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Better or Worse: Through the spin cycle and wringer to get a new washing machine
"See that?" I asked, pointing at a TV ad for major appliances. "If we ever have to get a new washer and dryer, that's the color I want!" They were deep blue, and I heard a choir of angels singing. "Don't jinx our machines," cautioned Doug, knocking on...Tags: eBay Inc., Manufacturing and Engineering, Electrical Appliance
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Alvin T. Church, BGE surveyor
Alvin Turner "Al" Church, a retired Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. surveyor, died Monday of complications from skin cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson.
The longtime Cockeysville resident was 64.
The son of Glenn L. Martin Co. workers, Mr. Church...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Catonsville, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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Tax reform to believe in
Americans could scarcely be blamed for viewing any proposal to "simplify" taxes with skepticism. From Steve Forbes' flat tax of 1996 to Herman Cain's recent 9-9-9 proposal, efforts to make taxes simpler have usually meant — at least when held up...Tags: Barack Obama, Lobbying, Parties and Movements, Newt Gingrich, Public Finance
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O'Malley writes to Sparrows Point lender
Gov. Martin O'Malley has asked a key lender to R.G. Steel to reconsider its decision to freeze some company funds, saying the move has contributed to the firm's decision to lay off workers at its Sparrows Point mill. In a letter dated Wednesday, O'Malley...Tags: Kevin Kamenetz, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Finance, Regional Authority
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Most rural Marylanders say, 'War? What war?'
Nobody asked me but . . .
This news, via MarylandReporter.com, might come as a shock to members of the General Assembly who believe the O'Malley administration is waging a "war on rural Maryland": A poll by OpinionWorks finds that 62 percent of...Tags: Lobbying, Newt Gingrich, Baltimore Orioles, Personal Income, Companies and Corporations
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Sparrows Point to restart some steelmaking operations
A letter from the owner of the idled Sparrows Point steel mill assuring customers that some operations are to resume will be welcome news, at least in the short term, an industry observer said Wednesday. The letter — dated Tuesday and first...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Employees, John A. Olszewski, Sr., Finance, Employees
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The long road to the Baltimore Grand Prix
August 13, 2011
Steven Wehner had overcome dyslexia, a stint in jail on drug charges and the loss of his repair shop on Martha's Vineyard.
Living in the basement of his mother's Rodgers Forge home, he set his sights on his biggest challenge yet:...Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, John Lewis, Business Enterprises, Restaurants, Maryland Stadium Authority
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Obama should focus on trade, energy, deregulation
America is in crisis.
The new normal is not good enough. The unemployed can't find jobs, the old can't retire and those in between live in constant fear of being tapped on the shoulder and thrust into the abyss.
Property values are lower than a snake'...Tags: China, Health Insurance Cost, Barack Obama, Italy, Business
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Cloud seeding in action
Maryland WeatherFrom the Sun's print editions:Baltimore Sun librarian Paul McCardell provides this guest post: "Artificial snow from cloud seeding falls for the first time in nature" was the headline that ran Nov. 13, 1946. Vincent J Schaefer, a self-taught chemist and.....Tags: The New York Times
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Obama's jobs czar knows how to create jobs — in China
General Electric is planning to move its 115 year old X-ray division from Waukesha, Wis., to Bejing. In addition to moving this headquarters, the company will invest $2 billion in China, train more than 65 engineers and create six research centers....Tags: China, Barack Obama
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Memo to Schaller: Conservatives are not anarchists
Thomas F. Schaller makes the usual liberal mischaracterization of conservatives by asking in his op-ed column, "Why do conservatives hate government so much?" ("How government is like insurance," June 29). Of course, this is completely inaccurate since...Tags: Mortgages, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Vehicles
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End of mercury thermometers is near
It was one of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit's most famous inventions, in 1714. But after nearly 300 years on the market, the still-common mercury thermometer now appears headed for extinction.
While many Maryland residents probably still have them in their...Tags: Medical Research, American Petroleum, Environmental Politics, Waste Management Incorporated, Regional Authority
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