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Listings are accepted on a space-available basis. Events must be open to the public, and priority will be given to those in Howard County. Items typically appear two weeks prior to the date included in the listing if sent far enough in advance. Deadline...Tags: Howard County, Real Estate
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Listings are accepted on a space-available basis. Events must be open to the public, and priority will be given to those in Howard County. Items typically appear two weeks prior to the date included in the listing if sent far enough in advance. Deadline...Tags: Local Government, Television, Kidspeace, Howard County, Hospitals and Clinics
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Ruth M. Kirk, former state delegate, dies at 81
Ruth M. Kirk, a former state delegate who served West Baltimore for 28 years, has died, city officials said Friday evening. Kirk, 81, who was born in Baltimore, represented the 44th District from 1983 until this past January. Her seven terms ended when...Tags: Bernard C. Young, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Mykola 'Mike' Koropeckyj, Army officer, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterMykola "Mike" Koropeckyj, a retired noncommissioned Army officer who later worked for the Social Security Administration, died June 5 of lung cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia. The Edmondson Heights resident was 70. The son of a Ukrainian...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Family, Massacres, Refugee, Christianity
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Lisa J. Heiser, Hopkins vice dean for faculty development, dies
Lisa J. Heiser, vice dean for faculty development and equity at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and an author, died Monday of leukemia at her Annapolis residence.
She was 56.
"She has left an indelible mark on Johns Hopkins and its...Tags: Psychology, Annapolis, Colleges and Universities, Diseases and Illnesses, Johns Hopkins University
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Would a horseshoe crab harvest ban save the red knot?
It is difficult not to be moved by the plight of the red knot, the small shorebird that migrates 9,300 miles annually from South America all the way to the Canadian Arctic, one of the longest such journeys of any bird on the planet. Their numbers have...Tags: Credit and Debt, Maryland, Health Insurance Cost, Endangered Species, Memorial Day
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GOP candidates court votes in blue Maryland
It's a long way from New Hampshire or Iowa, and Maryland's primary is 10 months away, but a growing number of Republicans are beginning to make pit stops in the Old Line State as the race for the GOP presidential nomination gets under way. In the past...Tags: Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney, Maryland, Fort McHenry, Republican National Conventions
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Elkridge residents want redistricting to preserve their clout
Elkridge residents don't want the once-per-decade redrawing of County Council district lines to dilute their political influence, but some wonder if the interests of the county's oldest community are tied more closely to those of Ellicott City's in...Tags: Local Government, Howard Johnson, Republican Party, Ellicott City, Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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Anne Arundel Board of Education adopts operating, capital budgets
In a lengthy and often emotional meeting, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education approved last week the fiscal year 2012 operating and capital budgets, realigned funds for additional classroom teachers, heard nearly two hours of public testimony and...Tags: Annapolis, Teaching and Learning, Gymnastics, Severna Park, High School Sports
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Wizards still working to move up?
With a week left before the NBA draft, rumors continue to swirl about the Washington Wizards and their desire to move up to land Arizona forward Derrick Williams. Jonathan Givony of Draft Express has been reporting for weeks that the Wizards were among...Tags: Derrick Williams (basketball), Jonas Valanciunas, National Basketball Association, Kyrie Irving, Basketball
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The Rhubarb Patch: Is it time for politicians to get out of the pension business ?
Change of SubjectFor Wednesday's print column, in advance of the special legislative session in Springfield on Wednesday to take another stab at pension reform, I initiated an email dialogue with Anders Lindall, right, spokesman for the local chapter of the American... -
Puerto Rican Day parade finds its rhythm in new location
For the first time since it was launched 48 years ago, the Puerto Rican Day parade was held Saturday away from Chicago's downtown, though the stream of dignitaries, beauty queens and motorcycle riders on the city's West Side was just as vibrant as in...Tags: Festive Events, Music, Humboldt Park, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Grant Park
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