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Savage Historical Society plans to meet Sept. 15
The Savage Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 in the FYM Center, 9032 Baltimore St., off Foundry Street, in Savage. The society's president, Galen R. Menne, will present "Savage: Just One of the Baldwin Cotton Mills." Admission is free....Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites
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If you go: Getting there, lodging and equipment
Sun reporterGetting there The Great Allegheny Passage connects Pittsburgh and Cumberland via 150 miles of biking and hiking trails. The C&O Canal Towpath in Cumberland runs about 180 miles to Washington. A connection between the two trails was completed in 2006,...Tags: State Budgets, Hotels and Accommodations, Gardens and Parks, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Monument in El Salvador marks missing thousands
Los Angeles TimesIt looms solemnly over the shady corner of a city park, an incongruous emblem of pain amid a happy clamor of picnicking families and children chasing scuffed soccer balls. A granite echo of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the 300-foot-...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Human Rights, Wars and Interventions, Civil Rights
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At Madison's Montpelier, what's old is new again
Associated PressIt isn't exactly common to make a house two-thirds smaller, or to remove the indoor plumbing. But that's what's been done at Montpelier, the plantation mansion of President James Madison. The brick Georgian home at the foothills of the Blue Ridge...Tags: Ceremonies, Christmas, Montpelier, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Thanksgiving
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Hot Spot
John McCain's choice for a running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, may have been a cold shock to some pundits, but her state has long been a hot tourist destination. Alaska's rustic beauty, from Mount McKinley to the Inside Passage, attracts adventurers,...Tags: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Rivers, Glaciers, Executive Branch
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Driven away?
Traveling the congested highways in the Baltimore-Washington region may take a psychological toll now. In the not-so-far-off future, the cost may be in dollars and cents. Four major road projects in the region will open in the next five to 10 years with...Tags: Prince George's County, Lexus, Executive Branch, Natural Resources, Robert L Flanagan
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Howard County Datebook
Today 'Producers' Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia, 5900 Symphony Woods Road, will present Mel Brooks' The Producers through Nov. 23. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for Wednesday and Sunday matinees. Doors open for evening performances at 6 p.m. Tuesday...Tags: Minority Groups, Rosemary Clooney, People, Photography, Mel Brooks
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Business Notes
The Entrepreneur's Exchange will hold its monthly luncheon meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Severn Inn, 1993 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Annapolis. The featured speaker is George Hepburn, of Dynasplint Systems Inc., who will discuss...Tags: Labor Legislation, Board of Directors, Clubs and Associations, House and Home, Dick's Sporting Goods Incorporated
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Outdoors Calendar
BEST BET Tomorrow Mary Louise Kurchock will discuss the work of Chesapeake Women Anglers at a meeting of the Pasadena Sportfishing Group, 7:30 p.m., Earleigh Heights Fire Hall, Ritchie Highway and Magothy Bridge Road, Severna Park. Details: www.heyfish....Tags: Halethorpe, Catonsville, Nature, Severna Park, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Daughter, 17, is too young to stay alone in hotel
I'm sending my 17-year-old daughter to college. She is an experienced traveler and needs to stay in a hotel for a couple of nights, but I have been told that hotels will not rent to a 17-year-old. Is that legal? Can anything be done? Even though your...Tags: Rentals, Hotels and Accommodations, Therapies, Rooms and Sublets, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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My best shot
While cruising aboard the MSC Lyrica in February, Richard Eikov of Tavares caught this panorama on a stop at Antigua in the West Indies. From his perch at an old mountain fort, he could see harbors spread out below, including Nelson's Dockyard, far off to...Tags: Shipbuilding, Armed Forces, Gardens and Parks, Defense
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THE LIST
World's top 10 best hotels from Travel+Leisure magazine's 2008 reader poll: 1. Singita Sabi Sand & Kruger National Park, South Africa 2. Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India 3. Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara, Kenya 4. Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur,...Tags: Wildlife, Gardens and Parks, Natural Resources
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