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Is Obama too smart to be a good president?

2012-05-15 09:06:00

As devotees of Barack Obama know all too well, qualities that made him so attractive as a candidate — an affinity for subtle arguments, a tendency to carefully weigh his options — have at times proved less useful in his role as president. That...

With new book, Madeleine Albright sheds light on long-hidden family secrets

2012-05-05 00:00:00

In 1997, Madeleine Albright couldn't have been more certain that she knew everything important about herself and was in possession of every relevant fact about her life. And then, at age 59, just days after being confirmed as U.S. secretary of state,...

School notebook: Laurel High students collect writing awards

2012-05-02 08:32:00

Students at Laurel High have proven they have the "write" stuff, taking home several awards in the past month for journalism and poetry. Laurel High's student-produced newspaper, the Shield, recently won a 2011 first-place award from the American...

Jean Gartlan

2012-04-25 14:49:58

Jean Gartlan, a retired journalist and a Catholic Relief Services program director who worked in 1960s refugee relief in southern Africa, died of cancer Sunday at Stella Maris Hospice. She was 88 and lived in Mount Vernon. "She was really a Renaissance...

Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts marks 40 years of inspiring young talent

2012-04-04 06:11:00

In 2003, the twice-Oscar-nominated actor Ed Norton, known for his intensity in films including “Fight Club” and “The Incredible Hulk,” sat down for an interview with James Lipton, host of the Bravo television show “Inside the...

House race a loss for labor, too

2012-04-07 15:03:31

As he campaigned in the most closely watched congressional race in Maryland, state Sen. Rob Garagiola had an advantage his fellow Democratic candidates envied: the support of the politically powerful labor movement. More than a stamp of approval,...

Change the World Bank needs

2012-04-10 11:47:23

Few people on the street may be familiar with the World Bank. Yet, it plays a critical role in the U.S. effort to engage the world through its contribution to economic development in poor and post-conflict societies. As current World Bank President...

Sallie P. Mink, registered nurse

2012-04-18 16:43:18

Sallie P. Mink, a registered nurse who for 20 years had been educational director for depression and related affective disorders at Johns Hopkins Hospital, died Saturday of brain cancer at Keswick Multi-Care Center. The one-time Ruxton resident who...

When well-educated politicians cry 'snob'

2012-03-08 15:02:27

With the Republican presidential nomination contest in high gear, Marylanders might be forgiven for smiling. The word "snob" has returned with full force to presidential politics after a four-decade hiatus. Former Sen. Rick Santorum (Penn State University...

Financier Delaney running as outsider in 6th District

2012-03-25 19:06:00

Banker John Delaney knew that Maryland's ruling Democrats had someone else in mind to become the state's next 6th District congressman. But the 48-year-old multimillionaire from Potomac jumped into the race anyway. And despite early missteps, Delaney's...

Liberals must stand with the president

2012-03-15 11:16:00

Every week on the lecture trail, I meet progressives who are demoralized and/or infuriated by Barack Obama's performance as president. They insist that they will not work for him again or even vote for him. Many have signed petitions saying as much....

New space, quirky ideas could turn around the Contemporary Museum

2011-12-10 07:25:00

A 12-foot-long white banner with black letters has been suction-cupped to the first-floor windows of the former Craig Flinner art gallery at Charles and Centre streets. It reads: "Future home of the Contemporary Museum. Opening January, 2012." At least,...

Fourth-year medical student Dan Henderson, of Cheshire, reads the letter announcing his residency assignment at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center for Internal Medicine, at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine's annual Residency Match Day at the Farmington

2012-03-16 00:00:00

He also works on Internet advertising and sponsorship agreements and intellectual property and technology issues arising in the context of mergers and acquisitions, financing and bankruptcy transactions. Halpern has a J.D.

2012-03-12 00:00:00

Shelley Smith has joined Belongia, Shapiro & Franklin LLP as partner. Most recently a law professor at Southern Illinois University School of Law, Smith brings 20 years of experience in commercial law to the firm.

2012-03-09 00:00:00