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Big shirts, bigger hearts: a holiday tale
The woman who came up with the idea — suggesting that a very large member of the Baltimore Ravens might hand off some XXXL clothing to a very large Towson University student who can't afford to buy his own — wishes to remain anonymous, and...Tags: High Schools, Values, Holidays, Teaching and Learning, Bryant McKinnie
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A model institution
Who says sitting in the back of a packed lecture hall trying to absorb the intricacies of trigonometric functions or the chemistry of organic molecules is the only way to teach aspiring young scientists the tools of their trade? Well, tradition mostly....Tags: Science, Teaching and Learning, University of Maryland, College Park, Chemistry, Students
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The Great Recession of 2012?
Just as the U.S. economy appears to be improving, four sets of forces could thrust America into an abyss rivaling the Depression.
•First, for decades, Washington has pursued more open global trade and domestic deregulation. These unleashed great...Tags: China, Barack Obama, Finance, Unemployment, Mortgages
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By improving their own finances, parents give gift to children
Many parents braved the malls to find their children this year's must-have toy or the hottest gadget. But gifts come in many forms. My suggestion to parents is that they take steps in the months ahead to improve their finances in a way that will...Tags: Health Insurance, Media Industry, Finance, Finance, Facebook
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Nicole McAllister, Hopkins Club waitress
Nicole McAllister, a longtime Johns Hopkins Club waitress whose grit and determination to see that her daughter received a college education paid off earlier this year when she had the pleasure of seeing her daughter receive her bachelor's degree, died...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Graduation, Jim Miller, Family, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Influential Harford Community College leader O'Connell dies
Considering the influence he had on Harford County's only institution of higher learning, Alfred C. O'Connell's death last month drew little notice in a community where he lived for many years and left a huge imprint, according to a longtime colleague and...Tags: Trinity College, Harford County, Barbara Bush, George H.W. Bush, Washington, DC
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Jean W. South, NSA analyst
Jean W. South, a retired National Security Agency analyst and school bus driver, died of liver failure Monday at University of Maryland Medical Center. The Annapolis resident was 69.
Born Jean Wisniewski in Baltimore and raised on Andre Street in...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Anne Arundel Community College, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Roman Catholicism
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American science losing ground
You win some, you lose some. That appears to be the current state of affairs with federal funding for research. Congress recently passed legislation providing a modest increase in funding to the National Institutes of Health, which funds research at the...Tags: Cancer, Human Body, Finance, Nobel Prize Awards, Genes and Chromosomes
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Datebook
Future Theater The Children's Theatre of Annapolis production of "Grease: The School Version" will be performed Jan. 6-15 at 1661 Bay Head Road in Annapolis. For show times and more information, call 410-757-2281 or go to childrenstheatreofannapolis.org....Tags: Morgan State University, Martin Luther King Jr., Matthew Davis, Music, Annapolis
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Local students earn awards, named to dean's lists
Bryanna London, of Perry Hall, has been named to the Dean's List at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga. for fall quarter 2011. Rose Kane, of Baltimore, a Junior at Gettysburg College, Pa., received the Samuel P. Weaver Prize at the...Tags: Nursing, Medical Specialization, Perry Hall
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County Digest
The Capitol Steps Tickets are on sale for a performance by the Capitol Steps, a musical-theater troupe from Washington, being held at St. John's College in Annapolis to benefit student aid. Show includes a review of songs and spoofs that ridicule...Tags: Arts, Concerts, Elijah E. Cummings, Linthicum, Anne Arundel Community College
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Education briefs
Scholarship fund Praxis Engineering has donated $25,000 to Anne Arundel Community College to establish an endowed scholarship fund to benefit full-time students majoring in computer science, technical studies, engineering, or mathematics. AACC was...Tags: Financial Aid, Teaching and Learning, Anne Arundel Community College, Engineering, Science
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