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Tasting Laurel series presents update on Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
The Laurel Historical Society continued its Tasting Laurel series on Oct. 11 with a presentation on the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the history of agriculture in Laurel and the surrounding Prince George's County. The discussion was...Tags: Research, Laurel, University of Maryland, College Park, Prince George's County, Philosophy
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What Churchill might have said about Obama's victory
Joshua Shoemaker's letter to the editor ("Time to afford all a 'fair chance,'" Nov. 12) quotes Abraham Lincoln explaining how the role of government is "to elevate the condition of men — to lift artificial weights from all shoulders — to clear...Tags: Randallstown
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Havre de Grace: Happy Thanksgiving, HdG, have a wonderful day
Happy Thanksgiving dear readers, Happy Turkey Day, too! I pray that your Thanksgiving celebration is a delightful affair and one for which you have much to be thankful. To all you travelers or folks who have family and friends who will be traveling, safe...Tags: American Legion, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Entertainment Events, Religious Festivals, Christianity
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Men & Women of Harford Making a Difference
The uniqueness of Harford County lies within the people who strive to make it great. So many residents reach out daily to improve the lives of others. We have chosen six extraordinary individuals who have chosen causes that support the success of the...
Tags: Cal Ripken, Jr., Harriet Tubman, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Vanderbilt University , Conservation
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With anti-Islam film, free speech put American lives at risk
Regarding your editorial, "Libya Attacks: Romney has a point" (Sept. 13), there's no debate that freedom of speech is a core value that should be defended in the United States and supported around the world. The question in this case is the context....Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Freedom of the Press, Civil Rights, Movies, Islam
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The bloodiest day: The legacy of Antietam
One hundred fifty years ago today, two great armies clashed in a titanic struggle that would decide the fate of a nation. "Around a cornfield and a little white Dunker church, around a stone bridge and in a pasture lane worn by cow paths, surged a human...
Tags: Battle of Antietam, Slavery, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Mountains, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Letter: Same-sex marriage does not threaten Republican party's ideals
On Nov. 6, Maryland is poised to make some history. Maryland has the opportunity to become the first state to approach same-sex marriage by popular referendum. The Republican Party has historically supported equal rights for all individuals. It was...Tags: Laura Bush, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Parties and Movements, Christianity
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Did McClellan get a bad rap? Debate goes on
The argument over the performance of the Union commander on the nation's bloodiest day is far from settled. Major Gen. George B. McClellan was sacked by President Abraham Lincoln less than two months after the Battle of Antietam. For more than a...Tags: Battle of Antietam, Antietam National Battlefield, Ulysses S. Grant, Stroke, Wars and Interventions
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150 years later, preservationists see victory at Antietam
— The fighting that killed or wounded 21,000 Americans in the rolling hills of Western Maryland was over in about 12 grisly hours. But a century and a half after the bloodiest day in American military history, the struggle to preserve the ground...
Tags: Slavery, William Donald Schaefer, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Manassas (Manassas, Virginia)
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Back Story: 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam
On a sunny, humid day 150 Septembers ago, the fate of a nation seemingly converged at a diminutive rural Western Maryland village called Sharpsburg.
There, 87,000 federal troops under the command of Union Gen. George Brinton McClellan met the...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Wars and Interventions, Documentary (genre)
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History Matters: Remembering Charles Carroll 75 years ago
100 Years Ago Family sassafras In the news briefs: "Meat prices have taken another jump, making higher than ever known before. In a short time Sassafras tea will have to take the place of meat in the country, so don't let a Trust get a grip on the...Tags: War of 1812, Ellicott City, Religious Education, Catonsville, Christianity
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No denying Ryan's lying
The GOP is constantly puffing up their vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan, as the most honest politician to come along since President Abraham "Honest Abe" Lincoln, claiming that he's not afraid to tell people the hard truth no matter what the...Tags: Barack Obama, Richard Nixon, Parties and Movements, Paul Ryan, Dick Cheney
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