What Democrats don’t get about 2014
The DSCC’s shameful and dismissive treatment of a promising Senate candidate may hobble the party in the entire state for
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Joyce Dickerson surges as South Carolina’s GOP stumbles
It was August 22, 2014, and Joyce Dickerson was just getting warmed up. The crowd at Hilton Head Island was
Read moreRestrictions on referendum process won’t pass this session, Senate president says
Senate President Mike Miller told reporters Wednesday that new standards making it more difficult to petition new laws to the ballot are not likely to pass this year, though he agrees that the practice needs to be curtailed.
Read moreRestrictions on referendum process won’t pass this session, Senate president says
Senate President Mike Miller told reporters Wednesday that new standards making it more difficult to petition new laws to the ballot are not likely to pass this year, though he agrees that the practice needs to be curtailed.
Read moreSenate passes budget, tax hikes; video captures demonstrators for and against
The Maryland Senate passed a final budget and over $300 million in tax hikes shortly after noon Wednesday. The House starts debate on the bill Tuesday afternoon. A video shot throughout the day on Monday shows the demonstrators opposed to the tax hikes and spending increases, and a rally by public employee unions supporting the bills.
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Mother of Satan: The Serrated Edge (Chapter 12)
(This is the continuation of a serial novel. For previous chapters click here.) Irwin Rogers was shifting through the mounds of
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Mother of Satan: One For Old Time’s Sake (Chapter 5)
(This is the continuation of a serial novel. For previous chapters click here.) Rogers was beginning to get the feeling. It’s a
Read moreMother of Satan: The Safe House (Chapter 4)
(This is the continuation of a serial novel. For previous chapters click here.) The safe house was a spiraling, four-story Victorian
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Putting Jack B. Johnson first
(This is the fourth of a four-part memoir of journalist Timothy W. Maier’s career covering Prince George’s County Executive Jack
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