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People met in Annapolis last month to protest gun violence; there were 15 shootings in Baltimore that weekend. There are approximately 350 million guns in the United States, with 12 million new guns added to the nation’s private arsenal each ...

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Thanks to technology, internal communications for organizations has seemingly become easier. Yet somehow, it’s also become more complicated. In this competitive environment for finding and keeping good staff, it is essential for leadership to communicate effectively with its different employee ...

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(This month’s column will kick off a three-part series on key topics related to personal financial planning.) In today’s marketplace, 529 plans have become the most popular vehicle to save for education costs. The days of relying on college savings ...

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The law is changing and adapting to better accommodate people with disabilities engaging in the online world.

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Ignored by many, understood by some and properly used by few, articles of transfer have occupied a unique place in Maryland law.

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Montgomery County and Maryland have gone all out to attract Amazon’s “second headquarters.” Here are some reasons why it would not be a good fit. The county already has the second-most congested traffic patterns in the country, being part of ...

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As angry as we make each other, we must remain larger and more connected than our tribalisms would have us be.

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I interrupt your regularly scheduled column to bring you an urgent update: Language matters, but approachability is so much more important. I’m writing this on a train headed to Pompeii. Yes, I am in Italy, enjoying a new culture and ...

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It is the economic equivalent of treating a hangnail by cutting off your finger.

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Always interested in the latest additions to the urban landscape, I had to see it for myself. I’m referring to The Wharf. This is the $2.5 billion mixed-use development on the waterfront in the District of Columbia’s southwest quadrant. The ...

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