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Donald M. Cohen, magician
Donald M. Cohen, a retired credit manager and magician who was known as "Magic Don," died May 1 from a heart attack at his Edgewood home. He was 87. The son of a bar owner and a homemaker, Donald Martin Cohen was born in Baltimore and raised in the city'...
Tags: Heart Attack, White House, Fells Point, George W. Bush, Havre de Grace
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Dulaney student's poem helps build a worldwide bridge
Recently, a poem by Dulaney High School senior Minwei Cao was selected to be included in the "Building Bridges to Celebrate our Global Village" anthology. A student competition to write essays and poems about cultural diversity for the anthology was...
Tags: Poetry, Teaching and Learning, Baltimore County, Schools, High Schools
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Orthodox Easter arrives, with bells, chants and rose petals
A moment as mysterious as the sacred idea it celebrates – the crucified Christ's decent into Hades before his resurrection – arrived Saturday morning at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in a cascade of rose petals and a cacophony of bells,...
Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, The Happiest News!, Justice System, Religious Events, Judges
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Journey in grief leads to new protections from bullying
The mourners followed the coffin of 15-year-old Grace McComas out of the church and into the morning sunlight of a beautiful Easter season. Christine McComas carried her child's stuffed toy in the crook of her arm. Grief made her look almost wistful. As...
Tags: University of Baltimore, Health and Safety at School, Judges, University of Maryland, College Park, Howard County
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Susquehanna Lockhouse Museum opening for the season [Havre de Grace]
It's April showers, dear readers, But things to do are stacking up. The Susquehanna Museum of Havre de Grace at the Lock House reopens April 13 (Saturday), 1-5 p.m. for the season. Free admission. Contact 410-939-5780, email: lockhousemuseum@gmail.com...Tags: Museums, Anglicanism, Animals, American Legion, Havre de Grace
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Kunkel, third sheriff in a month, takes oath of office in Harford
As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, April 11, 1963: William J. Kunkel took the oath of office as Harford County's third sheriff in the past month 50 years ago this week. The 35-year-old veteran police officer was named to the post...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Annapolis, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Car Safety Tips and Advice, John F. Kennedy
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Johns Hopkins graduate killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan
Anne Smedinghoff wanted to help the people of Afghanistan, those who knew her say. The 25-year-old Johns Hopkins University graduate was attempting to deliver textbooks to school children there when she and four other Americans were killed in a car bomb...
Tags: John Kerry, U.S. Department of State, Chicago Tribune, Afghanistan, Bombings
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ACLU questions constitutionality of cyber-harassment bill
A 2013 Maryland General Assembly bill bearing the name of a Howard County teenager who killed herself last year is expected to be signed into law, but it stands on shaky constitutional ground, an official of the Maryland ACLU said. The "Misuse of...Tags: Lawyers, Baltimore County, Justice System, Maryland General Assembly, Judges
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Grace's Law, a cyberbullying bill, called 'landmark legislation'
A bill named in honor of a Howard County teen who committed suicide after she was bullied online would make it a misdemeanor to repeatedly and maliciously use a computer or smartphone to bully someone under the age of 18. The Senate last week gave final...
Tags: Suicide, Baltimore County, Justice System, Judges, Howard County
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Young singers shine at Kodaly educators conference [Lutherville]
Local elementary and middle-school students performed in the Children's Choir at the Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAKE) national conference in Hartford, Conn., March 20- 23. The students, representing Riderwood Elementary School, Dumbarton...
Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Schools, Students, Music, Teachers
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10 Days: A guide to upcoming events in Carroll County, April 7-16
Sunday 4/7 Easter eggs An Easter egg hunt will be held April 7, at 10 a.m., at Winters Mill High School, 560 Gorsuch Road, Westminster. Face painting, crafts, magic tricks and more. Tickets are $10, with proceeds benefiting Carroll Hospice. 410-871-...Tags: Rivers, Bodies of Water, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), American Legion, Downton Abbey (tv program)
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Babies on a plane
You can have your women in combat. You can have your women who lean in. You can even have your woman secretary of state who visits 112 countries. But my new heroes are women on planes with babies. Flying back and forth across the country over the...
Tags: The New York Times, Passover, Trips and Vacations, Holidays, Crosswords
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