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Bernard "Bernie" Harper, city police major
Bernard "Bernie" Harper, a retired decorated Baltimore Police Department major who had commanded the Northwestern District, died Saturday of cancer at his Northeast Baltimore home.
He was 73.
"I always considered Bernie as one of my outstanding...Tags: Govans, Charlotte, Cancer, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Radio Industry
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Maryland native at center of Komen controversy steps down
The resignation of Maryland native Karen Handel from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation on Tuesday could be a first step toward the organization's recovery from a week of negative headlines, comments and tweets.
But crisis communications...Tags: Abortion, Abortion Issue, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Towson University, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Komen controversy puts Maryland native in spotlight
As the funding controversy swirled around Susan G. Komen for the Cure this week, much of the criticism was directed not at the group's chief executive but at a Maryland native who serves as a senior policy adviser.
Karen Handel, who faced a hard-luck...Tags: Abortion, Abortion Issue, College Sports, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Primaries
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City principals among lowest-paid school leaders in state
Even as Baltimore principals have been given an unprecedented amount of responsibility over the past four years under schools CEO Andrés Alonso, their average salary has remained among the lowest in the state.
The average salary for city principals...Tags: Conservation, Teaching and Learning, Collective Contract, Anne Arundel County, Students
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Spirited parade celebrates Martin Luther King Day in Baltimore
Persistent brisk southwest winds and temperatures hovering in the low 40s failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the spirited crowd that gathered at noon Monday in downtown Baltimore to honor the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
92Q DJ Konan and his...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Festive Events, Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Festive Events, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Elizabeth L. Phillips, funeral home owner
Elizabeth L. "Bobbi" Phillips, who co-founded and operated a West Baltimore funeral home, died of congestive heart failure Dec. 28 at her home. She was 93.
Born Elizabeth Lattimore in Baltimore and raised on Schroeder Street, she was a 1936 Frederick...Tags: Anglican, Christianity, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities
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Sheriff takes first step to seize 20 city housing vehicles to pay lead judgment
The Baltimore sheriff's office began the process Wednesday of seizing 20 vehicles owned by the city's housing authority — part of a move by two siblings who suffered lead poisoning in public housing to force the agency to make good on $2.59...Tags: Interior Policy, Lead Poisoning, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Companies and Corporations, Renovation
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O'Malley: Baltimore believed, and change has come
Ten years ago, a television commercial aired simultaneously on all of the TV stations in Baltimore. It was paid for by the private dollars of principled Baltimore business leaders. It began with the words of a little boy.
"My grandmother says we're all...Tags: Business Enterprises, Juvenile Delinquency, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Executive Branch, Government
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Marion Garrett, principal
Marion Marie Ames Garrett, a retired Baltimore City Public Schools principal and lead soprano in her church choir, died Jan. 15 at Keswick Multi-Care Center of complications from several ailments, including diabetes and repeated strokes.
She was 82....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Diabetes, Morgan State University, Teaching and Learning, Coppin State University
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Nancy H. Suerth, casting agent
Nancy H. Suerth, former owner of a commercial cleaning and janitorial services company who later established a casting and talent agency, died Dec. 8 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson.
The longtime Edgewood...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Westport, Janitorial Service, Fells Point
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Restaurant Review: Waterfront Kitchen delivers a ravishing new dining space
The Waterfront Kitchen, a lovely and rewarding new Fells Point restaurant, is a model of sophisticated understatement. A straightforward and compact "spirited American dining" menu is being executed with quiet precision by chef de cuisine Levi Briggs...Tags: Soups, Tomatoes, Appetizers, Restaurants, Shrimp
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Chessie M. Brailey, civil rights activist
Chessie M. Brailey, a civil rights activist who had been married to former state legislator F. Troy Brailey, died Dec.16 from complications of dementia at her daughter's Harbor Court condominium.
The former longtime Easterwood Park resident was 94....Tags: Civil Rights, Alzheimer's Disease, U.S. Senate, Labor Legislation, Alice Faye
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