Summary
William Donald Schaefer is a Democratic politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. He was mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995, and the comptroller of Maryland from 1999 to 2007. Schaefer was defeated in his reelection bid for comptroller by Peter Franchot, a state delegate, in the Democratic primary on Sept. 12, 2006. During his tenure, Schaefer won praise for his "do-it-now" approach. He tended to details such as fixing potholes and launched major development initiatives, including the transformation of Baltimore's Inner Harbor and the construction of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium....
William Donald Schaefer is a Democratic politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. He was mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995, and the comptroller of Maryland from 1999 to 2007. Schaefer was defeated in his reelection bid for comptroller by Peter Franchot, a state delegate, in the Democratic primary on Sept. 12, 2006. During his tenure, Schaefer won praise for his "do-it-now" approach. He tended to details such as fixing potholes and launched major development initiatives, including the transformation of Baltimore's Inner Harbor and the construction of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium. Schaefer's other notable achievements include reform of the state's higher education system and construction of a light rail line through Baltimore. Schaefer received his early education in Baltimore's public schools, and later graduated from Baltimore City College in 1939. Schaefer received a J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1942. Schaefer won a seat on the Baltimore City Council in 1955 campaigning on his concern for city planning and housing issues. He represented the 5th District. Schaefer had a long-time companion in Hilda Mae Snoops, who was his official hostess in the governor's mansion. Snoops died in 1999 at age 74.
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Days of crabs on the city's waterfront
Sun reporterThe death earlier this month of Karen Naomi Connolly-Lawless brought Connolly's Seafood House, her family's old Pratt Street waterfront restaurant, back into the news. And then a few days later, Jim Genthner, a longtime Northwood resident and connoisseur...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, St. Michaels, Phillips Seafood, Aquaculture, Harbor East
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My brother-in-law, my boss
We all know the wedding etiquette: Bride's family sits on the left side of the church, groom's on the right. But what to do with the brother-in-law/direct-report? Emily Post is mum. University of Baltimore President Robert Bogomolny got married in...Tags: Sykesville, Catonsville, Martin O'Malley, Family, Regional Authority
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Owens Pomeroy
Sun reportersIn February 1972, Owens Pomeroy and five of his friends gathered around Mr. Pomeroy's dining room table to find a way to preserve the "Golden Age of Radio." Two of the men decided to form a club and named themselves and four others the "founding...Tags: Radio Industry, Health and Safety at School, Radio, Ronald Reagan, Parkville
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Franchot reaches wide, far
Sun reporterBetween hosting his own biotechnology summit, leading the crusade against the legalization of slot machines and pushing for a new elementary school in Towson, Comptroller Peter Franchot appears to be squeezing in time for an activity his critics don't...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Nordstrom Incorporated, Talbots Incorporated, Petroleum Industry, Casino and Gambling
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Fake forest hides in plain sight
Sun reporterBraking at the intersection of North Avenue and St. Paul Street, drivers breathe cigarette smoke out their windows, slosh takeout sodas, stare at their nails. No one notices that a cluster of pointy trees has sprouted in the median. No one notices that a...Tags: Sculpture, Family Vacations, Patterson Park, Station North, Christmas
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Karen Naomi Connolly-Lawless
Sun reporterKaren Naomi Connolly-Lawless, who helped run the former Connolly's Seafood, her family's restaurant and a Baltimore institution for 87 years, died Wednesday at home of lung cancer. She was 61 and lived in Westminster. Born in Baltimore the only child...Tags: Family, Regional Authority, Sales, Religious Festivals, Public Holidays
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Letters to the editor
Thanks so much for the editorial on Sen. John McCain's indifference toward the Internet ("Net deficit," editorial, June 29). It's chilling to think we might have a president who lacks the capacity to perform vital Web-related duties such as chatting up...Tags: Bob Barr, Scarlett Johansson, Sheila Dixon, John McCain, Ronald Reagan
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Scandal distracts from Dixon's work
Finally we have a mayor who loves the city and her job as much as former Mayor Clarence "Du" Burns did and, before him, William Donald Schaefer once did - one who gets things done and is out there involving herself in the city. Then what happens? A...Tags: Regional Authority, Sheila Dixon
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Inquiry threatens Dixon's momentum
Sun reportersSix months into her historic term as Baltimore's first female mayor, Sheila Dixon has been riding high - the homicide rate is at a two-decade low, the City Council passed her budget almost untouched, and she has won praise for her work on gun control...Tags: Primaries, Court Preliminary, Sheila Dixon, Johns Hopkins University, Ulysses Currie
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