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HCC welcomes students
Howard Community College will hold information sessions for prospective students and their parents at 8 a.m. Wednesday on the fourth floor of the Rouse Co. Foundation Student Services Hall, and at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Transfer Center, Room 242, of the...Tags: Financial Aid
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A little something for ordinary taxpayers
The mega-bailout package for Wall Street also contains about $150 billion in tax breaks for the rest of us. Some are new, but many are tax breaks that had either lapsed or were near expiration and given another year or more of life. Among them are...Tags: Stock Options, Financial and Business Services, Government, Real Estate Sales, State Budgets
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Pop-pop fulfills pigskin promise
Let's say you're a baby boomer stuck in one of life's little ruts. Maybe you feel you're too old to follow your dreams. Or maybe you have this nagging regret that beats you up every day and won't let go. If so, here's a new book you may want to check...Tags: Injuries, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Friday Night Lights, Bruce Willis, Television Industry
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High school honors top alumni
Special to The Baltimore SunAfter John Schillinger graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1956, he developed several popular varieties of soybeans that are used today by a majority of farmers in the United States. Alfred Lipin, Class of 1939, became a state senator. Lori Ann...Tags: Government, Genetics, Michigan State University, National Security, Academic Progress
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Community colleges expect cuts
Maryland's community colleges are BRACing for budget cuts from state and county governments, and educators are worried that tuitions might rise at a time when deteriorating economic conditions are driving more students to the traditionally affordable two-...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Government Debt, Sheila Dixon, Morgan State University
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Middle school for boys part of a trend toward single-sex education
The boys in the seventh-grade classroom wave their hands wildly and squirm in their seats, unable to contain their joy in a competition involving singular and plural nouns. Their teacher seems undaunted by the outbursts of cheering. These are boys, after...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Family, Minority Groups, Frederick County (Maryland), Middle Schools
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Harford County Datebook
BEST BET Equestrian competition The Dansko Fair Hill International Festival in the Country will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Oct.19 at 378 Fair Hill Drive, Elkton. In addition to equestrian competitions in cross country and...Tags: American Legion, Marketing, Animals, Farms, Equestrian
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A pioneer in teaching Russian to high schoolers
Earlier this week, I wrote about the death of Joseph Glus, 84, a longtime Charles Village resident who was hired as the first Russian-language teacher by Baltimore County's public schools in 1959. Mr. Glus, who was the son of immigrant parents from the...Tags: Family, Charles Village, Oakland (Alameda, California), History, Awards and Prizes
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Milton Vance Murray
Milton Vance Murray, who during his four-decade career as a teacher and later as an elementary school principal remained a steadfast champion of academic excellence, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease Oct. 5 at FutureCare Lochearn. He was 87....Tags: Columbia University, Further Education, Cab Calloway, Minority Groups, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Amendment 8 misrepresented
In response to the Sentinel's editorial on Sept. 21, "What we think about Florida's amendments," I would like to express my displeasure over the Editorial Board's interpretation of Amendment 8. Amendment 8 is not a sales tax and will not cost voters a...Tags: Sales
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Profiles of Bob Kanjian and Shelley Vana
Commission candidates Bob Kanjian Personal: 42, married, two children Education: Bachelor's degree, University of Maryland, 1988; J.D., University of Maryland, 1992 Professional: Owns a real estate and title company, Building Solutions, LLC, and...Tags: Gold Coast, Florida Atlantic University, Palm Beach County, Human Rights, Palm Beach County School District
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Democrats, Republicans Pitch To Jewish Voters
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman ended his week pitching John McCain to Jewish voters in Pennsylvania, where Jews had been cool to Barack Obama in the presidential primary. Before breaking for Yom Kippur, Lieberman also had worked both coasts of Florida, touting...Tags: Government, Jimmy Carter, Louis Farrakhan, Yom Kippur, Judaism
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