Full Name: Billie Holiday

Published July 22, 2013

Full Name: Billie Holiday

Filed under: Baltimore Drug Use

(Some sources say Baltimore, Maryland. Her birth certificate reportedly reads "Elinore Harris.") One of the most influential jazz singers of all time, Billie Holiday had a thriving career for many years before her battles with substance abuse got the …
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Synthetic drug use still prevalant in small-town setting

Filed under: Baltimore Drug Use

In the late 1990s, early 2000s, the eye of the media turned to Carroll County as it was uncovered that the county faced a colossal problem with synthetic drug abuse. While law enforcement and other officials have waged a long … Central Maryland …
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Study Links High Stakes Testing to Higher Incarceration Rates

Filed under: Baltimore Drug Use

The School-to-Prison Pipeline Exposed, a new study that's thus far received very little attention, has revealed that in states that use high-stakes exit exams, students who fail these tests were more than 12 percent more likely to face incarceration …
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Jeff Riger: Let Them Cheat! I Don't Care [BLOG]

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BALTIMORE, MD – JULY 11: Chris Davis #19 of the Baltimore Orioles hits a solo home run in the second inning against the Texas Rangers on July 11, 2013 at Orioles Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty … I don't …
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