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Barry Manilow has hits and awards, but he's focused on music class
Eight years ago, Barry Manilow was shocked to hear that a friend's daughter was futilely searching for a saxophone. The student wanted to try something new, but her school didn't have the instrument. Manilow, the veteran singer and composer with more...
Tags: Grammy Awards, Mayflower Voyage (1620), Schools, Entertainment Events, Music
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John Waters' hitchhiking companion Brett Bidle tells more
Brett Bidle, Frederick County town councilman, tea party supporter and devout Methodist, is John Waters' new BFF. That old saying about politics making strange bedfellows? Apparently, politics has nothing on hitchhiking. Back in mid-May, Bidle, a 20-...
Tags: Protest, John Waters, College Sports, Elections, Trips and Vacations
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John Waters hitchhiking adventure continues with wild ride to California
The Baltimore SunAnother bit of the increasingly oddball John Waters hitchhiking mystery has been revealed. We knew the filmmaker started his cross-country adventure in Baltimore. And we knew a touring indie band had picked him up in Ohio. We also knew a married couple...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Burger King
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He's still speaking volumes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dick Vitale will wait until a quiet moment, away from the VIPs and the parents and especially the sick kids, to admit this, but he's not sure what to say. How could he be? The words aren't coming to him. How could they? The...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, College Sports, ESPN (tv network), Diseases and Illnesses, Basketball
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West Friendship: Pieceful Quilters do their part to ease the pain of Missouri tornado victims
For Glenelg Postmistress Marcia Worrich, packages come and packages go. But few bring as much satisfaction in readying for transit as the two huge boxes bound for Joplin, Mo., which crossed her counter at the post office last week.
The boxes contained...Tags: Methodist, Charity, Natural Disasters, Climbing, Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Emergency Planning, Hurricanes, Companies and Corporations, Satellite Technology
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Joplin, Mo., needs Katrina-style relief
I found it very depressing reading your article on the tornado in Joplin ("Death toll climbs to 116 from worst twister since 1953" May 24). I hope this really brings us as a nation together and provides relief like we did for Katrina. I pray that everyone... -
You Tube: As close as you want to be to a tornado
Maryland WeatherIf you haven't seen these two videos of the F-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Mo. Sunday, you should take a few minutes to watch. If nothing else, they will teach you the importance of listening to tornado watches and warnings,......Tags: Joplin (Jasper, Missouri), Tornadoes
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Oklahoma tornado brings back fear in recovering Joplin, Missouri
ReutersKANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Less than three hours after a deadly twister on Monday flattened a swath of Moore, Oklahoma, tornado warning sirens sounded in Joplin, Missouri, 215 miles to the northeast. While no twister touched down, the Oklahoma...Tags: Business, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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Factbox: The 10 deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history
Reuters(Reuters) - A powerful tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing 24 people, including nine children, according to the Oklahoma medical examiner's office. At one point, as many as 91 were feared dead, but authorities have...Tags: Gainesville, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Tornadoes
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Factbox: Tornado damage and the Enhanced Fujita scale
Reuters(Reuters) - The tornado that slammed into the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing 24 people, was upgraded on Tuesday to a rating of EF5, the category reserved for the most damaging twisters on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the National Weather Service...Tags: University of Chicago, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather Reports, Natural Disasters
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CORRECTED-Oklahoma tornado damage likely to exceed Joplin -commissioner
Reuters(Corrects death toll from Joplin tornado to 161) MOORE, Oklahoma, May 21 (Reuters) - The damage from Monday's tornado in a suburb of Oklahoma City is likely to exceed that caused by the 2011 twister in Joplin, Missouri, that killed 161 people, Oklahoma...Tags: Insurance, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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