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Hopkins gun research is not biased
In reference to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15), the article quotes a Harford County councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York City Mayor...
Tags: Research, Johns Hopkins University, New York City, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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Harford County Council condemns state gun law
The Harford County Council passed a resolution Tuesday, by a 6-1 vote, criticizing the state's new gun safety bill. The resolution says the Firearms Safety Act, which bans the sale of 45 kinds of rifles and magazines and requires "law-abiding citizens"...
Tags: Research, Cecil County, Newspaper and Magazine, Johns Hopkins University, New York City
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Benefactor doesn't dictate direction of research
Editor: In response to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15th, 2013): The article quotes a Harford County Councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York...Tags: Research, Daniel Webster, Johns Hopkins University, New York City, Personal Weapon Control
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Hopkins announces $4.5 billion fundraising goal
Johns Hopkins announced Saturday a $4.5 billion fundraising goal — among the largest in the country — to help the university and health system address some of the world's most challenging issues, including water scarcity, education quality and...
Tags: Research, Health Insurance, Health and Safety at School, Johns Hopkins University, Boston College
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NRA takes political aim at state gun laws
National Rifle Association President David Keene said Wednesday the organization will pursue lawsuits in two states where Democratic governors are believed to have presidential aspirations, but it might not challenge new state gun laws elsewhere. "We're...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Government, Martin O'Malley, New York City, Regional Authority
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Malaria, a scourge that we can defeat
Malaria is an enormous and tragic problem — that can be beat. It takes the life of a child every minute in Sub-Saharan Africa, and a million people die from malaria each year. It also stifles economic development, as malaria prevents children from...
Tags: Africa, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Catholic Relief Services, Diseases and Illnesses
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'Right wing' doesn't equal 'terrorist'
"If history were to repeat itself," warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1944 State of the Union address, "and we were to return to the so-called normalcy of the 1920s, then it is certain that even though we shall have conquered our enemies on...
Tags: Timothy McVeigh, State of the Union Address, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Bill Clinton, World War I (1914-1918)
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In Senate gun control vote, tyranny of the minority
"We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone." — National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, in testimony before the...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Martin O'Malley, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Firearms
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NRA plans to challenge Maryland gun law
The Baltimore SunNational Rifle Association President David Keene said Tuesday that the organization intends to challenge the constitutionality of Maryland's newly passed gun law, as a conservative group readied plans to try to overturn the law through voter referendum....Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Government, Martin O'Malley, Same-Sex Marriage, Personal Weapon Control
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Bloomberg's soda battle draws parallel to our nation's public health activism
Melissa Healey's article, "NYC's failed cap on sugary drinks prompts soul searching" on April 4 draws an interesting parallel between New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's improbable public health battle against obesity and our nation's long history...
Tags: New York City
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For unwed moms, 25 is the new 15
It is no longer teenagers stumbling into pregnancy and parenthood about whom we should be fretting. Those numbers continue to drop, because the kids are having less sex and using more contraception. No, it is the 20-something women who are putting...
Tags: Brookings Institution, Planned Parenthood, New York City, Colleges and Universities, Family
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Abortion and gay marriage: Not all social issues are the same
Just because things can be put on the same list doesn't mean they are necessarily similar. My attic contains within it thousands of comic books, an inflatable bed, some jigsaw puzzles, some family pictures and a "Frampton Comes Alive!" album. These things...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion, Family, Abortion Issue, Marriage
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