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Death penalty opponents cite reasons to repeal
Critics of the death penalty say it is a costly sentence that does not help deter violent crime and often splits victims' families between those who want the ultimate form of justice and those who feel it does ...
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Visions of new UB law building
A "nerve center" pulsating with activity. A series of chambers that spiral outward like the shell of a nautilus.
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Premature births the focus of March of Dimes petition
In the United States today, more newborns die from premature birth than any other cause, and millions of children face serious health challenges or have trouble learning in school because they were born too ...
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Chandra measurements of non-thermal X-ray emission from massive, merging, radio-halo clusters
Abstract We report the discovery of spatially-extended, non-thermal or hot, quasi-thermal emission components in Chandra X-ray spectra for five of a sample of seven massive, merging galaxy clusters with ...
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Our Bay: Save the bay, move away
Tom Horton is on a mission to get people to talk about something that's often left unsaid: How population growth is harming the Chesapeake Bay.
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On the agenda
Republican Women of Charles County will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Olive Garden, U.S. 301, Waldorf.
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On the agenda
Republican Women of Charles County will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Olive Garden, U.S. 301, Waldorf.
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Death Penalty Debate: Md. commission holds last hearing
ANNAPOLIS - A former U.S. senator and a New Jersey police chief argued against the death penalty Monday before a commission that is expected to deliver recommendations to lawmakers later this year.
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MD--Baltimore Juries
A new study released by the Abell Foundation says Baltimore jurors are 30 times less likely to convict a defendant of the most serious charges he or she faces than their counterparts in three suburban counties.
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New farmers' market site encourages local buying
The newly launched foodtrader.org, touted as Maryland's online farmers' market, is helping area growers connect with customers who want to buy locally-grown and made products, such as those offered at the ...
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Splendor restored
Workers removed scaffolding from the old American Brewery's towers, revealing a 19th century exuberance of restored copper, slate, brick and brownstone.
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2-year-old's drowning continues legacy of loss
The death last week of a 2-year-old boy found in a family pool in Golden Beach brought new tragedy to his relatives, who have endured the loss of other kinfolk who were killed by gunfire or disappeared.
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David Nitkin on state politics issues
O'Malley Bob, Mount Washington: [Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley] proclaims a drop of 40 percent in violent crime and progress in [the] school system, yet the murder rate [is] still quite high and it seems ...
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Why aren't more women managing partners?
Linda S. Woolf doesn't go around thinking of herself as a "female managing partner." The head of Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann LLP said she doesn't go out of her way to talk about being a female law firm ...
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UB gets $5 million pledge
Baltimore attorney and Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos has pledged a $5 million matching grant for a new law center at the University of Baltimore that could transform the midtown architectural landscape.
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Lions say there will be crabs for June 8 festival
The blue crabs are digging out and heading into the warmer waters of St. Mary's tidal tributaries, just in time for the 23rd St.
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Gambling case pays off for police
For the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Department, their piece of what later evolved into a complex investigation into illegal gambling machines began with some thefts at a local high school.
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More than 100 illegal gambling machines seized in Baltimore County
"There was obviously money in these machines" Baltimore County police served 40 search warrants all over the county, seizing more than 100 illegal video gaming machines in the past week. via Baltimore Examiner
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Jumping to middle school
Middle school open houses for next school year's incoming sixth-graders and their parents start at 6 p.m. Margaret Brent Monday, May 12 Esperanza Tuesday, May 13 Leonardtown Monday, May 19 Spring Ridge ... via The Enterprise
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Nonprofit aims to bridge affordable housing gap
"Those properties are at risk of being converted to market rates, bulldozed or of losing their subsidies." May 6, 2008 12:00 AM by G.M. Corrigan , The Examiner Greater Baltimore AHC Director Andrew Vincent stands with project managers Sakinah Linder, left, and Allison Pendell Jones, in their office in Baltimore. via Baltimore Examiner
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