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Lemur researcher works to save endangered species
When researcher Erik Patel hiked into the mountainous rain forest of northeast Madagascar in 2001, he was a doctoral student embarking on a quest for basic scientific knowledge about one of the rarest primates in the world: a snow-white lemur called the...Tags: Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Duke University, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Madagascar, Wildlife
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Columbia 'pioneer' has plan for Haiti
Three years after a devastating earthquake left much of Haiti in ruins, a new effort has been launched to help the long-suffering island nation — an effort based in Howard County and spearheaded by a well-known Haitian with close ties to Columbia....
Tags: Haiti, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Jean-Claude Duvalier, Howard County, Christianity
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Signs of change on a blighted East Baltimore block
Gone are the plywood-covered door and windows that never seemed to keep the vacant house sealed very long. Gone too is the gaping hole where the first floor should have been — a dungeonlike pit where police say a 13-year-old girl was raped one night...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Natural Resources, Auction Service, Prosecution, Sex Crimes
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Alcohol and cars do mix
I agree with Mike Tidwell that fossil-fuel-based global warming is producing violent changes in our weather — something that only the most die-hard right-wingers (think Rush Limbaugh) and those in the hip pocket of the oil industry (think Tom...Tags: Biofuels, Ethanol, Natural Resources, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles
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Our love-hate relationship with trees
We seem to be a bit schizophrenic about trees these days. Given the extended power outages of the last two summers, BGE — with the mandate, encouragement and cheers of many — has been on a tree-trimming tear. Wherever it can, it is trimming,...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Energy Saving, Conservation, Forestry and Timber
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Harford County Police Blotter
Harford County Sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Joshua James Baldwin, 34, of the first block of Baltimore Street, was arrested on a bench warrant Friday in a case in which he was charged with second-degree assault. Cherelle...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), David Anthony, Sex Crimes, Federal Hill, Maryland State Police
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Harford Christian takes seventh at Canon Envirothon
The Harford Christian School environmental science team took seventh place in the international Canon Envirothon, the team's advisor, Ada Stambaugh, announced. Fifty high school natural resources teams from the USA and Canada vied for top honors in the...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources, Harford County, Energy Resources, Forestry and Timber
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West Friendship: Fire department chief among those who saved Virginia woman
As a community we are beaming with pride. West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Mark Miller was among a team of Maryland Wildland Firefighters whose rescue efforts saved the life of a woman in Virginia on July 3. Members from the 20...Tags: China, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Diane Sawyer , Energy Resources, Requiem
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Two taken to hospital after Fallston tree-cutting accident
Two people were taken to a regional trauma center late Wednesday afternoon following a tree cutting accident in Fallston. Firefighters first responded to the 2700 block of Parkshire Drive in Fallston after a person cutting a tree fell 10 feet from the...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Dream home: Color-blind bachelor designs artful space
In 1985, attorney David Snyder purchased one side of a duplex in Baltimore between the upscale neighborhoods of Roland Park and Guilford. The 1929 brick Georgian-style home had a stately exterior but would need an interior makeover.
Nevertheless,...Tags: Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Fine Artists, Roland Park, Artists, Diabetes
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Orioles catcher Matt Wieters an unlikely base-stealing threat
The Baltimore SunOrioles catcher Matt Wieters is an All-Star and a Gold Glove winner. He’s regarded as one of the best gamecallers in the game. But he’s not known for his speed. However, in Saturday night’s 4-0 win over the Rays, Wieters stole second...Tags: Buck Showalter, Wilson Betemit, Gold Glove Awards, Theft, Jeremy Hellickson
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Rookie kicker Justin Tucker doing everything he can to earn spot with the Ravens
The more you can do. It has become an unofficial motto of Ravens training camp this year. The simple five-word phrase is meant to foster a sense of unity, to remind players that great team members are willing to go beyond their defined roles for the...
Tags: University of Texas at Austin, Sergio Kindle, Christopher Walken, AFC Championship Game, Billy Cundiff
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