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Researcher delves into how Annapolis' Parole area got its name
At the height of the Civil War, a Union soldier climbed into the dome of the State House in Annapolis and described the scene around it, a sea of white tents spreading in every direction. The tents were home to thousands of soldiers captured by the...
Tags: Prisons, Linthicum, United States Naval Academy, Injuries and Wounds, Wars and Interventions
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College lines: Harford residents earn degrees, honors
SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY: Three local students were named to Susquehanna University's dean's list for the spring 2012 semester. The dean's list recognizes students who achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or higher out of a possible 4.0 for the semester. To...Tags: Physical Therapy, Linthicum, Schools, Teach for America, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Pew says 78 percent are following Olympics -- and 76 percent like NBC coverage
The Baltimore SunPew reports that "large majorities of Americans" are following the Olympics on TV, online and on social networks in a new survey released today. Among the most compelling findings is that 76 percent of those surveyed believe NBC is doing an "excellent"...Tags: NBC (tv network), Surveys, Olympic Games, Twitter, Inc., Computer Networking and Internet
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Is there room for compassion in the American empire?
Beyond the spectacle of the presidential race, the Washington consensus pursues business as usual. This is the season in which I wonder, with an ever-intensifying sense of urgency, what it would take to turn our political system into a democracy. "And...
Tags: U.S. Military, The Pentagon, Pakistan, Culture, Elections
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State awards $1.5 million in bicentennial grants
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown on Thursday announced $1.5 million in state matching grants to 22 government and nonprofit agencies across Maryland. The money will be used to promote projects that mark the bicentennial anniversary of the War of 1812. "All the...Tags: Arts, War of 1812, Charm City Circulator, American Visionary Art Museum, Fort McHenry
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Dr. Joseph Taler
Dr. Joseph Taler, a retired Glen Burnie family physician who survived the Holocaust in Poland by not wearing his Star of David armband, taking a Christian surname, and hiding in a village, died Sunday of heart failure at his Annapolis home. He was 89....
Tags: Russia, Foods and Beverages, Health and Medical Professionals, Soups, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Harford Revolutionary War patriots list compiled in digital format
The Harford County chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution has digitized a list of the 2,765 Harford County residents who served in the Revolution, either as soldiers or supporters of the cause. Bill Batton, of Fallston, a member of Harford...
Tags: Revolutions, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Culture
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The liberal arts: Not just for the unemployable anymore
Let's start with something I, as a university administrator, am not supposed to say or even think. The humanities and social sciences, the heart of the liberal arts — its students, its graduates, its practitioners — are doomed. They are doomed...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Hamburgers, Colleges and Universities, Employment, Teaching and Learning
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Head of the Class: area students honored
Kelly Auxt, Angela Springer and Stephanie Yonowitz, of Owings Mills, graduated with a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction; Lisa Goldberg and Rebecca Harman, of Reisterstown, graduated with a master's degree in Counselor Education, and Michael...Tags: Clemson University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Health and Medical Professionals, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Southern Methodist University
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Charles P. Ives III, history expert
Charles Pomeroy Ives III, a state of Maryland telecommunications worker who immersed himself in history causes from North Point to Carroll County, died in his sleep of a circulatory illness Oct. 20 at his Stoneleigh home. He was 63.
Born in Elizabeth, N....Tags: Towson, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Fort McHenry, Ciena Corporation, Annapolis
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'We still have to fight. So for God's sake, fight.'
The greatest commencement address ever is now more than three decades old. And it's safe to say it will never be surpassed or even equaled. It belongs to the ages. In 1979, its author summed up the condition of modern man by noting that, quote, more than...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Berlin Wall's Fall (1989), Curtis Mayfield, Racism, Woody Allen
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Eagle Archive: For Memorial Day, we recall a fallen soldier who made sure we remembered others
On Monday, May 28, Carroll County will mark its 145th annual observance of Memorial Day with an expanded parade and ceremonies at the Westminster Cemetery. In 1967, our community noted the 100th anniversary of Westminster's Memorial Day observances....Tags: Memorial Day, Holidays, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Carroll County (Maryland), Korean War (1950-1953)
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