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Baltimore man sentenced for Christmas carjacking
A 24-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for a Christmas-Day carjacking, the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office announced. Tyrone Royster and an accomplice were on the 3300 block of West Coldspring Lane on Dec....Tags: Punishment, Baltimore County, Prisons
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A bond forged in a Towson orphanage
Relaxing in an easy chair in her Parkville apartment, Maybelle Burns Boone, 81, recalled the lessons she learned growing up in an orphanage. "It taught me how to cope with life. You never knew what was going to happen to you," she said. Seated nearby on...
Tags: Graduation, Randallstown, Parkville
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How common is your birthday?
The Baltimore SunA friend of mine just posted a link on Facebook to this interactive "heat map" that shows how common different birthdays are. You should check it out -- it's pretty interesting, and the interface is cool too. (Just hover over a birthday to see its rank.)...Tags: The New York Times, Facebook, Religious Festivals, Social Media, Holidays
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Marie Rose Cornely, homemaker
Marie Rose Cornely, a homemaker who enjoyed writing poetry, died Sunday of heart disease at Stella Maris Hospice.
She was 87.
Marie Rose McKenna was born and raised in Philadelphia. She was a 1943 graduate of the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in...Tags: Roland Park, Christianity, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Poetry, Dundalk
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Tower Federal Credit Union employees team up for Christmas in April in Laurel
Tower Federal Credit Union employees teamed up with volunteers from the Gilbane Building Co. and other local organizations and subcontractors to work on upgrading a home in Laurel in support of Christmas in April, a national nonprofit that rehabilitates...
Tags: Home Improvement
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Ravens faithful can have Michael Oher on the Christmas tree this year
The Baltimore SunWhat's purple, white and can hang on your tree's blind side? It's a Michael Oher-nament! Hallmark has just released a sneak preview of it's 2012 Keepsake Ornaments -- and the Ravens offensive tackle has made the cut. It's a first time a Raven has...Tags: Michael Oher, Walter Payton, NFL Draft, Pittsburgh Steelers, Hines Ward
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Could Mary Merrick of Linwood become Ellicott City's saint?
The historic Linwood estate has been known for many things, from hosting a Confederate general to its current mission to help children and adults with autism live a better life. But if the National Christ Child Society gets its way, the antebellum...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity, Culture, Colleges and Universities, Sociology
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Mountain Christian Church reaches out to help Anna's House
The congregation and leadership of Mountain Christian Church have been exceedingly generous with Anna's House of their time, talent and treasure. Anna's House was recently selected as one of the beneficiaries of the Christmas Eve service special...Tags: Christianity, Holidays
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Mayor invites family, donors, business allies to skybox
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's guests in the city's private skybox at Ravens games this past season included a small circle of city employees, prominent business leaders, donors to her campaign, and several family members, documents show.
City...Tags: Local Elections, Primaries, Executive Branch, Walmart, Bernard C. Young
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How many more weeks of winter?
Much like I spent the months up to Christmas counting down the days, I am now wishing away each 30-degree day and clinging to our sporadic 50-degree ones. Don't get me wrong, winter is typically my favorite season, but a winter without snow is kind of...Tags: State Parks, National Aquarium Baltimore, Harford County, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Tourism and Leisure
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Teiber String Trio to entertain at Glenelg United Methodist community concert March 11
Glenelg United Methodist Church, on Burntwoods Road, will be hosting a community concert March 11 beginning at 4:30 p.m. A string quartet featuring Sheng-Tsung Wang and Christopher Franke playing violin, Sarah Hart playing the viola and Charlie Powers...Tags: Howard County, School Examinations, College Sports, Colleges and Universities, PTA
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A Christmas memory
Maryland WeatherFrom the Sun's print editions:Baltimore Sun librarian Paul McCardell provides this guest post: It was Christmas Eve 1966 and my brother and sisters and I had all gone to sleep dreaming that Santa would soon arrive. It was perfect weather.......Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays
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