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Dundalk residents react to Postal Service's decision to stop Saturday delivery
At the Dundalk Post Office this week, news that the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays beginning in August was greeted with a mix of apathy and understanding. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Gillis said he wasn't...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Dundalk, U.S. Congress
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Walter Gilliam
Walter Gilliam, who rose from a being a sandwich maker and dishwasher to become a chef at the old Haussner's Restaurant in a career than spanned more than 50 years, died Monday of complications from a stroke at his East Baltimore home.
He was 91....Tags: Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, U.S. Department of State, Edgewood
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Federal workers don't know sacrifice
After a 45-year career in the private sector, first with Bethlehem Steel, then with Harley Davidson Motor Company and ending with General Motors, I lost wages, medical benefits and pensions when these companies were not making profits. Federal workers...Tags: General Motors Corp., Career and Workplace, Employees
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Lionel L. Bass Jr., Beth Steel foreman
Lionel L. Bass Jr., a retired Bethlehem Steel general foreman and decorated Korean War combat veteran, died of cancer complications Dec. 2 at his Timonium home. He was 82.
The son of Lionel L. Bass Sr. and Barbara Ellen Grebner, he was born in...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Science and Technology, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Timonium, Tuberculosis
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Wonderful holiday tradition at Highlandtown firehouse
When I heard that Highlandtown had rolled out another holiday train garden, I hailed a cab and told the driver to take me to the Conkling Street firehouse. What I found was the authentic thing. Train gardens in firehouses are a wonderful tradition....
Tags: Fells Point, Morgan State University, Holidays, Christmas, Mount Vernon
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'Star of Bethlehem' lights up steel mill one final time
The five-pointed star, made of stainless steel and dozens of heavy-duty light bulbs, looks deceptively simple. Its symbolism is anything but.
Not long after Bethlehem Steel built the Sparrows Point steel mill's massive "L" blast furnace in 1978,...Tags: Bankruptcy, Explosions, Holidays, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Environmental Issues
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Fight brews on Maryland drink deposit law
In a bid to boost recycling and reduce litter, a trio of lawmakers announced plans Monday to push for legislation that would levy a refundable nickel deposit on every beverage container sold in Maryland.
But the announcement drew prompt opposition from...Tags: Career and Workplace, Democratic Party, Consumer Goods Industries, John A. Olszewski, Jr., Baltimore County
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Bethlehem Steel history may be obliterated in Lackawanna, N.Y.
Without the preservation of physical mementos, we are lost. We cannot know who we are unless we can see and touch the remnants of the key events in our past. America would be diminished without Independence Hall, Boston's Old North Church, the Liberty...
Tags: Liberty Bell, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Explosions, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Fred William Emerick, 85, of Fairhope
Fred William Emerick, 85, of Fairhope, passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at his residence. Born May 3, 1927, in Fairhope; he was the youngest and last surviving child of the late George Valentine and Maretta Pearl (Clites) Emerick. Fred attended the one-...
Tags: Rentals, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Navy, Crosswords, Human Interest
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J. Dennis Carper, marina owner
J. Dennis Carper, a Baltimore County marina owner and yacht builder who was a decorated World War II veteran, died of stroke and dementia complications Dec. 25 at his Essex home. He was 91.
Born near New Castle, Va., he worked on the family farm at...Tags: Boats, Heavy Engineering, Alzheimer's Disease, Baltimore County, World War II (1939-1945)
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The end of steelmaking but not of Sparrows Point
The great steel mill of Sparrows Point is gone, and it's never coming back. Local, state and federal officials, along with union leaders, made a valiant attempt to find a new operator who would restart production there, but it was not to be. The plant's...
Tags: Baltimore County, Port of Baltimore, Barbara A. Mikulski, Fiscal Cliff, Barack Obama
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Amazon warehouse workers fight for unemployment benefits
Months after she suffered heat exhaustion and lost her job in an Amazon.com warehouse in Breinigsville, Rosemarie Fritchman sat in a small conference room pleading for unemployment benefits of about $160 a week. Opposing her at the hearing before a...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Amazon.com Inc.
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Dec 24, 2012
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Jan 15, 2013
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Jan 3, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Dec 3, 2012
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Jan 5, 2013
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Dec 16, 2012
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Dec 17, 2012
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
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