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Bringing shame on his profession [Editorial]
Regardless of how most of us feel about individual elected officials or their leanings on particular policies, it's a fair observation that a lot of people get involved with politics because they want to make a difference. Some lose their moral...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Justice System, Elections, Corporate Crime, Lawyers
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Moonrise Festival canceled
The Moonrise Festival, a new electronic dance concert that was expected to draw thousands to South Baltimore, has been canceled only weeks before the event, after organizers failed to obtain the necessary permits, city officials said. The festival had...
Tags: Electronics, Steez (music group), Concerts, Grand Prix of Baltimore, Festive Events
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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: Kevin Kamenetz, Local Elections, Dundalk, Government
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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: Festive Events, Government
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School facilities bill grew from grass roots
Michael Dresser got it right in describing the trajectory of the Baltimore school facilities bill as going from "non-starter to law," but the story goes far beyond the elected and appointed officials who worked hard to make the deals and shepherd the...
Tags: Annapolis, American Civil Liberties Union, Elections, Separation of Church and State, Government
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City to raise fees for boat docking
City officials plan to raise fees for docking boats in Baltimore's Inner Harbor in hopes of generating about $35,000 in added revenue. With that money, officials say, they could reduce the amount that taxpayers spend to operate the city-owned docks....
Tags: Annapolis, Inner Harbor, Government
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Alcohol and traffic deaths
The entire undergraduate student bodies of the Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval Academy combined. The population of Bel Air, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The average attendance at a Hershey Bears hockey game (the highest in the AHL)....
Tags: Joseph F. Jr Vallario, Justice System, Johns Hopkins University, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Transportation Industry
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Dwyer sentenced to 30 days in jail in drunken boating incident
Saying that "those who made the laws have an obligation to obey them," a District Court judge in Annapolis sentenced state Del. Donald H. Dwyer Jr. on Tuesday to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to operating a boat while under the influence....
Tags: Justice System, Prisons, Skull Fracture, Transportation Accidents, Annapolis
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Tenants confirmed for Towne Centre Laurel
No new leases have been announced for Town Centre Laurel — the development that is planned for the site where Laurel Mall once stood — but agreements with tenants already announced have been officially finalized, and the project is said to...
Tags: Harris Teeter, Inc., Facelift, Rental Service, Burlington Coat Factory, Sports Authority
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Let's not jump to conclusions over who to blame for the city jail scandal
As I assessed the situation at the Baltimore City jail, and the subsequent indictments that came down because of the corruption of a few, I realized that while the rosy portrait painted by Gov. Martin O'Malley may not have been as bright as he would...
Tags: Political Corruption, Maryland General Assembly, Justice System, Martin O'Malley, Prisons
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Gun control opponents will face voters' wrath
It is time for gun sense in America! As voters, we will hold our elected officials accountable for keeping our children safe from gun violence ("Whose side is the NRA on?" May 7). Our elected officials are our employees. Just like with any job, when...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Elections, Ellicott City
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F-35's manufacturers put civilians in 'cockpit'
Rep. Donna F. Edwards slipped into the F-35 cockpit — a stationary demonstration model — and gave the jet a simulated spin, trying out the controls, shooting down enemy aircraft over the Chesapeake Bay and executing a celebratory roll. "This...
Tags: Electronics, Aerospace Manufacturing, Budgets and Budgeting, Donna F. Edwards, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)
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