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County schools to honor Class of 2013 service-learning leaders
While all Maryland students are required to complete at least 75 service-learning hours before graduation, many Baltimore County Public Schools students far exceed this minimum requirement — earning as many as 7,500 hours. Among those students who...Tags: High Schools, Schools, Towson, George Washington Carver, Students
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GOP's Craig to enter race for governor; Brown picks Ulman for ticket
The 2014 governor's race came into clearer focus Wednesday as Harford County Executive David R. Craig set a date to announce his Republican candidacy and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown's campaign confirmed that Howard County Executive Ken Ulman will be his...
Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Harford Community College, Douglas F. Gansler, Regional Authority
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A year after bankruptcy, lives unsettled still
The closing of the steel mill at Sparrows Point overwhelmed Bob Jennings. Too young to retire at 59, he faced a gloomy job market for local manufacturing workers and a bureaucracy that couldn't get him timely training help. He felt like a failure. No,...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Layoffs and Downsizing, Employment, United Steelworkers
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Frustrated by delays, some gun dealers skip background checks
When Scott Schulte stopped at Pasadena Pawn and Gun last week to pick up his fifth firearm of the year, the Maryland State Police still hadn't finished his background check. The store let him take the pistol anyway. "I figure I can use my discretion,"...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, University of Chicago, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Justice System, Firearms
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Garbage train derails in Lansdowne
A CSX train carrying trash from upstate New York derailed Friday evening in Lansdowne, Baltimore County officials said. No injuries were reported, and police said the train was not carrying hazardous materials. "No injuries, no fire, no hazmat," said...
Tags: Railway Accidents, Ellicott City, National Transportation Safety Board, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Industry
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Edward Weiss
Edward Henry Weiss, a retired marketing executive who put the name Wacky Noodle on a children's flotation device used in swimming pools, died of a stroke Monday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The Timonium resident was 74. Born in Brooklyn,...
Tags: Music Industry, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marketing, Timonium, White Marsh
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City jail security chief failed lie-detector test, Maynard says
The head of security at the Baltimore jail failed a polygraph test administered after a federal indictment alleged widespread corruption on her watch, corrections secretary Gary D. Maynard told lawmakers at a hearing in Annapolis. Shavella Miles is...
Tags: Organized Crime, Government, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Michael E. Busch, FBI
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Privacy advocates outraged, but lawmakers defend collection of phone records
Privacy advocates expressed outrage Thursday over revelations that the National Security Agency has been collecting telephone records of virtually every phone call made in the United States for seven years, but the Obama administration and a bipartisan...
Tags: Government, Justice System, FBI, Judges, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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Baltimore County officers escort torch for Special Olympics closer to finish line
Baltimore County Police officers, relatives and friends created a slight traffic jam earlier today on Joppa Road while running three miles in the 27th annual Law Enforcement Relay for Special Olympics to the Public Safety Building in Towson. Clad in...
Tags: Special Olympics, Local Elections, Parkville, Johnny Unitas, Towson University
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Shock Trauma anti-violence worker held in federal drug case
After leading a life of crime, being charged with murder and being shot, Howard McCray was ready for a change. In 2008, he began working with Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he had been treated for gunshot wounds, to reach out to other victims who...Tags: CNN (tv network), NPR, Coppin State University, Radio, Justice System
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Derailed train carried toxic chemicals
The freight train that derailed Tuesday in Rosedale carried one chemical classified as hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation and another that also posed risks for firefighters and others at the scene even though not similarly classified....
Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Local Government, U.S. Department of Transportation, Health and Safety at Work
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