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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, Gun Control, Lawyers, Shootings, University of Chicago
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Harford executive Craig to make gubernatorial announcement
Harford County Executive David Craig plans to formally announce his bid for Maryland governor this coming Monday, June 3. The initial announcement will happen at 9 a.m. at Craig's Congress Avenue home in Havre de Grace. Following the Havre de Grace...
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Havre de Grace, Elections, Calvert County, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Tuesday traffic: Crash on Route 100
One lane and one shoulder of westbound Route 100 in Anne Arundel County are closed at WB&A Road due to a crash that happened at 8:46 a.m., according to the State Highway Administration. A four-car crash on the outer loop of the Baltimore Beltway at...
Tags: Penn Line, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Train Service, Howard County, Maryland Transit Administration, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland)
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It's sheep against dogs in 1913 [History Matters]
100 Years Ago Sheep vs. dogs "It is reported that Mr. Harold Hopkins had a large number of sheep killed by dogs last Sunday morning. "Wanted: A woman to cook, wash and clean, and remain at night, good wages. Mrs. James Steward. Hill St. Ellicott...Tags: Howard County, Clarksville, Ellicott City, Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Remember gas tax in 2014
Looks like our "tax and spend" Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley had his way again ("Md. Senate approves increase in gas tax," March 30). The Maryland Senate passed Governor O'Malley's massive 80 percent gasoline tax hike over Easter weekend. Now,...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Government, Executive Branch
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Agencies in Maryland dodge furloughs — for now
A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland — the furloughing of federal employees — might not be as widespread as initially feared. But the...
Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, White House, Towson, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Department of Defense
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Young Marylanders honored for community spirit
Two years ago, when Sade Miller was in fifth grade at Ridgely Elementary School in Denton, she decided to raise money for the hospice in Caroline County. Instead of holding a bake sale or asking the adults in her life for money, Sade (pronounced Sha-day)...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Michael Jackson, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, Prudential Financial Incorporated
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No license for illegals
The liberals in the Maryland General Assembly are at it again wanting now to give driver's licenses to undocumented and illegal immigrants. This is the wrong way to go, and illegal immigrants do not deserve or should not be given drivers licenses in...
Tags: Migration, Maryland General Assembly, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Labor Legislation
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Silver Spring music teacher charged with possession of child pornography
A Montgomery County elementary school teacher was charged Thursday in Baltimore County for possession of child pornography, police said. Lawrence Joynes, 54, of Dundalk, teaches music at New Hampshire Estates Elementary school in Silver Spring,...
Tags: Dundalk, Prisons
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Five questions with … Ari Karen
The 25-year-old Baltimore-based law firm Offit Kurman recently formed a pioneering mortgage compliance affiliate, C3 Compliance Consultants, to help lenders across the United States conform with regulations launched this year by the federal Consumer...Tags: Business Enterprises, Lawyers, Civil Laws, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Death penalty repeal should rank at the bottom of Maryland's 'to do' list
With a looming deficit crisis amid questions about taxes, education, unemployment and infrastructure decay, the last thing lawmakers and Gov. Martin O'Malley need is a protracted fight over the death penalty, which most Marylanders still support though by...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Death Penalty, Punishment
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