Baltimore Book Festival

On the November ballot, voters will decide whether to expand gambling in Maryland to include table games--and to add a casino in Prince George's County.  Meanwhile, the state is preparing for an increase in gambling addiciton, and is partnering with the University of Maryland to create a new center that trains counselors in gambling addiction.  We'll talk with the director of the center, and a gambling counselor in Worcester County, which is the where t

Expect a complex ballot in November:  Once you finish voting for President, Senator, Congressperson, and multiple  referendum questions, then you might have a series of bond issues to vote on. UMBC political scientist Roy Meyers tells you what you need to know when you get there.

Then – Members of the local Muslim community respond to the film Innocence of Muslims, which has spurred international outrage and which some say led to the deaths of four Americans in Libya.

Baltimore native Michael Tucker is perhaps best known for acting as lawyer Stuart Markowitz on the television show “L.A. Law,” which he appeared on with the woman who is now is wife, Jill Eichenberry, who is a survior of breast cancer.  Now, he comes back to Charm City to read from his first novel, called After Annie, at the Baltimore Book Festival.  It tells the story of an actor whose wife dies from breast cancer.

Taking a look at the proposed expansion of the work week for Frederick County employees.

Laura Lippman on her latest novel, “The Most Dangerous Thing.”

“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” is Maryland Humanities Council’s pick for One Maryland, One Book. Tom Hall talks to the author in advance of his appearance Saturday at the Baltimore Book Festival.