Don’t blame the liquor stores for the shootings in Baltimore
Get off the corner”, said the authoritarian voice from above. “Move away from the liquor store. Go home”, the voice
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Robert Emmet Mara has been in Baltimore since 2006. A native New Yorker, Robert came to Baltimore to do three things: work with kids, renovate houses and write a second book of fiction. Since his arrival, he has managed to do all three and more.
He has sought better oversight for his still blighted Harwood neighborhood from the city and has been asked to speak to various community association leaders on the subject of city agency relations.
Author: Robert Emmet Mara
Baltimore leaders need to harass slumlords and ease off law-abiding citizens
This column has sought to invigorate local and national debate that too often seems hackneyed by first reminding the reader
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After losing two civilian chief engineers in two years, President Roosevelt brought in Colonel George Washington Goethels of the US
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