Maryland Daily Record http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Fri, 25 May 2012 01:08:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hilton’s $11.5M loss mostly from depreciation  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/hiltons-11-5m-loss-mostly-from-depreciation/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/hiltons-11-5m-loss-mostly-from-depreciation/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 23:49:27 +0000 Maria Zilberman http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=216076 (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> While the city-owned Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel lost $11.5 million last year, development officials stressed that the loss is not coming down to taxpayers. “The hotel to date… has not lost a single penny for the taxpayers of Baltimore City,” said M.J. “Jay” Brodie, president of the Baltimore Development Corp. The 757-room hotel, which [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/hiltons-11-5m-loss-mostly-from-depreciation/feed/ 0 Conaway faults courthouses’ safety, upkeep  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/conaway-faults-courthouses-safety-upkeep/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/conaway-faults-courthouses-safety-upkeep/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 22:58:43 +0000 Ben Mook http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=216074 (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> Calling conditions at Baltimore’s two circuit courthouses “deplorable,” Clerk of Court Frank M. Conaway Sr. sent a letter to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asking for help making the long-sought fixes to the aging facilities. Conditions at the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse and at Courthouse East directly across the street have been the subject of many [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/conaway-faults-courthouses-safety-upkeep/feed/ 0 New casino may change the odds for other Maryland sites  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/new-casino-may-change-the-odds-for-other-maryland-sites/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/new-casino-may-change-the-odds-for-other-maryland-sites/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 22:30:11 +0000 Alexander Pyles http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=216065 (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> David Cordish is quick to tell you that, when it opens on June 6, his Maryland Live! casino in Hanover will have more slot machines than any casino in Las Vegas or Atlantic City. With 3,250 machines, it will be larger than any other U.S. casino was at its opening. Another 1,500 machines set to [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/new-casino-may-change-the-odds-for-other-maryland-sites/feed/ 0 Week in review – 5/25/12: Sparrows Point mill may be sold  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/week-in-review-52512-sparrows-point-mill-may-be-sold/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/week-in-review-52512-sparrows-point-mill-may-be-sold/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 22:24:15 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=216063 (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> Can Roland Park group buy BCC land? Residents of the well-groomed, historic Roland Park community are being asked to dig deep in their pockets to help purchase 17 acres of rolling open space at the Baltimore Country Club as part of a $10 million fundraising campaign. Nearly 150 residents attended the annual meeting of the [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/week-in-review-52512-sparrows-point-mill-may-be-sold/feed/ 0 Gene Policinski: Teacher flunks First Amendment 101  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/gene-policinski-teacher-flunks-first-amendment-101/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/gene-policinski-teacher-flunks-first-amendment-101/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 22:20:20 +0000 Gene Policinski http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=216061 (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> In this contentious election year, it seems almost quaint to hear someone insist that it’s socially incorrect – and possibly illegal – to criticize the president of the United States as opposed to a candidate for the office. Quaint, except that: (1) the misguided guidance came from a high school teacher in North Carolina; (2) [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/gene-policinski-teacher-flunks-first-amendment-101/feed/ 0 C. Fraser Smith: Savoring success, moving forward  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/c-fraser-smith-savoring-success-moving-forward/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/c-fraser-smith-savoring-success-moving-forward/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 22:17:48 +0000 C. Fraser Smith http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=216059 (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> She didn’t see it at first, but Shelvia Heggie was catching a break – for once. “When they offered me drug court,” she said, “I frowned-up my face.” Something about the frequent drug testing and weekly reporting didn’t appeal to her. She was still “in the life,” as they say. “Then they told me the [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/c-fraser-smith-savoring-success-moving-forward/feed/ 0 Editorial: Whistling past the graveyard http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/editorial-whistling-past-the-graveyard/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/editorial-whistling-past-the-graveyard/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 22:13:28 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=216057 Maryland legislators returned to their homes and their full-time occupations last week, no doubt congratulating themselves for taking care of business at their special session that they should have taken care during the 90 days of the regular session. Now, the governor says we will have a second special session to deal with expanded casino [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/editorial-whistling-past-the-graveyard/feed/ 0 Aaron Spelling’s widow sues Annapolis auction house over dolls http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/aaron-spellings-widow-sues-annapolis-auction-house-over-dolls/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/aaron-spellings-widow-sues-annapolis-auction-house-over-dolls/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 20:43:52 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=216048 WASHINGTON — The widow of TV producer Aaron Spelling is suing a Maryland auction house that sold part of her extensive collection of antique dolls, claiming it owes her money and failed to return unsold items. Candy Spelling filed the lawsuit against Annapolis-based Theriault’s at the end of April. The lawsuit, which was filed in [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/aaron-spellings-widow-sues-annapolis-auction-house-over-dolls/feed/ 0 Manning seeks dismissal of 10 counts in WikiLeaks case http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/manning-seeks-dismissal-of-10-counts-in-wikileaks-case/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/manning-seeks-dismissal-of-10-counts-in-wikileaks-case/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 19:42:07 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=216042 HAGERSTOWN — An Army private charged in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history is seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 counts he faces, contending they are either unconstitutionally vague or fail to state a prosecutable offense. Pfc. Bradley Manning’s civilian defense attorney, David Coombs, posted the documents late Wednesday on his [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/manning-seeks-dismissal-of-10-counts-in-wikileaks-case/feed/ 0 Facebook launches iPhone camera app http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/facebook-launches-iphone-camera-app/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/facebook-launches-iphone-camera-app/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 19:05:22 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=216037 NEW YORK — Facebook’s rocky initial public offering hasn’t stopped life at the world’s biggest online social network. On Thursday, the company unveiled a camera app for the iPhone. The app can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store and works like most other camera applications for smart phones. To take a photo, you tap a [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/24/facebook-launches-iphone-camera-app/feed/ 0