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Plan B restrictions — better, but not best
In the United States of 2013, any youngster can walk into a store and buy a bottle of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or some other pain reliever without showing any identification, parental consent or a doctor's order. They don't have to be 15 or 17 or...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Family Planning, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Tylenol (drug), Judges
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Common sense on Plan B
Last week, a federal district judge in New York ruled that girls younger than 17 should be allowed to purchase the Plan B contraceptive pill over the counter. Unlike the Obama administration, Judge Edward Korman got this one right. The 2011 decision by...
Tags: Family Planning, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Abortion, Women's Health, Judges
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Needed: A fair deal on debt reduction
A drive through Baltimore reveals signs of economic optimism as well as severe poverty. If the economy is to fully recover from the worst recession in decades, Democrats and Republicans must accept that sacrifices are necessary from both sides ("GOP...Tags: Elections, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements
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Md. loses 3,100 jobs in November, Labor Department says
Maryland's economy shed 3,100 jobs in November, the latest U-turn in a bumpy year overshadowed by the fast-approaching "fiscal cliff," according to federal data released Friday. The U.S. Department of Labor also sharply revised downward its estimate...
Tags: Consumers, Labor Markets, Employment, Democratic Party, Unemployment
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Kemoeatu looks for second chance with Ravens
Not too long ago, Ma'ake Kemoeatu had a knack for swallowing up opposing blockers and running backs with remarkable efficiency. But then the nose tackle was beset by injuries, sitting out two of the last three seasons. Kemoeatu, 33, is eager to revive...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Ramon Harewood, Jimmy Smith (football), Matt Birk, Courtney Upshaw
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The what-if prescription
Leave it to some thoughtful physicians to put good medicine ahead of good politics. Last year, the Obama administration wrongly chose to limit access of teens to the emergency contraceptive pill known as Plan B. This week, pediatricians are urging their...
Tags: Family Planning, Abortion, Chemical Industry, Barack Obama, Pharmaceuticals
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MICA student gives rides in her homemade 'pedicab'
When Andrea Nugent visited family and friends in her native Philippines in 2010, it was her first visit in three decades — and the first visit ever for her American-born daughter, Michelle. For Michelle Nugent, one of the most memorable sights of...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Roland Park, Arts, Station North, Johns Hopkins University
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Romney for president! (Governor Romney, that is)
He is referred to everywhere as Gov. Mitt Romney, even though he hasn't been a governor for six years. It's a practice I have never understood. "Former" or "ex" is more accurate but apparently not as polite. Anyway, as polls are starting to shift...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Family Planning, Abortion, Mitt Romney, Family
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Hitting the street with the Baltimore Running Festival
The best moment of the annual Baltimore Running Festival comes not when the marathon starts on the street outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards, or when the champion crosses the finish line. For festival founder Lee Corrigan, the high point of Baltimore'...
Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Running Festival, Running, Road Running
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Outdoor weddings call for a Plan B
I recently attended a wedding at the beautiful On The Bay in Pasadena, Md. It was a Friday evening, with a planned outdoor ceremony and tented reception. And then came the rain. But to clarify, by rain, I mean torrential downpour and tornado watch. The...
Tags: Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Weddings, Marriage, Family
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Orioles end the regular season without feelings of magic
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Right now, it's hard to get around the feeling that the Orioles have run out of magic. Maybe it evaporated when their on-field clinching celebration at Camden Yards on Sunday was put on hold by the Los Angeles Angels, who...
Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Mark Reynolds, Evan Longoria
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Read and react: Tackling five opinions on the Ravens
The Baltimore SunThis feature appears each Monday on the Baltimore Sports Blitz. It’s just like “What They’re Saying About the Ravens,” but it includes blogger Matt Vensel saying something about what those people are saying. Got it? --- John...Tags: Dennis Pitta, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacoby Jones, Cam Cameron
May 2, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Dec 26, 2012
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Dec 21, 2012
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Jul 28, 2012
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Nov 26, 2012
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Nov 5, 2012
|Story| Patuxent Homestead
Oct 15, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Oct 11, 2012
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Oct 10, 2012
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Oct 3, 2012
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Sep 17, 2012
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