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A smaller home can be a big change for retirees
Facing medical concerns, 75-year-old Bill Giesenhagen and his wife moved out of their single-family home near Denver last month and into an apartment in an assisted-living community. He and wife Maggie downsized the right way, starting to plan their move...Tags: Mental Illness, Diseases, People, Migration, Sales
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Paralympic swimmer sets sights on gold
For 30 minutes they swim together, two strangers lapping the pool in adjacent lanes at the Merritt Athletic Club in Towson. Finally, the older woman climbs out and slumps on the deck, in awe of the teenager still plugging away.
"She just keeps going,...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Clubs and Associations, ESPN, Summer Olympics, Athletes
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School board seeks members for advisory panels
The Board of Education of Harford County Public Schools is seeking applicants for its Citizen Advisory Committees. Membership is open to all Harford County residents, including those without children in the school system. Committees will meet as...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health and Safety at Work, Teaching and Learning
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Parents head back to school
Special to The Baltimore SunBefore the first day of school, county students were invited to attend an open house at their respective schools. During this night, the students were introduced to their teachers, shown their classrooms, and met classmates and schoolmates. Now it's...Tags: Back to School, Children, Havre de Grace, Middle Schools, People
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Viewpoint: 'McCain the maverick' no longer exists
Sen. John McCain has an impressive personal story. Imprisoned by the North Vietnamese for 5 1/2 years, mostly in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton," he showed great courage, resilience and reservoirs of strength. It is the central narrative of his life, a...Tags: John Wayne, George Bush, Executive Branch, Sarah Palin, John McCain
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Maryland Republicans hold on to modest hopes
Head home, hunker down and hope for the best. That was the recipe for Maryland Republicans as they departed their party's national convention to prepare for an election they hope puts John McCain in the White House. There's not much of a chance of...Tags: The White House, Frederick County (Maryland), Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Local Elections
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Howard County adoptions drop
While adoptions increased across the state last year, placements dropped in Howard County, but not enough to trouble social services officials. The findings, as well as news of increases in delinquent child-support payments, come from state social service...Tags: Society, Social Services, Catonsville, Book
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From construction to schools' renovation
Howard schools Superintendent Sydney L. Cousin unveiled a $125.3 million capital budget for the coming fiscal year that he says represents a shift from new construction to renovation. "It's a reflection of the needs of the school system," said Cousin,...Tags: State Budgets, Health and Safety at School, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Public Finance, Renovation
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Adopting HIV-positive children
Associated PressSolomon Henderson inherited just three things from his birth parents, who left him at an Ethiopian orphanage when he was 1 year old: a picture of Jesus, a plastic crucifix and HIV. As one of some 14,000 Ethiopian children born with the virus every year,...Tags: Government Health Care, Diseases, Pharmaceuticals, AIDS, Private Health Care
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Zito strikes it rich for troops
Barry Zito is slowly turning things around with the Giants. Meanwhile, he continues to make progress on his foundation, Strikeouts for Troops, which he founded in 2005. The organization donates money to war-wounded veterans and their families, and...Tags: Barry Zito
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Movies of the fall
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"Battle in Seattle": Actor Stuart Townsend wrote and directed this dramatization of the five volatile days of protest that rocked the Northwest city during the 2000 World Trade Organization summit. With Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Ray...Tags: Righteous Kill, John Leguizamo, Ethan Coen, Kirsten Dunst, Jon Voight
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Advise, console
AMERICA is awash with the news that, wait for it: Teenagers get pregnant. From the fictional worlds of the movie "Juno" and the TV series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," to the reality-based worlds of celebrity and politics—with the...Tags: Family Planning, Sex, Sarah Palin, People, Health Treatments
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