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Editorial: Celebrating a defeat
Havre de Grace is getting a bit of a late start on planning for marking the 200th anniversary of the city's sacking during the War of 1812. It's already 2012, which means the 200th anniversary of the murky start of the war is this year, and the...Tags: Spanish-American War, Havre de Grace, Treaties, Festive Events
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Baltimore was site of pivotal political conventions in 1800s
In "The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872," Stan M. Haynes writes that the modern presidential nominating convention evolved during the campaign of 1832.
Between the fall of 1831 and the spring of...Tags: Elections, Union (McHenry, Illinois), James Buchanan, Parties and Movements, White House
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Centennial High School
Alexa Courtney Abee, Erin Elizabeth Adams, Ethan Mikhail Adams, Frederik William-Baden Agvald, Taha Etezaz Ahmed, Eray Kadir Akbas, Sandia Yun Akhtar, Edidiong Nathan Akpan, Giancarlo Michael Albano, Nadah A. Ali, Jason Robert Allen, Guru Ram Ambalavanar,...
Tags: Robert Allen, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Charles Lee, Patrick Stewart, Michael Kelly
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Less than glorious: the War of 1812
No one calls the War of 1812 America's finest hour. But it had its moments. Resentful over treatment by the British and determined to enhance national sovereignty, Henry Clay and a small group of "War Hawks" in the Twelfth Congress pushed an unprepared...
Tags: Patterson Park, Heroism, Charles Street, U.S. House of Representatives, White House
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Mathilde B. "Mimi" Lee, former acting first lady of Maryland, dies at 91
Baltimore Sun reporterMathilde B. "Mimi" Lee, who as the wife of Lt. Gov. Blair Lee III eschewed the political pomp and circumstance of Annapolis for the fields and woods where she could freely hike, canoe and swim, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at Laurel Regional...Tags: Executive Branch, The Washington Post, Diplomacy, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Navy doesn't want to play flag football against W. Kentucky
After his football team opened the 2011 season with a 40-17 win over Delaware last Saturday in Annapolis, Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo was beaming.
Niumatalolo could not have been more proud of a quarterback, senior Kriss Proctor, who rushed for 176...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Ken Niumatalolo
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New Castle, Delaware
Baltimore Sun reporterGo here: With its cobblestone streets, sweeping views of the Delaware River, grassy commons and rich architectural heritage, New Castle's historic district ranks among the finest heritage towns in the Mid-Atlantic. It's got history: William Penn first set...Tags: Forests, William Penn, Dining and Drinking, Forestry and Timber, Stonewall Jackson
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Firings decried as partisan politics
Sun StaffDemocratic lawmakers said yesterday that the $100,000 settlement paid to a well-known elected official who claimed he was fired from a state job because of party affiliation is part of a broader strategy by the Ehrlich administration that they hope to...Tags: Maryland, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Column: Too sweet to kill
The steamboat conveying Andrew Jackson up the Ohio River toward his tumultuous 1829 inauguration had brooms lashed to its bow, symbolizing Old Hickory’s vow to clean up Washington. But sweeping out Washington’s Augean stables, like painting...Tags: Washington, DC, Marco Rubio, Tea Party Movement, Beets, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Sugar Guarantees Too Sweet A Deal To Kill
The Hartford CourantThe steamboat conveying Andrew Jackson up the Ohio River toward his tumultuous 1829 inauguration had brooms lashed to its bow, symbolizing Old Hickory's vow to clean up Washington. But sweeping out Washington's Augean stables, like painting the Golden...Tags: Elections, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Consumers, Ted Cruz, Ohio River
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Harbor Springs Area Historical Society receives competitive grant
HARBOR SPRINGS — Soon, a different kind of bicentennial war exhibit will open at the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, thanks in part to an $8,000 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council that the society received May 10. The exhibit,...
Tags: War of 1812, Arts, Vienna (Austria), Sociology, Culture
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May 21, 2013
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