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New principal adds to wave of transition at Annapolis Area Christian School
What started for Robert McCollum as a two-year leave of absence from a teaching job in Chicago has expanded into a five-year stint guiding 300 students in a Christian school in Bogota, Colombia. That enrollment was about a tenth of what McCollum was...
Tags: Annapolis, Trials, Bogota (Colombia), Christianity
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Colombia lawmakers reject controversial gay marriage bill
BOGOTA — Colombian lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a polarizing bill to allow same-sex marriage in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation, as hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate for and against the measure. The bill was rejected...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Family, Justice System, Washington, DC, Marriage
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Naturalized American helps immigrants gain citizenship
In her singsong voice, Sarah Moses asked the nervous 22-year-old Colombian man questions about American civics and culture: What is the name of the national anthem? At what age may a citizen vote? Why does the American flag have 13 stripes? Juan...
Tags: Mexico, Pompano Beach, Immigration, Stetson University, India
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Carpenter suffers first DNF of season in Grand Prix of Baltimore
Baltimore Sun Media GroupEd Carpenter, the only driver who had finished the previous 13 events on this year's IndyCar Series circuit, did not make it to the end Sunday in the Grand Prix of Baltimore. The same chicane where Carpenter's car went airborne Saturday turned out to...Tags: IndyCar Series, Open-Wheel Racing, Grand Prix of Baltimore, Auto Racing, Andretti Autosport
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Colombian orphans visit Maryland families
Gustavo, a 12-year-old orphan from Colombia, has spent a week at camp, attended the Catonsville July 4th parade and watched an IronBirds baseball game at Ripken Stadium during what he has been told is a vacation to America.
In reality, he and nine...Tags: Adoption, Psychology, Clarksville, Harford County, Family
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Serenade Festival showcases choirs from around the world
Classical Movements is the go-to company for ensembles planning concert tours. The firm's who's-who list of clients includes the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Morgan State University Choir and National Symphony Orchestra, not to mention the New York...Tags: Czech Republic, Concerts, Roy Orbison, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Culture
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Secrets of the Service
We have learned a secret of the Secret Service: At least a few of those tight-lipped tough guys are not quite as straight-laced and serious as they appear to be. In fact, they apparently love to party like frat boys. Three Secret Service agents have...
Tags: Barack Obama, Testosterone, Bill Clinton, U.S. Secret Service, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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1812 bicentennial celebration kicks off in city with a loud boom
Amid a flurry of international flags, thunderous fireworks and rowdy pirates Tuesday, Baltimore invited the world to its star-spangled salute to the bicentennial of the War of 1812 that starts next week. State and local officials gathered to publicize...
Tags: Kandahar Massacre (2012), Fort McHenry, Local Government, U.S. Navy, Francis Scott Key
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Secret Service to receive ethics training at Hopkins
About 100 U.S. Secret Service agents will take part in a two-day ethics training this week to be overseen by professors at the Johns Hopkins University — a response to the widening prostitution scandal that began in Colombia, agency and university...Tags: Mark J. Sullivan, Colleges and Universities, Values, Harford County, Maryland State Police
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Change the World Bank needs
Few people on the street may be familiar with the World Bank. Yet, it plays a critical role in the U.S. effort to engage the world through its contribution to economic development in poor and post-conflict societies. As current World Bank President...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Customs and Tradition, World Bank Group, Harvard Medical School
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What happens in Cartagena …
Many of us who labor in journalism inevitably have contact with U.S. Secret Service agentsand encounter men and women as devoted to their task, as serious of purpose, and as professional as any of the finest in law enforcement. So it is nothing short of...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Mark J. Sullivan, U.S. Secret Service, White House
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Colombian orphans will never forget day on the Chesapeake
It will be hard to leave the pizza, the pool and the ice cream when Wednesday rolls around for Andres and Duvan, two orphans from Colombia who spent a month soaking up the things we take for granted.
But they'll always have the Chesapeake Bay, which...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Steve Allan, Maryland, Foods and Beverages, Fishing
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