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2008 real estate bust leaves a lingering problem in Harford
The fallout from the 2008 real estate bust lingers in Harford County and elsewhere, as evidenced by the latest round of property tax assessments for a third of the county's residential land, where values were off on average by more than 7 percent compared...Tags: Realty, Real Estate, Havre de Grace, Ethics, Inflation and Deflation
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2012 lobbyist rankings
The Baltimore SunMaryland's highest paid lobbyist of 2012 earned $1.3 million during a busy legislative year that included two special sessions and millions spent by gambling interests. Timothy Perry, who last year ranked No. 2, tops the 2012 annual lobbyist...Tags: Lobbying, Ethics, Prince George's County
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Opposed to same-sex marriage, company ends wedding business
An Annapolis company whose old-fashioned trolleys are iconic in the city's wedding scene has abandoned the nuptial industry rather than serve same-sex couples. The owner of Discover Annapolis Tours said he decided to walk away from $50,000 in annual...
Tags: Sales, University of Baltimore, Minority Groups, Family, Same-Sex Marriage
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Singapore, a land without entitlements
SINGAPORE -- While the U.S. unemployment rate "dropped" to 7.7 percent last month -- a figure even The Washington Post acknowledged was due "in large part because the labor force fell by 350,000" -- here in this modern and prosperous city-state of...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Pension and Welfare, Unemployment Benefits, Labor Markets, Employment
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Why there won't be real gun reform in the wake of Sandy Hook
I have no expectation that the tragedy of Sandy Hook Elementary School will move this nation and its leaders toward any kind of meaningful gun control. I understand why, and I empathize. Those who believe in the sanctity of the Second Amendment will...
Tags: Elections, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Republican Party, Rentals
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Moderate Muslims must stand up for their values
Today I am an angry Arab Muslim woman — outraged, as a person of conscience, over the attacks on American embassies and the murder of a talented diplomat who represented me. After the 2005 cartoon riots, no one should be surprised by Muslim...
Tags: Egypt, Republican Party, Islam, YouTube, Movies
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Baltimore ethics forms to go online, new IT director says
The financial disclosure forms filled out by about 1,900 city employees will be entered into an online searchable database, the city's new Chief Information Officer told the city's ethics board Tuesday. "It's a really easy project," said Chris Tonjes,...
Tags: Carl Stokes, Ethics, Labor Legislation
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Watching the watchdog
Avery Aisenstark, the chief adviser to the Baltimore City Ethics Board, recently performed outside legal work on behalf of two developers who do business with the city. He insists that he did nothing illegal or unethical, but some outside watchdogs are...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Bernard C. Young, Baltimore County, Conservation, University of Baltimore
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AWOL ethics board should be removed
Let's hold Baltimore accountable ("Ethics board gone AWOL?" Nov. 12). My suggestion is that you have a citizen file a complaint to the ethics board against the ethics board director for conflict of interest and breach of duty and trust and also request...Tags: Ethics
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Baltimore's ethical fantasyland
Please, can I have a cushy municipal job paying $94,000 a year with no oversight of that position and also be able to have plenty of extra time to do additional private work on the side? Well, maybe so. Baltimore City is paying someone to do just that,...Tags: Committee for Zoning Integrity, Ethics
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Ethics board scores a near miss
The Baltimore ethics board came close to showing some real backbone this week in seeking higher standards for the mayor's use of free tickets she gets to the city's sports stadiums and 1st Mariner Arena. The board is demanding better record keeping and...
Tags: 1st Mariner Arena, Ethics, Rihanna, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Internal Revenue Service
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Ethics oversight board hasn't met in years
Baltimore's ethics director is in charge of advising elected officials and fielding constituent complaints about them. It's unclear, however, if anyone is overseeing him. A seven-member oversight panel, the Board of Legislative Reference, is...Tags: Bernard C. Young, University of Baltimore, Public Officials, George Nilson, University of Maryland, College Park
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