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Mount Hebron teacher nominated for NAACP Image Award
Children's book author Jerdine Nolen remembers the first time she saw her name in print. As a second-grader, she wrote a Thanksgiving poem that was published in the school newspaper, and she kept her eyes glued to the pink publication while walking home....Tags: Ellicott City, NAACP Image Awards, Literature, Book, Harry Potter (fictional character)
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Libraries: All Together Now at Howard library branches
Central Library 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. 410-313-7800. •All Together Now. Saturdays, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. All ages; 30 minutes. •Eclectic Evenings. Second Tuesdays, 7 p.m. •English Conversation Club. Mondays, 10 a.m.; and...Tags: Ellicott City, Literature, Libraries, Libraries
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Highland/Fulton: Emmanuel United Methodist Church set for Shrove Tuesday dinner Feb. 21
Question: What day comes before Ash Wednesday? Answer: Shrove Tuesday. Next question: What kind of meal is typically consumed on Shrove Tuesday? Why, pancakes of course! Next question: Have you ever noticed how some things taste so much better when...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Animals, Ash Wednesday, Literature, Pancakes
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Carrie Fisher shares her checkered past in 'Wishful Drinking'
She survived drugs, booze, parental issues, complex relationships and a metal bikini, not to mention the electroconvulsive shock therapy that helps her cope with bipolar disorder. And Carrie Fisher has a lot to say about all of it.
In 2006, the actress...Tags: Republican Party, Music, Literature, Rufus Wainwright, Elizabeth Taylor
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Stunning 'King and I' at Toby's Columbia is worth a trip
Through March 25, Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia is offering a stunning production of "The King and I," which tells the story of an English widow and the king of Siam finding mutual respect and affection despite their different cultures. The message...Tags: Literature, Music, Oscar Hammerstein, Music, England
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Raw Recap: Hype building around CM Punk-Dolph Ziggler match
Believe it or not, there existed a time when WWE built anticipation for pay-per-view matches by keeping the competitors separated prior to the big show.
In today's era of WWE, however, the philosophy seems to be aimed at attempting to build excitement by...Tags: Music, Literature, WrestleMania, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Media Industry
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Parents and educators discuss differences between AP courses and classes for Gifted and Talented students
More than a dozen parents gathered at Johnnycake Elementary School Wednesday evening to pick the brains of area educators about Gifted and Talented (GT) and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The 70-minute meeting, organized by the Southwest Area Education...Tags: Students, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Literature, Teachers
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Ellicott City author Jerdine Nolen taps into children's 'sense of wonder'
The idea for Jerdine Nolen’s first book sprang from an uneventful summer afternoon almost 25 years ago spent scrubbing the toilet.
“I was cleaning my bathroom, and this little voice said, ‘Harvey Potter was a very strange fellow indeed,...Tags: Ellicott City, Broward Health, Literature, J.K. Rowling , Slavery
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Woodworker finds beauty in nature's simple gifts
If the life of furniture maker Robert Ortiz was ever made into a movie, it would be full of adventure and plenty of plot twists.
The opening scene would unfold in New York City in the 1960s, with a Hispanic kid from humble roots leaving home at age 14 to...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Music, Literature, Movies, Tools and Hardware
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Teacher of the Year issues challenge to turn King's ideals into tangible truth
Hakeem Wilson, a junior at Winters Mill High School, has been on the honor roll three years, and carries a 3.6 grade point average. Hakeem Wilson, a junior at Winters Mill High School, has been on the honor roll three years, and carries a 3.6 grade-point...Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Students, Dels (music group), Teaching and Learning, Music
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In 'Gleam,' testing limits and breaking traditions
Watching "Gleam" at Center Stage is like visiting a distant era that actually wasn't all that long ago. This play takes place between 1903 and 1928 in a rural Florida town. Its residents' customs and speech patterns seem closer to 19th-century...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Zora Neale Hurston, Thomas Jefferson, Customs and Tradition
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Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?
It was, if recollection is accurate, in the fifth grade that I got my first thoroughgoing instruction in English grammar and usage. My fifth- and sixth-grade English teacher, Mrs. Jessie Perkins, and my seventh- and eighth-grade English teacher, Mrs....Tags: Ohio University, Literature
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