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25 years ago: Old Coca-Cola bottles phased out in Harford in favor of cans
From The Aegis dated April 7, 1988: Coca-Cola was phasing out its 6.5-ounce bottles 25 years ago, and one of the last was bought from the dispenser at Harford Mutual Insurance Company in Bel Air. The traditional hourglass-style bottled drinks were...Tags: Coca-Cola Co., Havre de Grace, Abusive Behavior
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Mayor, fire unions fight over plan to force 24-hour shifts
The Rawlings-Blake administration and Baltimore's fire unions are battling over the city's proposal to require firefighters to work longer hours — 24 hours straight, every three days. The mayor says the move — which mirrors staffing trends in...
Tags: Unions, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Voting, New York City, Elections
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Out of the White House and onto the dole
In this era of huge federal debt and fiscal dysfunction, it's less than heartening to learn from the Congressional Research Service that the nation's four living former chief executives got a total of $3.7 million in pensions and operating expenses last...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Pension and Welfare, Gerald Ford, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress
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City schools construction bill clears Senate
In a long-sought victory for Baltimore, the Maryland Senate approved a $1 billion financing plan Friday for an unprecedented systemwide drive to rebuild and renovate the city's crumbling school buildings. The measure passed easily on a bipartisan vote of...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Nancy Jacobs, E.J. Pipkin, Michael E. Busch, Barry Glassman
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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: Social Security, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Retirement, Employment Opportunities
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BDC recommends Harbor Point's $107 million tax increment financing request
The board of the Baltimore Development Corp. is recommending the city approve a developer's request for $107 million in tax increment financing to pay for roads, utilities and parks for the $1 billion mixed-use Harbor Point development on the waterfront...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Exelon Corp., Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Harbor East, Baltimore Development Corporation
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City pension system facing $681 million shortfall
The pension system for most city workers has nearly $700 million in unfunded liabilities, according to an audit released Wednesday. In contrast, the smaller system for elected officials — who contribute to their pensions — is in strong...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Civil and Public Service, Judges, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy
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Say no to Prince George's schools takeover
With its financial woes, low test scores, frequent leadership turnover and underperforming schools, Prince George's County's school system is failing its approximately 125,000 students, and its elected school board appears highly dysfunctional. Under...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Local Elections, Prince George's County, Annapolis, Elections
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Columbia tech company Lotame Solutions gets $5.5 million loan
Columbia-based technology company Lotame Solutions Inc. has been awarded a $5.5 million venture loan that's expected to help boost sales and marketing. The loan came from Horizon Technology Finance Corp. The Farmington, Conn., finance company provides...
Tags: Healthcare Industry, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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High Street Partners receives $8 million in financing
High Street Partners, a business software and services company based in Annapolis, said Monday it received $8 million in financing, the largest round of funding in its 10-year history. The company said it would use the proceeds raised from venture...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Annapolis, New Products
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Ire grows after Towson president cuts teams
Towson University baseball coach Mike Gottlieb got the call March 8 at 9:07 a.m. — a time he has committed to memory. We need you to meet with us at 9:45 a.m., athletic director Mike Waddell told him. Call your players and tell them to come, too,...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, Baseball, College Baseball, Conservation
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