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Back Story: Baltimore, New Orleans share reclusive philanthropist
It is doubtful in all of the hullabaloo and hype leading up to Super Bowl XLVII that the name of one non-football-playing Baltimorean will be mentioned: John McDonogh, the philanthropist, who left an indelible mark not only on his native city but also...
Tags: Lafayette College, Super Bowl XLVII, U.S. Supreme Court
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Anne Arundel students use technology to travel to 1700s' London Town
Elementary school students in some Anne Arundel County public schools are learning how good they've got it — in other words, how many wake up in comfy beds to a ready-made breakfast, instead of beginning their day with daunting physical chores or,...Tags: Culture, U.S. Department of Education, Teachers, Social Sciences, Schools
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Letter: Ancient mechanical law supports idea of unconditional equality
As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, we are reminded that equality is unconditional, something we basically knew from the start. And it wasn't born out of the Great Charter of the Liberties of England, or the Magna Carta; the...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Movies, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Tony Kushner
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Is gun violence now the 'new normal'?
Regarding recent statements by Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association about school security, I would ask whether the school he attended as a boy was made safe by armed guards or teachers ("Push under way to arm teachers after Newtown," Dec. 23)....Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Labor Legislation, Interior Policy
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Newtown schoolchildren had rights, too
John Franchy's letter ("More restrictive gun laws are not the answer," Dec. 20) was myopic in its views and his ideas as antiquated as the weaponry that the founding fathers considered when they wrote of the Second Amendment's "right to keep and bear...Tags: Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Jared Lee Loughner, Interior Policy, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia)
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Inauguration on King Day an emotional tie for many
She'd never seen a presidential inauguration in her life, or wanted to, but on Jan. 20, 2009, Nathasa Werts braved bone-chilling weather and a crowd of more than a million people for a trip to Washington. The nation had just elected its first black...
Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, White House, Martin Luther King Jr., C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Pikesville
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E-book for fans of Lincoln movie
I don't know about you, but watching the movie "Lincoln" sent me to the bookshelf and Internet to learn more about political wrangling over the adopition of the 13th Amendment. The movie was a great political science lesson, but it was obvious that...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Apple iPad, Movies, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Apple iTunes
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Holiday viewing at the Walters, BMA
Art museums always come in handy during the holidays, when so many people are looking for enjoyable ways to while away the hours with friends and family — or to escape from friends and family. This weekend, consider checking out the Baltimore...
Tags: Museums, Arts, Andy Warhol, Franz West, Europe
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Eagle Archive: County birthday event notes family divided by Civil War
The Historical Society of Carroll County will mark its annual celebration of the founding of Carroll County Saturday, Jan. 19, with a presentation on the letters and documents which shed additional light on the divided loyalties of the Shriver family...
Tags: Culture, Unions, Carroll County (Maryland), Book, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Dec. 30, 2012
now playing "Django Unchained" (R). A slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. With Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. TownMall Cinemas (12:15, 3:45, 7:20, 10:50 p.m.) "The...Tags: Robert Duvall, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, The Guilt Trip (movie), Richard L Armitage
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Unconscionable attacks on blacks who don't conform
Author's note: This piece concerns racial healing in America. It is submitted as we continue to mourn the incomprehensible tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. May those families, that community, and the nation that grieves with...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Heisman Trophy, Clarence Thomas, Martin Luther King Jr., Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Who will be our next profiles in courage?
One of the great works in politics and political rhetoric is John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning Profiles in Courage. Courage has always been important to the Kennedys, who created a Profile in Courage Award a generation ago, and the awards, although...
Tags: Paul Ryan, Ethics, Values, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Voting
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