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Vietnam-era anti-war act in Catonsville still resonates
Mary Murphy looked up from the paperwork on her desk one day in May 1968. A man stood in the doorway of her office — a Catholic priest. He was staring at her. "Can I help you, sir?" said Mary Murphy. The man in the doorway didn't hesitate....
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Catonsville, International Military Interventions, Protest, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Bel Air man advocates against eating meat [Letter]
The new link between meat consumption and heart disease, discovered by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic, is just the latest evidence linking meat consumption to killer diseases that cripple, then kill, 1.3 million Americans annually. Hazen's...Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Health and Medical Professionals, Cleveland Clinic, Heart Disease, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Manifold Greatness
"Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible," a traveling exhibition opening at the Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College on Monday, April 22, celebrates the 400th anniversary of the first printing of the King James...Tags: Culture, Philosophy, England, Arts, Students
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For potty mouths
The Baltimore SunIf you are of delicate sensibilities, you do not want to be in the newsroom of a daily newspaper on deadline, because the swearing then and there is heartfelt, vocal, and repetitious.* But journalists have a complicated relationship with bad words,...Tags: F-bomb Dropping, Racism, Entertainment Events
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Novelist Taiye Selasi, hailed as next big literary star, visits Baltimore
Taiye Selasi's debut novel has been in publication for less than a week. But even before a single copy was sold, the glamorous 33-year-old was being hailed as the newest star of the literary world. Selasi's publisher, The Penguin Group, is promoting...
Tags: Jhumpa Lahiri, The Wire (tv program), Authors, Johns Hopkins University, Ghana
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Herbert W. "Bill" Acker, accounting executive
Herbert W. "Bill" Acker, a retired Price Waterhouse Coopers LLD regional managing partner, died Friday of kidney cancer at his Stone House Farm in Churchville. He was 70.
Herbert William Acker — who was known as H. William "Bill" Acker —...Tags: Hunt Valley, Renal cell carcinoma, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland)
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Oh the nerdity
The Baltimore SunW.H. Auden trawled the Oxford English Dictionary for old and obscure words, some of which he employed in his poetry. He was so fond of the OED that he often took a volume of it to bed at night. We here in Wordville understand that. Thus there is joy...Tags: W.H. Auden, Literature
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Bible in Obama inauguration on display
Millions of people got a long-distance view of the "Lincoln Bible," one of those used by President Barack Obama for his second inauguration on Monday. Starting tomorrow, you can get a closer look at the velvet-covered Bible that was used for Abraham...
Tags: Library of Congress, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, Libraries
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Steven Muller, former Hopkins president, dies at 85
Steven Muller, former president of the Johns Hopkins University and a major figure in American higher education, died Saturday of respiratory failure at his Washington home. He was 85. A child refugee from Nazi Germany who went on to earn a doctorate...
Tags: Ingrid Bergman, Cornell University, China, Political Fundraising, Germany
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Digest: Newly unveiled Spirit names Jorden first coach
Women's pro soccer Newly unveiled Spirit names Jorden first coach The Washington Spirit, the area's entry in the new U.S. league, revealed its identity Tuesday afternoon and announced that Mike Jorden will be its first coach. The club's website is...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Students, Lacrosse, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Villanova Wildcats
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Disinfecting robots help prevent superbug infections at Hopkins
Even as epidemiologists worry about a shrinking arsenal of antibiotics to fight potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital are betting on another weapon to prevent infections: robots.
It sounds more futuristic than...Tags: Anthony Harris, Staphylococcal Infection , Duke University, Health and Safety at School, MRSA
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