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Md. needs better laws to track pesticides
Having spent my career working to address the burden of disease in disadvantaged communities in central Maryland, I appreciated Del. Jim Hubbard and Hannah Pingree's op-ed ("Hold chemical companies to account," June 4). Maryland needs to be doing more...Tags: European Union
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6 Md. schools get Blue Ribbon designation
Six elementary schools have been added to the prestigious Maryland list of Blue Ribbon designees after they were recognized as the highest performers and for raising achievement of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Interim state Superintendent...Tags: Schools, U.S. Department of Education, Montgomery County (Maryland), Teachers, Baltimore County
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Bel Air's Ring Factory Elementary named Blue Ribbon School
Congratulations are in order for the faculty, staff and students at Ring Factory Elementary School in Bel Air for being one of six Maryland schools recognized as a Blue Ribbon School Tuesday morning. Interim State Superintendent of Schools Bernard...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), U.S. Department of Education, Schools, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County
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Pesticide bill threatens the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem
We applaud Sen. Ben Cardin's courageous opposition to the pesticides bill now before the U.S. Senate ("Cardin opposes break on pesticide," July 4). This proposal would cancel the Environmental Protection Agency's permit program limiting the amount and...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Benjamin L. Cardin, Environmental Politics, Elections, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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The Reducers Bassist Steve Kaika Remembered and Revered
The Reducers have been on an indefinite hiatus. That’s just one thing more to admire about one of the greatest rock bands in the history of Connecticut. Oh, we like to jump up and down when a local act leaves town and gets big, our friends in other...
Tags: Lung Cancer, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), YouTube, New London (New London, Connecticut), Music
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88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?... -
Revolutionary Times: Black power and its soundtrack
Listen, Whitey!: The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975 By Pat Thomas (Fantagraphics), 192 pages, $39.99. Without the rich cultural heritage of African-Americans, life in the U.S. would resemble Rachel Carson Silent Spring: A dead zone, the...
Tags: Music, Pete Seeger, Greenwich Village
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DEP Falcon-Cam Returns, Offers Intimate Look at Nesting Birds of Prey
DEP ReleaseThe Department of Environmental Protection has begun its annual live, 24-hour webcast of a nesting pair of peregrine falcons living on a ledge on the Market Street side of the Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg. Three cameras chronicle...Tags: Conservation, Conservation, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Natural Resources
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Wednesday Morning Coffee: Corbett Aide Who Edited Faith-Based Pub. Resigns.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're running a little behind this morning, so we're going to dispense with the formalities and instead will dive right into a quick countdown of the Top 5 stories making news this 18th day of...... -
Is Pennsylvania's Economic Cup Half Full Or Half Empty?
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekAttendees at this afternoon's inaugural session of the new Independent Fiscal Office got a one-word answer to that question this afternoon: "Yes," quipped Tom Jackson, an economist with Global Insight, the world-controlling firm that's been providing... -
Are U.S. growers losing their competitive edge because of regulatory hurdles?
With the challenges of feeding a rapidly growing global population, farmers are looking for new seed traits that can improve yields, withstand extreme weather, and provide greater end-user value. Brazil, where regulators are steadily approving new biotech...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Syngenta AG, Genetic Engineering, Trials, Biotechnology
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Discoveries
Special to the Los Angeles TimesMaking Supper Safe Why We've Lost Trust in Our Food and How We Can Get It Back Ben Hewitt Rodale: 265 pp., $24.99 The statistics are shocking: "More than 200,000 Americans are sickened by food every day, and each year 325,000 of us will be...Tags: Spike Lee, Wildlife, Conservation, Endangered Species, Elections
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