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Tibetan monks touring north Baltimore
Visiting Baltimore to promote "universal peace and compassion," Geshe Nawang Tsondy, a Tibetan monk of the Dalai Lama's Drepung lineage, quickly endeared himself to students at Roland Park Country School on Friday . "I wish you all the best on your...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Butter, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Memorial Day, Hampden
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Revel Resort playing for keeps
Do you ever find yourself wishing for a stylish and luxurious beach resort within a reasonable drive from home? Meet the new Revel Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. Atlantic City? Seriously. Ditch the image of a traditional casino packed with cigar-puffing...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Lobbying
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Contemporary Museum hopes to reopen
For the Contemporary Museum, which last week abruptly announced it was suspending operations, the challenge going forward may be implicit in its name: How does it stay contemporary? The museum began exhibiting cutting-edge art in Baltimore 23 years ago,...Tags: Arts, Walters Art Museum, Station North, Artists, Fine Artists
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The word 'marriage' matters
In regard to the issue of same-sex marriage, there are really only two defining aspects to the core discussion, and which of these two you choose to focus upon will ultimately determine your final position, regardless of religious or political...Tags: Civil Rights, Perry Hall, Marriage, Physical Fitness and Exercise, International Law
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Lacrosse film has a hook, but could dig deeper
The moviemakers behind "Crooked Arrows" take square aim at making a "Mighty Ducks with lacrosse." Is it fair to say a film hits the bull's-eye when the target is so easy? You wish this movie had focused on its fresh material about lacrosse's Native...Tags: Movies, Brandon Routh, Defiance (movie), Lacrosse
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Same-sex marriage seals Obama's fate as a one-term president
Barack Obama made himself a one-term president last week by telling ABC, "I think that same-sex couples should be able to get married." Up till now, he was politically savvy, saying his position was "evolving." But in repealing the military's "don't ask,...
Tags: John McCain, Marriage, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), ABC (tv network), Family
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Obama could boost same-sex marriage cause in Md.
Advocates trying to uphold Maryland's same-sex marriage law hope President Barack Obama's new stance will boost their efforts by firing up supporters and nudging black voters who traditionally have been resistant to the idea.
Opponents played down the...Tags: Republican Party, Barney Frank, Jay Carney, Referenda, Prince George's County
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Gay marriage and political expedience
Former NPR and current Fox News political analyst Juan Williamsmade an excellent point recently on "The O'Reilly Factor." Mr. Williams said the major reason President Barack Obama had not endorsed same-sex marriage is because of the strong opposition...
Tags: Civil Rights, Fox News Channel (tv network), Jay Carney, Israel, Judges
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Furniture designer practices fine art
If you take a peek into furniture maker Bill Hergenroeder's shop in Cockeysville, you may be surprised at what you don't see: no computer-assisted drawings or other high-tech design aids. He prefers the simple life.
The concrete floor of his shop is...Tags: Arts, Hospitals and Clinics, Concerts, Timonium, Punishment
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When elephants fight
The last thing you'd think Maryland's Republican party needs would be a nasty internecine fight, but that's what it got at its annual convention over the weekend. Rather than unity in the effort to overcome a massive voter registration disadvantage,...
Tags: Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Primaries, Benjamin L. Cardin, Parties and Movements
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Budget boutiques aim for high-fashion and low prices
Christie Griffiths left behind her New York City life — working with fashion lines like Diane von Furstenberg, Nanette Lepore and Rag & Bone — and opted to cater to more cost-conscious consumers in Baltimore. She opened Brightside Boutique and...
Tags: Fashion Shows, Facebook, Entertainment Events, Consumers, Tracy Reese
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Flowermart embraces the 21st century, but with lemon sticks
The big hats, the beautiful flowers, the maypole, the lemon peppermint sticks — those are the hallmarks of Baltimore's Flowermart, an oasis of old-fashioned gentility that its organizers promise will stay that way.
Which is why it's a little...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Facebook, Washington Monument, Mount Vernon, Lemons
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