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Rawlings-Blake press secretary moves to Fire Department
The Baltimore SunMayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's press secretary is leaving the mayor's office to become the spokesman for the city's fire department. Ian Brennan, who also served as a spokesman for former Mayor Sheila Dixon, will replace Kevin Cartwright, who...Tags: Executive Branch, Annapolis, Local Government, Sheila Dixon, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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County is making a mistake in considering the sale of the North Point Government Center
I grew up in Dundalk and began my career in recreation, parks, and conservation with the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks. My career took me to Harford County and Los Angeles. I came home to Baltimore County in 1995 as the director of...Tags: Public Officials, Dundalk, Local Elections, Kevin Kamenetz
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Food, music and vendors coming to Savage Fest [North Laurel/Savage]
It is almost time! Savage Fest will be June 1 and kicks off with a parade at 9 a.m. There will be plenty of food, live music, pony rides and over 50 vendors. There is even a petting zoo. If you want to be in the parade or get a booth, call Myra Phelps...Tags: Healthy Diet, Common, Festive Events, Music
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Gill sworn in as natural resources chief
Gov. Martin O'Malley swore in Joseph P. Gill as Secretary of Natural Resources Tuesday, replacing John R. Griffin at the top of the 1,200-employee agency. Griffin has been named to replace Matt Gallagher as the governor's chief of staff as of June 1....
Tags: Executive Branch, Conservation, Martin O'Malley, Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry
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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Health and Safety at Work, Retirement, Finance, Baltimore County
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Aegis takes top honors for public service reporting, photo and video coverage
A series of articles and editorials written by members of The Aegis staff about the alarming rise in traffic deaths in Harford County last year - and how law enforcement rushed to address the situation - has been named the best public service journalism...
Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Newspapers, Newspaper and Magazine, Highway Transportation, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Fix city jail by tearing up officers' 'bill of rights'
I have followed national news reports of 13 correctional officer involved in partnership activities with inmates as well as four female correctional officers getting pregnant by inmates ("Alleged gang leader in poor jail conditions, his lawyer says,"...
Tags: Executive Branch, Prisons, Martin O'Malley, Fox News Channel (tv network), U.S. Army
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Top O'Malley aide Guillory to leave governor's office
The Baltimore SunGov. Martin O'Malley's communications director and long-time aide Raquel Guillory will leave the governor's office at the end of the month for another job in state goverment. Guillory, who worked for O'Malley when he was mayor and in the State House, is...Tags: Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority
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More poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in Baltimore
More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades. Suburban poverty in the Baltimore area grew 58 percent between 2000 and...
Tags: Brookings Institution, Think Tanks, Conservation, Personal Income, Dundalk
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Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Justice System, Business, Conservation, Jeanne Shaheen
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Plan now for limited parking at Laurel's Independence Day celebration
With the former Laurel Mall parking area closed for construction of Towne Centre Laurel, city officials are devising new parking areas and have moved the parade reviewing stand for this year's Independence Day celebration, which is scheduled for Saturday,...
Tags: Public Officials, Festive Events
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In federal prison, ol' Bulldog faces sensual shock
If the federal prison that gets Tavon White is anything like the last one I visited, even a charmer such as Bulldog will have a tough time recreating the life of the libertine he had at the Baltimore City Detention Center. White, a reputed leader of...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Land Price, Patapsco, Prosecution, Executive Branch
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