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In Anne Arundel, a second chance at good government | COMMENTARY

Most Anne Arundel County residents likely aren’t old enough to recall the late Joseph W. Alton Jr. who served as county executive, the subdivision’s first, beginning in 1965. In the early 1970s, he was caught up in the federal investigation of public corruption that also targeted Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and Baltimore County Executive Dale Anderson, all of whom made it a habit to take money from those who did business with government. Before he was sent off to the federal prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, Alton admitted his guilt but ... Read more

Impressive Run

GERRY — It’s almost magic.

A few short hours ago announcer Greg Simas was wrapping up the final performance of Gerry Volunteer Fire Department’s 76th annual PRCA Rodeo by bidding farewell and safe travels to the capacity crowd who ... Read more

Martin Shkreli hasn't been paying his lawyers

Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager convicted of securities fraud in 2017, is nearing the tail end of his seven-year sentence at the federal correctional institution in Allenwood, Pennsylvania but the defense team that aided in his trial ha ... Read more

Freshwater: Speckled perch bite improves thanks to cooler we

Michael Wilson

Ledger correspondent

Around Polk County

1 Around Lakeland, at Saddle Creek, the bass bite is pretty good on shiners under a cork around the brush piles and along the banks. Bluegill and tilapia ar ... Read more

Pa.'s youngest students need quality teachers, invest in workforce now

Jessica Roberts

Your Turn

I have always known that I wanted to be a teacher. I double majored in Early Childhood and Elementary Education but my ultimate goal was to become a Head Start teacher and influence the foundation of learning in young people. Imagine my enthusiasm and joy when I was named lead teacher in a preschool classroom in a large child care center in my area. I spent hours upon hours writing lesson plans, creating learning centers, and decorating my room to coordinate with the weekly learning themes tha ... Read more

Detroit men, Warren woman help prison inmate submit 240 fake

DETROIT – Two Detroit men and a Warren woman helped a former Michigan resident who is currently in prison operate a $2.2 million scheme that involved submitting 240 fraudulent COVID unemployment insurance claims, officials said.

Court ... Read more

‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli freed from prison for halfway house

Shkreli was moved to a halfway house overseen by the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ New York Residential Reentry Management Office, the bureau said in a statement.

The Bureau of Prisons said Shkreli’s projected release date from federal ... Read more

Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton in PA: Ground games, examin

Clinton has raised nearly as much money from Philadelphians as The Donald has from the entire state.

As the latest polls show the Pennsylvania presidential race widening to Hillary Clinton’s advantage, her supporters have another reaso ... Read more