Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:22 GMT
Our Say: Latest budget cuts a painful necessity in these tough times (The Capital)
If the actions taken by the state Board of Public Works are any indication of Maryland's economic peril, we had better fasten our seat belts. This week, the board cut another $362 million from the budget. It wasn't pretty or kind - but neither is this nation's economic recession.
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:15:44 GMT
Maryland woman sentenced in mortgage fraud (San Francisco Chronicle)
Federal prosecutors say a woman has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme. Forty-one-year-old Joy Jackson of Fort Washington was also ordered at sentencing on Monday to pay more than $16 million in restitution... Prison - Fraud - Maryland - United States - Restitution
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Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:34:54 GMT
Robert McCartney: U-Md. shouldn't drop ideals in hard times (Washington Post)
Perched on a rise at the northern tip of campus, near the arena where the Terps play basketball, is a small forest known as the Wooded Hillock where University of Maryland students jog, study and smoke the occasional joint.
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Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT
Downturn stalls U-Md.'s plans for upscale East Campus district (Washington Post)
The University of Maryland has suffered a setback in its plan for East Campus, a proposed district of upscale restaurants, shops and housing that it hopes will build a stronger sense of a college town in College Park.
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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:33:56 GMT
East Baltimore plant purchased by maker of anthrax vaccine (Baltimore Sun)
Expansion of Rockville-based company may mean as many as 125 jobs in city A Maryland maker of anthrax vaccine said Friday it bought a 55,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in East Baltimore that it will use to expand its operations, potentially creating as many as 125 jobs in the city over the next five years that initially were expected in Frederick.
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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:28:11 GMT
City hopes for quick sale of Memorial Hospital (Cumberland Times-News)
As the two Western Maryland Health System campuses look toward moving under one roof, the city hopes to get the Memorial Hospital campus sold and back on the city’s tax rolls.
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:24:24 GMT
Stronach’s MI Developments mulls bidding on key tracks (Thoroughbred Times)
MI Developments Inc., the parent company of bankrupt racetrack owner Magna Entertainment Corp., faces a December 4 deadline to submit a stalking horse bid on Maryland Jockey Club operations.
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:24:21 GMT
County Bans Teens From Tanning Beds (Local 6 Orlando)
A Maryland County says that nobody under the age of 18 can use an indoor tanning device.
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:46:13 GMT
Our Legacy: African-American aldermen have long served the city (The Capital)
Last Nov. 1 marked 145 years since slavery was abolished in Maryland. It has been two years since the City of Annapolis wrote its version of an apology for slavery.
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:30:32 GMT
Beltway sniper witnesses unable to forget (The Capital)
ROCKVILLE - On a sunny, fall Thursday seven years ago, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, the "Beltway Snipers," shot and killed five people in Maryland and Washington. For many of the witnesses to Muhammad's crimes that day, his execution Tuesday would represent justice served.
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:09:09 GMT
Parents buying homes for kids at college (The Washington Times)
Ashley Jordan has lived with her college roommate for most of her life, so not much changed when she moved into a College Park condo with her brother Kyle last fall — except their housing costs got a whole lot cheaper. Miss Jordan's parents bought a $185,000 condo where the siblings could live while they attend the University of Maryland. They decided it was the financially smart thing to do ...
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:27:56 GMT
Wolfpack gets first ACC win of season (The News & Observer)
Quarterback Russell Wilson passed for three touchdowns, ran for another and survived a three-interception game as the Wolfpack defeated Maryland 38-31 on Saturday afternoon at Carter-Finley Stadium.
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:59:22 GMT
Renaissance Festival attendance up slightly (The Capital)
Despite an economy choking family budgets and rainy weather that dampened business for its last two weeks, the Maryland Renaissance Festival saw a slight uptick in business in its 24th season in Crownsville.
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:36:31 GMT
Friday’s US jobs' report: Unemployment bumps 10% (MalaysiaNews.net)
Peter Morici is an economist and professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He is a recognized expert on international economics, industrial policy and macroeco...
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT
Maryland municipal elections (Washington Post)
Several Maryland mayors were fending off challenges Tuesday, and Greenbelt voters elected the first African American to a City Council that was recently expanded to encourage minority representation.
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