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Bits & Pieces: Scheduling conflict presents troubling quandary for Atholton seniors
It has come to my attention that an unfortunate combination of circumstances and apparent stubborness on the part of some administrators has led to a troublesome conflict between the state track championships and the Atholton High School graduation....
Tags: Triathlon, Memorial Day, High Schools, Track and Field, Toyota Recalls
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Do the right thing on gun control
I am a retired physician. During my first two years in practice I was an emergency room physician and saw some horrific injuries. Because of those experiences I want to see real solutions to the gun madness We know that Australia's 17-year-old assault...
Tags: General Practitioners, Martin O'Malley, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Alabama defensive tackle Jesse Williams pursues combine bench press record
The Baltimore SunAlabama defensive tackle Jesse Williams casts an intimidating figure. He has a bulky upper body and a maximum bench press of 600 pounds. And the 6-foot-4, 320-pounder has multiple tattoos on various parts of his body, including his neck, face and his...Tags: National Football League
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Letter: We need to look beyond guns to find causes of violent crime
Responding to Mr. Michael Cornel's comments regarding the removal of guns in Australia as a "true portrait of gun control" (Letters, Dec. 17): The old saying of figures doesn't lie but liars figure. His comments give the reader a false impression that gun...Tags: Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy
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Total solar eclipse visible over South Pacific today
A total solar eclipse will occur over parts of northern Australia and the southern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, and you can watch it from Maryland via a webcast. The eclipse begins at about 3:35 p.m. EST, with its path starting in Australia's Garig Ganak...
Tags: Pacific Ocean
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Head of Australia school visits St. Paul's School for Girls
St. Paul's School for Girls, in Brooklandville, recently hosted a visit by Peter Crawley, headmaster of St. Hilda's School in Queensland, Australia, and his wife, Anne, as a continuation of the school's exchange program with St. Hilda. The partnership... -
Facebook: One billion served
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, announced this morning that the massive social networking site had reached an awesome milestone: One billion active monthly users. "Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most...
Tags: Music, New Products, Social Media, Brazil, India
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Commentary: Musings on family traditions and firebugs
Growing up the second oldest of a little more than a dozen cousins born to five sisters, I've had the unusual vantage point of being able to watch a succession of family members pass through parts of life's obstacle course. Some stumble where I stumbled,...Tags: Animals, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Grand Prix of Baltimore: Driver bios
No. 26 Marco Andretti Age: 25 Country: United States Racing team: Andretti Motorsport Driver points: 237, 16th place, 185 behind leader Top finish in 2012: Andretti finished second behind teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 on June...
Tags: Oriol Servia, Penske Racing, Dale Coyne Racing, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, Indianapolis 500
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Rookie of the year just the beginning for Pagenaud
Things didn't go well for Frenchman Simon Pagenaud in his first race. But that didn't stop him. And though he could find similarities to that first outing last weekend, he clinched The IZOD IndyCar Series' Rookie of the Year award at the Grand Prix of...
Tags: IndyCar Series, Sunoco Incorporated, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Grand Prix of Baltimore, Hamilton
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5 questions with Columbia Iron Girl winner Michellie Jones
The Baltimore SunMichellie Jones, a fomer world-champion triathlete won the seventh-annual Columbia Iron Girl last Sunday in her first try, after Nicole Kelleher was penalized two minutes for using an illegal draft move on the bike portion of the race. Jones, 42, won...Tags: Triathlon, Awards and Prizes
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