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Sommer, former Hopkins dean, to accept prize in Israel

2013-06-07 16:33:00

Alfred Sommer, a former Johns Hopkins University dean who discovered the importance of vitamin A in preventing child blindness, will accept an award Sunday in Israel honoring his contributions to preventive medicine. Sommer was chosen as a laureate of...

Towson teacher injured in Boston bombing is back in Maryland

2013-06-03 19:19:51

Erika Brannock saw flashes of yellow and orange, and she felt as if her body was falling in slow motion when the first of two homemade bombs at the Boston Marathon exploded inches away from where she stood near the finish line. She heard people crying...

Things you need to know for Monday

2013-06-03 05:05:00

Good morning, Baltimore. There's a leaker in jail next door, Game of Thrones is a fantasy, and Turkey's flirting with anarchy. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for June 3, 2013. Bradley Manning, the whistleblower accused of releasing a giant...

Civilization has no place for drones

2013-05-30 06:48:00

In his recent speech, President Barack Obama set forth what he described as narrow, reasonable guidelines for using drones to carry out targeted killings overseas. The U.S., he said, will only use drone strikes "against terrorists who pose a continuing...

Threats of force won't work with Iran

2013-05-29 04:30:00

Your recent article on U.S. relations with Iran highlights the sensible advice given by former American ambassador Ryan Crocker, who is part of the Iran Project ("Ex-ambassador: Soften approach toward Iran," May 27). This group includes three dozen...

Diplomacy before arms in Syria

2013-05-29 09:32:00

Syrian President Bashar Assad's brutal war against his domestic opponents has taken some 70,000 lives so far and reduced much of the country to rubble, yet there's no sign either side has gained a decisive advantage in the two-year-old conflict. The...

A marriage of music plays in Columbia

2013-05-16 03:00:00

Chamber music players typically spend so much time together that it can seem like a professional marriage. In the case of Duo Amaral, it's an actual marriage. These husband and wife guitarists perform for the Sundays at Three series on May 19 at Christ...

Budge set to shift gears from activist to alderman

2013-05-05 06:34:00

Joe Budge has been a familiar face at Annapolis city council meetings, speaking out on issues related to downtown. Later this month, he'll move from the public microphone to the dais as he's sworn in as the council's newest alderman. Budge, 60, was...

End U.S. military aid to Israel

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Your report on the Israeli strike on missiles in Syria bound for Hezbollah shows how the warmongering nation of Israel continues to use the billions of dollars in military aid it receives from the U.S. every year to wage war against its neighbors —...

What will happen to weapons the U.S. gives to Syria's rebels?

2013-05-07 09:45:00

Does it occur to anyone in the left-wing Obama administration that arming Syrian rebels with modern weapons will result in arming a group of fighters who live just across the border from Israel ("The best bad option," May 2)? Does it dawn on anyone on...

Israel's critics ignore discrimination in the Arab and Muslim world

2013-05-06 12:45:00

The article by Zainab Choudry and Saqib Ali on Israel's supposed discrimination against Arab-American and Muslim citizens is missing a big part of the story in the Arab and Muslim world ("Don't let Israel discriminate," April 30). Former Secretary of...

Opening the door to peace

2013-03-25 11:02:00

Given how low the expectations were for President Barack Obama's highly publicized trip to the Middle East, it may not be saying much to declare that he exceeded them. But given the precarious state of Israeli-Palestinian relations, it would also be...

Pompano Beach Deputy Frank Biro, left, and Sgt. Adam Rubin were honored Thursday by Sheriff Scott Israel, right

2013-06-13 18:41:00

He is a skilled leader and an accomplished manager of resources with a talent for inspiring teamwork among public safety personnel, citizen groups and community leaders.

2013-06-11 07:55:00

Joslyn Ruback,left, receives a Special Recognition Award from Broward Sheriff Scott Israel on March 15, 2013.

2013-05-24 10:24:00