freaked out. Closed it, locked it in my truck and called my wife," Ferrin said of the surprise.
At the time he thought of his car troubles, repairs and renovations for the house and his desire to adopt a child -- but he returned it to the owner.
"I couldn't let myself consider the money mine," he said.
"This little guy [the previous homeowner] didn't put it there for me. He put it there for a rainy day," he said.
Power, Not Gender, Makes People More Likely To Cheat
The recent news about Arnold Schwarzenegger's secret son seem seems to be more proof that men, especially powerful men, can’t keep their pants zipped. But a news study suggests it's not gender that makes someone more likely to cheat, but power.
'Adult Baby' Living Off Social Security
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has asked the Social Security Administration to look into how a 30-year-old “adult baby” is collecting disability payments.
School Bus Driver Talks About Dog Attack
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (WUSA) -- Barry Jones is being called a hero. Witnesses say Jones was defending children from a vicious dog that boarded his school bus.
Jones said he's been a bus driver for 14 years. Wednesday morning, he was put to the test when an American Bulldog boarded with a group of students and began attacking.
"It was mostly terrifying," he said.
Jones said he had about 35 elementary school kids on the bus at the time.
"The kids started running up to the bus. I never saw what was frightening them," Jones said he opened the doors and soon realized the dog was running to the back.
"All the kids were jumping around, screaming. I was trying to kick the dog, and hit the dog. He was jumping on the seat," he said.
Jones chased the dog off the bus. But the dog got back on. Jones says he grabbed the dog once again by the back of its neck and forced it off the bus.
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Jones said he's been a bus driver for 14 years. Wednesday morning, he was put to the test when an American Bulldog boarded with a group of students and began attacking.
"It was mostly terrifying," he said.
Jones said he had about 35 elementary school kids on the bus at the time.
"The kids started running up to the bus. I never saw what was frightening them," Jones said he opened the doors and soon realized the dog was running to the back.
"All the kids were jumping around, screaming. I was trying to kick the dog, and hit the dog. He was jumping on the seat," he said.
Jones chased the dog off the bus. But the dog got back on. Jones says he grabbed the dog once again by the back of its neck and forced it off the bus.
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Circumcision Debate In San Francisco Reaches Washington DC
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- The controversy spreading in San Francisco over a push to outlaw circumcisions has reached the Washington area. A group trying to ban the practice has collected 12,000 signatures, more than enough to officially put it on a ballot in San Francisco's next election.
Rabbi Raphael Malka of Silver Spring, Md. is a Mohel and said, "If it's against religion it is against the United States." Rabbi Malka, who has performed countless circumcisions as part of a Jewish celebration known as a Bris, said a move that would ban the practice is simply unconstitutional.
The man in San Francisco behind the push is Lloyd Schofield who claims it's a type of mutilation of the genitals. Schofield said, "It's the man's body...his body doesn't belong to his government, religion or even his parents."
Route 90 Bridge Repairs To Pause Next 2 Weekends
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Inspections and repairs on the Route 90 bridges to Ocean City will pause during the next two weekends.
State Highway Administration officials say the work, which started Monday, has meant revolving lane closures on the two-lane highway. Friday through Sunday, the work, which includes the inspection and installation of cables, will stop.
Work will resume May 23 and continue through May 25. Then it will pause again for the Memorial Day weekend. If necessary, work will continue on May 31.
Should We Put Cameras On Cops?
Following allegations police had stolen a laptop and a digital camera from a suspect's house, San Francisco PD is considering equipping officers with a head-mounted video camera to document searches and arrests and make sure they're being conducted appropriately. Is this a good idea? Take our poll and sound off.
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Sentencing Set In Killing Of Delaware Police Officer
GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) -- A Maryland man convicted of murder in the 2009 shooting of a Georgetown police officer is about to learn his fate.
A Sussex County judge was scheduled to sentence Derrick Powell of Cumberland, Md., at a hearing Friday.
Powell faces either the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killing of patrolman Chad Spicer.
The jury that convicted Powell in February recommended by a 7-to-5 vote that he be executed.
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A Sussex County judge was scheduled to sentence Derrick Powell of Cumberland, Md., at a hearing Friday.
Powell faces either the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killing of patrolman Chad Spicer.
The jury that convicted Powell in February recommended by a 7-to-5 vote that he be executed.
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Double Lung Transplant Chuck Campbell At Home Cooking On The Grill
The first time a few years that I've been able to cookout on the grill. This is just a family dinner of grilled veggies and salmon. Mm. Mm. Mm. May 15, 2011...two months and 10 days after my transplant.
Forced Pooling: When Landowners Can’t Say No To Drilling
As the shale gas boom sweeps across the United States, drillers are turning to a controversial legal tool called forced pooling to gain access to minerals beneath private property--in many cases, without the landowners' permission.
Forced pooling is common in many established oil and gas states, but its use has grown more contentious as concerns rise about drilling safety and homeowners in areas with little drilling history struggle to understand the obscurities of mineral laws.
Joseph Todd, who lives in rural Big Flats, N.Y., wasn't especially concerned when he learned in 2009 that his half-acre property had become part of a drilling unit. But when methane gas showed up in his drinking water well after the drilling began, he became outraged, describing forced pooling as "eminent domain for gas drillers."
"We never wanted to be a part of the drilling," he said. "To have something like this happen is beyond frustrating." Todd and some of his neighbors are now suing the company that is drilling near their neighborhood, even though no link has been proven between drilling and the contamination of their water.
People who see forced pooling as an infringement of property rights also tend to oppose the practice, including Pennsylvania's Republican governor, Tom Corbett, who has otherwise been a staunch supporter of the drilling industry.
"I do not believe in private eminent domain, and forced pooling would be exactly that," Corbett told a group [1] of nearly 400 drilling industry representatives and supporters last month. He also said he won't sign pending legislation that would allow forced pooling for drilling in Pennsylvania's gas-rich Marcellus Shale.
Forced pooling compels holdout landowners to join gas-leasing agreements with their neighbors. The specific provisions of the laws vary from state to state, but drillers are generally allowed to extract minerals from a large area or "pool"--in most states a minimum of 640 acres--if leases have been negotiated for a certain percentage of that land. The company can then harvest gas from the entire area. In most cases, drillers aren't allowed to build surface wells on unleased land, so they use horizontal wells or other means to collect the minerals beneath those parcels.
Thirty-eight states have some form of forced pooling law. West Virginia and Pennsylvania each have measures that don't apply to drilling in the Marcellus Shale, and proponents are trying to expand the laws in those states. (Check out our chart of forced pooling laws [2] across the United States.)
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Forced pooling is common in many established oil and gas states, but its use has grown more contentious as concerns rise about drilling safety and homeowners in areas with little drilling history struggle to understand the obscurities of mineral laws.
Joseph Todd, who lives in rural Big Flats, N.Y., wasn't especially concerned when he learned in 2009 that his half-acre property had become part of a drilling unit. But when methane gas showed up in his drinking water well after the drilling began, he became outraged, describing forced pooling as "eminent domain for gas drillers."
"We never wanted to be a part of the drilling," he said. "To have something like this happen is beyond frustrating." Todd and some of his neighbors are now suing the company that is drilling near their neighborhood, even though no link has been proven between drilling and the contamination of their water.
People who see forced pooling as an infringement of property rights also tend to oppose the practice, including Pennsylvania's Republican governor, Tom Corbett, who has otherwise been a staunch supporter of the drilling industry.
"I do not believe in private eminent domain, and forced pooling would be exactly that," Corbett told a group [1] of nearly 400 drilling industry representatives and supporters last month. He also said he won't sign pending legislation that would allow forced pooling for drilling in Pennsylvania's gas-rich Marcellus Shale.
Forced pooling compels holdout landowners to join gas-leasing agreements with their neighbors. The specific provisions of the laws vary from state to state, but drillers are generally allowed to extract minerals from a large area or "pool"--in most states a minimum of 640 acres--if leases have been negotiated for a certain percentage of that land. The company can then harvest gas from the entire area. In most cases, drillers aren't allowed to build surface wells on unleased land, so they use horizontal wells or other means to collect the minerals beneath those parcels.
Thirty-eight states have some form of forced pooling law. West Virginia and Pennsylvania each have measures that don't apply to drilling in the Marcellus Shale, and proponents are trying to expand the laws in those states. (Check out our chart of forced pooling laws [2] across the United States.)
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Private Prisons Fail to Deliver Big Savings
Most states have turned to privately-owned prisons in order to cut savings, but a report says that the prisons offer little savings to state governments, and in some cases end up costing taxpayers more than traditional systems.
The New York Times reports Arizona's private prisons can be costlier than state-run systems, even though the state's private outfits manage to avoid housing some of the typically more expensive inmates. Regardless, the state is pressing forward with plans to double its privately-imprisoned population, despite a state law that says private prisons must save taxpayers money. Lawmakers in Ohio and Florida are also making moves to greatly increase private inmate numbers.
What do you think the private sector can do to run prisons more effectively than the government?
from The Consumerist
Obama Endorses 1967 Borders For Israel
Washington - Seeking to harness the seismic political change still unfolding in the Arab world, President Obama for the first time on Thursday publicly called for a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would create a non-militarized Palestinian state on the basis of Israel’s borders before 1967.
“At a time when the people of the Middle East and North Africa are casting off the burdens of the past, the drive for a lasting peace that ends the conflict and resolves all claims is more urgent that ever,” he said.
Although Mr. Obama said that “the core issues” dividing Israelis and Palestinians remained to be negotiated, including the searing questions of Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees, he spoke with striking frustration that efforts to support an agreement had so far failed. “The international community is tired of an endless process that never produces an outcome,” he said.
The outline for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement came in what the president called “a moment of opportunity” after six months of political upheaval that has at times left the administration scrambling to keep up. The speech was an attempt to articulate a cohesive American policy to an Arab Spring that took a dark turn as the euphoria of popular revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt gave way to violent crackdowns in Bahrain and Syria, a civil war in Libya and political stalemate in Yemen.
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“At a time when the people of the Middle East and North Africa are casting off the burdens of the past, the drive for a lasting peace that ends the conflict and resolves all claims is more urgent that ever,” he said.
Although Mr. Obama said that “the core issues” dividing Israelis and Palestinians remained to be negotiated, including the searing questions of Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees, he spoke with striking frustration that efforts to support an agreement had so far failed. “The international community is tired of an endless process that never produces an outcome,” he said.
The outline for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement came in what the president called “a moment of opportunity” after six months of political upheaval that has at times left the administration scrambling to keep up. The speech was an attempt to articulate a cohesive American policy to an Arab Spring that took a dark turn as the euphoria of popular revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt gave way to violent crackdowns in Bahrain and Syria, a civil war in Libya and political stalemate in Yemen.
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Lifer Parole To Take Effect Without O'Malley Signature
Gov. Martin O'Malley announced today that he will not sign a bill that forces him to act on parole requests for inmates serving life sentences. Maryland does not provide for a "pocket veto," so the legislation still takes effect Oct. 1.
Bill Aims To Stop People From Using 401(K) As A Piggy Bank
A recent study found that a record number of people (around 28%) with 401(k) retirement funds had loans (averaging $7,860) outstanding on them in 2010, meaning that these same folks will not have as much money set aside when it does come time to retire. That's why a pair of Senators have introduced legislation that would make it more difficult for people to tap their 401(k)s.
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DelDOT ECO-DRIVING CAMPAIGN
Simple Fuel Efficiency Tips Can Equal Substantial Fuel Savings
Dover -- The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and the I-95 Corridor Coalition are partnering with a number of state transportation agencies along the eastern seaboard to assist drivers in alleviating the drain on the wallet caused by higher fuel prices. Together, the agencies are launching a public awareness Eco-Driving campaign to help long-distance drivers spend less on fuel and to reduce their carbon emissions at the same time.
With gas prices nearing record highs, drivers are likely to be in sticker shock at the pumps as they fuel up for summer holiday travel. Easy changes, before hitting the road and on the road, can result in fuel - and, in turn, cash - savings. Removing unnecessary items in the trunk, inflating the tires, and using cruise control are just a few of the changes recommended in the Eco-Driving Campaign.
The program offers drivers easy actions they can take to reduce their fuel cost by up to $80 for a 700 mile round-trip journey.
1. Keep it close to 60 mph on the highway: Every five miles over the 60 mph level is equivalent to paying 20 extra cents per gallon for gas. Not exceeding 60 mph (where legally allowed) can improve mileage by 7-23 percent.
2. Avoid idling: Turning the engine off and on again is no longer hard on your starter, and you no longer need to warm up your engine. An automobile may burn more than half a gallon of fuel for every hour spent idling.
3. Use your AC only at higher speeds: Air conditioning can reduce mileage significantly, by as much as 20 percent
4. Use cruise control: Using cruise control on 10,000 miles driven in a year could save you nearly $200 and save more than 60 gallons of fuel.
5. Keep on rolling in traffic: Slow-and-go is always better than stop-and-go. It can take 20 percent more fuel to accelerate from a full stop than from five miles per hour. Try to anticipate stops and coast as much as possible.
6. Combine trips: Plan ahead so you can get all your errands taken care of in one trip. Go to the furthest destination first, then work your way back.
7. Get the junk out of your trunk: Remove unnecessary items from your vehicle, an extra 100 pounds in your vehicle can reduce your miles per gallon by up to two percent.
8. Keep tires properly inflated: Keeping your tires properly inflated translates into a free tank of gas a year and reduces CO2 emissions too. You can also consider purchasing fuel-efficient tires.
9. Change your oil: you can improve your fuel economy by one-to-two percent by using the manufacturer's recommended grade of motor oil.
10. Replace your air filter: According to the U.S. Department of Energy, replacing a clogged air filter can increase your mileage by ten percent.
11. Tighten your fuel cap: As much as 30 gallons of gasoline could be lost annually to evaporation when the fuel cap is not fully tightened.
12. Reduce aerodynamic drag: remove luggage racks, roof-top carriers, and ski racks when they are not needed.
13. Public Transportation: Taking the bus or vanpooling can save you money on gas, and puts fewer vehicles on the road, which reduces harmful emissions and pollutants entering our air, and increases the longevity of our road system.
Dover -- The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and the I-95 Corridor Coalition are partnering with a number of state transportation agencies along the eastern seaboard to assist drivers in alleviating the drain on the wallet caused by higher fuel prices. Together, the agencies are launching a public awareness Eco-Driving campaign to help long-distance drivers spend less on fuel and to reduce their carbon emissions at the same time.
With gas prices nearing record highs, drivers are likely to be in sticker shock at the pumps as they fuel up for summer holiday travel. Easy changes, before hitting the road and on the road, can result in fuel - and, in turn, cash - savings. Removing unnecessary items in the trunk, inflating the tires, and using cruise control are just a few of the changes recommended in the Eco-Driving Campaign.
The program offers drivers easy actions they can take to reduce their fuel cost by up to $80 for a 700 mile round-trip journey.
1. Keep it close to 60 mph on the highway: Every five miles over the 60 mph level is equivalent to paying 20 extra cents per gallon for gas. Not exceeding 60 mph (where legally allowed) can improve mileage by 7-23 percent.
2. Avoid idling: Turning the engine off and on again is no longer hard on your starter, and you no longer need to warm up your engine. An automobile may burn more than half a gallon of fuel for every hour spent idling.
3. Use your AC only at higher speeds: Air conditioning can reduce mileage significantly, by as much as 20 percent
4. Use cruise control: Using cruise control on 10,000 miles driven in a year could save you nearly $200 and save more than 60 gallons of fuel.
5. Keep on rolling in traffic: Slow-and-go is always better than stop-and-go. It can take 20 percent more fuel to accelerate from a full stop than from five miles per hour. Try to anticipate stops and coast as much as possible.
6. Combine trips: Plan ahead so you can get all your errands taken care of in one trip. Go to the furthest destination first, then work your way back.
7. Get the junk out of your trunk: Remove unnecessary items from your vehicle, an extra 100 pounds in your vehicle can reduce your miles per gallon by up to two percent.
8. Keep tires properly inflated: Keeping your tires properly inflated translates into a free tank of gas a year and reduces CO2 emissions too. You can also consider purchasing fuel-efficient tires.
9. Change your oil: you can improve your fuel economy by one-to-two percent by using the manufacturer's recommended grade of motor oil.
10. Replace your air filter: According to the U.S. Department of Energy, replacing a clogged air filter can increase your mileage by ten percent.
11. Tighten your fuel cap: As much as 30 gallons of gasoline could be lost annually to evaporation when the fuel cap is not fully tightened.
12. Reduce aerodynamic drag: remove luggage racks, roof-top carriers, and ski racks when they are not needed.
13. Public Transportation: Taking the bus or vanpooling can save you money on gas, and puts fewer vehicles on the road, which reduces harmful emissions and pollutants entering our air, and increases the longevity of our road system.
National Teacher Of The Year Speaks At ASBO Conference
Ocean City
The Association of School Business Officials of Maryland and the District of Columbia, ASBO MD/DC, is pleased to announce that Michelle Shearer, recently named by President Obama as National Teacher of the Year, will be the keynote speaker at its luncheon meeting on Monday, May 23, at the Ocean City Convention Center. She will speak at approximately 12:45 p.m.
Shearer, the Maryland Teacher of the Year as well as National Teacher of the Year, teaches Chemistry at Urbana High School in Frederick County. She holds dual certification in both Chemistry and General Special Education and has a Master’s Degree in Deaf Education as well as degrees from Princeton University and McDaniel College. She is passionate when it comes to teaching “scientists of the future” and believes Chemistry is “everywhere for everyone.” Her rewards come from seeing students of all backgrounds and abilities – including those with special needs – connect with science in a personal way.
ASBO MD/DC is the premiere Professional Development Organization for the School Business Officials that keep the schools operating. Founded in 1952, ASBO MD/DC is dedicated to seeing that schools are operated effectively and efficiently, so that classrooms can have maximum use of the fiscal resources available. The 59th Annual Spring Conference (May 22 -25) will include over 30 Professional Development Sessions, 180 exhibits, and several general sessions including a Town Hall on legislation effecting school district funding.
For additional Information, please see the ASBO website, www.asbo.org or contact Dr. Stephen M. Raucher, RSBA, Executive Director of ASBO MD/DC, at asbomddc@comcast.net or 301-318-4969.
The Association of School Business Officials of Maryland and the District of Columbia, ASBO MD/DC, is pleased to announce that Michelle Shearer, recently named by President Obama as National Teacher of the Year, will be the keynote speaker at its luncheon meeting on Monday, May 23, at the Ocean City Convention Center. She will speak at approximately 12:45 p.m.
Shearer, the Maryland Teacher of the Year as well as National Teacher of the Year, teaches Chemistry at Urbana High School in Frederick County. She holds dual certification in both Chemistry and General Special Education and has a Master’s Degree in Deaf Education as well as degrees from Princeton University and McDaniel College. She is passionate when it comes to teaching “scientists of the future” and believes Chemistry is “everywhere for everyone.” Her rewards come from seeing students of all backgrounds and abilities – including those with special needs – connect with science in a personal way.
ASBO MD/DC is the premiere Professional Development Organization for the School Business Officials that keep the schools operating. Founded in 1952, ASBO MD/DC is dedicated to seeing that schools are operated effectively and efficiently, so that classrooms can have maximum use of the fiscal resources available. The 59th Annual Spring Conference (May 22 -25) will include over 30 Professional Development Sessions, 180 exhibits, and several general sessions including a Town Hall on legislation effecting school district funding.
For additional Information, please see the ASBO website, www.asbo.org or contact Dr. Stephen M. Raucher, RSBA, Executive Director of ASBO MD/DC, at asbomddc@comcast.net or 301-318-4969.
GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ANNOUNCES EDUCATION APPOINTMENTS
Five Marylanders appointed to three boards, one reappointed
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley announced the appointments of five Marylanders and the reappointment of one today to education boards along the Eastern Shore and in Baltimore County.
“Strong public schools, world-class teachers and principals, and a workforce with the skills they need to compete in the 21st Century are essential if Maryland is to come through this national recession stronger and more quickly than other states,” said Governor Martin O’Malley. “I’m pleased to appoint these professionals to their respective education boards. Our first-in-the-nation schools and world-class higher education system put Maryland in a unique position to be a winner in this new economy.”
The following appointments were announced today:
Wor-Wic Community College Board of Trustees:
Martin Terrence Neat has been appointed to the Wor-Wic Community College Board of Trustees. He is President and CEO of First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association. He has served as Chairman of the Wor-Wic Community College Capital Campaign Foundation and as Board Chair of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. He is a Board Member and Charter President of the Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, a past Chair of the Greater Salisbury Committee and a Board Member of the Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Mr. Neat has a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business and a Masters of Arts degree in History from Salisbury State University. Mr. Neat lives in Salisbury.
Chesapeake College Board of Trustees:
Lee Nash McMahan has been appointed to the Chesapeake College Board of Trustees. He is currently the Vice President of Business Development and owner of the Tri Gas and Oil Co., Inc. in Federalsburg, Maryland. Previously he served as the Vice President and General Manager of the M & L GMC Trucks, Inc. Mr. McMahan is the Past President of the Mid Atlantic Propane Gas Association and on the Directors Advisory Council of the M&T Bank-Mid Atlantic. He was also recently elected to the Mid Atlantic Petroleum Dealers Association Board of Directors. He has served on the Caroline County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Mid Shore Council on Family Violence, and has represented Caroline County on the Maryland Chamber of Commerce Board. Mr. McMahan graduated from Towson State University with a major in Economics. Mr. McMahan lives in Williston.
Baltimore County Board of Education:Cornelia Bright Gordon, Esq. has been appointed to an at-large seat on the Baltimore County Board of Education. Ms. Gordon is currently the Chief Attorney and previously was the Supervising Attorney in the Administrative Law Unit of the Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. in Baltimore City. She received her Bachelor’s degree in English and Education from Dartmouth College in 1977 and her Juris Doctor degree from the University Of Maryland School Of Law in 1980. With thirty years of legal experience in areas such as civil, environmental, criminal and administrative law, she has significant experience in project management and program administration that includes regulatory review and compliance, budget and policy drafting. Prior to her work at the Legal Aid Bureau, she was an Administrative Law Judge in the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings. While working at the Maryland Department of the Environment, she established a hearing office for the new cabinet-level department, where cases involved highly complex environmental prosecutions and appeals. She is a member of the Maryland State Bar, the U.S. District Court Trial Bar, the Waring-Mitchell Law Society and the Dartmouth and University of Maryland School of Law Alumni Associations, the First Baptist Church of Guilford, and an NAACP Life Member. She has provided training in numerous law-related areas, such as Education Law Enrollment Rights, Legal Principles of School Discipline, Advanced Housing Law and Civil Impact Leadership and has served as a faculty advisor at the National Judicial College. Ms. Gordon lives in Towson.
Michael J. Collins has been appointed to an at-large seat on the Baltimore County Board of Education. Mr. Collins is currently the Chairman of the State Board of Contract Appeals. Mr. Collins began his career as an educator in Baltimore County as a history teacher at Kenwood High School from 1962 to 1992. During much of that period, he served in both the Maryland House of Delegates (1978-1986) and the Maryland Senate (1986-2002). Mr. Collins received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education and History from the University of Scranton in 1962 and his Masters Degree in Liberal Arts from The Johns Hopkins University in 1966. Mr. Collins lives in Essex.
Dr. James E. Coleman has been reappointed to represent District 4 on the Baltimore County Board of Education. Dr. Coleman had served as an at-large member. He will represent District 4 on the Baltimore County Board of Education. Dr. Coleman has been a full professor of Mathematics at the Baltimore City Community College since 1986 and prior to that he was an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Coppin State University. He began his education career as a Mathematics high school teacher in South Carolina. Dr. Coleman received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Education from Benedict College in South Carolina in 1964 and his Master of Arts degree in Mathematics from Morgan State University in 1970. Dr. Coleman is a member of the Union Baptist Church and professional organizations such as the Maryland and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. His numerous awards include the Focus on Teaching Award from the Maryland State Board of Community Colleges and recognition as one BCCC’s Top Instructors, as well as the Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas, Austin. Dr. Coleman lives in Owings Mills.
Logan McNaney has been appointed as the student member of the Baltimore County Board of Education. Mr. McNaney is currently a junior at the Lansdowne High School Academy carrying a 4.21 GPA. He has consistently been ranked in the top ten percent of his class, while taking both AP English and AP U.S. History. During the 10th grade, he participated in Model United Nations, representing the Republic of Austria. He was recognized as the Most Valuable Player on the Cross Country team in the 9th, 10th and 11th grade. He also is a member of the Indoor Track team where he has been recognized with the Sportsmanship Award. He has served as the Baltimore County AVID representative/liaison since 2009. He volunteers at the Second English Lutheran Church as an usher and website designer. He tutored students at Arbutus Middle School in the 9th grade and has been a member of the Junior Class Steering Committee. He lives with his parents in Arbutus.
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