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New York bettors score big with Oxbow at Preakness Stakes
Baltimore Sun Media GroupA pair of racing aficionados from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., spent Saturday watching the early races at Pimlico, then they put their observations to use to score a massive payday in the Preakness. Joe Cavallo, 26, and Stephanie Rafferty, 21, hit the Pick 4...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Springs, Lotteries, Preakness Stakes, Washington, DC
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Hug made major contributions to Baltimore's institutions
The obituary for Richard E. Hug (May 7) fell far short of honoring the legacy of a man who dedicated so many years to helping make Baltimore's non-profits better able to fulfill their missions. While the obit focused on Dick's political fundraising,...
Tags: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Obituaries, Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Where have all of Baltimore's colorful figures gone?
Baltimore used to be a town of colorful public characters. One of them, my father, passed away 40 years ago today. Sam Shapiro was often described as a "perennial" candidate — for mayor in 1967 and 1971 and House of Representatives in 1968 and...
Tags: Elections, Media Industry, Annapolis, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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Isaiah 'Ike' Dixon, state delegate from Baltimore
Isaiah Dixon Jr., a jazz fan, world traveler and four-term state delegate from Baltimore City whose accomplishments included introducing a bill that made cross burnings a felony in Maryland, died of heart failure April 26 at Stella Maris Hospice in...
Tags: 2012 Democratic National Convention, NAACP, Elections, Music, Howard University
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Volunteers pour into Fort McHenry wetlands to clean up
More than 100 gloved volunteers, some in boots and others in waist-high waders, streamed along narrow paths and historic sea walls Saturday in a secluded nook of wetlands just south of Fort McHenry, their eyes scanning for trash or the perfect spot to...
Tags: War of 1812, Fort McHenry, Pigtown, National Parks, Pikesville
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More to Earth Day than climate scare
I was happy to see that National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli wrote about the important activities that we, as individuals and as a society, can do to protect the environment, without once mentioning the impossible goal of "stopping climate change" ("...
Tags: Ecosystems, Global Warming, Global Change, Conservation, Earth Day
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Take back the planet, and not just on Earth Day
For over 40 years, Earth Day has sent a powerful message: that each of us has both the capacity and the duty to support the environment that sustains us. This is certainly a message that dedicated conservationists can get behind, but what about everyday...
Tags: Wildlife, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Endangered Species, Healthy Diet, Conservation
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Looking for ways to improve Inner Harbor
City leaders hope that by this time next year they'll have returned from Annapolis with funds to put toward making the Inner Harbor what its original designers intended it to be — "a playground for Baltimoreans." "The city has changed so much...
Tags: Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel, Locust Point, Donald C. Fry, Maryland Science Center, Architecture
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With rare chickweed in bloom, ecologists gather in Baltimore to celebrate biodiversity
Leading a tour of the Soldiers Delight area of western Baltimore County on Sunday afternoon, Paula Becker, an ecologist with Maryland's Department of Natural Resources, was pleased to report the first blooming of serpentine chickweed — a plant as...
Tags: Baltimore County, Wildlife, Indiantown, The Pennsylvania State University, Biology
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Annual Judith Resnik awards recognize female math, science standouts
Twelve 11th-grade girls, one from each of Harford County's high schools, were honored for their achievements in math and science, as well as extracurricular activities, during the annual Dr. Judith Resnik Luncheon Saturday at Harford Community College....
Tags: Harford Community College, Health Treatments, Chemistry, High School Sports, Diabetes
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Sea turtles leave Baltimore after winter rehabilitation
Three endangered sea turtles that spent the winter in Baltimore departed Saturday evening, joining a caravan of at least 43 others bound for Florida's warm waters and a return to their natural habitat. The three turtles — Chet, Biff and Two-Bit ...
Tags: Hypothermia, SUVs and Crossovers, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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