Alcohol Addiction

Washington National Opera presents revelatory 'Show Boat'

2013-05-09 12:40:00

Time was when American opera companies considered musicals as suspect artifacts from another planet, hardly worthy of serious attention -- not even on a par with the operettas those companies would occasionally stage when they needed a box office lift....

Huff sentenced to two years of supervised probation in DUI case

2013-04-30 16:03:16

Baltimore County Councilman Todd Huff was sentenced Tuesday to two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. Baltimore County Circuit Judge Timothy Martin also gave Huff a one-year suspended jail sentence. He...

Reducing liquor outlets won't curb drinking

2013-04-18 12:00:00

Using zoning laws to limit alcohol outlet density won't stop the heaviest drinkers from consuming alcoholic beverages ("Government should use zoning to limit liquor stores, Hopkins researchers say," April 11). Such a solution oversimplifies the problem of...

'Dancing With the Stars' recap, Jacoby charms and Andy Dick brings the tears

2013-04-09 09:04:00

Last week was "Prom Night" and mercifully Wynonna went home. Tonight is "The Best Year of Your Life," and I'm already prepared to feel decrepit and ancient when Aly and Zendaya pick from their limited number of years. During the staircase introductions,...

Fixing Oliver

2013-03-13 13:36:00

There's no magic bullet that will suddenly solve all the problems in a community like Baltimore's Oliver neighborhood, not even the small army of city officials who descended on the East Baltimore community this week. But the effort is still worth it if...

James R. Crook, attorney

2013-03-10 16:15:35

James Roderick Crook Jr., a retired attorney for Baltimore City and a World War II veteran, died of stroke complications Wednesday at the Edenwald Retirement Community. The Guilford resident was 91. Born in Baltimore and raised in Oakenshawe, he attended...

Poetic passions, tragic partings among Baltimore's greatest romances

2013-02-08 05:10:00

Baltimore has witnessed love and loss. From the banks of the harbor to Mount Vernon's cobblestones to the grassed-over burial plots of Greenmount Cemetery, embedded in this city are vestiges of some of history's great romances, stories of people coming...

'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' recap, Twerking to empowerment

2013-02-05 05:46:00

Last night, I took another gander at the episode guide for this season of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," and realized this isn’t the last episode! We’ve got one more coming up. Plus, I forgot about the reunions, and reality show...

Father Martin's Ashley celebrates 30 years

2013-01-28 08:06:03

Father Martin's Ashley, the non-profit alcoholism and drug addiction treatment center co-founded by Father Joseph C. Martin and Mae Abraham, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Ashley's opened its doors to the first five patients in 1983, and since then,...

Community column, Havre de Grace, celebrating Dr. King's birthday, and others

2013-01-18 00:00:00

Coming up dear readers, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 21, recognizing his birthday on Jan. 15. This day honors Rev. King's lifelong commitment to equality and unity. Schools and many offices will be closed. A recent addition to this...

Six decades later, sons seek answers on death of Detrick scientist

2012-12-08 12:46:00

First, the Army told Frank Olson's sons that the Fort Detrick scientist's death in a fall from a 13th-floor window of a New York hotel had been an accident. Then a presidential commission revealed that the CIA had given an unwitting Olson LSD as part of...

Man drowns after falling into Susquehanna Saturday

2013-01-23 12:02:27

One of two man found in the Susquehanna River off Havre de Grace early Saturday evening drowned, Havre de Grace Police confirmed Tuesday. John Duncan, 58, of no fixed address, was pronounced dead at the scene after an unidentified witness heard someone...

Two new studies examine the relationship between alcohol addiction and emotional difficulties.

2013-04-16 00:00:00

No Rating; 1:45 running time He is a man with a golden set of pipes and a true belief in the lyrics contained in the Journey standard referenced by the title, the one heard at the end of "The Sopranos" to such memorably unsettling effect.

2013-03-07 08:50:00

Teresa Miller, 54, reflects on the community she's found on the street corners in the southeast Newport News community. Miller, who was an alcoholic 33 years ago, says she values the conversation and company at intersections like 32nd Street and Jefferson Avenue.

2013-01-25 10:10:00