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    Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Howard County datebook Datebook

    Sunday, April 7 Remembrance service The Holocaust Remembrance Committee of the Jewish Federation of Howard County and the Howard County Board of Rabbis will host a service at 6 p.m. at Beth Shalom Congregation, 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane in Columbia....

    Tags: Howard Community College, Christianity, Event Planning, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Ellicott City

    2. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Monuments and foreign aid aren't good uses for federal funds today

    Harriet Tubman certainly deserves recognition, but why are we funding with federal dollars a $21 million monument and visitor center in her honor at a time when we are closing national parks, shutting down FAA control towers and dealing with sequester...

    Tags: Perry Hall, Martin O'Malley

    3. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Tubman getting much-deserved honor

    We commend President Barack Obama for designating the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument ("A monument to Md. abolitionist," March 26). Just days after the centennial of her death, Harriet Tubman is finally receiving the national recognition she deserves as a heroic conductor on the Underground Railroad and an early leader for women's rights.
    We commend President Barack Obama for designating the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument ("A monument to Md. abolitionist," March 26). Just days after the centennial of her death, Harriet Tubman is finally receiving the national...

    Tags: Preservation Maryland, Dorchester County, Barack Obama, Conservation Fund, Martin O'Malley

    4. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Honoring Harriet Tubman

    President Barack Obama's designation Monday of a new national monument to Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery on a Dorchester County plantation in 1849, then helped guide scores of other slaves to freedom in the North during the decade before the Civil War, honors a small and unprepossessing African-American woman who played an outsized role in American history.
    President Barack Obama's designation Monday of a new national monument to Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery on a Dorchester County plantation in 1849, then helped guide scores of other slaves to freedom in the North during the decade before the Civil...

    Tags: Feminism, Slavery, Human Rights, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama

    5. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Obama establishes Tubman park on Eastern Shore

    President Barack Obama set aside 480 acres on the Eastern Shore on Monday as a national monument to honor Harriet Tubman — a victory for advocates who have long sought to memorialize the abolitionist's role in leading dozens of slaves to freedom.
    President Barack Obama set aside 480 acres on the Eastern Shore on Monday as a national monument to honor Harriet Tubman — a victory for advocates who have long sought to memorialize the abolitionist's role in leading dozens of slaves to freedom....

    Tags: Republican Party, Slavery, Rob Bishop, Wildlife, Conservation

    6. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Obama to sign off on Tubman monument on Eastern Shore

    President Barack Obama will sign a proclamation Monday creating a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument on the Eastern Shore, a designation long sought by advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
    President Barack Obama will sign a proclamation Monday creating a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument on the Eastern Shore, a designation long sought by advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. The designation protects the land...

    Tags: Slavery, Dorchester County, Barack Obama, Martin O'Malley

    7. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Harriet Tubman park to be on Maryland land she worked as a slave

    Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad was remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor.
    Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad was remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor. An escaped slave herself, Tubman toiled in bondage...

    Tags: Gardens and Parks, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), State Parks, Slavery, Wildlife

    8. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  8. Concord Point Lighthouse seeking volunteers for the season

    Change your clocks, dear readers! Sunday is Daylight Savings Time – set your clocks forward one hour, or you will be like the white rabbit in "Alice in Wonderland," late for a very important date. Grace Place Serving Center will serve a free,...

    Tags: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Healthy Diet, Feminism, St. Patrick's Day, International Women's Day

    9. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Howard County Briefs

    'Godspell' Wilde Lake High School's theater department will present the musical based on the Gospel of Matthew at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 7-9, at the Jim Rouse Theatre, 5460 Trumpeter Road in Columbia. Tickets are $12. Information: 410-313-6965....

    Tags: Business, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Howard Community College, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Mel Brooks

    10. Jan 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Female vs. male senators

    As the son of a woman, the husband of a woman and the father of daughters and granddaughters, I celebrate the record number of females who are now United States senators. However, I do see some differences in the way these and other women are treated, depending on their party, policies and beliefs.
    As the son of a woman, the husband of a woman and the father of daughters and granddaughters, I celebrate the record number of females who are now United States senators. However, I do see some differences in the way these and other women are treated,...

    Tags: Republican Party, Michele Bachmann, Same-Sex Marriage, Dianne Feinstein, Lisa Murkowski

    11. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Datebook

    Sunday, Dec. 16 'Amazing Nativity' This gospel musical, based on Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity," takes place at 7 p.m. at Celebration Church, 6080 Foreland Garth in Columbia. The musical is the retelling of the birth of Jesus Christ, featuring...

    Tags: Howard Community College, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Concerts, Movies, Jazz (genre)

    12. Dec 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Columbia Digest

    'The Nutcracker on Ice' The Columbia Figure Skating Club, featuring more than 80 performers, presents this holiday event at 5:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Columbia Ice Rink, 5876 Thunder Hill Road. Tickets are $12; free for ages 2...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arthritis, Holidays, Wildlife, Social Organizations

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President Barack Obama signs a bill creating the Harrie...
(March 25, 2013)
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Alanson eighth-graders Brianna Thrush (left) and Alyssa...
(March 21, 2013)
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