Baltimore Sun reporters plan byline strike over contract
The Washington Baltimore Newspaper Guild says Baltimore Sun staff will withhold names on stories starting Monday as a protest over contract terms. Negotiations continue with key disputes on health care, pensions, pay, and transfers, while readers may see unsigned reviews and columns if the action proceeds. The union aims to pressure management ahead of the June 24 contract expiration. a rally is planned and a Wednesday update meeting will inform members. The last Sun strike occurred in 1967 lasting six days.
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The
Baltimore Sun
Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild
Sun
M. William Salganik
the Sun
Washington
Baltimore Newspaper Guild
William K. Marimow
Marmon
Salganik
Mireille Grangenois
Guild
Newspaper Guild
Ohio racetracks seek slots to counter revenue drop
Ohio horse tracks warn of closings as gambling revenue declines and owners divert to states with video slots and casinos. A bill seeks voter approval for electronic slot machines at seven tracks to fund deficits. experts note simulcasting and higher purses aid tracks, while opponents argue public funds should not bail out the industry.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Racing Commission
Clifford Nelson II
The
Toledo) Blade
David Zanotti
Strongsville
Ohio Roundtable
Scott Borgemenke
Racing Commission
Toledo
Raceway Park
Borgemenke Sad
Borgemenke
Ralph
Mountaineer
Chester
Wva
Dover Downs
Dover del
Michael White
White
Fields withdraws from Pooh royalties suit amid ethics scandal
LA attorney Bertram Fields may pull out of a multimillion-dollar Disney Pooh royalties case as Daniel Petrocelli cites a private investigator hired by heirs who allegedly stole Disney documents in 1994 and a later cover up. Petrocelli seeks dismissal while noting Patricia Slesinger altered her testimony about the investigator's actions.
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Los Angeles
Bertram Fields
Walt Insney Co
Daniel Petrocelli
Fields
Petrocell
Pooh
Disney
Larer
Patricia Slesinger
Reno shifts gears to the outdoors in pursuit of tourists
In Reno a shift from indoor gaming to outdoor recreation gains momentum as casinos join a $22 million plan for a 24 mile whitewater corridor. Harrah’s and Eldorado pledge $500,000 each to a project linking downtown Reno to the Truckee River and Lake Tahoe with a kayaking slalom course and park amenities.
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Wingfield Park
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Whitewater
Reno
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California
Sierra
Truckee
Lake Tahoe
Germainic
Harrah's
Eldorado
Ferenc Stony
Sands Regency Hotel-Casino
Truckee River Whitewater
Whitewater Sports
Bruce Bommarito
Nevada
Commission On Tourism
Lorraine Hunt
Corporate cash prizes aid schools and influence purchases
A Maryland first grade class celebrated a 6000 dollar grand prize in a corporate contest to create a one minute commercial about homework. Dunkin Donuts and Oscar Mayer fund school programs with cash and prizes while critics warn of corporate presence in schools and possible biases.
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Catherine Poling
Dunkin’ Donuts
Oakdale Elementary
Frederick County
Oscar Mayer
Lori Bower
Ham
Oakdale
Nestle
Angel Soft Toilet Paper
Angel In Action
Kilbourne
Bowles
Dan Fuller
National School Boards Association
Ing Education
SweeTart
Boston
Monet
van Gogh
Dali
Louise McCullogh
Mid- Atlantic
Dunkin' Donuts
Sarah Deiea
National Association of Music Educators
Mike Blakeslee
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William Eadington
University of Nevada
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Eadington
Jim Litchfield
Stadium School
Malcolm In
Jane Kaczmarek
Angel Loft
Jill Mattes
Georgia Pacific
Jean Kilbourne
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