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Originally Posted by SusanStCatherine
I moved from Maryland which wasn't too bad a place except for the politics. Heavily gerrymandered. Look up Sarbane's Mayland's 3rd Congressional district (his father a long term senator). All four of my Marland representatives lived in the adjacent county (with very different demographics) due to gerrymandering. Our county had 40% and their 60% so nobody from our county could ever win. No voter ID. Non-US citizens can vote in municipal elections. I saw someone's ballot get rejected and the poll worker told the voter he couldn't vote for two people for president. Poll worker had sample ballots on who to vote for.
My representative blocked me on Facebook when I simply posted facts on a candidate. When I told her my health care premiums were no longer affordable to me due to the ACA, she emailed me a copy of a New York Times editorial. Weather is pretty cold January - April with high humidity that makes you feel even colder. Enough ice and snow storms to challenge drivers. The main thing I miss is the very high quality water supply.
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My mother's family has lived in Maryland, mostly in the Baltimore area, since at least the 1890s. My mother, born in 1905 and a graduate of Goucher College, now part of Hopkins, taught school on the Eastern Shore before she married my father. Since the 1950s most family members have lived in Baltimore County as Baltimore City is a dangerous and highly taxed place to reside. My daughter lives in Cockeysville. I served in the Maryland Army National guard out of the Fifth Regiment Army back in the day. What has happened to the beautiful state of Maryland is tragic.
"EDUCATION REFORMER SAYS THAT BALTIMORE SCHOOLS ARE FAILING STUDENTS: In the Baltimore City Public Schools, the four-year high school graduation rate is 69%, the lowest in the state. In addition to the low district-wide proficiency, 23 schools reported zero students proficient in math.Mar 17, 2023"
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Baltimore’s failing school system is making school choice the only hope for students, education activist says | Fox News.