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Walter L. Simmons (right), president and CEO of Employ Prince George's, talks about a new program geared toward residents ages 18 to 24 at the county's Youth Career Center in Suitland, Maryland, on Aug. 29. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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Prince George’s Launches Job Programs

by William J. Ford September 5, 2018October 31, 2020

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Politics, Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Democratic Party Uses Prince George’s as Home Base

by William J. Ford September 5, 2018October 31, 2020

Jaime Whitfield-Coffen, principal of Tulip Grove Elementary School, gives last-minute instructions before allowing students and their parents inside the newly renovated building on Sept. 4, the first day of school. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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Prince George’s County Students Head Back to School

by William J. Ford September 4, 2018October 31, 2020

Alvin Thornton, former chairman of the Prince George's County school board, speaks Aug. 30 to educators and advocates, urging voters to approve a casino revenue ballot question in the Nov. 6 general election. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Education Advocates Urge Md. Voters Approve Casino Ballot Question

by William J. Ford August 30, 2018October 31, 2020

Janett Simmons (right), a parent engagement assistant at William Paca Elementary School in Landover, hands out school supplies to children attending the Prince George’s County Back to School Block Party at Baysox Stadium in Bowie on Aug. 25. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

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Block Party Builds Excitement for New School Year

by William J. Ford August 29, 2018October 31, 2020

Aquatics instructor Bobby Broome guides Zoë Randolph across the swimming pool on the final day of a water safety camp at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Aug. 24. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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Children Learn Water Safety at Swim Camp

by William J. Ford August 24, 2018October 31, 2020

The Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee meet on Aug. 21. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Democrat Ballot Quandary in Prince George’s to Go Unresolved a Bit Longer

by William J. Ford August 22, 2018October 31, 2020

From left: Prince George's County high school students Caleb Clark, Tara Coates, Shayla Brickhouse, Gabriella Barnes, Christian Randall, Langston Hughes II, Jeremiah Smith and Cayla Hall are honored at the NAACP's annual convention in San Antonio. (Courtesy of Prince George's NAACP ACT-SO)

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Prince George’s Students Win Medals at NAACP Convention

by William J. Ford August 1, 2018October 31, 2020

Cheryl Landis (left) is sworn in as the new chair of the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee on July 24. Sydney Harrison (right), Prince George's County Court circuit clerk, conducts the swearing-in process. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Tempers Flare Among Prince George’s County Democrats

by William J. Ford July 26, 2018October 31, 2020

Prince George's County Council voted to reorganize its committee structure for the first time in 25 years. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Prince George’s Council Structural Changes Underway

by William J. Ford July 24, 2018October 31, 2020