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Leon Winthly Hector Sr.
1. Please describe your educational and professional background and how it has prepared you to serve as council president.
I went to a.s.j.a. boys college in Trinidad W.I. attended RCA school of electronic technology in Ny,also Delehante school of...Tags: Teaching and Learning, 1st Mariner Arena, Government, Public Employees, Employment Opportunities
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State, Harford tackle problem of illegal signs
People put signs for just about everything in the medians and along the sides of roads in Harford County.
But Harford County and the state are trying to remind residents the signs, unless previously approved, are illegal and need to be removed.
Starting...Tags: Taxation, State Income Tax, St. Mary's County, African Americans, Sales
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Area housing market seems to be cooling
Sun StaffBaltimore's overheated housing market may be showing some signs of cooling, with buyers appearing less willing to enter bidding wars, spend more than the asking price or snap up homes in days. But cooling is relative for a market that still outpaces many...Tags: Mortgages, Real Estate, Mount Vernon, Moving, Maryland
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Home warranty may be an incentive for buyers
Special to The Baltimore SunWhen Wayne Williams listed his Carney home for sale last summer, he decided to add a home warranty plan as an incentive to prospective buyers. Although he had maintained the house well during his 26 years of ownership, it still had the original furnace...Tags: Real Estate, Plumbing, Corporate Officers, Maryland, Real Estate Buyers
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Girl's death spurs bill
Sun StaffIn response to the torture death of Ciara Jobes, a 15-year-old Baltimore girl who was allegedly killed by her mentally ill guardian, state legislators are introducing a bill this week that aims to regulate who can be awarded permanent custody of abused...Tags: Lawyers, Society, Justice System, Maryland, Judges
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Finding a new niche
Special to SunSpotTired of commuting between Annapolis and Prince George's County -- and unchallenged by his technology job, Steve Mirack emptied his desk at NASA's Goddard Space Center six months ago and headed to Maryland's Eastern Shore. "I got bored with IT," said...Tags: Space Programs, Colleges and Universities, Terrorism, The New York Times, Corporate Crime
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Senate committee hears testimony for regulating choice of guardians
Sun StaffHolding up a form used to adopt stray dogs, Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy told state legislators yesterday that the standards to adopt a pet in Maryland are more stringent than to gain guardianship of an abused child. Jessamy and...Tags: Lawyers, Society, Justice System, Maryland, Standards
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Iraq agrees to return of inspectors
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Iraq, facing mounting international pressure and President Bush's oft-stated goal of driving Saddam Hussein from power, agreed yesterday to the return of United Nations weapons inspectors "without conditions," a move it said would remove...Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Department of State, Foreign Aid, Defense Equipment, Dick Cheney
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Housing prices in region rose 16.4% in May
Sun StaffHome prices in the Baltimore region rose more than 16 percent in May compared with a year earlier, showing continued strength in a housing market that keeps defying predictions of a slowdown. Home sellers routinely are getting multiple offers above the...Tags: Mortgages, Family, Real Estate Buyers, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Freddie Mac
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Fun wrapped in history in downtown Annapolis
Special to The SunEvery month, Colin Cohen goes downstairs to re-crank the support beams in the basement of his 17th-century home on Prince George Street in downtown historic Annapolis to keep the first floor on an even keel. The floorboards on the first floor were...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Homes, Family, Maryland, Restaurants
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Home inspections worth the effort
You qualified for a mortgage, searched for a home, found a good one, made an offer and it was accepted. Next up, the home inspection. Those two to three hours spent with an inspector — and yes, you should definitely attend the inspection —...
Tags: Consumers, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Finance, Labor Legislation, Rentals
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A primer for first-time homebuyers
Do you know the difference between implied and written warranties? How about being preapproved for a mortgage as opposed to prequalified? Or an appraisal versus a broker's price opinion versus a home inspection? Many neophyte homebuyers don't know, so...
Tags: Property, Realty
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