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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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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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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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Who's demonizing who?
When I devoted an entire day to come to Annapolis and engage in a civil debate on the same-sex marriage bill on Feb. 8, I never envisioned receiving such an insensitive and denigrating response from any elected official as the...
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Robert Nelson, Gaithersburg
| February 18, 2011; 6:40 PM ET |
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Why is Virginia 'business friendly'?
Virginia scored well in another survey of the best states for business, but it's not all good news.
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Peter Galuszka
| July 14, 2010; 11:16 AM ET |
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