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From the Right: Out of politics and into writing
“Welcome Mr. Rove and Mr. Carville. It’s very nice to meet you. I was surprised that you agreed to help me — and at such a reasonable rate.” “Mr. Edney, I was not too busy. I still can’t believe that just because I...
Tags: Minority Groups, Fox News Channel (tv network), Labor Legislation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Elections
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Senate votes to repeal death penalty
The Maryland Senate voted Wednesday to make Maryland the 18th state to abolish the death penalty, putting Gov. Martin O'Malley one step closer to a significant legislative victory. The 27-20 vote sent the bill to the House of Delegates, where repeal...
Tags: Allan H. Kittleman, Montgomery County (Maryland), Criminals, Brian E Frosh, Martin O'Malley
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Minorities doing better in District 87
Officials at Glenbard High School District 87 in Glen Ellyn expect it will take another three to five years before significant gains are made in reducing minority achievement gaps. By then, students will have been on a steady diet of the Illinois...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Family, Human Interest, Social Issues, Teachers
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Maryland takes step to end capital punishment
One house of the Maryland Legislature voted on Wednesday to abolish capital punishment, a significant step in the nation’s ongoing reevaluation of whether to use execution as the ultimate punishment. In a 27-20 vote, the Maryland Senate chose to...
Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Maryland General Assembly, Elections, Death Penalty
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Death penalty repeal effort survives in Senate
Efforts to end Maryland's death penalty moved forward late Monday as the Senate squashed attempts to retain the death penalty for what one senator called "the worst of the worst." Senators resumed an emotional debate they left off Friday evening,...
Tags: Roxbury, Delores G. Kelley, E.J. Pipkin, Punishment, James N. Robey
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Buck Showalter accepts The Sun's Marylander of the Year honor
Buck Showalter remembered sitting in the Orioles clubhouse as a driving rain delayed the first playoff game Baltimore had hosted in 15 years. "Do you think the fans will stay?" asked a relatively new Oriole. "Hell yes," replied closer Jim Johnson....
Tags: Nick Markakis, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, New York Yankees, Brian Roberts, Baltimore Orioles
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Should Connecticut allow red-light cameras?
State lawmakers are once again talking about legalizing cameras that would catch drivers running through red lights. Supporters say the cameras would make drivers more careful and roads safer. They also acknowledge that some municipalities would welcome...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, Kevin Rennie, American Civil Liberties Union
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More control, money for WP developer Dan Bellows?
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelThere are a lot of interesting stories out there about Dan Bellows. Like the time he got into a physical fight — during a planning and zoning meeting at Winter Park — and still won 3-2 approval on the project he was seeking, even after the... -
When 'Negro' was in vogue
The Census Bureau announced last week that it is dropping the use of the term "Negro" to describe black Americans in its population surveys. I suspect few will mourn the word's passing. Today Americans of African descent, especially younger ones, almost...
Tags: Minority Groups, Racism, Langston Hughes, World War I (1914-1918), College Baseball
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Death penalty repeal clears a key test vote in Senate
The Baltimore SunThe Senate paused its debate of a bill that would make Maryland the 18th state in the nation to eliminate the death penalty after advocates of repeal won a key test vote. Senators voted 27-19 Friday to reject an amendment that would have created an...Tags: Punishment, E.J. Pipkin, Baltimore County, Allan H. Kittleman, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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PIAA executive director Robert Lombardi headlines Saturday's "Calling All Sports" radio show
Groller's CornerDr. Robert Lombardi, the PIAA's executive director, will talk about last week's state basketball championships in Hershey and all of the issues his organization has faced in his first year in charge, on today's Morning Call "Calling All Sporrts" radio... -
Alabama seeks to correct past, to offer 'Scottsboro boys' pardons
The Alabama Legislature has created a path to pardon for nine black teenagers known as the Scottsboro boys, who were falsely accused of raping two white women more than eight decades ago in one of the more infamous episodes in the racist South. On...
Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Labor Legislation, Executive Branch
Apr 8, 2013
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|Story| Baltimore Sun
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Mar 22, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 5, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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