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Marylanders finding ways to cope at the pump
ANNAPOLIS—Sitting in your electric car, sipping organic tea from a biodegradable cup, you pull up to your bank's drive-through window quite proud of your environmental awareness and saved dollars. Then you see the silver Litespeed brand bicycle...Tags: Technology, Automotive Equipment, Electronics, Car Engine Repair, MicroStrategy Incorporated
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Gender-based wage gaps persist in state and nation
Women make considerably less money than men in Maryland: 83 cents to the dollar, according to a study released last week.
Windsor Mill resident Alison Assanah-Carroll was not surprised by the finding from the National Partnership for Women & Families,...Tags: Linthicum, Discrimination, Feminism, Wage Contract Issues, United States Census Bureau
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Same-sex divorce case heads to top Maryland court
Jessica Port and Virginia Anne Cowan had settled on San Francisco as the place to turn their two-year engagement into a marriage, taking advantage of an opportunity in 2008 for same-sex couples to wed there.
They flew from their home in the District of...Tags: Calvert County, Colleges and Universities, Divorce, University of Baltimore, Concerts
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Neighborhood Institute's focus: Growing Baltimore through housing and arts
Growing Baltimore's population will take much more than lowering property taxes, said organizers and participants at the Greater Homewood Community Corp.'s fifth annual Neighborhood Institute. "We need to turn renters into homeowners. And buy art!"...Tags: Music, Station North, Johns Hopkins University, Charles Street, Baltimore Museum of Art
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Warming: Storm damage ahead
Hurricane season may still be months away, but the threat of flooding is already on the rise in Maryland, as documented by the latest reports on climate change released this week. Rising sea levels have raised the risk of coastal flooding, particularly...Tags: Conservation, Ecosystems, Fort McHenry, Worcester County, Rick Santorum
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Slow and steady as early voting gets under way in Towson
Voter turnout, like the rain, was a pretty steady trickle on Saturday, as people made their way to the Towson University Administration Building for the first day of early voting in Maryland's 2012 primary election. "There's no throng, but it's been...
Tags: Timonium, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Catonsville, Baltimore County, Judges
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St. Michaels residents build friendship, start a running festival
It is a story about faith, friendship — and perhaps a little fantasy. It is about three people whose ages span 30 years, but whose careers and experiences led them to find this historic town on Maryland's Eastern Shore as the perfect spot to start...
Tags: Labor Day, Memorial Day, Companies and Corporations, Sparrow (music group), Running
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Is Howard County too expensive for young families?
College Park — Howard County has about 8,000 fewer young adults than 10 years ago, according to the U.S. Census. And some officials believe the county's high living costs may be the reason. The Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning used...Tags: Poverty, Colleges and Universities, Family, Howard County, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Justice Dept. probes Balto. Co. minority hiring for police, fire
The U.S. Justice Departmenthas opened an investigation of possible racial discrimination in hiring at the Baltimore County police and fire departments, according to correspondence between the agency and the county. The Justice Department's Civil Rights...Tags: Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Baltimore County, U.S. Department of Justice
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Immigrants key to reaching mayor's population goal
What comes to mind when Mexican immigrant Elsa Garcia thinks of Baltimore's drawbacks?
"Basura. O las drogas," said the East Baltimore resident. "Trash. Or drugs."
Then, quickly, comes her list of Baltimore's pluses: Her husband has been able to find...Tags: Conservation, Patterson Park, Johns Hopkins University, Canterbury, United States Census Bureau
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February: Snow and more snow means less and less school
It was four days off and counting for Harford County Public Schools students, who were enjoying Mother Nature's wrath of snow and ice at the end of January and the beginning of February. Students were off Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday because of...Tags: Harford County, Accidental Death, Interior Policy, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Black lawmakers criticize O'Malley redistricting plan, saying it will leave General Assembly overly white
Black lawmakers sharply criticized the governor's proposed General Assembly redistricting plan Thursday, saying his committee has drawn a map that will likely produce a legislature that looks whiter than the actual population of Maryland. "I consider...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Civil Rights, Carroll County (Maryland), Maryland Stadium Authority
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