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Let's put the focus on living
So it looks like we're doomed. Again. Having found the world intact on May 21, the day he'd said the world would end, Harold Camping, an 89-year-old radio preacher from Oakland, Calif., has revised his estimate. Oct. 21, he says now. That's the last day...Tags: Demographics, Religious Texts, Robert Frost, Maryland, Bible
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Mayors outspoken on U.S. nuclear buildup, too
In a recent editorial ("Mayors for peace," June 22), The Sun addresses the resolution recently by the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) calling for an end to U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and redirection of funds to meet domestic needs....Tags: Defense, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Weaponry, Regional Authority, Ronald Reagan
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'The Sing-Off' is back, bigger and better
Reality CheckAll right, folks ... you know that on these shows where people vote (at least eventually), I tend to stay pretty neutral. I mean, I always give my opinions on performances, but I wouldn't say I exactly root for people.......Tags: Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Yale University, Maroon 5 (music group), Lady Gaga
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'American Idol' auditions hit San Francisco
Reality CheckOn tonight's Idol, it's all about San Francisco auditions.The first auditioner is is Tatiana del Toro, who is 'a full-time singer, a musician, a songwriter, a writer, an assistant director, model, film actor, and I live for what I do.'......Tags: Beauty and the Geek (tv program), Paula Abdul, Music Industry, Music, Popular Music (genre)
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Advocate 'was always on a mission' for poor
Sun Staff WritersBea Gaddy, who climbed from poverty to advocate for Baltimore's needy and late in life won a City Council seat, died yesterday from complications of breast cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was 68. "She was always on a mission," said Mayor Martin O'...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Children, Jerry Brown, William Donald Schaefer, Breast Cancer
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2 gay couples want marriages recognized
Sun StaffFour gay Marylanders wed this week in San Francisco say they want their marriages recognized in this state and have been contacted by the American Civil Liberties Union about becoming test cases in a judicial showdown, though none plan to file a lawsuit...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Children, Retirement, U.S. Army, Annapolis
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U.S. merchant fleet sails toward oblivion
Sun StaffLast of two parts The LNG Aquarius was built in the United States because it is one of the most technically sophisticated cargo ships afloat. And American shipyards are the best in the world. The 936-foot tanker was registered, or "flagged," in the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Retirement, Heads of State, Defense, Trade Policy
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Are you making enough money?
The Wall Street JournalWhen Carol Gardner was negotiating a raise for a job as systems engineer at a Boston telecommunications company, she did some research on Salary.com, a popular salary site on the Web. "I had been taking on more and more responsibilities, and I knew...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Business Enterprises, Occupations, New York City, Gaming
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Radical fixes pondered for city system
Sun StaffWith the city school system heading toward insolvency, the unthinkable becomes thinkable. Radical fixes are tossed about with deadly seriousness - such as state takeovers and replacing the school board. Here's what authorities said yesterday about the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Prince George's County, Regional Authority, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Maryland
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Efforts to rescue struggling districts center on takeovers
Sun StaffFacing bankruptcy or plummeting test scores, more than 40 school districts nationally have been taken over since 1994 - and while parents are often outraged, school systems have sometimes received a boost from educational reforms and tighter financial...Tags: Oakland (Chicago, Illinois), Compton (Los Angeles, California), Regional Authority, Newark (Alameda, California), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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City and state at an impasse over schools
Sun StaffAfter hours of brainstorming and bickering, city and state leaders could not agree yesterday on a plan that would clear the way for the beleaguered Baltimore school system to receive millions of dollars in state assistance. State lawmakers began work...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Labor Legislation, Retirement, Heads of State, William Donald Schaefer
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