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The resilience of George McGovern
Inevitably, in all the tributes to former Sen. George McGovern upon his death at 90, his landslide defeat in the 1972 presidential election at the hands of Richard Nixon shared top billing with his fights against America's misguided wars in Vietnam and...
Tags: R. Sargent Shriver, Elections, Democratic Party, Joe Biden, World War II (1939-1945)
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Rita Le Gette, former teacher, homemaker
Rita Frances Le Gette, a former teacher and homemaker, died Thursday of liver cancer at her Severna Park home, surrounded by her family. She was 74. Friends described a woman always willing to put others before herself and lend a helping hand. "When...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Liver Cancer, Huntington Station, Christianity, Severna Park
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Howard County represented at RNC in Tampa, DNC in Charlotte
The Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention can inspire people watching the speeches from home. But the people most moved are likely to be those sitting in the convention hall: the party loyalists and campaign volunteers...Tags: Parties and Movements, Howard County, R. Sargent Shriver, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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Explore Patapsco with yoga hikes
Explore Patapsco Valley State Park on a yoga hike with AmeriCorps program volunteer Maria Reusing. The 90-minute hike covers a little more than two miles and “has yoga, exercise, meditation, hiking with strength training and balancing stops along...
Tags: Patapsco, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Catonsville
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Hooters case a reminder of TB threat
Some may be surprised to learn that tuberculosis is in our midst after reading that a waitress at the Harborplace Hooters has active TB ("Hooters waitress allegedly contracts tuberculosis at Inner Harbor restaurant," June 7). Although TB may evoke...Tags: Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Inner Harbor
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50 years ago: Hickory boy, 12, wins first Soap Box Derby
As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, June 28, 1962: A Bel Air Elementary School student from Hickory, John Michael Kirk, 12, won the first ever Soap Box Derby in Bel Air. The sixth-grader had to win five heats to claim the championship....Tags: R. Sargent Shriver, Labor Day, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Harford County, Memorial Day
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Parishioners honor a passionate man of the cloth
People packed the pews and filled the balconies of Baltimore's historic Bethel A.M.E. church Sunday morning to honor a man they credit with reviving the house of worship — one of the city's most influential — and bringing unabashed passion...Tags: Labor Day, Inner Harbor, Healthy Diet, Kwame Kilpatrick, Druid Hill
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Obama needs to get over his China envy
Up to 40 million Chinese people still live in caves. That's more than the populations of Texas and Illinois, combined. In fairness, a fraction of these caves are apparently pretty nice, complete with electricity and well-compacted dirt floors. But that'...Tags: Periodicals, Poverty, Barack Obama, Landforms, Warren Buffett
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A society where everyone serves
There is no single solution to America's interrelated problems of massive debt, high unemployment, youthful angst and general lack of civility in society. But any idea that could address several of these issues simultaneously would at least be worth...Tags: Migration, Obesity, Volleyball, Wages and Pensions, Physical Conditions
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Baltimore Best Bets
MinĂ¡s art gallery— 815 W. 36th St., hosts Show and Tell with Eric Sipes and Leigh and Lauren Bender, Sept. 1, 8 p.m. Space is limited and fills up quickly. There is no charge, but donations are accepted. Call 410-732-4258 or go to go to http://www....Tags: Govans, Fine Arts, Photography, Arts
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Police training consultants under scrutiny for contracts, expenses
A nonprofit foundation paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by the Baltimore Police Department as part of the commissioner's signature training program reported that nearly 40 percent of the foundation's expenditures over two years covered entertainment,...Tags: Shootings, St. Louis, Advanced Training, Internal Revenue Service, Robert F. Kennedy
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Columbia man dies after 14 years in 'semi-coma'
After living for the last 14 years in what family members considered a coma-like state, Robert Roche, of Columbia, died Jan. 12. He was 61.
His death marks the end of years of compassionate care from his family and friends.
It also marks the end of a...Tags: Nursing, U.S. Department of State, Emergency Health Procedures, Emergency Health Procedures, Medical Specialization
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