NEWS
By Robert B. Reich | September 12, 2014
Detroit is the largest city ever to seek bankruptcy protection, so its bankruptcy is seen as a potential model for other American cities now teetering on the edge. But Detroit is really a model for how wealthier and whiter Americans escape the costs of public goods they'd otherwise share with poorer and darker Americans. Judge Steven W. Rhodes of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is now weighing Detroit's plan to shed $7 billion of its debts and restore some $1.5 billion of city services by requiring various groups of creditors to make sacrifices.
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By Jon Kelvey, Baltimore Sun Media Group | August 2, 2014
A cow originally destined for the Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair this week remained at large in the greater Westminster area as of Saturday morning, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. "I take them out to the fair every year for the kids' rodeo and a few of them managed to get off the trailer," said Doug Dell, the owner of the animals. Initially, four cows escaped on Tuesday, but three were later found. The missing animal is a 500- to 600-pound heifer, according to Dell, and was intended to participate in the "calf scramble" at Wild West Night, a rodeo event at the 4-H & FFA Fair.
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By Nayana Davis, The Baltimore Sun | August 1, 2014
A search is underway for a man who escaped from home detention in Belair-Edison this past week, according to the state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Brian Cherry, 35, of the 2900 block of Erdman Avenue, was last seen Monday, officials said. Officials believe he cut off his ankle monitoring unit and left his home. Investigators said he is believed to be staying in the Northeast Baltimore area. Cherry, who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds, is serving a five-year sentence for possession of a firearm.
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By Yuwei Zhang | July 13, 2014
Marching in an Independence Day Parade is not supposed to be a gut-wrenching experience, but for me last weekend in Philadelphia, it was. Don't get me wrong; I love playing my waist drum, in my waist-drum troupe. It's just that July 4th always triggers memories of the day I left behind my husband and child in China, to escape to America. I recall secretly wiping away my tears so that my mom wouldn't see the depth of my sadness. I told my 1-month-old daughter, who was fast asleep, "I promise you a bright future, but for now, mommy has to leave you here in China.
NEWS
By Colin Campbell, The Baltimore Sun | June 19, 2014
Sean Sneeton was picking up a colleague for work Friday morning when he turned around to walk back to his car and saw the escaped steer trotting down Druid Hill Avenue toward him. He tried to take a picture, and when the animal started toward him, he got back in his car and called 911. Sneeton was among nearly a dozen witnesses who struggled to explain the odd situation to police dispatchers in tapes of the calls released to the media Thursday night....
ENTERTAINMENT
By Tionah Lee and For The Baltimore Sun | June 11, 2014
The girls are back! In the spirit of Season 5, with all five girls back together (Hana, Aria, Spencer, Emily and Ali) here are five big moments from last night's season premiere. The big split up : After Season 4's cliffhanger of an ending, we learned that Ezra has indeed survived his gunshot wound from A … but isn't out of the woods yet. While he is rushed to the hospital, Ali notices A on top of the ambulance. It is up to the girls to use Ali as bait to get A alone, so they can find out who “he,” “she” or the “bitch” is. Ali and Aria wander the city, making sure A isn't up to anything outside of the hospital, while Spencer, Hana and Emily end up in the hospital lobby.