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Lacie Slew wins Maryland Racing Media Stakes
Lacie Slew rallied from next-to-last to win the $100,000 Maryland Racing Media Stakes, the Saturday feature at Laurel Park. Sent to post as the second choice in the field of five fillies and mares, Lacie Slew carried Joe Rocco Jr. to a one-length victory...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Tim Keefe, Animal Kingdom (racehorse), Kentucky Derby, The Jockey Club Incorporated
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A taxing issue: getting things done in government can take longer than might be expected
It seems in Maryland politics, there are occasional issues that linger beyond their usefulness. Back when I was a kid, well into my teens and possibly even later than that, Maryland was the only state that didn't require dump trucks to cover their loads....Tags: Laws, Harford County, Tourism and Leisure, Annapolis, Water Supply
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Marylanders want wind power
Thank you for publishing OpinionWorks' poll results on offshore wind in Maryland ("Public favors offshore wind power, poll says," Jan. 11). Count me among the majority of people who agree that $2 is a trivial price to pay for the many advantages that wind...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Metal and Mineral
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The answer to the gerrymander
Maryland's new Sixth and Eighth Congressional Districts begin in the state's rugged northwest but then dive southeastward into suburban Montgomery County. The city of Baltimore is split between three new districts: the Second, Third, and Seventh. The...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Elections, Montgomery County (Maryland), Judges, Prince George's County
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Wolfgang Oehme, landscape architect
Wolfgang Oehme, a renowned landscape architect and a founder of the New American Garden movement, which incorporated windblown ornamental grasses and massed perennial plantings, died of cancer Thursday at his Towson home. He was 81.
"He was a...Tags: Charles Street, Long Island, Cancer, Architecture, Baltimore County
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Lunch for $10 or Less: Old World Delicatessen
The Greek cold cut sub at Old World Delicatessen is a big sandwich. Portly. Granted, the largest contributor to its bulk is the roll, a hot dog-bun-class giant that threatens to take over the sandwich at every bite.
But at $5.25, this sub begins to look...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Submarine Sandwiches, Feta Cheese, Foods and Beverages, Olives
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EPA air rule industry hates helps Maryland
The new Environmental Protection Agency rule requiring coal-fired power plants to reduce their emissions of mercury and other toxic air pollutants is generating a lot of debate, with environmental and health groups hailing it while industry groups contend...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Labor Legislation, Coal, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Baltimore police gun traced to Oklahoma killings
The wanted poster portrays a .40-caliber Glock Model 22 semiautomatic pistol, serial number EKG463US, that resembles thousands of standard-issue guns owned by the Baltimore Police Department.
But this particular weapon found its way out of the hands of...Tags: International Law, Weaponry, Defense, Larry E Haines, Murder
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Choo-choo Christmas
My model train paraded around the living room floor of our Silver Spring home when I was 7 or 8 years old. I think we could put a little pellet in the engine to create the steam.
It wasn't very big and I'm pretty sure we didn't have any buildings or...Tags: Museums, Halloween, Calvert County, Pratt Street, Garrett County
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A deep issue
They're dubious landmarks with the look of a low-budget post apocalyptic movie, a fascinating history and an ironic geographic anomaly. The recently-sold Funkhouser Quarry property on the Mason-Dixon Line in the Delta-Cardiff-Whiteford area was a major...Tags: Shingles, Metal and Mineral
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Former Funkhouser Quarry in Delta to be sold at auction
The former Funkhouser Quarry in Delta, Pa., one of the last active quarries in the slate and rock industry along the Mason-Dixon Line, is set to be sold at auction in Baltimore early next week. The 124.7-acre property along Atom Road, owned by Slateridge...Tags: Shingles, Metal and Mineral, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), U.S. Geological Survey, Auction Service
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Mini model train display in Arundel chugs through the ages
His father always set up an elaborate network of Lionel model trains late on Dec. 24, so when Frank Winner and his little brother, Jim, got up Christmas mornings, they'd find the living room of the small family home filled with moving cars, blowing...Tags: Passenger Cars, Tourism and Leisure, Mini, Annapolis, Holidays
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