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Baltimore ATF gets new chief amid shakeup
A top supervisor with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is being reassigned to lead the Baltimore field office as the beleaguered agency attempts to remake itself amid the fallout from a failed gun-tracking operation along the...Tags: Firearms, Mexico, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Defense, Justice System
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'The Big Uneasy' taps into outrage over flooding of New Orleans
Harry Shearer says his "head exploded" 20 months ago. That's when he heard President Barack Obama, during a town hall meeting in New Orleans, refer to the flooding of the city after Hurricane Katrina as "a natural disaster."
The comedian, actor, radio...Tags: Weather Warnings, Louisiana State University, Harry Shearer, K-Ville (tv program), Movies
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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: Games, Football, Super Bowl, Steve Martin, Baltimore Ravens
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Bobby Jindal: The next vice president?
Republican Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana last weekend won re-election with a staggering 65.8 percent of the vote in a state that remains heavily Democratic. It is, the governor's office contends, the highest percentage achieved by a candidate since...Tags: Rick Perry, Barack Obama, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Bobby Jindal, Executive Branch
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Mold forces St. Mary's students to move to cruise ship
Water has always been intrinsic to the experience of attending St. Mary's College of Maryland, but that legacy took a new turn this week when hundreds of students learned that mold would force them to spend the rest of the semester living on a 300-foot...Tags: St. Mary's City, Weather Reports, Sailing, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Shipbuilding
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Arbutus Middle teacher trades tennis shoes for combat boots
The school year ended last month for a physical education teacher at Arbutus Middle School.
Chris Schepers left the school, which has an enrollment of students from Catonsville and Arbutus, early in order to prepare for his deployment to Fort Dix, N.J.,...Tags: Catonsville, Towson University, Kabul (Afghanistan), College Sports, Afghanistan
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Sprinter Tyler Badie returns to his native New Orleans to compete in AAU Junior Olympics
When Tyler Badie thinks about New Orleans, he doesn't remember much. He was only 6 years old when his family left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. "I remember playing with my friends," Badie, now 11, said. "I remember the good food. And the...Tags: Football, Disasters, Multi-Sport Events, Baltimore Ravens, Hurricanes
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Dave Dickerson: 10 years after Maryland's national title
The Baltimore SunDave Dickerson has often looked for stability in his college coaching career, in part because his own playing career at Marylandwas marked by instability – and tragedy. Recruited to play for Lefty Driesell, Dickerson had finished his freshman...Tags: Maryland Terrapins, College Basketball, Tulane Green Wave, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, College Sports
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Business in natural disasters
Smiths Detection developed the portable emergency room to treat soldiers on the battlefield.
But the tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., last month, executives at the Edgewood manufacturer say, showed another potential use.
The twister, one of the...Tags: Contracts, Facebook, Defense, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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Beware those "lesser" hurricanes
Maryland WeatherWe have a natural tendency to discount the "weaker" hurricanes, those Cat. 1 and 2 cyclones that seem so run-of-the-mill compared with the Cat. 4 and 5 beasts that show up from time to time.But the smaller tempests are sometimes......Tags: Hurricane Charley (2004), Disasters, Hurricanes, CNN (tv network), Hurricane Ike (2008)
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TV audience continues to grow
Baltimore Sun reporterFrom the Z on TV blog: For 25 years, my snootier acquaintances have been finding ways to try and insult me with the question: "Why would you choose to spend your life studying and writing about television?" One answer: It's a growth industry, my friend....Tags: Retirement, Television, Tampa
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Escape plan: KarmaFest
Bring your karma and your chameleon to the KarmaFest this weekend at Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville. In its sixth year, the festival is the work of Patricia Hawse, a Red Cross volunteer who found solace in meditation during her time in Louisiana,...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Drugs and Medicines, Yoga, American Red Cross
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