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John S. Croucher, hospital engineer
John Stewart Croucher, a retired hospital assistant engineer and World War II naval veteran, died of a stroke Tuesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Bel Air resident was 90.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Eastern Avenue in Highlandtown, he was a...Tags: Baltimore County, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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North County student wins Intel Science Fair's top prize
North County High School freshman Jack Andraka stood on the auditorium stage, speaking about the invention that earned him the $75,000 grand prize at the recent Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Behind him stood Dr. Anirban Maitra, a...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Medical Research, University of Maryland, College Park, Lung Cancer, National Institutes of Health
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Millard R. Hart Sr., master expert woodworker
Millard R. Hart Sr., a retired master woodworker and lifelong tugboat enthusiast, died May 11 of congestive heart failure at the Maples, a Towson assisted-living facility.
The longtime Hamilton resident was 85.
Millard Raymond Hart born at his family'...Tags: Locust Point, Heart Failure, Catonsville, Hamilton, Fort McHenry
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Student loan debt: The overvalue (and underuse) of higher education
Young people face a cruel irony. Most can't land a decent job without a college education, yet many graduates are locked into poorly paying positions that don't permit repayment of student loans. For two generations, college price tags have risen much...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Maya Angelou, Employment Opportunities, Engineering
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Coachspeak: Glenelg Country boys basketball's Kevin Quinlan
At the midway point in the season, the Glenelg Country boys basketball team is still getting settled into the demanding Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference after moving up from the B Conference.
Coach Kevin Quinlan has...Tags: George Mason, New York Dragons, Basketball, Loyola Greyhounds
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Staff Q&A: How would you rank beer in a list of mankind's greatest feats?
Thursday marks the start of Baltimore Beer Week, so we asked our staff what they think about the brew's invention.
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Steve Jobs, old-fashioned visionary
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died this week after a long battle with cancer, is rightfully being lauded as a visionary, a person who brought technology seamlessly into our lives and who could all but see the future in his development of new ideas that...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Bill Gates, Corporate Officers, Apple iPhone, The Walt Disney Co.
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Latin Image salon owner gives back with free haircuts
For parents, getting their children ready for a new school year can be expensive, considering the costs of school supplies, academic and athletic fees, clothes and other educational necessities. To help parents reduce those expenses a bit, especially...Tags: Personal Service, Radio Industry, PTA, Back to School, Maryland
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Westminster circus in September 1879 was, simply put, electrifying
There can be no doubt that at this time in 1879, folks in Carroll County were still talking about the circus that came to town that year on Sept. 3. The circus was billed as "W.W. Cole's Famous New York and New Orleans Circus, Museum, Menagerie &...Tags: Lion (animal), Circuses, Elephant (animal), Coney Island
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James K. Donahue, CEO of Industrial Shows, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterJames Keefe Donahue, former president and CEO of Industrial Shows of America Inc. who also was producer of the International Auto Show and Chesapeake Bay Boat Show, died June 23 of heart failure at Good Samaritan Hospital. The Lutherville resident was...Tags: U.S. Army, Christianity, Physical Conditions, Penton Media Incorporated, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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University of Maryland president John Toll embraced big ideas
John Toll, former president of the University of Maryland who passed away July 15 ("Founding chancellor of University System of Md." July 16 ) was a great teacher. I never took a college physics course from him, but I had the chance to work with him...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Elections
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The famous dead yield only murky diagnoses
The claims are everywhere: on posters and T-shirts, on the Internet and in books, even sometimes headlining the national news. Thomas Jefferson's eccentricities were actually a form of autism. Albert Einstein's genius flourished despite a learning...Tags: History, Hospitals and Clinics, Epilepsy, Albert Einstein, Pharmaceuticals
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