tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72504848901338897292024-03-13T00:48:02.918-04:00George of Denmark's CountyLocal happenings, nonprofit organization, green and sustainable living, animal welfare issues, PG (Prince George's County) Maryland; where is community, today?CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-10763253649342760482015-01-26T22:37:00.001-05:002015-01-26T22:41:33.818-05:00New Session, New Administration .... Is change there for animals?A lot of pixels and ink have been spent on rehashing the Hogan victory in Maryland, and what it means for various constituencies, issues, and geographies. There is a somewhat clear (and also somewhat murky) budget on the table now. Will any of this spell change as far as the welfare of animals goes?
It is probably too soon to tell. Some appointments are in flux within the new CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-90683801932418141162014-09-02T19:14:00.002-04:002014-09-02T19:14:24.213-04:00School Days and campaign signsThings are settling back into a routine now, with the young 'uns back in school, and Labor Day just past. I was really surprised at how busy Wegman's was the other evening, well after I thought the cook-out shopping should have been over and done. It didn't look like many people were buying steaks or hot dogs or burgers for those grills, either. It made me wonder how sale CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-87715427028040098602014-08-22T13:04:00.002-04:002014-08-22T13:04:22.351-04:00Animal shelters testing ground for tactics in Ferguson MO?In Ferguson, MO recently, a Senator was told she could not enter a public building to serve petitions.l Around the Senator, you could hear others protesting that it WAS a public building. The Senator expressed surprise and irritation that as a State Senator, she was still barred from simply walking into that building.
If we subsidize the construction and day-to-day operation of CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-45771971125312774092014-08-21T14:28:00.003-04:002014-08-21T14:28:40.041-04:00Blurry Vision? Did Baker deliver on his Vision, Mission and Principles?Sorry to have been absent for some time. Things do move slowly in Pee Gee in spite of technology and all of our modern world's efficiencies. And sometimes when you look back, you wonder whether you've actually gone back in time!
Does anyone remember the campaign promises of elections past? Mr. Baker, the current County Executive, made such promises. It's true, he can restCarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-47323156562272939192013-09-26T10:52:00.002-04:002013-09-26T10:52:16.402-04:00What's new around here?With Yahoo changing its user interface for the forums on their site ("Groups"), I've noticed it is quiet on the news front again. And yet, things are continuing to move forward. I heard from a friend, that there was a major court decision against Prince George's County on civil rights as far as wrongful arrest -- but I haven't seen it covered in the media. Have you? If so,CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-81921053838576657562013-08-16T14:13:00.000-04:002013-08-16T14:13:05.205-04:00With Patch slashing employees, wither Local?News broke this morning that AOL's Patch will be pink-slipping workers today. We have seen at least one local Patch editor report on being let go.
This is especially rough coming on the heels of big changes at the sale of the venerable Washington Post earlier in the month. For people in the area over forty, and those who haven't yet joined FaceBook, Twitter, Reddit, or some CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-25564964985264896602013-08-13T11:09:00.000-04:002013-08-13T11:09:00.170-04:00Thinking about pet adoption ....When we were young, Dad worked near the big city shelter for a while. He began bringing home puppies we would adopt and we went through a series of pups who were sick until finally we found one we'd have as a family pet for life.
As grown ups, we went to a rescue group shelter and visited some cats, and eventually chose one (or she chose us?). We haven't adopted from a municipal CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-29644509445128918672013-08-11T11:35:00.000-04:002013-08-11T11:35:42.670-04:00PG Desert, and Weekly Round-UpLast week saw several notable events hereabouts.
First, a new blog was launched on the Upper Marlboro Patch. The first post covers the recent NO KILL CONFERENCE and PG County's role there. The annual event hosted people from across the globe, and took place near the end of July in Washington, DC. If you missed the conference, be sure and read and subscribe to the new blog!
CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-62948586677397774312013-05-21T18:25:00.000-04:002013-05-21T18:25:19.777-04:00Guarding the chickensWhat would happen if there had been an Inspector General role created in Prince George's County? If you have been watching the unfolding story about IRS' Exempt Organizations scrutiny and the Congressional hearings on the issue, you might find yourself mulling that.
We can find that report here.
One thing you'll notice is that this is not actually an independent audit. Rather,CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-83630520657186489812013-05-08T10:59:00.000-04:002013-05-08T10:59:11.522-04:00We've been down so long ...It's high time to return to blogging on local issues. If there ever was coverage of news here by the major news media (the Post, the Times, ClearChannel outlets, etc) there has not been any for a very long time.
That was clearly illustrated for me by the recent manipulations by the County Executive to take over the school board. What, you didn't think there was any controversy about CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-38236394874578475042012-08-14T21:12:00.000-04:002012-08-14T23:02:53.046-04:00Back from the Future: No Kill Conference 2012I'm just back from the No Kill Conference on a University campus in Washington DC over the weekend. It's wonderful to have an annual big meet-up with tons of other people working to connect our love of animals with policies and programs involving those animals. Social media is a great thing but there is still, something ineffable and crucial about making face-to-face contact. CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-69014950960284373252012-03-30T21:41:00.000-04:002012-03-30T21:41:04.769-04:00Walking while decent and law-abidingIt's not customary here to comment much on crime or law enforcement issues, but the Sanford Florida killing of a young black man has infuriated me and disturbed me deeply. I had not heard of the "Stand Your Ground" law groundswell and didn't know a lot about ALEC and the NRA's focus on regressing the nation to the days of the Old West or the Old South (or both).
Justice should not depend CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-21851365494773801742012-03-27T17:17:00.000-04:002012-03-27T17:17:22.296-04:00The Incredible Shrinking PoundDid you think, like I did, that the reason for allocating funds and approving construction of a new animal control facility in PG County was largely to increase the capacity for sheltering dogs and cats? Did you think that the new shelter would hold twice as many animals as the old one? Did you feel that the millions of dollars of hard-earned tax dollars of County citizens was worth CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-2903587888196189272012-03-26T22:06:00.000-04:002012-03-26T22:06:44.203-04:00Analysis, Accountability, InnovationCounty Executive Rushern Baker launched the public side of CountyStat this morning. It is an adaptation of similar "stat" programs (short for "statistics") in other jurisdictions, including the State of Maryland. Although a feature of the website is the analysis and charts of County agency performance data, maybe the most welcome news is that CountyStat does provide more actual data CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-61864746568493321342012-03-21T19:30:00.000-04:002012-03-21T19:30:57.081-04:00Could your pet be even healthier? Find out this summerLocal animal organization PGFF has announced that registration is open now for Holistic Health Care for Pets in June, in Lanham Maryland.
If you're a pet owner, you may be impressed that other people's pets have better breath than yours. Or that the coats and eyes of some dogs or cats are shiny and bright, while your pet has dull, or flaky coat, and runny eyes.
Do you wonder CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-91697337275113227182012-03-14T18:29:00.002-04:002012-03-14T18:29:32.683-04:00Spring Forward - wild neighborsWarming weather means animals are emerging from hibernation or simply, being more active and that also means, mating, nesting, bearing young, and feeding and training those young. If you, too, are emerging from some winter indoor time, you may spot all sorts of growth when you venture out the front door.
If you are new to the suburbs or rural areas of Maryland, you'll find that there are CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-391193354538681702012-03-12T14:40:00.000-04:002012-03-12T14:40:46.630-04:00So long Main Street Brasserie! White Tiger roars in tooSomehow we've been out of the loop on local restaurants, it seems. Drove up to the Main Street Catering and Brasserie location the other day, and found it was locked up tight. Apparently according to this blog entry, the closing was way back in JANUARY. It doesn't seem as though it's been that long since we were by for a couple of sandwiches, but, obviously, we missed that news.CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-18519938599693593232012-03-11T19:58:00.002-04:002012-03-11T19:58:32.946-04:00Ready or not, here it comes (TimeLine)Small businesses and community organizations on FaceBook have been hit with a new project and a deadline of the end of this month. For animal welfare groups, this is one of the busier times of the year. But TimeLines will appear on all FaceBook fan pages at the end of March.
I'm not a designer. In fact, I have sometimes said that I have the worst sense of what looks good and CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-17404865495300684032012-03-08T20:40:00.002-05:002012-03-08T20:40:36.375-05:00Blooming
Andromeda (above) has been abloom for days out in the garden. I think Spring just might arrive soon. It will be good to see neighbors out and about. Even though it was an amazingly mild winter, we are all simply accustomed, I guess, to the shorter days and the coziness of being indoors.
It is good to know people who still appreciate and seek out nature and natural CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-23668991172613912952011-11-19T09:42:00.001-05:002011-11-19T09:54:25.162-05:00Black Friday, Family and Quiet TimeWhat's your take on the question of shopping -- particularly holiday shopping -- beginning on or right after Thanksgiving Day? I am neutral about it, although to be honest, it might be because I've had the chance to shop for presents through the year, and do not see "Christmas shopping" as a hurried, last-minute kind of activity.
I noticed recently that a LOT of stores, if not ALL, CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-40972317213182512492011-11-11T12:45:00.000-05:002011-11-11T12:45:23.238-05:00News Alert: Judge Rules that Feeding Feral Cats is Legal in Maryland's PG CountyHere is some good news for PG county!
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 10, 2011 FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Timothy W. Saffell
TimSaffell@PGFerals.org
301-262-6452
Judge Rules That Feeding Feral Cats is Legal in Maryland Upper Marlboro, MD. The Prince George's County Circuit Court ruled today that Animal Control Officers may not issue warnings or penalize people forCarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-5774676463155539802011-11-10T21:53:00.000-05:002011-11-10T21:53:40.983-05:00Grass fed beef in burgers in BowieThis evening I grabbed a bite at a new restaurant chain. Elevation Burger now has a Bowie location in the Vista Gardens Marketplace on Route 450 (near the Home Depot). This location is so new, that it wasn't in my GPS database, and I wasn't sure about the hours, but they were doing a lively business around 8:30 at night. There are a lot of people behind Elevation's counter. CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-14852804327140549732011-11-03T13:16:00.000-04:002012-03-21T19:19:19.703-04:00Why would a pet rescue "import" dogs or cats?A pet-loving friend recently observed that it seems strange how often rescues bring dogs and cats from West Virginia or Ohio or even Haiti or beyond, when the PG pound kill rate is so awful. It is something that I used to be upset by too, but after years working with some of the rescues myself and learning more about the PG pound, I see the logic and yes, even the caring and compassion, in CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-47797111427265872922011-11-02T18:23:00.001-04:002011-11-02T18:23:57.943-04:00Task Force briefs County Council Standing Committee on HorsesThis morning the Equine Industry Task Force provided a briefing to one of the County Council standing committees. The briefing was item two on the short, if full, agenda of the Planning, Zoning and Economic Development (PZED) Committee, chaired this term by Councilman Obie Patterson. First up was a strategic plan presentation from Park and Planning. This is a big ticket item in CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250484890133889729.post-17913076156095201002011-10-29T17:46:00.000-04:002011-10-29T17:46:57.159-04:00Trick snow, or treat?
No, it ISN'T overexposure in this photo. That really IS snow on the lawn and falling on the fully-leaved trees, some with green leaves, others with fall colored foliage still clothing the branches. I thought we had missed the precip when day broke with cold rain, but as the day has passed, that rain became a mix and now is falling as wet snow. Happy Halloween?
Snow is rare CarrieCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953809839910108103noreply@blogger.com0