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Maryland's Freedom to Read Act protects librarians from book ban retaliation
BALTIMORE - A new school year means new changes. For some Maryland librarians, heading back to school means new protections."So, we cannot be fired, cannot be fined, cannot have criminal charges pressed against us or any of those types of punitive damages that we've seen happen across the country," Maryland Library Association President Teonja Jung said.That's because Maryland's Freedom to Read Act protects librarians from retaliation that is often spurred by book ban controversies."We didn't have that last year," Jung said. "And it made it very difficult to navigate a lot of these challenges and bans. But this year going...
Four Maryland Lottery Players Win Five-Figure Prizes In One Night
Tuesday was a fortuitous night for several Maryland Lottery players who won five-figure prizes playing Bonus Match 5 and Mega Millions tickets across the state. In all, four tickets with prizes between $10,000 and $50,000 - good for $110,000 total - were sold in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties.
Data from Tagged Fish to Help Scientists Enhance Restoration Efforts
NOAA scientists are collaborating with some unique partners to learn more about how several Chesapeake Bay species use natural and restored areas near Poplar Island, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The partners? Nearly 400 fish!. We have caught, tagged, and released fish to help us learn how they use restored...
Missing 86-year-old man from Anne Arundel County found dead in Ellicott City
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police in Anne Arundel County said an 86-year-old man who was missing for nearly a week was found dead in Howard County on Sept. 4. The Anne Arundel County Police Department (AACPD) said Robert Bell Sr., 86, disappeared on Aug. 30. after he left his home in […]
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