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After homelessness, mother and son graduate from Howard CC
Sandy Johnson and her son, Jeff, were juggling the demands of classes and exams, jobs and family life in pursuit of associate degrees. They also were confronting what could have been an insurmountable obstacle: homelessness. "This has been a tough...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Homelessness, Heart Disease, Howard Community College, Unemployment Benefits
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Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, cardiologist
Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, a retired cardiologist who played an instrumental role in the establishment of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at St. Agnes Hospital, died Saturday from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, General Practitioners, Timonium
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The triumph of progressivism: Graduation 2013 and 1968
Many of you soon-to-be college graduates are determined to make the world a better place. Some of you are choosing careers in public service or joining nonprofits or volunteering in your communities. But many of you are cynical about politics. You see...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Philosophy, Health Insurance, Bank of America Corp., Graduation
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Hopkins closes science writing program, citing low selectivity
Graduates of the Johns Hopkins University's master's program in science writing have explained the prospects of life on Mars, the promise of neuroscience research and the ethics of animal testing on the pages of Scientific American, Nature and Popular...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Agricultural Research and Technology, NPR, Radio
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Fidelity: New college grads surprised by amount of debt racked up
Fidelity Investments reports that 70 percent of the Class of 2013 leaves college with on average $35,200 in debt. That’s all kinds of debt, from student loans and money owed to Mom and Dad to credit card balances. And half of 2013 graduates say...
Tags: Finance
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Amy Schumer talks about her journey from Towson to TV and concert stardom
The Baltimore SunAmy Schumer can tell a story. Knowing how to craft a short narrative and make it pay off with a laugh has, after all, helped make her one of the hottest comedians on TV and the concert circuit these days. So, let the star of Comedy Central’s...Tags: Long Island, Robyn, 30 Rock (tv program), Federal Hill, Mount Vernon
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Baltimore's Division I boys basketball commitments for the 2013 class
NAME, PREP SCHOOL AND/OR HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE Jamel Artis, Notre Dame Prep (Mass.), PITTSBURGH Chase Cormier, Fishburne Military / Milford Mill, GRAMBLING STATE Will Darley, Fishburne Military / Dulaney, UMBC Rodney Elliott, John Carroll, UMBC...
Tags: Zion, Randallstown, Oakland (Chicago, Illinois)
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Hopkins students notable in their absence in Charles Village
Loading his earthly belongings into a laundry cart that he rented from Campus Services, Johns Hopkins University freshman Austin Dennis made several trips from his dormitory room to his car on residential Greenway at North Charles Street, opposite the...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Teaching and Learning, Sales, Business, Charles Village
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Albert Hall, opera singer
Albert Hall, a professional opera singer and choirmaster who began his singing career during his student days at City College, died May 13 from colon cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Towson resident was 89. The son of a plumber and a...
Tags: New York City, Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid, Colon Cancer, Music
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Hopkins' global health grade: good, but not good enough
Remember the last time you got a B in a class? Maybe a B was OK, a hard-earned accomplishment in a difficult, GPA-sinking course. Or perhaps a B just wasn't good enough — a subpar finish that left you mentally shaking a fist at other classmates....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chemical Industry, Technology, Students, Report Cards
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Making it new in Maryland
Would it surprise you to learn that Fast Company magazine just ranked Maryland the third-most innovative state in the nation? Or that Maryland took the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's No. 1 spot for both innovation and entrepreneurship? It's a fact: In our...
Tags: Business, Software Industry, Ciena Corporation, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Companies and Corporations
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Manuel M. Nicolaides, attorney
Manuel M. Nicolaides, an attorney who served for many years on the Baltimore County property tax appeals board, died of congestive heart failure Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Timonium resident was 92. "Manny served with distinction for many...
Tags: Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Patterson Park, University of Maryland, College Park, Christianity
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