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    Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Obama names former CRS head ambassador to the Vatican

    President Barack Obama has nominated Ken Hackett, the humanitarian who served as president of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services for 18 years, as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.
    President Barack Obama has nominated Ken Hackett, the humanitarian who served as president of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services for 18 years, as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. The announcement, made Friday, means Hackett will become the...

    Tags: Christianity, Agriculture, Barack Obama, Vatican City, Catholic Relief Services

    2. Jun 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. St. Mary's stumbled but it's still a great school

    As I read Anne D. Neal's recent attack on St. Mary's College of Maryland, I immediately knew she had an agenda even before learning its source ("Cautionary campus tale," May 30). My daughter graduated from St. Mary's in 2011 with a major in English...

    Tags: Graduation, Students, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Peace Corps opens door for same-sex couples to serve together

    The U.S. Peace Corps will begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who wish to serve overseas together for the first time next month, the agency announced Tuesday.
    The U.S. Peace Corps will begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who wish to serve overseas together for the first time next month, the agency announced Tuesday. The move follows a broader shift by the Obama administration toward publicly...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, John F. Kennedy, Gays and Lesbians

    4. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Nibbling, sipping part of Gramercy Mansion's 'Spring Has Sprung' tour

    They came. They sniffed. They smiled. They sipped. They left — still smiling.
    They came. They sniffed. They smiled. They sipped. They left — still smiling. That pretty much describes the behavior of guests at last weekend's Spring Has Sprung Tea and Garden Tour at Gramercy Mansion in Stevenson. The nearly 50...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure

    5. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Roland Park Country School students walk to raise money

    Roland Park Country School graduate Jocelyn Young-Hyman, who is now a Peace Corps volunteer, has big plans for the money raised Thursday by her alma mater in its annual All-School Walk.
    Roland Park Country School graduate Jocelyn Young-Hyman, who is now a Peace Corps volunteer, has big plans for the money raised Thursday by her alma mater in its annual All-School Walk. Young-Hyman, a 2007graduate of the all-girls school on Roland...

    Tags: Students, Roland Park, Gardens and Parks, Teaching and Learning, Kenya

    6. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Joseph A. Miklasz, attorney

    Joseph A. Miklasz, a trial attorney who practiced in Glen Burnie and was a wine collector, died of cancer Sunday at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 71 and lived in Crownsville.
    Joseph A. Miklasz, a trial attorney who practiced in Glen Burnie and was a wine collector, died of cancer Sunday at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 71 and lived in Crownsville. Born in Baltimore, he was raised in Severn and in East Baltimore, where he...

    Tags: University of Miami, Justice System, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Glen Burnie

    7. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Living on the bay and loving it

    Driving the back roads that hug the periphery of Maryland's shoreline, there is no singular characteristic that defines the homes. The ones that date back to summer-only retreats are usually one-story clapboard structures with the give-away air conditioning unit in a window or two. Some are two-story, farmhouse styles. Many are built with their backs to the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries.
    Driving the back roads that hug the periphery of Maryland's shoreline, there is no singular characteristic that defines the homes. The ones that date back to summer-only retreats are usually one-story clapboard structures with the give-away air...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Baltimore County, Nairobi (Kenya), Land Price, Fiction

    8. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  8. Peace Corps Week a time of reflection for former volunteers

    Sally Foster worked in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a health educator in the early 1960s.
    Sally Foster worked in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a health educator in the early 1960s. Mike McQuestion was stationed in the Philippines in the mid-1970s, trying to teach basic preventive medicine to mountain villagers. Chris Carneal...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Roland Park, Johns Hopkins University, Disease Prevention, Health Organizations

    9. Jan 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. CIA deception threatens global effort to eradicate polio

    The news that the Central Intelligence Agency had been running a fake vaccination program in Pakistan first surfaced in 2011 and quickly ignited fears that the covert operation could compromise the global campaign to eradicate polio. Late last month, a handful of vaccine workers, including a teenage girl, paid the price for the CIA's deceit: They were gunned down as they tried to give the polio vaccine to children living in the Pakistani city of Karachi and other areas.
    The news that the Central Intelligence Agency had been running a fake vaccination program in Pakistan first surfaced in 2011 and quickly ignited fears that the covert operation could compromise the global campaign to eradicate polio. Late last month, a...

    Tags: Osama bin Laden, Disease Prevention, Health Organizations, R. Sargent Shriver, Polio

    10. Sep 4, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. O'Malley sharply critical of GOP at convention

    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley offered pointed criticism of Republicans in an address to the Democratic convention on Tuesday, arguing that President Barack Obama is best suited to right the U.S. economy while GOP nominee Mitt Romney's policies would only move the nation backward.
    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley offered pointed criticism of Republicans in an address to the Democratic convention on Tuesday, arguing that President Barack Obama is best suited to right the U.S. economy while GOP nominee Mitt Romney's policies would...

    Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Money and Monetary Policy, George W. Bush

    11. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. AmeriCorps branch to set up home base in East Baltimore

    As many as 240 AmeriCorps members will relocate to East Baltimore's Graceland Park neighborhood in the coming months, as the domestic version of the Peace Corps establishes an urban campus, the first of its kind.
    As many as 240 AmeriCorps members will relocate to East Baltimore's Graceland Park neighborhood in the coming months, as the domestic version of the Peace Corps establishes an urban campus, the first of its kind. The classrooms at the former Sacred...

    Tags: Cecil County, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Charter Schools

    12. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Back in Baltimore, Wes Moore has big plans for his hometown

    When Wes Moore swings a sledgehammer, he does it with his whole body, with the easy confidence of someone who's used to manual labor.
    When Wes Moore swings a sledgehammer, he does it with his whole body, with the easy confidence of someone who's used to manual labor. It's early on a Saturday morning, and Wes is one of a couple dozen volunteers who have gathered in the Oliver...

    Tags: Students, Johns Hopkins University, Authors, Teaching and Learning, Meet the Press (tv program)

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