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Carver's baseball benefactor is a hero
What a wonderful, warm story you published about Michael Rosenband ("Former Wall Street success finds new path reviving Carver baseball," May 11) He is a hero to all, giving up a successful job at age 40 to give back to these desiring young people....
Tags: Ellicott City
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Harbor of Grace DAR chapter learns about a hero
At the Saturday, Feb. 9 Harbor of Grace Chapter meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the membership was treated to a presentation by Dawn Fairchild, "Image of a Hero - Recreating George Washington's Revolutionary War Uniform." Fairchild...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), George Washington
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Lafayette Trail in Havre de Grace named for key figure in local and world history [Editorial]
Havre de Grace was able to pull together a respectable version of its Lafayette Trail, just in time for the bicentennial celebration of a British sacking of the city during the War of 1812. The trail is named for Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert...Tags: France, Tourism and Leisure, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Havre de Grace, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Firefighter laid to rest in service steeped in tradition
On a perfect spring day in Baltimore County, surrounded by hundreds of his brother and sister firefighters and mourned in prayers thousands of years old, a hero was laid to rest Sunday. Gene M. Kirchner, the 25-year-old Reisterstown volunteer...
Tags: Baltimore County, Northwest Hospital, Reisterstown, Hospitals and Clinics, Kevin Kamenetz
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'Game of Thrones' recap: 'The Climb'
The Baltimore SunIt's said that every man wants to be a hero. Jon Snow got his chance last night. With Ygritte, Tormund, Orell and other wildlings, Snow takes on a seemingly impossible feat: Scaling the 700-foot wall that separates the so-called free people from their...Tags: Climbing, Game of Thrones (tv program)
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Back Story: Defending Havre de Grace from British attack
On this morning 200 years ago, a plucky Irish immigrant, John O'Neill, matched wits with British Adm. Sir George Cockburn, a veteran sea dog in command of a fleet of 19 vessels that sailed into Havre de Grace during the War of 1812. O'Neill was born in...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Havre de Grace, Republic of Ireland, England, War of 1812
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Baltimore-born terrorism expert explores 'The Myth of Martyrdom'
Adam Lankford thinks there's an oft-repeated misconception about suicide attackers that isn't merely wrong. It's potentially deadly. Lankford is the Baltimore-born terrorism expert who has just published a book titled "The Myth of Martyrdom: What Really...
Tags: Philosophy, Suicidal Behavior, Suicide, Folklore and Mythology, Terrorism
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Editorial: Local heroes in Harford save teen's life
Most parents live on the edge of terror. It's not noticed most of the time and for most people it doesn't interfere with leading a happy, healthy family life. It's there and it shows up when children are endangered in a way where parental intervention...Tags: Parenting, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Health and Safety at School, First Aid
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Lewis a good football player but not a hero
I am saddened by the presentation of Ray Lewis of the Ravens as a hero. He is nothing more than a very talented athlete ("Ray's day," Jan. 7). Where are our priorities? Ray Lewis has six children by four different mothers, skated away from his 2000...Tags: O.J. Simpson
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Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Dec. 2, 2012
now playing "Flight" (R). An airline pilot makes a heroic landing, but in the aftermath faces a level of scrutiny he didn't expect. With Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, Tamara Tunie, Nadine...Tags: Daniel Day-Lewis, PG-13 Rated Movies, Ralph Fiennes, R Rated Movies, Nadine Velazquez
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Accused WikiLeaker Manning says he was punished before trial
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is due back at Fort Meade this week, where lawyers for the alleged WikiLeaker plan to argue that he was punished at a military brig before his case had been heard — grounds, they say, to dismiss all charges against him. By...
Tags: Punishment, The Pentagon, Suicide, Bradley Manning, Lawyers
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Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Nov. 25, 2012
now playing "Flight" (R). An airline pilot makes a heroic landing, but faces a level of scrutiny he didn't expect. With Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, Tamara Tunie, Nadine Velazquez, Peter...
Tags: Daniel Day-Lewis, PG-13 Rated Movies, Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Chris Pine
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