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More by Chris Landers
Reading The Bills: Health Care Reformnew
The government of the United States is not trying to kill your grandmother. Or at least, if it is, no one saw fit to include that detail in the broad proposals for the reform of the American health-care system. Putting aside the name-calling for a moment, here's a look at some of the major proposals in the House and Senate versions of the bill.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
09-08-2009 |
Politics
Something in the Water: Inside Baltimore Harbornew
A look under the water and along the edges of the Inner Harbor reveals layers of history, environmental issues and soft black mud. To some it is a crisis, and to others cathartic. One thing it definitely is: fascinating.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
08-04-2009 |
Environment
Come Cold or Crowds, Ocean City Surfing is a Way of Lifenew
The surf comes quick--rides are only a few seconds long--and an upwelling of cold water has made it unseasonably chilly, but a couple of early tropical storms have been kicking up the waves along the East Coast, and the surfers of Ocean City have been taking full advantage.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
08-19-2008 |
Sports
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The Year in Baltimore Homicidesnew
People are killing people in the streets of Baltimore, nearly every day. In 2015, there were 344 homicides—most of them young black men. If you are a young black man in Baltimore, you are 30 times more likely to die on the streets here than if you had grown up elsewhere in the U.S.
Baltimore City Paper |
Karen Houppert, Edward Ericson Jr., Kenneth Stone Breckenridge, Rebekah Kirkman and Brandon Soderberg |
01-06-2016 |
Features
Racism, Riots, and the Intuition of Anthony Battsnew
Commissioner's experiences in Los Angeles and Fruitvale riots inform strategy during unrest in Baltimore.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
06-10-2015 |
Crime & Justice
The Fight for Freddie Graynew
Freddie Gray has become not just a man who was killed in police custody, but a symbol of all of the injustice endured by African-Americans in poor, drug-ravaged Baltimore. City Paper reporters have been on the streets throughout. Here are our dispatches.
Baltimore City Paper |
Evan Serpick, Baynard Woods, Brandon Soderberg and Caitlin Goldblatt |
04-28-2015 |
Features
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Baltimore City Paper Takes a Trip to D.C. to Experience Weed Freedomnew
The City Paper art team packed up our notebooks and pens and mini recorders and headed south to see what freedom felt like.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
04-15-2015 |
Drugs
Exile On Charles Street: The Life of Qayum Karzainew
Qayum Karzai owns four restaurants in Baltimore, just ran for President of Afghanistan, and according to one account, was the eminence grise behind his brother's power.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
03-03-2015 |
Features
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