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Perryville casino generates another half-million for town, county
Hollywood Casino Perryville generated another $9,790,341.87 in gross gaming revenue in January, the Maryland Lottery, which regulates the casino, reported last week. Of the total, $538,468.80 will be divided by Perryville and Cecil County. The latest...Tags: Minority Groups, Anne Arundel County, Penn National Gaming, Lotteries, Cecil County
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Fears for "tiers:" O'Malley septic bill worries greens
Gov. Martin O'Malley appealed to lawmakers Tuesday to adopt his "moderate" and "reasonable" proposal to curb development on septic systems, warning that unless sprawl is reined in the state's "Christmas future" would include loss of farmland and forests...Tags: Dorchester County, Local Government, Arable Farming, Regional Authority, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Md.'s two casinos bring in total of nearly $13M in Jan.
The Maryland Lottery announced Monday that the state's two casinos brought in nearly $13 million in total revenue in January, up from December's $12.5 million.
Cecil County's Hollywood Casino Perryville, which reported $9.79 million in revenue in...Tags: Cecil County, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Bills seek to reverse high court ruling on bail hearings
State legislators have drafted emergency bills to reverse a Maryland Court of Appeals order forcing public defenders to attend thousands of bail hearings for indigent defendants held in front of district court commissioners each year, after law...Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, Lawyers, U.S. Senate, Defendants
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Maryland public defender asks for stay in high court's ruling
The state would have to hire 284 new public defenders to comply with a recent Court of Appeals ruling requiring lawyers for indigent defendants at thousands of annual bail hearings, according to an affidavit filed Thursday by Maryland Public Defender Paul...Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, Lawyers, Judges, Defendants
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Bel Air's Ring Factory Elementary named Blue Ribbon School
Congratulations are in order for the faculty, staff and students at Ring Factory Elementary School in Bel Air for being one of six Maryland schools recognized as a Blue Ribbon School Tuesday morning. Interim State Superintendent of Schools Bernard...Tags: Students, Crofton, Baltimore County, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Whitehall
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6 Md. schools get Blue Ribbon designation
Six elementary schools have been added to the prestigious Maryland list of Blue Ribbon designees after they were recognized as the highest performers and for raising achievement of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Interim state Superintendent...Tags: Students, Crofton, Baltimore County, Whitehall, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Sun has it wrong on teacher pensions, Worcester County
I am responding to your recent editorial titled, "Equity for pensions" (Jan. 9). The editorial asserts that Maryland should transfer the costs of teacher pensions from the state to its 24 local jurisdictions. As a rationale, the editorial argues that the...Tags: Students, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Public Schools, Interior Policy
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A lesson plan for teacher pensions
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller wants it. Gov. Martin O'Malley says he's considering it. And local elected leaders are strongly opposed — to the point where they've been willing to give up millions of dollars in state aid to prevent it....Tags: Students, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Local Government, Garrett County
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Dr. Edwin H. T. Besson
Dr. Edwin H. T. Besson, a retired pediatrician who was the former chairman of the St. Agnes Hospital pediatric department, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, Dec. 4 at his Ellicott City home. He was 85.
In a memoir, he...Tags: France, Catonsville, Chestertown, Methadone (drug), Johns Hopkins Hospital
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State casinos generate $12.2M in revenue in Nov.
Revenue from the state's two casinos dipped to $12.2 million in November, down from $12.9 million in October, the Maryland Lottery reported Monday. The bigger of the two slots parlors, Hollywood Casino Perryville, brought in $9.1 million last month. On a...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry
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Chicken farmers' side needs to be heard
It is true that there are at least two sides to every story, including the situation of Gov. Martin O'Malley entering into the ongoing case between the University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic and the Hudson family of Worcester County and Perdue...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Laws, Trials, Livestock Farming, Justice System
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