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Column: Gun laws and human nature
In 1983 when President Ronald Reagan ordered the deployment of missiles in Europe as part of his "peace through strength" strategy to counter the Soviet Union, the very liberal town of Takoma Park, Md., declared itself a "nuclear free zone." City...Tags: U.S. Congress, International Trade, Adam Lanza, Gun Control, Laws
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Assembly approves shake-up of Prince George's schools
The House of Delegates gave final approval Saturday to legislation that will give the Prince George's County executive an unprecedented level of authority over the county's troubled school system. The bill now goes to Gov. Martin O'Malley, who has...
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Teaching and Learning, Labor Legislation, Elections, Martin O'Malley
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Two-tier Maryland licenses approved for illegal immigrants
Maryland is poised to become the only state on the East Coast to issue driver's licenses to immigrants here illegally under a bill passed by state lawmakers Friday. The legislation, which Gov. Martin O'Malley plans to sign, would revive a two-tier...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Laws, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration
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Md. House passes partial takeover of troubled Prince George's schools
The House of Delegates passed a bill Saturday that would give the Prince George's County executive an unprecedented responsibility for the county's troubled school system. The legislation, approved after the House agreed to the Senate's rewrite of the...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Rushern Baker
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College Park shooter had been drinking, shot roommate from behind
Dayvon Green was impaired by alcohol when he pulled a handgun out of his waistband in front of his College Park home early on a February morning and shot roommate Stephen Rane to death, according to autopsy reports released Thursday. Green, a graduate...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Shootings, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Audit finds lapses in Md. child care oversight
A state audit found that the Maryland State Department of Education did not conduct routine but critical inspections of child care facilities and failed to follow up on red flags raised by background checks of staff working for the programs. The audit,...Tags: Labor Legislation, Employees, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Accounting and Auditing
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Table games coming to Hollywood Casino in Perryville next week
The company that spent $42 million in a failed attempt to block expanded gambling in Maryland will be the first to introduce table games in the state. Hollywood Casino, owned by Penn National, got preliminary permission Tuesday to operate 20 table...
Tags: Cordish Cos., Lakes Entertainment Incorporated, Cecil County, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gambling
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Century High claims team title, Manchester Valley runner sets new record during state track championship meet
The Century boys' track and field team and Manchester Valley senior Abby Culp were the definition of excellence at the Maryland Class 2A-1A indoor track and field state championships. Century easily won its second state title in three years during the...Tags: Largo, High School Sports, Awards and Prizes, Francis Scott Key, Track and Field
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Bill to wrest power from Prince George's school board wins support
A bill authorizing a partial takeover of the troubled Prince George's County school system by the county's top elected official won critical support in Annapolis Wednesday. Members of the county's state Senate delegation voted overwhelmingly to...
Tags: Management Change, Teaching and Learning, Elections, Corporate Officers, Politics
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Construction industry expects big boost from Annapolis spending measures
For Maryland's building industry, the good times may be coming back. The construction sector, which has been in the tank for the better part of five years, is on the verge of receiving a sizable infusion of money from recent decisions in Annapolis....
Tags: Maryland Department of Transportation, Budgets and Budgeting, Construction, Anirban Basu, Transportation
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Laurel teen arrested for shooting at police car with BB gun
A Laurel teenager is being charged as an adult with first-degree assault in the shooting of a police vehicle with a BB gun while it was being driven by an officer, Prince George's County Police said Saturday. Andre Christopher Rivers, 16, of the 13500...Tags: Shootings
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Illegal immigrants should be deported, not granted driver's licenses
Before lawmakers in Annapolis propose legislation, they should know what they are talking about ("Senate approves two-tier licenses," March 26). Prince George's County Democrat Del. Jolene Ivey introduced the House version of a bill that would allow...Tags: Labor Legislation, Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Career and Workplace, Annapolis
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