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As other cities grow, Baltimore continues to shrink
Chicago's growing. Atlanta is too. New York added nearly 60,000 new residents. But not Baltimore. At a time when cities across the country are gaining population and young people are flocking to urban centers, Baltimore remains stuck in a decades-long...
Tags: Patterson Park, Federal Hill, Carl Stokes, Population and Census, Demographics
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Bishop McNamara's Milan Collins is the latest local to pick Maryland
The Baltimore SunMilan Collins grew up in Louisiana dreaming of one day playing football for LSU. But when Hurricane Katrina hit his New Orleans home, plans for the future were abruptly changed. Collins, then a fifth-grader, and his family moved to Maryland after the...Tags: North Carolina State Wolfpack, College Sports, Maryland Terrapins, Virginia Cavaliers, Football
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Woodbine-based horse farm aids distressed animals
When a deadly earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, and Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana seven years ago, humans weren't the only creatures in distress.
Countless horses and other animals also needed help, and emergency teams from the Woodbine-based Days End...Tags: Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Navy moving hospital ship Comfort to Virginia
The USNS Comfort, the white-hulled hospital ship that has been a fixture of the Baltimore waterfront for a quarter-century, is moving next year to Norfolk, Va., the Navy announced Tuesday.
Maryland officials had fought the move of the ship, whose...Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Iraq War (2003-2011), Atlantic Ocean, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Laurel Leader-Call, newspaper in Laurel's sister city, to cease publishing March 29
The Laurel Leader-Call, a century-old newspaper in Laurel's sister city of Laurel, Miss., will cease publishing after its March 29 issue, its editors announced March 26. In a story on the paper's website, it was reported that publisher Mitchell Lynch...Tags: Laurel, Newspaper and Magazine, Hinduism
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Ocean City ordered to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Irene
As Hurricane Irene moves closer to Maryland, Annapolis MayorJoshua J. Cohen declared a State of Emergency within the city limits, effective 10 a.m. Friday, urging residents in low-lying areas to evacuate by Saturday afternoon.
Worcester County also...Tags: Cecil County, Disasters, Maryland, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Volleyball
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Neighbors connecting in disasters
Have you ever noticed how people just seem to know your business around here? Maybe it's bred into the culture, part of our rowhouse roots or that whole smallest-big-city thing, but no man is an island in Baltimore. I remember grilling lamb chops in...Tags: Disasters, Social Media, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Purdue University, Diabetes
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Four Baltimore County firefighters return from FEMA recovery efforts in New York
Though Baltimore County was spared from the severe flooding that ravaged much of the east coast during Hurricane Irene, a group of county firefighters saw the devastation of Hurricane Irene first-hand as members of a FEMA search-and-rescue deployment....Tags: Local Government, Disasters, Hurricane Irene (2011), FEMA, Kevin Kamenetz
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Riding out Hurricane Irene with little inconvenience, and great appreciation
How was your hurricane? At our house in Eldersburg, we spent the night on the first floor last Saturday evening as Hurricane Irene struck, for fear of falling trees. Our ancient and huge maple tree shed more than its quota of dead branches, but...Tags: Disasters, Carroll County (Maryland), Martin O'Malley, Crossroads, Hurricane Damage
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Rescue dogs, handlers worked to find remains at the Pentagon
Jesse quivered and refused to budge.
A creature defined by her keen senses, the yellow Labrador retriever was overwhelmed in an atmosphere stained by the stench of jet fuel and saturated with the growl of heavy machinery and thumping of military...Tags: Annapolis, U.S. Department of Defense, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), American Airlines, Inc., Queen Anne (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Should NFL charge fans for media day?
What won't it charge for? Bill Kline The Morning Call NFL teams extort exorbitant personal seat license fees from fans just for the "privilege" of buying a season ticket. The NFL routinely schedules games that last until nearly midnight on school...Tags: Super Bowl, Steve Martin, Football, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Ravens
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Without freedom of movement, it's kind of boring
Since I learned to drive, and started paying for gasoline, a big challenge in my life has been finding the cheapest gasoline within easy striking distance of whatever territory I was likely to be prowling. Then I look around to find the most expensive...Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Trips and Vacations, Petroleum Industry, Civil Rights
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