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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: Robert F. Kennedy, St. Louis, Finance, Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Shootings
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Ellicott City, Medical Specialization, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Health Procedures
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Eugenia A. "Genie" Kennedy, educator
Eugenia A. "Genie" Kennedy, a former Peace Corps volunteer and teacher, died Jan. 7 of multiple organ failure at her Bel Air home. She was 82. A daughter of a businessman and a homemaker, Sarah Eugenia Asbury, who did not use her first name, was born...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Sage, Key West, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), George Kennedy
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Peace Corps volunteers recall work that changed their world
At a time in their lives when young people feel the pressure of "what's next?" Larry Shirley, of Towson, and Barbara Cook, of Cockeysville, enlisted in the Peace Corps.
That decision changed the course of their lives. The same could probably be said...Tags: Africa, Camp David, University of Richmond, Fine Arts, Western Africa
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Robert W. "Bob" Roche, relief worker
Robert W. "Bob" Roche, a former Peace Corps volunteer who later worked in Africa with Catholic Relief Services, died Jan. 12 of undetermined causes at Sanctuary at Holy Cross, a Burtonsville senior living community.
The Columbia resident was 61.
"We are...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Roman Catholicism, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Africa
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Keeping Md. Guard in Afghanistan does not promote peace
I found the recent headline regarding to Maryland National Guard ("Maryland Guard fights on in hope of Afghan peace," Jan. 29) to be Orwellian. It is a simple dictum that you can't wage war for peace. There are no winners in a war, only losers. One side...Tags: Afghanistan, U.S. Military, Osama bin Laden, The Pentagon
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Baltimore Messenger Calendar
Submit notices via email: messenger@patuxent.com; fax: 410-332-6336; or mail: Baltimore Messenger, 501 N. Calvert St., Third Floor, Baltimore, MD 21278. Include sponsor or host, date, time, address of event, contact name and phone number. Deadline is...Tags: Music, Behavioral Conditions, Golf, Documentary (genre), Fine Arts
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Catonsville native's Peace Corps service means holidays away from home
At about 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, as Brian Holler walked down a dirt road in a small village in Turkmenistan, a heavy, rumbling noise made him pause for a second during the long-distance phone conversation he was having with a reporter.
"I'm walking...Tags: Turkmenistan, Health and Safety at School, Catonsville, University of Maryland, College Park, Hospitals and Clinics
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Doctors Without Borders campaigns for better childhood nutrition
Having just observed Yom Kippur, Zoey Solomon knew what it felt like to be hungry.
But, as the 9-year-old walked through an exhibit Sunday depicting the lives of malnourished children from around the world, she still wrinkled her nose at a container of...Tags: Butter, Nobel Prize Awards, Peanut Butter, Entertainment Events, Lobbying
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Best Bets
Mount Royal Tavern — 1204 W. Mount Royal Ave., hosts the 27th annual Foodscape, a takeoff on Artscape, with an opening reception July 10, 5:30-8 p.m. 410-243-2632. A group of Baltimore artists has been creating food-themed art to rib the focus...Tags: Asthma, Physical Conditions, Mount Royal, Govans, Artscape
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Teachers and students enjoyed Banneker School reunion in Catonsville
The Banneker School Legacy Committee of Catonsville, known as the Banneker Reunion Committee of Catonsville, enjoyed a three-day weekend Sept. 23-25 with students, who attended or graduated from Banneker. Our vision is to empower and preserve our...Tags: Catonsville, Music, Halethorpe, African Americans, Minority Groups
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Celebrating a local Dimension to the art of movement
In her 30 years with The Dance Dimension, feisty dance director Marilyn Byers has rarely missed an opportunity to welcome back her star dancers at Thanksgiving time. One of those rare missed opportunities came last year, when the two-time cancer...Tags: Music, University of Maryland, College Park, Entertainment Events, Cancer, Dancing
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