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Anne Arundel Co. MLK dinner honors community leaders
As a small-business owner on Clay Street, the rough-and-tumble Annapolis community where he grew up, Michael McFarland was keenly aware of the need for mentors for the neighborhood's youth. In the early 1970s, when he owned a laundromat there, he began...Tags: Labor Legislation, Glen Burnie, College Sports, Career and Workplace, Annapolis
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Feds Balk At Supplying East Haven Cops With Witness List
The Hartford CourantAs a federal judge set a January 2013 trial date for four East Haven police officers charged with civil rights violations, the prosecutor Thursday expressed reservations about turning over witness lists to the defense because fellow officers are on it....Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Prosecution, East Haven, Litigation
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When Enforcing Undocumented Workers Law, One Police Department Dominates
The Hartford CourantDealing with immigration law is primarily a federal issue, but over the past 10 years local police departments have issued 14 tickets under an obscure state statute that prohibits businesses from employing someone who is in the country illegally. Half of...Tags: Social Issues, East Haven, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Police Arrests, Economy, Business and Finance
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FBI: 4 Arrested Police Officers Were "Bullies With Badges"
The Hartford CourantThey were known as "Miller's boys," a small group of East Haven officers on the 4-to-midnight shift arrested Tuesday following a long federal investigation and charged with terrorizing Latinos who dared enter the town's borders. Federal authorities...Tags: Lawyers, Laws, Prosecution, Social Issues, East Haven
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Helping businesses defend against cyber threats
Analysts with the National Security Agency see the threats coming at corporate America: viruses, worms and other malware targeting the computer networks that serve the nation's banks, utilities and businesses.
But the 64-year-old law that established the...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Microsoft Corporation, Viral Diseases and Infections, Marriott International Inc., White House
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Sedgwick County approves concealed weapons in some county buildings
Sedgwick County Commissioners passed a measure allowing people with concealed carry permits to bring their weapons into some county-owned buildings.
Commissioner Richard Ranzau said the law was to help protect the rights of gun owners, "if you can't...Tags: Interior Policy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Weaponry, Civil Rights
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Councilman wants to make English Arundel's official language
County Councilman Jerry Walker plans to introduce a bill at Monday night's council meeting that would declare English the official language of Anne Arundel County. The Gambrills Republican said the bill is the first in a series he plans to press that...Tags: Immigration, Labor Legislation, Glen Burnie, Career and Workplace, Annapolis
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When should Baltimoreans vote? Once again, officials battle over proposals for change
City and state leaders and voting rights advocates agree on this: After last year's abysmal voter turnout, Baltimore's odd election cycle should be changed to lure more people to the polls and save millions of dollars. But a fierce battle is brewing over...Tags: Executive Branch, Robert W. Curran, Public Officials, Annapolis, U.S. Senate
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Federal birth control ruling upsets religious groups
Church officials and other religious-based groups are gearing up to fight an order by the Obama administration that they include birth control in employee health plans — a requirement some say could threaten the protection of other moral beliefs and...Tags: Thomas J Reese, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Safety at Work, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Arundel English-only bill: A hostile, empty gesture
County Councilman Jerry Walker wants to make English the official language of Anne Arundel County. That would make perfect sense if English weren't already, for all practical purposes, the county's official language. When was the last time you heard...Tags: Immigration, Labor Legislation, Government, Laws, Career and Workplace
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Iran sentences American to death in spy case
CNNIran has sentenced an American ex-Marine to death, accusing him of espionage. A court convicted Amir Mirzaei Hekmati of "working for an enemy country," as well as membership in the CIA and "efforts to accuse Iran of involvement in terrorism," the semi-...Tags: Sarah Shourd, U.S. Army, Crimes, Police Arrests, Tehran (Iran)
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WMU: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
FOX 17 ReporterDr. Michael Eric Dyson describes the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to a crowded auditorium. "His global influence is remarkable," the professor and author says. "[He is] the foremost leader of nonviolence, along with Mahatma Gandhi, the world has ever...Tags: Western Michigan University, Crime, Law and Justice, Martin Luther King Jr., Human Interest, Civil Rights
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