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By Aisha Azhar | October 28, 2011
The biggest challenge for any future mayor is to work within their means, Mayor Craig Moe said Thursday night at a candidates forum organized by the Laurel Board of Trade. When asked what was the No. 1 difficulty that would be faced in the upcoming mayoral term, Moe pointed to the city's $3 million reduction in revenue this year. There were 88 foreclosures in Laurel this year, more than ever before, Moe said Mayoral candidate Valerie Cunningham answered the question on biggest challenge in one breath: "Jobs, jobs and more jobs.
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By Julie Scharper, The Baltimore Sun | September 1, 2011
Frank M. Conaway says he had nothing to do with emails that first called and then canceled a news conference Thursday at which he was supposedly to make an "important announcement. " The messages, which hit inboxes on the first day of early voting in the Democratic mayoral primary, set off speculation that Conaway was planning to withdraw from the race, as he did in 2007. But Conaway, one of several candidates challenging Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in the Sept. 13 primary, said he did not send the emails.
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By Larry Perl, lperl@patuxent.com | August 23, 2011
The Roosevelt Recreation Center on Aug. 23 looked like a voting precinct on Election Day. Although the Democratic and Republican primaries aren't until Sept. 13 and Roosevelt isn't a voting place, it was the center of attention - and campaign signs - for candidates running for mayor, City Council president and council seats in the 7th, 12th and 14th Districts, which represent parts of Hampden, Remington and Charles Village. Twenty candidates, including one each from the Libertarian and Green parties, descended on the rec center at the corner of Falls Road and 36th Street for the Hampden Community Council's annual "Candidates' Night Out" forum.
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By Julie Scharper, The Baltimore Sun and Baltimore Sun reporter | August 10, 2011
One teen spoke about attending 17 schools due to an unstable family. Another discussed the isolation she felt being raised by an unemployed single father who devoted more attention to her younger half-siblings. A third dedicated her question for the politicians to a former classmate who, when he started middle school, began selling drugs to support his family. After weeks of answering questions from religious leaders, labor organizers and talk show hosts, those vying to be Baltimore's next mayor fielded questions from an unexpected group Wednesday evening: high school students.
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October 14, 2010
Sunday, Oct. 17 Festival The West River Heritage Day Oyster Festival takes place from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Captain Salem Avery Museum, 1418 E. West Shady Side Road. There will be musical entertainment, featuring Tim and Savannah Finch, along with the Eastmann String Band. Also, the winner of the society's $5,000 raffle will be announced. Admission is $6, free for children 12 and younger. Information: 410-867-4486 or go to shadysidemuseum.org. Monday, Oct. 18 Candidates forum Joanna Conti, John Leopold and Mike Shay, candidates for Anne Arundel County executive, are the speakers at the Severn River Association's Candidate Forum at 7 p.m. at Calvary Methodist Church, 301 Rowe Blvd.
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By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun | October 5, 2010
A Cape St. Claire man was arrested at a Saturday night candidates' forum, when he grew agitated toward a candidate, disrupted the event and defied a police officer, Anne Arundel County police said Tuesday. Police said Peter John McMenamin, 51, was "protesting loudly" that Andy Harris, the Republican candidate for Maryland's first Congressional District, was not fully answering his questions at the Cape St. Claire Improvement Association's forum. They said a uniformed off-duty officer asked him to step outside so the forum could continue.