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Sparrows Point's steel mill to be razed, Kamenetz says
The owners of the Sparrows Point steel mill plan to raze the closed plant, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said Thursday, as political leaders from Towson to Washington mourned the loss of a landmark that once employed tens of thousands. The...
Tags: United Steelworkers, Unemployment Benefits, Baltimore County, Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace
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Victims of 1998 Africa bombing still seeking compensation
Fourteen years after a truck bomb ripped through the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, the families of 12 Americans killed in the attack are still fighting for federal compensation that has been granted to other terrorism victims — a struggle that has...Tags: Roy Blunt, Nairobi (Kenya), Accidental Death, Tanzania, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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Belva Snyder
janeth@herald-mail.comBelva Snyder had many and varied passions — her four children, politics, community involvement, fashion and driving — to name a few. “Politics were her second life outside of her children,” oldest child Sandra Turtle said. Andrea...Tags: Heart Attack, Elections, Medical Specialization, Parties and Movements, Healthy Diet
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Md. lawmakers keep pressure on for Sandy aid
Maryland's congressional delegation continued to press the Obama administration Friday to reconsider its decision to deny federal aid to Eastern Shore families hurt by superstorm Sandy as state leaders encouraged victims to report damage.
In a letter...Tags: FEMA, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Environmental Issues, Democratic Party, Craig Fugate
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Judicial nominees still languish in Senate
John Fritze's recent article on the appointment of U.S. Magistrate Paul W. Grimm to a U.S. District Court seat ("Senate confirms Towson resident Grimm for U.S. judgeship," Dec. 4) reported the key point: Senate gridlock delayed action even though Paul...Tags: Elections, Chris Christie, Republican Party, Politics, Robert P. Casey, Jr.
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Don't punish Palestinians for seeking justice
Very few things unite Democratic and Republican senators in Washington. But unfortunately, one thing that does is attacking the human rights of Palestinians. And now they're are at it again. This time in the form of an anti-Palestinian amendment sponsored...Tags: Chuck Schumer, Human Rights, Bob Menendez, Islam, Crime, Law and Justice
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Senate confirms Towson resident Grimm for U.S. District Court judgeship
Longtime U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul W. Grimm was promoted to a U.S. District Court judgeship in Maryland by a nearly unanimous confirmation vote in the Senate on Monday despite a backlog of nominations that has left dozens of vacancies on the federal...Tags: Elections, Trials, Barack Obama, Baltimore County, Justice System
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The end of steelmaking but not of Sparrows Point
The great steel mill of Sparrows Point is gone, and it's never coming back. Local, state and federal officials, along with union leaders, made a valiant attempt to find a new operator who would restart production there, but it was not to be. The plant's...
Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Fiscal Cliff, Port of Baltimore, Highlandtown, Barack Obama
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Workers laid off from Sparrows Point to receive job retraining
Hundreds of workers laid off from the Sparrows Point steel mill will receive job retraining and other services under a $3 million U.S. Department of Labor grant announced Monday. The funding will expand job-related services under the National Emergency...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Some Sandy victims still waiting for federal aid
A month after Hurricane Sandy crashed ashore, hundreds of Marylanders affected by the storm are still waiting for the federal government to provide funding for housing and living expenses. Federal assistance has been flowing for weeks to families in...
Tags: FEMA, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Craig Fugate, Barack Obama, Baltimore County
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In reversal, federal disaster aid is approved for Somerset Co.
Granting an appeal by Gov. Martin O'Malley, the Obama administration reversed course Friday and approved disaster aid for Somerset County residents who suffered damage from the remnants of Hurricane Sandy. However, the federal government did not alter...
Tags: FEMA, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Disasters and Accidents, Martin O'Malley, Somerset County (Maryland)
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Veterans receive long-overdue honors at Fort Meade
Dr. Charles E. Rath Jr. and Charles Shyab both earned the Bronze Star for their valor in battle, but neither soldier collected his medal. At a recent ceremony at Fort Meade, the two veterans, who served in battles more than two decades apart, stood...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Georgetown University, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Awards and Prizes
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