WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder was hospitalized for several hours Thursday and treated for an elevated heart rate after experiencing lightheadedness and shortness of breath, the Justice Department said. Holder arrived as a precaution at a Washington hospital around 10:30 a.m. and was given medicine to restore his heart rate to a normal […]
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GOP Obamacare Fix Would Harm, Not Help, Says Non-Partisan Budget Analysis
A Republican-sponsored “fix” for Obamacare would do more harm than good, an analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has concluded. The Save American Workers Act (H.R. 2575) would change the definition of full-time employment from 30 hours per week to 40 hours per week to reduce the number of employers subject to penalties […]
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D.C. School Chancellor Unveils $5 Million Program to Boost Student Approval of School System
District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Kaya Henderson confirmed her commitment to increasing student satisfaction Feb. 25 with the announcement of a $5 million award to be used toward that end for the 2014-2015 school year. “With this new award, we will help our schools meet the needs of our students beyond the classroom,” […]
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Baltimore Robocalls Convict Julius Henson May Be Out of Senate Race, Ordered Back to Jail
BALTIMORE (AP) — A judge has ruled that a political consultant convicted in a robocall conspiracy violated his probation by filing to run for state Senate. Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Emanuel Brown ruled on Thursday that Julius Henson must serve four months for the probation violation. Brown suspended his order for 30 days so Henson […]
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Baltimore Corner Stores Targeted to Expand Healthier Inner City Food Choices
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s battle against childhood obesity is being boosted by a program that will also storm part of the West Baltimore food desert and provide city residents—and their children—with healthier food choices. The mayor Feb. 26 launched Baltimarket Health Stores, a Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) initiative funded by a three-year, $750,000 grant, […]
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Fuel Fund, Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake, BGE Help Homeless Clear Utility Debt
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Feb. 25 announced she has joined with the Fuel Fund of Maryland and Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) to help local homeless persons overcome a major obstacle to permanent housing—overdue (BGE) bills. The mayor unveiled the Power of Home, a Fuel Fund program to address unpaid utility bills that block the […]
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LBJ Library to Commemorate President Johnson’s Role in 1964 Civil Rights Act
This July will mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, arguably the most important legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. While there were several key players who contributed to the landmark legislation, and many more nameless ones, President Lyndon Baines Johnson played an indisputably central role. “Without Johnson’s support and skill, […]
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Holder Hospitalized as Precaution for Faintness
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder was taken to the hospital Thursday as a precaution after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work. A department statement said said Holder was “resting comfortably and in good condition” at a Washington hospital after feeling the symptoms during a morning meeting with […]
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One Maryland One Book 2014: The Distance Between Us
The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) has announced the selection of The Distance Between Us: a Memoir by Reyna Grande for One Maryland One Book 2014. The book was chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, authors, and bibliophiles in January from a list of over 100 titles suggested last fall by readers across the state […]
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The Washington Capitals to Host Annual Spring Blood Drive
The Washington Capitals and Inova Blood Donor Services will host the Capitals’ annual spring blood drive on March 1, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. Donors will receive a Nicklas Backstrom bobblehead as well as a Capitals T-shirt. More than 250 units of blood and blood products are […]
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Edmondson Village Town Hall Meeting and Resource Fair
The Greater Southwest District Council is hosting a town hall meeting and resource fair, 1 to 2:30 p.m., March 1, at St. Bernadine’s Catholic Church, 614 Mt. Holly Street in Baltimore. Goals are to: *Improve the condition of the Edmondson Village Shopping Center *Revisit the 2007 Edmondson Village Master Plan *Connect residents with resources need […]
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Cupcakes & Cocktails
On March 22, the fourth annual Cupcakes & Cocktails Diva Soiree will be hosted at the SPX Event Hall in District Heights, Md. The event, which showcases women-owned businesses and organizations, will feature numerous activities, workshops, giveaways, vendors and more. For more information: Eventbrite.com.