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AG won't appeal ruling in sex offender law
Attorney General Steve Carter said Thursday he would not appeal a federal court ruling overturning part of a new state law that would have allowed the computers of sex offenders to be searched long after their sentences had been served. U.S. District...Tags: Court Administration, Sexual Assault, Punishment, Lawyers, Trials
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Singles
Singles Thursday Changing Focus This support group for separated or divorced adults meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Faith Lutheran Church, 8 Sherwood Road, Cockeysville. A group also meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church,...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Viniculture, Culture, Society, Dance
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Monkeying with evolution
"My dear, let us hope that it isn't true!" the wife of the bishop of Worcester is reputed to have exclaimed 150 years ago, on hearing that human beings might be descended from apes. "But if it is true, let us hope that it doesn't become widely known!"...Tags: Genetics, Racism, Biology, Society, Religious Leaders
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The coming activist age
N.Y. Times News ServiceWe're entering an era of epic legislation. There are at least five large problems that will compel the federal government to act in gigantic ways over the next few years. First, there is the erosion of the social contract. Private sector firms are less...Tags: John McCain, Elections, Political Candidates, Theodore Roosevelt, Society
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Community theater to present musical
The Drama Learning Center's Summer Stage, a new community theater, will present the musical, Songs for a New World, July 31 through Aug. 9 at the center, 9130-I Red Branch Road. Performances will be at 8 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 1, 2, 7 and 9, and 10 p.m....Tags: Yoga, Music Theater, Ellicott City, Personal Service
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The coming black plague?
Sun reporterThe farmer drove a diesel-powered hay baler in a circuit around his field, followed by his son on a clattering machine that grabbed the bales with metal fingers. Edward F. Stanfield, 77, and his son, Edward B. Stanfield, 49, have followed this oil-...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Dick Cheney, Heart Disease, George Bush, Epidemics and Plagues
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Beijing goes to extremes for its Olympic face-lift
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEverybody wants to make a good impression for important guests, but it's almost like an episode of "Extreme Makeover" here these days. With a price tag of $43 billion, the Summer Games that will open Aug. 8 in Beijing are the most expensive in Olympic...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Olympic Games, Central Park, Colleges and Universities, Summer Olympics
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Toys combine reality and cyber worlds
keiko.morris@newsday.comThese days, playing on a cyber playground requires a real-world toy. Toy producers, aiming to replicate and expand on the success of Webkinz -- stuffed animals linked to an online world -- have unleashed a slew of items and are planning to debut a...Tags: Animals, Toy Industry, Usher, LEGO Group, Health Treatments
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CNN to offer a glimpse of black life in America
As the world's window on the United States, CNN is offering its second documentary on black life in the republic, as Barack Obama is visiting Europe and the Middle East, with the three TV network anchors in global tracking mode. Dick Parsons, board...Tags: John McCain, Time Warner Inc., Racism, Elections, Barack Obama
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Artist connects dots to connect with us
Sentinel Staff WriterTampa-based artist Chalet Comellas enjoys working with symbols and using vocabulary to tell a story to the viewer. Her upcoming exhibit "Visual Vocabulary" features her latest work by examining the origins of symbolic imagery and archetypal scenarios...Tags: Valencia, Tampa, Colleges and Universities, DeLeon Springs, Leesburg
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