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In early education, quality is what counts
There has been a lot of conflicting information in the local and national press recently about pre-kindergarten. As longtime practitioners of the art of early childhood education, the Maryland Family Network would like to offer some perspective and...
Tags: Early Learning, Personal Income, Head Start
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How to contact your legislators - 2013
Maryland The Maryland General Assembly’s 2013 session began Jan. 9 and ends April 8. Information about the General Assembly, including the status of bills, can be found at http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/ Sen. George C. Edwards R-Allegany/Garrett/...Tags: Annapolis, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Pennsylvania General Assembly, Politics
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On Rutgers basketball, Princeton husband-hunting and Jimmy Kimmel
"What's the second paragraph?" That is my boilerplate response when someone suggests a column idea to me. "Yeah. Right. But where do I go from there?" Not every topic is worth 700 words. So, today I will offer a few words on recent headlines in the...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress, Martin O'Malley, Basketball
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General Assembly session ends in flurry of votes
Police could pull you over for talking on a hand-held phone while driving. Some patients could legally use marijuana. And veterans would get a new assist in getting jobs under legislation approved by the Maryland General Assembly on its final day. As...
Tags: Morgan State University, Health Treatments, Politics, Sandwiches, Crime, Law and Justice
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'... a horrible year for Maryland taxpayers' [Letter]
Editor: Friends, it has been an honor serving you for the past 11 years. I can't say that the job has gotten easier, as the State marches farther and farther to the left. I really held back on sending out my Annapolis Updates this year, hoping for...Tags: Annapolis, Prince George's County, Gun Control, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Lawmakers seek scrutiny of prisons in wake of Baltimore contraband case
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comSome Washington County lawmakers are calling for another look at the state prison system and how the prisons are run after federal charges were filed against 13 female corrections officers, seven inmates and five others with alleged gang ties last week at...Tags: Annapolis, Joseph M Getty, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Safety of Citizens
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Open space a winner in legislative session [Letter]
The Maryland General Assembly has wisely reaffirmed the importance of maintaining Program Open Space, the state's premier program to conserve land and create recreation areas, as a dedicated fund based on revenues from the transfer of real estate ("...
Tags: Agriculture, Land Resources, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Maryland families to get new tool in fight against drug overdoses
Linda Fletcher lives in fear of reliving a nightmare: a son dying from a heroin overdose. Her son Kris Klipner succumbed to the drug in 2007. He was 28. Klipner's half-brother battles the same kind of depression as Kris. He suffers the same heroin...
Tags: Annapolis, Family, Politics, Pain, Perry Hall
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Top Md. Dems expected at summit in Hagerstown
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comTop Democrats from the state will converge in Hagerstown on Saturday for an annual summit of Western Maryland Democrats. And although Western Maryland hasn’t been a Democrat stronghold in recent years, party leaders said they were buoyed by...Tags: Annapolis, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Democratic Party, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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2013 session of Maryland General Assembly productive for Washington County
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County’s state legislators said that the 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly was a productive one for the county, with many delegation bills being approved. The county also got a $1.55 million share of a wealth-based grant...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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Del. LeRoy Myers: Recent session a bad one for Marylanders
This legislative session in Annapolis has been the worst for Marylanders in recent memory, certainly the worst of my 11 sessions. We have been pushed far to the left by Gov. Martin O’Malley, who is more concerned with winning the 2016 Democratic...Tags: Annapolis, Politics, Immigration, Executive Branch, Elections
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Chief judge of Maryland Court of Appeals retiring
Maryland's highest-ranking judge, Robert M. Bell, likes that his courthouse is dedicated to his predecessor, pointing out that the letters etching Robert C. Murphy's name on the building's exterior are filled in gold paint to make sure even nighttime...
Tags: Morgan State University, Politics, Gays and Lesbians, Career and Workplace, Trials
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