Hammering on absent incumbent, candidates at forum offer ways to fix Baltimore

At last night’s Baltimore mayor’s race forum at Coppin State University, the audience learned almost as much about the feisty panelists as they did about the mayoral candidates. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Gin Ferrara - Jun 16, 2011 - 8:32 AM PDT
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Andrew Hazlett
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by Andrew Hazlett - Jun. 17, 2011

I really enjoyed the details and back-and-forth dialogue reported here. Real points of contention and personalities are vivid in this story.

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Gin Ferrara
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by Gin Ferrara - Jun. 16, 2011

A colorful report that gives the reader a sense of being in the room.

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Khalilah Harris
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by Khalilah Harris - Jun. 17, 2011

ALthough I'm not a fan of this style of writing on some issues because it can be received as being directive by young or new readers. This piece really captures the tone and tenor of the event without unecessarily lampooning any participant. The assessment of the panelists themselves was a necessary addition and some of the statements that were missed by other major publications, yet showed up in this article are classic. The detail of this piece makes it very well balanced and fair. Strong example of a good piece of journalism, and also journalism with a soul. So much of what we read today sometimes feels like either the writer is an amateur using feeds from national news agencies or simply doesn't know the town they are ... More »

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