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College students rally on behalf of budget
Jonathan Jayes-Green graduated near the top of his high school class but couldn't afford to attend the four-year colleges that accepted him. Now he's an honor student at two-year Montgomery College, and he'd like to head off cuts to the school's budget....Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Annapolis, Teaching and Learning, Martin O'Malley
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Cumberland man to serve 10 years for running child porn site
A Cumberland man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release for his part in running a child pornography website, prosecutors said. George Sell, 70, pleaded guilty in November to conspiring...Tags: Sex Crimes, Punishment, Prisons, Pornography, Defense
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3 arrested in theft of police items from cruiser in Montgomery Co.
The Associated PressThree people were arrested Monday afternoon after an off-duty police officer caught the group stealing a police radio and vest from his cruiser, Montgomery County police said. The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Monday in the area of Forest Glen,...Tags: Theft, Montgomery County (Maryland), Radio
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Candidates run for Congress despite home address
All politics is local. All candidates for Congress are not. At least eight candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland — including four prominent contenders — are running this year in congressional districts that do not...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Local Elections, Republican Party, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Martin O'Malley
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NAACP head calls for death penalty abolition this year
Ben Jealous, the national NAACP president, came to Annapolis Tuesday to call on Maryland legislators to make this the year the state does away with the death penalty. Flanked by several legislators, Jealous said he intends to return to Annapolis...Tags: U.S. Senate, Beyonce, Punishment, Elections, Punishment
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Virginia scores Maryland tech firm
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday that Silver Spring-based Acentia will move its headquarters to Fairfax County where the company will invest $3.1 million and create 60 new jobs. "Fairfax County gives us access to the highly-skilled technical...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Fairfax County, Companies and Corporations, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Bob McDonnell
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Officer to be honored for bravery in hostage situation
A Montgomery County police officer will receive an award from Congress for his bravery during a hostage situation at the Discovery Communications building in Silver Spring in 2010. Officer Edward Paden Jr. is scheduled to receive the Congressional...Tags: Discovery Communications, Inc., Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Merger holds promise for clean energy
Hannah Cho's recent article ("O'Malley praises Exelon-CEG deal," Dec. 16) reported on a far superior merger agreement between Exelon Corp. and Constellation Energy Group than previous arrangements. Between 1999 and 2009, electricity prices across Maryland...Tags: Exelon Corp., Renewable Energy, Energy Saving, Constellation Energy Group, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Plan Maryland is a socialist plot
Michael Dresser's fine article "Foes, supporters clash over Plan Maryland" (Dec. 12) finally made clear to me the statist, collectivist underpinnings of this "plan." Reading about it on the Internet was futile because I was unable to penetrate the...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Congress, Karl Marx
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Sister Mary Martha Geipe, educator
Sister Mary Martha Geipe, a teacher, principal and pastoral minister, died of a stroke Dec. 20 at her order's motherhouse in the Woodbrook section of Baltimore County. She was 88.
Born Nancy Marie Geipe in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Anna...Tags: College of Notre Dame, Villanova University, Teachers, Annapolis, Teaching and Learning
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2 dead, 1 injured after single-car accident in Silver Spring
The Associated PressTwo young women died and another was injured in a single-car accident in Silver Spring early Thursday, according to Montgomery County police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks. The crash occurred around 3 a.m. at the intersection of University Boulevard and...Tags: Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents
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3 suspects arrested in attempted armed robbery in Prince George's Co.
The Associated PressThree men have been arrested in connection with an attempted armed robbery of a 7-Eleven store, Prince George's County police said. Two suspects wearing masks and carrying handguns approached the store in the 2300 block of Varnum Street in Mount...Tags: Washington, DC, Theft, Prince George's County, Police Arrests
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