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Maryland Unemployment Up Slightly
Business

Maryland Unemployment Up Slightly

Unemployment rates were lower in March in 4 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Seventeen states had jobless […]

At a recent zoning presubmission hearing in Maple Lawn more than 120 community members participated.
Opinion

Community Activism Enlivened in District 3

OPINION In Jessup and Elkridge the feistiest residents both fought for what they believed they deserved. Each wanted High School #13 in their backyards. So far, Jessup is on top in that fight. Now a […]

Isaac Allen is calling for “less gun violence and more resolving of issues without fighting.” His course of action is basketball. (Photo by Ricardo Whitaker)
Youth

High School Freshman Working for Peace in County

Isaac Allen is 14 years old and a freshman at Reservoir High School in Fulton, Maryland. When his friend Xavier Young was gunned down behind the Whiskey Bottom Shopping Center in North Laurel in late […]

After the Riots, Where Does Baltimore Stand?
News

After the Riots, Where Does Baltimore Stand?

BALTIMORE, Maryland – Dwayne Weaver has owned Keystone pharmacy in West Baltimore for 32 years. He says the aftermath of the destruction that followed the death of Freddie Gray three years ago left his store […]