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City school system to reimburse teachers for visa fees
Baltimore school officials say the district will reimburse international teachers who paid out-of-pocket fees to obtain work visas, a practice that led the U.S. Department of Labor to order Prince George's County schools to pay nearly $6 million in...Tags: Lawyers, Immigration, Interior Policy, American Federation of Teachers, Prince George's County
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Joan Brown Sadler, nurse, gardener, BSO volunteer, dies
Joan Brown Sadler, a nurse, avid gardener and volunteer for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, died June 28 of breast cancer at Mercy Hospital.
The longtime Roland Park resident was 76.
"She would always say she was a professional volunteer," said her...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Agriculture, Charlotte, Severna Park, American Red Cross
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Woodward Reese "Wood" Smith, ironworker, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterWoodward Reese "Wood" Smith, a retired ironworker who during his nearly 50-year career worked on some of the nation's most notable bridges, died July 13 of pneumonia at his Loch Raven Village home. He was 93. The son of a construction superintendent and...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Church and State Relations, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Bethlehem Steel Corp.
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'American Idol' recap: How sweet it is
Reality CheckJanell is helping out with Idol this year, and you should know. She hearts Steven Tyler. A little: I have to start this recap with a disclaimer: I love Steven Tyler. I know the show made a big deal out......Tags: Mick Jagger, Natural Resources, American Idol (tv program), Aerosmith (music group), Randy Jackson
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Blackwell is convicted of molesting teen Stokes
Sun StaffMaurice Blackwell, the former priest of St. Edward Roman Catholic Church in West Baltimore, was convicted yesterday of molesting a parish choirboy, who years later shot him. The defrocked priest, found guilty of three counts of child sexual abuse that...Tags: Murder, Sexual Misconduct, Lawyers, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Trials
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As Schiavo saga winds down, leaders pursue broader debate
Sun National StaffEfforts by lawmakers in Washington to prolong the life of Terri Schiavo failed in the courts and tanked in opinion polls, but intense interest in the Florida woman's saga is expected to force a broader debate in Congress and state legislatures about...Tags: Lawyers, Easter, Demonstration, Punishment, Democratic Party
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Few refineries damaged; price spikes unlikely
sun reporterHurricane Rita's late shift to the east spared all but a few Texas oil refineries from significant damage, likely sparing consumers a repeat of the gasoline price shocks that occurred after Hurricane Katrina pummeled plants in Louisiana a month ago,...Tags: Hurricanes, New York Mercantile Exchange, Natural Resources, Natural Disasters, Natural Gas
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$1 million due port, city from Homeland Security
Sun StaffBaltimore and its port will share about $1 million in security money from the Department of Homeland Security, agency officials said yesterday, although they couldn't immediately say where it would be used. The federal agency said yesterday that it had...Tags: Defense, Michael Chertoff, Inner Harbor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Television Industry
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Courageous chaplain
Sun reporterArchbishop William D. Borders is not a man given to celebrating his own courage. He doesn't talk much about the year he spent as a chaplain with an infantry regiment in Italy during World War II. He recounts with terse modesty the story of how he earned...Tags: Christianity, Colleges and Universities, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Companies and Corporations, Harvard University
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State tourism offices
States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Here's a list of Mid-Atlantic region state travel offices. Alabama // Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel, 401 Adams...Tags: Raleigh, Denver, Little Rock, Tourism and Leisure, Connecticut Economic Development
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Judge orders Muhammad moved to Md. for 2nd trial
Sun StaffA judge in Virginia ordered yesterday that death row inmate John Allen Muhammad be moved to Maryland, where he faces a second trial in the 2002 Washington-area sniper attacks. His defense lawyer said it is a waste of millions of dollars to try Muhammad...Tags: Lawyers, Litigation, Montgomery County (Alabama), Prosecution, Prisons
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More trials hinge on Va. permission
Sun reporterJohn Allen Muhammad's conviction in Montgomery County clears the way for murder trials in other jurisdictions where bullets from the sniper's gun allegedly claimed victims - including Louisiana, Alabama and the District of Columbia. But officials in...Tags: Murder, Lawyers, Montgomery County (Alabama), Prisons, Imperial and Royal Matters
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