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Frances M. Finney, educator
Frances M. Finney, who overcame poverty, earned a college degree and became a city school teacher, died April 19 from heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Guilford resident was 82. Frances Mae Hopkins was born in Baltimore and was...
Tags: Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Interior Policy, High Schools, The Women (movie, 2008), Schools
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Housing security unit disbanded, employees laid off
Baltimore's housing office has disbanded its security unit, laying off seven sworn police officers, the agency said Thursday. The duties of the Lease Enforcement Unit — which investigates criminal activity in public housing to determine if a...Tags: Interior Policy, Baltimore Housing, Public Housing
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Mossburg misrepresents research on housing vouchers
In her April 23 column, “Forcing landlords to accept vouchers won't help the poor,” Marta H. Mossburg quoted me as saying that laws prohibiting landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers “exacerbate” the problem of finding housing...Tags: Interior Policy, Discrimination, Chicago Housing Authority, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Mossburg wrong on housing vouchers
As the legislative chair of the Maryland Association of Housing and Redevelopment Agencies, which represents the agencies that actually administer the Section 8 rental assistance program, it was disturbing to read the distortions in Marta Mossburg's...
Tags: Interior Policy, Condos and Houses, Annapolis, Chicago Housing Authority, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Nobel Prize winner will speak on 'Coolest Stuff in the Universe'
It's not often that we find Nobel Prize winners hanging around our neck of the woods. But on Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m., the community is invited to the Mulitz Theatre on the campus of Glenelg Country School, where Nobel Prize recipient and American...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Interior Policy, Entertainment Events, Science, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Plant sales and flea markets galore on tap for the weekend [West Friendship]
Mother's Day shopping? No need to travel further than our little village. Area churches and garden centers are loaded with flowers and fancies just perfect for Mom's special day. Dennis Whittaker's Whittaker's Flowers will be open Friday, May 10, noon...Tags: Interior Policy, Elementary Schools, Agriculture, Schools, Music
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Forcing landlords to accept vouchers won't help the poor
Human nature frequently disproves theories. Conventional wisdom, for example, says that open office space plans with workers grouped like cattle encourage creativity and collaboration. But study after study shows that people are more inventive, productive...Tags: Medicaid, Interior Policy, Personal Income, Chicago Housing Authority, Public Housing
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Recession the fault of the poor? Not exactly
That's right, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., blame the subprime crisis on poor people ("Did we learn from subprime crisis?" April 21). Government over-extension of housing funds to marginal buyers is only one small part of why the crisis occurred. Instead, let'...
Tags: Interior Policy, Insurance, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Bel Air officials consider projects for extra highway funds windfall
With about $200,000 more in Highway User Revenues coming back from the state than they anticipated, Bel Air officials discussed Wednesday a variety of projects the extra money could be used for in the coming fiscal year. One project at the top of the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Courtland, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Harford County, Baltimore County
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Affordable housing at risk
America is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis — Baltimore, too. Ten million families are paying more than 50 percent of their monthly income on rent, a severe cost burden that leaves little for food and other necessities. Over 32,000...
Tags: Interior Policy, National Government, U.S. Congress, Corporate Officers, Conservation
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Who does Bobby Curran work for: his constituents or Royal Farms?
On April 2, a hearing was held at the Baltimore City Zoning Board to determine whether the zoning authority would grant conditional use for a gas station to a new, mega-Royal Farms store. This would operate 24/7 with at least 12 gas pumps at the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Voting, Harford Road, Elections, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Joseph 'Zastrow' Simms, Annapolis and civil rights activist, dies
Joseph "Zastrow" Simms, known as a colorful and compassionate community activist who helped bridge racial and social gaps in Annapolis from as far back as the turbulent 1960s, died Monday. Simms' niece Stacey Gaskin said Simms died of congestive heart...
Tags: Interior Policy, Annapolis, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, United States Naval Academy
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