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The crunch silences an Arbutus soap box
When Variety Auto Brokers closed its doors last month, one guy lost his business of 30 years. Five employees lost their jobs. And all of Southwest Baltimore lost a beacon of both political discourse and check-bouncing shame. The Caton Avenue used-car lot...Tags: New York Times, H.L. Mencken, Passenger Cars, Charles Carroll, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Furloughs criticized
The largest state employees union balked Thursday at a proposal from Gov. Martin O'Malley that its members take up to five unpaid leave days as a cost-saving measure to help close a budget shortfall. "We would like to see a plan without furloughs,"...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Government, Health and Safety at Work, Public Officials, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Cox Laying Off 2% Of Workers Nationwide
Cox Communications, which employs 1,500 people in Connecticut, announced Thursday that it is laying off 2 percent of its workforce nationwide. Company officials declined to say how many Connecticut employees lost their jobs. A spokeswoman said Cox... -
9 state workers who looked up Obama address face suspension
Associated Press Nine Illinois secretary of state employees face suspension because they looked up President-elect Barack Obama's street address in state records, officials said. Dave Druker, a spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White, said...Tags: Jesse White, Barack Obama
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N. Ill. council member charged with stealing salt
A northern Illinois city council member is facing misdemeanor charges after allegedly stealing salt from a municipal facility. But Robert Redieske (reh-DIS'-key) says the theft charges are politically motivated. And he says plenty of South Beloit public...Tags: Salt, Prosecution, Theft
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'Wheel' to spin into SeaWorld
Sentinel Staff WriterFour days of hosting a game show at SeaWorld Orlando will result in four weeks of national exposure -- and an expanded stage -- for the theme park. The long-spinning Wheel of Fortune begins production of 20 episodes Thursday at the park's Bayside...Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Aquatica, Discovery Cove, Gardens and Parks, SeaWorld
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T to cut 12,000 jobs, 4 percent of staff
AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Pressured by the economic turmoil and the mounting loss of traditional phone customers, AT&T Inc. is cutting 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force. The Dallas-based telecommunications company, the nation's largest, said the...Tags: Richard Blumenthal, Collective Contract, Consumer Electronics Industry, AT&T Corp., Layoffs and Downsizing
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Unemployment benefit for laid-off autoworkers: nearly full pay without leaving home
AP Auto WriterNEW YORK (AP) — For more than two decades, many autoworkers who lose their jobs have been able to enjoy one of the best unemployment benefits in the nation: receiving nearly full paychecks without even leaving home. Since the 1980s, the industry'...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Berkeley (Alameda, California), General Motors Corp., Government, Labor Legislation
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Northampton County chief registrar quits
Of The Morning CallAfter guiding Northampton County through the busiest election in its history, Acting Chief Registrar Howard Erney said he doesn't want the job for even one more day. Citing a disdain for the stress and politics it brings, Erney abruptly pulled his...Tags: Voting Machines, Election Day, Local Elections, Voting, Local Authority
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Montco sheriff to fight DUI center closures
Montgomery County Sheriff John Durante intends to sue the county commissioners over their plan to close five DUI processing centers. Closing the centers, where police take suspected drunken drivers for breath tests, is one of several programs...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Law Enforcement, Government Health Care, Government, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Carbon County antes up to workers: year-end bonuses
In times when simply having a job can seem like a bonus, Carbon County celebrated its financial health Thursday by giving employees real bonuses -- $200 for full-timers and $100 for part-timers -- for the first time in decades. County commissioners,...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Lawyers
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Economic crisis makes for strange political bedfellows
As a severe fiscal winter sets in, the major political parties may be borrowing more and more - from each other's sales pitches. Elected Democrats - presumed to be pro-tax, pro-spending, and pro-labor - are forced to slash government budgets and will try...Tags: State Budgets, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Agricultural Research and Technology, Public Finance
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