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Isaiah 'Ike' Dixon, state delegate from Baltimore
Isaiah Dixon Jr., a jazz fan, world traveler and four-term state delegate from Baltimore City whose accomplishments included introducing a bill that made cross burnings a felony in Maryland, died of heart failure April 26 at Stella Maris Hospice in...
Tags: Frank M. Conaway, Sr., Executive Branch, Local Elections, Music, Trials
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Essay: Collins' coming out could accelerate gay acceptance
There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike. Six years after Jackie Robinson smashed the sport's color barrier that year, still...Tags: Major League Baseball, Gay Rights, Philip Hersh, College Baseball, Jason Collins
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COLUMN: In Texas, black means future danger
If the state of Texas executes Duane Buck, it’ll be because he is black. Well, mainly it will be because in 1995, he shot his ex-girlfriend, Debra Gardner, and her friend, Kenneth Butler, to death at Gardner’s Houston home, and also...Tags: Punishment, Defendants, Social Issues, The New York Times, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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In Texas, black means future danger
If the state of Texas executes Duane Buck, it'll be because he is black. Well, mainly it will be because in 1995, he shot his ex-girlfriend, Debra Gardner, and her friend, Kenneth Butler, to death at Gardner's Houston home, and also wounded his own...Tags: Punishment, Defendants, Social Issues, The New York Times, Witnesses
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Death penalty supporters launch petition drive
One day after Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation to abolish capital punishment in Maryland, death penalty supporters said Friday they will launch a petition drive to give voters the opportunity to overturn the new law. At a news conference,...
Tags: Death Penalty, Illegal Immigrants, Personal Weapon Control, Christianity, Elections
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Washington County delegate announces petition drive against death penalty repeal
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA Republican Washington County delegate, with help from Democrats, is mounting a challenge to the repeal of the death penalty, a measure that was signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley earlier this week. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, announced...Tags: Death Penalty, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Punishment, Elections, Voting
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'Duck Dynasty' day gets school district in hot water with NAACP
Pop2itA school district in Arizona is being forced to apologize after a "Duck Dynasty"-themed spirit day during prom week turned ugly.... -
O'Malley signs death penalty repeal
Surrounded by religious leaders, civil rights activists and others who have fought for years to stop executions in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation Thursday repealing the state's death penalty. Unless the law is overturned in a...
Tags: Michael E. Busch, Death Penalty, Illegal Immigrants, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Moses Harrison, 1932-2013
Former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Moses Harrison was a longtime foe of the death penalty. During his tenure as chief justice of the state high court, he appeared on the TV news show "60 Minutes" with Mike Wallace to discuss the state's death...
Tags: Death Penalty, Punishment, Christianity, Mount Vernon, Trials
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O'Malley to sign death penalty repeal today
Gov. Martin O'Malley will sign legislation Thursday morning abolishing capital punishment in Maryland -- a goal of his since he took office in 2007. The governor's approval will make Maryland the 18th state to repeal the death penalty. A throng of...
Tags: Government, Death Penalty, Executive Branch, Punishment, Basilica of the Assumption
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More Connecticut Police Forces Have Begun Using Dashboard Cams
In East Haven, they are being installed to help prevent racial profiling by police. They've caught a state cop stealing from a dead man, and helped convict a Milford officer in a crash that killed two people. In Russia, their widespread use helped...
Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Racism, Disasters and Accidents, Insurance, Dannel P. Malloy
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READER SUBMITTED: University Of Saint Joseph President To Visit Israel To Build Educational Ties
West HartfordThe University of Saint Joseph today announced that its President, Pamela Trotman Reid, Ph.D., will visit Israel for a study tour that will focus on the country's education system, including its social, cultural and economic influences. "I look forward...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), George Washington University, Education, Human Interest, Jerusalem (Israel)
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