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National Harbor begins to take shape
- With agreements in place, the real work of building the National Harbor development along the banks of the Potomac River began in 2006.
- With agreements in place, the real work of building the National Harbor development along the banks of the Potomac River began in 2006.
Baker takes wild ride in Pr. George’s politics
- Rushern Baker had one desire this summer: He simply wanted to debate Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson before voters chose between the two men in the Sept. 12 primary.
Gov. Ehrlich’s dollar bills turn into big bucks for campaign
- A little less than $2,000 in dollar bills sent to donors in a controversial fundraising plea from the re-election campaign of outgoing Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich appears to have netted almost a 6,200 percent return on the money that came back.
Democrats retake Maryland
- There’s never an easy year to be a Republican in the corridor of counties that joins Washington and Baltimore, but 2006 was a particularly rough one.
Maryland campaign finance records sometimes misleading
- If Maryland State Board of Elections records are to be believed, about 175 individuals, businesses and other donors exceeded state campaign finance laws when they gave to gubernatorial campaigns during an eight-week period before the Nov. 7 general election.
Licenses ready for Prince George’s adult businesses
- Prince George’s County Police say they are “open for business” when it comes to handing out applications and issuing licenses to the county’s adult entertainment establishments as well as managers and dancers employed at those businesses — even if the challenges to the law are still working their way through federal court.
New, returning politicians play office assignment game
- Before the new Maryland General Assembly meets in January, a lot of things have to come apart in Annapolis.
- Before the new Maryland General Assembly meets in January, a lot of things have to come apart in Annapolis.
Montgomery’s libraries ranked 10th best in U.S.
- Montgomery County Public Libraries ranked 10th in the country for systems serving 500,000 people or more, according to the 2006 ratings issued by a Wisconsin library consultant.
- Montgomery County Public Libraries ranked 10th in the country for systems serving 500,000 people or more, according to the 2006 ratings issued by a Wisconsin library consultant.
Two local schools awarded Md. Blue Ribbon designation
- A Montgomery County high school and a Prince George’s County elementary school have been named two of the six 2007 Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence by the Maryland State Department of Education.
- A Montgomery County high school and a Prince George’s County elementary school have been named two of the six 2007 Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Prosecutor charges 13 with campaign finance violations
- The Maryland State Prosecutor’s office has filed criminal charges in Anne Arundel County District Court against 13 people from around the state who prosecutors say have neglected to file proper campaign finance reports.
The longest campaign
- William Donald Schaefer doesn’t know what he’s going to do when he leaves the Maryland Comptroller’s office in January.
- William Donald Schaefer doesn’t know what he’s going to do when he leaves the Maryland Comptroller’s office in January.
Feds take $500,000 from alleged escort biz owner
- Federal investigators have seized about $500,000 in assets they say a California woman accrued while running a Washington-area escort service for nearly 14 years. Authorities say she recruited women through newspaper and Internet ads charged up to $300 for sexual acts while working for what business records describe as a “escort/fantasy business.”
Nola Redd
Schuylkill County Conservative Examiner
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Running the numbers - rationing and tort reform
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Linda Roeder
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