In the time it takes to count to two, a person is displaced, according to the UN Refugee Agency. In fact, a record 120 million people have been forced to flee their homes to escape conflict, persecution, climate disaster and more. Amid such an unprecedented global displacement crisis, a more robust response is urgently needed from the U.S. government and its international … [Read more...] about From crisis to contribution: Why America needs refugees | GUEST COMMENTARY
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Katie Pumphrey starts 24-mile swim from Bay Bridge to Inner Harbor
Katie Pumphrey, an artist and ultramarathon swimmer, started her swim at Sandy Point State Park in the shadow of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Tuesday and is proceeding up the Patapsco River toward the Inner Harbor. The painter and sculptor has said she would be the first person to swim the 24-mile stretch, which doubles as a celebration of clean water quality in the harbor. … [Read more...] about Katie Pumphrey starts 24-mile swim from Bay Bridge to Inner Harbor
People’s counsel: Marylanders hit hard by gas and electric utilities’ excessive spending | GUEST COMMENTARY
It’s past time to shed light on the dramatic increases in rates that many Marylanders are paying utilities to deliver their electricity and gas. Rate hikes have been fueled by aggressive and highly profitable capital spending by many of the state’s largest gas and electric utilities — spending that has been super-charged by state law and Maryland Public Service Commission … [Read more...] about People’s counsel: Marylanders hit hard by gas and electric utilities’ excessive spending | GUEST COMMENTARY
Garden party: Fun, colorful home decor and clothing accessories from Howard stores
Vegan backpack, $26 Southwest Connection, 8173 Main St., Ellicott City Keep your belongings safe in this compact bag during weekend outings. Wavertree & London soap, $9.50 Pink Sky Boutique, 8143 Main St., Ellicott City Made with pure organic shea butter in Australia, these bars will leave your skin soft and moisturized. Cat face mug, $29 Artcraft, 8600 Foundry St., … [Read more...] about Garden party: Fun, colorful home decor and clothing accessories from Howard stores
Truth Thomas, Howard County’s inaugural poet laureate, is striving to ‘bring people together’
To Truth Thomas, poetry is a way of documenting life — as is music, as is photography. “That’s what … art does. At its best, it reports on all of the ugliness and all of the beauty that life is,” he said.“I’ve always wanted to try to bring people together in the work that I do, so that the generations that follow will have a better life than, hopefully, the ones that we live … [Read more...] about Truth Thomas, Howard County’s inaugural poet laureate, is striving to ‘bring people together’