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Decades ago a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, not known for his colloquy, reportedly rose as the legislative session came to an end and stated: “I have come to the conclusion that the making of laws is like ...

Tagged with: 2018 Maryland General Assembly crime Donald C. Fry

I recently attended part of a meeting that takes place every year in Washington, D.C. — the Federal Forum organized by the International Economic Development Council. With more than 5,000 members, the IEDC bills itself as the largest organization of ...

Tagged with: economic development Economic Development Administration Joe Nathanson

Cable providers are possibly America’s most unlovable monopoly. Small wonder, then, that so many people are so eager to cut the cable cord. Or that Netflix’s Monday earnings call boasted record profit growth, with 7.4 million more subscribers added in ...

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As a frequent participant in startups over the years, I have had the opportunity to create, develop and lead large marketing functions for diverse organizations. Now that I am a marketing consultant in the digital era, the organizational model I ...

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For as long as I can remember, my family volunteered together with various organizations in our community in Providence, Rhode Island, where I grew up. The memory that stands out the most is on Thanksgiving Day, when my brother, father ...

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There is a special kind of felicity in being able to combine these paths, doing well while also doing good, especially the kind of good that embodies some kind of conviction personal to the lawyer.

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In this age of data breaches, malware, ransomware, and phishing attempts, small and mid-sized businesses can no longer operate under the premise that th

Tagged with: cyberattack cybersecurity safety

Thirty years ago in the Maryland Bar Journal, David Fishman and Daniel Higham asked whether it was time to throw out your sealing wax. The answer today?

Tagged with: contract statute of limitations wax seal

Fifty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down in Memphis, the scars of the riots that followed are only now fully healed in Washington. In other cities, they still aren’t. And we still don’t know exactly ...

Tagged with: megan mcardle

In my 34 years working in law enforcement, including more than a decade overseeing a jail, I’ve learned a bit about what works in the criminal justice system and what doesn’t. I’ve learned that the cash bail system is expensive ...

Tagged with: Michael R. Merican pretrial services