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A better way to track a bomber
The mayhem in Boston the week of April 15 was a reminder of how an American city can be paralyzed by a homemade bomb. The same kinds of improvised explosive devices that menaced U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan can easily be deployed by freelance...
Tags: Explosions, Colleges and Universities, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Rifle Association of America
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Viva House soup kitchen has provided 45 years of service
In a quiet block in Southwest Baltimore, a warm wind blows plastic bags along a sidewalk. Boarded-up rowhomes line the streets. A pile of mattresses rests on a trash heap in someone's former backyard. A lonely placard reads, "Stop shooting – start...
Tags: Christianity, Theft, Foods and Beverages, Cocaine, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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From soup to nuts to bagoong alamang, R.S. Stern has it all
Whether it's a war-zone deployment, a cargo ship in port for 18 hours or a passenger cruise ship on its regular stop, R.S. Stern Inc. has put groceries in larders and spare parts in engine rooms since 1870. From its brick warehouse in Canton, the...
Tags: Cruise Line Ports, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Hurricane Katrina (2005), Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), World War I (1914-1918)
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David A. Mack, drydock operator
David A. Mack, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. floating drydock operator, died March 14 after being struck by two hit-and-run drivers in eastern Baltimore County. The longtime Edgemere resident was 77. Mr. Mack was walking home after spending the...
Tags: Shipbuilding, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering
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Johnston Square appears to be turning the corner
The banner at Greenmount Avenue and Preston Street proclaims the Lillian Jones Apartments are coming. For the past year, I've watched this building take shape in a neighborhood that needed all the help it could get. Come spring, new tenants will begin...
Tags: Shipbuilding, Marketing, Amtrak, Manufacturing and Engineering, Carl Stokes
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Dundalk residents react to Postal Service's decision to stop Saturday delivery
At the Dundalk Post Office this week, news that the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays beginning in August was greeted with a mix of apathy and understanding. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Gillis said he wasn't...
Tags: Patrick R. Donahoe, Mail Order Industry, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Finance, Darrell E Issa
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Pension agency sues Renco Group over RG Steel deal
The federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is suing the Renco Group — parent of bankrupt RG Steel — for allegedly attempting to "evade liability" for the steelmaker's pension obligations. The agency is seeking $97 million from the New York...
Tags: Interior Policy, Companies and Corporations, Trials, Bankruptcy, Finance
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Music and ministry mix in Sing for King concert
According to North Laurel musician Mack Statham, if we quiet our spirits and reflect more deeply on what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached, what we are searching for exists outside race, creed, color or religion. "Everybody is interested in...
Tags: Theater, Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Separation of Church and State, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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Deadline looms for Sparrows Point workers to seek help
The effort to connect former Sparrows Point workers with training for new careers gained more urgency last week as the final hopes of the steel mill reopening were dashed — and as the deadline to apply for the help or forever lose it fast approaches...
Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Employment Opportunities, Layoffs and Downsizing, Dundalk, Kevin Kamenetz
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Walter Gilliam
Walter Gilliam, who rose from a being a sandwich maker and dishwasher to become a chef at the old Haussner's Restaurant in a career than spanned more than 50 years, died Monday of complications from a stroke at his East Baltimore home.
He was 91....Tags: Restaurants, U.S. Department of State, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking
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Federal workers don't know sacrifice
After a 45-year career in the private sector, first with Bethlehem Steel, then with Harley Davidson Motor Company and ending with General Motors, I lost wages, medical benefits and pensions when these companies were not making profits. Federal workers...Tags: Employees, General Motors Corp.
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Lionel L. Bass Jr., Beth Steel foreman
Lionel L. Bass Jr., a retired Bethlehem Steel general foreman and decorated Korean War combat veteran, died of cancer complications Dec. 2 at his Timonium home. He was 82.
The son of Lionel L. Bass Sr. and Barbara Ellen Grebner, he was born in...Tags: Christianity, Tuberculosis, Hospitals and Clinics, Roman Catholicism, Respiratory Disease
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