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Lawyers question Olenick's health prior to surgery death
The medical history of a 17-year-old Marriotts Ridge High School junior who died last year following routine wisdom teeth surgery is now being questioned by lawyers for the dental practitioners involved in the surgery, who are being sued by the girl's...
Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Swelling, Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Safety at School, Family
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Howard County Briefs
'Schoolhouse Rock' The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday-morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math science and politics through clever songs is revived by the Red Branch Theatre Company through March 25 at the Drama Learning Center, 9130-...Tags: Energy Saving, Judaism, Drama (genre), Howard Community College, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Cookie contest: Treated to tradition
For this year's holiday cookie contest, we asked readers to share the story of the recipe they were submitting, and in response, we heard tales of tradition, memories and love.
One of the most striking stories came from Dell Smith, who shared her mother-...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Recipes, Meningitis, Culture
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It's not 'only a game'
.—I'm in mourning. Not the kind that involves grief counseling or a call to the local funeral home. I'm mourning the loss of my football team, the Baltimore Ravens, in gut-wrenching fashion to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game....Tags: John Lackey, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Memorial Stadium, Culture, Christianity
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French sailors still remembered, 73 years after their deaths
At the far back of St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery in Homeland sits a cluster of little-known headstones for four French sailors who died in the Baltimore Harbor during World War I.
On Saturday, Nov. 5, the Baltimore District of the American Legion...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Ceremonies, American Legion, U.S. Army, Inner Harbor
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Doing the I Do's
The Rev. Laura Cannon specializes in two words: I do.
And those two words have taken her all over the mid-Atlantic, from hotels and historic mansions to sandy beaches, museums and restaurants to the intimacy of a couple's home — even surprise...Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, Ellicott City, Minority Groups, Chili, Gays and Lesbians
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Jordan doesn't expect to 'set any records' with Bundy's deal
Orioles top draft pick Dylan Bundy may be seeking a record-breaking contract, perhaps as high as $30 million, but it won't happen, according to amateur scouting director Joe Jordan.
"I don't look to set any records. I don't expect to," Jordan said in a...Tags: High Schools, WBAL-TV, Vladimir Guerrero, Minor League Baseball, Brooks Robinson
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Making the feast easy
Why not?
Thanksgiving dinner in a restaurant was once something only people in John Cheever stories would do, those lonely souls who were cut off from their families or who had drunk away their fortunes.
Now everybody's doing it. Or at least a lot...Tags: Hunt Valley, Family, Children, Ellicott City, Holidays
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His music soothes their grief
Julian Patterson was in second grade when he had his first piano lesson. But he didn't take to the piano the way he took to the organ. During church services, for as long as he could remember, he would leave his mother's side in the pews, sneak over to...
Tags: Music, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Music Industry, Culture
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FAMU band's hazing culture: How did school officials miss it?
The culture of hazing is so embedded in the fabric of the Florida A&M Marching 100, investigative records show, that the band adopted a language known not just by current and former band members, but even kids in high school aspiring to join the famous...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Culture, Hazing, Orange County (Florida)
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Detroit Tigers - TeamReport
ReutersMLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Jim Leyland got tired of playing short-handed. Placing Ryan Raburn on the bereavement list Tuesday and continuing soreness in Austin Jackson's abdomen left Detroit with just three healthy outfielders...Tags: Spring Training, Phil Coke, Brennan Boesch, Max Scherzer, Minor League Baseball
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Detroit Tigers - PlayerWatch
ReutersC Alex Avila provided Detroit with all of its scoring Tuesday night by hitting a three-run home run in the second inning. Avila might have shaken a slump with a two-run single in the Tigers' previous game on Sunday. He was 2-for-10 during Detroit's...Tags: Baseball, Brennan Boesch, Minor League Baseball, Don Kelly, Jim Leyland
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