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Ayanbadejo is wrong: Now is the time for a gay sports hero to speak up
"Now is the time..." -- Martin Luther King, Aug. 28, 1963 Brendon Ayanbadejo is wrong. It is painful to say that. Mr. Ayanbadejo's heart is in a good place, and the advice he gave recently on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" was practical and well intentioned....
Tags: Minority Groups, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, MSNBC (tv network), Football
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Gun rights are god-given
I am writing to inform you of my feelings toward the proposed assault weapon legislation (SB Bill 281 and HB 294.) I must advise you that I have never felt more threatened or terrorized by my state government than I do right now. I am a law-abiding,...
Tags: Government, Interior Policy, Freedom of the Press, Church and State Relations, Personal Weapon Control
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Towson officials try to reassure community about student patrols
Towson University is trying to reassure its student population and address the concerns of national civil rights groups after a pro-white race student group recently announced it would conduct crime-watching patrols at night. Matthew Heimbach, a Towson...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, FBI, Conservative Political Action Conference, Freedom of the Press
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Will the court duck marriage equality altogether?
Regardless of whether the Supreme Court is ready to declare a constitutional right to gay marriage, it has the responsibility to fully recognize the decisions Maryland and eight other states, plus the District of Columbia, have made to allow same-sex...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Eric Holder, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Congress
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Towson White Student Union to patrol campus looking for crime
Barely a week after the group made national news for advocating for racial segregation at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Towson University's White Student Union is again drawing attention for plans to conduct nighttime patrols to watch...
Tags: University System of Maryland, Teaching and Learning, Students, Conservative Political Action Conference, Towson University
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Anne Arundel county executive shuts down in-house surveillance operation
On her first full day on the job, the new Anne Arundel County executive shut down a surveillance operation inside the county office building that included 500 cameras recording minute-by-minute activity in and around numerous county government facilities....
Tags: Severna Park, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Glen Burnie, Laura Neuman, University of Baltimore
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Society's lawlessness is reason enough to carry a gun
The only "good and substantial reason" citizens should need in order to obtain a concealed carry permit for their firearm is that we live in a society some of whose members have no respect for the lives of others ("U.S. appeals panel upholds Md. gun law,"...
Tags: Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Criminals
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'The Civil War and American Art' is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects on the conflict
The lone Union sentry stands atop Federal Hill, outlined against an ominous orange/red sky. In the distance, the tops of the Washington Monument and several spires rise above the city, as straight and determined as the rifle held in the soldier's left...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Museums, University of Maryland, College Park, Interior Policy, Mount Vernon Place
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Ravens LB Brendon Ayanbadejo appears on 'Face the Nation' on CBS
The Baltimore SunRavens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo appeared on 'Face the Nation' with Bob Schieffer on CBS Sunday morning. Ayanbadejo was part of a panel discussion on same-sex marriage. Read the complete transcript below. Bob Schieffer: Good morning, again, this...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Scott Fujita, Barack Obama, Football
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The right to bear arms should be removed from the Constitution
I'm having a hard time understanding, "taking guns out of the hands of those who have a mental problem." Anyone who would shoot someone has a mental problem, and if there wasn't any indication of any prior behavior, who's to know? Personally, I would...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy
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Federal appellate court upholds Md. handgun permit laws
A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland's handgun permitting law, reversing a lower court decision by concluding that the state can constitutionally require an applicant to show “good and substantial reason” that he or she needs a...
Tags: Executive Branch, Firearms, Christopher B. Shank, Baltimore County, Government
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The flimsy case against Thomas Perez
Just as they did when Thomas E. Perez was nominated to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Republicans are seeking to hold up his confirmation to head the U.S. Department of Labor, using any excuse they can think up, no matter how flimsy....
Tags: Thomas Edward Perez, Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Immigration, Walter Mondale
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