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The Sun Remembers: April 14-20
April 20, 2002: The Ravens select Miami safety Ed Reed with their No. 1 pick (24th overall) in the NFL draft. It's the first time the club has failed to get a college player ranked among its top 15 choices. April 20, 1985: The Skipjacks, Baltimore's...
Tags: NBA Finals, American Hockey League, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Rochester Americans, American League
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Replace the sequester before it's too late
Over the past six years, Maryland has taken a balanced approach when it comes to fiscal policy — making responsible cuts to spending while prioritizing investments in jobs, opportunity, and a stronger middle class. Because of this balanced approach,...
Tags: Vaccines, Head Start, Annapolis, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Martin O'Malley
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More than a dozen cases of mumps suspected at Loyola
A dozen or more cases of mumps have been reported among Loyola University Maryland students over the past month, prompting officials to alert the campus community to signs of the rare virus that has spread rapidly across college campuses in recent...
Tags: Vaccines, MMR Vaccine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Letters and maps tell history of Laurel during Civil War
Although no battles were fought in Laurel during the Civil War, the city's railroad was a strategic resource for the Union Army, numerous units of Union soldiers were stationed here and the military's presence added a different element to the city's...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Library of Congress, Smallpox , Wars and Interventions, Museums
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Government's top priority: Get out of the way
In his recent commentary, Robert Embry uses Baltimore City public health initiatives to make the point that there are some things only government could accomplish ("Government does good; here's proof," Oct. 24). I disagree. Except for the lead paint...Tags: AIDS, Syphilis, Mumps
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Think government doesn't do good? Read this
During this election cycle, it is increasingly popular in some circles to condemn government as wasteful, inefficient and incompetent. While there are thousands of federal, state and local government programs, each with its own index of success or...
Tags: National Government, AIDS, Diseases and Illnesses, Arts, Local Government
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The big lie: gay indoctrination
In its recent editorial ("Misinformation campaign," Aug. 26), The Sun correctly identifies the theme that "gay marriage will be taught in schools" as unsupported nonsense. However, in doing so the editors overlook the sinister underlying message and its...Tags: Family, Ronald Reagan, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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The new school (health) rules
Back to school can also mean back to germs, breaks, sprains and concussions. While most of us know kids need a good night's sleep and a good breakfast, just what exactly do experts define as "good"? And what other basics should parents put on their...
Tags: Vaccines, Family, Diphtheria , Dentistry and Dental Health, Head Injuries
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Editorial: A shot in the arm
It's very easy to be critical of government, to break out the cliches like "doing badly that which need not be done at all," and "I'm from the government; I'm here to help," but there are a number of necessary things that government does, does well and...Tags: Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Diphtheria , Flu, Diseases and Illnesses
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Pneumonia is biggest killer of young kids, study shows
Around the globe, the leading cause of death for children under age 5 is pneumonia, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
About 18 percent of the deaths are from the infection. That’s 1.4 million kids...Tags: Family, AIDS, Pneumonia, Malaria, Tetanus
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Miller says outlook on septic bill is 'dicey'
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said this afternoon that the governor's bill to limit septic systems will face strong opposition from other Democrats when it is debated later this week. "It is going to be dicey, very dicey," Miller told reporters....Tags: Joan Carter Conway, Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Paul G Pinsky, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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100 Years Ago: Women's group planted trees around Catonsville High School
An article in the April 27, 1912 edition of The Argus recognized a local group's beautification project. The Woman's Civic League has had a number of shade and ornamental trees planted on the lot surrounding the Catonsville High School. Several oak trees...Tags: Annapolis, PTA, Towson, Culture, Shootings
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