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National Guard cleans up city block before deployment
The commanding officer gathered his soldiers early Saturday morning, brought them to attention and delivered details of their mission. The young men and women saluted, snatched up their arms and occupied the perimeters of a stretch of unfriendly terrain....
Tags: Army National Guard, World War I (1914-1918), Armed Forces, U.S. Military, Afghanistan
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Warren and Cruz: principled or polarizing?
Who is the face of American liberalism? Who is the face of American conservatism? In Washington politics and on social media these days, the king and queen of "base" politics are two freshman U.S senators — Texas' Ted Cruz for conservatives and...Tags: Conservative Political Action Conference, Jim DeMint, U.S. Congress, Heritage Foundation, Violence Against Women Act
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Seamstresses gather to create clothes for Oklahoma tornado victims
Soon after a massive tornado devastated Moore, Okla., last month, a Linthicum seamstress leaped into action, formulating a plan to help the victims. Kathy Furth began reaching out to thread-savvy friends from her parish and a local sewing organization...
Tags: Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Natural Disasters, Linthicum
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Harbor's water quality rated C-minus - with an asterisk
Despite a foul-smelling algae bloom and fish kill this time last year, Baltimore's ailing harbor actually earned a C-minus grade overall for water quality in 2012, according to the latest ecological report card issued by the Healthy Harbor campaign. But...
Tags: Water Pollution, Inner Harbor, Water, Patapsco, Weather Reports
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State sticks with Smith Island buyout
State officials have decided to forge ahead with a controversial offer to buy out about 10 homeowners on Smith Island as part of a plan for helping Somerset County recover from superstorm Sandy. The Department of Housing and Community Development...
Tags: Government Aid, Government, National Government
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Tropical Storm Andrea forecast to bring Md. heavy rain Friday
Just a few days into the hurricane season, Tropical Storm Andrea is forecast to deluge Maryland and much of the Atlantic coast Friday, prompting flash flood warnings across the Baltimore region. The storm was not expected to pack anything close to the...
Tags: Palm Beach County, Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Weather
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'Strong' Ocean City ready for visitors
After $1.1 million in Superstorm Sandy clean-up work, Ocean City is ready for Memorial Day weekend and beyond, said Mayor Richard Meehan. Even the damaged century-old Ocean City Inlet Fishing Pier, which was featured prominently in national TV storm...
Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Memorial Day
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Daily guide to fun -- and some new things to do in Ocean City
One of the joys of the beach is its consistency. The tide rises and falls without fail, the sun casts a glow over the water every morning and every night. But Ocean City, for all its constants, continually delivers fresh adventures. We've put together a...
Tags: Matzoh, Museums, Entertainment Events, Baltimore Hotels, Dining and Drinking
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The cost of BGE reliability
Baltimore Gas & Electric certainly isn't likely to win any popularity contests. It secured a rate increase from the Public Service Commission in February — its second in the last three years — and turned around and filed a request for...
Tags: Pikesville, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Government, Global Change
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BGE requests rate increase on heels of last case
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. asked Friday for another rate increase, three months after winning approval for higher charges, and company officials said they expect to seek more in the future. It's the third time in as many years that BGE has...
Tags: Pikesville, Litigation and Regulation, Martin O'Malley, Government, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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Smith Island denial
Even the most jaded observer must acknowledge there's something admirable about the desire of so many living on Smith Island to see their community survive and prosper. Residents of this marshy (and shrinking in both population and real estate)...
Tags: Global Warming, Conservation, Ecosystems, Global Expansion, Global Change
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State Police to get new fatalities sign for Bel Air barrack
The grim-faced crash test dummies that have been warning drivers along Harford County's Route 1 for years about the dangers of driving, especially drunk, are a thing of the past. The Bel Air Barrack at Maryland State Police recently took down its sign...
Tags: Harford County, Transportation Accidents, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Maryland State Police, Motorvehicle Accidents
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