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Monday Afternoon Headlines: Homeland neighborhood sign vandalized with anti-gay slur; Anne Arundel debates proposed classroom ban of LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter flags; Pet pig spotted in Fed Hill; and more.

Severe thunderstorms watch through Monday night in Maryland — WBAL As Baltimore Pride ends, Homeland neighborhood sign vandalized with anti-gay slur — The Baltimore Banner Proposed classroom ban of LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter flags up for more debate Anne Arundel school board — Capital Gazette Porking around: Pig spotted taking stroll through Baltimore’s Federal […]

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Mayoral candidates on the issues (Part 8): Large development projects and special tax treatment

The next mayor will help set priorities for growth and revitalization across Baltimore, and voters in next week’s primary election will decide which candidate has the preferred vision for tax policies that can drive development downtown and throughout neighborhoods. Support from Baltimore’s mayor can determine the fate of projects that rely on public resources such […]

Posted inHealth and Science

In Baltimore’s Senior Homes, Overdoses Plague a Forgotten Generation

Baltimore has endured one of America’s deadliest drug epidemics over the past six years, and
overdoses have fallen hardest on Black men currently in their mid-50s to early 70s. They are just 7% of the city’s population but account for nearly 30% of drug fatalities — a death rate 20 times that of the rest of the U.S.

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