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President's proposal on tuition, student aid raises hopes and concerns
Higher-education leaders in Maryland praised an effort unveiled by President Barack Obama on Friday to make college more affordable but expressed unease about still-emerging details that could have an impact on federal funding and student aid. Calling...Tags: Financial Aid, Finance, Teaching and Learning, Martin O'Malley, Towson University
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State's student homeless population doubles
For a few hours after school, Ryan Johnson is just like most 16-year-olds. He lounges on the couch with his favorite Xbox game or checks his Facebook page.
But then reality sets in. He decamps from his cousins' house for the Howard County cold-weather...Tags: Religion and Belief, Homelessness, Howard County, Family, Finance
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Slots commission rejects Landow's bid for Rocky Gap
Maryland's slots commission threw out a bid Friday by former state Democratic Party Chairman Nathan Landow to build a casino at Rocky Gap, leaving a single offer in play for the Western Maryland resort. The decision concerning one of Maryland's five...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Mountains, Rushern Baker, Finance, Gambling
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Glendale Rose Float Assn. has had enough
This is a letter to explain why the Glendale Rose Float Assn. has elected to disband. We were formed in 1978, after Proposition 13, with the intention of voluntarily raising funds to help offset the cost to the city of Glendale’s float in the...Tags: Festive Events, Finance, Festive Events, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Economy, Business and Finance
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A closer look at Mitt Romney's job creation record
Shortly after Mitt Romney resigned from Bain Capital in 1999 to run the Olympics in Salt Lake City, potential investors received a prospectus touting the extraordinary profits earned by the private equity firm that Romney controlled for 15 years....Tags: Finance, The New York Times, Bankruptcy, Unions, Politics
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Johns Hopkins unveils new hospital
At the new $1.1 billion Johns Hopkins Hospital there will be Xboxes and a basketball court for kids, sleeper-sofas for families, single rooms for all patients, an improved dining menu and extensive soundproofing.
It's part of an effort to make the...Tags: Beyonce, Finance, Government Health Care, Medicaid, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Tracing the L.A. Coliseum's fiscal decay
Month after month, the financial forecasts for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum seemed as sunny as could be.
General Manager Patrick Lynch would tell his bosses on the Coliseum Commission that the box office from rave concerts was brisk and a...Tags: World Series, National Football League, Substance Abuse, Finance, National Basketball Association
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The decline of the idea of "public good"
Meryl Streep's eerie reincarnation of Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" brings to mind Ms. Thatcher's most famous quip, "There is no such thing as 'society.'" None of the dwindling herd of Republican candidates has quoted her yet, but they might as...Tags: Finance, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, World War II (1939-1945), Health Insurance Cost
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Balto. Co. schools budget would preserve teaching positions
After receiving criticism last school year for cutting high school teaching positions while keeping administrators, Baltimore County Superintendent Joe A. Hairston is proposing to do the reverse next year — preserve classroom teachers and...Tags: Finance, Employees, Teaching and Learning, Charles Street, Teachers
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Neighbors in Need Food Drive kicks off
Despite what may seem to be an improving economy, a lot of local families must still rely on local food pantries to put food on their table. The Food Bank of Northern Indiana say the 96 pantries it serves across the area that give food to the hungry saw...Tags: Finance, Charity, Colleges and Universities, Marketing, Education
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O'Malley to boost school construction funding
Gov. Martin O'Malley will ask for $350 million in school construction funds in next year's budget, an increase of $40 million, according to a spokeswoman. The governor will announce the funds Tuesday at morning event in Annapolis. He will be joined by...Tags: Finance, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Elections
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