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A red state/blue state chasm

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Fred Hiatt - Apr. 22 (Opinion) - In the week since modest gun control died in the Senate , those of us who don’t think guns make the country safer have been inclined to blame a few cowardly senators whose votes could have shifted the outcome. ...

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Op-Ed Contributor: Save Wounded Knee

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By JOSEPH BRINGS PLENTY - Apr. 12 (Opinion) - THE Lakota Sioux word “takini” means “to die and come back” but is usually translated more simply as “survivor.” It is a sacred word long associated with the killing of scores of unarmed Lakota men, women and children by soldiers of the United States Arm

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Merrill Matthews: About Those Tax Breaks for Big Oil . . .

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - Apr. 03 (Opinion) - The attack line about 'special' deals for the industry doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

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Punter Chris Kluwe’s Voice Is Heard in Same-Sex Marriage Debate

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:23:00 -0700

New York Times - By By TONY GERVINO - Oct. 19 - Stephen Maturen for The New York Times Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe practicing music with his band. MINNEAPOLIS — It was a Saturday night in early October and the temperature was below freezing. A half-hour before team curfew, Chris Kluwe, the Mi

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Pets Share Owners' Diseases

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Scientific American - Sep. 25 - When Janet Riordan returned home from a European vacation in January, she expected a storm of tail wagging and barking from her 7-year-old golden retriever, Reggie. The moment she saw him, she knew something was wrong. ...

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The Most Powerful Special Interest in Washington: The Acronym

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Micah Cohen - May. 20 (Opinion) - A linguistic plague is creeping through the nation's capital - the "bacronym," where a PAC or bill name is chosen so that the initial letters of each word form a desired word.

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LGBT Rights Advocates Gather In Baltimore

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:34:00 -0800

WBAL-TV - Jan. 26 - BALTIMORE -- Thousands began to gather in Baltimore on Wednesday for the 24th annual Conference on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality, which is considered one of the biggest gatherings in the nation for LGBT rights advocates. Several key pol

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Republicans stop at green

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:01:00 -0700

Sydney Morning Herald - Sep. 17 - Most Tea Party supporters doubt global warming is real. Photo: Getty Images DAN Snyder is a Republican. But he's not a politician. He owns a football team, the Washington Redskins, and has pledged to fit solar panels on top of the team's Maryland stadium

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The choice ahead

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Frederick News-Post - By Marta Mossburg - Jul. 27 (Opinion) - Maryland is a state used to taking other people's money. It is a way of life here because of its proximity to Washington and the presence of so many federal agencies and contractors.

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Phillips is a good fit for the Power Plant

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Daily Record - By Daily Record Staff - Jul. 21 (Editorial) - David Cordish got it exactly right when he said that snagging Phillips Seafood as a new restaurant tenant for his Power Plant development was an “easy decision.” Indeed it was, and we are glad to see two venerable Maryland family businesses collaborate on a new venture that should bring continued success to both.

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Saving the Chesapeake Bay

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Daily Record - By Daily Record Staff - Jul. 21 (Editorial) - At long last, there are clear signs of progress in the interminable struggle to clean up Chesapeake Bay. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson recently told representatives of the six states in the bay watershed, including Gov. Martin O’Malley, and District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray that an ambitious plan to restore the health of the bay by 2025 is off to a positive start.

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A model redistricting plan from the Maryland GOP

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Todd Eberly - Jul. 15 (Opinion) - Maryland is home to some of the most gerrymandered congressional districts in the country. But the decennial redistricting getting underway gives Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley and state leaders a chance to remake the partisan, unrepresentative districts created 10 years ago under Gov. Parris Glendening, another Democrat — districts that have harmed Democratic and unaffiliated voters as much as they have Republicans.

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A great notion: Restoring home waters

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Dan Rodricks - Jul. 10 (Opinion) - It is a great notion — cleaning up the rivers that flow through the Queen City of the Patapsco Drainage Basin.

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Opinion: Response to DREAM Act Supporter

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Parkville-Overlea Patch - By Ann Miller - Jul. 09 (Opinion) - I write in response to the letter submitted July 1 by Sean Rutherford, President of the Baltimore County Young Democrats, who supports the law giving tax funded in-state tuition to illegal immigrants in Maryland.

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127 million reasons to oppose State Center project

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Jay Hancock - Jul. 08 (Opinion) - There were already plenty of reasons to question the redevelopment of State Center as currently envisioned. The process of awarding the project was irregular. The composition of the development team changed afterward. The project could create an Baltimore office supply glut, suck tenants from downtown and add to a vacancy problem on the harborfront. And it's very expensive for taxpayers. How expensive?

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Who gets to see teachers' grades?

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Capital - By Eric Hartley - Jul. 03 (Opinion) - County schools released effectiveness ratings last week for the system's 5,751 teachers. Want to see whether your child's teacher is one of the 138 ranked "marginal" or "unsatisfactory"? Or see who's "outstanding" and who's merely "satisfactory"? Too bad. Thanks to privacy laws, you have no right to know.

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Cheap solar energy closer to becoming a reality

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Jay Hancock - Jul. 03 (Opinion) - Like many people concerned about the environment, Kirk Thomas had thought about cutting his use of fossil fuels by generating electricity with rooftop solar panels.

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Everyman Theatre a boost for the West Side

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Daily Record - Jun. 30 (Editorial) - The Everyman Theatre’s recent groundbreaking for its new home is welcome news for Baltimore’s West Side, where development continues to come in fits and starts.

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Md. immigrant tuition petition: Signing is a public act

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - Jun. 27 (Editorial) - Names and addresses on petitions are and always have been public records. Asking for a vote to overturn an act of the General Assembly and governor is a public act and an extraordinary one, and so it is right that records of that act be openly available. If the organizers of this petition drive didn't make signers aware of that fact, it's unfortunate, but they do themselves and the cause of democracy no favors by implying that people should be afraid to openly take part in the political process.

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New Teacher Evaluation System Set For Failure

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Owings Mills Patch - By Alessa Giampaolo - Jun. 23 (Opinion) - Linking student success to teacher performance still might be a good idea, except that we do not currently have methods in place for assessing achievement for the majority of classes taught in school.

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McDonough: Top 10 Reasons Why the Toll Tax Hike is a Bad Idea

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Dundalk Patch - By Dundalk Patch - Jun. 21 (Opinion) - State delegate offers list as he plans on pre-filing the "Toll Fairness Act" and testifying at public hearing Tuesday at Dundalk Middle School.

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The War on Drugs: Over the Hill?

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast, Lawrence Lanahan - Jun. 20 (Interview) - Last Friday marked 40 years since President Nixon declared war on drugs. Today we'll hear from the director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition why a growing number of police, prosecutors, and judges support legalization.

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Even in full control, Stronach will struggle to revive Md. horse racing

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Jay Hancock - Jun. 20 (Opinion) - For all the criticism you can throw at racetrack owner Frank Stronach — and there is plenty — at least give him credit for a consistent position on slots. Over the long term he doesn't think Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park need slot machines to survive. He has said so over the years. He said it again in an interview a few days ago.

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Another attempt to fill Rocky Gap's financial black hole

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Jay Hancock - Jun. 19 (Opinion) - Before there were subprime mortgages, collateralized debt obligations, vacant Nevada McMansions and foreclosed Florida condos, there was Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort, Maryland's original toxic asset.

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MPT airing deeply flawed film about Lyme disease

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Dan Rodricks - Jun. 18 (Opinion) - Maryland Public Television is set to air a polemical film about Lyme disease that is built on fear-provoking speculations and assertions while advancing a central message that has been discredited by experts in infectious diseases. Despite being apprised of the film's serious flaws, MPT has "Under Our Skin: A Health Care Nightmare" on its afternoon schedule for June 26.

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