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Senate gives preliminary OK to casino bill
The Maryland Senate gave its preliminary approval Friday to Gov.Martin O'Malley's bill expanding casino gambling in the state after brushing aside more than a dozen amendments by large margins. The bill is expected to come up for a final vote in the...Tags: Politics, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Elections, George C. Edwards, Democratic Party
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Senate passes gambling expansion bill
The Maryland Senate passed Gov.Martin O'Malley's gambling expansion bill on a 28-14 vote Friday, sending the legislation to a more closely divided House of Delegates when the General Assembly's special session continues Monday. Approval came in the early...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, George C. Edwards, Lifestyle and Leisure, Joseph M Getty, Regional Authority
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Two Great Cacapon, W.Va., residents killed in accident
Two Great Cacapon, W.Va., residents were killed Saturday when a Jeep Cherokee pulled in front of their 1999 Harley-Davidsonmotorcycle on National Pike in Allegany County, according to Maryland State Police. Carole Hewitt, 68, and Charles Hewitt, 53, were...Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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Prison gang leader Roark pleads guilty, agrees to life term
Perry Roark, the co-founder and "supreme commander" of notorious prison gang Dead Man Inc., pleaded guilty to federal racketeering and related murder and drug charges this week, accepting a life sentence as part of the deal. Some of the charges would...Tags: Trials, Murder, Punishment, Theft, Judges
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Maryland Live Casino hits jackpot during first month
As Maryland politicians wrangle over holding a special session to expand gambling, the state's newest casino surged out of the gate, reporting revenue of more than $1 million a day in its first month. Gambling operations at Maryland Live Casino brought...
Tags: Lotteries, Gambling, Harford County, Worcester County, Maryland General Assembly
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Ten Maryland schools receive National Blue Ribbon Designation
Ten Maryland schools have received a National Blue Ribbon designation, the U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday, an award bestowed on the highest-performing schools in the nation or those with extraordinary success in closing the achievement...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Arne Duncan, Carroll County (Maryland), Towson, Howard County
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Grand jury indicts Jefferson County sheriff
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA federal grand jury Tuesday indicted Jefferson County Sheriff Robert. E. “Bobby” Shirley on charges that he used unreasonable force in making an arrest in 2010 and then falsified a report to obstruct a federal investigation of the alleged...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Trials, Punishment, Theft, Broken Nose
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Md. yet to distribute $3.6M in slots funds for small businesses
Nearly two years after Maryland's first casino opened, the state has yet to dole out any of the $3.6 million in slots revenue that has accumulated for small, minority- and women-owned businesses, frustrating advocates and lawmakers. State officials are...Tags: Startups, Investments, Environmental Issues, Business, Lifestyle and Leisure
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New map, new politics in Western Md.
With a bit of math and a few clicks of a mouse, state Democrats transformed a once-sleepy congressional district in Western Maryland last week into one of the most closely watched political battlegrounds in the nation.
Hours after Gov. Martin O'Malley...Tags: Robert J. Garagiola, Katherine Klausmeier, Alex X Mooney, Minority Groups, Annapolis
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Cordish unimpressed by windfall projection
National Harbor's hired expert on the gambling industry is predicting that the Cordish Cos.' Maryland Live! casino at Arundel Mills would enjoy an $84 million annual windfall from a gambling expansion plan favored by the developers of the Prince George'...Tags: Personal Service, Prince George's County, Martin O'Malley, Rushern Baker, Lifestyle and Leisure
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McCormick warehouse cuts energy bill to zero
With 369,000 square feet under roof, it would seem McCormick & Co.'s sprawling distribution center in Belcamp would have an eye-popping power bill, with some 3,300 light fixtures and a refrigerated storage area big enough to drive forklifts in and out....Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy, Harford County, Renewable Energy, Frostburg State University
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Gay Albright Cole, 60, of Cumberland, Md.
Gay Albright Cole, 60, of Cumberland, Md., crossed “the rainbow bridge” to rejoin family members and pets who are waiting there for her on Friday, May 18, 2012, at her home. Gay was born on Aug. 14, 1951, in Montgomery County, Md., the...
Tags: Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Montgomery County (Maryland), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Pets, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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May 20, 2012
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