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Al Sharpton supports same-sex marriage in Maryland
MSNBC commentator Rev. Al Sharpton cut a web video supporting same-sex marriage legislation in Maryland and hosted MD Gov. Martin O'Malley on his cable show this evening to talk about the issue. Sharpton says in his video: "As a Baptist minister, I don'...Tags: Regional Authority, Family, Martin O'Malley, Christopher J. Christie, MSNBC (tv network)
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85 pounds lighter and couldn't be happier about turning 40
I don't think I have ever used the "f-word" to describe myself. I've called myself overweight, and heavy. My clothes have been for "big girls" from the "women's" department, but fat has never really been in my vocabulary. Other people have called me fat....Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Weight, Ice Cream, Foods and Beverages
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Shots falling or not, Maryland's Stoglin has unsinkable confidence
Coaches say the best way to emerge from a slump is simply to keep shooting. Terrell Stoglin didn't need to be told twice.
It was Nov. 18, and the Maryland guard was one day removed from the worst game of his college career — 0-for-9 from the...Tags: Music, Seth Greenberg, Gary Williams, Basketball, Virginia Tech Hokies
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Fit doctors more likely to talk to patients about weight loss
If you're overweight and trying to lose pounds you may not get help from your doctor if he is overweight too, according to new research.
According to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, physicians with a...Tags: Body Mass Index, Health and Safety at School, Medical Research, Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Time for healthier school lunches
I was delighted to read the newU.S. Department of Agricultureguidelines requiring schools to serve meals with twice as many fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, less sodium and fat, and no meat for breakfast ("Taterless tots," Aug. 24, 2011). The...Tags: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Weight, Weight, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Columbia working on plan to improve network of pathways
Columbia will develop by June a vision for a network of interconnected pathways that will allow residents to ditch their vehicles and use nearly 100 miles of trails to walk, bike or run to their destinations. Some 130 community members turned out this...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, James Rouse, Howard County, Weight, Weight
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2 Baltimore churches challenge each other in health throwdown
It all started with a little bit of good-natured trash talk between the pastors of two of Baltimore's most prominent African-American churches.
The Rev. Jamal Bryant of Empowerment Temple "fell off the wagon" and confesses he wasn't exercising as much as...Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Under Armour Inc., Diseases and Illnesses
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Many hope for fresh start at gym
Douglas Bayne joined the Merritt Athletic Club in downtown Baltimore about five years ago, but he hasn't exactly been a gym rat.
"I work out for two weeks and I'll take off for eight months," the 38-year-old social worker said.
So like many other...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, New Year's Day, Weight, Weight, Stress
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October: Good student test scores; bonuses for county workers - maybe
Data released showed that most Harford County Public High Schools scored high in reading and math in the Maryland High School Assessment. That data also placed three high schools – Aberdeen, Joppatowne and the Center for Educational Opportunity...Tags: Aberdeen, Super Bowl, Television, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Punishment
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Children's novel promotes healthy lifestyle
The children's novel "The Adventures of M.T. Pitt" is helping Howard County promote healthy lifestyles for youths. The book shines a light on an imaginative young boy whose expanding girth makes him a target for the school bully. The Howard County Health...Tags: Family, Diabetes, Libraries, Howard County, Diseases and Illnesses
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Getting in shape can be life-changing
There aren't too many things in the world that are typically considered life-changing. Marriage. Kids. The death of a loved one. A handful of pivotal books. For me (at least for the purposes of this column), one of them was the gym. I will start by...Tags: MTV (tv network), Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Music, Breast Cancer
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Women-only swim beginning of Sharia law in America
And so it begins. Sharia law making its way into our culture, nibble by nibble, bite by bite until one day we wake up and realize that our American way of life has been destroyed and overtaken by another culture. Shehlla Khan, a Muslim Howard County...Tags: Islam, Weight
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