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Terps' Katie Schwarzmann, Alex Aust named women's Tewaaraton finalists
Maryland midfielder Katie Schwarzmann and attacker Alex Aust are among five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, presented annually to the nation’s top college lacrosse player, when the list of nominees was whittled down from 25 on Thursday....
Tags: FIFA World Cup, Loyola University Maryland, College Sports, Syracuse Orange, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Terps' Schwarzmann among many locals nominated for Tewaaraton
The Tewaaraton Foundation today announced the Tewaaraton Award men's and women's nominees, including 2012 winners Katie Schwarzmann (Maryland) and Peter Baum (Colgate). Twenty-five women and 25 men were selected as nominees, from which 10 finalists...
Tags: Georgetown
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Smithsonian Institution to temporarily close some art galleries
Because of budget cuts mandated by the federal sequestration, the Smithsonian Institution will begin closing galleries in some art museums to the public. Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough said Tuesday in a news release that the temporary closings would...
Tags: Arts
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Civil War Anniversary Commemorated at Harford Libraries
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the American Civil War, Harford County Public Library is hosting Civil War 150, a series of events including visits from bestselling authors of books about the Civil War, book discussion...Tags: Photography, Abraham Lincoln, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Libraries, Sociology
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Carol G. Hjortsberg, educator
Carol G. Hjortsberg, former head of Grace Episcopal Day School and author of a history of St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Annapolis, died March 27 from complications of diabetes at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. She was 69. "Carol was very...
Tags: Diabetes, Severna Park, Kensington, D.H. Lawrence, Anglicanism
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Baltimore storyteller Jon Spelman makes debut performance of 'Prostate Dialogues'
After Jon Spelman got the bad news, he found himself thinking often and at odd moments about "Moby-Dick." Perhaps that's because the behemoth that was attacking the Baltimore storyteller was as submerged, unreasoning and unpredictable as any great white...
Tags: Prostate Cancer, NPR, Purdue University, Florida State University, Diseases and Illnesses
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Ginseng, once widespread in Maryland, now dwindling
Ginseng, one of the most sought-after medicinal herbs in the world, once flourished across much of Maryland. It has nearly vanished now, though, from all but the westernmost counties, prompting officials to ponder banning commercial harvest of the...
Tags: Conservation, Garrett County, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture, Wildlife
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Channeling the spirits in color and line at Ellicott City gallery
Ephrem Kouakou prefers to work while the world sleeps. The artist says that in the dead of night, absent the sound of any human voice or music, he can best hear the "spirits" talking. He says he's been hearing the spirits steer his brush since he...
Tags: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Artists, France, Côte d'Ivoire, Music
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NPR report sparks debate on 'killer kitties'
Sharpen your claws, cat owners: NPR caused a bit of a catfight this week with its story on killer kitties, which wasn’t about about lions and tigers. No one is surprised that bird lovers and outside cat owners are often at odds -- the debate crops...
Tags: Radio, NPR, Pets
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Digest: UMBC's Adams again one of top soccer assistants in country
Soccer UMBC's Adams again one of top assistants in country For the sixth time since 2000, UMBC associate head coach Anthony Adams (Calvert Hall) has been recognized by College Soccer News as one of the top assistant coaches in the nation. The web...Tags: Major League Soccer, Teaching and Learning, Marcus Johansson, Lacrosse, Anne Arundel Community College
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Richard D. Pickens
Richard D. Pickens, owner of a Crofton interior design firm who lived in Union Square, where he served as president of the Friends of the H.L. Mencken House, died Tuesday of stomach cancer at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
He was 50.
"I was dumbfounded...Tags: Nashua Corporation, Crofton, House and Home, Interior Design, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Digest: Scott to receive Spirit of Tewaaraton Award
College lacrosse Scott to receive Spirit of Tewaaraton Award The Tewaaraton Foundation has named former Johns Hopkins lacrosse player, coach, and athletic director Bob Scott as the recipient of the 2013 Spirit of Tewaaraton Award. Scott, a National...Tags: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Field Hockey, Major League Soccer, College Sports, College Football
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