The Baltimore Examiner and Baltimore Research, whose founder and president is heavy-duty thinker and analyst Jay White, are joining forces to publish behavioral polling under “Baltimore Speaks.” Questions will include ones like: “Should smoking be banned in all public places in Maryland?” and “Do you cheat on your taxes? Have you ever been caught?” Baltimore Research clients include Johns Hopkins, NBC and Procter & Gamble. It has a staff of 78 and a database of 80,000 participants. The size and segmentation of the database allows the firm to populate target research groups with a high level of accuracy. The first Baltimore Speaks will grace our pages in the next couple of weeks. Please suggest questions and let me know what you think of the feature.

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