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Great Chesapeake Bay Swim deserved better coverage
I read the whole paper June 10 but found no report of the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim that occurred the day before. My 62-year-old husband swam in the event for his eighth consecutive year and thus I have had seen the energy and excitement it creates...Tags: Swimming, March of Dimes Foundation
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For our kids' sake, food safety must be a priority
As a pediatrician, my No. 1 concern is to keep children safe and healthy. Inside the walls of my office, I can provide services and counseling to help do just that, whether by giving an infant her first childhood vaccine, providing a mental health...Tags: Family, Vaccines, Food Industry, Lawyers, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Howard County should keep soft drinks out of its schools [Letter]
As a Foreign Service family who lived for six years in Central America, where no soda was allowed on our children's school campus, we were very surprised to discover that the highly rated Howard County schools still sell soda in vending machines. Soft...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Diabetes, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Safety at School
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Obama should sidestep Congress
Incumbent presidents don't run for reelection simply to preserve first-term accomplishments. Presidents and presidential candidates are men and women of big ambition, driven by the immense self-confidence required to run for the job and a desire to...
Tags: Global Change, White House, Fiscal Cliff, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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With focus on children's health, achievement gap, Siddiqui runs for reelection
Latest in a series of school board candidate profiles. The next four years are going to be critical for Howard County schools, said Board of Education incumbent Janet Siddiqui. A new superintendent is at the helm, the federal Common Core Standards...
Tags: Odenton, Ken Ulman, Teaching and Learning, Pediatrics, Academic Progress
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MD gets $36.5 million for improving children's access to health insurance
The federal government has awarded Maryland $36.5 million for its success at getting children enrolled in government subsidized health programs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Wednesday that Maryland was among 23 states that was...Tags: Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Medicaid
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Shortchanging the children
America's children seem to be shortchanged on almost every issue we face as a society. Not only are we failing to protect our children from deranged people wielding semi-automatic guns, we're not protecting them from poverty. The rate of child poverty...
Tags: Family, Lobbying, Interior Policy, Diabetes, Fiscal Cliff
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Don't make kids bear the brunt of the fiscal cliff
As the federal "fiscal cliff" approaches, an important group of Marylanders with a lot on the line has been largely ignored: children. The stakes are immense, because the recession has been hard on Maryland children, with one out of every seven living...
Tags: Family, Personal Income, Annapolis, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Fiscal Cliff
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Baltimore retailer ordered to stop selling jewelry with lead
A Baltimore retailer has been ordered by city health officials to stop selling a children's ring, necklace and earrings because the items contain dangerous levels of lead. The Baltimore City Health Department said Tuesday it has issued a nuisance...
Tags: Family, Lead Poisoning, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Maryland's teacher absence rate needs a closer look
Pardon me while I rant: Are you kidding me? According to a report from the Center for American Progress, about 35 percent of Maryland teachers missed 10 or more days of the 2009-2010 school year. Excuse me? Don't most teachers work 10 months? Don't...Tags: Family, Lobbying, Teachers, Employment Opportunities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Research shows gay and lesbian couples are good parents
More than 30 years of scientific research have shown that children do best when raised by two loving, committed parents, regardless of gender. This is the conclusion reached by a comprehensive review of virtually every study on the subject conducted by...Tags: Culture, General Practitioners, American Medical Association, Gays and Lesbians, Elections
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Fire safety a serious side to fall festival in Arbutus
The firetruck's door opened and Brandon Nagel, 7, came bounding out onto the parking lot on Southwestern Boulevard. "That was totally awesome," he yelled. "I was talking to the people in the back of the fire truck!" Free rides in the Arbutus Volunteer...
Tags: Health Insurance, Catonsville, Glen Burnie, Halethorpe, Annapolis
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Dec 19, 2012
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Dec 16, 2012
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Dec 11, 2012
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Nov 12, 2012
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Oct 26, 2012
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Oct 16, 2012
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