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Orioles, Nationals fans meet halfway in Laurel
Few people were walking around downtown Laurel Tuesday evening, but at Main Street Sports Grill, nearly every seat at the bar was taken for happy hour. Since April marks the start of Major League Baseball play, the multiple flat-screen televisions...
Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Washington Capitals, Baseball, Nationals Park
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Everyone's life is a story, so write it down for posterity [Senior Circles]
The inspiration for this column came from a local newspaper article I read about a "girl" with whom I went to high school for two years at St. Cecilia's Academy in Washington, D.C. This woman, whom I haven't seen since then, has always kept a low...Tags: Library of Congress, Newspaper and Magazine, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., History (tv network), World War II (1939-1945)
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Teaching the ABCs of literacy in Laurel
In 2003, 14.5 percent of the U.S. population over the age of 16 lacked "basic prose literacy skills." That means they were either unable to read or understand any written information in English, or were limited to understanding short prose, "but nothing...
Tags: Japan, Students, Trinidad and Tobago, Teaching and Learning, Barbara Bush
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Business reps learn shape of Harford County
About 35 members of the Mason-Dixon Business Association learned about the economic status of Harford County at the organization's Feb. 20 meeting. James Richardson, director of the Harford County Office of Economic Development, was present at the...Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Land Price, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Colleges and Universities
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Fort Meade apartments a first — probably not a last
More than 1,300 young, single soldiers, sailors and other service members drive to Fort Meade every work day because they don't live on post — can't, actually, because the barracks are full and other homes there are for families. The Army...Tags: Brookings Institution, Apartments, Armed Forces, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Marketing
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FBI headquarters in Greenbelt benefits all Marylanders
What if a major institution was interested in relocating its headquarters to Maryland, bringing with it 11,000 good-paying jobs and the need for thousands of additional subcontractors? Would we do everything we could to seal the deal? That's exactly the...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, FBI
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Roland Walker, defense attorney
Roland Walker, a colorful and highly regarded defense attorney who was a fixture in Baltimore courtrooms for six decades, died Saturday of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at his Lutherville home. He...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Diseases and Illnesses, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Criminals, Judges
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Baltimore sailor says he was told not to report rape
After he was raped by a fellow Navy sailor, Brian Lewis wanted justice. What he got, the Baltimore man told a Senate panel Wednesday, was an order to keep quiet. When commanders learned of the attack, Lewis said, he was told not to report it to...
Tags: Prosecution, Armed Forces, Assault, Rape, Criminals
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John C. Ford Jr., cryptanalyst during World War II
John C. Ford Jr., who as a young World War II cryptanalyst was part of a team whose work resulted in the shooting down of the bomber carrying Japanese Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, died Wednesday from respiratory failure at a son's Arnold home. He was 94....
Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Armed Forces, Radio, Golf, U.S. Army
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Some in Laurel facing sequestration with optimism, others brace for trickle-down effect
When Congress and the White House failed to make a deal on budget cuts March 1, sequestration went into effect, requiring federal agencies to identify $85 billion in required cuts. The looming reductions, which will be spread across agencies —...
Tags: Government, Fiscal Cliff, Fannie Mae, White House, Laurel
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Columbia Digest
Veterans forum The Howard County Veterans and Military Families Commission holds an open forum on veterans issues at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the Howard County Library's central branch, 10375 Little Patuxent Parkway. Representatives from Fort Meade,...Tags: Sociology, Yoga, Music, Physical Fitness and Exercise, William Shakespeare
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As sequestration starts, concern in Howard builds
Howard County business officials still are learning how the federal sequestration will affect the county's economy, but once Congress missed its March 1 deadline for an agreement avoiding the cuts, one local business already was feeling the effects....Tags: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, National Security Agency, Budget Control Act of 2011, Ken Ulman, FLIR Systems Incorporated
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