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Hearing on county's English language bill set for Oct. 30
The Board of County Commissioners will hold its public hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 30, regarding the proposal to designate English as the official language of Carroll County. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. at the New Windsor Community Building,...Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Republican Party, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland)
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New Prince George's County teacher evaluations use student feedback
COLLEGE PARK — For the first time, Prince George's County is using student feedback to evaluate teacher performance. At most public schools in the county, evaluations are based on reviews of classroom instruction, teacher self-assessments and goal-...Tags: Schools, Martin O'Malley, Public Schools, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), Examinations
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Carroll may become third county to make English official
The Carroll County commissioners introduced a proposal Thursday to make English the county's official language and will schedule an evening public hearing to give all residents the opportunity to speak. "We need good public input on this issue,"...
Tags: England, Republican Party, Carroll County (Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland)
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Carroll County officials may make English official language
A Carroll County commissioner has drafted legislation that would make English the county's official language — and if it passes, Carroll would become the third Maryland locality to enact such legislation this year, following Frederick and Queen...
Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Carroll County (Maryland), Republican Party, Immigration, Johns Hopkins University
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It's official: It's English.
The commissioners of Carroll County, Maryland, are solemnly considering a measure to make English the official language of their county, following the examples of Frederick County and Queen Anne's County. Perhaps the best that can be said of the measure...Tags: England, Frederick County (Maryland), Carroll County (Maryland), Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Maryland State Fair organizers on alert for swine flu
As the state fair opens in Timonium, pigs that will be judged for prizes will also be under scrutiny from state veterinarians after an outbreak of swine flu nearly threatened to shut down the event.
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene...Tags: Disease Prevention, E. coli Infection, Swine Flu, Maryland State Fair, Diseases and Illnesses
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Harris rising through state's sparse GOP ranks
He's a rookie in Congress, but Rep. Andy Harris is positioned to become a GOP heavyweight in Maryland. As delegates from across the country converge at the Republican National Convention this week to nominate Mitt Romney for president, the first-term...
Tags: Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Chris Christie, Government, Hurricane Isaac (2012)
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Swine flu cases found in Maryland
Six Queen Anne's County residents have been diagnosed with a strain of swine flu that has been infecting people across the country, including many who have been attending state and local agricultural fairs, according to state health officials.
There have...Tags: Whooping Cough, Vaccines, Medical Procedures and Tests, Disease Prevention, Symptoms
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'Shameless swindler' sentenced to prison in Anne Arundel paving crimes
An Anne Arundel County judge sent a man to prison Wednesday for a series of paving scams in the county, calling Tommy Clack a "shameless swindler" who preyed on unsuspecting consumers. Clack, 40, was sentenced to two years in prison and five years...Tags: Trials, Annapolis, Home Improvement, Punishment, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland)
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8 more heat deaths reported in Maryland
Health officials said 8 more heat-related deaths occurred in Maryland, bringing the total for 2012 to 31. The deaths, reported to the state between July 17 and July 24, include three men between the ages of 45 and 64, one each in Prince George's, Queen...Tags: Diabetes, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), Heart Disease, Baltimore County
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Historians fret fate of War of 1812 sites
On a grassy hill a mile west of the Patuxent River, historian Ralph Eshelman can see the same bucolic view of fields and placid water anxious British soldiers likely saw when they landed in the summer of 1814 — the first stop in their campaign to...Tags: Rush Holt, Kandahar Massacre (2012), Revolutions, Martin O'Malley, Government
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O'Malley seeks federal drought relief for 13 counties
Gov.Martin O'Malleyhas requested federal disaster relief for 13 counties in the state that have experienced "widespread crop losses" this year due to drought and extreme heat. In a letter dated Tuesday, O'Malley asked Tom Vilsack, secretary of theU.S....Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Droughts, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland)
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