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The medical and scientific community was relieved when Gov. Martin O'Malley imposed a moratorium on fracking in 2011. He said that the state would only move forward with fracking if it "can be accomplished without unacceptable risks of adverse impacts to public health, safety, the environment and natural resources." And now that the public health study he commissioned returned results showing fracking falls far short of this admirable standard, he needs to stick to his word, listen to the

Maryland's center on problem gambling is mounting a public information campaign in connection with the opening of the Horseshoe casino, trying to get the word out on the signs of problem gambling and how to get help.

Mary Beth Lennon of Roland Park is a Mercy High School alumna and now is the president, responsible for budget and development at a time when the Catholic school run by the Sisters of Mercy is coming off a $3 million capital campaign and finishing renovations in time for the start of school Aug. 25.

You could almost say Casey Wong was born to play squash.

After falling short of a top ranking last year, a wellness policy created by the Howard County Board of Education has made top marks in 2014, school and health officials announced today.

Allen Grossman, a prize-winning poet who spent 15 years teaching his craft to students at the Johns Hopkins University, died June 27 at his home in Chelsea, Mass. He was 82 and had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

HIV/AIDS film 'Normal Heart' will do something to you that TV rarely does: rock you to your emotional roots.

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.

As Maryland looks to re-energize its economy amid federal budget cuts and slow growth in the wake of the recession, the candidates vying to be the next governor each developed distinct plans for how to improve Maryland's business climate and promote job creation.

Sexual assaults on campus remain a chronic problem that demands a tougher response from policymakers and college administrators

Alex Stoller's apartment on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park is a melting pot of six roommates from diverse backgrounds – three of whom happen to be men and three of whom happen to be women.

As communities, professionals, and policymakers confront new social challenges in our increasingly wired, open lives, their responses need to be just as novel. Beyond government regulation, self-policing, and traditional education, interactive technology must be a tool in the kit bag for changing behavior.

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.

Yury Shadrin and Tian Lu have got the keyboard covered for an upcoming Sundays at Three concert. This husband and wife will play music written for piano four hands on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 3 p.m., at Christ Episcopal Church in Columbia.

Program that puts musical instruments into hands of schoolkids inspires similar programs in Austria, Brazil and Iraq

Curran W. "Cub" Harvey Jr., former president of T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. who later was a founder of New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital firm, died Sunday of pneumonia at Naples Community Hospital in Naples, Fla. He was 84.

While science is her calling, it's Dr. Maria Trent's compassion for people that drives her.

If you are not familiar with the Meccorre String Quartet, you are not alone. This Polish classical music group is coming to Columbia as part of its first tour of North America. It performs for the Candlelight Concert Society on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m. in Howard Community College's Smith Theatre.

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler will jump into the 2014 race for governor Tuesday, setting the stage for what is likely to be a fiercely competitive contest for the Democratic nomination.

Ronald S. Coddington, an author and editor, who has spent nearly four decades collecting Civil War era cartes de viste, has given life to those African-American soldiers who served in the war with the publication of "African American Faces of the Civil War."

Contrary to conventional wisdom, there is no trade off between addressing inequality and promoting economic growth.

The Walters' new director will emphasize the permanent holdings, community outreach and might even collect contemporary art

Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, a retired cardiologist who played an instrumental role in the establishment of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at St. Agnes Hospital, died Saturday from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 84.

Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of The Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive, died May from complications of Parkinson's disease at his Roland Park home. He was 87.

More than 40 people testified and more than 150 people gathered at a public hearing at the Board of Education Thursday, April 11, demanding a better health and wellness policy for students.

'Appalachian Spring' Baltimore School for the Arts performance is first time high school granted permission to produce ballet in original form.

Author of "Ghana Must Go" is being compared to multicultural literary It-Girls Zadie Smith and Jhumpa Lahiri

Columbia Pro Cantare offers something old and something new for its next concert on Sunday, March 10 at 3 p.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church. There's a religious link of sorts between the old and new pieces, so having this concert take place in an Ellicott City church is spiritually fitting.

Researcher Charles Limb tracked the areas of the brain that light up and shut off when jazz pianists are improvising

A rising star, Marciari-Alexander will succeed Gary Vikan