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Annapolis to D.C.? Try the Train

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Dear Dr. Gridlock: Regarding your letter from Ellen Flanagan, who is moving to Annapolis from Germany and is seeking advice on commuting to her job near the Kennedy Center. I have been commuting from Annapolis to D.C. for the last 10 years and use the MARC train out of Odenton. The train takes 30 minutes from Odenton to Union Station and is very reliable. Odenton can be reached from Annapolis by taking Route 97 north and exiting at Route 32. Read More...

CVS Pharmacy plans to overhaul how it prices prescription drugs

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CVS Pharmacy plans to overhaul how it prices prescription drugs, doing away with the complex and often-opaque formulas that typically govern what patients pay for medications. Under a system announced Tuesday, which it calls CostVantage, CVS said it will price drugs based on cost, a set markup and a fee to cover pharmacy services. The company said the format is designed to ensure medication prices more closely reflect their “true net cost. Read More...

The Cubs rare status as young champs puts a dynasty within reach

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It’s been 108 years since anyone’s kicked off a baseball season talking about the “defending champion Chicago Cubs,” but it probably won’t be another 108 before it happens again. Not only were the Cubs the best team in baseball last year, winning 103 games on their way to a World Series triumph, they fielded one of the youngest lineups in baseball in doing so. Average Age of Position Players, 2016 Read More...