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21st Century Rural Health Care Delivery

WebThe Eastern Shore is fortunate to have a first class FQHC in the Choptank Community Health Center. It supports the Denton Medical Center, the Easton Pediatric Center, the …

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Too Much Light has Far-Reaching Effects on Environment and …

WebThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that $206 million will be allocated to projects that restore the Chesapeake Bay. The historic levels of …

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Choptank Community Health System — Bucking the Trend and …

WebThe Maryland primary election is set for May 14, with early voting beginning May 2 and mail-in voting already in progress. There are seven Republican candidates for …

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11 Facts About Salt Marshes and Why We Need to Protect Them

WebOn average, salt marshes provide $695,000 of value per square mile during storms by reducing the impacts of surge and flooding, according to a University of …

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Health Care — Where do Candidates Stand on the Issues

WebThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that $206 million will be allocated to projects that restore the Chesapeake Bay. The historic levels of …

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Tom Paine’s Common Sense Speaks to us Today

WebTom Paine published Common Sense in January, 1776, when the American colonies were in crisis, as the American nation is today. Paine’s little pamphlet, reprinted …

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Moore Signs Order to Protect Trans People, Medical Providers as …

WebGov. Wes Moore issued an executive order this month declaring that state agencies shall “take whatever action is necessary and coordinate to protect” people or …

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University of Maryland Shore Regional Medical Center in …

WebThe Maryland Rural Hospital designation came after six years of negotiations with the University of Maryland Medical System and Maryland state lawmakers. An …

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Some Chocolate and Sweet Shops on the Eastern Shore

WebFor more sweet shops further afield in Maryland, see The Sweetest Road Trip in Maryland Takes You To 7 Old School Chocolate Shops. Bespoke Chocolate — 207 S. …

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Homelessness on the Eastern Shore

Web410-213-0923. For more information on homeless services on the Eastern Shore, Lower Shore residents (in Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset) can call 443-253-1815. …

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The High Cost of Housing on the Eastern Shore

WebThe report estimates that in Maryland, a full-time worker must earn at least $28.60 per hour ($59,480 annually) to afford to rent a modest two-bedroom home at fair …

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Toxic Algal Blooms Threaten Health of People and Pets

WebEvery summer, news articles show up around the country about toxic blue-green algal blooms. When people and pets get sick or die from exposure to toxic blooms, …

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New Initiative Seeks to Secure Safe Drinking Water for Lower …

WebThe Lower Shore Safe Well Water Initiative aims to protect public health by engaging residents of Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties in citizen science …

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Maryland’s ‘Dr. No’ — Andy Harris’s Record

WebNo’ — Andy Harris’s Record. Peter Heck • Aug 16, 2022. Andy Harris has represented Maryland’s First Congressional District since 2011. He is currently the only …

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“Let the Monster Perish!” The Rev. Henry Highland Garnet’s 1865 …

WebHe concluded, “Let the verdict of death which has been brought in against slavery by the 38th Congress be affirmed and executed by the people. Let the gigantic …

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Remembering the Chestertown Armory

WebFor nearly a century, the Chestertown armory has played a significant role in local life. Built in 1931, the substantial brick building just past the railroad tracks along …

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What Do the New Census 2020 Data Tell Us About the Eastern …

WebSource: U.S. Census Bureau. Total population rose between 2010 and 2020 in five Eastern Shore counties and dropped in four. Wicomico was the big winner, with an …

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Women’s History — Voting in Still Pond, 1908

WebThe marker reads: “In the village of Still Pond, twelve years before the 19th Amendment established women’s suffrage, Mary Jane Clark Howard, Anne Baker …

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Dr. Jennifer Jewell: A Dynamic New Mayor in Snow Hill

WebDr. Jennifer Jewell moved to the Eastern Shore from Louisville, Ky., in 2014 to head up the undergraduate program in the School of Social Work at Salisbury …

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