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A quarter century after his call to treat drugs as a public health crisis rather than as a criminal justice matter the passage of time has vindicated former Mayor Kurt Schmoke's view

Frederick D. O'Neal, a retired Baltimore businessman who had owned Mondawmin Photo Supply in Mondawmin Mall for more than three decades, died April 1 at Northwest Hospital of cardiac arrest and lung failure. He was 82.

Gwendolyn E. Biddle, a retired dance and home economics teacher who called herself a "one person Peace Corps," died.

As the lone defender under the Laurel High basket junior Kirk Hawkins braced himself as Bowie High began a three-on-one fastbreak against the host Spartans.

Student-athletes and coaches with ties to Laurel will take part in Division I conference tourneys in the coming days. And a conference tourney title means an automatic bid to March Madness and the national tourney.

The Rev. Dr. Barbara Sands, pastor of West Liberty United Methodist Church in Marriottsville, has been named the new head of Howard County's Office of Human Rights.

Ernest James Colvin, who rose from humble beginnings to build a successful dentistry practice in Park Heights, died from complications from a stroke Jan. 20, his 84th birthday.

Dr. Raymond L. Gray, who practiced dentistry in Baltimore for close to 40 years and was a partner in the Madison Park Medical Center, died.

Several Harford County school board members are concerned about a drop in minority teachers in Harford County Public Schools, as reported Monday night by the school system.

Dr. Donald C. Chambers, a retired obstetrician-gynecologist who delivered thousands of babies and was a national educational examiner in his field, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Nov. 26 at the Broadmead retirement community. He was 78 and had lived in Timonium and Pikesville.

Gary Thomas has played with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has performed at Carnegie Hall and heads up Peabody's jazz program.

Posing as a physician assistant, a 37-year-old Annapolis woman with no medical license treated 200 infants and children and wrote more than 400 prescriptions over 10 days last year, prosecutors said.

Russett residents Carla and Colin Sandy, of Sandy Audio Visual LLC, received the distinguished 2014 Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award at the War Memorial Hall in downtown Baltimore.

There are signs throughout Howard County General Hospital that ask patients to inform hospital staff if they have traveled recently, even if it wasn't a trip abroad.

Cotton Duck Art & Apparel, in Historic Ellicott City, which opened in March, sells T-shirts, hoodies and tank tops designed by Jereme Scott, and jewelry made by designers from the Mid-Atlantic.

The Rev. Marquez Ball is the founding pastor of Uplift Church a non-denominational Protestant endeavor that will hold its first service Sept. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Deerfield Run Elementary School. There will be programs for children from kindergarten to fifth grade.

The University of Baltimore is considering whether it will stop enrolling freshmen and sophomores just seven years after the school became a full four-year college, officials said Friday.

I may not be up to speed on the latest gadgets and fads. So I had to rely on Atholton's varsity field hockey coach, Martie Dyer, to help me with this latest craze, the Ice Bucket Challenge. Last Thursday, the Atholton field hockey team took up the challenge to raise funds for ALS research and awareness. While I heartily congratulate Martie and her team for bringing awareness to this dreaded disease, I had no idea what an Ice Bucket Challenge was. Oh, I read about it, but I still had no idea what

Highland resident Vic McCrary, vice president for research and economic development, Morgan State University, was selected to the 2014 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

During the first week of August 42 years ago, a solar flare knocked out power in the United States, "Deliverance" was the top box-office draw, and the following songs were the most popular tunes according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive.

Earlier this month Elkridge resident and Howard University student Linda Ogwuazor packed her bags and boarded a flight to summer school

Over-the-top outrage over Attorney General Holder's mild suggestion of a racial 'animus' behind criticisms of him and President Obama proves his point

The Goddard Space Flight Center, which builds spacecraft, instruments and technology to study the Earth, sun, solar system and universe, is working to prepare future aerospace engineers and scientists, said Dean Kern, the institution's deputy director for education.

This was the promise: No longer would African-Americans be forced to pick up their meals from the back door of restaurants. No longer would they need to fear being unable to find lodgings on their way home from a trip.

The Pearl Foundation Inc. awarded scholarships to eight local high school seniors recently at its 34th annual scholarship luncheon

Sen. Brian Frosh, Del. Jon Cardin and Del. Aisha Braveboy – three Democrats vying to be Maryland's next attorney general – stress different strengths they would bring to the office.

Dr. Carolyn R. Haynie, a psychiatrist whose work with underserved children in her hometown of Baltimore became the core of a regional practice, died May 12 of breast cancer. The Mount Washington resident was 65.

With a palpable sense of excitement, the University of Baltimore on Wednesday named former mayor Kurt L. Schmoke its next president, with some hoping his return would be transformational not just for the institution but for the city.

Phyllis Evelyn Ally, a retired medical office manager and hospital dietitian, died of heart failure May 11 at Saint Agnes Medical Center. The Catonsville resident was 74.

Maryland will miss retiring UM Chancellor Brit Kirwan even as it welcomes incoming UB President Kurt Schmoke

Organized by the newly formed Amputee Recreational Support Group of Laurel in observation of April as Limb Loss Awareness Month, the Limb Loss 5K Community Walk/Roll is designed to inspire members of the local amputee community to come out and "show their mettle," to educate the Laurel community about limb loss/difference and to raise funds for the national Amputee Coalition

Ralph Dawson Matthews Jr., a former managing editor of the Baltimore Afro-American who worked closely with Malcolm X in the early 1960s and once shared a house with a young Miles Davis, died April 3 at the Adelphi House

Shawna Gunter, 36, faces fraud and identity theft charges

Students use vacation to volunteer

Calling all foodies! On Thursday, April 10, from 6 to 10 p.m., the St. Jude Hope in the Harbor Gala is cooking up inspiration to fight childhood cancer at Baltimore's American Visionary Art Museum.

Ellicott City resident Rich Gibson, a Democrat running for Howard County State's Attorney, said his campaign will focus on community outreach

A. Dwight Pettit's 'Under Color of Law' details his case to gain admission to Aberdeen High School in 1960

Kristina L. Roberts of Upper Marlboro, better known to fans as Zane, owes the state more than $340,000 in back taxes, according to Comptroller Peter Franchot.

Pamela Audrey Hall, a former radio station program director who was active nationally in jazz and contemporary gospel music circles, died of cancer Jan. 21 at St. Agnes Hospital. She was 57 and lived in Ellicott City.

Dominique Johnson was on her way to a youth basketball tournament nearly 10 years ago in Hershey, Pa., when she spoke on the phone with her brother, Josh, a former student at Laurel High who had moved out of the area.

Schmoke says he never called for 'retreat'