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Election of new DNC leaders points up tensions with White House
WASHINGTON -- After a messy fight that highlighted strains with the White House, the Democratic National Committee completed what should have been the routine election of a new slate of officers Tuesday. As expected, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Parties and Movements, White House, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Arrest made in fatal shooting of 1-year-old
Baltimore police said they charged a suspect Saturday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy in South Baltimore's Cherry Hill neighborhood. The boy's father was also shot in what police said was a targeted attack. The shooting...Tags: Shootings, Anthony W. Batts, Cherry Hill (Baltimore, Maryland), Murder, Cherry Hill
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'Great Day': New life for old music of black churches
As afternoon light tried to filter through the thick, stained-glass windows of Sharp Street United Methodist Church last weekend, Marco K. Merrick pounded out the bass line of a spiritual on a raw-sounding piano, singing along in a raspy voice: "Great...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, University of Baltimore, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Mayor wrong to marry gay couples
It was extremely disappointing to read in The Sun that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is planning to preside over same-sex marriages on June 16 here in Baltimore ("Mayor will preside over mass wedding of gay couples," May 20). I, and many others,...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Family
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Moonrise Festival canceled
The Moonrise Festival, a new electronic dance concert that was expected to draw thousands to South Baltimore, has been canceled only weeks before the event, after organizers failed to obtain the necessary permits, city officials said. The festival had...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Ellicott City, Public Officials, Politics, Music Industry
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Some city workers rack up overtime
It’s been a busy year so far for Audrey Dyer-Brown, collections supervisor at the city Department of Public Works. Her job duties have ballooned — and so has her paycheck. By early May, she’d already made 87 percent of her yearly...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Libraries, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Local Government
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Baltimore mayor to preside over mass wedding at GLBT Pride event
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will preside over a mass wedding of same-sex couples at this year's Baltimore Pride Celebration, with the event drawing interest from couples as far away as Atlanta, according to organizers. In November, Maryland became...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Weddings
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Water bill whirlpool
There is an old adage, often heard in the local marinas, that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water into which you pour money. Turns out the same could be said about Baltimore's water and sewer system — it is a money-soaking hole that puts...
Tags: Barack Obama, Sinkholes, Finance, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance
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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
Tags: Politics, Baltimore County, William Donald Schaefer, Carl Stokes, Civil and Public Service
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Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment:
Rocky Gap Casino opens doors in western Maryland FLINTSTONE, Md. (AP) — The newly christened Rocky Gap Casino Resort is opening its doors to the public in western Maryland. The casino opened its doors Wednesday after winning approval from state...Tags: Entertainment, North Carolina Tar Heels, Murder, Justice System, Fires
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Rawlings-Blake press secretary moves to Fire Department
The Baltimore SunMayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's press secretary is leaving the mayor's office to become the spokesman for the city's fire department. Ian Brennan, who also served as a spokesman for former Mayor Sheila Dixon, will replace Kevin Cartwright, who...Tags: Politics, Sheila Dixon, Annapolis, Local Government, Government
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City spending board approves another property tax break
Baltimore's spending board voted Wednesday to approve another property tax break for city homeowners, part of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's plan to cut property taxes by 22 percent over 10 years. The tax credit approved by the Board of Estimates would...
Tags: Rentals, Accounting and Auditing, Politics, Credit and Debt, Edward L. Reisinger III
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