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GOP ramps up criticism of Perez
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans, including Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, stepped up their criticism of Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez on Tuesday, amplifying their concerns a day before the former state official faces a Senate committee vote on his...
Tags: Justice System, Labor Legislation, Parties and Movements, Labor Disputes, David Vitter
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Volunteers help veterans, and others, get their house in order
The first troops showed up on a Saturday morning at the four-bedroom house in Columbia heavily armed: saws, hammers, crowbars, drills. They've returned three times since and are expected back again next week in hopes of making repairs upstairs and down,...Tags: Sears, Renovation, U.S. Army, Food and Drug Administration, Home Improvement
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Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators
Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...
Tags: Justice System, Countrywide Financial Corp., Labor Markets, Thomas Edward Perez, Civil Rights
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John E. Konrad, broadcasting executive
John E. Konrad, vice president and general manager of a Takoma Park radio station, died Jan. 2 of bilateral pneumonia at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He was 43 and lived in Mount Airy. The son of a Seventh-day Adventist minister and a...Tags: Mount Airy, Radio, Hinsdale, University of Maryland Medical Center, Health and Medical Professionals
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Franchot says he won't run for governor
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, considered one of the leading prospective Democratic candidates for governor in 2014, said Tuesday that he will instead seek a third term in his current post. In an interview, Franchot, 65, said he made his decision...
Tags: Harford County, Douglas F. Gansler, U.S. Army, Anthony G. Brown, Government
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Wood touted as 'new' renewable fuel
Lee Richardson is a pioneer of sorts in taking a new look at a very old energy source.
The Wicomico County poultry farmer just finished installing a commercial-sized wood pellet stove to heat one of his chicken houses in Willards, east of Salisbury. When...Tags: Wicomico County, Personal Income, Business, Alternative Energy, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Extreme energy, extreme weather
There were no tornado warnings last Friday night, when I muted the Nationals game around 11 p.m. I listened intently through my living-room window. A train, I thought. Definitely a train. I should have known better. The warnings have been building for...
Tags: Energy Resources, International Energy, Conservation, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy
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Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, behavioral pediatrics clinic director
Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, medical director of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic who also was a consultant to city public schools, died Oct. 18 of pancreatic cancer at her Columbia home.
The former Catonsville and...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Pediatrics, Parenting, Teachers, National Security Agency
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89 Md. facilities bought drugs from firm linked to meningitis outbreak
The federal Food and Drug Administration identified 89 medical facilities in Maryland that bought drugs from the Massachusetts manufacturer being investigated for a national fungal meningitis outbreak. The facilities are among more than 3,000 in numerous...
Tags: Harford County, Bevacizumab (drug), Cosmetic Procedures, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Salisbury (Litchfield, Connecticut)
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No studies, no fracking
During this presidential election season, we Americans may not agree on everything. But one thing we do agree on is this: Only through democracy and open debate can we hope to solve our toughest challenges as a nation. Unfortunately, here in Maryland,...
Tags: American Petroleum, Energy Resources, Credit and Debt, Executive Branch, Government
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Wanted: Annapolis backyards for wildlife habitats
The sign proclaiming his little urban yard a "wildlife habitat" became more than a label the day Dirk Geratz found the nest of baby rabbits.
He'd hoped for robins and butterflies as he checked off the ground cover, the bird baths and the berry bushes...Tags: Annapolis, World War II (1939-1945)
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