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Steampunk artist creates the future by using the past
The basement of Maury Dickson's Woodstock home is his workshop. There, he turns antique gears, old eyeglasses and other bits of Victorian-era bric-a-brac into jewelry, clocks, lamps and other pieces of art that seem like they belong in a futuristic vision...Tags: Fells Point, Arts, Fashion Shows, Entertainment Events, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Owings Mills author makes dystopian debut with 'The Listeners'
Harrison Demchick is by his own account an optimist. He doesn't think that human society or our ruling institutions have become irredeemably corrupt. He didn't make one single preparation for this past Friday, when the Mayan calendar came to an abrupt...
Tags: Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Epidemics and Plagues, Authors
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Daniel M. McGuiness, retired professor
Daniel M. McGuiness, a retired associate professor of writing at Loyola University Maryland who influenced a younger generation of editors and writers, died Nov. 18of Parkinson's disease. He was 69. "Dan was a born teacher because his way of teaching...
Tags: Loyola University Chicago, Health and Safety at School, Parkinson's Disease, Loyola University Maryland, Students
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John F. Muller, counselor
John F. Muller, an addictions counselor who earlier had been co-owner of a wholesale seafood business, died Nov. 24 from colon cancer at his Middle River home. He was 78. The son of a Methodist minister and a homemaker, John Frederick Muller was born and...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Aquaculture, Port Discovery Children's Museum, Seafood and Fishing Industry, New York City
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John C. "Jake" Smedley, social worker
John C. "Jake" Smedley, a retired social worker and former Ruxton resident, died Dec. 9 of cancer at his Silver Spring home. He was 91.
John Calvin Smedley was born in Letchworth, England. After the death of his parents, he moved to Beverly Hills, Calif....Tags: Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), University of Pennsylvania, Annapolis, Social Services, Music
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President Obama's inaugural address [text]
Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:  Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the...
Tags: National Government, The Happiest News!, Government Health Care, Immigration, Values
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Commentary: By the book isn't necessarily what's expected
An odd confluence of events has me pondering the future of a technological marvel that in a lot of ways makes possible the celebration of independence we U.S. citizens proudly enjoy this week. The coming Independence Day celebration, combined with the...
Tags: Library of Congress, Electronics, Libraries, Fiction, Authors
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'Fifty Shades' not being carried in Harford libraries
Don't go to any Harford County Public Library branch with hopes of checking out the popular new novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" unless you want them dashed. The county library system has decided not to carry the bestselling trilogy by E. L. James, as one...
Tags: Nora Roberts, Harford County, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Pornography, Libraries
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Travolta on Travolta
'Saturday Night Fever' (1977) Travolta earned his first Oscar nomination — and proved he was more than Vinnie Barbarino on TV's "Welcome Back, Kotter" — as the Brooklyn teenager who becomes a big man on the disco dance floor. "It was a...Tags: Oliver Stone, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Olivia Newton-John, Savages (movie), Pulp Fiction (movie)
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Dr. Moreland Perkins, philosophy professor
Dr. Moreland Perkins, a philosophy professor who taught at the University of Maryland, College Park and was also former mayor of Riverdale Park, died Nov. 7 of pneumonia at St. Joseph Medical Center.
The Roland Park resident was 85.
"Moreland was highly...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, World War II (1939-1945), Values, Ethics, Daytona Beach
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John Travolta shares memories of 'Hairspray,' 'Pulp Fiction' and other films
A slimmed-down Edna Turnblad shared the stage with her creator, John Waters, last night, much to the delight of scores of star-crazed fans. Well, it wasn't exactly Edna, the zaftig stage mom from Waters' "Hairspray," who took to the stage at the Maryland...
Tags: Music Theater, Morris A. Mechanic Theatre, Maryland Film Festival, John Waters, Music
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Laurel Mill Playhouse reaches boldly with 'Auntie Mame'
In the spirit of an irrepressible title character, the Laurel Mill Playhouse unveiled its Nov. 2 opening of "Auntie Mame" without a backward glance at Hurricane Sandy. A madcap comedy based on the fictional novel by Patrick Dennis, and adapted to film...
Tags: Lucille Ball, Rosalind Russell, Manhattan (New York City), Jerome Lawrence, Angela Lansbury
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