2010 Census

Baltimore percentage of same-sex couples raising kids among highest in nation

2013-05-21 06:31:00

Same-sex couples in the Baltimore area are raising children at a higher rate than in most large metropolitan regions in the nation, according to a new study released by a think tank at the UCLA School of Law. The study, released this week by the...

Smith Island denial

2013-05-16 11:27:00

Even the most jaded observer must acknowledge there's something admirable about the desire of so many living on Smith Island to see their community survive and prosper. Residents of this marshy (and shrinking in both population and real estate)...

Alcohol and traffic deaths

2013-05-15 12:42:00

The entire undergraduate student bodies of the Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval Academy combined. The population of Bel Air, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The average attendance at a Hershey Bears hockey game (the highest in the AHL)....

Black Student Union about heritage; WSU is not [Letter]

2013-05-02 10:04:54

I was a bit confused by the letter Jeff Nelson wrote regarding the need for a White Student Union at Towson University. For the record, "white" is how most people would describe me. That's no more a part of my heritage than the fact that my eyes are...

Rep. Donna Edwards to meet with Laurel constituents at Montpelier on Saturday

2013-04-05 03:05:00

Rep. Donna Edwards, a Democrat who represents the 4th congressional district, will host a coffee and conversation hour with Laurel constituents this weekend. The meet and greet will be held Saturday, April� 6 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Montpelier...

Baltimore's population up, following decades of loss

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Baltimore, coming off six decades of population decline, grew by 1,100 residents in 12 months, according to government estimates released Thursday. "It's such amazing news. … It's huge psychologically," said Seema D. Iyer, a former research chief...

Duncan's candidacy roils Montgomery Co. politics

2012-12-03 17:26:17

Former Montgomery County executive Doug Duncan's decision to run for his old seat after a six-year hiatus has changed the political landscape of the state's largest county even as critics argue that new demographics could present a big hurdle to his...

Bartlett's career imperiled

2012-10-16 09:55:00

Once again, there won't be much national interest in the 2012 federal election results here in Maryland next month. President Barack Obama, who carried the state by 25 percentage points four years ago, is a cinch to capture the state's 10 electoral votes...

Md. congressional map is fair, legal

2012-10-29 07:41:00

Several recent editorials and commentaries criticize the new congressional districts. The opposition primarily focuses on the odd shapes of districts, without considering any of the other variables that come into play when drawing district lines. Simply...

Gambling, same sex marriage, 'Dream Act' hot topics on Nov. ballot

2012-10-09 15:17:00

Voters in Harford County will have more decisions to make come November other than whom to elect for President and to represent the First and Second congressional districts. A recent event at Harford Community College sponsored by the League of Women...

It doesn't have name, but more move into downtown area

2012-09-07 16:04:00

I noticed a moving truck outside the old St. Alphonsus parochial school in the west side of downtown Baltimore on Saratoga Street. Someone was moving into an apartment in this Victorian building, once home to a school that made a a valiant attempt to...

Columbia Association president says it must evolve

2012-08-15 12:21:00

As Columbia's infrastructure deteriorates and the community's population demographics change, the Columbia Association board will have to move away from the time-tested practices of the past in favor of a more innovative business model. That's what CA...

Glendale Adventist Medical Center received a flood of applicants from the Philippines in 2006. In the past two decades, the city's Filipino population has grown 66% to 13,328, according to recently released 2010 U.S. Census data.

2012-04-26 20:22:00

The entrance to the Calexico Unified School District office is shown. The 2010 Census shows 39.1 percent of the district�s student population is living below the poverty rate.

2011-11-30 02:20:09

Sharyn and Doug Bean moved to Boyne City in 2007, in time to be counted in the 2010 U.S. Census. They said they love their new retirement home and never intend to move away.

2011-10-17 06:36:41