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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON APRIL 18, 2012

HEALTH

A guide to vasectomy reversal By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun

Large doses of vitamin C lowers blood pressure, research finds By Andrea K. Walker

Healthy Recipes: Breakfast Smoothies Andrea K. Walker

FEATURES

Top 10 movies for anyone planning a wedding By Megan Isennock

Good day for green thumbs Tim Wheeler

October trial set in Shore pollution suit over chicken waste By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun

Time 100: authors to watch By Dave Rosenthal

Baltimore suspiciously close to top of nation's porn capitals list By Jill Rosen | The Baltimore Sun

The Bowie Baysox invite their fans and dogs to Bark in the Park By Rachel Martin | The Baltimore Sun

Being a woman is hard work Susan Reimer

Seven ways you may be sabotaging your diet By Bailey Shiffler | Special to The Baltimore Sun

ENTERTAINMENT

Q&A: Jenn Wasner on Flock of Dimes, Wye Oak's future and falling back in love with Baltimore By Wesley Case, The Baltimore Sun

Review: After 20 years, Paradox still king of B-more dance clubs By Erik Maza, The Baltimore Sun

Restaurant review: You can feel the love at Nora's Kabob By Kit Waskom Pollard, Special to The Baltimore Sun

Essay: Social gaming for the anti-social By Dave Gilmore

Newfound Poe manuscript to be displayed in Richmond By Chris Kaltenbach, The Baltimore Sun

'The Real Housewives of Orange County' recap: 'Cabin Fever' By Stephanie Region

'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Week 5 Results By Amy Watts

Brewer's Art pours forth its spring menu By Richard Gorelick | The Baltimore Sun

Bluegrass Tavern unwraps its spring menu By Richard Gorelick | The Baltimore Sun

Dick Clark dies at 82: The instant Twitter reaction By Jordan Bartel, b

Mission BBQ serves Lunch with the Heroes By Richard Gorelick | The Baltimore Sun

'The Voice' recap: Is the show making up the rules as it goes? By Sara Toth

NEWS

Crack epidemic's legacy in Baltimore Dan Rodricks

UMBC president named among world's most influential leaders By Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun

4.5-mile conveyor would carry stone to Carroll cement plant By Mary Gail Hare, The Baltimore Sun

Man fatally shot in bar packed with 80 patrons By Peter Hermann, The Baltimore Sun

Former Baltimore police commander new chief in Indianapolis By Peter Hermann

Screening vegetable garden keeps away beneficial insects By Ellen Nibali, Special to The Baltimore Sun

Longtime T. Rowe Price exec Todd Ruppert to retire By Hanah Cho, The Baltimore Sun

Varsity Q&A: Logan Dubbe, Glenelg, baseball By Sandra McKee, The Baltimore Sun

Thomas Joseph Lopresti, longtime Towson barber By Mary Gail Hare, The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore County votes down new discipline policy By Liz Bowie

Miller says gambling bill did not cause budget impasse by Annie Linskey

Alleged Dog-fighting ring exposed in northwest Baltimore By Yvonne Wenger, The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore County shortens school year by 4 days By Liz Bowie, The Baltimore Sun

Wednesday forecast: Low 60s, chance of an afternoon shower By Scott Dance

Miller denies that gambling bill derailed budget By Annie Linskey, The Baltimore Sun

James Thomas Lee Stubbs, laundry manager By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun

Annapolis Bancorp pays half of $8.2 million bailout aid By Hanah Cho, The Baltimore Sun

Much-needed showers moving in By Scott Dance

'We are here' -- in memory and in hope By Ellen Cassedy

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Wednesday The Baltimore Sun

Two seriously injured in crash with bus By Mary Gail Hare, The Baltimore Sun

Why fairness is essential for economic growth By Robert B. Reich

Hopefully, someone might learn something By John E. McIntyre | The Baltimore Sun

Pepco impersonator sentenced to 25 years in Arundel assault By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun

'Attorney-client privilege' doesn't bar government from releasing information By Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun

Actor Kevin Bacon judges charity competition at College Park By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun

From doctor to patient to test subject By Dean Tippett

Israeli defense firm to add 100 jobs in Howard Co. Baltimore Sun staff

Windsor Mill man pleads guilty in Chinese software piracy case By Gus G. Sentementes, The Baltimore Sun

Takeout owner, volunteers transform city plot into garden By Susan Reimer, The Baltimore Sun

Sallie P. Mink, registered nurse By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun

Six city schools locked down for police activity By Erica L. Green and Peter Hermann, The Baltimore Sun

Man shot in packed bar on Belair Road, police say By Peter Hermann

KIPP Ujima math educator named Baltimore City's Teacher of the Year By Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun

Judge awards whistle-blower $462,500 in high-seas pollution case By Candus Thomson, The Baltimore Sun

EXPLORE

Salon Envy By Jennifer K. Dansicker

'Wizard of Oz' goes over the rainbow at Toby's By Mike Giuliano

The Front Burner: Stuff your fish for Friday Fish Night By Donna Ellis

Fashion for Tots By L'Oreal Thompson

Shoes shine in Columbia Art Center show By Mike Giuliano

SPORTS

Tough decisions have marked Anderson's 18-month tenure in College Park Don Markus, The Baltimore Sun

Perry Hall girls lax will wear red to raise funds for the American Heart Association Sun Staff report

Digest: Jones, Laster, Tuohy join Loyola's 2012-13 hoops class Sports Digest

Sloppy conditions cut short Dulaney's 19-4 win over Dundalk By Sandra McKee | The Baltimore Sun

Sports on TV Sports on TV

Tight Caps-Bruins matchup turning into a hit The Washington Post

Loyola checks in at first in RPI By Edward Lee

Loyola paying attention to present, not future By Edward Lee

Johns Hopkins comfortable with midfield-driven offense By Edward Lee

Maryland puts ACC-high four on All-Conference team By Edward Lee