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Bits & Pieces: Mundy now an assistant coach for the Yale women's lacrosse team
Our county has produced more than its share of athletes who have gone on from high school to excel in college and beyond. Alexandra Mundy has to be on the top of any list that records sports achievement. Alex, a 2006 Glenelg High School graduate and an...Tags: Under Armour Inc., Human Accomplishments, Diseases and Illnesses, Lou Gehrig, NFL Draft
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Webner takes the helm at Loch Raven United Methodist Church
There's a new face at Loch Raven United Methodist Church — the Rev. Cliff Webner became the church's pastor this summer. A pastor for 22 years in Carroll, Howard and Baltimore counties, he spent the last eight years at Salem United Methodist Church...Tags: Parkville, Diabetes, Human Accomplishments, Perry Hall, Methodist
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Westminster's triple-threat is Student-Athlete of the Year
Enduring a postgame interview room at UMBC Stadium on May 25 was tough for Alyssa Semones and her Westminster girls' lacrosse teammates.
The Owls had just lost to state power Severna Park, 14-7, in the Class 4A-3A state championship. The fact that it was...Tags: Under Armour Inc., Human Accomplishments, Athletes, Johnny Unitas, Basketball
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Uniform changes will make Maryland a truly new-look football team
When Maryland's new football uniforms are unveiled later this month, they will be as conspicuous for what doesn't appear on the jerseys as what does.
Gone will be the players' names — an equipment decision that figures prominently in what might...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Athletes, Human Accomplishments, Randy Edsall, Johnny Unitas
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Billie Holiday
Sun ReporterBillie Holiday April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959 "Lady Day" Considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz singers, her talent was matched only by tragedy. Born Eleanora Fagan Holiday in Baltimore, as a child she was abandoned by her father. She...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Benny Goodman, Bars and Clubs, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong
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GOOD FOR YOU
Kaylee A. Bahr of Aberdeen was one of 12 recipients of the 2011-12 Health Care Education Scholarships by the Northern Plains Eye Foundation. The scholarships are awarded to high school seniors pursuing full-time, health care-related studies at a college,...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid, Medical Services
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Hot Property: Elijah Wood seeks a buyer
"The Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood's latest quest is to find a buyer for the Santa Monica house he recently put up for sale at $1.85 million.
The Spanish-style home, built in 1924, is described in the listing as an "opportunity to remodel …...Tags: Kwame Brown, Celebrities, Personal Service, Management Change, National Basketball Association
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John Burroughs student awarded scholarship
Heather Bussard of Burbank won an academic scholarship from SPS Technologies. She is the daughter of Gordon Bussard, an employee of SPS Technologies. The company’s scholarship program was established to recognize the accomplishments of sons and...Tags: John Burroughs, Human Accomplishments, Awards and Prizes
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Jerry Leiber dies at 78; lyricist in songwriting duo Leiber and Stoller
Jerry Leiber, who with his songwriting partner, Mike Stoller, created a songbook that infused the rock 'n' roll scene of the 1950s and early '60s with energy and mischievous humor, has died. He was 78.
Leiber, the words half of the duo, died Monday at...Tags: Cole Porter, The New York Times, Psychedelic (genre), Rock and Roll (genre), Popular Music (genre)
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Briefly In Education
Restaurant teams up with LBHS Boosters Katsuya by S+ARCK has partnered up with the Laguna Beach High School Athletics Boosters this year, offering up 10% of proceeds on game nights to support student athletes. To participate, diners must be wearing LBHS...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Awards and Prizes, Dining and Drinking, PTA, Restaurants
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PASSINGS: Vesta Williams, Orlando Brown, Frank Driggs
Vesta Williams
Singer of R&B hits in 1980s
Vesta Williams, 53, an R&B singer who had hits in the 1980s with "Once Bitten Twice Shy" and "Congratulations," was found dead Thursday evening of a possible drug overdose in an El Segundo hotel room.
An...Tags: Fine Arts, Anita Baker, Manhattan (New York City), Cleveland Browns, Documentary (genre)
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Komisarjevsky Defense Begins Wednesday
The Hartford CourantJurors deciding the fate of Joshua Komisarjevsky will begin hearing defense testimony Wednesday about the accused triple killer's life, stretching back to his birth. Defense attorneys also are expected to try to get jurors to think differently about...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Justice System, Human Accomplishments, Steven Hayes, Witnesses
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