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English and thermodynamics
The Baltimore SunAs a journalist, I gravitate toward the lurid. That's just how we roll. If some post-adolescent crank tries to set up a "white student union" at Towson University, he is guaranteed ink. If some crackpot explains that George W. Bush was behind the...Tags: George W. Bush, Minority Groups, Barack Obama
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Jean-Pierre G. Meyer, Hopkins professor
Jean-Pierre G. Meyer, former professor and chairman of the Johns Hopkins University mathematics department whose escape from Nazi-occupied France became the subject of a children's book, died April 24 of heart failure at his Guilford residence. He was 83....
Tags: Brown University, Mathematics, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Colleges and Universities, Heart Failure
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Former Southampton principal named Harford schools interim superintendent
Barbara P. Canavan, a 40-year veteran of Harford County Public Schools, has been named interim superintendent to replace for one year Dr. Robert Tomback, who is leaving after his term is up June 30. Canavan spent more than half her time with the school...
Tags: Middle Schools, Schools, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Breaking a barrier
NBA center Jason Collins says he has gotten "incredible" support since revealing in Sports Illustrated that he is gay and thus becoming the first openly gay male athlete in one of the major team sports in this country. As that support includes...
Tags: Sports Illustrated, National Football League, Baltimore Ravens, Baseball, College Baseball
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What's novel is not the story, but how it's told
When it comes to books, I guess you could call me a voracious listener. I have been commuting about an hour to and from work for more than 30 years, and during that time I bet I've listened to a couple of thousand books. First on tape, now on compact...
Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Central Intelligence Agency, Fiction, Netherlands, Labor Day
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Booker Prize-winning author James Kelman visits Baltimore
Plunging into a novel by James Kelman is like diving head-first into a chilly lake. It's a shock to your system at first, and a bit disorienting, but the trick is to keep moving. Once your muscles get warmed up and you get your bearings, the...
Tags: England, Authors, Genres, Scotland
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Brush up on your Spanish for the next Columbia Pro Cantare concert
Columbia Pro Cantare thematically goes abroad for its concert of "Music of Spain and Latin America" on Saturday, May 4, at 8 p.m. at the Jim Rouse Theater at Wilde Lake. Not only will some of this music be unfamiliar to many listeners, but it's also new...
Tags: Elections, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Ellicott City, Christianity, Music
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Korean War veterans donate $1,000 to Harford Co. Public Library
A group of Korean War veterans presented a $1,000 donation to the Harford County Public Library Thursday in an effort to support library programs to commemorate this year's 60th anniversary of the end of the war. Six members of Maryland Chapter 33 of...Tags: Finance, Libraries, Budgets and Budgeting, Korean War (1950-1953), Banking
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There's 'Pride' in every aspect of Annapolis Shakespeare production
Rarely does a literary classic transfer from page to stage as eloquently as Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" does in the current production by the Annapolis Shakespeare Company at Bowie Playhouse. Everything works beautifully, beginning with Jon...
Tags: Annapolis, Jane Austen, White Marsh, William Shakespeare, Discrimination
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Romance mingles with social issues through Suzie Carr's novels
For romance writer Suzie Carr, inspiration comes from everyday life. Through her lesbian romance novels, she tackles topics such as adultery, temptation, bullying and coming of age. She says she hopes those themes resonate with her readers and bring...
Tags: Book, Amazon.com Inc., Movies, Authors
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Valet Safety, Walking School Bus programs forge ahead [Rodgers Forge]
The Valet Safety Program at Rodgers Forge Elementary School kicked off on April 8 to rave reviews. As we went to press, the program was one week old, so we asked Michael Bayer, Rodgers Forge Community Association officer and a Safe Routes to School...
Tags: Criminals, Schools, Swiss Confederation, Elementary Schools, Germany
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Doctor whose work saved millions reflects on career
The publication of Alfred Sommer's new memoir, "10 Lessons in Public Health," comes precisely 30 years after the publication of the most important thing he's ever written: "Increased mortality in children with mild vitamin A deficiency," a report of a...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Demographics, Disease Prevention
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