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A sad day for Maryland
A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland died today in the House of Delegates. According to the Post, the bill died as the result of opposition by Democrats in Southern Maryland (my home territory) and African-American Democrats from...
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Todd Eberly
| March 11, 2011; 5:50 PM ET |
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In Maryland, a time to lead
Maryland's House of Delegates will likely vote today on whether to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. By most counts, the legislation lacks the 71 votes needed to pass the bill. I have already written extensively about this issue...
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Todd Eberly
| March 11, 2011; 12:24 PM ET |
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Maryland's clash of the bag-tax proposals
On the surface, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett's proposal to institute a tax on single-use shopping bags sounds a whole lot like the one that we've grown so accustomed to inside the ol' D. of C. It's the same...
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Aaron Morrissey
| March 7, 2011; 5:40 PM ET |
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A civics lesson for Maryland's leaders
As a professor of political science, I admit that I tend to view political issues through a slightly different lens than many voters and certainly many elected leaders. Few things frustrate me more than when people fundamentally fail to...
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Todd Eberly
| March 7, 2011; 9:43 AM ET |
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Whose defense job gets cut?
With the federal budget being hotly contested, one wonders how many job cuts, especially in the defense sector, will be made across the region and which politician will get blamed for them. By one account, nearly 20,000 Virginia jobs...
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Peter Galuszka
| March 4, 2011; 2:37 PM ET |
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Civil unions for all?
In a report at MyFoxDC, Prince George's Del. Tiffany Alston position has been clarified considerably. Alston wishes to do away with marriage altogether, and have Maryland recognize only civil unions. "I believe, as a government, we should issue something...
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Todd Eberly
| March 4, 2011; 10:57 AM ET |
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Separate but equal in Maryland?,
Todd Eberly
, March 3, 2011
Photo tour of the ICC,
Dan Malouff
, March 2, 2011
Same-sex marriage intrigue in Md.,
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, March 2, 2011
In the fast lane on the ICC,
Fay Jacobs, Rehoboth Beach
, February 25, 2011
The problem isn't collective bargaining,
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, February 23, 2011
A chance for a new day in Prince George’s,
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, February 19, 2011
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, February 19, 2011
Who's demonizing who?,
Robert Nelson, Gaithersburg
, February 18, 2011
What's O'Malley thinking on Metro's board?,
David Alpert
, February 17, 2011
Law of unintended consequences,
Saqib Ali, North Potomac
, February 15, 2011
Census is a wake-up call for Maryland GOP,
Todd Eberly
, February 14, 2011
Why the word 'marriage' matters,
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, February 12, 2011
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, February 12, 2011
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WMATA ponders cutting late-night service,
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, February 9, 2011
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How the ICC will change Maryland,
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, February 8, 2011
The value of a Prince George's 'prerogative',
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, February 7, 2011
What Pepco might learn from Vepco,
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Wine freedom in Maryland: Just a taste won't do ,
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, February 5, 2011
It's time for Montgomery to embrace charters,
David Borinsky, Baltimore
, February 3, 2011
Maryland’s uncharacteristic proposal: Ronald Reagan Day,
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, February 3, 2011
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, February 2, 2011
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The traffic planners let us down,
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How a storm can break the ice,
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A satisfied Pepco customer,
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, January 31, 2011
You can count on Pepco,
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, January 31, 2011
A sandwich and a bed for a stranger in need,
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, January 31, 2011
Shelter in the storm,
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, January 31, 2011
Two states, two approaches to guns,
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, January 25, 2011
Choosing the wrong hospital,
Jill Brantley, Silver Spring
, January 25, 2011
Which part of Baltimore?,
Clarence D. Long III, Warrenton
, January 25, 2011
If Sargent Shriver had run for Maryland governor ...,
Patrick McGrath, Churchton, Md.
, January 22, 2011
Remembering Bill Hanna,
Gus Bauman, Silver Spring
, January 22, 2011
President O'Malley?,
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, January 21, 2011
A wedding like any other,
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, January 21, 2011
Blame game in U-Md. student's death,
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Another half-baked rail project,
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, January 11, 2011
DOT heads to take charge of WMATA reform,
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, January 10, 2011
As 'American' as a tuition break ,
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, January 6, 2011
A path to citizenship -- in Canada,
William F. Tell, Silver Spring
, January 6, 2011
Maryland's pension problem isn't state workers' fault,
Patrick Moran, Baltimore
, January 4, 2011
Friedgen's scrambled priorities,
Eric A. Green, Arlington
, January 4, 2011
Taking away immigrant students' chance to 'Dream',
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, January 3, 2011
Stories of triumph over adversity,
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The sacking of Ralph Friedgen,
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, December 23, 2010
U-md.'s bad 'business' decision,
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, December 23, 2010
A more humane approach to the abortion debate,
Angela Martin, Annapolis
, December 16, 2010
An unfair tax exemption in Maryland,
Seth Grimes, Takoma Park
, December 13, 2010
White Flint: Another giveaway to developers,
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, December 13, 2010
Care that women need,
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The liquor-politics mix in Prince George's,
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Legal corruption in Montgomery ,
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Top 10 bus paint jobs,
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Con-con promise comes due for O'Malley,
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The Post's double standard on my legislative work,
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Ride-On's bad attitude,
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Ehrlich the fluke,
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A little late for honesty ...,
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Your endorsement,
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Hey, Montgomery voters, who wants candy? ,
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Campaign behavior that should be retired,
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McDonnell drags his feet on the bay,
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, September 3, 2010
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, September 1, 2010
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, August 29, 2010
Baker: Customers and capital,
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, August 29, 2010
Levi: It begins with education,
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Jackson: New jobs within 100 days,
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, August 19, 2010
How the PSC ties BGE and Pepco's hands ,
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, August 16, 2010
When it rains, storm stories flow,
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Double track decision was the right decision,
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, July 30, 2010
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, July 26, 2010
McDonnell stonewalls Chesapeake cleanup,
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, July 21, 2010
Why is Virginia 'business friendly'?,
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, July 14, 2010
Gov. O'Malley deserved his NEA award,
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Gov. O'Malley's radio ads,
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, July 13, 2010
Reflections on the Md. water alert,
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, July 12, 2010
MARC's track record,
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, July 12, 2010
Parole didn't cause this tragedy,
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, June 24, 2010
A hold-your-nose commute from Takoma,
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, June 16, 2010
D.C. faring better than suburbs on growth,
Dan Malouff
, June 16, 2010
Who a BP boycott hits hardest,
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, June 10, 2010
Who cares what Helen Thomas thinks?,
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, June 7, 2010
Virginia's human trafficking problem,
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, June 1, 2010
Streetcars on D.C. memory lane,
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, May 26, 2010
Demand is there for passenger rail,
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, May 20, 2010
An African American cultural district for Baltimore?,
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, May 19, 2010
Science city in the real world,
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, May 14, 2010
Outer Beltway: Not that again,
David Alpert
, May 14, 2010
Is salvation for Chesapeake Bay finally at hand?,
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, May 12, 2010
O'Malley's (negative) opening salvo,
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, May 12, 2010
You balanced the Maryland budget? Big whoop,
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, May 11, 2010
The Maryland GOP's shallow bench,
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, May 10, 2010
What the ICC hath wrought,
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, May 3, 2010
Saving trees on the Chesapeake's shores,
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, May 3, 2010
Montgomery County could lift its blue laws: Yes, please,
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, April 27, 2010
Northrop Grumman chooses Virginia,
Peter Galuszka
, April 27, 2010
Does Sheriff Jackson deserve a promotion?,
Washington Post editors
, April 23, 2010
Experience that counts in the Maryland Senate,
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, April 11, 2010
Give judges discretion in drunk-driving cases ,
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, April 8, 2010
Backsliding on the bay?,
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, April 5, 2010
'Coddling drunk drivers'? Not quite,
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MoCo development theory ... and practice,
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, March 30, 2010
Misdirected development in Montgomery,
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, March 30, 2010
The real drag on Montgomery's budget,
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, March 29, 2010
Facing reality in the Castillo case,
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, March 26, 2010
Stuck with plastic bags,
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, March 23, 2010
Jerry Weast's garden lesson,
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, March 22, 2010
The 'war' on Chesapeake pollution,
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, March 22, 2010
The alcohol lobby comes first in Annapolis ,
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, March 17, 2010
Maryland makes gains for the Chesapeake Bay,
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, March 8, 2010
Robert Ehrlich's revisionist history,
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, March 3, 2010
Montgomery on top,
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, February 22, 2010
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, February 21, 2010
Making Amber alerts work,
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, February 19, 2010
A less-than-informative Amber alert ,
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Pepco, bury those lines,
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What good neighbors do,
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, February 14, 2010
Clash of the SUV drivers,
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, February 14, 2010
A shovel thief strikes in Silver Spring,
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, February 12, 2010
The lonely shoveler,
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, February 12, 2010
Stop tilting at wind-power projects,
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, February 9, 2010
Does The Post appreciate teachers? ,
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, February 8, 2010
What's in your child's sippy cup?,
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, February 8, 2010
Metro's Bethesda Station: Bring your climbing gear,
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, February 4, 2010
A failed Maryland teacher for changing tenure,
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, February 2, 2010
The message in a beetle,
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, January 28, 2010
The real cure for Maryland's budget disease ,
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, January 27, 2010
Real reform in Annapolis,
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, January 8, 2010
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, January 6, 2010
Cabin John was high on this hog,
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, January 5, 2010
Crowdsourcing Maryland's democracy,
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, December 31, 2009
Why Metro deserves its federal boost ,
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, December 24, 2009
Betting where you bank?,
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, December 18, 2009
As the slots vote goes, so goes Maryland,
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, December 11, 2009
Slots and Arundel Mills: A winning combination,
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, December 4, 2009
The wrong place for slots,
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, December 4, 2009
Political games in Montgomery,
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, December 3, 2009
Paying a visit to the track,
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, December 2, 2009
Maryland horse racing in the home stretch,
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, November 27, 2009
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, November 13, 2009
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, November 6, 2009
Tested to Death in the Maryland Schools,
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, September 30, 2009
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, September 23, 2009
Where the Wild Things Were,
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, September 11, 2009
Family or Foster Care? A Death Shows the Stakes,
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