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Gender-based wage gaps persist in state and nation
Women make considerably less money than men in Maryland: 83 cents to the dollar, according to a study released last week.
Windsor Mill resident Alison Assanah-Carroll was not surprised by the finding from the National Partnership for Women & Families,...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Minority Groups, Discrimination, Linthicum, Foreign Exchange Market
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Port of Baltimore has robust year
Cargo volume at the port of Baltimore grew 15 percent last year, the largest increase of any major U.S. port, state officials announced Monday.
The port's public and private terminals moved 37.8 million tons of goods from cars to coal in 2011. It all was...Tags: Business, Port of Baltimore, Martin O'Malley, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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Catonsville retirement community in midst of $28 million renovation
The Charlestown retirement community on Maiden Choice Lane, the second largest retirement community in the United States, continues to grow.
Citing demand from aging baby boomers and the high percentage of people 65 years of age or older in...Tags: Catonsville, Renovation
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North Laurel/Savage: Things are taking off for poet Michael Ratcliffe
I want to tell you about North Laurel's Michael Ratcliffe — he is someone I could write a couple of columns about with the many things he is involved with in our community. I could also tell you about his work as the assistant division chief for...Tags: Poetry, Easter
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Investigation highlights Balto. Co. minority hiring struggle
When Baltimore County Police Capt. Andre Davis took command, late in 2010, of recruiting and hiring, he could see that efforts to bring in African-Americans had slipped. Background checks were not being completed on many applicants, and no effort was...Tags: Lawyers, Prince George's County, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Trials
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Columbia marks 50 years since Rouse began buying land for town
In terms of its size and composition, Harper's Choice isn't all that different from other villages in Columbia.
What sets it apart from other places in town is its location: The Village of Harper's Choice was built on the first tract purchased to make up...Tags: Farms, John Martin, James Rouse, Howard County, Demographics
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Immigrants key to reaching mayor's population goal
What comes to mind when Mexican immigrant Elsa Garcia thinks of Baltimore's drawbacks?
"Basura. O las drogas," said the East Baltimore resident. "Trash. Or drugs."
Then, quickly, comes her list of Baltimore's pluses: Her husband has been able to find...Tags: International Law, Mexico, Canterbury, International Law, Highlandtown
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Maryland officials work to land FBI headquarters
Maryland officials are working behind the scenes to lure the FBI's headquarters to the state from its longtime home base in downtown Washington as the agency seeks an updated building to carry out its expanded counterterrorism and cyber crime missions....Tags: Prince George's County, Economic Policy, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Loudoun County, Social Security
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CBO: Feds paid more than private employees
Federal government workers earn 16 percent more than their counterparts in the private sector, according to a report released by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office on Monday that is sure to play into the heated debate over federal compensation....Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Government Health Care, Congressional Budget Office, Republican Party, National Government
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Juvenile violence in Baltimore continues to decline
Violence against juveniles has declined significantly in Baltimore in recent years as juvenile arrests have dropped and student graduations increased — a trend that the city schools chief said stills lags behind perceptions of the city's youths....Tags: Police Arrests, The New York Times, Students, Teaching and Learning, Juvenile Delinquency
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Poor choices
The persistence of poverty in Baltimore is disturbing. It is even more so when one looks deeper into the official data.
The 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) estimates that 25.6 percent of Baltimore's population "for whom poverty status is determined"...Tags: Poverty, Labor Markets, Cato Corporation, Pension and Welfare, Children's Health
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Port of Baltimore leads U.S. in autos in first half
Baltimore surpassed New York to handle more auto tonnage than any other port in the United States during the first six months of 2011, the Maryland Port Administration reported Monday. The agency said it handled more than 538,000 tons of autos during the...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Chrysler Group LLC, Bentley, Martin O'Malley, Automotive Equipment
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