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'Hit & Stay' looks to Catonsville Nine and beyond
Joe Tropea thought he was writing a research paper on the Catonsville Nine, a group of Catholic anti-war activists who set draft records ablaze outside a Selective Service office in 1968. But what he was really working on was a movie script. "I just got...
Tags: Baltimore County, Film Festivals, Charles Street, Festive Events, Chicago Underground Film Festival
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Carroll County board challenged over Christian prayers
"In the name of my savior, I pray," is how one Carroll County commissioner concluded his prayer to open a recent meeting of the county's governing board. Now two county residents are asking a federal judge to end what they say is the board's regular...
Tags: Maryland Public Information Act, Justice System, Judges, Freedom of Information Laws, University of Baltimore
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To deter terrorism, think beyond punishment
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, we heard strong proclamations from the president that "justice will be served." It should be. Our spirit of justice is based on the principle that punishment should outweigh any benefit derived from...
Tags: Islam, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Punishment, Philosophy, Terrorism
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Jewish community to recruit men and boys in fight against abuse
When Nancy Aiken talks to students in Baltimore's Orthodox Jewish community about domestic violence and sexual assaults, she asks the boys a simple question: How many of you want to grow up to be a perpetrator of violence? Aiken knows the students...
Tags: Judaism, Sex Crimes, Christianity, Government Aid, Sexual Assault
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A controversial speaker's right to speak
Maybe it was too nice out to protest. Or maybe no one cared what a few hundred conservatives were talking about in this one-party state. But only about 10 people convened Saturday with signs outside the DoubleTree Hotel in Annapolis to oppose Pamela...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Michael Bloomberg, Council on American-Islamic Relations, FBI, New York City
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Groundhog Day in Gaza
In the film "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray wakes up each morning and relives the previous day. A similar scenario is playing out in the Middle East between Israel and her enemies. The deadly "movie" always goes like this: Israel is shelled or attacked...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Iran, George W. Bush, Bill Murray, Israel
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Is there a World War going on?
Editor: Someone once wrote that "war is hell!" Is this a worldwide, unnoticed, undeclared war now in existence? If there is a World Wide War, why is there only silence, why isn't the media reporting it? If there is a World Wide War are the Political...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945)
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U.S. should rethink role in North Africa
The 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement and 19th Century reach of European imperialism created many nation states America is determined to defend. One of the goals of Islamic Jihad and groups aligned with al-Qaida is to demolish all the boundaries and national...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Al-Qaeda, Jihad, Christopher Stevens
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'Terrorist' is in the eyes of the beholder
Rafael Medhoff's commentary notes that when the British held the Palestinian Mandate there was much Arab unrest in the face of increased Jewish immigration, and mandate authorities resorted to punitive measures to suppress it and to deport its leaders ("...Tags: Judaism, Palestine, United Kingdom, World War II (1939-1945)
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Bombs in Palestine, then and now
Bombs falling on Arab neighborhoods ... Homes demolished ... Civilians killed or wounded ... Soldiers shooting at anything that moves. That may sound like a description of the past week's violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza. But in fact, it...Tags: Judaism, Weaponry, Bank Robbery, Armed Conflicts, West Bank
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Who needs reform most: Egypt or America?
Prior to leaving Egypt for the United Nations General Assembly, Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi told The New York Timesthe United States needs to "fundamentally change" its approach to the Arab world. That includes, he said, showing greater...
Tags: United Nations General Assembly, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Islam, Pakistan
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Putting Benghazi in context
My initial impression of the murderous attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was probably similar to yours. A horrific incident. A security failure. Another example of radical Islamic overreaction to the most tepid of incidents — in this case,...
Tags: Libya, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Al-Qaeda, Jay Carney, Benghazi
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