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Colleagues stress his integrity
Sun ReporterThough he's facing an undefined FBI investigation, this isn't the first time Sen. Ulysses Currie has stared down adversity. The head of one of Maryland's most powerful Senate committees got where he is only by struggling past poverty, hard labor and...Tags: Values, Upper House, Prince George's County, Civil Rights, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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An advocate for teaching kids early
Sun reporterSandra "Sandy" Skolnik ardently believed the young children of working parents needed to learn something new and worthwhile every day. In the past three decades, she became a determined and articulate advocate for quality child care and education for...Tags: People, Marvin Mandel, Reisterstown, College Park, Family
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Case to show Md. political life
sun reporterA trial of former state Sen. Thomas L. Bromwell could pull some of the most influential leaders in Annapolis into a courtroom, focusing attention on how relationships between politicians and business leaders - often built through money and favors - can...Tags: Values, Marvin Mandel, Corruption, Lobbying, Thomas L Bromwell
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Ruling places focus on state for schools fix
Sun StaffDeeming the Baltimore school system's special-education program dysfunctional, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. hailed yesterday a federal judge's emergency order giving the state control over an area he vowed to turn around. Speaking on WBAL-AM's Stateline...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Martin O'Malley, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., National Government, Judges
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Man on a mission
Sun StaffGeorge L. Russell Jr. was walking to his downtown Baltimore office last week when three men approached him. "Aren't you George Russell?" one asked. "Yes, I am," the 75-year-old attorney replied. "We want to thank you for giving back to the community."...Tags: Values, Morgan State University, Peter G. Angelos, Ethics, William Donald Schaefer
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Trustee suggested for city schools
Sun StaffState schools Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick suggested in a federal courtroom yesterday that a trustee should be appointed to run the Baltimore schools, a comment that drew immediate protest from a line of attorneys representing schoolchildren, advocacy...Tags: Bankruptcy, William H Murphy, Lawyers, Martin O'Malley, Judges
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Officials betting Pimlico project gives city a boost
Sun StaffThough a Canadian company's plan to demolish Pimlico Race Course and rebuild it from the ground up is still sketchy, city and state officials are already betting the project will give Baltimore a boost and - for better or worse - help bring slot...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Pimlico Race Course, R. Kelly, Eddie Arcaro, National Government
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Crime office under probe grew rapidly
Sun StaffLt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend called it a "tiny little office" being picked on by an aggressive U.S. attorney. But the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, which finds itself tangled in a federal investigation over at least one grant...Tags: John R Leopold, Accounting and Auditing, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Imperial and Royal Matters, Public Officials
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Probe displays ties between Annapolis and College Park
Sun StaffThis time of year, the University of Maryland, College Park is supposed to be receiving tuition checks. This summer, it's also been receiving subpoenas. To many, one of the more bewildering aspects of the continuing federal grand jury investigation...Tags: Local Elections, College Park, Society, William Donald Schaefer, Government
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Why debt at schools ballooned unnoticed
Sun StaffThe cries from many Baltimore parents were loud and angry seven years ago: Don't let the state take control of our schools. State schools Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick recalls people confronting her, fearful they would lose influence over their...Tags: Local Elections, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Elementary Schools, Government, Employees
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