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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. More poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in Baltimore

    More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades.
    More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades. Suburban poverty in the Baltimore area grew 58 percent between 2000 and...

    Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Personal Income, Government, Conservation, Walmart

    2. Apr 1, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  2. For unwed moms, 25 is the new 15

    It is no longer teenagers stumbling into pregnancy and parenthood about whom we should be fretting. Those numbers continue to drop, because the kids are having less sex and using more contraception.
    It is no longer teenagers stumbling into pregnancy and parenthood about whom we should be fretting. Those numbers continue to drop, because the kids are having less sex and using more contraception. No, it is the 20-something women who are putting...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, New York City, Planned Parenthood, Marriage, Family

    3. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Maryland adds 10,500 jobs in February

    Maryland employers punched the accelerator on job creation in February, adding 10,500 positions and bringing the state much closer to recovering its recessionary losses five years after they began.
    Maryland employers punched the accelerator on job creation in February, adding 10,500 positions and bringing the state much closer to recovering its recessionary losses five years after they began. The job growth estimates released Friday by the U.S....

    Tags: Business, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate, Washington, DC, Unemployment

    4. Mar 28, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  4. When the heart says Baltimore and the head says D.C.

    Five years ago, I thought I might have to leave Baltimore. Not because I wanted to but because I thought I needed to.
    Five years ago, I thought I might have to leave Baltimore. Not because I wanted to but because I thought I needed to. It was 2008. Like many employers, Urbanite magazine, where I worked, was feeling the effects of the Great Recession, so I would soon...

    Tags: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Bill Clinton, London School of Economics, Elections, The New York Times

    5. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. The wisdom of Dan Quayle

    Almost exactly 20 years ago, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead wrote a controversial essay for The Atlantic titled "Dan Quayle Was Right."
    Almost exactly 20 years ago, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead wrote a controversial essay for The Atlantic titled "Dan Quayle Was Right." In case you forgot (or never knew), let me fill you in on what Mr. Quayle was right about. There once was a popular sitcom...

    Tags: Candice Bergen, Aaron Sorkin, Barack Obama, The Washington Post, Gays and Lesbians

    6. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Recession changed course of population growth in metro Baltimore

    Not too long ago, Carroll County faced a problem: Rapid growth had brought crowded classrooms to the northeastern part of the county, and planners expected many more homes to be built in the area. "At one point, they were 400 kids over capacity at North...

    Tags: Government, Highlandtown, Separation of Church and State, Property, Genesis (music group)

    7. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Progress for Penn Station

    When it was built a century ago, Baltimore's Pennsylvania Station was embraced as a new gateway to the city. The elaborate Beaux-Arts building announced Baltimore's significance to the nation and anticipated serving generations of travelers to come.
    When it was built a century ago, Baltimore's Pennsylvania Station was embraced as a new gateway to the city. The elaborate Beaux-Arts building announced Baltimore's significance to the nation and anticipated serving generations of travelers to come....

    Tags: Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Metro Centre at Owings Mills, Trips and Vacations, Maryland Transit Administration

    8. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Fort Meade apartments a first — probably not a last

    More than 1,300 young, single soldiers, sailors and other service members drive to Fort Meade every work day because they don't live on post — can't, actually, because the barracks are full and other homes there are for families. The Army...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Apartments, Computer Networking and Internet, Fort Meade (military base), Marketing

    9. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Baltimore's population up, following decades of loss

    Baltimore, coming off six decades of population decline, grew by 1,100 residents in 12 months, according to government estimates released Thursday.
    Baltimore, coming off six decades of population decline, grew by 1,100 residents in 12 months, according to government estimates released Thursday. "It's such amazing news. … It's huge psychologically," said Seema D. Iyer, a former research chief...

    Tags: Inner Harbor, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Demographics, Immigration

    10. Feb 21, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  10. What Steel City can teach Charm City

    I never thought I'd hear a Baltimorean say such a thing.
    I never thought I'd hear a Baltimorean say such a thing. Last week, while reporting on the Rawlings-Blake administration's 10-year financial plan, I spoke with the mayor's press secretary, Ian Brennan. We covered a lot of ground in our hourlong phone...

    Tags: Air Pollution, Steel City, World War II (1939-1945), G20, Edward G. Rendell

    11. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Md. must nurture minority leadership

    Black History Month reminds us that our diversity is the fabric of our nation. We recently commemorated the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and we are reminded that this coming August marks the 50th anniversary of his "I Have a Dream"...

    Tags: African-American History Month, Local Elections, Demographics, Government, Barack Obama

    12. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. In nationwide innovation battle, Baltimore area lags on patents

    Dr. Luis Diaz is an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a researcher with patented findings and the co-founder of a small, fast-expanding company.
    Dr. Luis Diaz is an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a researcher with patented findings and the co-founder of a small, fast-expanding company. "We've grown from no employees to one employee to four employees and now we have 12,"...

    Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Oncology, Medical Specialization

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