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Tom Roberts, violin collector and anonymous Smithsonian donor
TOM ROBERTS, 75, Smithsonian's 'Mr. Anonymous' The name "Tom Roberts" appears on no plaque in the Smithsonian Institution's musical instruments collection. At no concert, even when Mr. Roberts was in attendance, did Smithsonian chamber musicians...Tags: Music, Benito Mussolini, Georgetown, Elections, Three Mile Island Accident (1979)
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Senior Circles: Jung's theories give meaning to an aging population
When I was in college, many moons ago, I remember studying Carl Jung (1875-1961), a Swiss psychiatrist who was the founder of analytical psychology, in a cosmology class and again in a child development course. As a point of information, "Cosmology is the...Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Cosmology, Child Development, Philosophy, Psychology
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Mary Lee Steadman, editorial assistant
Mary Lee Steadman, who assisted her late sportswriter husband, John F. Steadman, in the production of his six books, died June 1 of dementia at St. Joseph Medical Center.
She was 83.
The daughter of a firefighter and homemaker, Mary Lee Kreafle was born...Tags: St. Joseph Medical Center, Ellicott City, Roman Catholicism, Labor Legislation, Towson
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Editorial: No smut?
The question as to whether the leadership of the Harford County Public Library was justified in its decision not to stock the popular "Fifty Shades of Grey" remains an open one. From one perspective, it's worth noting that even the Library of Congress,...Tags: Madonna, Erotica (genre), Erica Jong, The New York Times, Libraries
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Friday Buffet: First look at 'Assassin's Creed III' gameplay, 'Minecraft's' record-breaking week and more
News Roundup •••• "Minecraft's" release on Xbox Live has gone about as well as anyone could have hoped. Early sales figures project that the game sold over 400,000 copies in the first day it was available. [Major Nelson] ••...
Tags: Music, HBO (tv network), Gaming Industry, Theft, Microsoft Corporation
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Ellicott City: Burleigh Manor student wins first place in state contest
Ellicott City resident Jisoo Choi won top honors in her category at the state level of the Letters About Literature contest — a national contest that encourages young readers to write a letter to an author expressing how the author and book...Tags: Guatemala, Music, Ellicott City, Music Theater, Culture
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Day Trip
Philadelphia
International Flower Show
With a theme based on the islands of Hawaii, this year's International Flower Show brings a taste of the tropics to Philadelphia. White sand, palm trees and hula dancers all have a role as the show, sponsored by...Tags: Music, Bryan Voltaggio, Natural Resources, Trips and Vacations, Wildlife
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Daylight savings wasn't always the norm
It took a few tries to get daylight savings time to stick in the U.S. Benjamin Franklin estimated the idea would have saved 1 million francs per year in candles as a French diplomat in 1784, according to a report in the Library of Congress. The U.S....Tags: World War I (1914-1918)
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Norman Henley, teacher
Norman Henley, a retired Russian-language and world literature teacher and academic editor, died of congestive heart failure at the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville. He was 96 and had earlier lived in Remington and Charles Village.
Born in...Tags: Cornell University, Catonsville, University of California, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Charles Village
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Carole King Hits D.C. for Gershwin Salute
ReutersMay 22 (TheWrap.com) - Washington is truly feeling the earth move this week as singer-songwriter Carole King is honored with the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for popular song and then saluted in two concerts, one in the White House. King is...Tags: White House, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Music Industry, Paul McCartney
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Kansas girl Gwendolyn Brooks broke ground as black poet
The Wichita Eagle"Say to them, say to the down-keepers, the sun-slappers, the self-soilers, the harmony hushers, 'Even if you are not ready for day, It can not always be night.' You will be right. For that is the hard home-run. "Live not for battles won. Live not for...Tags: Civil Rights, Columbia University, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Poetry, Entertainment Events
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RPT-FEATURE-Amid frenzy over map apps, new focus on 16th century world view
Reuters(Repeats with no changes to text) * Renaissance cleric first wrote "America" on 1507 map * Resonance with current climate of "geo-enabled" devices * Google, Apple, Facebook looking at mapping apps By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) -...Tags: Google Inc., Mountains, Pacific Ocean, Asia, U.S. Congress
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