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BWI airport becomes art gallery to celebrate human rights
Some of the bravest people in the world can be found at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic. Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa. The Dalai Lama.
These and many other figures are featured in a photo exhibit organized to...Tags: Arts, Civil Rights, South Africa, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Artists
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American Masters does Carson to biographical perfection - except for that masculinity thing
The Baltimore SunFrom Norman Rockwell and Leonard Bernstein to Baltimore's Cab Calloway, no one does biography like "American Masters" on PBS. I've been reviewing these superb productions for all of the 26 seasons that "American Masters" has been on the air, and have...Tags: Johnny Carson, Norman Rockwell, Concerts, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra
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Biography: Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III
Baltimore Sun reporterThis official biography of Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III was provided by the Baltimore Police Department. Frederick H. Bealefeld, III was appointed Police Commissioner of the City of Baltimore, Maryland on November 20th, 2007 and commands the...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, CBS Corp., Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Murder, CNN (tv network)
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Bay Theatre brings Emily Dickinson to life in season finale
In her end-of-season program note, Bay Theatre Company co-founder and artistic director Janet Luby refers to "the astonishing success of Bay Theatre's 2011-2012 season," and promised that this season's final production would do justice to the preceding...Tags: Concerts, Vivien Leigh, Annapolis, Celebrities, Emily Dickinson
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Delaney airs first negative ad in 6th District
Democratic House candidate John Delaney is up with the first negative television advertisement in Maryland's 6th Congressional District, taking to voters a feud with state Sen. Rob Garagiola that to date has mostly played out on the blogosphere. "He's...Tags: CapitalSource Inc., Tea Party Movement, Annapolis, Lawyers, The Washington Post
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James Franco coming to Hopkins but he has no time for you
The Baltimore SunActor James Franco, he of the dark good looks and "127 Hours" fame is coming to Baltimore Friday. But, before you get any big ideas and think this is your big chance to ask him out for drinks or attempt a marriage proposal -- forget it. Officials...Tags: New York University, Hart Crane, Suicide, Movies, 127 Hours (movie)
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Impromptu tour of Olmsted-influenced Roland Park gives new appreciation for master plan
When opportunity knocks, I try to grasp it. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, my friend, a landscape architect and Olmsted devotee, and I planned to work on a program. We are giving a talk and walking tour in April. Our subject is the Olmsted influence in...Tags: Enoch Pratt Free Library, Ridgewood, Roland Park, Frederick Law Olmsted
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Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson discusses the late, iconic Apple leader
Few nonfiction writers think bigger than Walter Isaacson, who has taken on subjects like Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. But when Apple founder Steve Jobs invited him in 2004 to write a complete and frank biography, Isaacson held...
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Walter Isaacson, 'Steve Jobs' biography author, to speak in Baltimore this Saturday -- and I'm introducing him!
I'm getting psyched to meet and introduce Walter Isaacson, author of the bestselling Steve Jobs biography, at the CityLit Festival in Baltimore this Saturday! Are you going? It's an all day affair for book lovers. Or, if you want to just see Walter, come...Tags: Enoch Pratt Free Library, Steve Jobs
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Instead of running for Congress, maybe Garagiola should go back to school
Comptroller Peter Franchot wants Maryland schools to teach financial literacy.
Maybe they should start with regular literacy, as even those at the top echelons of government in this state do not understand basic grammar. The former head of the Senate...Tags: Charles B. Rangel, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Colleges and Universities, George Bush, Annapolis
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Judge George Bacon Rasin Jr.
George Bacon Rasin Jr., a former Kent County circuit judge who led a movement to modernize juvenile justice in Maryland, died of congestive heart failure Friday at the Edenwald Retirement Community in Towson. He was 94. "Judge Rasin was widely known...Tags: Regional Authority, Washington College (Maryland), University of Maryland, College Park, Laws, Baltimore County
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Wrapping up the world of entertainment on DVD
For all of us who thought the cartoons at the top of the bill were the sweetest part of any night at the movies, Warner Home Video has released the ultimate new animation collection. "Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume I" finds the beloved cartoon...Tags: Holidays, Amy Acker, Frank Sinatra, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Ed Asner
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