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Asian business owners see challenges, rewards

Sharad Doshi said business owners in general, regardless of their race or ethnicity, face the same sets of obstacles to start operations.

Tags: jobs, Asian businesses

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Frederick Co. makes English official language

Frederick County officials have passed an ordinance making English the official language of county government.

Tags: Blaine Young, official language

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Bay initiative costs Frederick County

WTOP's David Burd reports

Tags: Chesapeake Bay,

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Bond sale nets Frederick County $6.2 million in savings

Frederick County will save $6 2 million as the result of a bond sale Thursday to refinance outstanding debt.

Tags: bonds, Citicorp

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Frederick veterans want slots in their posts

Suffering from recession-weakened revenue, Frederick County veterans groups have proposed a possible cure: slot machines.

Tags: veterans, charities, slots

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Judge dismisses lawsuit against sheriff, county

A federal judge has thrown out a $1 million discrimination lawsuit filed by Salvadoran native Roxana Orellana Santos against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, two deputies and the Board of County Commissioners.

Tags: Roxana Orellana Santos, Chuck Jenkins,

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Asian population booming in Frederick County

Ethnic diversity is typically the norm for big cities. Now it's happening in rural Frederick County, Md.

Tags: Elizabeth Chung, population growth, Asian American Center of Frederick

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Frederick 'Open for Business' signs denied by state

Maryland says Frederick County's signs are not compliant with state regulations, but County Commissioners President Blaine Young believes politics is playing a role in the rejection.

Tags: Blaine Young, Charlie Gischlar, Maryland State Highway Administration, Frederick road signs,

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Md. school bus driver facing disciplinary action

Frederick County public school officials say a bus driver who drove home last week with a sleeping 5-year-old girl on board is facing disciplinary action.

Tags: Marita Loose, schools, Kemiyah Myers, Kiki Myers, school bus

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Maryland approves $19 million in wastewater grants

Maryland's Board of Public Works has approved $19 million for wastewater treatment plant upgrades in Baltimore City and Carroll, Frederick and Anne Arundel counties.

Tags: wastewater treatment plant, Baltimore, Carroll County, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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