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'Star of Bethlehem' lights up steel mill one final time
The five-pointed star, made of stainless steel and dozens of heavy-duty light bulbs, looks deceptively simple. Its symbolism is anything but.
Not long after Bethlehem Steel built the Sparrows Point steel mill's massive "L" blast furnace in 1978,...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Auction Service, Explosions, Holidays, Bankruptcy
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Fred William Emerick, 85, of Fairhope
Fred William Emerick, 85, of Fairhope, passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at his residence. Born May 3, 1927, in Fairhope; he was the youngest and last surviving child of the late George Valentine and Maretta Pearl (Clites) Emerick. Fred attended the one-...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Navy, Rentals, Celanese Corporation, Human Interest
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Saying goodbye to the Baltimore (Tech) community
Today is my last day at The Baltimore Sun. It's been an amazing 12 years at this newspaper. I started here as an editorial assistant on the business desk. I covered business news for years -- from the fall of Bethlehem Steel to the rise of Millennial...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Media Industry
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Living with historical quirks in Havre de Grace
Ron Browning enjoys showing off his historic Havre de Grace home to visitors, and when he has the room, they are invited to stay in his 1868 mansion-turned-bed-and-breakfast.
Once the home of Harrison Hopkins of the Johns Hopkins family, Browning well...Tags: Catonsville, China, Travel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Roland V. Danielson, naval architect
Roland V. "Danny" Danielson, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. naval architect and avid outdoorsman, died Nov. 17 of renal failure at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 92.
The son of Swedish and Danish immigrants, Roland Victor Danielson was born...Tags: New York City, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Science and Technology, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Manufacturing and Engineering
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Deadline looms for Sparrows Point workers to seek help
The effort to connect former Sparrows Point workers with training for new careers gained more urgency last week as the final hopes of the steel mill reopening were dashed — and as the deadline to apply for the help or forever lose it fast approaches...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, United Steelworkers, Labor Legislation, Politics
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Walter Gilliam
Walter Gilliam, who rose from a being a sandwich maker and dishwasher to become a chef at the old Haussner's Restaurant in a career than spanned more than 50 years, died Monday of complications from a stroke at his East Baltimore home.
He was 91....Tags: Steaks, Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Sandwiches, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Bethlehem Sands Casino protest invokes memories of King George III
In November of 1788, right around the time some confounded colonials were celebrating what they called their 168th "Thanksgiving," King George III finally went off the deep end. Tormented by the ridiculous principles established by those troublemakers...
Tags: Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), New York City, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Mitt Romney, Unions
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Tickets for first kids show at Sands Event Center on sale Friday
Lehigh Valley ParentingTickets for the first show at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center aimed directly at kids goes on sale Friday. “Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries” will be presented at 1 and 5 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Bethlehem concert venue located on the former site... -
Federal workers don't know sacrifice
After a 45-year career in the private sector, first with Bethlehem Steel, then with Harley Davidson Motor Company and ending with General Motors, I lost wages, medical benefits and pensions when these companies were not making profits. Federal workers...Tags: Career and Workplace, General Motors Corp., Employees
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Sands Bethlehem Event Center says popularity prompts upgrades
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGLess than five months after opening, Sands Bethlehem Event Center is making renovations. But Sands Bethlehem Event Center officials say it didn’t do the improvements because it hoped to become a higher-profile venue. It did them because it already...
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Dec 10, 2012
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