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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is instituting a hiring freeze for new state employees, offering voluntary buyouts, planning to eliminate vacant jobs and possibly consolidating offices.
What's in store for Ocean City this summer? We head to the beach for a chat with the OC Mayor Rick Meehan.
A new state law targeting the most dangerous drivers inspired by Montgomery County officer Sergeant Patrick Kepp.
Longtime President & CEO of Maryland Public Television Larry D. Unger retires on June 30, 2025, but he couldn't leave without saying goodbye and thank you. Thank YOU Larry!
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Statue with a secret; WW2 artifacts; 18th century medical texts; iconic sculpture.
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Alphy’s romantic dinner is interrupted by an unannounced visit from a familiar face.
This week, your HBCU Cultural Correspondent, Dave Walters Jr., is counting down the Top 5 HBCU Stories shaking up the culture.
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Meet the woman who repeatedly risked her life and freedom to liberate others from slavery.
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Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the nation’s most influential leaders.
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Two original documentaries and a companion website shed light on the lives of a pair of towering icons in the struggle to end slavery.
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Can we determine exactly where Harriet Tubman was born?
MPT President & CEO Larry D. Unger addresses viewers about the urgency to raise as many voices as possible in support of public media.
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