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The rapid conclusion to a hushed but hurried police manhunt shocked the state and nation even more than the tragic tale Keith and Valeria Smith tearfully told in December about how Keith’s wife, Jacquelyn, had been stabbed to death through a car window after giving money to a panhandler

Walking around the Coppin State University campus, Florine Camphor looks like a octogenarian cheerleader, wearing a sequin hat, blue suit and gold shirt for the school colors.

On this “Fanny Jackson Coppin Day” — as proclaimed by Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh — it’s only fitting that we take a moment to consider the implausibility of it.

Eva Jones, a retired city public school educator, died April 21 from cancer at Symphony Manor assisted-living in Roland park. She was 81.

Earl R. Jones, a retired Baltimore public schools assistant superintendent, died of pancreatic cancer. He was 78.

Established in 2009 as a private nonprofit, Baltimore County's Conflict Resolution Center provides free mediation services to individuals, communities and organizations. Most of the cases involve parent vs. parent on custody disputes and neighbor vs. neighbor for issues like noise, onstreet parking, property lines and unruly dogs.