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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: Local Elections, Government, Public Officials, Dundalk
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City envy in the county schools
Baltimore City's schools are Maryland's oldest, and Baltimore County's are the second-oldest. The problems posed by the aging facilities in the two jurisdictions are different — the city has an overabundance of underused buildings, while the...
Tags: Schools, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Elementary Schools, Baltimore County
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Police working to 'build security program' in Towson, chief says
Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson said Monday, May 20 at a Greater Towson Committee town hall meeting that despite Towson's rising crime rate, Towson and Baltimore County are safer than ever. "We're working closely with the Chamber (of Commerce)...Tags: Charles Village, Dwayne Johnson, Computer Crime, Photography Supplies and Services, Photography and Video
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Building new Rodgers Forge Elementary among overcrowding solutions
The suggestion of building a new 700-seat elementary school to replace Rodgers Forge Elementary in Towson was made during a meeting held Thursday evening to address Towson's elementary school overcrowding problem. The meeting held at Carver Center was...
Tags: PTA, Schools, Timonium, Teaching and Learning, Elementary Schools
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Measure would reduce open-space fees for Balto. Co. developers
The Baltimore County Council could vote next week to reduce fees that developers pay to help the county build parks and buy recreational land. A council resolution would lower — in some cases by nearly 90 percent — so-called open-space waiver...
Tags: Cathy Bevins, Perry Hall, Kenneth N. Oliver, David Marks, Dundalk
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Letter: Past provides lesson for solution to Catonsville school overcrowding
Learn from past for answers to overcrowding We have all heard, "If you don't learn from history, you are destined to repeat it." We must learn from events 18 years ago when citizens wanted the (County Executive Dutch) Ruppersberger Administration to...Tags: Schools, Middle Schools, Catonsville, Elementary Schools
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Officials' phone records show political, personal contacts
Days before last November’s election, Gov. Martin O’Malley used his cellphone to call Jim Murren, the chief executive of MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas. The two talked for 11 minutes that Sunday. Not surprisingly, the topic was the...
Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Ken Ulman, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Government
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Fallen Heroes of Maryland deserve our respect and attention [Editorial]
Sometimes, it's easy to pay no attention. Life goes smoothly when you disregard that which is heartbreaking. Even when sacrifices are made on your behalf, no need to share in someone else's pain. But there are times when we are asked, for a little...
Tags: Fires, Baltimore County
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County Executive Kamenetz speaks with forked tongue [Letter]
A truly ironic position by our County Executive Kevin Kamenetz who proclaims the environmental positives of trees (Towson Times, May 1, "Kamenetz plans to increase county forest county canopy") yet makes the decision to destroy 10 acres of hardwood... -
County is making right call on the Mays Chapel school [Letter]
County Executive Kevin Kamenetz deserves thanks for his leadership on the new school in Mays Chapel. It's disheartening to see baby boomers, most of whom benefited from public education (and a boom in school construction), refuse to support the needs of...Tags: David Marks
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Hillcrest Elementary goes green twofold
Though Earth Day has come and gone, Hillcrest Elementary School is continuing the green movement through a new and old program. The school was hosting an official ribbon cutting for its new outdoor courtyard classroom on Thursday, May 9, and will host...
Tags: Plant Openings, Teaching and Learning, Mother's Day, Catonsville, Gardening
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Why can't today's pols be more like the Founding Fathers?
Where has honor gone? The Founding Fathers knew what it meant to serve the people first, and with honor, not in hopes of financial kickbacks or political favors. Yet in 2013 I am distraught by the lack of honor shown by our public servants. I think of...
Tags: Todd Huff, Martin O'Malley, Dundalk
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