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Occupy Baltimore blames Baltimore police for canceled Celebration concert

Ellen V. Schultz, a longtime Howard County civic activist, died Oct. 31 of a heart attack at Howard County General Hospital. She was 95.

Ellen V. Schultz, a longtime Howard County civic activist, died Oct. 31 of a heart attack at Howard County General Hospital. She was 95.

The Occupy Wall Street movement protesters want their own government bailout

Electricity has been shut off to outlets in McKeldin Square that protesters camped out there have used for the past month to power computers, televisions and kitchen appliances.

Baltimore police investigate an apparent sexual assault at the Occupy Baltimore movement as the issue of security and how the city deals with the protesters becomes a point of contested debate.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that she hopes to avoid a "violent exchange" with Occupy Baltimore protesters, though she and other city officials declined to say when or if they would forcibly remove protesters.

City officials have declared illegal overnight camping in a downtown plaza where protesters with the Occupy Baltimore movement have been staying in tents for three weeks.

The negotiation between the city and Occupy Baltimore protesters over limits on their demonstration provide an opportunity to counter the impression that the movement is unsophisticated and immature.

Retired McCormick spice official was a city neighborhoods champion active in local Democratic politics

Retired McCormick spice official was a city neighborhoods champion active in local Democratic politics

A reader empathizes with the protesters' anger and frustration but laments they don't seem to know how to put it into words

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The Occupy movement has no stated list of demands, so it also has no end point. How will groups like Occupy Baltimore know when its met its as-yet undefined goals and can go home? And, while the city has generally let the group squat on city property, at what point will it decide to clear the tents?

Leaders from the state's two largest counties and Baltimore city asked Maryland lawmakers Tuesday to raise the state's gas tax as a way to fund road projects and create jobs, making the case for the hike as tea party activists rallied against the idea in a plaza outside.

The Occupy Wall Street protesters and the bankers have one thing in common: They both want handouts from the government.

The riots between Egyptian Copts, Muslims and security forces suggest how difficult the country's peaceful transition to democracy may be to achieve

Occupy Wall Street's critique of capitalism echoes that of Pope John Paul II

Maybe Occupy Baltimore movement is just too foggy for The Sun

Occupy Wall Street protesters want to overthrow the government; the tea party just wants to reduce federal borrowing. Who are the extremists here?

Occupy Baltimore protesters are short on specific goals but after a week at the Inner harbor, they say their resolve is as strong as ever.

The only un-American things about the Occupy Wall Street protests are the people calling them un-American.

The Wall Street protests in New York invite scrutiny of police brutality toward the participants

On Monday, more than 800 people had signed up to participate in a planned protest in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. But shortly after noon Tuesday, when the protest was scheduled to begin, only a handful of people had shown up.

The Occupy Together protest movement spreading from Wall Street adds an important voice to the nation's politics, but its goals are too amorphous.

FREDERICK – Neighbors of Fort Detrick were not diagnosed with cancer in greater numbers than the broader population of Frederick County during the period for which data are available, state health officials told the community Monday.

Demonstrators plan to camp out in the Inner Harbor, joining similar rallies in Los Angeles and Washington

Group discusses logistics before asking reporter to leave

National anti-abortion group wants to target teenagers

Through his activism, Livingston played a big role in saving Baltimore children from lead-paint poisoning

An early voice for urban jobs creation, Dennis Livingston was a pioneer at Station North Arts District's Cork Factory

An early voice for urban jobs creation, Dennis Livingston was a pioneer at Station North Arts District's Cork Factory

More than 70 candidates are vying for 14 seats on the Baltimore City Council — a job characterized by lengthy meetings, endless calls from residents about vacant homes and rats, and, in the city's strong mayor form of government, very little political power.

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Community activist John Burleigh was instrumental in bringing racial equality to Baltimore

The standoff between Verizon Corp. and its workers has turned ugly. Contract negotiations have broken down, and thousands of workers have been striking for more than a week. The company has trained current and retired managers to replace picketing union workers.

Joyce McCartney Ward, an activist in historic preservation causes who helped establish the Irish Shrine in Southwest Baltimore, died of cancer Aug. 4 at her Bolton Hill home. She was 81.

Dolores B. Canoles, a former longtime Canton neighborhood activist who joined the battle in the late 1960s that successfully killed a proposed extension of Interstate 83 through East Baltimore, died Aug. 3 from complications of dementia at Oak Crest Village retirement community.

Syrian President Bashar Assad will continue slaughtering his people for as long as he thinks he can get away with it

Emily C. Wolfson, a gadfly and watchdog of Baltimore County Public Schools for nearly 50 years who was also a Liberty Road-area activist, ended her life Aug. 2 at her Randallstown home. She was 89.

Controversy over lack of air-conditioning at apartment building prompts tenants to threaten to withhold rent

Methadone clinic in Hampden is still being criticized by merchants and parents in Hampden

NFL owners unlocked the doors Thursday, but the players are reviewing the proposed 10-year collective bargaining agreement. The players now have until Tuesday to agree or pass on the proposal. ... After taking a couple of days off to rest his shoulder, Orioles left fielder Luke Scott continued his rehab assignment in Bowie and hit a pair of home runs. ... Meanwhile, Brian Matusz was knocked around for eight runs in three-plus innings while pitching for Norfolk. ... The Ravens were interested in hiring former Colts coordinator Tom Moore as a consultant.

John R. Burleigh 2d, a civil rights activist who had been chairman of the employment committee of the Congress of Racial Equality, died July 9 of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The longtime Hunting Ridge resident was 86.

John R. Burleigh 2d., a civil rights activist who had been chairman of the employment committee of the Congress of Racial Equality, died July 9 of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The longtime Hunting Ridge resident was 86.

Balto. Co. Council alters PUD rules, also revives Catonsville development

What will be the U.S. response to Syria's crimes against humanity

Maze of restrictions must give way to clear guidelines on permissible protests.

The president put the Israeli-Palestinian conflict squarely in the context of the revolution sweeping the Arab world