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Maryland braces for Memorial Day travelers
State transportation officials hope you'll do a lot of sightseeing this Memorial Day weekend. Just not on the Bay Bridge. Travelers headed to the Eastern Shore for the first time since last summer might be surprised. For one thing, the toll has risen...
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For Orioles' Adam Jones, Dominican Republic scores a home run
Baltimore Orioles' star center fielder Adam Jones loves to sleep out — which works out nicely for him, realization, since his team spends more than 80 days a year on the road.
Obviously undaunted by frequent changes of scenery, Jones has been a...Tags: Dexter (tv program), Damages (tv program), Trips and Vacations, Boston Red Sox, Seafood
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Flying while pregnant hinges on due date
Who wants to deliver a baby on an airplane?
Answer: No one. Not the mother-to-be and not the flight attendants, pilots or passengers.
That's why most airlines have fairly strict requirements for women who travel near the end of their pregnancies. Even...Tags: United Air Lines, Continental Airlines, Miscarriage, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Trips and Vacations
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From warfront to homefront for the holidays
Alerted via Facebook, connected by Skype, Joseph Vencill was able to "be" in the delivery room for the birth of his first child even though he was serving in Iraq at the time. Still, there's only so much you can do by satellite.
"I'm not sure how much...Tags: The Pentagon, Christmas, Skype, Concourse, Afghanistan
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Let there be lights
To satisfy their craving for a soul-warming helping of holiday spirit, many families navigate around their neighborhoods each December in search of homes ablaze with twinkling lights.
Such captivating exhibits of kilowatt-draining yard art are getting...Tags: Ellicott City, Holidays, Religious Festivals
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Glyndon couple flies wounded warrior home
Like any prospective son-in-law, Sgt. Michael Frazier admitted to jitters about meeting his fiancee's father for the first time. Unlike most, the 29-year-old Marine flew to Miami Wednesday on a private jet with his own cheering section.
"Not to worry...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Companies and Corporations, Afghanistan, Family, Hospitals and Clinics
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Rec sports: Top Flight's Level 9 team places second at Top Flight Invitational
The deadline for submitting sports copy is 9 a.m. on Mondays. We prefer email (howardcountysports@patuxent.com). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard County teams play, players from both teams (first and last names) must be mentioned in...Tags: Clubs, Foods and Beverages, Beam Gymnastics, Hamburgers, Ball Gymnastics
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State approves $100 million renovation of BWI
The state set in motion Wednesday an "aggressive" $100 million renovation of BWI Marshall Airport that will streamline security check-ins, eliminate a major passenger bottleneck and give its No. 1 carrier room to grow.
With minimal discussion, the...Tags: Air Transportation, Concourse, Transportation, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Air Transportation Industry
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For second year in a row, BWI sets passenger record
For the second year in a row, passenger traffic set records at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, with 22.39 million ticket holders passing through the gates in 2011. The 2.1 percent increase came as airport officials...Tags: Air Transportation, Boeing Co., Concourse, Transportation, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Deal of the week
Travelers looking for fall and winter airfare deals don't have to look very far. Airlines are promoting savings on flights through the end of the holiday season. Vision Airlines, a new low-cost carrier making its debut at Baltimore-Washington...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry, Holidays, Air Transportation, Holiday Vacations
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Taking the holiday blues and hassles out of air travel
Airfares can fluctuate even within the span of a few hours, but the direction of holiday travel prices is one-way: up.
Based on early bookings, Travelocity recently reported that the average domestic airfare over Thanksgiving will be about 4 percent...Tags: Entertainment Events, Transportation Industry, Thanksgiving, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry
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A philanthropist and jokester, fullback Leach almost never puts himself first
Vonta Leach has played 37 games since he last got an opportunity to run the football in the NFL.
He has endured countless collisions with linebackers, paved the way for Pro Bowl running backs and even played on special teams. But in 102 NFL games...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, National Football League, Football, Arian Foster, Child Development
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