From the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: BALTIMORE – Administaff, Inc., a nationwide company which provides full-service human resources to small and medium-size businesses will pay $115,000 and furnish substantial remedial relief to settle a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to EEOC’s suit (Case […]
The Trial That Never Was: The Back Story Why H. Rap Brown Fizzled, Even A Car Explosion Backfired In A Masterpiece Of Ineptitude
Working as a photo-journalist during the turbulent 60’s and 70’s had it’s moments of terror and fear, as bombings and fires raged with anger of blacks and whites confronting each other. One such night of fear and anxiety came in Harford County as the H. Rap Brown trial was to open in a few days. […]
Raimondi: It Gets My Gall
By Peter Raimondi Whenever I have to use the telephone, and a recording comes on asking do I want to continue this Conversation in English or Spanish it really gets my gall! We are being pushed from every direction by business and the government to speak and read Spanish. This is an English-speaking nation! Now […]
Myers: Deep in the Mind of Texas
By Tom Myers One of the things I like about the state of Texas is they often claim that they are not a part of the United States. It is interesting to note that a good portion of what is now Texas was part of Mexico until we annexed it on February 2, 1848 in […]
Young Harford Democrats to Join D.C. Protest for Health Insurance Reform March 9
The Young Democrats of Harford County have issued the following announcement: “Congress Must Listen to Us, Not the Insurance Companies” Protest: March 9th, Washington DC. On March 9th, thousands of activists will hit the streets in Washington, DC to protest big insurance and demand that Congress give America the health care reform we voted for. […]
Office of Economic Development Seeking Interested Business Borrowers for $15M in Recovery Zone Facility Bond Financing
From Harford County government: Recovery Zone designation proposed for Stimulus Bond Funds to Assist Commercial Development Projects (Bel Air, MD) – The Harford County Office of Economic Development will host a pre-application meeting for businesses interested in the Recovery Zone and Recovery Zone Facility Bond (RZFB) program on Monday, March 1, 2010 at 10:00 AM […]
Flags At Half Staff In Memory of Frederick Sgt. Who Died in Afghanistan
From the Office of the Secretary of State: This is to advise you that Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag flown at half staff on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, from sunrise to sunset. This is in memory of Sgt. David J. Smith of Frederick, Maryland, who died on […]
Maryland Flag to Fly Half Staff Tuesday In Memory of Mathias
From the office of Gov. Martin O’Malley: This is to advise you that Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the Maryland State Flag flown at half staff on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, from sunrise to sunset. This is in memory of Charles “Mac” Mathias, Jr., a life-long public servant, a former three-term U.S. Senator, Congressman, and […]