United Nations

Fighting homophobia by tracking down its source

2013-05-17 09:44:00

As a journalist, I'm a big believer in free speech, but also in the idea that bigotry and wrongdoing are fair game for scrutiny. Regardless of your political leanings, it's fair to say that publicly ridiculing others in a confrontational and...

Taxing the tea party

2013-05-13 10:22:00

Loyal readers of this page are likely aware that we have not been great supporters of the tea party movement. Too often, we have found those anti-tax crusaders who call themselves tea party patriots are simply rebranded John Birch Society members of an...

Dalai Lama packs UM Comcast Center for address on compassion

2013-05-07 18:34:00

He pulled on a Terps visor, to the crowd's delight. He rubbed noses with Gov. Martin O'Malley. And the Dalai Lama was met Tuesday with rounds of applause from a crowd of 15,000 at the University of Maryland, College Park's Comcast Center. "Sit down,"...

Obama's red line on Syria gets squiggly

2013-05-07 03:00:00

The hawks are squawking. Congressional conservatives and the right-wing media are blasting President Barack Obama for going soft on the Syrians. The president insists there is a "game-changing" red line the Syrian government will have crossed if it is...

Obama must find the best bad option in Syria

2013-04-30 09:28:00

Having vowed that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would cross a U.S. "red line" and provoke a strong American response "with enormous consequences," President Barack Obama now finds himself under increasing pressure to act, following reports by U.S....

'Boeing Boeing' takes flight at Rep Stage

2013-04-22 07:28:00

Not every play strives to deliver profound insights into the human condition. Marc Camoletti's "Boeing Boeing" only seeks to prove that the human condition is silly. Judging from the laughter at the Rep Stage production, the audience gets the point....

Motorman back on track ringing bell rail line from Catonsville to Towson

2013-04-21 17:52:36

An article in the April 19, 1913, edition of The Argus announced the return of familiar face on the rail cars. Not content with sitting on a slow-moving auto truck, Charles Bujac of Catonsville, one of the oldest motormen in the employ of the United...

Another victim of Boston Marathon bombings: public spaces

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Less than 24 hours ago, an apparent act of terrorism marred this year's Boston Marathon. It's too early to know many of the details about this tragic event. Late last night, officials were reporting three deaths and well over 100 injuries; soon we...

Korean powder keg

2013-04-08 13:05:39

North Korea's recent threats to target South Korean and American cities with atomic destruction have the shrill belligerence of a 6-year-old's temper tantrum. But while few analysts believe North Korea has the means to carry out its threats, U.S. and...

Bush's war, 10 years later

2013-03-22 00:00:00

The 10th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq seems an appropriate time to look back at how it all happened and what it has wrought, not so much for Iraq as for the United States, which poured its own troops, treasure and world reputation into...

U.N. arms treaty is a threat to America

2013-04-06 11:00:00

Maryland's two senators should not vote for ratification of the international arms trade treaty recently adopted by the United Nations ("U.N. approves landmark global arms trade treaty," April 3). This U.N. power grab is not just aimed at gaining...

Carnival plus yard sale coming to Linden-Linthicum UMC [Clarksville]

2013-04-04 03:15:00

Linden-Linthicum United Methodist Church youth mission teams are hosting a carnival and yard sale April 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendor and crafter parking lot spaces are available for $10. Bring your own table or rent one for an additional $10. In...

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie speaks during an annual meeting of UNHCR's governing executive committee in Geneva Oct. 4, 2011.

2013-05-15 10:32:00

A boy from Thandawli village shelters from the rain with an umbrella in the Rohingya internally displaced persons camp outside of Sittwe, May 14, 2013. More than 100,000 displaced people could be relocated to avoid the approaching cyclone Mahasen, according to the United Nations.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

A Palestinian boy holds up a symbolic key during a march to mark the 65th anniversary of Nakba near the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon a headquarters in the town of Naqoura, in southern Lebanon near the border between Lebanon and Israel, May 13, 2013.

2013-05-13 00:00:00