Naptown Scoop | February 15, 2021

<span class="mcnPreviewText" style="display:none; font-size:0px; line-height:0px; max-height:0px; max-width:0px; opacity:0; overflow:hidden; visibility:hidden; mso-hide:all;">City leaders with sore arms, RELIEF Act passes, Chick and Ruth's is staying put...</span>    <div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: none;direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 20px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:1;text-align:center;color:#656565;">February 15, 2021 | <a href="https://pages.viral-loops.com/naptownscoop?referralCode=&lt;&lt;Referral Code>>&refSource=copy" style="border: none;border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Sign Up</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0px;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 500px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/e8f31ef8-7791-4345-aa1e-f6c60826bfa1.png" style="border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;height: auto;width: 100%;font-size: 13px;max-width: 550px;line-height: 100%;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="500" alt="e8f31ef8-7791-4345-aa1e-f6c60826bfa1.png"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0px;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"><strong>Good Morning</strong> Annapolis and happy Presidents' Day. This holiday is celebrated in honor of George Washington and used to be celebrated on his birthday—February 22.<br> <br> But the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1971 set the date as the third Monday in February so now it never actually falls on Washington's real birthday. Sorry George.<br> <br> In Today's Naptown Scoop:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Chick and Ruth's is staying put</li> <li>Teachers want better pay</li> <li>Hogan's vetoes don't hold up</li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Quick email today. Enjoy the day off if you get it.<br> <br> – Ryan Sneddon</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Coronavirus</h1> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Maryland</h2> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Cases: 370,983</li> <li>24 hour change: +847</li> <li>Positivity rate: 4.63%</li> <li>Deaths: 7,374</li> <li>24 hour change: +18</li> <li>Hospitalized: 1,166 (293 ICU)</li> <li>First dose vaccinated: 10.58%</li> <li>Second dose vaccinated: 3.93%</li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Anne Arundel</h2> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Cases: 34,526</li> <li>24 hour change: +78</li> <li>Positivity rate: 5.66%</li> <li>Deaths: 489</li> <li>Hospitalized: 98 (19 ICU)</li> <li>First dose vaccinated: 9.54%</li> <li>Second dose vaccinated: 3.91%</li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Sources: <a href="https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Coronavirus MD</a>, <a href="https://aahealth.org/covid19data/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Coronavirus AAC</a></p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">RELIEF Act passed</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">More COVID aid is on the way. This time in the form of a billion dollar state package. Governor Hogan's <a href="https://wtop.com/maryland/2021/02/md-house-withdraws-proposal-for-broader-stimulus-checks-general-assembly-passes-billion-dollar-relief-act/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">RELIEF Act</a> made it through the Senate and House in short order. He's expected to sign it into law today—which will trigger emergency tax breaks and direct stimulus payments for certain Marylanders.</p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">City leaders with sore arms</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Annapolis City Council and Mayor Buckley have started to <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/annapolis/ac-cn-annapolis-council-vaccinations-20210211-20210212-kk3gyc2pwvhfhcmcxupdu4fsda-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">get vaccinated</a>. They're getting the shots under the "continuity of government" provision of phase 1B. Several council members received their first shot last week. Mayor Buckley will get his first this week.</p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> 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style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Hogan's vetoes overturned</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The Senate overturned <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-final-overrides-20210213-vu43rkxmevhilgs2pd6pbivxve-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">two Hogan vetoes</a> Friday after the House did the same last week.</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>An education funding bill called the <a href="https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/kirwan-commission-bill-aims-to-set-higher-education-standards-for-maryland/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Blueprint for Maryland's Future</a></li> <li>A tax bill that introduces a first in the nation <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/ac-cn-bc-us-internet-ads-tax-20210212-qixifu4zifboxayfj267t3sypi-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">digital advertising tax</a>, increases the tax on cigarettes, and introduces a new tax on electronic cigarettes</li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The tax bill should take effect in a month but will likely face opposition in the courts.</p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Historic Annapolis award winners</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Four community members have been selected by Historic Annapolis for the <a href="https://www.annapolis.org/media-content/historic-annapolis-announces-2020-preservation-award-winners?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">2020 Preservation Awards</a>. Anna E. Greenberg—a 50 year partner of HA—earned a Lifetime Achievement Award. Bill and Judi Kardash received a Stewardship Award for their 30 year stewardship of Acton Hall—a 1760 Georgian home in the Historic District. And Constance Werner Ramirez earned a Lifetime Achievement Award for her service to HA which began in the 1950s as one of the first junior guides. Congratulations and thanks to all!</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Local Business</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Chick and Ruth's isn't going anywhere</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">After 58-year-old owner Keith Jones died suddenly in January, questions about the future of his Main Street eatery flew fast. But Keith's son <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/business/ac-cn-chick-and-ruths-open-202102015-20210212-cxsv7br5pngflazf7a3sqxn7r4-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Spencer Jones said</a> they're going to keep "Chick and Ruth's going strong for the Annapolis community as it has for decades." The takeaway: no need to rush those plans to tackle the six-pound milkshake.</p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">New assisted living facility</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">A brand new, LEED gold certified assisted living facility will welcome its <a href="https://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2021/02/annapolis-bay-village-to-officially-open-on-february-15th/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">first resident today</a>. Annapolis Bay Village, located at 979 Bay Ridge Road, is operated by IntegraCare along with almost a dozen other properties across Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.<br>  </p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. 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The commission makes recommendations on redistricting and revising the County Charter. Serving on the commission requires attending meetings and submitting regular reports of work. Learn more and <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/anne-arundel-county-council-seeks-applicants-for--charter-revision-commission?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">apply here</a>. The Council will make appointments in May.</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">What's Happenin'</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Let's Talk Justice: Presidents' Day Edition</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">AACPS high school students will read five books to their elementary school peers today. <a href="https://www.aacps.org/letstalkjustice?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Readings</a> will take place every hour (except noon) from 9 AM to 2 PM. Some books will be read in Spanish as well. Non AACPS families can email <a href="mailto:letstalkjustice@aacps.org" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">letstalkjustice@aacps.org</a> to tune in.</p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Compensation caravan</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The Board of Education is set to vote on the FY22 budget tomorrow. They're holding the meeting tomorrow instead of the regularly scheduled day in light of Ash Wednesday. Sign up to <a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ve1umJdNQym3q2d9JJLabw" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">give live testimony</a> or <a href="https://www.aacps.org//cms/module/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=131&utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">submit written comments</a> on <a href="http://aacpsschools.org/pressr/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Agenda-02.16.21.pdf" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">the agenda</a>. The meeting starts at 6 PM on AACPS-TV and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJSUzdLr48I6r69fxFdK_tw" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">AACPS YouTube</a>.<br> <br> The teacher's union <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/education/ac-cn-budget-teachers-0213-20210214-icxofhwg3za3bmon4p2u5t4rby-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">isn't happy</a> with the budget. According to them, salaries have been reduced by $18 million in the last decade. They're planning a car caravan during the meeting to demand "equitable [and] fair" pay. The caravan is set for 5 to 7 PM. <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/marylandeducators/event/374134/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Register here</a>.</p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">The genius of Frederick Douglass</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Join Dr. Richard Bell tomorrow for a Historic Annapolis lecture on Frederick Douglass. If you didn't know, Douglass was born in Maryland—albeit on the other side of the then non-existent Bay Bridge. He also didn't know his birthday so he chose February 14, remembering how his mother used to call him her "Little Valentine." But that's all for now. If you want to learn more, you'll have to <a href="https://www.annapolis.org/media-content/virtual-lecture---visionary-genius-frederick-douglass?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.15.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">attend the (virtual) lecture</a>.<br>  </p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. I'll always let you know when something's sponsored.</em></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 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style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Weather</h1> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Monday</h4> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">35 🌡 36 | 🌧️ | 52% | 💨 NNE 7 mph</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Tuesday</h4> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">26 🌡 50 | ⛅ | 24% | 💨 WNW 13 mph</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  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