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Forget fuel; let's focus on local food
Even if the price of oil falls, the governor should launch a full-fledged sustainability effort to promote an expansion of farming here and the production of more Maryland food for Marylanders. In fact, all the governors of the Chesapeake watershed should...Tags: Georgetown, Diplomacy, Petroleum Industry, Arable Farming, International Relations
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Spying on protesters curbs basic rights
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution clearly prohibits any laws abridging "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." What laws, then, were our state law enforcement officers...Tags: Catonsville, Demonstration, Punishment, Executive Branch, Law Enforcement
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Towson church wins Great Green award
The Maryland Presbyterian Church of Towson has been named a Great Green Congregation by the Eco-Justice Program of the National Council Churches of Christ, one of eight churches nationwide to receive the designation. The congregation on Providence Road... -
Do warm schools hurt test scores?
I read with interest the article about the lack of air conditioning in the Baltimore County public schools ("Air conditioning is hot topic," July 6). But it did not address one point that I believe is most important. The High School Assessment tests are...Tags: Examinations, Teaching and Learning
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Driver pleads guilty in hit-and-run death of Towson freshman
Sun reporterWeeping came from both sides of a Baltimore County courtroom Thursday where the drunken driver who fatally struck a Towson University freshman in an October hit-and-run was sentenced to 18 months in the county detention center. Matthew David Miller, 26,...Tags: Trials, David Miller, Drunk Driving, Murder, Vehicles
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No interest in Granddad's job
Hundreds of Maryland politicos gather on a parking lot every July to eat crabs, talk politics, sweat, sweat some more, and honor a long-gone governor. OK, nobody spends a whole lot of time paying tribute to Gov. J. Millard Tawes at his namesake...Tags: Catonsville, Organized Crime, Elections, Executive Branch, Dundalk
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Towson two-way plans tied up
Sun ReporterWith traffic changes to York Road and the Towson roundabout complete, the next step in the plan to make downtown Towson more pedestrian-friendly is to convert Chesapeake and Pennsylvania avenues into two-way streets. According to professional planners...Tags: Vehicles, Heavy Engineering
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Poker's credibility on tilt
Phil Hellmuth has become one of the most recognizable poker players in the world as much for his tirades at the card table as for his considerable skill at the game. So there's no surprise that the self-described "Poker Brat" instigated the most discussed...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Brief job at banking house 40 years ago brings to light a long-buried secret
The recent merger of two Baltimore financial institutions, Brown Advisory and Brown Investment Management, brought up memories of a period 40 years ago when I enjoyed a brief career with the old Alex. Brown & Sons. A letter appeared on a Loyola High...Tags: Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland), Academic Progress
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Doris L. Stinebert
Doris L. Stinebert, a homemaker and former Baltimore County postmistress, died in her sleep July 8 at the Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson. She was 90. Doris Long was born in Philadelphia and raised in the city's Germantown neighborhood, where...Tags: Roland Park, Clubs and Associations, Health and Safety at School, Christianity, Anglican
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