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County schools to honor Class of 2013 service-learning leaders
While all Maryland students are required to complete at least 75 service-learning hours before graduation, many Baltimore County Public Schools students far exceed this minimum requirement — earning as many as 7,500 hours. Among those students who...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Overlea, Students, High Schools, George Washington Carver
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Aberdeen Mayor Bennett gives annual State of the City address
The following is the complete text of Aberdeen Mayor Mike Bennett's 2013 State of the City Address delivered at the May 20 city council meeting: Good evening and thank you for attending this evening. I would like to brief you on the State of the City...
Tags: Finance, Memorial Day, Annapolis, Festive Events, Local Government
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Preakness-proven Baffert will send 'Govenor' out for an upset
Bob Baffert strode into the Preakness stakes barn Friday morning, shouting toward Orb's trainer Shug McGaughey loud enough so all could hear. "OK, Shug, I'm here to take away that media spotlight for you," he said. Baffert, indeed, is one of the few...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Equestrian, Preakness Stakes, Under Armour Inc., Kevin Plank
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A year after riding through sorrow, jockey Joel Rosario returns to Preakness with favorite Orb
Joel Rosario rode anyway. Upon returning to the jockey's room last May 20, he learned that his brother Marino, a police officer in his native Dominican Republic, had been killed in a motorcycle accident. Creative Cause -- and a chance to ride in his...
Tags: Equestrian, Preakness Stakes, Joel Rosario, Pimlico Race Course
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60 Minutes serves the president some softballs
In the days of the late Mike Wallace, "60 Minutes" was known for hard-hitting, aggressive journalism that asked the questions viewers wanted answered and held the powerful accountable. The Jan. 27 program on which Steve Kroft interviewed President Obama...
Tags: Barack Obama, Libya, Bob Menendez, Steve Kroft, Central Intelligence Agency
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Teaching the ABCs of literacy in Laurel
In 2003, 14.5 percent of the U.S. population over the age of 16 lacked "basic prose literacy skills." That means they were either unable to read or understand any written information in English, or were limited to understanding short prose, "but nothing...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, American Legion, Fort Meade (military base), National Security Agency
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Obama picks Perez to lead U.S. Labor Department
Senate Republicans criticized the nomination Monday of former state labor secretary Thomas E. Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, signaling the longtime civil rights lawyer will face a contentious confirmation over his approach to the law and...
Tags: Barack Obama, Labor Legislation, George W. Bush, Justice System, Lawyers
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Towson family warns against foreign telephone scams
As college students enter spring break season and travel far and wide in search of a warm afternoon and a frozen drink, one Towson family is urging neighbors to be vigilant against "grandma" phone scams that prey on elderly residents' concern for their... -
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TUESDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || WBC || 1st Rd., Pool A: Japan vs. Cuba || MLB5 a.m. || || 1st Rd., Pool B: Chinese Taipei vs. Korea || MLB6:30 a.m. || || Baseball || Dominican Republic@Philadelphia || MLB1 || || Mexico...Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, World Baseball Classic, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association
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Havre de Grace: Toss a silver dollar across the Susquehanna in honor of Washington
Happy President's Day, dear readers. Monday, Feb. 18 is the official observance, but President George Washington's birthday is Feb. 22. Slice that cheery pie from Goll's Bakery, 234 North Washington Street, 410-939-4321 and toss a silver dollar across...Tags: Anglicanism, Havre de Grace, American Legion, George Washington, Christianity
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BWI sets passenger record for 2012; overseas travel increases
For the third consecutive year, BWI Marshall Airport set a record for commercial passenger traffic, with 22.68 million travelers passing through its terminal in 2012, airport officials announced. The 1.3 percent increase over 2011 comes during a time of...
Tags: Transportation, AirTran, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Air Transportation, Fort Lauderdale
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HCC faculty work to serve school's foreign student body
Some foreign-born students at Howard Community College enter professor Mary Beth Furst's business class, sit attentively through instruction and say next to nothing. Furst said that when they are called upon, "You would think they were going to die,...Tags: Caribbean Islands, Cuba, Teaching and Learning, Students, Colleges and Universities
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