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Book lovers, save the date for CityLit Festival
The lineup for the 10th annual CityLit Festival is set, so Baltimore-area book lovers should mark April 13 on calendars. The event, held at the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, offers a full day of author readings, panel discussions and...
Tags: George Saunders, Columbia University, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Authors
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Who would follow our example on Keystone?
While many have long seen America as the global bad boy, everybody likes Canada. If Uncle Sam tucks his pack of Marlboros under his T-shirt sleeve and plays by his own rules, the Canadian moose -- or whatever their Uncle Sam equivalent is -- always...
Tags: China, Barack Obama, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Keystone XL Pipeline, Energy Resources
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My stylebook, right or wrong
The Baltimore SunOver at the Other Place, the blog site during the [cough] hiatus [cough], a commenter has just remarked on the formation of plurals: You are wrong. The plural of A is As, not A's. An apostrophe for a plural is ALWAYS wrong. Always this insistence on... -
Supreme fashion in Philadelphia
They may have strutted on a stage instead of a runway, but members of the Supremes were well known for their fashionable style. Over two decades of climbing the charts, the singing group performed in a variety of venues — including a performance in...
Tags: The Supremes (music group), Museums
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Back Story: The brains behind one of the greatest heists in history
Bruce Reynolds nearly got away with it — and for a time he did. As the brains behind England's 1963 "Great Train Robbery," Reynolds netted some $7 million in small bills for himself and his confederates. Robbing stagecoaches and, later, trains...
Tags: Gang Activity, Theft, Norwich, Criminals, Sundance Film Festival
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Resurfacing of neighborhood roads by county is welcome news [Rodgers Forge]
Councilman David Marks has certainly brought glad tidings our way. He issued a statement on Feb. 24 regarding roads in Rodgers Forge and Gaywood that are to be resurfaced in the near future. Councilman Marks stated that "over the next two years, Baltimore...Tags: Baltimore County, Leprechauns (legendary entities), Washington, DC, Federal Hill, Arts
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Work crept into her life, until life disappeared
Erin Callan was the face of Lehman Brothers in 2008 as it battled insolvency rumors. Fresh, pretty, smart and confidently articulate, she worked feverishly to try to talk nervous investors out of jumping ship. But when the company imploded in 2008,...
Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Google Inc., New York City, Marissa Mayer, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
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Dick Cheney dishonest, defiant and then some to the end in Showtime documentary
The Baltimore SunThe first question Dick Cheney is asked in "The World According to Dick Cheney" is: What's your favorite virtue? "Integrity," he answers. What do you value most in your friends?" he's asked in follow-up. "Honesty," he says through those crooked,...Tags: Defense Equipment, Vietnam, Iraq, Dick Cheney, Media Industry
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After the violence, silence
This is the thing that gets me: On March 5, I saw the front page headline — "6 killings continue violent 2013 start" — and it did not faze me one bit. It was not news. It was what I've come to expect in Baltimore and all major American cities....
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Barack Obama, New Year's Day, The Washington Post, Murder
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Breakdown at the track
Last April, The New York Times reported on a startling spike in the deaths of horses running at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. The investigation found widespread use of drugs to prop up horses that were worn out, broken down or otherwise unfit for...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Laurel Park, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Chemical Industry
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Title IX law scrutinized as universities cut teams
The men who play baseball and soccer at Towson University, run track at the University of Delaware and wrestle, swim or golf at any number of other colleges all heard the same reason when their teams were cut: Title IX. To meet the federal law's goal of...
Tags: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks, Trials, Justice System, University of Maryland, College Park, Students
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Laurel Park thoroughbred deaths prompt state inquiry
Ten horses were injured and euthanized at Laurel Park over nearly six weeks this year, prompting the state to investigate why the rate of deaths at the racetrack had spiked so drastically and suddenly. But the deaths remain a mystery, a concern for horse...
Tags: Lobbying, Horse and Harness Racing, Pharmaceuticals, Tim Keefe, Broken Leg
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