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Orioles' Jim Johnson, Rays' Fernando Rodney show importance of closers
When the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays begin a three-game series Tuesday at Camden Yards, the two most effective relievers in the American League will be in uniform. It's fair to speculate that without Orioles closer Jim Johnson and Rays closer Fernando...
Tags: Justin Verlander, Pedro Strop, Jim Johnson, Major League Baseball, David Price
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The role of the arts in helping children learn
I was encouraged by Mike McGrew's recent commentary about the value of arts education, a topic that is close to my heart ("The value of arts in education," Sept. 5). It reminds me of a three-year stint I did at Glenmount Elementary School in Northeast...Tags: Music, Elementary Schools, Schools, Music Industry, Arts
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Turning it around
As a new school year begins, my preparation as a principal has been punctuated by an unusual and unexpected invitation to Washington D.C. This month, I was named a Champion of Change at the White House by a program run by the Office of the President....
Tags: Harvard University, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Students, Washington, DC
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Unfriendly fire in Afghanistan
The increasing frequency of attacks on U.S. and NATO troops by members of the Afghan security forces they are supposed to be helping has reached the point where American commanders are rightly concerned that the mistrust engendered by such incidents...
Tags: NATO, Taliban, Armed Forces, International Organizations, Wars and Interventions
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Dancing back in time for the holidays at Towson's Hampton Mansion
Organizers of the annual Holidays at Hampton celebration go to great lengths each year to ensure the weekend-long Christmas event is as historically accurate as possible. The costumes, decorations and customs that are practiced are meant to transport...
Tags: Dance, Tourism and Leisure, Religious Festivals, Entertainment Events, Holidays
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Duty in Afghanistan prevented flyover for Arbutus Fourth of July
It came as a shock to many, including Arbutus Fourth of July parade organizer George Kendrick, when at 12:29 p.m. on this year's holiday there was no sound or sight of the four A-10 jets that traditionally streak across the sky to kick off the event....
Tags: Afghanistan, Thurgood Marshall, Festive Events
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ABC's Brian Ross and a press that disregards reputations of those it covers
The Baltimore SunJournalistic mistakes are easy to make in the immediate wake of events like the horrific shootings last week in a movie theater in Colorado. Bits and bites of information explode across myriad media. Meanwhile, revulsion at the violence mixes with...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Tea Party Movement, Aaron Sorkin, Gabrielle Giffords, Journalism
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London calling?
As excitement builds for this week's opening of the Summer Olympics, many an armchair athlete may yearn to hop a transcontinental flight to London.
But if a trip overseas isn't in the cards right now, why not discover a taste of jolly olde England closer...Tags: Europe, Cornwall, The National (music group), England, Georgetown
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Letter: Impact of Walmart will be far-reaching
Editor: I live in the Evergreen Heights community which is within walking distance, about 1/2 mile, of the proposed Wal-Mart shopping center project at Plumtree Road and Route 924. I am very concerned about the negative impact of this project not only...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Walmart, Groceries, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Day Trip: Swimming ponies and garden lights
Chincoteague, Va. Pony Swim Experience one of Chincoteague's oldest traditions at the annual Pony Penning and Carnival. On Wednesday, watch Chincoteague's own "saltwater cowboys" herd the island's wild ponies across the Assateague Channel to the...
Tags: Snoop Dogg, New York City, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Trips and Vacations, Entertainment Events
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Chick-fil-A gets busted by the thought police
Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy is in hot water with the LGBT community because he committed the cardinal sin in an age of political correctness: Thou must not speak ill of anything gays, lesbians, bisexuals or transgender people wish to do. In an...
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Local Government, Television Industry, Marriage, Barack Obama
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Established storytelling, new-media outlets for Olympics on NBC
Baltimore's Jim McKay anchored the first American telecast of the Summer Olympics in 1960 from a primitive CBS studio in Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Coverage of the Rome Games totaled 20 hours and cost the network $394,000 in rights fees. On...
Tags: New York City, Grand Central Terminal, Bob Costas, Television Industry, CBS Corp.
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