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Spring heat rises in Baltimore, and so does city violence
As record heat baked Baltimore, a wave of violence unfurled across the city: six shootings and eight people wounded over a period of less than eight hours. The first shots were fired around dinnertime Wednesday, and the violence continued until after...
Tags: Culture, Colleges and Universities, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Florida International University, Kent State University
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Franchot says he won't run for governor
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, considered one of the leading prospective Democratic candidates for governor in 2014, said Tuesday that he will instead seek a third term in his current post. In an interview, Franchot, 65, said he made his decision...
Tags: Parties and Movements, James C. Rosapepe, Republican Party, Political Candidates, Executive Branch
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Howard County residents earn academic honors
Clarksville student Janie Tankard received a bachelor's degree from Harvard College during the school's 361st commencement. Samuel Lee, of Ellicott City, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. Berklee College of Music,...Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Ellicott City, Howard County, Teaching and Learning
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Peter Marvit, scientist and music enthusiast
Peter Marvit, a 51-year-old scientist who sang with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society and sought to widen music education opportunities for city students, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after he was shot near his Northeast Baltimore home last Monday...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins Hospital, April Fools' Day
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UM students circulate petition to oust Chick-fil-A from campus
Some staff and students are calling on the University of Maryland to boot Chick-fil-A off the College Park campus, making it the newest front in the war between gay-rights activists and the fast-food chain. An online petition calls Chick-fil-A a "bigoted...Tags: Food Industry, Conservation, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Companies and Corporations, Dan T. Cathy
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Summer jobs program encourages businesses to Hire One Youth
Amber Barner has had a summer job through the city's YouthWorks program seven times, every year since she was 14. But this time is different. This time her job will outlast the summer.
That twist comes courtesy of Baltimore's fledgling effort to...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Colleges and Universities, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Life after college: high unemployment and depressed wages
They're facing high unemployment, depressed wages and loads of debt — and they're only in their 20s. Welcome to life after college.
Though the labor market is recovering slowly, graduates this spring have only slightly better chances of landing...Tags: Culture, Graduation, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Archives: 20 years after Bias' death, schools still falter with scandals
It was a pleasant, late-March evening on the Duke campus and the tulips were blooming near the neo-Gothic chapel. But university president Richard Brodhead could hardly enjoy the night air.
As Brodhead, a silver-haired scholar of 19th-century American...Tags: Football, College Basketball, Sex Crimes, NBA Draft, University of Pennsylvania
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Searching for solutions
Sun reporterTravel to a run-down stretch of Ritchie Highway for one answer to the Baltimore region's looming housing shortage. The long-boarded-up shops of Southview Shopping Center in Anne Arundel County are set to give way to homes starting at more than $300,000....Tags: Local Elections, Howard County, Employees, Public Finance, Natural Resources
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As economic crisis goes on, financial fears can push some over the edge
Baltimore Sun reportersThe headlines have had a similar ring: A Frederick County man underwater on his mortgage kills himself and his family. A man accused of financial improprieties does the same while staying at a Towson hotel. A top official with Freddie Mac, a company...Tags: Stress, Middletown, Frederick County (Virginia), Suicidal Behavior, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Look closely at going-out-of-business 'deals'
One of the fallouts from a bad economy is store closings. Circuit City, KB Toys and Boscov's department stores are a few of the companies that have announced they were closing some of their doors in this area. But as stores disappear, don't get caught...Tags: Bankruptcy, Financially Distressed Companies
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The coming housing crunch
Sun reporterThe Baltimore metropolitan area stands ready to add more than 200,000 jobs over the next 25 years, propelled by the huge economic engine of the nation's capital and the growing demands of talent-hungry employers. But it won't have enough homes for all...Tags: Commuting, National Security, Continuing Education, Defense, Heads of State
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