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For many, a decade to forget. In Baltimore, moments to remember.
Baltimore Sun reporterWhat do we call this decade? The Ohs? If you say that out loud it sounds like a certain baseball team. The Aughts? What's an aught? In a practical but infinitely more gloomy choice, Time magazine settled on "The Decade from Hell." And maybe it was. A new...Tags: Regional Authority, Theater, Football, Memorial Stadium, Super Bowl
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When tragedy hits home
Sun PhotographerCovering tragedies is never easy or enjoyable for any journalist - in spite of how it's portrayed in the entertainment world. When a tragedy involves children and strikes close to home, it's even tougher. On Saturday, Feb. 2, I ended my shift as...Tags: Death, Family, John Browning, Photography
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Palmeiro speaks
sun reporterThe man whose finger-wagging image may forever be the lasting snapshot of baseball's so-called steroid era hasn't paid much attention to the sport's most recent drug scandal. Rafael Palmeiro spends his mornings working out, his days playing baseball with...Tags: Rafael Palmeiro, Family, ESPN (tv network), Brian Roberts, Texas Rangers
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Blog: Sun sports editor in Athens
Final thoughts on a memorable two weeks in Greece This is my last blog from the Athens Olympics, which I'm assuming will be one of the more memorable I've covered for a number of reasons. Foremost among them, I'm sure, will be the swimming of Michael...Tags: Panamerican Games, Armed Forces, Muhammad Ali, International Olympic Committee, Eddie Murray
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Oscars reflect newfound diversity
Sun Movie CriticAn African-American actor nominated for his portrayal of a Ugandan madman. A best-picture category that includes a movie filmed in Berber, Arabic, Spanish and Japanese (and another shot almost exclusively in Japanese). A Mexican director whose work...Tags: Arts, Will Smith, Eddie Murphy, Japan, Peter O'Toole
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Limit kids' exposure to media madness
WELLESLEY, Mass. - The TV has been on practically nonstop for the past few days in many households around the country. For many, it's news radio in the car, of course, Web surfing on the phrase "terrorist attack" and phone calls to family members,...Tags: Children, Game Shows, Family, Television, New York City
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Hopkins faults safety lapses
Sun StaffA Johns Hopkins panel investigating the death of a 24-year-old woman in an asthma experiment has concluded that she most likely died from a drug given to her in the test, and it faulted both the lead researcher and an internal oversight board for safety...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, Family, Plastic Surgeons, Asthma
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Employers' aid varies in times of tragedy
Associated PressNEW YORK - The check covered Leora Sells' pay for the 10 days that followed April 19, 1995 - the time it took workers picking through the rubble of the Murrah Federal Building to recover and identify her body. That check was one of the few...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Natural Resources, Family, Wetlands, National Security
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Duty to serve
Sun StaffKathleen Kennedy Townsend sat scribbling notes at the funeral of Crystal Sheffield, a Baltimore police officer killed in a car crash while answering a call for help. The occasion marked another life cut short in its prime: A dedicated public servant,...Tags: Arts, Republican Party, Hospitals and Clinics, Civil and Public Service, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Illness lingers, loyalty wanes
Dressed in khakis and a dusty green canvas jacket, Rich Richmond enters the medical center with an easy gait and bright countenance, like a country gentleman returning from a brisk jaunt in a wintry woods. Certainly no one in the waiting room would...Tags: Arts, Mail Order Industry, X-rays, Government Postal Delivery, Health and Medical Professionals
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Shuttle investigation finds White House, Congress also at fault
Associated PressWASHINGTON - The White House and Congress must share some blame for the space shuttle accident that killed seven astronauts, the chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board said yesterday. Ret. Navy Adm. Harold W. Gehman Jr. told the House...Tags: Rocketry, Technology, NASA, Death, White House
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Stunned
The following are the thoughts of members of The Sun's Editorial Board about the terror Tuesday. THE DEPTH of Tuesday's tragedy became clear throughout the morning as I watched the news reports. Thousands dead. Massive destruction. But it wasn't until...Tags: Civil Unrest, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, National Security, Defense, Movies
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