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What Medical Schools Are Doing to Reduce Student Debt 05/28/2018 08:00pm • The rising cost of higher education makes affording medical school tough for the vast majority of students. In fact, many medical school graduates leave school with significant debt. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, 75 percent of medical students who graduated in 2017 borr What's the Answer to the Shortage of Mental Health Care Providers? 05/24/2018 08:00pm • Two disturbing trend lines are currently crossing in the area of mental health care. One line, tracking demand for such care, is rapidly rising. In the U.S., nearly 1 in 5 people has some sort of mental health condition, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. The disease burd 52 Dividend Stocks Boasting 25-Year Dividend Growth 05/21/2018 08:00pm • Rock-solid dividend stocks you can bank on.Finding great dividend stocks is hard work. Any company can pay a dividend -- but is it prudent, sustainable, based on a sound and stable long-term business, and liable to grow? And from an investor's perspective, is it meaningful? These are the questions t Are you ready for 8,000 days in retirement? Part II 05/16/2018 04:00am • WASHINGTON ��� In our last article, we reviewed the work of the MIT AgeLab which suggests that many retirees will experience a longer and more complex retirement lifestyle than they expect. Their work introduces the notion that an average retirement today could last 8,000 days (nearly 22 years), 2018 DC-area college graduation: Dates, times and locations 05/14/2018 12:25pm • WASHINGTON ��� For college seniors and their loved ones, graduation marks the first page of an exciting new chapter. For the rest of the D.C. area, it can trigger migraine-level traffic headaches. Festivities are getting underway this weekend for several schools around the area ��� Howard, Uni Baltimore Co. executive Kamenetz called 911 from fire station before losing consciousness 05/10/2018 01:13pm • WASHINGTON ��� Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz called 911 from the parking lot of a volunteer fire department in the predawn hours of Thursday, about an hour before he died, fire and medical officials said. At a news conference Thursday morning, Elise Armacost, a spokeswoman for the Bal Activist Carrie Johnson dies at 77, remembered as 'part of the glue' holding Arlington together 05/08/2018 04:45pm • Carrie Johnson, a fixture of Arlington County civic life and a longtime Democratic activist, died at the age of 77 this past Saturday (May 5). Johnson served for years as the keeper of voter lists at the Arlington County Democratic Committee, earning the moniker of ���list lady,��� and she spent 5 College Seniors Share Their Job-Hunting Stories 05/07/2018 08:00pm • Savannah Wormley has big goals. As she prepares for the last class of her final college course -- "Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic" -- the senior at Indiana University is thinking less about ancient history than about her future plans, which include law school, a career in government and, she ho Your Guide to Medicare Coverage 04/29/2018 08:00pm • Most retirees receive health insurance through Medicare, the federal government's health insurance program for people age 65 and older. To maximize the value of the health plan, take care to sign up at the correct time and take advantage of the free and low-cost services Medicare provides. Here's w Today in History: April 26 04/26/2018 12:00am • Today is Friday, April 26, the 116th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was surrounded by federal troops near Port Royal, Virginia, and killed. On this date: In 1564, William Shakespeare was baptized Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on WTOP: Budget showdown, Metro funding, Trump tweets 04/25/2018 12:48pm • WASHINGTON ��� With the Virginia General Assembly locked in a budget stalemate over expanding Medicaid and a must-meet funding deadline this summer looming, Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said he's confident lawmakers will reach a deal and pledged a shutdown won't happen on his watch. "The wri Are You a Victim of Gaslighting? 04/24/2018 08:00pm • Have you ever been in a fight with a family member or significant other and had the other person categorically deny facts that you both know are true? Have you ever had a boss or colleague blame you so convincingly for something he or she did that you ended up doubting your memory? Or, when you've 6 Ways to Pay for Long-Term Care if You Can't Afford Insurance 04/12/2018 08:00pm • A senior who turned 65 in 2015 could incur an average of $138,000 in long-term care costs, according to a 2015 study published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The study estimates that half of seniors will need care, and one in seven seniors will require long-term care services Howard students, administrators reach agreement, ending sit-in 04/06/2018 06:48pm • WASHINGTON ��� Howard University students and administration Friday agreed on a "statement of commitment," ending a sit-in that was in its ninth day. Representatives and campus officials outlined their agreement during a late-afternoon news conference outside the site of the protest: the universi Maryland hunters can now wear pink, thanks to two sisters 04/03/2018 04:18pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. ��� Thanks to the work of two novice hunters ��� young sisters from the Eastern Shore ��� Maryland hunters may soon be allowed to wear bright pink safety gear. Before taking a hunter safety class in October 2016, sisters Paige and Brooke Simonsen, from Easton, stocked up on pink hu