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Environment groups vow to defeat Buhl
Sun StaffThe state's leading environmental organizations announced yesterday that they will try to block Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s nominee to head the Department of the Environment, saying she lacks the experience needed to head the agency. Ten environmental...Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Justice System, Government, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Heads of State
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Who and what to watch in 2001
Places and prospects Housing How the housing sector will perform is critical to the area's economy. New homes drive demand for building materials such as lumber, siding, brick and Sheetrock, and fuel construction and supplier jobs. Consumers buying both...Tags: General Motors Corp., Career and Workplace, Prices, Science and Technology, Prime Retail Incorporated
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Protective tiles efficient, yet fragile
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe fragile thermal tiles that protect space shuttles on their fiery reentries to Earth's atmosphere are extremely effective in dissipating heat, but they also have a history of problems that make them a constant concern. The focus on the tiles' role...Tags: NASA, Movies, Disasters, Science and Technology, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Troubled Boeing weighs impact of shuttle tragedy
Tribune staff reporterThe space shuttle Columbia disaster comes at a difficult time for Boeing Co. Already suffering from enornmous declines in its commercial airplane business, the Chicago-based aerospace giant now has been humbled by a disaster in its most prestigious...Tags: NASA, Disasters, Boeing Co., Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Science and Technology
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Defense shares lower after disaster
The Associated PressShares of Lockheed Martin Corp. fell Monday, as investors grew wary of the potential economic fallout from the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia. Lockheed, based in Bethesda, makes the external fuel tanks used by the shuttle during liftoff, and...Tags: NASA, Disasters, Boeing Co., Science and Technology, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Firm has plans for Balto. Co. lagoon project
Sun StaffHoping to create a shoreline promenade and tourist anchor on land once envisioned as a "mini-Harborplace," aerospace giant Lockheed Martin Corp. is putting together a major development project that will be key to Baltimore County's waterfront...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Aerospace Manufacturing, Gaming, Companies and Corporations, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Killed or missing, but not forgotten in the wake of attacks
A partial list of those killed in Tuesday's terrorist attacks or still unaccounted for. American Airlines Flight 11 Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into World Trade Center CREW: John Ogonowski, 52, Dracut, Mass., captain Thomas McGuinness, 42,...Tags: Aon PLC, Bay National Corporation, E! Entertainment Television, Inc., Beijing (China), Milford (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Shuttles unlikely to fly for private companies
Sentinel Staff WriterNASA's space shuttles, sleek and white and elegant in flight, were always intended for far more than government work. From the very beginning, the orbiters were seen as tools for private business. But that vision of reliable space trucks hauling...Tags: NASA, Disasters, George Washington University, Company Privatization, Boeing Co.
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Shuttle board visits Lockheed facility
The Associated PressThe board investigating the disintegration of space shuttle Columbia on Saturday toured Lockheed Martin Corp.'s facility in Louisiana, where shuttle external tanks are built. The panel sought an understanding of the tank's production process and a...Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Aerospace Manufacturing, Building Material, Metal and Mineral
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Business as usual for most local firms
SunSpot StaffMany Baltimore-area companies, citing security concerns, declined to discuss how an impending war with Iraq might affect their business practices. Those that did respond said that their primary consideration in the event of a military conflict is to...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Career and Workplace, Sykesville, Aerospace Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman Corporation
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Tape might hold key data on shuttle
From Wire ReportsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Salvaged tape from Columbia's data recorder might hold vital information up until just a few seconds before the shuttle disintegrated over Texas, accident investigators said yesterday. While the 9,400 feet of magnetic tape was...Tags: NASA, Laura J. Brown, Science and Technology, Aerospace Manufacturing, Kennedy Space Center
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Retiring is a time for hefty rewards
Sun StaffWith their seven-figure salaries and even larger bonuses, CEOs can buy some of the finer things in life, and put away a tidy sum for retirement. Often, however, they don't have to. Executive perks in Maryland, according to company filings, include...Tags: Career and Workplace, Cleveland Clinic, Companies and Corporations, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Pension and Welfare
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Jan 12, 2004
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Sep 16, 2001
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Feb 15, 2003
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Mar 28, 2003
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May 15, 2005
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