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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. 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.
    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: Globalization, Justice System, Sales, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jeanne Shaheen

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. 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.
    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, Personal Income, Business Institutions, Dundalk, Walmart

    3. May 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Immigration deformed

    There's the story of a woman with five kids who was asked: If she had to do it all over again, would she have five children?
    There's the story of a woman with five kids who was asked: If she had to do it all over again, would she have five children? "Yes," she said, "just not these five." That's the way I feel about the immigration "reform" bill introduced by the Senate's...

    Tags: Jeff Flake, Terrorism, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Laws

    4. Apr 30, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  4. Why is the Pentagon exempted from scrutiny?

    The most common complaint from people who email me about my columns is that the federal government is horrible: Too big and growing too fast, too corrupt and wasteful, and providing too many benefits to too many Americans. If we just shrink the government, they claim, the economy will boom.
    The most common complaint from people who email me about my columns is that the federal government is horrible: Too big and growing too fast, too corrupt and wasteful, and providing too many benefits to too many Americans. If we just shrink the...

    Tags: Political Corruption, Bribery, Public Employees, Defense, Corporate Crime

    5. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Third annual gala benefits family center and auction winners

    Charles Curlett paid $2,000 Saturday night for a Cartier watch worth $5,600.
    Charles Curlett paid $2,000 Saturday night for a Cartier watch worth $5,600. "And for a good cause," said the attorney from Oakenshawe. But Curlett won't have the unisex watch all to himself. "We're going to share it," said his wife, Christina....

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Auction Service, David Wells, Hampden, Beyonce

    6. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Oakland Mills principal inspires students by example

    The class at Oakland Mills High School was English for Speakers of Other Languages, which meant the students were accustomed to hearty doses of vocabulary.
    The class at Oakland Mills High School was English for Speakers of Other Languages, which meant the students were accustomed to hearty doses of vocabulary. Even so, they appeared taken aback when Principal Frank Eastham laced his motivational speech...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Ellicott City, Howard County, Harford County, Students

    7. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  7. Hats Off to Hampden annual fundraiser coming April 13

    Organziers are hoping you bring your best hat — and your money — to the third annual Hats Off to Hampden on April 13, a $125-per-person gala fundraiser to benefit the Hampden Family Center. A "top hat" table for 10 costs $1,250.
    Organziers are hoping you bring your best hat — and your money — to the third annual Hats Off to Hampden on April 13, a $125-per-person gala fundraiser to benefit the Hampden Family Center. A "top hat" table for 10 costs $1,250. Last year'...

    Tags: David Wells, Hampden, Beyonce, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Justin Timberlake

    8. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Obama offers up a meaningless gesture

    The president is voluntarily giving 5 percent of his yearly salary back to the U.S. Treasury in order to show solidarity with government workers forced to take unpaid leaves due to what he calls the catastrophic effects of the sequestration ("President'...

    Tags: Section 8 (housing), Perry Hall

    9. Mar 31, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  9. On student loans, Hugo Chavez and Joe Flacco's taxes

    Remember when President Barack Obama stuck a federal takeover of the student loan program into the "Affordable Care Act," AKA "Obamacare"?
    Remember when President Barack Obama stuck a federal takeover of the student loan program into the "Affordable Care Act," AKA "Obamacare"? The dirty deed was accompanied by a promise that federal control would save taxpayer money and cut off all the...

    Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Teaching and Learning, Joe Flacco, Authors

    10. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Cost of Iraq measured in schools and hunger

    It is great that the General Assembly has devised a program to spend $1 billion to rebuild the Baltimore City schools as related in your editorial ("Building for the future," March 20). Fifteen percent of Americans are on food stamps, which costs about $70 billion annually. Yet in the last 10 years, we spent over $700 billion for the Iraq war.
    It is great that the General Assembly has devised a program to spend $1 billion to rebuild the Baltimore City schools as related in your editorial ("Building for the future," March 20). Fifteen percent of Americans are on food stamps, which costs about...

    Tags: Iraq

    11. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Md. to partner with USDA to enhance food stamp fraud detection efforts

    The Maryland Department of Human Resources will step up efforts to find people who sell their food stamps for cash or otherwise defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, under a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.
    The Maryland Department of Human Resources will step up efforts to find people who sell their food stamps for cash or otherwise defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, under a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

    Tags: Electronics, Employment, Conservation, Employment Opportunities, U.S. Department of Agriculture

    12. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Pet food stamps become a reality

    It’s a heartbreaking decision that thousands of devoted pet owners are forced to make every year: pay the bills or feed the dog or cat? The choice between paying for heat, water, or groceries and buying a bag of pet food is all too real for many families and as a result, many dogs and cats end up in shelters -- not because they weren’t loved, but because they were just too expensive.
    It’s a heartbreaking decision that thousands of devoted pet owners are forced to make every year: pay the bills or feed the dog or cat? The choice between paying for heat, water, or groceries and buying a bag of pet food is all too real for many...

    Tags: New Products

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