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City firefighters face new education requirements for promotion
Hundreds of firefighters may have to go back to school to be promoted to top positions in Baltimore's department, as part of a broader effort to impose professionalism in a department where tenure often trumped education when rising through the ranks....
Tags: Fires, Colleges and Universities, Back to School, Elections, Labor Legislation
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Despite isolated problems, Baltimore's speed cameras save lives
Speed kills. Between 2001 and 2010, excessive speeding caused one-third of all traffic fatalities in Maryland. Maryland suffered 154 speed-related traffic fatalities in 2010. In comparison, the Maryland State Fire Marshall announced 71 fire fatalities...Tags: Judges, Fires, Safety of Citizens, Government, AAA
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Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta meets Dennis Pitta, the professor
It's hard being Dennis Pitta right now. Grading all those term papers, monitoring all those final exams, attending all those faculty meetings — it can wear on you. Plus there's another guy in town with the same unusual name and people keep getting...
Tags: Football, Teachers, National Football League, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Refurbishment of Everyman is a show-stopper
The sight of a newly resplendent Everyman Theatre made me get off a bus the other day as I was heading west on Fayette Street. I had to get a closer look at the city's newest gem. Throughout this year, I've been popping into the entrance of the former...
Tags: Patterson Park, Rentals, Lexington Market, Clipper Mill, Planned Parenthood
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Opposed to same-sex marriage, company ends wedding business
An Annapolis company whose old-fashioned trolleys are iconic in the city's wedding scene has abandoned the nuptial industry rather than serve same-sex couples. The owner of Discover Annapolis Tours said he decided to walk away from $50,000 in annual...
Tags: Lawyers, Same-Sex Marriage, Sales, Annapolis, Event Planning
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More holiday travel expected despite gas prices
More Marylanders will take holiday trips this year, and most will drive — even though gas prices are the highest they have ever been entering the holiday season, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. "Gas prices do not appear to be deterring motorists...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Minor League Baseball, Holidays, Annapolis, Tourism and Leisure Industry
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Change Maryland argues for change at state's economic development agency
A group formed by a Maryland businessman argued in a report released Monday that the state's Department of Business and Economic Development is a political marketing organization rather than the job-creation agency it should be. The department needs to...
Tags: Business, Regional Authority, Republican Party, Economic Policy, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Natural gas exports could prove costly
I would like to respond to the recent commentary about liquefied natural gas by Dan Ervin ("Say yes to LNG," Nov. 14). Mr. Ervin is described as a "professor of finance at Salisbury University," and he writes from that point of view, but only in a one-...Tags: Energy Resources, Timonium, Alternative Energy
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Great buildings for a great city
Developers in downtown Baltimore seek tax breaks and infrastructure improvements for their projects. In return for those benefits, Baltimore should require an architectural design competition in an effort to make the city a center for world-class...
Tags: Museums, John Paterakis Sr., Harbor East, Abell Foundation, Architecture
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Arthur J. Gutman, insurance broker
Arthur J. Gutman, a retired insurance broker and former H.L. Mencken Society president, died of respiratory failure Nov. 27 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The former North Baltimore resident was 101.
Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Adolph B. Gutman...Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Preakness Stakes, Walters Art Museum, World War II (1939-1945), Armed Forces
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The Sun remembers: Dec. 9-15
Dec. 10, 2000: A 24-3 defeat of the San Diego Chargers earns the Ravens their first NFL postseason berth. Trent Dilfer passes for two touchdowns for host Baltimore (10-4), which wins its fifth straight game and will win six more. "The playoffs are great,"...
Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Football, American League, Frank Robinson, National Basketball Association
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Environmental activists rally for fracking conference
Environmental activists met Saturday at the University of Baltimore to organize a push for a legislative ban on the natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — casting the issue as a fight pitting the little...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Montgomery County (Maryland), Energy Resources, Martin O'Malley, Activism
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