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Home Support WYPR WYPR on Air Events Newsroom Pledge Now A Blue View Cellar Notes Choral Arts Classics Gil Sandler’s Baltimore Stories Humanities Connection Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast Midday with Dan Rodricks Radio Kitchen Take Five The Checkup The Environment in Focus The First Five Years The Morning Economic Report The Signal Your Maryland War of 1812 Stories Public Commentary WYPF 88.1 FM FREDERICK / HAGERSTOWN WYPO 106.9 FM EASTERN SHORE LISTEN LIVE ON THE AIR BBC WORLD SERVICE PODCASTS Home Midday This Week The Signal New WYPR Newsroom WYPR Mobile App The WYPR App for Android and Apple products Protect My Public Media WYPR HEADLINES Kids Get Back To School, Young Bows Out Of Governor’s Race, and The Latest On Replacing Pipkin In The State Senate Aug 26 2013 - 7:16am Public schools are getting back in session around the state. Frederick County Commissioners President Blaine Young says he won’t run for the 2014 GOP Gubernatorial nomination. The process of filling the State Senate seat left vacant when E. J. Pipkin retired is getting more complicated. Plus: West Nile Virus detected in 3 Baltimore-area humans, the future of campaign financing in Maryland, the future of the Grand Prix of Baltimore, and more. The March On Washington, The MD GOP’s Executive Director Resigns, McDonough Calls For “Stand Your Ground” Law, and The MD State Fair Opens Aug 23 2013 - 7:08am The national mall in DC is expected to be crowded with tens of thousands of people this weekend, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The Executive Director of the Maryland Republican Party has resigned. Delegate Pat McDonough says he’ll propose “Stand Your Ground” legislation in next year’s General Assembly session. A Baltimore court has freed five more prisoners who were convicted in murder cases decades ago. The 132nd Maryland State Fair opens today at the Timonium fairgrounds. And more. Police Respond To Baltimore Shootings, O’Malley Backs Later Start To School Year, and Baltimore School Lunch Prices Rise Aug 22 2013 - 7:05am Amid a surge of shootings in Baltimore, city police have deployed 150 extra officers to keep the streets safe; WYPR Senior News Analyst Fraser Smith says residents may be wondering when officials will consider some sort of “Plan B” to curb the violence. Governor Martin O’Malley gives tentative support to keeping Maryland schools closed until after Labor Day. School lunch prices are going up in Baltimore – for the fourth time in seven years. Former state GOP chair Audrey Scott is the frontrunner in the race to replace State Senator E. J. Pipkin. Two big bull sharks are caught in Southern MD. And more. Dwyer’s Drunk Driving Arrest, Baltimore Firefighters Approve A 3-Year Contract, and Baltimore Police React After 20 People Are Shot In 80 Hours Aug 21 2013 - 7:18am Maryland lawmakers are reacting to yesterday morning’s drunk driving arrest of Delegate Don Dwyer. Baltimore police say they’ll pull officers out of administrative roles and put them back on patrol after 20 people were shot in 80 hours. Baltimore’s firefighters unions have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new 3-year contract. Baltimore County is considering whether to fight a court order that it refund health insurance premium overpayments to more than 400 of its police department retirees. Plus: why replacing Pipkin is a big deal for the MD GOP, investigating the continuing rash of dolphin deaths on the Atlantic coast, recycling oyster shells in Wicomico County, and the first day of class for Washington County schools. And more. WYPR NEWSROOM Inside Maryland Politics for August 23, 2013 WYPR's Fraser Smith talks to Keiffer Mitchell, Jr. about the increase in black political leadership since the March on Washington in 1963, and the suggestion that he might be Doug Gansler's gubernatorial running mate in 2014. US NEWS 34 Officers At Nuclear Site May Have Cheated On Exams An investigation into alleged drug use by officers led to evidence that some had also been sharing answers to proficiency exams, the Air Force says. The 34 who were allegedly involved have been suspended. It's the latest in a string of scandals for the nuclear missile launch command. WORLD NEWS Do You Know Who Owns Your Favorite Liquor? Many spirits are tied to a particular place, but liquor companies have gone global and a small number of firms now dominate the market internationally. Receive E-Updates Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter WYPR Mobile RSS Support WYPR Corporate Support New on The Signal 12.6.13: The Well of Being ... TODAY IN ARTS 'Bummers, Blisters And Boondoggles': A Jokester Joins The Army Sunday, August 25, 2013 - 4:03pm Humorist and late-night radio voice Jean Shepherd spent time in the U.S. Army during... An Epic Pub Crawl Gone Wrong Culminates In 'World's End' Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 11:21pm Five old high school friends reunite to finish a pub crawl they started 20 years earlier in the... CAR DONATION PROGRAM Letter from the President Most Popular Viewed Commented There are no articles. There are no articles. MARYLAND MEDIA WBAL TV 11 Subpoenas coming in bridge probe, sources say A special New Jersey State Assembly committee investigating the George Washington Bridge scandal that has rocked the administration of Gov. Chris Christie gets to work on Thursday. Undergrad student diagnosed with possible bacterial meningitis A Loyola University undergraduate student was diagnosed Wednesday with possible bacterial meningitis. The Maryland Daily Record Supreme Court deciding on reach of federal gun ban WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court debated Wednesday how to apply a federal gun ban to those with misdemeanor domestic violence records, with justices trying The Baltimore Business Journal Maryland has highest concentration of millionaires in U.S. Maryland is for millionaires, according to wealth research firm Phoenix Marketing International. Its annual list ranking states by millionaires says 167,287 Maryland households, or 7.7 percent of all households have investable assets of $1 million or more, the highest concentration of millionaires per capita in the nation. It is the third consecutive year Maryland has ranked No. 1, bumping Hawaii from the top spot in 2011. Virginia ranks No. 7, at 6.64 percent of all households. Baltimore Sun Mathematicians converge on Baltimore to discuss the science and art of numbers Annual convention gathers in the city for the first time in a decadeWhat's 6,000 mathematicians, multiplied by 2,500 talks, divided over four days? PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Cellar Notes Al takes a look at delicious affordable whites for Spring; Hugh unearths treasures from Justin and Walter Hansel; new offerings from two great New Zealand wineries; meet Fritz Wine Cellars, a superstar in the making; Hugh reviews great inexpensive chardonnays; great efforts from Sicily and Sardinia. Choral Arts Classics In this first of two programs devoted to Bach’s towering masterpiece, Tom welcomes back noted lecturer Ray Sprenkle to talk about JS Bach’s singular place in the pantheon of great composers, in advance of Choral Arts concert performance of The B Minor Mass on October 27, 2013 at Kraushaar Auditorium. The Environment in Focus with Tom Pelton Tom Pelton shares his perspective on the issues and people changing Maryland's natural world. Gil Sandler’s Baltimore Stories From tap dancing elephants to notorious train rides, Gil's Baltimore Stories are a true gem heard on Friday mornings at 7:35 am and 9:35 am. The Morning Economic Report Anirban Basu informs Marylanders of city, state and national economic issues including employment trends, banking and the stock market. Weekday mornings at 7:33 am Radio Kitchen Coming up on Radio Kitchen...Want to preserve some of your summer produce? Jerry shows you how; you'd be surprised what sort of odd little things you can find at the market these days; learn the proper technique for making great sushi rice; Al digs into the basics of hot weather Moroc...