Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Baltimore

Drug Dealers' Secrets Revealed in Justice Department Reports

Drug trading and dealing are revealed for the 32 major markets around the country. more >>

<i>The Wire</i> Creator Gives Advice to Journalists

David Simon sees news sites charging for content and tells young journos to stick to a beat. more >>

Abraham Lincoln Inauguration Not Assured Until He Gave Baltimore Assassins the Slip

Evading Baltimore assassins earned vitriol, and the chance to fight another day, Geoff Brown writes. more >>

Investigate the World of Edgar Allan Poe

The inventor of the mystery novel turns 200 years old in 2009. more >>

America's Best Leaders: Freeman Hrabowski, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

America's Best Leaders: Freeman Hrabowski, University of Maryland-Baltimore County more >>

A Turnaround for Baltimore Schools

A modest enrollment gain this fall could signal a big shift for the school district. more >>

African-American Voters Turn Out

Recalling a Baltimore civil rights leader. more >>

Sprint Launches High-Speed, Wireless WiMax Service

Baltimore is the first to get next-generation wireless broadband, and at attractive prices, too. more >>

Kids Who Stay in School Stay Alive

In Baltimore, those who were shot or slain missed an average of 46 days per year. more >>

Another Rally at Hopkins Responds to 'Halloween in the Hood' Party

Debate over a Halloween party invitation that Johns Hopkins University officials say "made broad stereotypical references to African-Americans and derogatory references to Baltimore" continued last week with a rally. But this protest was not thrown by the NAACP; instead, it was hosted by students supporting Justin Park, the Sigma Chi brother who was suspended from the university until 2008 for making the invitation. more >>

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