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Harold Newton Barr, Army radio operator
Harold Newton Barr, a Baltimore resident and former Army radio operator who announced from a schoolhouse in Germany the death of Adolf Hitler, died at his home Dec. 22 of natural causes. He was 91. Mr. Barr was born March 4, 1921, in New Haven, Conn.,...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, World War II (1939-1945), Germany, U.S. Department of Energy
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No study, no fracking
Most of us have probably seen or heard the ubiquitous ads promoting domestic natural gas drilling. While they don't tend to use the word "fracking," their message about hydraulic fracturing of shale is clear enough — little kids playing happily on...
Tags: Super Bowl, Executive Branch, Business Enterprises, Martin O'Malley, Natural Resources
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Calvert Cliffs nuclear power project facing 60-day deadline
Once promoted as the vanguard of a "nuclear renaissance," a proposed new reactor at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Southern Maryland now faces a major new roadblock, with federal regulators threatening to shelve the troubled $9.6 billion...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Martin O'Malley, Exelon Corp.
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Say yes to LNG
The debate about whether the United States should export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Cove Point and other waterfront terminals has been going on for months. It is time for action. The United States has an abundance of cheap natural gas, thanks to...
Tags: Cheniere Energy Incorporated, Global Expansion, Business Enterprises, Europe, Natural Resources
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How much sleep have I lost worrying about daylight saving time?
A full week later, I'm still savoring the extra hour of sleep I got last Sunday morning at 2 a.m. when daylight saving time officially ended for 2012. Of course, I lost that hour in the days since, lying awake thinking about the history of daylight...Tags: World War II (1939-1945)
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Obama has failed the nation
I grew up in a Democratic home. My Dad was always very aware of what was happening in government. We have copies of letters Dad wrote to the politicians of his day and the responses he received. Dad kept a chart on the fridge of all the local, state and...Tags: Abortion, Barack Obama, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Elections, White House
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Olympic Games, Rand Paul, Local Government, Pharmaceuticals, Islam
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Grambo picked to head Harford school board
Members of the Harford County Board of Education unanimously elected Rick Grambo board president during their meeting in Bel Air Monday night. Grambo, who has been serving as interim president since the sudden death of Dr. Leonard Wheeler last month, had...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Johnson Controls Incorporated, Energy Saving, Elections, Cornell Brown
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Free-spending Fed is piling up debt that will bury the economy
Here we go again. Under the third round of the Federal Reserve's "quantitative easing" program, the bank will spend $40 billion more a month for 12 months ("Markets rally on new Fed stimulus," Sept. 14). Together with the $45 billion already committed...Tags: Federal Reserve, Government Debt, Finance
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Maryland's unemployment rate for July rises slightly to 7 percent
For yet another month, Maryland's unemployment rate inched upward, reaching 7 percent in July, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday. Maryland, however, saw an increase in 800 jobs last month, the first gain since February. "The fact that the...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Employment Opportunities, Marketing, Business, European Debt Crisis
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Editorial: You're going with that?
A circle with a diagonal line through it has become something of a universal symbol for being against whatever the circle is around and the line runs through. This had become a standard visual notation by the time the movie "Ghostbusters" hit theaters...Tags: Public Schools, Schools, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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BGE's monopoly isn't the only way to meet our energy needs
Though state policy allows BGE to levy a small fee on consumers even when they don't have electricity (officially called a "bill stabilization adjustment"), it's easy to see why Marylanders are frustrated by it ("For frustrated BGE customers, even small...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Lobbying, Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Government
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