July 23, 2008
Tom Horton
On the Bay
Military bringing 'boon' and bust to Md.
June 10, 2005
ON JUNE 3, on its front page, this paper - along with most others in the region - carried news that went to the heart of why we're not making good environmental progress.
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New law a baby step
April 16, 2004
HOW TO PUT in perspective the environmental accomplishments of the General Assembly session that ended Monday?
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Environment loses with Ehrlich
February 7, 2003
BREAKING NEWS, exclusively from On the Bay:
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Judging the candidates
October 18, 2002
This is the second column on how gubernatorial candidates Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend measure up on the environment.
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Measuring candidates' stands on Chesapeake
October 11, 2002
THIS IS THE FIRST of two columns on Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, and how Maryland's environment might fare if they were governor.
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Bay checklist for candidates
August 30, 2002
HOW WELL will Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the leading candidates for governor, do at protecting the Chesapeake Bay?
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Learning to minimize risks
September 21, 2001
ON AN SSIGNMENT in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I recently visited the tallest tree ever documented east of the Rockies. It was a magnificent old white pine that stood 207 feet tall.
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