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Author to Speak at HCC
The Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College will welcome Dr. Alan Taylor on April 8 as part of the College's commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Taylor will offer a public lecture at the Chesapeake Center at 10 a.m. His talk,...Tags: War of 1812, Colleges and Universities, Annapolis, Harford Community College, Maryland Historical Trust
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Lineup announced for 2013-14 Baltimore Speakers Series
Humorist Dave Barry, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are among those taking part in the 2013-2014 Baltimore Speakers Series. The seven-speaker series, sponsored by Stevenson University, kicks off Sept. 30 with author...
Tags: Jon Huntsman, Jr., Dave Barry, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Authors, Steven Spielberg
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Books highlight lineup for speaker series
Authors Bill Bryson and Doris Kearns Goodwin are among the headliners for the 2013-14 Baltimore Speakers Series, part of a lineup that is sure to delight book lovers. Bryson, whose "In a Sunburned Country" is one of my favorites, will appear Sept. 30 to...
Tags: George Papandreou, Dave Barry, Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert Gates, Entertainment Events
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Pope Francis: New salesman, same old product
For the first time in history, the Roman Catholic Church has a pope from the New World, but liberal American Catholics should not expect Pope Francis to stray far from the old theology. Some things are excitingly different about this new pontiff. On...
Tags: Francis I, Papal Conclave (2013), Roman Catholicism, Argentina, Christianity
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Twelve steaks and an arugula salad: Obama takes the GOP to dinner
President Barack Obama had a dinner date last week with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation. The president personally...
Tags: John Hoeven, Washington, DC, CNN (tv network), John McCain, U.S. Congress
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After the violence, silence
This is the thing that gets me: On March 5, I saw the front page headline — "6 killings continue violent 2013 start" — and it did not faze me one bit. It was not news. It was what I've come to expect in Baltimore and all major American cities....
Tags: Journalism, Morgan State University, The New York Times, Charles Village, New Year's Day
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Unusual foam - detergent waste or farmland deposit - appears in Winters Run
As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, March 14, 1963: Heavy foam appeared on top of the waters of Winter's Run 50 years ago this week. The foam was checked by the state Water Pollution Control Commission and it was believed the foam was...Tags: James Mason, Water Pollution, Havre de Grace, Aberdeen, Gregory Peck
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Center Stage sets sights on joy, fun
For his first full season as Center Stage artistic director, Kwame Kwei-Armah focused on works that could spark conversation about a variety of heady issues. Midway through that season, he has unveiled a very different theme for the next one. "If this...
Tags: Colman Domingo, Animal Crackers, William Shakespeare, George S. Kaufman, Theater
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Argo, Lincoln and the politics of Hollywood
The Oscar for best picture was won by "Argo," the true tale of a secret rescue mission in Iran during the Carter administration. It beat out "Lincoln," the story of how black Americans were rescued from slavery. Does this mean Jimmy Carter's stock is on...
Tags: Jimmy Carter, Ben Affleck, Iran, Vice (movie), Awards and Prizes
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Something old, new for Columbia Pro Cantare
Columbia Pro Cantare offers something old and something new for its next concert on Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church. There's a religious link of sorts between the old and new pieces, so having this concert take place in an...
Tags: Music Industry, Music, Abusive Behavior, Yale University, Entertainment Events
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Spring 2013: 5 ways to celebrate the season
1 How sweet it is Celebrate the 12th-annual Chocolate and Candy Festival on March 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bel Air Armory. The event includes hundreds of desserts and other goodies from local vendors. Sponsored by the Bel Air Downtown Alliance....
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Habitat for Humanity International, Easter, Entertainment Events
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What Scalia really has against the Voting Rights Act
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is alleged to be one of the great intellects of conservative jurisprudence, but his comments during oral arguments over a challenge to the 1965 Voting Rights Act displayed all the mental acuity of a third-tier...
Tags: Voting, U.S. Congress, Minority Groups, Antonin Scalia, Elections
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