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George & Gus, Then & Now

We first met Gus Zissimos & George Anagnostou on the 4700 block of Eastern Avenue back in 2015. This episode, we reunite with George & Gus, we listen back together to their original recordings, and we ask them, “How’s life changed in the past six years?”




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Sissy & Shaniqua, Then & Now

We first met Okhui ‘Sissy’ Benlein & Shaniqua McCready on the 1900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue back in 2018. This episode, we reunite with Sissy & Shaniqua, we listen back together to their original recordings, and we ask them, “How’s life changed in the past three years?”




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Wayne & Aaron, Then & Now

We first met Wayne Brewton & Pastor Aaron Hannah on the 600 block of Cherry Hill Road back in 2017. This episode, we reunite with Wayne & Aaron, we listen back together to their original recordings, and we ask them, “How’s life changed in the past four years?”




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Antonio & Pat & Andrea, Then & Now

We first met Antonio McDuffy and Pat & Andrea Wills on the 400 block of E Patapsco Avenue back in 2015. This episode, we reunite with them, we listen back together to their original recordings, and we ask them, “How’s life changed in the past six years?”




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B Love & Bridge of Hope, Then & Now

This episode, we reconnect with Traci ‘B-Love’ Bartlow, who runs a boutique hotel on the ground floor of her home in West Oakland’s Lower Bottoms neighborhood. She tells us how her life and her business have changed over the past few years. We also check back in at a day shelter that helps families in crisis in the St Louis neighborhood of The Ville. Director Kelli Braggs talks about how the organization is bearing up under the strain of the pandemic.




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Barbara's Groceries, Then & Now

We first met the guys at Barbara’s Groceries back in 2015 on the 4700 block of Liberty Heights Avenue. This episode, we reunite with them, we listen back together to their original recordings, and we ask them, “How’s life changed in the past six years?” Plus, Aaron & Wendel bid a fond farewell to listeners as Out of the Blocks comes to a close.




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Painter Frank Auerbach, who became a major artist after fleeing the Nazis, dies at 93

Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th century, has died aged 93.




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My Chemical Romance will return with 'The Black Parade' tour

Nearly two decades ago, My Chemical Romance released their career-defining rock opera, "The Black Parade," cementing their shift from mainstays of the emo scene to mainstream recognition and becoming one of the most inventive bands of the 21st century.




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After bye, Maryland faces needed win against Northwestern on path to another bowl

With thinner margins in a strengthened and expanded conference along with Maryland's struggle to limit penalties, Friday night's home game with Northwestern is now a keystone to get to bowl eligibility.




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Locksley vows the state of Terrapins is still strong

Offering some political speak in a year of election, Maryland coach Mike Locksley laid out a "state of the union" of his program Tuesday, saying internal-yet-unspecified changes have been made after one of the worst losses of his term.




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Reddick's win at Homestead gives Jordan a chance at the NASCAR title

Tyler Reddick went high and overtook Ryan Blaney on the final turn to win at Homestead-Miami on Sunday to secure a spot in NASCAR's winner-take-all finale in Arizona in two weeks. Reddick led 98 of the 267 laps, the last of them the one that mattered most.




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Verstappen handed 5-place grid penalty in Brazil after another engine change

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has received a five-place grid penalty at the Brazilian Grand Prix after he again decided to change his engine.




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Money talks: Parents have the power to fix higher education

Parents of high schoolers are now the most powerful force in higher education.




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How Democrats lost the male vote

While researching "The Boy Crisis," I interviewed a young man from Mill Valley, California, a city with deep Democratic ties. As the interview concluded, he said, "I wish I hadn't been born male."




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Security for Trump, Vance should be placed at the forefront

The president-elect and vice president-elect undoubtedly understand that until they are inaugurated an existential threat shadows both of them.




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Trump's new border czar puts sanctuary cities on notice: 'Get the hell out of the way'

Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump's new border czar, delivered a stern warning to sanctuary cities on Monday by telling them to "get the hell out of the way" as the next administration comes for illegal immigrants.




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Some in Southeast Asia see a definite upside to Trump's return to power

Donald Trump's victory may bring some relief for the leaders of three authoritarian Southeast Asian nations caught in the influence struggle between the U.S. and China -- Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.




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Democrats self-examine, but not the mainstream news media

It's been a week since President-elect Donald Trump's landslide reelection, and some Democrats are using words such as "realignment," "self-reflection" and "regret."




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Uprooting the kudzu: Let's relocate the federal government

President-elect Donald Trump is to return to Washington with the distinct advantage of having previously served in the Oval Office. He is wiser.




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There's light on the horizon for American energy and our allies in Europe

President-elect Donald Trump's resounding victory may spell doom for the anti-freedom, anti-prosperity international movement that is the push for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.




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Why Latinos deported Harris from the White House

Latinos left the Democratic party in a mass exodus last week, costing Kamala Harris the presidency.




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The new Republican Senate majority should end the war in Ukraine

If senators exhibit political courage, the incoming U.S. Senate has a unique opportunity to cut off the spigot of funds to Ukraine and find peace for the war-torn country.




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George Soros' death grip on the Democratic Party loosened on Nov. 5

The hard-left billionaire George Soros and his heir apparent son Alex have championed, with donations, defunding the police movement, open borders and soft prosecutors.




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Thank you Donald Trump for the Kamala Harris shellacking

The biggest difference between Donald Trump's victory in 2016 and 2024 is Sherlock Holmes' "dog that didn't bark."




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A few words of advice for the departing commander-in-chief Joey Biden

I imagine the past few weeks have been stressful for you and Dr. Jill. I noticed that on election day, she was dressed in red - not blue. Was her Freudian slip showing?




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Ask Dr. E: The election is over, now what?

No matter how you slice it, we are a divided nation. Our country is morally adrift in a sea of confusion. I know at least half the country is partying like it's 1999 because the GOP just won in a landslide, but am I the only one who thinks that we are just whistling past the graveyard?




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Breathe

Breathe is part of our Christian Music For Kids Library.




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Earth's biggest polluters are not sending leaders to U.N. climate talks in year of weather extremes

World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.




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Israel's West Bank settlers hope Trump's return will pave the way for major settlement expansion

As Donald Trump's victory became apparent in last week's U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates popped bottles of champagne and danced to the Bee Gees at a winery in the heart of the occupied territory, according to a post on Instagram. The winery said it was rolling out a special edition red named for the president-elect.




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Trump, Harris disagree on what protecting the environment means

Solving difficult environmental questions is at the top of the agenda for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.




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Hands off the Electoral College

With Donald Trump's crushing victory this past Tuesday, schemes to get rid of the Electoral College are off the table -- for the next several years, at least.




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Left seeks to deny American people the agenda they voted for

The people who claim they want to "save democracy" have a funny reaction when things don't go their way.




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Letter to the editor: Lies about Trump get desperate

When I first saw the headlines screaming that former President Donald Trump -- who has laughingly been labeled a fascist by Kamala Harris -- was threatening to have Liz Cheney executed by firing squad, I reflexively chuckled and said to myself, let's wait 24 hours to see how this fake story shakes out ("Trump emphasizes war context of remarks about Liz Cheney facing guns," web, Nov. 1).




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Letter to the editor: Time to clean up

Election Day has come and gone.




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Letter to the editor: Killing Peanut and Fred is unconscionable

On the morning of Oct. 30, a peaceful animal sanctuary in rural New York was besieged by a squadron of storm troopers from the state's departments of health and environmental conservation ("N.Y. conservation employees sent home as death of Peanut the squirrel spurs outrage, bomb threats," web, Nov. 4).




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Letter to the editor: Social media harming youth

As studies and books such as Jonathan Haidt's "The Anxious Generation" reveal, social media platforms are damaging their users' mental health, especially that of young people.




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Letter to the editor: America is back

On Tuesday night the taxpayers of America spoke ("President again: Trump secures historic second White House win," web, Nov. 6).




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Letter to the editor: Thanks for nothing, Joe and Kamala

As you pack up your things, Joe and Kamala, I just wanted to take the time to thank you for taking such good care of middle- and lower-middle-class Americans these past four years.




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Letter to the editor: No more yo-yo policies

President-elect Donald Trump must end yo-yo government.




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Letter to the editor: Pray for Trump Derangement Syndrome sufferers

If what former ABC News journalist Mark Halperin said last month about there being a national mental health crisis in the event of a second Trump presidency, as a "deplorable" I want to ensure that my friends and relatives suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome stay fully calm.




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Letter to the editor: Hochul, James fiddle as New York burns

New York has a problem. Actually, it has two problems: Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James.




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Letter to the editor: The door's that way

The hosts of "The View" and some MSNBC and CNN commentators are saying they fear for their lives next year when Donald Trump takes office.




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Letter to the editor: Only themselves to blame

It is odd that so many members of the news media are searching far and wide for those upon whom to place blame for their favored candidate's losing the presidential election.




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Letter to the editor: A comeback for the ages

Many people are rightly calling Donald Trump's reelection the "greatest comeback" of all time ("'History's greatest comeback': From Israel to Ukraine, world leaders congratulate Trump on election," web, Nov. 6)..




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Letter to the editor: No more Clinton-backed hoaxes

The majority of intelligent Americans and Washington Times readers are overjoyed and relieved that Clinton-Soros puppet Kamala "Hillary" Harris was defeated by Donald Trump ever so decisively.




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Letter to the editor: Democrats united us -- against them

Starting in the Obama administration and continuing through Vice President Kamala Harris' run for president, the Democrats have pledged to bring the American people back together.




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Letter to the editor: The people have spoken

Last Tuesday, the people's voice was finally heard.




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Letter to the editor: Iran won't stop at Israel

Prescient "longshoreman philosopher" Eric Hoffer never heard Iran's hideous, genocidal "Death to Israel" chant, but he would surely have reacted to it and the recent antisemitic barbarity in Amsterdam with what he wrote in the Los Angeles Times in 1968: "The Jews are alone in the world and always will be."




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Letter to the editor: Trump answers to the people

You would think blue-state governors would see the results of this year's election as evidence that perhaps they went too far with their extreme-left ideology and policies.




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Letter to the editor: Cultivate STEM knack early

America has just gone through a bloodless conflict between competing political forces.