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Use of unloaded guns in Baltimore Police training drill under investigation
Baltimore police are investigating a training drill where officers used their unloaded service weapons, a violation of new safety protocols put into place three months ago following the accidental shooting of a trainee. No one was hurt during the drill....Tags: Police Investigations, University of Maryland, College Park, Shootings, Anthony W. Batts, Reisterstown
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Norovirus likely caused sickness at Pot Spring Elementary, officials say
Norovirus was likely the culprit that sickened 200 students and nine staff members at Pot Spring Elementary in Timonium last week, Baltimore County health officials have found. About a third of the school's students were absent May 17 because of...
Tags: Timonium, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests, Calicivirus
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8-month-old named Harford's Most Beautiful Baby
Eight-month-old Brooklyn Metzbower from Abingdon was named 2013 Harford's Most Beautiful Baby as part of the fourth annual "Celebree Presents Harford's Most Beautiful Baby" contest, hosted by Harford Family House and SARC. As the winner of the contest,...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Personal Service, Family
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School bus drivers protest working, safety conditions
Bus drivers and aides employed by a Baltimore schools contractor say that unsafe conditions such as fires and mold spores are endangering lives and unfair wages are threatening their livelihoods. The grievances were aired Thursday at a rally of...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Respiratory Disease, Health and Safety at Work, Learning Disability
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Howard County Council approves budget higher than Ulman's request
The Howard County Council adopted a $923.5 million general fund spending plan Thursday that increases allocations for schools and police while not raising income or property taxes. The council voted 4-1 to approve the budget, roughly $2.7 million...
Tags: Ken Ulman, Howard County, Budgets and Budgeting
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Mandating what food is sold after school takes away parents' rights [Letter]
This letter is in response to Stephen Musselman's opinion letter about the HCPSS Wellness Policy revisions. In his letter, Mussleman claims that the HOCO PTA's are taking a "hard lined stance against student health… ." The PTA's oppose the proposed...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, PTA
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A sensitive portrait of a troubled child
Thanks very much and congratulations on Kevin Rector's very informative and sensitive article, "Girl charged in father's death struggled with mental health" (May 19). As educators and professional counselors, and as residents of the Mount Hebron area with...
Tags: Ellicott City, Mental Health, Family
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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: Pharmaceuticals, Students, HIV, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Baseball game with foul language broken up in Aberdeen [Police Blotter]
Aberdeen Robin L. Graver, 22, of the 600 block of Plater Street, was charged Saturday with possessing a drug other than marijuana. Joe A. Epps, 25, whose address is listed as a post office box, was charged Saturday with possessing a drug other than...Tags: Apple iPhone, Prosecution, Office Depot Inc., Labor Legislation, Theft
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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: Timonium, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, U.S. Public Health Service, Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization
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State school board adopts concussion regulations
The Maryland state school board adopted regulations Tuesday that require more concussion training for those responsible for student-athletes and beef up protocols for addressing head injuries. In addition, the board will convene an advisory board to...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, High School Sports, Heat Stroke, Lobbying
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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: Celebrities, Culture, Colleges and Universities, Albert Hall, Financial Aid
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