Call him President Marcos now.

Sixth-generation Bowieite Jimmy Marcos was installed last Wednesday at Florian Hall as president of the Bowie Chamber of Commerce.

"I'm a big Marcos fan," said Mayor G. Frederick Robinson, who holds his "Politics and Pizza" sessions at Marcos' Bowie Plaza restaurant most Friday evenings.

The 43-year-old Marcos was born and raised in Bowie and is overtly proud that he makes his living here.

"He brings the voice of the small employer trying to make a go of it in a very competitive market," said outgoing president Benjamin Woolery.

As Marcos put it, "It's small business owners who...