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 Wednesday, Jan 2 A number of warriors to embrace yoga as a therapeutic tool to treat pain and stress. At Fort Meade, the central Maryland U.S. Army base home to 14,500 military personnel, “yoga is very well respected and often advocated,” says Col. Beverly Maliner, chief of preventive medicine services. |   | |
| Sisters Jenna and Paige McMakin and their mom, Bekki, are saving shelter dogs, one pair of pearl earrings at a time. |
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| Hundreds more Marylanders are seeking unemployment insurance benefits related to the federal government shutdown. As the funding impasse reached its 12th day Wednesday, the state said it's received 462 such benefit applications from Dec. 22 through Dec. 31. |
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| Maryland’s Board of Public Works has approved a deal in which outside lawyers will help the state investigate the opioid industry for potential litigation — and share in a percentage of whatever money they help recover. The state spending panel approved a deal with three law firms. |
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| David Hou, 55, a West Friendship resident, didn’t see any “good” Szechuan-style restaurants near his home, so he decided to open one. |
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| Steven Snelgrove, 61, took the helm of Howard County General Hospital in Columbia in 2014. |
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| Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and two other notable residents residents answer: Which health trend have you been dying to try? |
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| A new year means new resolutions. If getting physically fit is among your goals, here are some gadgets, gear and garb to help you be your best. |
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