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Maryland Traffic Court: My story and some tips

So, I got a ticket for turning right from a lane with a green light when there was a red arrow in the adjacent lane. The penalty was $140 and 2 points on my license. Since I only work part-time now, I decided to see what traffic court is like. I had my hearing today, and it was very different from what I expected. If you are the first catch of the day (scheduled for 8:30 AM), you all show [...]

Global Warming Protest in a Snowstorm

The irony is legendary. It’s 23 degrees Fahrenheit in DC (a full 19 degrees colder than average), it snowed multiple inches last night, and this happens: A national coalition of more than 40 environmental, public health, labor, social justice, faith-based, and other advocacy groups on Feb. 3 announced plans to engage in civil disobedience at the Capitol Power Plant in Washington D.C. on the afternoon of March 2. The Capitol Climate Action (CCA), the largest mass mobilization on global warming [...]

Firing Guns in Howard County

This just passed on 2/2/2009. (a) A PERSON SHALL NOT discharge any gun within the metropolitan district, whether the gun is loaded with fixed or blank ammunition or projectiles of any kind. (D) A PERSON SHALL NOT, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, DISCHARGE A GUN ON, FROM, ONTO, OR ACROSS ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAND. [[(d)]] (E) This section shall not apply to: (1) The discharge of guns at any target, trap or skeet range or [...]