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Reenactment returns Civil War to Laurel
Nowadays, Main Street in Laurel may seem quaint. But nearly 150 years ago, during the Civil War, it was a bustling encampment for hundreds of Union soldiers tasked with protecting the Union's only rail line to Washington. On Saturday, April 13, some...
Tags: Historic Reenactments, Culture, Unions, Wars and Interventions, American Legion
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Let's Get Together in Howard County
These groups meet regularly Columbia Area Mothers of Multiples — First Monday, 7 p.m. Mothers of twins and multiples. Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia. 410-750-1322. Columbia Toastmasters — First and third Monday,...Tags: Columbia Area, Ellicott City, Culture, Anglicanism, Christianity
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Civil War Anniversary Commemorated at Harford Libraries
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the American Civil War, Harford County Public Library is hosting Civil War 150, a series of events including visits from bestselling authors of books about the Civil War, book discussion...Tags: Libraries, Harford County, Music, Smithsonian Institution, Culture
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The demise of moderate Republicanism
Among the casualties of the 2012 presidential election, along with Mitt Romney, was the vanishing breed of moderate Republicans of which he once was a star, until his embarrassing lurch into conservatism. Mr. Romney first failed to win the GOP...
Tags: Gerald Ford, George W. Bush, Culture, Tea Party Movement, Elections
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Forget the revolution, there's a home game
I grew up in the 1950s in a sports-deprived area of southeast Georgia. Except for a not-so-close and generally unnoticed Georgia Florida league baseball farm team, there was no major league baseball, football or basketball. Sports meant cow pasture...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Martin Luther King Jr., Vietnam War (1955-1975), Culture, Baseball
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Why can't Rodricks see the world through conservative eyes?
It was appalling to see columnist Dan Rodricks criticize Dr. Ben Carson for flirting with Republican politics ("Ben Carson's biblically based conservatism," March 31). I wish Mr. Rodricks wouldn't always look at the world through the prism of liberalism...
Tags: Culture, Barack Obama, Rush Limbaugh, U.S. Congress
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Eagle Archive: Remembering the Maine, and a local Spanish American War casualty
In our great-grandparents' generation, the anniversary of the sinking of the USS Maine, under mysterious circumstances, in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on Feb. 15, 1898, was a significant and life-changing event. According to research by historian Jay...Tags: Cuba, Spanish-American War, Culture, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Key West
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Six bucks per child? That's how much HoCo schools spent 100 years ago [History Matters]
100 Years Ago Six bucks per student From the list of expenditures for Howard County for 1912 published in the Times: "Total receipts for taxes — $96,541.12. Of this amount, the Public Schools of Howard county have received $17,400, of which...Tags: Hialeah, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Culture, War of 1812, Fort Meade (military base)
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The wisdom of Dan Quayle
Almost exactly 20 years ago, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead wrote a controversial essay for The Atlantic titled "Dan Quayle Was Right." In case you forgot (or never knew), let me fill you in on what Mr. Quayle was right about. There once was a popular sitcom...
Tags: Culture, Social Sciences, The Washington Post, Gays and Lesbians, Brookings Institution
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'The Civil War and American Art' is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects on the conflict
The lone Union sentry stands atop Federal Hill, outlined against an ominous orange/red sky. In the distance, the tops of the Washington Monument and several spires rise above the city, as straight and determined as the rifle held in the soldier's left...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Culture, Federal Hill, Gays and Lesbians, Arts
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How the welfare state has grown — and sapped America's economy and culture
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." — Thomas Jefferson My recent column on the challenges associated with the Social...
Tags: State of the Union Address, Pension and Welfare, Culture, Business Enterprises, Health and Safety at School
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Ravens LB Brendon Ayanbadejo appears on 'Face the Nation' on CBS
The Baltimore SunRavens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo appeared on 'Face the Nation' with Bob Schieffer on CBS Sunday morning. Ayanbadejo was part of a panel discussion on same-sex marriage. Read the complete transcript below. Bob Schieffer: Good morning, again, this...Tags: Football, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, Republican Party, Culture
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