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Why are so many citizens disappointed with their elected officials? Why do so many elected officials fall short, or advocate policy inconsistent with expectations?

If Mr. Trump sticks to policies and not his personality, he could close the gap in opinion polls, says Cal Thomas.

The 220 miles that make up U.S. 40 in Maryland was an epicenter of historical clashes in the state with resistance culminating with a Freedom Ride less than three months after Kennedy issued his plea. On Dec. 16, 1961, as many as 700 blacks and whites descended upon dozens of still-segregated restaurants along the highway.

Election of our first woman as president will be to politics what sports writers term a "game changer!" Events will begin to be judged by "before HRC" and "after HRC."

After 80 years, the city of Cleveland, much maligned in lore as "the mistake on the lake," has been selected to host a national political convention in 2016. Famous Ohioans President William McKinley and Mark Hanna, the Karl Rove of his day, might well be turning in their graves.

In times of emergency, the U.S. government and the American people respond vigorously and generously. But food aid is not only about such short-term responses. Long term development work can help prevent or lessen the impact of these emergencies.

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Atholton High School's Miles Walker recently captured the state's top prize in an American Legion national government instruction program, an accomplishment that for the 16-year old rising senior is nearly 16 years in the making.

As the middle class shrinks and distrust of the establishment grows, a new Democratic strategy for the downwardly mobile may be both necessary and inevitable.

Bel Air's new $105,000 town hall on Hickory Avenue was formally dedicated during a 45-minute program 50 years ago this week. Hickory Avenue was closed to traffic for the dedication ceremony,

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.

Democrats have convictions, albeit the wrong ones; Republicans need to answer with a call to restore what is great about America, Cal Thomas writes.

Turnout was low for Tuesday's primary election at polling places in Laurel, as expected. With so few contested races, and what experts say is the usual apathy found in a nonpresidential election cycle, the turnout wasn't a surprise.

Watching political debates — local, regional and national — the keen observer will note that they are like baseball stadiums: tailored for the advantage of a few, with parameters sometimes varying wildly to satisfy certain politicians, citizens, media outlets, etc.

I received my copy of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)" when I was 16 years old, full of angst and crying over yet another boyfriend lost. My mother walked into my room, laid the book on my bed, and said, "Read it. It will make you strong. It will give you light, and it will teach you how to sing." I did and it did.

Bike riders who were part of the Police Unity Tour stopped at the Harford County Sheriff's Office Southern Precinct in Edgewood Sunday morning as part nationwide ride that culminated in Washington, D.C., Monday at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

More than 300 awards were given to employees in 20 different categories at the annual Baltimore Federal Executive Board ceremony, from "outstanding supervisor" to "rookie of the year."

John L. Bell, a retired civil engineer who was a partner in the Baltimore engineering firm of Rummel, Klepper & Kahl LLP, died April 28 of pneumonia at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 92.

The NAACP filed suit in federal court seeking full integration of Harford County Public Schools for the 1964-65 school year

With Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice back in the news and Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling all over it this week, I have to revisit this post I wrote on TMZ in February, when the Rice-allegedly-knocks-his-then-fiancee-unconscious story first broke.

Celebrated nationwide each year in May, Older Americans Month this year focuses on safety and injury prevention, with the theme, "Safe Today, Healthy Tomorrow." It is also a time to recognize older adults for their contributions and the important role they play in our communities.

Celebrated nationwide each year in May, Older Americans Month this year focuses on injury prevention

The 40-mile hike, which is celebrating its 50 anniversary, was inspired by President John F. Kennedy, who challenged the nation's youth to become more physically fit.

Governor's European trip expands international travel

William Voss Elder III, a retired Baltimore Museum of Art curator who assisted first lady Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1960s to bring antique furnishing to the White House, died of heart failure Thursday at Northwest Hospital Center. The Upperco resident was 82.

The Parks and Recreation of Harford County submitted an application 50 years ago this week to buy 19 acres declared surplus by General Services Administration. The land was between Singer Road and the Atkisson Dam Reservoir

More than 200 pigeons had taken up residence on the roofs of the courthouse and the Masonic Temple buildings in Bel Air 50 years ago this week. To address the problems the pigeon populations were causing, including defaced buildings and the diseases that birds carry, the town commissioners decided to adopt the "Indianapolis Plan."

Former Democratic National Chairman Robert S. Strauss, who passed away Wednesday at a robustly lived 95, was a happy political warrior whose talent and energies took him far afield from his chosen playground, even to Moscow where he served as the first American ambassador after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Obama has worsened America's political divide

Following a traffic stop in Harford County Wednesday, a Baltimore man was charged with possession of cocaine and heroin with an estimated street value of $380,000, Maryland State Police said.

Georges R. Garinther, a retired Army civilian engineer who studied ordnance noise and once examined the acoustics of the John F. Kennedy assassination, died of complications from heart disease and Alzheimer's disease March 9 at his daughter's Havre de Grace home. He was 79.

Residents were urged not to get alarmed if they noticed four foot squares painted in white on highways or in fields. The Harford County Metropolitan Commission hired Maps Inc. of Dundalk to take aerial photographs of the county from 3,000 feet.

Leon Panitz of the Panitz Brothers Inc., developers of Joppatowne, unveiled his new plans for a marine-oriented 500-acre residential recreational community at Joppatowne

U.S. can't afford to ignore invasion of Ukraine by Russia

Ellen Sauerbrey says David Craig's tax plan will boost Md.'s economy.

Dr. Robert E. Cooke, a retired Johns Hopkins pediatrician-in-chief who was a founder of the Head Start children's program and a presidential medical adviser, died of heart disease Feb. 2 at his Oak Bluffs home on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. The former North Roland Park resident was 93.

Despite the 'sins,' it counters the NFL, political and show-biz spin

Chapter 17 opens with some verbal jousting between Frank and Remy Danton, who has been lobbying on Tusk's behalf.

Forward Kani Coles scored six of his team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter to lead No. 4 Edmondson past Eleanor Roosevelt, 46-40, in boys basketball Saturday

John Carroll beats No. 15 Mt. Carmel in boys basketball Thursday and Friday nights

After being off-limits to visitors for more than a year, the Maryland House plans to re-open in within the next couple of weeks.

Loyola University Maryland gives us a private tour of its new, first-ever alumni house, previously owned by the general director of the now-defunct Baltimore Opera Company

The year just ended brought a number of significant milestones, most of them good, to the area covered by The Record, including a couple of noteworthy sports accomplishments, completion of a major highway project, the end of a couple of eras in our history, the celebration of another and possibly the beginning of another of historical proportions.