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Nick Markakis in line to start All-Star Game in latest voting update
The Baltimore SunOrioles right fielder Nick Markakis moved into third-place among American League outfielders in the All-Star Game fan voting as of Saturday’s update, putting the team in position to have four starters in the July 16 exhibition. The top three...Tags: American League, Detroit Tigers, Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins, Brooks Robinson
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Mutombo finishes year as student board member; first to have a vote
Panashe Mutombo, the outgoing student representative on the Harford County Board of Education, has taken on many duties during his time as a Harford County Public Schools student. According to the school system website, the 18-year-old graduate of...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Public Schools, Elections, Students
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All-Star voting is another sign of how far baseball has come in Baltimore
It wasn't so long ago that the big question heading into the All-Star break around here was not who would represent the Orioles in the midsummer classic, but whether anybody was deserving enough to get in without the help of the rule that requires at...
Tags: American League, Buck Showalter, Brian Roberts, Adam Jones (baseball), Miguel Tejada
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How many Orioles are headed to the All-Star Game?
It appears the Midsummer Classic is finally back to being must-watch television for baseball fans in Baltimore. Gone are the dark days when the Orioles sent one (sometimes deserving) player to the All-Star Game. From 2006 to 2011, the Orioles had just...
Tags: American League, Brian Roberts, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Brooks Robinson
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Orioles becoming a popular choice among All-Star Game voters
The Baltimore SunOrioles shortstop J.J. Hardy couldn’t quite explain his sudden spike in the most-recent All-Star Game fan balloting, in which he became the leading votegetter among American League shortstops. Other than providing his usual exceptional defense,...Tags: American League, Cal Ripken, Jr., Adam Jones (baseball), J.J. Hardy, Chris Davis
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In Takoma Park, starting the voting habit early
Last week, the Takoma Park City Council voted 6-1 to change its charter to become the first city in America to lower the voting age to 16. While we are the first city to adopt this policy, we have little doubt that others will follow. Maryland already...
Tags: Local Elections, Elections
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Wicomico's voting rights choice
The Eastern Shore's civil rights history is not a happy one. From the lynchings of the 1930s to the Cambridge riots of the 1960s, the Shore has struggled with race relations. Much of that is in the past — although perhaps not entirely. In the late...
Tags: Local Elections, Justice System, Sociology, Elections, Wicomico County
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What was all the fuss about?
So what was all this about a voter referendum or two? Opponents of a pair of controversial measures backed by Gov. Martin O'Malley and approved this year by the Maryland General Assembly — a repeal of the death penalty and landmark gun control...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Parkville, Government, Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch
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Efforts to restore capital punishment fall short
Maryland's death penalty will be wiped from the books in October now that efforts to reinstate capital punishment have fallen short. The petition drive to halt repeal of the death penalty ended Friday afternoon, when organizers said they could not...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Parties and Movements, Justice System, Same-Sex Marriage, Punishment
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Vote today to name Laurel car wash best in nation
A Laurel car wash is in the running to be named best car wash/detail shop in the country, and its owner has already won a trip to Las Vegas. Second Street Car Wash, located on Route 1 at Laurel Avenue, is a finalist in radio and television personality...Tags: Radio, Laurel, Awards and Prizes, Business, Radio Industry
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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: Perry Hall, Finance, Employment Opportunities, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections
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Bel Air area residents blast county council on 'Walmart bill'
Residents of Bel Air South and their supporters lambasted members the Harford County Council earlier this week for not voting on a bill which the residents expected would stop Walmart from building a store in their community. Bill 13-16, dubbed the...
Tags: Walmart, Elections, Afghanistan, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), U.S. Marine Corps
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