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Inmates ask officers for contraband, retirees say
The inmates' requests often start small, former corrections officers say: a ballpoint pen, for example, or a sandwich from beyond the prison walls. "You may think it's insignificant," said former Cpl. Sheila Hill, who retired last year from the Patuxent...
Tags: Organized Crime, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), AFSCME, Prisons, Annapolis
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Perez vote delayed as confirmation fight intensifies
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee vote on Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez was postponed hours before it was set to take place Wednesday, highlighting what appears to be a growing partisan fight over the confirmation of the former Maryland official. ...
Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Mitch McConnell, Parties and Movements, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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Seagirt Marine Terminal's super cranes celebrated
He didn't get down on one knee, but Christopher Lee wooed his wife with a skyscraping crane she literally could call her own at the dedication of the port of Baltimore's berth capable of handling the world's largest cargo ships. As founder of Highstar...
Tags: War of 1812, Port of Baltimore, Government, Ceremonies, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Security chief at Baltimore City Detention Center removed
State officials said Tuesday they removed the security chief at the Baltimore City Detention Center in the wake of a federal indictment that alleged an extensive smuggling scheme involving gang members and officers at the facility. The Maryland...
Tags: Michael E. Busch, Gang Activity, Safety of Citizens, Prisons, AFSCME
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Dalai Lama packs UM Comcast Center for address on compassion
He pulled on a Terps visor, to the crowd's delight. He rubbed noses with Gov. Martin O'Malley. And the Dalai Lama was met Tuesday with rounds of applause from a crowd of 15,000 at the University of Maryland, College Park's Comcast Center. "Sit down,"...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Henry Kissinger, Government, Teaching and Learning, Christianity
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Seven Md. law enforcement officials, firefighters, honored at Fallen Heroes Day
Three of the seven men and women honored at the 28th annual Fallen Heroes Day were from Harford County. The police officers and firefighters honored at the ceremony, organized by Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, came from different backgrounds and...
Tags: Laws, Blood Transfusion, Law Enforcement, Prince George's County, Baltimore County
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Getting answers in Md.'s jail corruption scandal
When federal authorities announced a sweeping indictment alleging widespread corruption by 13 guards at the Baltimore City Detention Center, members of the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee were quick to call for a hearing so they could demand...
Tags: Michael E. Busch, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Gang Activity, Prisons, Prosecution
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After Gosnell, Maryland should reconsider late-term abortion
To those who support "choice" at all costs: Read the grand jury report on Kermit Gosnell. He is the Philadelphia abortion doctor awaiting a verdict in his trial, where he is accused of murdering four babies allegedly born alive and killing 41-year-old...
Tags: Murder, Elkton, Regional Authority, Government, Heart Attack
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Lowbrow leadership from those in charge of higher education [Editorial]
It's possibly as good an idea as has been broached in the world of post-high school education since the G.I. Bill or the inception of what were once called junior colleges, yet it was given rude and cavalier treatment late last year by the Maryland...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, College Baseball, Harford Community College
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Harford delegate decries governor's legislative agenda [Letter]
Editor: Regarding Gov. Martin O'Malley's Gift List: O'Malley's fans in the press and media have proclaimed the governor has had another successful session. Let us review the gifts that O'Malley has provided for his fellow Marylanders during the...Tags: Business, Baltimore County, Small Businesses, Prisons, Regional Authority
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City schools chief Alonso resigns
Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso tearfully announced his resignation Monday, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system. Under Alonso's leadership, city...
Tags: Collective Contract, Teachers, Academic Progress, Abell Foundation, New York City
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'Rain Tax' an excuse for government to take more control [Letter]
There has been much in the news following the end of the 2013 General Assembly session about Gov. Martin O'Malley's "Rain Tax." This law was actually passed in 2012, and at the time I called it the worst bill passed that year. It forces Maryland's...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Carroll County (Maryland), Environmental Politics, Executive Branch, Annapolis
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