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Letters and maps tell history of Laurel during Civil War
Although no battles were fought in Laurel during the Civil War, the city's railroad was a strategic resource for the Union Army, numerous units of Union soldiers were stationed here and the military's presence added a different element to the city's...
Tags: Railway Transportation, Library of Congress, Unions, Museums, African Americans
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Unintended pregnancies higher in military
Just over 10 percent of women in the military said in 2008 that they'd had an unintended pregnancy in the previous year — a figure significantly higher than rates in the general public, according to a U.S. study. The findings, which appeared this...Tags: Family Planning, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Sex Crimes, U.S. Military, Gynecology
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Knighthawks deal ex-Jay Rabil to Wings
Pro lacrosse Knighthawks deal ex-Jay Rabil to Wings The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League on Friday acquired former Johns Hopkins All-American Paul Rabil from the Rochester Knighthawks as part of a blockbuster six-player trade that...Tags: College Football, Edmonton Rush, Major League Lacrosse, North Carolina Tar Heels, Siena Saints
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Women in U.S. military fight for right to serve in combat
As a woman in the Army, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hunt is barred from serving in the infantry. But that didn't stop commanders in Afghanistan from tapping her when they needed a female soldier to accompany men on their door-kicking missions. Hunt's job on...
Tags: U.S. Military, U.S. Congress, U.S. Army, Trials, Feminism
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Hunters and target shooters don't need assault rifles
The school shooting in Newtown, Conn., once again highlights the need for such sensible gun control measures as restoring the ban on assault rifles and eliminating the gun show loophole for background checks ("What must be done," Dec. 26). The key...Tags: War of 1812, Health Insurance Cost, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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Grassroots effort to restore Reisterstown Community Cemetery begins
Chris Larkins remembers his mother checking on the cemetery. She'd visit the graves of family members buried there. "Over the years, she would notice how rundown it was becoming, how the grass wasn't being cut," said Larkins, a fifth-generation...
Tags: Baltimore County, War of 1812, Maryland General Assembly, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Reisterstown
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Towson American Legion Post honors area's first responders
Members of the American Legion Towson Post 22 this week honored four local first responders for their service to the county at the post's annual First Responder of the Year Awards. The honors, given at the annual Commander's Christmas Party at the Towson...Tags: American Legion, Towson, Fires, Timonium, Charles Village
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Wilkens Ave. funeral home offers free trees to National Guard members
Jose Rivera-Rodriguez is about to celebrate his first Christmas in the States. This year, it will be with his first fresh tree. Amanda Rodriguez wasn't planning to have a Christmas tree at all this year. Her plans have changed. They were among the...
Tags: Towson, Religious Festivals, Easter, Ellicott City, Pikesville
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Has Congress nothing better to do than debate military's use of lead?
It is fascinating to read of all these organizations that want to do so much for us. The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the U.S. Department of Defense to put an end to the ban on women in combat. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara Boxer want the...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, U.S. Department of Defense, Pregnancy and Childbirth, U.S. Congress, American Civil Liberties Union
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Arthur J. Gutman, insurance broker
Arthur J. Gutman, a retired insurance broker and former H.L. Mencken Society president, died of respiratory failure Nov. 27 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The former North Baltimore resident was 101.
Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Adolph B. Gutman...Tags: Preakness Stakes, World War II (1939-1945), College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Baltimore Museum of Art, Arts
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Six decades later, sons seek answers on death of Detrick scientist
First, the Army told Frank Olson's sons that the Fort Detrick scientist's death in a fall from a 13th-floor window of a New York hotel had been an accident. Then a presidential commission revealed that the CIA had given an unwitting Olson LSD as part of...
Tags: Dick Cheney, White House, U.S. Senate, Trials, Suicide
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Notebook: Moment of redemption for Navy's Brandon Turner
Navy wide receiver Brandon Turner started off his senior year on a sour note. The team's leading pass-catcher in 2011 missed the season opener against Notre Dame and didn't start against Penn State after being suspended for failing his physical...
Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ken Niumatalolo, Lincoln Financial Field, Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, Heisman Trophy
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