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"Hope is my philosophy; just needs days in which to be," Fallston High School's Concert Choir sang high above a sea of students, family and friends. "You are the new day."

Bringing your skin out from the cold

As young voters in our state, we cannot help but express our disgust with the gubernatorial election thus far. Perhaps it is youthful idealism or ignorance, but we had looked forward to competitive, meaningful and well-debated primary and general elections. To our disappointment, the race for governor on both sides of the aisle has been stagnant and largely unproductive for the voters of Maryland.

The poor state of our nation's infrastructure is shocking. Driving on Maryland roads in need of repair costs the state nearly $1.6 billion a year in operating costs and vehicle repairs; that's $422 per motorist. Congress should not only boost the Highway Trust Fund, but also take steps to incentivize public-private partnerships in infrastructure investment.

For Long Reach High School students, Pomp and Circumstance wasn't the only graduation anthem on their minds last week.

History has demonstrated the importance of historically black colleges and universities in producing well prepared competitive citizens for the American economy and the world community. Today's challenge lies in making these institutions more diverse and more fully effective in achieving their missions.

From Rep. Elijah E. Cummings playing a leading role in televised hearings on American deaths in Benghazi, to the Game Show Network visiting a Baltimore church to play matchmaker for a member of the congregation, there is going to be a distinct local flavor to summertime TV this year.

April's floods left the school without rehearsal studios one month before the big annual concert

Gardening with native plants

Thirteen high school athletes from around Maryland were invited to M&T Bank Stadium for a luncheon in their honor on Thursday. The 13 prep stars, four of whom are from the Baltimore metropolitan area, were awarded Minds In Motion Scholarships by the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association and Allstate Foundation.

Music is a big part of life at Clarksville Middle School, as well it should be in all our schools. Spring concerts reveal growth and accomplishments of the year. The orchestra concert was held on May 22. The CMS Chorus Spring Concert is set for May 29 at the school beginning at 6:30 p.m.

When he went to bed on Tuesday night, Levi B. Watkins was looking forward to flying to North Carolina this week to visit a "close friend and soul mate," just as he'd done so often for years.

NASA astronaut and Cockeysville native Reid Wiseman launched to the International Space Station.

It was not until an administrator suggested that I take the Ingenuity Project entrance exam that the entire course of my life changed. I was accepted into the Baltimore program, which offers a rigorous STEM curriculum, at Roland Park Middle School, and I began to see the world differently. For the first time in my life, I was challenged with work not only at grade level but above grade level. I was exposed to problem solving methods from around the world as well as to global literary canons.

On Wednesday, 35 members of North Harford High School's Class of 2014 will have the additional distinction of being the first graduating seniors to complete the school's magnet program, Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences.

The Baltimore school board voted Tuesday to fully fund gifted programs that were originally slated for cuts next year and to tap its rainy-day fund to stave off reductions at the central office.

Experts worry that the proliferating use of headphones is fueling an increase in serious accidents involving pedestrians.

A group of Patterson High School students were invited to the White House Science Fair to share solar-powered hovercrafts they built through the school's Project Lead the Way program.

Last summer, 19-year old Trevor Pozoulakis first auditioned for the NBC television show "The Voice" in New York. While the Howard Community College student didn't make the final cut with his rendition of "Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5, the aspiring singer has been invited to try out again.

Harford Community College's diverse and eager graduates celebrated the start of their new lives Thursday, proudly walking across the stage to get diplomas and mark a rite of passage.

Charles W. "Chuck" Woodfield, whose career in Baltimore County public schools teaching science and serving as department chair spanned more than four decades, died May 9 of complications from pneumonia at his Jarrettsville home. He was 88.

Gov. Martin O'Malley told graduates of the University of Maryland, College Park to be ready for a world in the midst of rapid transformation from climate change, technological advancement and global connectedness.

Krisana Goel is in 8th grade at Clarksville Middle School. She, along with Anjali Mahadevia and Anjali Shroff, both in 11th grade at Atholton High School, Sashi Rai in ninth grade at River Hill High School, and Leena Rai, in fifth grade at Pointers Run, founded an organization called South Asian Girls Education (S.A.G.E.) to change lives through education for girls.

Maryland men's basketball has elevated Cliff Warren to assistant coach and hired Nima Omidvar from N.C. State to take over as director of basketball operations.

I am predicting that when we evaluate the Baltimore Ravens' 2014 draft after this season, the name with the most upside will be none other than former River Hill star Mike Campanaro. If used properly, Campanaro could become a big time receiver like Wes Welker and Julian Edelman. He has the moves and he hangs onto the ball. He has always been considered to be too small, but at Wake Forest, he set the school's all-time receiving record with 229 catches and would have added to that number if not

A new study, which I co-authored. debunks the argument that gender pay differences largely reflect the unequal career choices of men and women. More importantly, our research moves beyond the debate toward a solution.

Parents, students build drinking cup pyramids at White Oak School STEM fair.

The two opponents of Del. Jon S. Cardin in his race for the Democratic nomination for attorney general chastised him during a debate Monday night over his skipping almost 75 percent of his committee votes this year

Arthur L. Rhoads Jr., a Baltimore attorney who practiced law for more than six decades, died Thursday of complications from a stroke at St. Agnes Hospital. He was 87.

In this unusually eventful Howard County election season, the crowded field of state candidates was enough Saturday to fill three long tables with contenders for the county¿s 12 seats in the State House.

Charlotte J. "Jean" Vieta, a former laboratory assistant who later earned a law degree, died May 5 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at her Monkton home. She was 66.

The University of Maryland has launched a $4.2 million machine, Deepthought2, that is expected to rank among the 10 most powerful owned by public universities.