Your favorite Maryland place names
We asked people for their favorite Maryland place names on Twitter yesterday. Some of the ones we got were Assawoman Bay, Whiskey Bottom, Scaggsville, Boring, Parole, Tuckahoe and North East. Today on our news wave we also got two other names – Accokeek and Accident. Feel free to add your own choices that differ from the above in the comments below. Some information on the places named above:

Wednesday’s News Wave on Google Wave
Click here to see our Wednesday News Wave or search for “with:public Inside Charm City” in your Google Wave search box. You need to already have Google Wave to participate. (We don’t have any invitations to give out right now.) Please join the discussion and let us know your opinion on today’s news items. We’ve included a handful of things to talk about but we also want the wave to take the direction you want it. So, bring up your own news topics as well. Today’s wave will

Wednesday’s Morning News, 11/25/09
For those of you travelling today, be sure to check our transit and traffic page for delays. Michael Dresser’s blog has a post with alternate routes for missing the bad traffic whether you’re going north or south today. There’s also a report on I95travelinfo.net being a source of travel information.

McDonough: Happy Thanksgiving and Governor Update
McDonough newsletter SPECIAL THANKSGIVING WISHES Of all the many things for which I am thankful, I want you to know that your support is deeply appreciated. Happy Thanksgiving To You And Your Families! Pat McDonough ******************************************************** Pat McDonough Testing the Waters for Governor, Part II Earlier in the week, I attended the Maryland Republican Party convention where we distributed hundreds of campaign flyers and met face-to-face with almost every person at the event. The reaction was exciting and positive. Audrey Scott, our new State Party Chairperson, after her victory, annou

Missouri man sentenced to 8 years for sending explicit images to 11 year old MD girl
US Attorney’s Office FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885 November 24, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md MISSOURI MAN SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON FOR SENDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES TO AN 11 YEAR OLD GIRL Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Anthony Thomas Eriksen, age