MARYLAND
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Did Sandy push the presidential elections back? I hope so.
There is a proverb that I want to start this column on: It is about disaster. When disaster strikes, people chip in to help. When politicians help, disaster strikes again. Therefore, people go first o...
Posted on 10/30/12 at 7:23 PM
THE NEW FORTY Picture it...
I am out in Emmitsburg, Maryland this week at FEMA's annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. I have come to this conference every year since 2004 - nine years straight now.Every year ...
Posted on 6/5/12 at 7:29 PM
BECOMING MIDWESTERN A Grand time in Grand Forks!
Blake is on Spring Break this week from NDSU. Unfortunately for me, there is no Spring Break in the "real world". Deciding I deserved a day off anyway, I took Friday off from work and decided we shoul...
Posted on 3/19/11 at 9:13 PM
R. Sargent Shriver remembered for heritage, hugs 
R. Sargent Shriver, who fulfilled his brother-in-law John F. Kennedy's campaign promise by starting the Peace Corps, developed the aid organization into an international force. He also was George McGovern's running mate in the 1972 Democratic Party's bid for the presidency. Philanthropists and politicians who have worked to help others through charities were among hundreds honoring Shriver at a funeral Mass at Our Lady of Mercy Parish, the Shriver family's church in Potomac, Md.
By Brett Zongker , January 22, 2011
OBIT: Sargent Shriver, 95, first Peace Corps head, McGovern's running mate in '72
One of last links to JFK White House diesR. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law whose career included directing the Peace Corps, fighting the War on Poverty and, less successfully, running for office, died today. He was 95.
By Jessica Gresko , January 18, 2011
R. Sargent Shriver in critical condition in Md.
Former Peace Corps director and vice-presidential nominee R. Sargent Shriver was in critical condition this morning at a hospital in Maryland, a spokeswoman for the family said.
By Associated Press , January 17, 2011
Fiery package addressed to Homeland Security chief
Authorities fear there could be more packages. "We've got to make sure we go after this person and get them off the street and get them behind bars, because these kinds of things are very, very dangerous," Maryland State Police Col. Terrence Sheridan said. "We just don't know where this person is going with this. We don't know who it is. We don't know what they're thinking right now."
By Ben Nuckols and Jessica Gresko , January 08, 2011
3rd package ignites at Washington postal facility
A package addressed to the U.S. Homeland Security secretary ignited today at a postal facility, and authorities said it was similar to fiery parcels sent to Maryland officials a day earlier by someone complaining about the state's terrorism tip line.
By Ben Nuckols & Jessica Gresko , January 07, 2011
UPDATE: Note in fiery Md. package complained of road signs
Two packages about the size of small books ignited and released a sulfur-like smell when they were opened Thursday at Maryland state government buildings 20 miles apart, slightly burning the fingers of two employees. One of the parcels was addressed to Gov. Martin O'Malley, who said the mailing meant for him complained about highway signs that urge motorists to report suspicious activity.
By Ben Nuckols , January 06, 2011
Army 'birther' changes course, says he'd deploy
An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questioned President Barack Obama's eligibility to be commander in chief told a jury Wednesday he was wrong to do so and would now deploy if he could.
By Associated Press , December 15, 2010
Officials: Man who spoke of jihad arrested in Baltimore plot
UPDATED 4:10 P.M.Marcia Murphy, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Baltimore, tells The Associated Press the person will appear in court this afternoon. An FBI spokesman also confirmed the arrest. They did not provide any more details.
By Ben Nuckols , December 08, 2010
Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape
Police had been negotiating with James Jae Lee for several hours and intended to keep him talking for as long as it took to safely resolve the standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. Inside the lobby, Lee's three hostages had no intention of waiting.
By Kathleen Miller and Sarah Brumfield , September 02, 2010
Minor earthquake shakes U.S. capitol's movers
UPDATED 11:31 A.M.Earthquakes are so rare in the Washington area that even a geology student wasn't quite sure what was going on when a minor one hit early today. Was it a truck passing by? A low-flying plane?
By Karen Mahabir and Jessica Gresko , July 16, 2010
Maryland man who stole, crashed plane to pay just $40
A homeless man caused about $12,000 in damage when he stole and crashed a single-engine airplane at a Maryland airport — but he’ll pay just $40 in restitution.
By Associated Press , May 21, 2010
Wellstone honored as part of worker memorial
Former Minnesota senator Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila are being honored as part of a national workers’ memorial in Maryland.
By Associated Press , April 28, 2010
Actor Danny Glover, 11 others arrested at Maryland union protest
The Service Employees International Union was protesting what it calls Sodexo food service company's unfair and illegal treatment of workers. Sodexo says the union was spreading misinformation.
By Associated Press , April 17, 2010
Russia adoption confusion rattles US families
For the Zukors in Maryland, and hundreds of other families across the U.S., there were anxious and confusing moments Thursday as reports surfaced — and then were questioned — regarding a freeze of adoptions from Russia.
By David Crary , April 15, 2010
Mom who killed 2 girls gets life; froze bodies
A Maryland woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison for torturing and killing two of her daughters and storing their bodies in a home freezer.
By Sarah Karush , March 23, 2010
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