The link between the lack of progress toward abolishing contested judicial elections of circuit court judges and the failure of the state to create a rigorous but fair program of judicial performance evaluations is unmistakable.

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If you keep on plugging, you’ll eventually end up exactly where you need to be.

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David Dannenfelser, managing director and principal for Colliers International in Baltimore, received the 2012 Everest Award from Colliers International.

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Are you personally focused on the things you are best at and enjoy the most which have the greatest impact for your business?

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Picture your best customer in your mind. Who is it? ...

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Mens sana in corpore sano is a Latin phrase that means “a sound mind in a healthy body.” In everyday conversation, that phrase is often reduced to, “Healthy mind, healthy body.” The meaning is that there is a two-way connection between ...

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In my former career, I worked for a CEO who gave his leadership team a short list of his expectations for the year. Making his expectations explicit and concise was a powerful exercise that helped guide the performance of those ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Is “8” enough to gain people’s support for gay marriage in Maryland? Mickey Lund, founder of the Annapolis theater troupe Dignity Players, certainly hopes so. He’s arranged for a staged reading of the play “8” on Sunday, July ...

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The play’s main character begins with a question: “What’s going on here? This isn’t justice.” The line was written and performed as part of a class at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Students wrote and ...

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Maryland’s leaders boasts that the state’s education system is No. 1, a subjective assessment made by a news magazine based on factors entirely unrelated to student outcomes, such as money spent and teacher education. But The Nation’s Report Card this ...

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