Donna Edwards
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February 15, 2013
February marks American Heart Month, a nationwide initiative to raise awareness in the effort to combat heart disease and educate communities on prevention and treatment options. Heart-related illness is still the leading cause of death in the United States, with one in every three deaths resulting from heart disease or stroke. Often associated with men, heart disease kills more women each year and is more deadly than all forms of cancer. Over 400,000 deaths among American women are caused by cardiovascular disease and approximately 42.9 million women currently live with some form of the...
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December 11, 2012
The 2012 elections were historic for many reasons. One of the most significant, yet unheralded, achievements was the passage on the ballot of the Maryland Dream Act, which enables children to qualify for in-state college tuition regardless of their immigration status. The Maryland Dream Act will help our local economy build stronger communities, keep talented individuals in the state to strengthen our economy, and give all hard-working students an opportunity to achieve the American Dream. The Act gives Maryland children who are undocumented and were brought to this country through no fault...
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