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County schools to honor Class of 2013 service-learning leaders
While all Maryland students are required to complete at least 75 service-learning hours before graduation, many Baltimore County Public Schools students far exceed this minimum requirement — earning as many as 7,500 hours. Among those students who...Tags: George Washington Carver, Students, Overlea, High Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Train derails in Rosedale area
A freight train smacked into a truck carrying garbage and careened off the tracks in Rosedale Tuesday afternoon, triggering an explosion felt throughout the region and sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles. Authorities identified the driver...
Tags: Patapsco, Explosions, National Transportation Safety Board, Amtrak, Ellicott City
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NRA membership for boy sparks criticism
Criticism mounted Thursday over the gift of a National Rifle Association lifetime membership from Anne Arundel County Republicans to a boy who was suspended from school in March when he chewed a pastry into the shape of a pistol. "It's outrageous that...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Gun Control, American Civil Liberties Union, Interior Policy, Republican Party
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Derailment response gets high marks
A column of smoke rose into the sky as firefighters raced to the scene of the train derailment. The earth heaved as an explosion rattled residents and pushed windowpanes from their frames. At least one tank car was on fire — no one was sure what...
Tags: Railway Transportation, Car Guides and Reviews, Fires, CSX Corporation, Transportation Accidents
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How green is our valley? [Editorial]
Of all the amenities in this area, it's hard to think of one more vital than the Patapsco Valley. The valley, which straddles the line between Baltimore and Howard counties, is comprised primarily of Patapsco Valley State Park, a favorite of hikers,...
Tags: Patapsco, Conservation
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Orb named Belmont favorite after drawing No. 5 post
What could have been a chance at the first Triple Crown in 35 years will instead come down to this for Baltimore County resident Stuart Janney III: a shot at redemption. Always measured, Janney avoids soaring rhetoric when discussing racing. He's been...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Equestrian, New York City, Triple Crown
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Rosedale train derailment creates explosion that broke windows; smoke visible for miles
A freight train smacked into a truck carrying garbage and careened off the tracks in Rosedale Tuesday afternoon, triggering an explosion felt throughout the region and sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles. Authorities identified the...
Tags: Patapsco, Ellicott City, Fires, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Motorvehicle Accidents
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Introducing Snapshot: Jenn and Sarah of Catonsville
I wrote in my first post here on Gay Matters that I wanted readers' help understanding "what it means to be LGBT in Baltimore today," and Jenn Sulin-Stair obliged almost immediately. Jenn sent me a picture of her, her wife Sarah Harding and their two...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Government Health Care, Catonsville
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Graduation rate in Baltimore County among highest of large U.S. districts
Baltimore County had the second-highest graduation rate among large districts in the nation in 2010, according to a report released Thursday that has annually scrutinized graduates differently than most states, which also found that Baltimore City has...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, U.S. Department of Education, Montgomery County (Maryland), Graduation
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MOMS Club of Clarksville meets second Wednesdays
These groups meet regularly. Center of Light and Love — Second Sunday, 6-7 p.m. Owen Brown Community Center, 6800 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. 410-995-4647, centeroflightandlove@comcast.net or http://www.centeroflightandlove.org. Chavurah —...Tags: Ellicott City, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Clarksville, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Catonsville
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Harford C.C., Towson U. break ground for new building on Harford campus
Even with temperatures hovering in the 90s Thursday afternoon, state and local dignitaries crowded under a tent to celebrate the start of construction on Harford Community College's new Towson University in Northeastern Maryland facility. Top...
Tags: Harford County, Students, Teaching and Learning, Towson University, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Council members seek ban on cellphone 'reverse vending machines'
Faced with a rash of reported mobile device thefts, local lawmakers want to ban the automated purchasing kiosks that have cropped up at area shopping centers and allow customers to instantly resell phones, tablets and music players. The proposals have...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, David Marks, Theft, Local Government, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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