Marvin Mandel

Congregation B'nai Abraham marks 120th anniversary

2013-05-12 13:04:00

Congregation B’nai Abraham was founded more than a century ago, and over the years since there has been a rich history of Jewish life in Washington County that has been marked by Jews winning political freedom, the congregation moving through a...

O'Malley's success echoes Mandel's 1972 triumph

2013-04-11 08:19:00

Forty-one years ago, Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel pulled off a series of staggering triumphs that The Sun compared to winning the Triple Crown: Maryland's first gun-control law; a unique, state-run auto insurance agency; and a higher gasoline tax to...

Judge Robert Bell: Timeline

2013-04-13 00:00:00

July 6, 1943 Robert Mack Bell born in Rocky Mount, N.C.; family moves to Baltimore about 11/2 years later. June 17, 1960 Bell and 11 students try to get seated at Hooper's Restaurant at Charles and Fayette streets in Baltimore. A hostess says the...

Madeline L. Healey, assistant to Md. first ladies

2013-04-11 14:59:00

Madeline L. Healey, a homemaker who was an executive secretary to two Maryland first ladies, died of an intestinal blockage April 5 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The former Annapolis resident lived in Cockeysville and was 92. The daughter of Alva...

Mandel honored in Annapolis on 93rd birthday

2013-03-19 07:24:00

The Maryland Senate honored an emotional �former Gov. Marvin Mandel on his 93rd birthday Tuesday, remembering his�decades of public service while leaving his legal travails unmentioned. In a ceremony that came as a surprise to the former governor, the...

Back Story: City's historic black cemetery was moved to Carroll

2013-02-21 15:34:00

Several weeks ago, a friend of mine told me about the old Laurel Cemetery in the city's Belair-Edison neighborhood that had once been the premier resting place for Baltimore's African-American community until disappearing when the site was redeveloped...

Hattie Harrison, longest-serving Md. delegate

2013-01-29 15:35:55

Hattie Harrison, the matriarch of East Baltimore politics who often greeted colleagues as "Baby" and was known for her signature curled hair and Southern cooking, will be remembered at a funeral at noon Feb. 9. Mrs. Harrison died of heart disease...

Leopold chooses trial by judge in complex misconduct case

2013-01-17 17:34:00

Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold has waived his right to a jury in his criminal misconduct trial, clearing the way for attorneys to make opening statements Friday in a case that now will be heard by a single judge. The surprise move came...

When it comes to political corruption, one Md. judge says: 'Enough'

2012-12-06 12:58:00

Will Rogers once observed that a newspaper ad was worth about 40 editorials, which many of us in the opinion writing side of that equation suspect would be quite the bargain. Little else could explain the public's indifference to a topic that has launched...

Tolliver, Arundel's top cop, leads with low-key approach

2012-10-21 16:34:00

When an Anne Arundel County councilman vowed recently to subpoena the county's new police chief to discuss an investigation within the department, Larry W. Tolliver said the legal demand wasn't necessary. Just call me, the chief said. That low-key...

Success of Ravens and Orioles brings back memories of 1971

2012-10-21 10:36:00

Forty-one years. Until now, that's how long it had been since Baltimore's baseball and football teams thrilled fans by making their respective playoffs in the same year. In January, the Ravens played New England for the AFC championship, and lost to the...

William R. 'Bucky' Buchanan Sr., judge

2012-08-28 14:41:41

Judge William R. "Bucky" Buchanan Sr., who served as a district judge and as a circuit judge for Baltimore County, died Friday of pneumonia at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. The former longtime Stoneleigh resident was 86. The son of an...

Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel throws out the first pitch as Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer (left) looks on during Opening Day in 1973. The Orioles finished the season 97-65 before falling to Oakland in five games in the League Championship Series.

2012-09-05 07:15:28

Former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel testified that he has know Schurick for 30 years and called him "totally honest, totally reliable and a man of his word."

2011-04-27 00:00:00

Former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel arrives at the Old St. Paul's Church before the services for Gov. William Donald Schaefer .

2011-04-27 00:00:00