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Drug Test

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A new program lets Baltimore jail inmates continue methadone treatment while they await trial

Barry Branch, 45, works for AAA Ice. Branch takes part in a new program that enables former heroin addicts to stay on methadone, even if they are locked up for another violation.

In focus - Politics: A few tips on rolling out a vice president

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A nyone who has followed the career of Steve Jobs knows that product rollouts can be richly rewarding. Barack Obama and John McCain would like nothing better than to copy Apple's success when they bring their own new products to market soon: their running mates.

Man at home in the 'vortex' of animal protection

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Had all the animals in America gotten together to vote on their spokeshuman, they might have given the paws-up to somebody like Wayne Pacelle.

From the pool to Hollywood stardom

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Weissmuller was an early Olympics hero

A s Towson-area native Michael Phelps racked up gold medals for swimming at the Olympics in Beijing, I thought it worthwhile to look back at another Olympian, Johnny Weissmuller, who won five gold medals and a bronze at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics.

Chasing Cheaters

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Olympic officials, already waging a battle against athletes' use of performance- enhancing drugs, now worry about a new trend: gene doping

O ver the past few weeks, even before the torch was lit, dozens of athletes from around the world have tested positive for banned drugs and have been barred from the Beijing Olympics.

White seniors energize McCain campaign

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

If Barack Obama's mother were alive today, she'd be 65. In other words, she'd be part of his problem.

Md.'s third vice presidential candidate

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Revolutionary War hero Howard ran as Federalist in 1816

Several weeks ago, I had written about vice presidential candidates who hailed from Maryland.

A new book finds flaws in Baltimore's battle against crime

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A new book finds flaws in Baltimore's battle against crime

About halfway through Cop in the Hood , a new book about policing Baltimore, author Peter Moskos hits upon an important theme: The Police Department ought to do more to prevent crime, instead of simply reacting to it.

In Focus: Downbeat mood hits GOP in pocketbook

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A n adviser to John McCain's campaign sums up 2008 this way: Republicans are "not going to elect dogcatchers, but we may have the presidency."

Getting Eisenhower's statistics right

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

General was 62 at inauguration, with birthplace official

In a recent Sun column, Theo Lippman Jr., a retired Sun editorial writer and author, wrote that if Sen. John McCain is elected, "he will take the oath of office when he is 72 years and five months old. That would be the oldest ever at the first day of a presidency."