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Gas tax hike would hurt truckers, Md. economy
With the stunning end to Maryland's General Assembly, many have opined of the need to raise the gas tax in the anticipated special session ("Baltimore gets stranded," April 17). Supporters state that the "business community" overwhelmingly favors such...Tags: Baltimore Red Line, Transportation, Highway Transportation, Business, Finance
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There is an alternative to higher gas taxes
You editorial ("Pay now or later," March 14) provides two choices to deal with our the state's aging infrastructure: Raise taxes on gasoline or continue to face increasing hazardous road and bridge conditions and more gridlock for commuters.
Well,...Tags: Road Transportation, Company Privatization, Transportation, Highway Transportation, Public Transportation
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Harford ranks among best counties for employment gains
Harford County is one of top 25 counties in the nation in employment and wage gains, according to a new federal Bureau of Labor Statistics report. During Wednesday's Economic Development Advisory Board meeting in Aberdeen, county Economic Development...Tags: Employment, Aberdeen, Road Transportation, Transportation, Traffic
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Car maker hits pedals for bikes
Jonathan Browning built his career on four wheels, but his passion rides on two.
Browning, Volkswagen Group of America's top executive, doesn't see why cars and bikes can't — to steal a slogan from the automaker — coexist on the road of life....Tags: Vehicles, Obesity, Cycling, General Motors Corp., Inner Harbor
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A nice place to get away from
It had been a lot of years since I regularly made use of the Aberdeen train station when a friend of my daughter's was scheduled to visit and had taken the train from New England. Back when I made use of the train a few times a year, the MARC commuter...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Building Material, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Executive Branch, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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State studies increasing speed limit on ICC
Lightly traveled and pothole-free, the newly opened Inter-County Connector is an invitation to speed, and that has become a sore spot with commuters.
A review of the toll road's speed limit is under way and preliminary results and recommendations are...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Montgomery County (Maryland), Annapolis, Motorvehicle Accidents, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Whitney French Morrill, businessman
Whitney French Morrill, the co-owner of a building maintenance firm that cleaned Baltimore landmarks, died of complications from dementia Saturday at Manor Care Ruxton. The Monkton resident was 87.
Born in New York City and raised in Stamford, Conn.,...Tags: Christianity, Senator Theatre, Long Island Sound, Roland Park, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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In Easton, loss of mail center would ripple through economy
Kathie Jones loses more than patience when the mail is late. She also loses customers.
As the owner of a small business that prepares bulk mail for delivery by the U.S. Postal Service, Jones hears complaints every time a church newsletter or a...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Kent County, Health Insurance Cost, Restaurants, St. Michaels
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Baltimore Gaelic Athletic Association brings Irish sports closer to home
When Tadgh Prendeville moved from his native Ireland to Baltimore for work more than a decade ago, he couldn't play Gaelic football without going to Washington. The same was true for Lucy Clerkin in her pursuit to play camogie, or hurling for women, which...
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MARC sets ridership record in February, MTA says
The Associated PressMARC trains have set a ridership record, according to the Maryland Transit Administration. The commuter service had an average weekday ridership of 35,210 in February. MARC's previous high for ridership was 34,618 in November 2011, the MTA said....Tags: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Maryland Transit Administration, Camden Line, Penn Line
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Federal bill would provide money for bike trails
Baltimore and other Maryland localities would receive millions of dollars in federal money for bicycle trails, scenic pull-offs and street beautification projects as part of a huge, bipartisan transportation bill expected to pass in the U.S. Senate as...Tags: Gwynns Falls Trail, Transportation, Highway Transportation, Jones Falls, Thad Cochran
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Gas tax: Pay now or later
Over the past month, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has increased 25 cents in Maryland. As far as anyone can tell, the motorists of this state received no particular benefit from the change in price — aside from a lighter...Tags: Road Transportation, Traffic, Highway Transportation, Transportation, Iran's Nuclear Program
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