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Friday News Roundup: Confederate Monuments; BBJ; Maryland's Poor Money Management; Tribute to Bowie

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What is the right balance among history, art, and 21-century awareness? A Baltimore City task force this week made preliminary recommendations to remove two Confederate monuments. We’ll speak to a Elissa Blount Moorehead, a member of the commission, and Jay Barringer from the Maryland Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans about what should be done about the monuments. 

Plus, this week Maryland was ranked dead last among states in how its consumers manage their credit; Nina Heck from the nonprofit ‘Guidewell Financial Solutions’ shares tips on tackling debt. We’ll also talk about news headlines from the Baltimore Business Journal, how colleges in Maryland are approaching consent and sexual assault on campus and how Baltimore's Creative Alliance and local musicians remember David Bowie.

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Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.