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Thirty years later, Baltimore's aquarium has left a nationwide legacy
Tiger sharks glided swift and smooth, moray eels darted into submerged caves and, in a full-blown rain forest re-created indoors, leafy and humid, tropical birds flitted past tamarin monkeys.
John Racanelli, on his first visit to Baltimore's National...Tags: Science, Natural Resources, Forests, Bill Flynn, Tampa
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Table Talk: Manor Tavern taken over by team of partners
As of July 9, the Manor Tavern is in new hands. The Monkton property was purchased by William and John Mitcherling, the owners of Towson's An Poitin Stil, and the team of Patrick Russell and Bill Irvin, who operate businesses in Fells Point including...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Dining and Drinking, Annapolis, Fells Point, Companies and Corporations
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Freedom Ride revisited: Looking forward, but seeing the past in a mirror
We are on the 2011 Student Freedom Riders bus rolling toward Augusta, Ga., watching "The Murder of Emmett Till," a PBS documentary on the savage 1955 lynching of a black boy in the nothing town of Money, Miss. On the old newsreel footage, white person...Tags: History, Murder, Automotive Equipment, Freedom Riders (movie), Colleges and Universities
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Constellation seals deal for its sale
Constellation Energy Group sealed an agreement yesterday allowing Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Holdings to buy the company for $4.7 billion, even as the Baltimore firm's largest shareholder was reported to be weighing a higher bid for the company....Tags: Nuclear Power, Plant Openings, Warren Buffett, Credit Ratings, Companies and Corporations
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For Motley Crue, it feels good to be back
The fact that all four are still alive is nothing short of miraculous.
The original members of Motley Crue - lead singer Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, lead guitarist Mick Mars and drummer Tommy Lee - spent much of the Reagan era wasted on drugs and...Tags: Carrie Underwood, University of Central Florida Arena, Music Theater, Bon Jovi (music group), Motley Crue (music group)
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Under the microscope
Maryland's top energy regulator vowed a thorough review of the sale of Constellation Energy Group as state lawmakers grilled the company's executives about its management and the terms of a deal it struck to avoid a possible bankruptcy.
Douglas Nazarian,...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Annapolis, Warren Buffett, Credit Ratings, Companies and Corporations
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'American Idol' recap: Top 12 women perform live
Reality CheckAt long last, we're past the auditions, the pointless group performances and the backstories for people who we'll never see again. It's the live show! The Top 12 women take to the stage tonight. The other thing we'll be paying......Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Randy Jackson, Alanis Morissette, Soul (genre), Jordin Sparks
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State tourism offices
States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Here's a list of Mid-Atlantic region state travel offices. Alabama // Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel, 401 Adams...Tags: Raleigh, Denver, Little Rock, Tourism and Leisure, Connecticut Economic Development
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Some youths to be sent out of state when Hickey closes
Sun StaffMore than a month after announcing that most of the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School would close by Nov. 30, the Ehrlich administration is still scrambling to find places to house and treat dozens of dangerous and deeply troubled juvenile offenders. There...Tags: Teen-agers, Safety of Citizens, Constitutional Issues, Juvenile Delinquency, Family
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Q&A with Steve Dannenmann
Baltimoresun.com StaffSteve Dannenmann finished second in the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas on July 16. The 38-year-old Anne Arundel County accountant took home $4.25 million in the No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em Championship. Matthew, Des Moines, Iowa: Did you...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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Young offender is sent to Iowa
sun reporterWith little warning, the state Department of Juvenile Services put a Baltimore youth on a plane to Iowa yesterday to spend months in a program for delinquents there - despite the objections of his grandmother and his lawyer, who say they didn't even get a...Tags: Lawyers, Recreational Substance Use, Drug Trafficking, Teen-agers, Juvenile Delinquency
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Libby known for discretion, loyalty
Times Staff WriterI. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was walking down a nearly deserted street in Des Moines, Iowa, last year after a long day on the campaign trail with his boss, Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby encountered a group of reporters who had just finished dinner at a...Tags: Lawyers, CNN (tv network), Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Department of State, Los Angeles Times
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