A little bit of everything
The delegate who chairs the House’s gambling subcommittee still doesn’t think there will be a special legislative session this summer to expand gaming in Maryland. And if there is one, the only topic should be permitting table games at the existing slots casinos, not adding a sixth casino at National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Del. Frank Turner told MarylandReporter.com Sunday.
Read moreAs the Green Party nominated its presidential ticket in Baltimore this weekend, a controversy over racial diversity briefly distracted the hundreds of delegates. But Jill Stein for president and Cheri Honkala for vice president brought the focus back to the party’s main focus on economic and social justice and the environment.
Read more(George Will attending a Nationals-Cardinals baseball game in 2006. Photo: Wikipedia Commons.) I love George Will. Like President Barack Obama, he’s a
Read moreWolves in Minnesota and Wisconsin have gone from being protected as an endangered species into the gun sights of hunters
Read moreA fellow teacher shared with me an article inThe Washington Post about two D.C.-area private schools, one that uses computers in the classroom and one
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Everybody likes a good ghost story, but few ever find themselves caught up in the middle of one. Getting caught
Read moreWelcome to The Balance Beam, a collection of Baltimore musings meant for anyone who is attempting to find balance in
Read moreStampede Pass, the intended capstone to my Stanford train-hopping days, is still a few weeks away. I became impatient and
Read moreHealth care system reforms under the Affordable Care Act will cost the state billions to implement but are also projected to generate income from FY 2014 to FY 2020 as a result of the newly insured, a new study reports.
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Hilltop Institute estimate that the unemployment rate will decrease nearly 1% by 2020 as a result of almost 135,000 jobs created across all sectors by the new legislation.
Read moreOn Friday night at 11:43 p.m., I caught my 12th train out of San Jose for Los Angeles. It should be
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