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John S. Croucher, hospital engineer
John Stewart Croucher, a retired hospital assistant engineer and World War II naval veteran, died of a stroke Tuesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Bel Air resident was 90.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Eastern Avenue in Highlandtown, he was a...Tags: Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Highlandtown, American Medical Association, Technology
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Weird Science: Hopkins physics lab celebrates 70 years
Some of the world's greatest innovations were conceived in the humblest of places, and that was certainly true of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. When it opened its doors in 1942, in a former used-car dealership in Silver Spring,...
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The Interview: Sally Brice-O'Hara
As the No. 2 leader of the Coast Guard, Vice Adm. — and Vice Commandant — Sally Brice-O'Hara is the chief operating officer of an organization with a $10 billion budget and 58,000 military and civilian employees, plus 31,000 volunteers....Tags: Annapolis, Pacific Ocean, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Harvard University, World War II (1939-1945)
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Letters: 'Bring home the troops' sounds good, but accomplishes little
The bumper sticker political view of the foreign policy of our nation expressed by Daniel Hays in last week's edition of the Towson Times is a mystery to me. His letter to the editor ("U.S. incursions overseas put our troops in danger," March 7, 2012)...Tags: Jimmy Carter, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Marriottsville: Mt. View Middle band director wins Outstanding Music Teacher award
The beginning of the calendar year traditionally marks the time for Hollywood awards ceremonies, but a little closer to home, the Maryland Music Educators Association also just announced their 2012 Awards of Excellence. MMEA bestows three Outstanding...Tags: Documentary (genre), Christianity, Awards and Prizes, Ellicott City, Russia
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When well-educated politicians cry 'snob'
With the Republican presidential nomination contest in high gear, Marylanders might be forgiven for smiling. The word "snob" has returned with full force to presidential politics after a four-decade hiatus. Former Sen. Rick Santorum (Penn State University...Tags: Mitt Romney, ESPN (tv network), Regional Authority, University of Chicago, Spiro Agnew
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Myrtle M. Watson, eyewitness to Pearl Harbor attack
Myrtle M. Watson, an Army nurse whose indelible memories of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor remained with her for the rest of her life, died Feb. 11 of vascular disease at Oak Crest Village.
The Northeast Baltimore resident was 98.
Early in the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Bolton Hill, Parkville, Morphine (drug), Kissimmee
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Herman G. "Hank" Tillman Jr., Air Force colonel
Herman G. "Hank" Tillman Jr., a retired Air Force colonel and pilot who flew in World War II, Korea and Vietnam and was one of Maryland's most decorated veterans, died Sunday of liver failure at his Chester home. He was 89.
He was born in his immigrant...Tags: Linthicum, Awards and Prizes, Imperial and Royal Matters, Injuries and Wounds, Photography Supplies and Services
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… to the shores of HdG
For Havre de Grace teen Jeremy Holmes and his family, it's been a long journey to make it where he is: a lance corporal in Kennedy Krieger High School's Young Marines program. Up until a few years ago, Jeremy couldn't walk, let alone attend school, the...Tags: Autism, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Havre de Grace, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Pearl Harbor anniversary: It still lives in infamy
Today, marks the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan and the official entry of the United States into World War II. These stories are excerpted from the book, "Home Front Baltimore" (Johns Hopkins University Press).
Watching "the...Tags: Movies, Baltimore City College, Prisons, Japan, Lexington Market
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Remembering Pearl Harbor: 'We shall win'
Seventy years ago today, Japan launched a surprise attack on America's Pacific fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, drawing the United States into the second World War. More than 2,400 Americans were killed in the attack, including four Marylanders, all of whom...Tags: Japan, Nazi Party
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Christmas in troubled times, then and now
A thin fragment of moon stood watch that Christmas Eve as the president of the United States and the prime minister of Great Britain came out onto the South Portico of the White House. They were there to light the national Christmas tree -- and to speak a...Tags: Philosophy, Christmas, Religious Festivals, White House, Holidays
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