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NOAA opens weather center in College Park
A facility intended to be a "brain center" for U.S. weather and climate prediction activity opened Monday at the University of Maryland, College Park. Officials including Sen. Barbara Mikulski, led a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 268,000-square-foot...Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Snow Storms, University of Maryland, College Park, Education, Weather Reports
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony for completion of Big Slackwater restoration was enthusiastic celebration
alnotarianni@aol.comIt was a sore amid the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park’s towpath. The Big Slackwater section of the popular 184.5-mile hiking and biking trail was closed after flooding in 1996 and deteriorated into a treacherous ridge overrun with...Tags: Science and Technology, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Benjamin L. Cardin, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Renovation
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Patterson does not need parking
Recently, I attended a crowded meeting in which the citizens of Patterson Park roasted and grilled the City Health Department and the Parks and Recreation Department for their plans to install 96 parking spaces in Patterson Park ("Rawlings-Blake calls for...Tags: Federal Hill, National Parks, Georgetown, Fells Point, Patterson Park
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Washington County Democrats energized by key contests
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith a month to go before what many consider one of the most crucial elections in U.S. history, Democrats in Washington County are starting to energize, according to a local party official. In addition to President Obama’s re-election bid against...Tags: Labor Legislation, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Elections, Career and Workplace
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UPDATE: Senate Republicans block equal pay for women bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democratic bill calling for equal pay in the workplace. But President Barack Obama and his congressional allies aren't finished appealing to women on the No. 1 concern for all voters: the...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Justice System, Money and Monetary Policy, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Barack Obama
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On war crimes and equal pay
In response to those who complain that President George W. Bushought to be tried for war crimes, I guess that means it is OK to bomb civilians using drones — or are you also ready to put President Barack Obama on trial? As for Sen. Barbara Mikulski...Tags: Labor Legislation, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, War Crimes
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Mail Call - Sept. 25
“I live not in the city limits but in Halfway, and I would like to know how I can sign the petition to not build the stadium. I think the mayor and the city council are not paying attention to what the residents of the city and Washington County...Tags: Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Elections
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On The Campaign Trail - Sept. 26
Democrats reopening headquarters Washington County Democrats will hold a grand reopening party for their local headquarters this weekend. The office is at 245 N. Potomac St. in Hagerstown. It will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Light...
Tags: AFL-CIO, Parties and Movements, Elections, Republican Party, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Maryland's hospital rating system in danger of failing
For 35 years, Maryland has enjoyed a unique exemption from the federal government that allowed it to regulate hospital rates so that patients are charged the same no matter where they seek care.
But the system that state health officials say has...Tags: Government Health Care, Marvin Mandel, University of Maryland Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Health Insurance
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At Morgan State, Michelle Obama urges supporters to work
While polls show President Barack Obama beginning to widen his lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney nationally and in key states, first lady Michelle Obama had a message for supporters Friday at Morgan State University: Take nothing for granted. "As my...
Tags: Government Health Care, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Barack Obama, Family, Martin O'Malley
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Historically black Md. universities win federal grants
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $12.2 million to Maryland's four historically black colleges and universities, Sens. Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski said Monday. The money is aimed at strengthening academic resources, management...Tags: Coppin State University, Education, Morgan State University, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Bowie State University
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Sundial part of 9/11 commemorative events
After the speeches and somber fanfare that marked the 10th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, this year's 9/11 events began Tuesday with a more subdued — but no less emotional — observance. On a sunny September...
Tags: Inner Harbor, White Marsh, Highway Transportation, Harford County, Perry Hall
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