How much does the ‘Drill America First crowd’ really know about oil in Alaska?
Coldfoot, Alaska — Traffic backed up behind us on the Dalton Highway as we stopped to let the musk ox
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Month: July 2012
Why visit a library?
Last week I blogged about letting your friendly librarians help you use the Internet for serious research. I still maintain
Read moreUMBC study called an incomplete look at Affordable Care Act by some analysts
Policy analysts are criticizing UMBC’s Hilltop Institute for a health care reform study released earlier this month that showed economic growth from the Affordable Care Act because they said it was too narrowly focused on spending and job creation.
Read moreHousing Dept. responds to audit article
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development took issue with some of the statements in a MarylandReporter.com article last Friday about an audit of the department, asking “to clarify and correct some of the information.” The article contained two substantial errors of fact.
Read moreColorado River promises death to derailed hoboes
For three days in 2003 I had relentlessly pushed a rental car through the splendors of western Colorado, what they
Read moreMd. pension system earns close to nothing in past year
Maryland’s $37 billion state retirement and pension system for employees and teachers earned only .36% on its investments in the fiscal year that ended June 30. This is far below the 7.75% that is the system’s target. “The last 12 months presented a challenging environment for investors, particularly in international equity,” said chief investment officer Melissa Moye.
Read moreProtesters urge Maryland voters to support Dream Act
Come Nov. 6, Maryland voters won’t only decide whether to overturn the state’s newly passed law allowing same-sex marriage. Also
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Magnificent Seven: Sequels that were better than the original
Sequels often get a bad reputation. And when you look at the likes of Alien: Resurrection, Jaws 3D, or Rocky
Read moreKazakhstan cyclist Alexander Vinokourov’s Olympic gold is a dramatic comeback story
(Alexander Vinokourov leading the breakaway group of the 2012 London Olympic Road Race along Upper Richmond Rd, about 10km from
Read moreGood Friday
They used a carriage instead of a real horse drawn hearse. Christ off the cross, stretched out sideways on a
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