Archive for: April 2008

April 25, 2008

Crystal Palace FC kicks off season tonight

Filed under: Sports, Soccer, Crystal Palace FC - 25 Apr 2008

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Crystal Palace FC USA kicks off their season tonight as they host the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at UMBC Stadium. Crystal Palace defeated George Mason University in an exhibition match last weekend.

Tickets are $16 and children under …

Release: Maryland GOP Responds To High Gas Prices

Filed under: Politics, 2008 Campaign, MD GOP, press releases - 25 Apr 2008

Maryland Republican Party

James Pelura, DVM, MS
Chairman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2008

Maryland GOP Responds To High Gas Prices

ANNAPOLIS—Dr. Jim Pelura, Chairman of the Maryland Republican Party, made the following statement today:

“Gas prices are at an all time high and …

Union recommends rationing inmate toilet paper to preserve raises

Filed under: Government, Montgomery County - 25 Apr 2008

Lori Barrett points out an article I saw yesterday and hadn’t commented on yet.

WJZ
Labor leaders are recommending that Montgomery County ration toilet paper for inmates to help save costs.

The request comes as council members try to resolve a …

Mikulski calls for ‘revolution’

Filed under: Congress, Federal Gov't - 25 Apr 2008

AP
Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski has a message for the women of America. “Put your lipstick on, square your shoulders, suit up” and get ready to fight.

That call to “revolution” came minutes after the GOP killed legislation that would have …

Scalia speaks in Baltimore

Filed under: Celebrity News, Legal News, Federal Gov't - 25 Apr 2008

Baltimore Sun
In a speech before more than 1,000 law students and attorneys at Baltimore’s Lyric Opera House yesterday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia set out to dispel the notion that his judicial philosophy always leads him to ultra-conservative …

Pretrial hearing for MD man accused of stalking actress

Filed under: Crime, Celebrity News - 25 Apr 2008

NY Daily News
Actress Uma Thurman’s alleged stalker is claiming crafty cops duped him into talking about harassing the “Kill Bill” star before he could ask for a lawyer.

Former mental patient Jack Jordan testified at a pretrial hearing Thursday that …

Photographer attacked at school where teacher was attacked

Filed under: Crime, Education, Baltimore City, K-12, Public Schools - 25 Apr 2008

WBAL.com
A photographer for The Examiner (Baltimore) was attacked by a person believed to be a student while the photographer was taking pictures at a school where an art teacher was assaulted earlier this month, the newspaper said.

Arianne Starnes, 24, …

April 23, 2008

Head count of illegals in Frederick Co. schools?

WBAL.com
Frederick County Commissioner Lennie Thompson has proposed that next year’s county school system funding be based on a good-faith effort by the school board to count the number of students with questionable immigration status.

He says the count would …

B stands for bad blogging etiquette?

Filed under: Blogs - 23 Apr 2008

I have to wonder if the RSS feeds of local blogs (including this one) on Bthesite.com is how Lori Barrett found out about the story of UMBC Rock for Life suing the school? Otherwise, the story ran …

Bus beating attackers suing MTA

Filed under: Maryland Government, Baltimore City, Legal News, transit - 23 Apr 2008

WBAL.com
The attorneys for two of the Baltimore teenagers implicated in the December beating of a passenger aboard a transit bus say they intend to sue the Maryland Transit Administration, the bus driver and the city school system.

The attorneys claim …

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