With confusion looming over voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, several states have announced their plans to make it easier to vote in the upcoming general and local elections on Nov. 3.
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Nolita Project checks in with teenagers looking for support
Larry Thompson, a junior at Reach! Partnership School, in the city’s Clifton Park area, counts at least nine friends who died in the last two years — shootings, stabbings, a car crash, a drowning.
Wesley Hawkins wants to pass along help he got as a youth
By Sydney Clark BALTIMORE — Wesley Hawkins pulled into a parking space outside an East Baltimore high school, already running late for his weekly check-in with teenagers he mentors. His visit to a hospitalized student, another of the youths he counsels, had delayed...
School shooting moved three students to take action
The three students at Frederick Douglass High School grew up amid the violence and trauma that plague the city, where crime can begin to feel routine. Yet when a shooter fired a gun inside their school on Feb. 8, 2019, they were stunned.
Baltimore barbershops help neighbors cope with trauma
In most barbershops, you might find posters that show style trends or magazines stacked on tables. But in New Beginnings barbershop, what stands out are student artwork on the walls and stacks of pamphlets promoting art exhibits and health screenings.
Wicomico County couple struggles to stay afloat with underwater mortgage
By PAIGE LECKIE SALISBURY, Maryland – Each week, John Peters does yard work for neighbors, shuttles friends to doctors' appointments and works as a janitor at Crossroads Church of God. The jobs bring in extra money used to keep the family afloat while he and his wife,...
A decade after Great Recession, home values in some communities remain underwater
The Great Recession that fueled a mortgage and housing crisis more than a decade ago has faded from memory for most Americans. But not for millions of homeowners – mainly in rural and minority communities – who continue to struggle with depressed home values and underwater mortgages.
Growing old in prison: How Maryland is working to ease the path to release for a low-risk, high-cost population
One report predicted that by 2030, people over 50 will make up one-third of the U.S. prison population.
Cancellation of spring sports a tough call for student-athletes
By Alex Murphy VOORHEES, N.J. — Student-athletes across the college sports landscape are faced with tough realizations and a new challenge amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic as seasons have been stripped away and preparations begin for next season, which remains up...
Maryland high school athletes lose vital time during pandemic
This spring was supposed to be Jade Greene’s time to get noticed. A shortstop leadoff hitter for Bishop McNamara High School since her freshman year, Greene has been waiting for her junior season to gauge the interest of college recruiters.
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