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Getting crime news straight
Every week, some people who live in and around Towson get an e-mail from their police precinct summarizing significant crimes. Last month, residents learned that a dozen youngsters had robbed a man at gunpoint on Castle Drive, taking his wallet and two...Tags: Mount Vernon, Bank Robbery, Rape, Theft, Mass Media
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Complaints don't stop at city-county border
Baltimore Sun reporterHere are some crimes from recent police blotters: • A dozen male juveniles "ordered the victim to the ground at gunpoint. The suspects took two cell phones and a wallet." • "The victim was walking home from school when suspect tried to...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Teen-agers, People, Juvenile Delinquency, Cherry Hill
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Katherine C. Turner, nurse and activist
Katherine C. Turner, a former registered nurse and Towson neighborhood activist, died Monday of heart failure at Oak Lodge Senior Home in Pasadena. She was 85.
Katherine Clemson, who was also known as "KC" or "Kitty," was born and raised in Westminster....Tags: Christianity, Revolutions, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Civil Unrest
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Towson anti-crime rally scheduled for Friday
The Baltimore County Police Department and the Towson Citizens on Patrol will host a Rally Against Crime at 6 p.m. Friday on Allegheny Avenue between the traffic circle and Washington Avenue. The event will begin with a ceremony to recognize the people... -
W. Scott Ditch
W. Scott Ditch, a retired Rouse Co. vice president who oversaw the naming of Columbia's streets and helped persuade Baltimore's voters to approve Harborplace, died Thursday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center of head injuries suffered after a fall at his...Tags: United States, Johns Hopkins University, Santa Monica, National Government, Government
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Years of marital strife end in fatal shooting
Over the course of some 18 years, Mary and Ron Koontz had, by any definition, a troubled marriage. There were fights and recriminations, they both said, and a great deal of unhappiness.
Finally, in November 2007, Ron Koontz, who had been a teacher and...Tags: Murder, Diseases, Behavioral Conditions, Court Administration, Assault
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A new chapter for Baltimore Hebrew University
The movers are taking Baltimore Hebrew University apart, clearing faculty offices, piling high the boxes and unplugged computers, rolling up the lobby's Oriental carpet and marking leather chairs with stickers identifying their next stop: "TU." That's...Tags: United States, Johns Hopkins University, Religious Texts, Towson University, National Government
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Strickland transfers to South Carolina
Guard Marah Strickland, a two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year who announced in April that she was transferring from Maryland, will play for South Carolina and coach Dawn Staley, the former WNBA star. Strickland, a three-point shooting...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, McDonald's, SEC
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New use for old Towson jail
Baltimore Sun reporterA restoration contractor and a community group have come up with compatible projects that tie together the past and the present at Towson's gateway landmark, an imposing stone structure that was the Baltimore County jail for more than 150 years. The...Tags: Renovation, Prisons, Metal and Mineral, Building Material
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Faulty air conditioning unit blamed for evacuation
A malfunctioning air conditioning unit in a 19th floor apartment of a Towson high-rise was blamed for the brief evacuation of several residents early Sunday, a Baltimore County fire official said. No injuries were reported and damage was confined to the...Tags: Fires
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Balt. County deserves credit for recycling
Unfortunately, the recent editorial "You throwing that away?" (May 24) largely ignored or minimized the successes of Baltimore County residents, businesses and government that contributed to an overall recycling rate of 62 percent in 2007 (#1 in Maryland)...Tags: Calendars, Days, and Months, Waste Management Incorporated
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Mergers appeal to big, small hospitals
Facing difficult economic times and the uncertainties of national health care reform, some Maryland hospitals are choosing to be swallowed up by larger medical systems, with an unusual string of mergers over the past 16 months and more likely on the way....Tags: United States, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Corporate Performance, Marketing, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland)
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