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Potentially notable news dude @wjz: #VeryAsian 🇵🇭, Chicagoland native, @ColumbiaChi ‘14, he/him/his, #Survivor Superfan.

Baltimore, MD
Joined September 2011
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Unless you get a lemon stick, you actually didn't go to Flower Mart. 🍋 My favorite festival since I've moved here and it's in my neighborhood!
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As the investigation into what happened at a JV football games goes on, a mom of one of the players says there needs to be action. One of the teams reportedly hurled slurs at the other, causing an emotional end to the season. tinyurl.com/yckee9xd
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HCPD's targeted investigations over the summer into the county’s most prolific vehicle theft suspects led to 13 arrests and contributed to a 41 percent decrease in thefts of the most commonly stolen vehicle makes. howardcountymd.gov/police/su…
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Vanessa Atterbeary and Cat Carter's historic wins also established all Howard County government leaders are Democrats. I talked to both, who say that won't stop them from helping everyone. They also talked about how they'll hit the ground running. tinyurl.com/34aar4rr
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A NASA tool critical for the Artemis program to progress was made in Maryland. The scientist leading the effort says it will measure moonquakes, and the data will help the plans of longterm stays on the moon possible. tinyurl.com/3ekpsef3
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Early voting results in Howard County Exec and County Council Dist. 5 races are in. Vanessa Atterbeary and Cat Carter have leads so far.
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Howard County government will lead entirely by Democrats, with the sole Republican running has lost in the Dist. 5 county council race.
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Dennis Valera retweeted
NEWS: I just got off the phone with President Trump. He says his message to Americans is: "My message is congratulations to the Democrats, and I look forward to working with you for the good of our country." cbsnews.com/news/trump-congr…
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Well, that was fast. MD governor race already called for @GovWesMoore, his watch party just erupted in cheers.
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Vanessa Atterbeary, Democrat and the favorite running for Howard County Executive, saying the county is ready to help the governor's mission.
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.@GovWesMoore is coming out to address supporters, I don't have the best view but stream it here: cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/w…
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After his time as @HoCoGovExec ends, Calvin Ball says he'll be going to @my_bccc to be the interim president. He told me and @LillianEReed this is a return to his roots, that he wanted to return to higher ed once his time in office wraps. More info: tinyurl.com/4w3vhpfw
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In a 3-2 vote, the effort to make IG Kelly Madigan a custodian of county records failed. Before the vote, discussions around the legality of the bill came up again. David Yungmann said his no vote was guided by county law office advice.
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Full Story: This was just one of a number of votes this Howard County Council made in their last legislative session together. All 5 were elected for the 1st time in 2018, and only 1 will be returning next term. tinyurl.com/3fx2t97v
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Howard County state lawmakers revealed a bill that would classify the future ICE facility in Elkridge as a "secure confinement facility," and allow county govt to raise its property and transfer taxes. This would apply to all privately owned detention facilities in the county.
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A Mount Airy family says one of their neighbors is harassing them, after that neighbor lodged numerous barking complaints against their guard dog. It's now evolved into a nearly yearlong legal fight. tinyurl.com/47u9us9x
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Matthew Dzambo had a nearly 30-year career with Baltimore Police before he retired. He's only 7 months in as a cannabis transporter, he says a lot of his police experience translates well. His company, Talaria, is making an effort to hire more like him. tinyurl.com/42f6ra67
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The ribbon's been cut for @HopkinsHowardC's new observation unit. The 29-bed unit will be for emergency patients who need short-term, specialized monitoring. It opens in December. It's the latest project addressing the hospital's long ER wait times.
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.@GovWesMoore tells me he wouldn't be running again if he felt like the job was finished. He wants to build upon what he's done. We talked a/b addressing affordability, drawing in businesses, the budget, and why he wants a national spotlight on the state. tinyurl.com/afk46dam
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