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Commentary: Let's drink to this legal victory
Despite serious constitutional and legal questions, the Board of Equalization (BOE) in 2007 approved a 1,550% tax increase on "flavored malt beverages." Flavored malt beverages are drinks such as Mike's Hard Lemonade and Smirnoff Ice. For the purpose...Tags: Trials, Laws, Litigation and Regulation, Sales, Crime, Law and Justice
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Taste: Kate O'Connor's Irish Pub
415 E. Michigan St. | New Carlisle | 574-654-8114 Reservations suggested for large parties. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday — 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday — 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday — noon to 9 p.m. Years in business: 6 Cuisine: From...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Hamburgers, Dining and Drinking, Soups, Foods and Beverages
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Irish whiskey's growth spurt
It used to be that everything we knew about Irish beverages could be explained over an intimidatingly dark beer with a half-inch head, or a quick dram of whiskey (shot, not sipped) poured from a green-tinted bottle. Whether or not we drank Guinness...
Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Republic of Ireland, Honey, Distilling and Brewing Industry
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China: Johnnie Walker House opens in Beijing
Travelers who enjoy Scotch are raising a glass to celebrate the opening of Johnnie Walker House, a new upscale whiskey center in Beijing. The four-level club, which the company calls "the world’s largest embassy for luxury Scotch whiskey outside...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Beijing (China), China, Bars and Clubs
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Representatives talk economic optimism at Catonsville chamber
Local legislators offered hope tempered with an acknowledgment of the economy's continuing lethargy as they spoke during the annual legislative luncheon hosted by the Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Nov. 14. "Our economy is going to...
Tags: Community College of Baltimore County, AAA, Kevin Kamenetz, Catonsville, Budgets and Budgeting
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Upgrades hailed at Baltimore County bottling plant
Glass bottles moved briskly along new manufacturing lines — some filling with rum, others with tequila — as the plant manager explained just how groundbreaking this was for a site used to a more sedate pace. The Baltimore County plant now can...
Tags: Plant Closings, Baltimore County, Companies and Corporations, AFL-CIO, Distilling and Brewing Industry
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Mailbag: We need the public's input on the harbor
When it comes to Newport Harbor, everyone agrees on two things: It's one of the finest small craft harbors in the world and it's essentially built out. The 1,200 private homes on the bay take up 85% of the waterfront. The remaining portion is occupied...Tags: Lawyers, ABC (tv network), Justice System, Trials, Sailing
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Aid groups question Group of 8 plan to fight African hunger
World NowAid groups criticize G8 plan to recruit private investment to fight African hunger: A G8 plan to foster $3 billion in private sector investment in agricultural development in poor countries won a tepid welcome from humanitarian agencies Friday, who argued... -
Smoke from crematorium found as Arbutus volunteers respond to report of Catonsville building fire
Among the 61 calls the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department received for medical and fire-rescue service Sept. 25-Oct. 2 were the following: Frederick Road at Wade Avenue, 3:51 p.m. Sept. 28. Crews from the Arbutus volunteer station and Catonsville,...Tags: Community College of Baltimore County, Transportation Accidents, Halethorpe, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Catonsville
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Forbes Issues Its Cash Kings List: Jay-Z #1
Watch the Throne rappers Jay-Z, at $37 million, and Kanye West, with $16 million, take the #1 and #3 spots respectively on Forbes' Cash Kingsn list, based on earnings over the past 12 months. Wedged between them is Diddy, whose partnership with Diageo's...Tags: Eminem, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg
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Hanson's MMMHop beer and other celebrity beverage ventures
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Major companies file brief against DOMA: Discrimination is bad for business
BoystownIn a major and somewhat unusual move, over 70 major businesses and organizations filed a legal brief stating their opposition to the anti-gay “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA), which bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages. Some of the...
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