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Education briefs
Jump Start classes AACC and North County High School are working to bring college courses to the high school's students and surrounding community. Eligible students are encouraged to enroll in AACC's Jump Start classes this fall at either the Arnold...Tags: Anne Arundel Community College, Teaching and Learning, Glen Burnie, Johns Hopkins University, Medical Specialization
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A prize specimen
The Baltimore SunYou know they're out there, but you seldom come across them. The ones torturing scientific data to prove that the earth is only about six thousand years old. The ones laboring to eliminate critical thinking from the public school curriculum. The ones...Tags: England, Barack Obama
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USA's 'Political Animals' and the way TV helps us see what we can be
The Baltimore SunSee Jane reach. See Jane reach for power and be denied. It might not yet be a full-blown theme, but that story line has made for one of TV’s more culturally intriguing narratives of this presidential election year. “Game Change” and...Tags: Republican Party, Sarah Palin, ABC (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service, White House
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Head of the Class: Monkton, Parkton students earn honors
Caroline Vonasek, of Monkton, was named to the spring 2012 dean's list The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I. Jessica Kuhn, of Baldwin graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in media arts and design, from James Madison University,...Tags: Fine Arts, Melbourne, Students, Culture, Engineering
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Graphic novels, e-books on students' summer reading list
Tom Miley, a media specialist for Baltimore County Public Schools, relayed something of an odd desire to a group of summer school reading students at Ridgely Middle School in Lutherville on Wednesday, July 25. "My goal in two or three years is to be...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Public Schools, Fiction, Students, Schools
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Harford remembers Michael Phelps' childhood
More than 20 years ago, the man who has become the most decorated Olympian was just known as a hyperactive boy in his North Harford preschool class. Before he won 20 medals and set numerous world records, Michael Phelps followed his sisters to swim...
Tags: Michael Phelps, Debbie Phelps, Early Learning, Sports Illustrated, Schools
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Dr. Joseph Taler
Dr. Joseph Taler, a retired Glen Burnie family physician who survived the Holocaust in Poland by not wearing his Star of David armband, taking a Christian surname, and hiding in a village, died Sunday of heart failure at his Annapolis home. He was 89....
Tags: Patterson Park, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Annapolis, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Soups
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Many books challenged, banned for sexual content
While the "50 Shades" trilogy is the most recent bestseller to be challenged or denied by institutions like the Harford County Public Library for being "pornography," it is far from the only one. Many top-selling books have been censored or challenged...Tags: New York City, Abusive Behavior, Alice Walker, Gossip Girl (tv program), Maya Angelou
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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: Ray Bradbury, Authors, Fiction, Libraries, Library of Congress
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'America's Great Debate' author regales library guests
Stories of one of the country's most contentious debates over slavery and westward expansion and the Underground Railroad filled the Bel Air library June 23. With more than 50 in attendance, Fergus Bordewich, author of "America's Great Debate," spoke...Tags: Henry Clay, Libraries, Daniel Webster, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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'Lost on Long Island' - Baby boomers abandoned by so-called economic recovery
The Baltimore SunI know we have become a nation of such short attention spans and long-term addiction to instant gratification that asking viewers to spend even an hour with a documentary that could change the way they see the world is probably a fool's errand. But...Tags: Otis Redding, Republican Party, Movies, Long Island, Companies and Corporations
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Reisterstown: Fiction writer aiming for gold with 'Song of the Nile'
Ah, the lazy days of summer. There is nothing like grabbing a good read and heading for the nearest beach or pool to while away the hours. That might be a better-than-great idea if you are among those without electricity or water, or both following the...Tags: Barbara Bush, Gloria Steinem, Fantasy (genre), Fiction, Authors
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