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- The Kirwan Commission’s recommendation to spend $3.8 billion more on Maryland public schools will do no good if members simultaneously hamstring teachers by insisting on another “redesign of public school curriculum.”
- Maryland's top legislative analyst warned state lawmakers Tuesday to "get real" about what's driving chronic budget gaps and suggested they consider trimming spending.
- Baltimore-born Andy Karl, who won raves for his work in new musical "Groundhog Day" in London, will star when the show opens on Broadway in the spring.
- Members of 12 organizations throughout Maryland were tasked with finding two teenage girls as part of a training exercise Wednesday.
- Relieve the cabin fever with these three local events going on this weekend. Options include some of the greatest films of all times, and a chance to get in on the ground floor with some local musical talent.
- Both the haves and have-nots — those whose pet projects or causes have either been embraced or rejected in County Executive Steve Schuh's first budget proposal — gathered at North County High School on Wednesday to lobby the County Council.
- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is the vanilla candidate, says Jonah Goldberg -- not the favorite, not hated.
- HBO again does the kind of great American drama PBS should be doing
- The best bachelor party story of the year -- and perhaps of all time -- belongs to EJ Rumpke. It literally became international news.
- Advance sale of carnival ride tickets; Arts Center to hold free screening of 'Ghostbusters'; Manchester, Harney carnivals to open this week
- Rather than another ill-conceived military intervention in the Middle East, we should focus on efforts to foster ties to the new, moderate regime in Iran.
- From white rats to dead woodchucks, the region's animals were put to the forecasting test on Groundhog Day.
- Our political system has never been pretty, but it can be effective in the right hands.
- Israel's decision to cede Gaza to the Palestinians got it less peace and less security.
- Bill Murray has, in truth, not announced a grand tour. But don't let reality rob you of your hopes of entertaining the star of "Caddyshack," "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day" or "Lost in Translation."
- Despite his father's initial reservations, Murray has found success as an assistant coach with a knack for recruiting
- The nun, a sibling of actor Bill Murray, will play St. Catherine of Siena at Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Towson men¿s basketball coach Pat Skerry completed his coaching staff a few weeks ago, but I just now discovered that one of his young assistants has a very famous father. Luke Murray, who was on Sean Miller¿s staff in Arizona in 2009-10 and coached at Wagner College last season, is the son of actor Bill Murray.