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High taxes causing Marylanders to move? Not so fast. | READER COMMENTARY

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9 months ago

February 24, 2024

High taxes causing Marylanders to move? Not so fast. | READER COMMENTARY

The recent commentary by Stephen J.K. Walters tried to establish a causal migration relationship between states that have higher taxes and those that have lower taxes (“Flight happens: Don’t play Robin Hood, Maryland,” Feb. 16).

He claimed that higher taxes were the reason for migration from Maryland, yet he cited no poll of individual’s reasons for actually leaving the state. We should not forget one of the earliest lessons in statistics class: Correlation is not necessarily causation. I don’t see Maryland’s wealthy packing up and moving to Wyoming, South Dakota or Montana, where instead of surrounding their waterfront mansions with yachts and golf courses, they could afford to build much larger mansions surrounded by cows, sheep and buffalo.

If you want to be near the action, Maryland is pretty cheap for the East Coast when compared to New York, the District of Columbia or Philadelphia.

— Doug Goodin, Baltimore

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Thiero and No. 20 Arkansas host Maryland-Eastern Shore

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8 hours ago

November 25, 2024

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Thiero and No. 20 Arkansas host Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (1-6) at Arkansas Razorbacks (4-1)

Fayetteville, Arkansas; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Razorbacks -35.5; over/under is 146

BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Arkansas plays Maryland-Eastern Shore after Adou Thiero scored 23 points in Arkansas’ 79-67 win against the Little Rock Trojans.

The Razorbacks are 4-0 in home games. Arkansas is 4-0 against opponents with a winning record.

The Hawks are 0-6 on the road. Maryland-Eastern Shore has a 0-2 record in one-possession games.

Arkansas scores 75.6 points per game, 6.4 fewer points than the 82.0 Maryland-Eastern Shore allows. Maryland-Eastern Shore averages 7.7 more points per game (71.7) than Arkansas allows to opponents (64.0).

TOP PERFORMERS: Boogie Fland is shooting 44.0% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Razorbacks, while averaging 17.4 points, 5.4 assists and 2.4 steals.

Ketron Shaw is scoring 20.9 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the Hawks.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Mild and sunny Monday in Maryland

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15 hours ago

November 24, 2024

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Mild and sunny Monday in Maryland – CBS Baltimore

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Penn State a Heavy Favorite Over Maryland in Regular Season Finale

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24 hours ago

November 24, 2024

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Penn State a Heavy Favorite Over Maryland in Regular Season Finale

The oddsmakers are expecting Penn State to run away with a victory in its regular season finale against Maryland. The Nittany Lions are a 24.5-point favorite when the Terrapins come to Happy Valley on Saturday.

Penn State is coming off a gritty 26-25 victory at Minnesota in a back-and-forth thriller on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions put the game away with a 5:48 drive to run out the clock that featured three fourth down conversions, including a fake punt that resulted in a 32-yard run by true freshman Luke Reynolds.

Maryland fell to Iowa 29-13 in its home finale on Saturday. The Terps were unable to overcome a 13-0 halftime deceit and an offense that could only produce 227 yards on the day. Maryland enters the game on a four-game losing streak, and have lost six of its last seven. The 4-7 Terps have won only once in Big Ten play, beating USC 29-28 in a fourth quarter comeback.

Penn State beat Maryland 51-15 in 2023 in the teams last meeting. The Nittany Lions and Terps will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, with coverage provided by BTN. The game will serve as Senior Day for Penn State.

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