Jim White

Dock workers, ports reach tentative agreement, averting strike

2013-02-02 12:44:19

Dock workers and the management of 15 East Coast and Gulf ports reached a tentative agreement on a new master contract late Friday night, averting a threatened walkout on Wednesday. The six-year deal between the International Longshoremen's Association,...

With time running short, port braces for dockworkers strike

2012-12-21 16:27:25

Port of Baltimore officials say they "are preparing for the worst," in the event of a longshoremen's strike at one minute past midnight Dec. 30. But that would be nothing, they say, compared with a management decision to lock out workers at the...

Port strike averted as union, management resolve sticking point

2012-12-28 15:18:12

A weekend strike by dockworkers from Maine to Texas was averted Friday after union and management negotiators settled a major sticking point and extended the contract deadline until Feb. 6 to hammer out the rest of a long-term deal. The announcement came...

Tubing on the Gunpowder could become a victim of its own popularity

2011-07-30 12:39:00

On any summer weekend, thousands of outdoors enthusiasts are drawn to the cooling waters and shaded shores of Big Gunpowder Falls. Some of them are after nothing more than a leisurely float down the river. Tubing has long been a hot-weather institution...

April 23-29 in nightlife: Sweetlife Festival, Mac Miller, All-American Rejects and more

2012-04-23 11:10:00

Here's our round-up of the week's most notable concerts. For more shows, check out FindLocal. Ticket prices do not reflect any additional surcharges and taxes. On Monday, the wonderfully named I Set My Friends on Fire plays Sonar ($11/$13). On Tuesday,...

David Nitkin on state politics issues

2005-12-12 00:00:00

Joi and Marshall James, Baltimore: My husband and I are very excited about Anthony McCarthy running for office. We were big fans of his program at WYPR and have followed his career for many years. I read in your paper that he is running against the...

A new chief at port's helm

2005-05-04 00:00:00

State officials promised a new era of cooperation in announcing the appointment yesterday of F. Brooks Royster III as director of the port of Baltimore, but the longtime maritime industry executive comes into the job mindful of the messy public spat...

Gas station in Fallston tied to leaks of MTBE and fouled wells is closed

2005-04-28 00:00:00

ExxonMobil Corp. abruptly closed its service station in Fallston yesterday under mounting pressure from residents, who blame seepage from the station for the contamination of their drinking water. ExxonMobil said the move was a "business decision"...

Unclaimed property funding new program

2013-03-09 21:14:00

In the next few years, South Dakota’s state treasury is expected to start receiving a large annual windfall of cash that belongs to people who don’t live here. �If experience holds true, much of this money, known as unclaimed property,...

SD Senate puts end to patient-choice attempt

2013-03-05 14:55:00

The only fight fiercer than big hospital groups battling each other for business in South Dakota might be when somebody wants a change in state law to make it easier� to take some of their patients. � The two big Sioux Falls health care organizations,...

Economic-development package receives only public hearing by SD Legislature

2013-03-04 13:32:00

Legislators publicly unveiled most of the details this morning of a comprehensive approach for economic development incentives for big business projects that wouldn’t otherwise come to South Dakota and for community , school, housing and highway...

Oh, that old diet

2013-03-06 00:00:00

Although some skeptics remain wary, Mary Tapia, of Mount Prospect, is convinced there are benefits to the "Paleo Diet," which promotes unprocessed foods that were the diet of hunter-gatherers during the Paleolithic era — primarily meats, fish,...

A rare sighting of this intensely eloquent instrumental trio from Australia, led by mad violinist Warren Ellis (also Nick Cave's co-conspirator in the Bad Seeds and Grinderman) and the peerless rhythm section of Mick Turner and Jim White. 9 p.m. Sept. 26 at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave.

2012-09-06 14:19:00

Jim White discusses progress with the Boyne Area Community Center Thursday night at the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at Boyne Mountain Resort.

2012-01-20 06:57:12

, who lives in a loft above L.A. Live, supports the proposed stadium. He has a commanding view of the site.

2011-09-29 18:28:24