The Baltimore Times

Fly Jock Tom Joyner Kicks Off Opening of ‘Red Tails’ in Atlanta

The Tom Joyner Morning Show on KISS 104.1 FM hosted the "The Tom Joyner Red Tails Sky Show presented by Wells Fargo" on January 20, 2012 live from the Rialto Center for Performing Arts. Tom Joyner, whose father Hercules was part of the Tuskegee Airme...

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Petition Drive for Financial Literacy Surpasses Goal

Annapolis— On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Comptroller Peter Franchot announced that his statewide petition drive in support of financial literacy has surpassed his goal of 10,000 signatures. To date, a coalition of grassroots volunteers have gathered 1...

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How Health Care Reform will make insurance easier to understand in 2012

Understanding health insurance and your options will get easier, thanks to a little-known part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Starting this year, health insurance companies and employers must provide information about your insurance policy in a wa...

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I'll never get cataracts again

A cataract is a clouding of the lens inside the eye that obstructs normal vision. Typically, your eyes’ lenses should be clear, allowing you to see people and objects in crisp focus. Cataracts, though, create a fog-like effect over all or part of len...

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Gone to Ghana: An Adventure Series Bargain Battle

When I first moved to Accra, I envisioned my perfect house as a self-contained space— near the water and just large enough for me and an occasional guest, or two. After all, I like to think of myself as a minimalist. However, I must also mention that...

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Meet comedian and actress CoCoa Brown

“For Better or Worse” star has roots in Baltimore.

CoCoa Brown is known as the witty and outspoken “Jennifer” in Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse, which premiered on TBS last November. However, Brown also has roots here in Baltimore. The actress and ...

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Matt Birk named “Walter Payton Man of the Year” for efforts in local schools

On the football field, Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk is a powerful force, and is credited with being the anchor of the team’s offensive line. Off the field, he is making an impact in the Baltimore community.

The father of six young children, Birk ...

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Last Chance to see NASA Space Capsule “FREEDOM 7” at the Naval Academy

ANNAPOLIS— NASA spacecraft, “Freedom 7,” will be leaving the Naval Academy at the end of February, bound for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library in Columbia Point, Boston, Mass.

The space capsule first arrived at the Naval Academy on December 15, 199...

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Opera AACC Celebrates 10th Anniversary Season opening with ‘Naughty Marietta’

ANNAPOLIS— A century after Oscar Hammerstein II produced the original New York debut of “Naughty Marietta,” a new adaptation of the comic operetta comes to life at Anne Arundel Community College as the opening production of Opera AACC’s 10th annivers...

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‘Do Right’ School Based Initiative

R&B singer and Baltimore native Mario Dewar Barrett, known to his fans as “Mario,” partnered with Kevin Shird to create the “Mario-Do Right” Foundation in an effort to educate and inspire youth in Baltimore City who may be adversely affected by d...

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Earl Adams, Jr. joins DLA Piper in Baltimore

Baltimore— DLA Piper announced recently that Earl Adams, Jr. has joined the Litigation and Government Affairs practices as Of Counsel in the Baltimore office. Adams most recently served as Chief of Staff in the Office of Lieutenant Governor of Maryla...

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Avoid these mistakes on your tax return

(ARA) - The average American spends approximately 12 hours preparing a Form 1040 income tax return, according to the Internal Revenue Service. With so much time invested, the last thing you want to do is make a mistake on your tax return — especially...

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Artist Spotlight AMIJ

“My definition of SOUL is music that comes from the heart. It expresses who and what we are and it has to have that spiritual connection” — AMIJ

Yes, AMIJ is white and many will doubt or question what she knows about SOUL MUSIC. One thing is for sure—...

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Planning for your tax bill? How it can affect your credit

(ARA) - Your resolutions are made and you even have a game plan to make sure 2012 is the year you stick to them. But before you can really get going on achieving your personal goals in the new year, you'll need to wrap up some unfinished business fro...

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COPE program seeks grandmothers for project on raising grandchildren

BALTIMORE— To learn the best ways that grandparents can cope with the challenge of raising their grandchildren, the University of Maryland School of Social Work (SSW) is recruiting participants for a project funded by a $2.5 million grant to the scho...

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