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Acting Baltimore Mayor Young fires 3 aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh

Acting Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young has fired three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh. Young had put them on leave after Pugh herself took an indefinite leave of absence. Pugh is recovering from pneumonia, but also under intense scrutiny over sales of her "Healthy Holly" children's book.

Acting Baltimore Mayor Young fires 3 aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh























Op-ed

Baltimore police and prosecutors know how to cut crime, do politicians?

Recent FBI data show that Baltimore has the worst homicide rate in the nation, and the second highest violent crime rate, yet we shouldn’t worry, counsels Mayor Catherine Pugh, because she's "attacking the root causes of poverty." Lip service to this tired cliche will not help the city.

Baltimore police and prosecutors know how to cut crime, do politicians?




Op-ed

Witcover: Last-minute reprieve in the Senate Judiciary Committee

The last-minute delay in Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, to allow for an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against him, may save the Senate Judiciary Committee from a rerun of the earlier Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill fiasco.

Witcover: Last-minute reprieve in the Senate Judiciary Committee



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