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County councilman hasn't disclosed outside jobs for years
A Baltimore County councilman did not disclose his outside employment over the past several years, including his work with a painting and drywall company that has a $3.1 million contract at a new high school being built in his district. Councilman...
Tags: Dundalk, John A. Olszewski, Sr., Baltimore County, Ethics, Values
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., U.S. Congress, Bankruptcy, Finance
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Amid scandal, Obama focuses on jobs in Baltimore
President Barack Obama told several hundred people gathered at a Baltimore manufacturing plant on Friday that he would keep his administration focused on the economic recovery -- despite a series of political scandals that have rocked the administration...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Labor Markets, Steny Hoyer, Trips and Vacations, U.S. Congress
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Howard County schools' healthcare fund at center of budget debate
After several frustrating work sessions, county officials say a budget solution is getting closer for the Howard County Public School System. One topic has been the subject of heated debate between elected school and county leaders: the schools'...Tags: Ken Ulman, Health Insurance Cost, Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance
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President talks economy, jobs in Baltimore
As he traveled through Baltimore to promote his jobs agenda on Friday, President Barack Obama found himself sitting near a 29-year-old man who was uncertain how to reset his life after being released from prison two years ago. In one of the few...
Tags: Baltimore County, Taxation, Parties and Movements, Steny Hoyer, Martin O'Malley
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Oxbow wins 2013 Preakness, beating Derby winner Orb
No Triple Crown winner this year, no first-female-jockey-to-win, no sunshine? No problem, said those who flocked to Pimlico Race Course on Saturday and waited out a midafternoon downpour to watch Oxbow leave behind Kentucky Derby winner Orb to capture the...
Tags: Family, Churchill Downs, Marriage, Executive Branch, Under Armour Inc.
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The most famous umbrella since Neville Chamberlain went to Munich
The Baltimore SunThe public appetite for trivial distraction has always extended to our chief executives. I remember the minor uproar when Lyndon Johnson lifted a beagle by the ears. There was extensive commentary on Richard Nixon's taste for cottage cheese and ketchup....Tags: Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Dwayne Johnson, Sandra Day O'Connor
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Same speculation, different styles for O'Malley, Cuomo
By the time Gov. Martin O'Malley left the Democratic convention last fall, he had schmoozed with party leaders from Iowa, spoken to potential donors and hosted swanky parties that kept delegates entertained into the next morning — efforts that...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Bill Clinton, Executive Branch, Primaries, Same-Sex Marriage
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President Biden? History says no
I read with interest Jules Witcover's recent column regarding Vice President Joe Biden ("Could Biden benefit from Clinton's handling of Benghazi?" May 14). He infers that the Benghzai scandal could cost Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential...
Tags: Jules Witcover, George H.W. Bush, Martin van Buren
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Weinstein plans run for Howard County Council
Ellicott City businessman Jonathan Weinstein, a Democrat, announced this past weekend that he will run for the District 1 seat on the Howard County Council in 2014. Weinstein, 45, ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the state House of Delegates...
Tags: Ellicott City
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Kevin Gausman not an immediate call-up candidate, but he could skip Triple-A
The Baltimore SunOrioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said Tuesday that pitching prospect Kevin Gausman is not a candidate to fill the team’s two vacant starting pitcher spots over the next week. With starters Miguel Gonzalez and Wei-Yin Chen on the...Tags: Wei-Yin Chen, Kevin Gausman, Miguel Gonzalez, Baseball, Minor League Baseball
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Marietta English re-elected BTU president
Marietta English, longtime leader of the Baltimore Teachers Union, was re-elected to another term, the organization announced in a release Wednesday. According to the release, English was re-elected president by teachers, paraprofessionals, and school-...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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