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5/22/2013
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5/8/2013
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5/1/2013
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4/24/2013
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3/20/2013
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3/13/2013
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3/6/2013
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2/27/2013
Power Rankings:
1 Martin O’Malley
Gov marches on with his progressive agenda for the 2013 General Assembly.
2/20/2013
Power Rankings:
1 The Raven
For once, BCPR isn’t talking about the NFL Champion Baltimore Ravens, but, you know, the raven—the one with feathers and a beak: Lawmakers in both houses of the state legislature have pushed aside boring bills related to the death pe
2/13/2013
Power Rankings:
1 Baltimore
This year, Ravens Nation seemed to enter into that mythical realm of obsessive fan bases supporting teams like the Eagles and Green Bay (only such a fan base could include that manic “I can’t take it!” YouTube guy) and were rewarded
2/6/2013
Power Rankings:
1 Ravens
It’s been glorious watching our gridiron heroes hog the national spotlight, with Kenan Thompson playing Ray Lewis on Saturday Night Live and Ravens jerseys selling like crazy across the country (still no run on Charles Cohen’s “Winning
1/30/2013
Power Rankings:
1 Jack and Jackie Harbaugh
If it weren’t for these two and their progeny, the Super Bowl might be a showdown between the Patriots and Falcons. Thank goodness Jack, himself a one-time football player and coach, passed on his pigskin prowess and b
1/23/2013
Power Rankings:
1 Ravens
After this weekend’s heroic, historic double-overtime defeat of the Denver Broncos, BCPR wanted to place the team somehow higher than No. 1 on the list. The shrieks heard in every nook and cranny of Charm City when Jacoby Jones caught t
1/16/2013
Power Rankings:
Ray Lewis, Terps, General Assembly, Speed Cameras, and Pat McDonough.
1/9/2013
Power Rankings:
1 Martin O’Malley
Finally, all of that sucking up to the Obama administration pays off for Maryland’s citizens, as the Gov successfully appeals to the Prez for disaster-relief funds for Sandy-ravaged Somerset County, after it was initially den
12/19/2012
Power Rankings:
1 Marriage Equality
Same-sex couples flooded courthouses statewide on Dec. 6, the first day they could legally apply for marriage licenses in Maryland. The next day, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear two cases challenging prohibit
12/12/2012
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12/5/2012
Power Rankings:
1 Ravens
With their thrilling overtime win against the Chargers (see Spitballin’ for details), the Ravens guaranteed that this will be the first year since 1977 that Baltimore’s baseball and football franchises both had winning record
11/28/2012
Power Rankings:
1 Martin O’Malley
A clean sweep on Election Day—including victories for every candidate he backed, plus gay marriage, expanded gambling, and support for his redistricting—means a mandate for Gov’s policies. Let’s hope his ego stays in check an
11/21/2012
Power Rankings:
1 Michael Bloomberg
Hizzoner rarely makes the BCPR, but New York’s mayor appeared here in town—just before Sandy struck—to offer support for Question 6, the same-sex marriage ballot question. He also made a $250,000 donation to the cause and c
11/7/2012
Power Rankings:
1 Sandy
Frankenstorm? Really? As all your genius friends on Facebook have already told you, Frankenstein wasn’t the monster, but the doctor who made him! BCPR prefers to think of the event that, at press time, was scheduled to obliterate Charm C
10/29/2012
Power Rankings:
1 Sailabration
Economic impact study finds that the June event, which marked the beginning of a two-year celebration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, attracted 1.5 million people and had an $166 million economic impact on the city—compa
10/24/2012
Power Rankings:
1 Orioles
O’s end dream season with a Game Five fall to the Soulless Yankees, who continue to fuel postseason efforts with overpaid, underperforming unmotivated superstars, who, in a city of eight million, can’t fill their Soulless Stadium for playoff baseball.
10/17/2012
Power Rankings:
Orioles, Dream Act, Baltimore Police Department, Martin O’Malley, and Baltimore City Schools
10/10/2012
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10/3/2012
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9/26/2012
Power Rankings:
Orioles
Pennant race? Sellouts in September? Playoff tickets for sale? Yes! It’s happening! Orioles Magic! Yankees Suck!
9/11/2012
Power Rankings:
1 Scott Calvert
Frustrated by the inability to gather any useful information from CitiStat, which the city touts as a major innovation in public access to information—two years ago the mayor called it “one of Baltimore’
8/29/2012
Power Rankings:
Grand Prix Of Baltimore, Gambling, Al-Jazeera, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and Aquille Carr
8/22/2012
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8/15/2012
Power Rankings:
Michael Phelps, UMBC, Gambling, Virgin Mobile FreeFest, Forbes
8/8/2012
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Just days after the Dark Knight Rises shooting in Colorado, AAPD acted promptly on a tip.
1 Anne Arundel Police
Just days after the Dark Knight Rises shooting in Colorado, AAPD acted promptly on a tip from a former co-worker of Crofton’s Neil Prescott, who reportedly said, “I am a joker. I’m going to load my
7/31/2012
Power Rankings:
Orioles, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Andres Alonso, Martin O’Malley
7/25/2012
Power Rankings:
1 Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
7/18/2012
