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Northwestern High alumni sue school system over closure
Northwestern High alumni have gone to court to try to stop the Baltimore school from closing, as civil rights activists say the plan is discriminatory because shuttering the institution would disproportionately affect low-income, minority students. The...
Tags: Annapolis, U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights, Trials, Teaching and Learning
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Good news, for a change, about the Chesapeake Bay
For 30 years, the Chesapeake Bay Program — a partnership including the six bay states, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies — has been measuring and assessing...
Tags: James River, Energy Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tropical Storms, Environmental Politics
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Ryan Henderson finds 'new family' with Maryland Ravens wheelchair basketball team
A little more than five years ago, Ryan Henderson was nearing the peak of the sport he loved the most. He had won his race the night before, and he was just a day away from turning professional in motorcycle racing. But Henderson would never earn the...
Tags: College Sports, Amputation
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Obama's State of the Union address as prepared for delivery [Text]
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Travel Alerts, Technology, Weaponry, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Prepared text of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's State of the City Address 2013
Mr. President, Madam Comptroller, Senators and Delegates, members of the City Council, clergy, colleagues in public service, committed people of Baltimore—thank you for the opportunity to report on the progress of our city and to renew our...
Tags: Rushern Baker, Port of Baltimore, Financial Planning, The Washington Post, Criminals
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Rebuilding schools, rebuilding Baltimore
Over the last 10 years leaders from the private, public and nonprofit sectors have begun to transform Baltimore's approach to its future. Traditional public subsidies have given way to strategic investments and tough decisions, using market-based...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Collective Contract, Teaching and Learning, Finance, OWN (tv network)
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Councilwoman and constituents at odds over Waverly library renovations
A year ago, residents and their city councilwoman were in agreement that the city needed to go "back to the drawing board" on plans to renovate the Waverly Library. But now, as the city prepares to break ground on the $3 million project later this year,...Tags: Libraries, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Johns Hopkins University, Mary Pat Clarke, Charles Village
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Embattled city school official resigns
An executive suite in the city school system's headquarters that underwent $250,000 in lavish renovations last year will soon be empty. Jerome Oberlton, who repeatedly came under fire for his spending habits as the system’s chief technology...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Andres Alonso, Walmart
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Still recovering from Sandy, Crisfield braces for next storm
— Hazel Cropper, for years the fastest crab picker in this city built on its seafood industry, worries about the storm drain a few feet from her living room. As volunteers assessed the damage Superstorm Sandy caused to her home, the 74-year-old...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Chris Christie, Natural Disasters, Republican Party, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Refurbishment of Everyman is a show-stopper
The sight of a newly resplendent Everyman Theatre made me get off a bus the other day as I was heading west on Fayette Street. I had to get a closer look at the city's newest gem. Throughout this year, I've been popping into the entrance of the former...
Tags: Brewers Hill, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Planned Parenthood, Rentals, Station North
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Monumental undertaking
Tonight, we celebrate the season with the lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. But unless we take needed action, we are at risk of losing this festive tradition — along with one of our city's most iconic landmarks. Sadly, the monument...
Tags: Walters Art Museum, Annapolis, George Washington, War of 1812, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Harford board balks again at approving plan for new Havre de Grace High School
A decision whether or not to replace the Havre de Grace High School buildings or renovate them was put on hold again Monday night by the Harford County Board of Education. The latest delay could be a prelude to considering a plan to build a new combined...
Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Congress, High Schools, Finance, Schools
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