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Maryland Jockey Club president says Preakness brand 'has changed dramatically'

2013-05-18 12:35:00

Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas said Saturday that the Preakness brand “has changed dramatically” in the last few years, citing an attendance bump in the infield celebration and increased security all around the racetrack. �...

Gun advocates should take aim at real scandals

2013-05-14 10:48:00

Last month, I received emails from two people I know but who don't know each other: one a close friend and Second Amendment supporter, and the other a regular reader who sends me news items she believes the "liberal media" are willfully suppressing....

Federal innovation a matter of perspective

2013-05-08 20:17:24

The federal government has an innovation problem — or does it? The answer depends on whom you ask. Federal employees surveyed over the past three years have had a declining view of government innovation. But that doesn't mean Uncle Sam doesn't...

Baltimore police choose new internal affairs leader

2013-05-06 16:24:54

The Baltimore Police Department tapped one of its lawyers as the new head of internal affairs, saying Rodney Hill's experience as an officer and his recent turn as a prosecutor of police misconduct cases give him the credibility to lead a group charged...

Obama treats Boston bomber with kid gloves

2013-04-27 03:00:00

One of the consequences of abandoning a standard by which right and wrong can be judged is our increasing inability to mete out punishment that fits the crime. In fact, too often we weigh extenuating circumstances rather than guilty actions. In the case...

Officials considering changes to Preakness security

2013-04-25 16:26:00

Pimlico officials still are consulting with federal and local law enforcement agencies on revised security measures for the Preakness. Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas said he initiated a series of meetings with those groups April 16, the...

Board approves $285,000 for consultant to tell police how to better run department

2013-04-24 17:20:42

Baltimore's spending panel on Wednesday unanimously approved $285,000 for city police to hire a Massachusetts-based consultant — the highest of five bidders — to recommend how the department should be run. Despite the protests of competing...

Terrorist attacks diminish our freedoms

2013-04-18 07:30:00

I've been at the finish line of several marathons and know the crowding and congestion there. The bomb blast at the Boston Marathon was gruesome ("Marylanders caught up in chaotic scene," April 16). What concerns me now, however, is that the...

Despite the Boston bombings, we're safer than we think

2013-04-18 08:56:00

After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the most frequently heard forecast was: "This changes everything." Americans would live in constant fear of the next attack, many pundits predicted. The desire for safety would spawn a security state that...

City police seek $285,000 to hire consultant

2013-04-16 17:37:37

The Baltimore Police Department is asking the city for $285,000 to hire a Massachusetts-based consultant — the highest of five bidders — to recommend how the department should be run. But a city councilman is questioning the need for a...

Harford police on alert, advise vigilance after Boston bombings

2013-04-16 18:01:00

Harford County Executive David Craig says the Harford County's Department of Emergency Services, the Harford County Sheriff's Office and municipal, state and federal law enforcement partners are working cooperatively to ensure public safety following...

Baltimore Police internal affairs chief resigns

2013-04-06 13:34:00

The Baltimore Police Department's internal affairs chief is leaving the agency, a little more than a year after being brought on to reassure the public that a scandal-weary agency would get tougher policing itself, a spokesman confirmed. Grayling...

People wait in line for a security check in Terminal 2 at O'Hare International Airport. The Department of Homeland Security director, Janet Napolitano, has said that because of forced federal budget cuts air travelers could experience longer-than-normal wait times for security screenings.

2013-03-04 00:00:00

Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano discusses the security buildup during the press conference for security preparation for Super Bowl XLVII.

2013-01-30 00:00:00

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is continuing to warn users about Java.

2013-01-14 14:54:01