Maryland Judge Strikes Down Ban on Gay Marriage

Baltimore City Circuit Judge Brooke Murdock ruled that a 1973 statute that defines marriage between a man and a woman violates the state constitution. Nine gay couples sued alleging that the statute allows discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation. Relax everybody, the judge stayed the decision until affirmation by a higher court so [...]

Documentary on Baltimore Boys Up For Oscar

The Boys of Baraka is a documentary that follows a group of “at-risk” Baltimore school boys to a progressive school in Kenya.
On September 12, 2002 twenty “at risk” 12-year-old boys from the tough streets of inner-city Baltimore left home to attend the [...]

Bin Laden Offers Threats, Truce in New Audiotape

“In response to the substance of the polls in the US, which indicate that Americans do not want to fight Muslims on Muslim land, nor do they want Muslims to fight them on their land, we do not mind offering a long-term truce based on just conditions that we will stick to.
“We are a [...]

Pop Culture Report: American Idol Back on TV!

I must confess that I absolutely LOVE “American Idol.” It’s definitely my favorite reality show. We gamble on it at work once it gets down to the Top 12. I also enjoy watching “Wife Swap.” It seems like the contestants on “Wife Swap” actually learn something on that show. There is also another good one [...]

Dick Morris on TheStateOf Party Politics

“The Democrats are helping Bush mightily by their vitriolic response to reports of National Security Agency wiretapping and their opposition to the Patriot Act renewal. Since we have not had a terror attack in four and a half years, the homeland-security issue, the mother of all Republican issues, would seem likely [...]