June 13, 2026

Memorial Bricks Honor Special Friends

Memorial Bricks at CSM

Eleven memorial bricks were recently installed along College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus walkways – each engraved with the name of an individual, family, and a cat, who have a special connection to the college.

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Auxiliary Is at the Heart of MedStar

Auxiliary

Without the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary, it’s hard to know where the Leonardtown hospital would be today.

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Fitness Trackers Banned for Deployed Troops

Fitness

New Pentagon Policy: deployed service members will no longer be allowed to use fitness tracking apps or other wearable technology that relies on geolocation.

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Who’s Who on St. George Island / Tommy Deagle: Master Wood Carver

Tommy Deagle

A conversation with waterman and decoy carver Tommy Deagle, a St. George Island resident. Deagle recalls the nearly two decades he crabbed and oystered the local waters. He also has carved several thousand decoys during the past 26 years, including the Eagle on Francis Goddard’s skipjack “Connie Francis.”

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Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 28

Americans with Disabilities

In late July, House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer addressed Congress to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the signing of the bipartisan Americans with Disabilities Act into law.

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Military Families Dissatisfaction with Tricare Grows

tricare

Military families are growing more dissatisfied with their Tricare medical insurance according to a recent survey of more than 8,500 Tricare beneficiaries.

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Protecting the Pax Mission and Preserving the Land

pax mission

What might seem like an unusual partnership is preserving the rural character of the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Southern Maryland while cementing the region’s position as a hub for Navy technology research, development, and test.

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DoD Report Aims to Head Off ‘Strategic Surprise’

'Strategic Surprise'

A Pentagon study is expected to consider “what potential technological capabilities may not be sufficiently acted upon by the Department of Defense in the decade to come, that will lead to US regrets in 2028,” says Michael Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.

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13 Burglaries & 2 Robberies Bring More Cops to Lex Park

13 burglaries

With 13 burglaries and two robberies, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is adding more uniformed officers and plain-clothed surveillance personnel in Lexington Park. The department is also looking for help from the community to locate what they believe are as many as half a dozen perpetrators.

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CSM Earns Workplace Excellence Awards

Workplace Excellence Awards

The College of Southern Maryland has received several Workplace Excellence Awards from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence (AWE) this year, as announced at an annual award luncheon in Gaithersburg June 8.

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