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I happened to be strolling Annapolis Towne Centre a few weeks ago when I heard that the proposed anti-terrorism training center in Queen Anne’s County had been nixed. Apparently, the feds got ahead of themselves in thinking that residents were willing to trade bucolic peace for helicopters, machine gun fire, and well, jobs.

And then it hit me: Why not open the facility right here at the Towne Centre? Really. There’s no farmland to destroy. It’s already noisy. And there’s decent parking.

Can’t you just see commandos-in-training repelling from the towering stacks of merchandise at Bed Bath & Beyond? Or dodging fast-moving knives at Ziki Japanese Steakhouse. Heck, there’s already a climbing wall at Eastern Mountain Sports. The mechanical bull at Cadillac Ranch opens up all sorts of training scenarios, too. Visiting politicos could stock up on blue pinstripe suits at Brooks Brothers and then conduct high-level meetings over fro-yo at Menchies.

Really, the idea clearly has legs, don’t you think? Frank? Barbara? Are you reading? Hello…?

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