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Governor can't have his technology and object when others use it
I first want to commend The Sun's editorial board for their spot on assessment of expanding same-day voter registration to include change of party affiliation ("Voting early and easily," Jan. 22). As an independent voter and advocate of open primaries,...
Tags: Regional Authority, Republican Party, Government, Elections, Voting
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The problem with direct democracy
Last week, top Maryland Democrats announced their intention to make it more difficult to put statewide policy referenda on the ballot. The move is a clear response to Republicans' success last year in putting to referendum policy questions in the hope...
Tags: Referenda, Gays and Lesbians, Annapolis, Government, National Government
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Controversial address vaults Hopkins' Carson into political arena
Dr. Ben Carson says he didn't anticipate the reaction to what he considered his common-sense remarks as keynote speaker this month at the National Prayer Breakfast. But after video went viral of the trailblazing black neurosurgeon taking jabs at...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Barack Obama, Philosophy, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh
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Tragic conclusion to an otherwise stellar year
The murder of 20 children and seven adults in Connecticut brings 2012 to a shocking and sad end. Perhaps a few uplifting stories will dominate the year's waning days, providing a holiday boost. And we should remember the inspiring sub-stories from...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Gays and Lesbians, Barack Obama, Julie Bowen, Baltimore Orioles
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Federal employees face crucial questions in Obama's second term
President Barack Obama begins his second term with a solid record of accomplishments related to the federal workforce, but with more crucial questions facing federal employees than at any time in the past four years. Although Obama didn't mention federal...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Republican Party, Civil and Public Service, Barack Obama, Government
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Will we be who we say we are?
I devoted most of my columns over the last several weeks to the holidays, the memories they invoke and the way they bring people together. But as the year draws to a close, even I am surprised to see that none of the scenes I drew took place in church...
Tags: DREAM Act, Martin O'Malley, American Visionary Art Museum, Prisons, Arts
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The privilege to be weird, and the right to be normal
Last week, while driving to work, I heard an NPR story that included snippets of an interview with a woman who had just applied for a marriage license. This would not have been newsworthy if not for the fact that she was gay. On Nov. 6, voters in...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Germany, Berlin (Germany), NPR, Berlin Wall's Fall (1989)
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As DGA run ends, O'Malley likely to stay on national stage
President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman on Monday when the group meets in Los Angeles. But neither development is...
Tags: Television Industry, Annapolis, White House, Government, Maryland State Police
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Ravens' Brendon Ayanbadejo hopes anti-gay comments spark positive discussion
Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo said he plans to reach out to San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver in hopes of starting a positive discussion, following Culliver's anti-gay comments earlier this week. Ayanbadejo has been vocal in his...
Tags: Brendon Ayanbadejo, Gays and Lesbians, Football, Artie Lange, Baltimore Ravens
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The vast left-wing conspiracy
I'm not big into conspiracy theories. I never bought into the grassy knoll in Dallas or the anti-Obama birther movement. And it will take a lot of convincing for me to believe Oakland Raiders coach Bill Callahan took a dive in Super Bowl XXXVII to...
Tags: Interior Policy, Culture, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama
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Super Bowl setting a prime opportunity for Brendon Ayanbadejo's push for gay rights
Brendon Ayanbadejo doesn’t need Super Bowl XLVII to assist the cause for gay rights and gay marriage. But the Ravens inside linebacker won’t turn down the opportunity during the week in New Orleans to champion the push for equality....
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Super Bowl XLVII, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Football
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O'Malley's thuggish side
Attention national media: You know Martin O'Malley, defender of the underdog. It's time to get to know Martin O'Malley, thug. The Maryland governor, widely rumored to harbor presidential aspirations, canonized himself in the progressive movement for...
Tags: DREAM Act, Regional Authority, Referenda, Television Industry, Martin O'Malley
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