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Back Story: Arts patron revives outdoor festival in Druid Hill
Barbara Shapiro's love affair with Druid Hill Park dates to her childhood, when she passed through it daily on the way from her Ashburton home to old School 49 on Cathedral Street. And even when construction of Druid Park Lake Drive in the 1940s and...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts, Culture, Roland Park, Ceremonies
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Ruth M. Land, educator
Ruth M. Land, a retired Baltimore public schools guidance counselor, died April 26 of complications from dementia at Union Memorial Hospital. She was 93. The daughter of farmers, Ruth Margaret Williams was born and raised in Ocala, Fla. After...Tags: New York University, Colleges and Universities, West Virginia State University, Ocala, Calverton
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Towson White Student Union to patrol campus looking for crime
Barely a week after the group made national news for advocating for racial segregation at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Towson University's White Student Union is again drawing attention for plans to conduct nighttime patrols to watch...
Tags: Civil Rights, University System of Maryland, Racism, Students, Conservative Political Action Conference
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Ed Reed officially becomes an ex-Raven, making three-year deal with Texans official
The sight couldn’t have been easy for Ravens fans: Ed Reed wearing a Houston Texans’ hat and later holding up a blue No. 20 jersey. For Reed, a Raven for 11 seasons and one of the franchise’s best ever players, it wasn’t an...
Tags: John Harbaugh, Football, Ed Reed, Rod Woodson, Baltimore Ravens
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It's the end of an era for Ed Reed, Ravens
How are reporters and editors view Ed Reed signing with the Houston Texans: Jeff Zrebiec, Ravens reporter: It is obviously a sad day for Ravens' fans and for good reason. Reed is one of the best players in franchise history and a sure bet Hall of Famer....
Tags: Ed Reed, Football, Baltimore Ravens, National Football League, Ray Lewis
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Towson student advocates for segregation at CPAC event
A Towson University student made national news at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday when he suggested segregating black Republicans from the rest of the party. A Black Republican from Alabama, K Carl Smith, hosted a panel...
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Towson University, Civil Rights, Minority Groups
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William N. Tate, concrete worker
William Nathaniel Tate, a retired concrete worker and Korean War combat veteran, died of heart disease Feb. 16 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The former Park Heights resident was 83.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Division Street, he attended Booker T....Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Building Material, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Heart Disease, Boxing
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A message to Obama, served cold
In an earlier era, Dr. Benjamin Carson's speech before the National Prayer Breakfast last week would have been a really big deal rather than mere fodder for a brief squall on Twitter and cable news. Born in crushing poverty to an illiterate single...
Tags: Barack Obama, Mark Twain, Health Care Reform (2009), Africa, Twitter, Inc.
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'Promise Heights' project in West Baltimore receives $500,000 grant
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $500,000 for activists to offer West Baltimore children holistic services from "cradle to college to career," under the White House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. The Promise Neighborhoods...
Tags: Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Baptist, University of Maryland, College Park, Asthma
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U of Md. medical students host Thanksgiving for the needy
Anthony Clark hadn't even gotten a plate of food and already he was overcome with emotion, just seeing friends, having a medical student check his blood pressure and knowing hundreds of people had given their time to make sure those needier had a taste of...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Students, Drugs and Medicines, Teaching and Learning
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Ed Reed on suspension being overturned on appeal: 'It's a shame it even came to this point'
The Baltimore SunWith his one-game suspension for repeated illegal hits overturned and being allowed to play Sunday against the San Diego Chargers, Ravens free safety Ed Reed expressed gratitude for arbitrator Ted Cottrell granting his appeal and to his organization and...Tags: Football, Ed Reed, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Punishment
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Ravens get into the spirit of Thanksgiving
Handing out turkeys and pumpkin pies Tuesday night at Booker T. Washington Middle School in Baltimore, Ravens free safety Ed Reed said he never forgets his humble roots growing up in Louisiana. "I'm from neighborhoods like this one in the inner city,"...
Tags: Football, Ed Reed, Holiday Vacations, Holidays, Cary Williams
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