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Mayor wrong to marry gay couples
It was extremely disappointing to read in The Sun that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is planning to preside over same-sex marriages on June 16 here in Baltimore ("Mayor will preside over mass wedding of gay couples," May 20). I, and many others,...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Martin O'Malley, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Carroll commissioners pass resolution opposing gun control bill
Carroll County became the third county in the state this month to pass a resolution stating their opposition to the Maryland Firearms Safety Act of 2013 Wednesday. The Carroll County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a resolution...
Tags: Interior Policy, Newspaper and Magazine, Personal Weapon Control, Lawyers, Firearms
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Aberdeen Mayor Bennett gives annual State of the City address
The following is the complete text of Aberdeen Mayor Mike Bennett's 2013 State of the City Address delivered at the May 20 city council meeting: Good evening and thank you for attending this evening. I would like to brief you on the State of the City...
Tags: Festive Events, Memorial Day, Finance, Media Industry, Dominican Republic
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Bel Air might consider meters for downtown's last free parking lot
Revenue from parking meters and public lots in downtown Bel Air is not growing despite efforts by town officials to get more people to eat, shop and drink in town and, if the situation doesn't approve, one town official says they may have to start...
Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Consumer Confidence, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Fines, Punishment
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Some city workers rack up overtime
It’s been a busy year so far for Audrey Dyer-Brown, collections supervisor at the city Department of Public Works. Her job duties have ballooned — and so has her paycheck. By early May, she’d already made 87 percent of her yearly...
Tags: Libraries, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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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: Interior Policy, William Donald Schaefer, Montgomery County (Maryland), Health and Safety at Work, Mary Pat Clarke
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Good intentions don't create jobs
Baltimore City Council members confused caring about unemployment with abating it by giving preliminary approval to a local hire law last week. The legislation, which requires a final vote and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's signature to become law,...
Tags: Racism, Business, Bernard C. Young, Marc Steiner, The New York Times
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Carroll Board of Education approves 2014 budget
The Carroll County Board of Education approved a $329.9 million operating budget for fiscal year 2014 Wednesday by a 3-2 vote, but board members made it clear they believe more funding for Carroll County Public Schools is needed in future years. "We...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Elections, Budgets and Budgeting
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Harford government shouldn't be in the loan business [Editorial]
Once again, the Harford County government, like many county and municipal governments around the state and nation, has perpetuated the practice of running a taxpayer-subsidized business banking system. Most recently, the Harford County Council...Tags: Finance, Business, Financial Markets, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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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: Annapolis, Government, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Sheila Dixon, Executive Branch
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Aberdeen residents decry mayor, council raises
With Aberdeen's city employees having to, in Mayor Michael Bennett's words, do "more with less" as the city deals with lean budgets and many city residents having to deal with deal with a difficult economy, the idea of a raise for the mayor and the city...
Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Havre de Grace, Aberdeen, Local Elections
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Delegate urges Carroll residents to oppose rain tax, gun control measures
Carroll County residents can expect to see the county's proposed "rain tax" structure within the next month-and-a-half, but Del. Justin Ready urged residents to support their local officials as they fight the new fee and regulations from the Firearm...Tags: Interior Policy, Litigation, Personal Weapon Control, Trials, Annapolis
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