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Email blasting University of Maryland sorority sisters sweeps Interwebs
An email that Gawker reports was sent through the University of Maryland Delta Gamma sorority list-serv is lighting up the interwebs, it seems. The gist of it appears to be fury that sorority sisters were "weird" and "awkward" to Sigma Nu brothers...
Tags: The Huffington Post
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Rediscovering a Laurel High coach and Irish pizza pub's 'leprechaun'
Occasionally this column takes a look at what happened to a person or thing that was a memorable part of Laurel's past. This month it looks at two Laurel icons from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Laurel High coach set the standard Laurel High...
Tags: Leprechauns (legendary entities), CBS Corp., Lillian Gish, Homes, Jackie Gleason
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Laurel Pop Festival was warm-up act for Woodstock in July 1969
The second half of the 1960s ushered in the era of music festivals — culminating with the granddaddy of them all, Woodstock, in August 1969. Other festivals that enjoyed huge attendance that year included pop festivals in Atlanta and Texas, 140,...
Tags: Laurel, Johnny Winter, John Brennan, Concerts, Savoy (music group)
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Marriage equality brings wedding home for Ellicott City couple
Deborah Cummings-Thomas says seeing Sheila Alexander-Reid on the night of their first date was like "seeing her with new eyes." "All her attention was on me, it was magical," said the Ellicott City resident. Now four years later, Cummings-Thomas will be...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Weddings, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Marriage
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Coffee Companion -- 7/20: O's ride Guthrie to win over Red Sox
Each morning, Monday through Friday, I'll hook you up with reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday -- that way I'll have an excuse to do the same at the start of mine.
Running it back:
After...Tags: Boston Red Sox, J.J. Hardy, AFC North, The Washington Post, Jeremy Guthrie
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Rolling rolls: the lobster truck
Dining@LargeWe've got the burger truck, the cupcake truck, but so far, no lobster truck.It may only be a matter of time.......Tags: Vehicles, Red Hook, Foods and Beverages, Hamburgers
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In memoriam: Victims remembered
Ross Abdallah AlameddineAlameddine, 20, of Saugus, Mass., was a sophomore who had just declared English as his major. Friends created a memorial page on Facebook.com that described Alameddine as "an intelligent, funny, easygoing guy." "You're such an...Tags: Baptist, The New York Times, Engineering, Homes, News Media
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Maine lobster a major treat on D.C. streets
Portland Press Herald, MaineIt's lunchtime on a warm, sunny Friday in downtown Washington. The sidewalks around Farragut Square -- a postage stamp of grass and benches two blocks from the White House -- are packed with hundreds of hungry workers mulling the culinary choices...Tags: White House, Susan Collins, Michael Bloomberg, Red Hook, New York City
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iDeclare: On drunk drivers, 'Redskins'
News reports suggest that U.S. Supreme Court justices were skeptical Wednesday when attorneys for the Justice Department and the state of Missouri asked them to OK warrantless, compulsory blood tests of motorists pulled over on suspicion of driving...
Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Movies, Washington Redskins, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Football League
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'Redskins' are now called 'Pigskins' in D.C. newspaper
Los Angeles TimesWashington loves its Pigskins. Pigskins? Yes, a Washington newspaper has dropped the use of Redskins in referring to the town’s pro football team. After surveying readers, the Washington City Paper came up with Pigskins over names such as the...Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, Joe Gibbs, Washington Redskins, National Football League, Football
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Illustrated Guide to Cocktails
Daily DishIllustrated Guide to Cocktails: Buy the Illustrated Guide to Cocktails on Etsy.... -
Monster Mash: Norman Rockwell painting found on 'Antiques Roadshow'; 'Once' headed off-Broadway
Culture Monster'Antiques Roadshow' finds Norman Rockwell painting...
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