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For the archdiocese to propose to close these inner city churches, these sanctuaries that are in impoverished neighborhoods, what message does this say to Baltimore?
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2024
From growing up in the inner city of Philadelphia to sitting on the front porch of his log home in rural Tennessee.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The problem is so bad that many schools in the inner city even use metal detectors to prevent students from bringing guns on campus.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2024
Sports were a chance for kids in the inner cities to get out of town and break the cycle of poverty and gangs.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2024
From growing up in the inner city of Philadelphia to sitting on the front porch of his log home in rural Tennessee.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The problem is so bad that many schools in the inner city even use metal detectors to prevent students from bringing guns on campus.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2024
Sports were a chance for kids in the inner cities to get out of town and break the cycle of poverty and gangs.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
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“Inner city.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner%20city. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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