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Piscataway celebrate new status with pride
Men, women and children of the Piscataway and other Mid-Atlantic Native American tribes danced and sang to the beat of heavy drums under a bright sun here Saturday, decked out in traditional headdresses, beadwork and stitching.
They had much to...Tags: Regional Authority, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Executive Branch, Dance, Waverly (Sussex, Virginia)
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'Nutshell' murder dioramas arrive on film
A man hangs from a rope connected to the beam of a barn, his feet smashing through a wooden crate so he looks like he's cut off at the knees. His wife explains that when he was angered or annoyed, he would go to that spot, get up on a bucket, put a...Tags: Movies, Toy Industry, Colleges and Universities, YouTube, CSI (tv program)
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Too many occupational licenses
Not all occupation licensing laws on the books in Annapolis actually protect Maryland consumers from harm. It's pretty clear that many of these laws misuse state sanctions to protect existing businesses from unwanted competition. Now a new study by the...
Tags: Business, General Contracting, Labor Legislation, Health and Safety at School, Laws
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Demos: Two-income couples spend $155,000 on 401(k) fees over lifetime
Yikes! The advocacy group Demos reports that a two-income couple — earning a median income over their careers — spends an average of $154,794 during their working lives on 401(k) fees. Fees, Demos says, eats up nearly one-third of their...Tags: 401K
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U.S. too hard on Iran, too soft on Israel
The article, "Iran talks yield little progress" (May 25), describes the hypocrisy that drives U.S. foreign policy. We demand that Iran not be able to enrich uranium, even though the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty allows it, while offering Iran nothing in...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Israel, Iran
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Skeleton crew cleans up at Big Huge Games in Timonium
Big Huge Games, a studio in Timonium that designed rich, immersive video games, has closed its office and only a skeleton crew of employees remained as its parent company in Rhode Island appears to have gone out of business, according to online reports. ...
Tags: The Boston Globe, Television Industry, Gaming Industry, Gaming, Baltimore County
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Maryland politicians' crime spree
For the past three years, Maryland has experienced an unprecedented crime wave of political corruption. The only comparable period in memory would be the 1970s, when a governor was jailed and a sitting U.S. vice president (who had served as governor and...
Tags: Jack Johnson, Ulysses Currie, Regional Authority, Political Corruption, Executive Branch
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Revel Resort playing for keeps
Do you ever find yourself wishing for a stylish and luxurious beach resort within a reasonable drive from home? Meet the new Revel Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. Atlantic City? Seriously. Ditch the image of a traditional casino packed with cigar-puffing...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, New Jersey Turnpike, Beyonce, Mussels, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey)
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Lawmakers fought court rulings this year
As lawmakers and lobbyists gird for another special session that the governor called this summer to debate an expansion of gambling — an issue that has led to pitched battles for years — dog lovers are hoping to get their pet issue some...Tags: Lawyers, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Judges, Rentals, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Timonium video game maker closes, lays off 100
About 100 employees of Big Huge Games, a Timonium-based maker of video games, lost their jobs this week as the studio and its Rhode Island-based parent company abruptly shut down because of financial problems. The 12-year-old company was one of the...Tags: THQ Inc., Hunt Valley, Lincoln Chafee, Gaming Industry, Gaming
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Baltimore theater companies in a building boom
Vincent Lancisi stands in a pile of rubble sweating under his hard hat, while all around him — board by board, pipe by pipe and hammer blow by hammer blow — a theater is taking shape.
It's still nearly eight months until the opening of...Tags: Theater, House Building, Broadway Theater, Peter Pan (movie), Music
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Angry over 'Avengers,' man allegedly pulls fire alarm at Abingdon cinema
Fire marshals and Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the Regal Cinemas in Abingdon Monday night after a customer became belligerent over the showing of "The Avengers" film and allegedly pulled a fire alarm inside the theater,...Tags: Harford County, Management (movie), Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Criminals, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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