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Hopkins professor to replace Ben Carson as commencement speaker
John Hopkins professor Jon Lorsch will replace neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson as commencement speaker at the institution's School of Medicine. Lorsch will become director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences this summer. He has spent the...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage
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State grant approved for Havre de Grace opera house
Plans for a major upgrade to the Havre de Grace Opera House are moving forward with the help of a $250,000 grant awarded by the Maryland House of Delegates. The funding was authorized by way of an approved House bill, passed by the General Assembly, that...Tags: Havre de Grace, Maryland General Assembly, Michael E. Busch
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Bitter tears for Easter
Jonylah Watkins died on a Tuesday. She was with her father, who was sitting in a minivan in Chicago on the night of March 11 when someone opened fire. Doctors worked 17 hours trying to repair what a bullet had done to her body, but to no avail. She died...
Tags: The Miami Herald, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Shootings, POLITICO LLC, Judaism
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Baltimore lobbies for tall ships, naval vessels to fill Inner Harbor
The sales pitch to 46 uniformed men was simple: Welcome to Baltimore. Next time, bring a tall ship. City and state officials and the nautical community have begun a marketing drive aimed at filling the Inner Harbor with majestic sailing vessels and...
Tags: Fort McHenry, War of 1812, Star Sailing, Grand Prix of Baltimore, Inner Harbor
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Comfort food and charming history at Friendly Farm
For The Baltimore SunWe live in an age that glorifies home cooking. Accomplished chefs across the region strive to recreate the flavors, smells and experiences of their grandmothers' kitchens. "Comfort food" is an haute cuisine buzzword. Though it's been open for more...Tags: Mother's Day, Restaurants, Appetizers, The Hershey Co., Chicken
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Gun advocates detail armed school guard plan
Gun-rights advocates unveiled Tuesday a 225-page report paid for by the National Rifle Association that lays out a vision for arming teachers to prevent the kind of mass shootings that claimed 27 lives at a Connecticut elementary school last year....
Tags: Teachers, Health and Safety at School, Weaponry, Harford County, Glen Burnie
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Harford lobbyist arrangement an unsavory problem [Editorial]
That Harford County government has to retain a lobbying firm to build relationships and advance the county's cause in state government is reason for voters to take pause and be concerned. It would be easy to blame Harford County's lackluster elected...
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Annapolis, Harford County, Local Elections
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As coastal sea levels rise, Congress sticks its head in the sand
Thanks for your article on climate change and rising sea levels ("Survey shows Americans wary of sea level rising," March 29.) Global warming is driving major change in sea levels. In 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world's...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Ecosystems, Oceans, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Congress
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O'Malley offers only a con job
Regarding The Sun article on Gov. Martin O'Malley's recent campaign swing to South Carolina ("O'Malley takes a tryout in S.C.," March 24), he states that his principles are working in Maryland. This is false. During his campaign, Mr. O'Malley opposed...
Tags: Government, Annapolis, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Martin O'Malley
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Chuck Hagel survives
After all the thunder and lightning signifying nothing but more Republican obstructionism, former Sen. Chuck Hagel has taken over at the Pentagon, vowing a realistic approach to America's military role in the world. Not surprisingly, he indicated he...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, George W. Bush, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, John McCain, Richard Lugar
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Md. gun bill gets stronger
Despite the national horror at the massacre of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December, the effort in Congress to enact any meaningful legislation to address gun violence appears increasingly at risk. The first casualty of...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Elections, Behavioral Conditions, Executive Branch, Weaponry
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House panel kills 'black liquor' bill
Legislation that would have phased out millions in ratepayer-financed subsidies for mostly out-of-state paper mills died in a House committee Friday, just a day after the Senate passed a companion measure. The House version of the so-called "black...
Tags: Alternative Energy, John A. Olszewski, Jr., Renewable Energy, Elections, Energy Saving
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