Biography

Susan Reimer has been a columnist for The Sun since July 1993 when, after 14 years covering sports, she was asked to write about life as a ...

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Susan Reimer

Susan Reimer

What the 'First Marriage' teaches us

November 9, 2009

When Barack Obama was elected president, some credit was given to what pundits called the "Cosby Factor."

Poll: Arabber horses confiscated

Was the Baltimore City Health Department right to confiscate 19 arabber horses, which it says were living in poor conditions?

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