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Unions focus organizing efforts on service sector workplaces
After spending three decades at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Kevin Hux eagerly joined efforts this past year to unionize his workplace. "I joined this union to have some kind of voice and be protected," said Hux, 55, who started in housekeeping shortly...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Employment, Work Relations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Labor Legislation
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Save the traditional married family
Healthy societies around the world throughout history have given marriage between a man and a woman special legal protection because of the recognition that it is the one institution that ensures the society's stable future through the orderly procreation...
Tags: Marriage, Family
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40% of older households in Md. ill-prepared for retirement, study finds
At an age when many workers are thinking about winding down their careers, Victoria Baldassano of Silver Spring says she can't afford to give retirement a thought. The part-time English professor at Montgomery College said her income has been too low for...
Tags: Employment, Social Security, 401K, Interior Policy, Labor Legislation
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With online technology, buying and selling options abound
The last time Yasmin and Adil Degani bought a home, they took the traditional route. They went with a commission-based real estate brokerage to show them homes and guide them through the homebuying process. This time around, in an effort to save money...
Tags: Odenton, Media Industry, For Sale by Owner, Yasmin (drug), ZipRealty Incorporated
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The expat life: Going south of the border
In June 2009, my husband Sam and I slammed down the hatchback of our Honda CRV, the interior bulging with containers of Legos and books, school supplies and board games, and a box of shoes, a tin of Old Bay in the glove compartment. On the roof was a...
Tags: Heifer International, Taj Mahal, Foods and Beverages, Mexico City, Trips and Vacations
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Catonsville High gets infusion of Japanese culture
Girls in bright yellows, pinks and reds and boys in deep blues and greens zoomed around a conference room at Catonsville High School Thursday in a frenzy to get changed between lunch and fourth period. The 20 students were not Catonsville Comets. They...
Tags: Japan, High Schools, Trips and Vacations, Teaching and Learning, Schools
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'The Civil War and American Art' is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects on the conflict
The lone Union sentry stands atop Federal Hill, outlined against an ominous orange/red sky. In the distance, the tops of the Washington Monument and several spires rise above the city, as straight and determined as the rifle held in the soldier's left...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Feminism, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Towson, Civil Rights
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Maryland's blue crab season will likely have a slow start
April 1 is the official start to the blue crab harvest in Maryland. But don't reach for your mallet just yet. "It's not time for crabs," said Jessica Borowski, a manager at Midtown BBQ and Brew. "It's too cold out." The crabs seem to agree. The...
Tags: Tangier (Accomack, Virginia), Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Conservation
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Pikesville-based Kalinka Russian Dance Ensemble turns 10
With a step, a kick and an energetic stomp, a handful of children bring to life an old and beloved part of their families' Russian culture as part of the Kalinka Dance Ensemble. The Pikesville-based dance troupe, which celebrates its 10th anniversary...
Tags: Pikesville, Uzbekistan, Ellicott City, Johns Hopkins University, Entertainment Events
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Consevancy invites you to hike and learn to read the landscape [Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock]
The Howard County Conservancy hosts a weekend-long lecture and hiking series, "Sense of Place: Learning to Read Our Landscapes." Noted ecologist Tom Wessels, an emeritus professor at Antioch New England Graduate School, in New Hampshire, will be on hand...Tags: Sykesville, Easter, Good Friday, Religious Festivals, Patapsco
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Artist Hasan Elahi meticulously documents life after FBI investigation
A rumpled pile of sheets. A Bloody Mary on an airline tray. Bags of mustard greens from a Korean grocery store. Gas station pumps, battered street signs, a steamed crab. These are among the everyday images encountered by artist and University of...
Tags: Photography and Video, University of Maryland, College Park, Police Investigations, Photography Supplies and Services, Arts
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Pope Benedict and the problem of leadership
When Pope Benedict XVI shockingly announced his impending retirement this week, it was a sign that the contemporary world's relentless reinvention of leadership has reached into even our oldest institutions. The Catholic Church's official list of popes,...
Tags: Google Inc., Martin Luther, Christianity, Benedict XVI, Twitter, Inc.
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