Category: Featured
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Annapolis activist, Skye Bailey, wrote the song called “New Definition” about her disdain for the “N” word.
Annapolis activist, Skye Bailey, wrote the song called “New Definition” about her disdain for the “N” word. To spread the message, she challenged children at the Annapolis Boys and Girls Club to sing it with her.” Bailey is the founder of Speed Raceing, Save Our Kids, and Community Organized Prayer Schedules, a monthly prayer circle for police officers…
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Your Body is a Symphony, Not a Solo: Essential Things to Consider in Your Workouts
Your body is a symphony, not a solo. Your body is a shell made up of a collection of moving parts which come together like a Transformers cartoon to create the incredible masterpiece that is you. Each aspect of fitness is like a pillar that holds us: Motivation and mental strength, diet and nutrition, strength…
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Patients Losing Patience: An Anne Arundel County Healthcare Forum
On Monday, August 14, from 7 to 9pm, the Anne Arundel Indivisible Healthcare Coalition will host Patients Losing Patience. The forum will be held at the Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center, 1101 Smithville Drive, Annapolis. All citizens are invited to attend to learn about critical local and national healthcare issues, as well as to ask…
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Annapolis Rally for Healthcare Photos
Annapolis Rally for Healthcare July 29, 2017 Photos by Bethany Swain – www.bethanyswain.net
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Annapolis Rally for Healthcare
The Annapolis Rally for Healthcare in Annapolis on July 28 was hosted by Progressive Maryland and drew numerous speakers to Lawyer’s Mall. The crowd celebrated the survival of the ACA and drew attention to the need for health insurance for all citizens of Maryland. Comments? Please see this post on our Facebook page. Peter Cane is a…
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STEAM-Design Education: Design is the Key to 21st Century Learning in Maryland’s Public Schools
Just as steam was the driving force behind the innovations of the industrial age, STEAM-Design education (STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Design, and Math) is the driving force behind the current innovations in public education. Two federal laws, the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2016 and the STEM Education Act…
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AAMC–CareFirst Stalemate Places Our Healthcare in Jeopardy
On July 14, Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) sent a letter notifying the health insurance provider CareFirst of its intent to terminate their contract on September 30, 2017. If an agreement is not reached, as of October 1, everyone insured by CareFirst will be treated as out-of-network patients for AAMC’s outpatient services, including all Anne…
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Da’Juan Gay raises $10,000 for air conditioners at Eastport Terrace.
It’s been hot out there. Meanwhile Annapolis college student Da’Juan Gay has raised more than $10,000 dollars to deliver air conditioners to residents in Eastport Terrace. “Everybody was outside because it’s cooler outside than it is inside.” On Thursday Da’Juan started a Fundly page and on the first day he raised $4,000. “It’s not in…
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Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Demonstration
On July 19th citizens assembled at the Civil Rights Foot Soldier Memorial in Annapolis, Maryland and marched to Church Circle for a demonstration in front of the County Court House. This multi-ethnic demonstration called attention to the fact that for more than 300 years, the all-white Ninth Anne Arundel County Circuit Court has never had a…
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A Mile In Our Shoes: An Artistic Demonstration Against the Senate Healthcare Bill
On Thursday, July 13, over 1,000 pairs of shoes stood empty in Chestertown’s Fountain Park, representing the number of individuals in Kent County who would lose their health insurance under the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Kent and Queen Anne’s County Indivisible, a local chapter of the nation-wide Indivisible grassroots movement, organized the event as a…