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There are better ways to keep kids in school than giving teachers bonuses
I was appalled by your report that the Baltimore City school system is offering financial incentives to teachers in order to reduce the number of out-of-school student suspensions ("City trying bonuses to cut rate of suspension," Jan. 15). Children...
Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Dearth of mental health treatment options leads to emergencies
Bryan Johnson didn't know he had bipolar disorder until he ended up at the emergency room, where he assaulted a police officer. His family had taken him to the University of Maryland Medical Center because he was acting strangely, staring into the...
Tags: Health Treatments, Judges, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Pharmaceuticals
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Elkridge: Junior firefighters back with another youth dance
The Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department Junior Firefighters will sponsor a Winter Carnival youth dance for ages 9-15, Saturday, Jan. 19, 7 to 10 p.m., at the fire hall, 6275 Old Washington Road. Tickets are available at the door for $10 per person with a...Tags: Clarksville, Early Learning, American Cancer Society
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Pediatricians applaud Obama effort to reduce gun violence
Maryland's pediatricians applaud President Barack Obama for his leadership in the wake of the gun violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. ("Obama pledges fight for gun laws," Jan. 17). The president's federal policy recommendations...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pediatrics, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress
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Federal workers in Md. won't get coverage for autism treatment
Autistic children of federal workers in 22 states begin receiving insurance coverage this month for a key behavioral treatment, under a decision by the Office of Personnel Management. Maryland, home to the third-largest population of federal workers...
Tags: Health Treatments, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals
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Helping Eradicate Homelessness
Providers of homeless services, community volunteers, police and the Harford County Government will come together Thursday, Jan. 24, in a coordinated effort to conduct a one-day count of homeless people living in Harford County. Like many communities,...Tags: Homelessness, Business Enterprises, The Salvation Army, Family, Employment Opportunities
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Dr. Ellen G. McDaniel, psychiatrist
Dr. Ellen G. McDaniel, whose distinguished career in psychiatry spanned more than 40 years and influenced patients, medical students and even juries, died of lung cancer Thursday at her home in Highland. She was 71. The former Ellen Garb was raised in...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Teaching and Learning, Judges, University of Maryland, College Park
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A society made sick by gun violence
To those opposed to tougher Maryland gun laws, I can only say that we have to start somewhere ("Battle lines form in gun debate," Dec. 19). The answer cannot be that criminals will get guns anyway so law-abiding people must have them as well to protect...Tags: Culture, Gun Control, Shootings, Anxiety, Interior Policy
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Number of children in foster care drops in Maryland
Devontay Hudson moved from one foster home to another for years, but last month he was adopted by a Millford Mill family — another symbol of a statewide initiative that has sharply reduced the number of children in foster care. The Gilman School...
Tags: Justice System, Judges, Carroll County (Maryland), Juvenile Delinquency, Baltimore County
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Baltimore Behavioral Health files for bankruptcy
Mental health rehabilitation and addiction treatment center Baltimore Behavioral Health Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection because it owes more than $5.5 million to creditors and estimates its assets are less than $500,000, according to federal...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Internal Revenue Service, Finance, Financially Distressed Companies, Trials
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Letters: Political correctness leads to senseless deaths
The tragedy in Connecticut highlights how the level of political correctness in this country leads to senseless deaths. This is evidenced in how Nidal Hasan was never relieved of duty even after red flags appeared concerning his behavior. Even after...Tags: Lobbying, Behavioral Conditions, Gun Control, Armed Conflicts, Interior Policy
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Chocolate Affair tickets selling fast
The Baltimore SunThe annual Health Care for the Homeless Chocolate Affair is Feb. 9. There are still tickets remaining for the popular winter event, but they're going fast. The event returns to the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott, where it relocated in 2012 after many...
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