44 senators write Cuban president about Md. man

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: September 25, 2012
Tags: alan gross, Barbara Mikulski, benjamin cardin, breaking news, cuba, Government, john kerry, letter, man, maryland, president, Prison, sen. john mccain, senators, support

WASHINGTON — Forty-four senators have written to Cuba’s president to call for the release of a Maryland man imprisoned in Cuba for almost three years. The one-page letter released Tuesday is signed by 34 Democrats, nine Republicans and independent Joseph Lieberman. It says that the detention of Alan Gross is a major obstacle to improving [...]

Sadowski’s group putting focus on area’s businesses 

BY: Maria Zilberman
POSTED: July 5, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, baltimore development corp., BioHealth Innovation, Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, CEO, Department of Business and Economic Development, downtown partnership of baltimore, Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore, Greater Baltimore Committee, Greater Baltimore Technology Council, J. Thomas Sadowski, Living Classrooms Foundation, maryland, maryland port administration, national institutes of health, Ports America Chesapeake, president, Sparrows Point Partnership

The game has changed, and the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore has changed with it. Praising the expansion of Morgan Stanley and T. Rowe Price, J. Thomas Sadowski, president and CEO of the Economic Alliance, said his group is focusing on growing what’s already in its backyard. “We used to be out there. We used [...]

Editorial: Gansler’s online privacy push highlights key issue 

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: June 28, 2012
Tags: douglas f. gansler, Editorial, Information Age, maryland, naag, national association of attorneys general, president, privacy, sworn in

Congratulations to Douglas F. Gansler as he begins his year as president of the National Association of Attorneys General. The election of Mr. Gansler, the first Maryland attorney general to be NAAG president since Francis B. Burch in 1970, is not only a vote of confidence by his peers, but also an opportunity for him [...]

Obama doesn’t emphasize issues he fought hard for

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: June 12, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, campaign, Economy, election, fundraiser, maryland, mitt romney, owings mills, president, president obama

Fighting for re-election, President Barack Obama is playing down his historic health care overhaul and the multibillion-dollar recession-fighting stimulus — two landmark efforts of his first three years in office. Those signature policies are unpopular, and voters clearly want the candidates to focus instead on jobs. Dealing with a slow-moving economy, Obama is imploring voters [...]

MSBA’s next president Kudel has goals beyond the increase in dues 

BY: Ben Mook
POSTED: June 10, 2012
Tags: Former State’s Attorney for Montgomery County Andy Sonner, goals, John P. Kudel, maryland court of special appeals, Maryland State Bar Association, Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office, MSBA, president

As an impressionable 12-year-old visiting an attorney’s office with his father, John P. Kudel was impressed by the oak accents, the shelves lined with books — and the sodas for the asking. Kudel grew up in Lilly, Pa., a town of less than 1,000 people northeast of Johnstown. On the way home, he asked his [...]

Editorial: Hrabowski accolades are well-deserved

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: April 26, 2012
Tags: Barack Obama, Editorial, freeman hrabowski, people of the year, president, school, time magazine, umbc

Many more people in this country and even around the world now know what those of us in Maryland already knew: Freeman A. Hrabowski III is a world-class leader. His being named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine, on a list ranging from Barack Obama to Xi Jinping to Christine [...]

Republicans try to shut down talk of becoming VP

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 4, 2012
Tags: election, GOP, mitt romney, nomination, president, republicans, united states, vice president

WASHINGTON — Republicans considered to be up-and-comers are scrambling to declare a lack of interest in becoming Mitt Romney’s running mate. With the former Massachusetts governor poised to win the GOP nomination in June, if not earlier, some of the focus has shifted to possible choices for the No. 2 spot on the ticket. But [...]

GOP presidential candidates plan Maryland visits

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 23, 2012
Tags: candidates, election, gingrich, GOP, president, republican, romney, santorum

ANNAPOLIS — Republican presidential candidates are planning to visit Maryland next week. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum’s national press secretary said in an email Friday that Santorum is planning a visit to Maryland on Tuesday. Alice Stewart says details are still being worked out. Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s campaign announced on its website a town [...]

Aldridge steps down as UMUC president

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 22, 2012
Tags: javier miyares, online education, president, resigns, susan aldridge, umuc, University of Maryland University College, University System of Maryland Chancellor William Kirwan, william kirwan
Comments: 4

WASHINGTON — One month after she was placed on leave for reasons that have yet to be disclosed, Susan Aldridge announced Thursday that she’s resigning as president of the University of Maryland University College. Students, faculty and staff were informed of the resignation in an email from University System of Maryland Chancellor William Kirwan. “Given [...]

New UMES president gets warm welcome on campus

BY: The Daily Times of Salisbury
POSTED: March 15, 2012
Tags: Eastern Shore, Education, Juliette B. Bell, Ocean City, president, princess anne, salisbury, UMES National Alumni Association, UMES President Thelma Thompson, university of maryland eastern shore

PRINCESS ANNE — Juliette B. Bell made rounds on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Wednesday, greeting an assembly of hundreds of supporters, taking accolades at a luncheon in her honor and mingling at an evening reception on campus. Bell was named last week as the 15th president at the historically [...]

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