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2 hrs ago | Patch.com

Maryland Ranks 11th Most Bike-Friendly State

Maryland is one of the best states in the region to bike, according to new rankings from the League of American Bicyclists.

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6 hrs ago | Patch.com

Entrepreneur Magazine Ranks Maryland Top State for Startups

Maryland was recently ranked the best place to start a business, according to Entrepreneur magazine.

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Related Topix: Havre de Grace, MD

16 hrs ago | Patch.com

Miss Annapolis On Track for Miss Maryland

Patch met with Miss Annapolis, Jade Kenny, at a recent event at the Visitor's Bureau where she tasted a new Chesapeake Bay flavored ice cream.

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21 hrs ago | Patch.com

WTF: Marylanders Cuss How Much?

What's so great about being nice? Nice never got anybody anywhere, right? According to a finding from the Marchex Institute , those are some questions Marylanders might ask themselves considering the institute's recent findings: We curse and act impolitely on consumer telephone calls.

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Sun May 19, 2013

WBNS

More centers in DC area speak seniors' language

If Mohammad Rahro, 91, had gone to just any senior center in Maryland, chances are he would not have encountered someone who remembered the headmaster with four wives who rode to school each day on a beloved white donkey.

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Related Topix: South Korea, World News, Asian-American, Chinese-American

Patch.com

Top Maryland Headlines: House of Cards in MD, First Lady Inspires

By Patch Staff It was a big week for Maryland, with a visit by the first lady and a heads up for a sixth casino in the state.

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Related Topix: Michelle Obama, Bowie, MD, Guns, Harford County, MD, US Governors, Martin O'Malley

Picket News

Eight Western Maryland Student Historians Receive Special Awards at...

Eight Western Maryland Student Historians Receive Special Awards at the 2013 Maryland History Competition 5/12/2013 Eight Western Maryland Student Historians Receive Special Awards at the 2013 Maryland History Competition About 550 talented middle and high students, along with their proud parents and teachers, converged on the campus of the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Maryland Government, Baltimore, MD, Allegany County, MD, University of Maryland College Park

Patch.com

Corridor Cities Transitway, Traffic Relief in the Distance for Commuters

By Nicole Macon, Capital News Service When Margie Weaver accepted a job in North Bethesda, she didn't think much about driving 42 miles from her home in Unionville to her workplace-until a trip she thought would take her about 45 minutes took up to two and a half hours in traffic on Interstate 270.

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Related Topix: North Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, Maryland Government

WBOC-TV Salisbury

Lawmakers Defend Md. Prison Guard Bill of Rights

Two sponsors of the Maryland Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights are defending the 2010 law against FBI criticism that it was ineffective in deterring alleged corruption at a state-run Baltimore jail.

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Related Topix: Maryland Government, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore, MD, US Governors, Martin O'Malley

Gazette.net

Charges for procedures vary between area hospitals

Two patients in Maryland go to the hospital for an identical procedure. If they both go to the same hospital, they will face the same charges.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Takoma Park, MD, Silver Spring, MD, Rockville, MD

Patch.com

Michelle Obama in College Park: It's Time to Feel Hungry Again

In a speech celebrating the history of Bowie State University and the struggles of African Americans forced to fight for their education, First Lady Michelle Obama told the class of 2013 on Friday that it was time to "feel hungry" again.

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Related Topix: Bowie State University, African-American

Sat May 18, 2013

Stars and Stripes

Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone

This image provided by Thomas Saenz, shows Saenz near the tarmac at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, World News, Afghanistan, University of Southern California, University of Maryland University College

Patch.com

Gun Control, Gas Tax Hike Laws Signed Thursday

Two of the most controversial bills Maryland state lawmakers grappled with this session became law Thursday.

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Related Topix: Guns, Maryland Government, US Governors, Martin O'Malley

Patch.com

First Statewide Gun Turn-in Nets 250 Firearms

Marylanders by the dozens turned over unwanted firearms to police in the first statewide "Gun Turn-In Day," sponsored by Attorney General Doug Gansler.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Annapolis, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD

Stars and Stripes

Polling specialists question Pentagon sex-assault survey

Findings from a Pentagon survey on sexual assault in the military, which triggered outrage about what the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff calls a "crisis," may be based on scanty response rates, questionable data and broad definitions of what constitutes abuse.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Rumors resurface: Is Thornton preparing to leave MPS?

Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Gregory Thornton was here for less than a year before the rumors started in early 2011: Was he thinking about leaving? Two years later, this same rumor is once again in circulation, only now there's a name of a district behind it: Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland, the state's second-largest ... (more)

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Fri May 17, 2013

WBAL-AM Baltimore

State Jobless Rate Inches Down

That figure compares with the latest national rate of 7.5 percent and is a tenth lower than the March number for Maryland.

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Related Topix: Maryland Government

AmmoLand

The Human Dimensions of Elk Reintroduction in Western Maryland

Historically, herds of elk roamed across most of the United States and Canada, but the Eastern elk - the only subspecies found east of the Mississippi River - was extirpated in the 19th century.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Yellowstone National Park, Agriculture, Science

Daily Record

Real Estate Weekly - 5/17/13

The HOPE initiative, a program started by the administration of Gov. Martin O'Malley to preserve homeownership by helping prevent foreclosures, was awarded the Maryland Access to Justice Commission's Executive Branch Award for 2013.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Martin O'Malley, Owings Mills, MD, Laurel, MD, REIT, Personal Finance, Annapolis, MD

Patch.com

WFT? Do Marylanders Really Cuss That Much?

What's so great about being nice? Nice never got anybody anywhere, right? If that's true, Marylanders are going places.

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