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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: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Judges, Colleges and Universities, Bombings, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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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: Wars and Interventions, Activism, H.L. Mencken, Sandwiches, 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: Lexington Market, World War I (1914-1918), Hurricane Sandy (2012), Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Cruise Line Ports
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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: Lexington Market, Shipbuilding, Carl Stokes, Manufacturing and Engineering, Marketing
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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: Finance, Darrell E Issa, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Congress, U.S. Postal Service
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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: Trials, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Finance, Companies and Corporations
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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: Separation of Church and State, Chris Owens, Music Industry, Music Theater, Music
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Fight brews on Maryland drink deposit law
In a bid to boost recycling and reduce litter, a trio of lawmakers announced plans Monday to push for legislation that would levy a refundable nickel deposit on every beverage container sold in Maryland.
But the announcement drew prompt opposition from...Tags: Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, Montgomery County (Maryland), Global Warming, National Government
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J. Dennis Carper, marina owner
J. Dennis Carper, a Baltimore County marina owner and yacht builder who was a decorated World War II veteran, died of stroke and dementia complications Dec. 25 at his Essex home. He was 91.
Born near New Castle, Va., he worked on the family farm at...Tags: Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Heavy Engineering, Alzheimer's Disease, Dundalk, Boats
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The end of steelmaking but not of Sparrows Point
The great steel mill of Sparrows Point is gone, and it's never coming back. Local, state and federal officials, along with union leaders, made a valiant attempt to find a new operator who would restart production there, but it was not to be. The plant's...
Tags: Barack Obama, Unemployment Benefits, Fiscal Cliff, Highlandtown, Barbara A. Mikulski
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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: Public Employees, Unemployment Benefits, Nucor Corporation, Colleges and Universities, Kevin Kamenetz
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