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Congressional redistricting could be done in a zip
Like many Marylanders, I am frankly embarrassed by the strange congressional districts just approved by the electorate. I humbly suggest that future redistricting efforts attempt to make more compact districts in which the representatives can better...Tags: Judges, Annapolis, Montgomery County (Maryland), Howard County, Justice System
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Herbert S. "Stokes" Walesby, newspaper artist
Herbert Stokes Walesby, former art director of the News American who volunteered aboard the SS John W. Brown, where he sketched his shipmates, died of lung cancer Nov. 14 at Christiana Care in Wilmington, Del. The former Sykesville resident was 85.
"He...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Lung Cancer, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Sailing, Newspaper and Magazine
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For tree farms, excitement for the holidays is evergreen
For many people, finding the perfect Christmas tree and cutting it down is a family tradition, and one that puts them in the holiday mood. In Carroll County, local farms are happy to help spread that Christmas cheer, and bring in a little green as well....
Tags: Holidays, Hot Cocoa, Religious Festivals, Forestry and Timber, Mount Airy
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Century High ranked in state's top 20 in Newsweek survey
Century High School in Sykesville was one of 23 Maryland high schools — and the only school in Carroll County — to earn a spot on Newsweek magazine's annual ranking of "America's Best High Schools" The listing, released this week, placed...Tags: Schools, High Schools, Montgomery County (Maryland), Carroll County (Maryland)
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Trio of Manchester schools added to state 'green' listing
Ebb Valley Elementary School, Manchester Elementary School, and Manchester Valley High School have all been selected for certification as Maryland Green Schools for 2012, according to the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education....Tags: Schools, Elementary Schools, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Ebenezer UM opens food pantry to help families in need
SYKESVILLE — Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 4901 Woodbine Road, Sykesville, recently began a "Rock of Help" food pantry for the needy in the community. The pantry is open to anyone in need of food from 9 to 11 a.m. on the third Saturday of... -
Ocean City police force bulks up each summer as population and crime spike
— On a recent, drizzly Friday afternoon, Cpl. Todd Speigle of the Ocean City Police Department peered through the windshield of his police cruiser at a group of teenagers milling around the bed of a truck.
Speigle drove past, then turned around....Tags: Graduation, University of Baltimore, Memorial Day, Hotels and Accommodations, Towson University
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Memorial Day event set for Sykesville Legion Post
SYKESVILLE — The Sykesville American Legion Post 223 will host an event to commemorate Memorial Day on Monday, May 28. The post's traditional Memorial Day observance will take place at 11 a.m. at the post home, located at 7327 Slacks Road,...Tags: Holidays, American Legion, Memorial Day
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Tropical Storm Agnes flooded Maryland 40 years ago
Forty years later, records from Tropical Storm Agnes still stand. But the records barely tell the story. As measured at BWI Marshall Airport, June 1972 saw a record 9.95 inches of rain. June 21 and 22, meteorologists measured 2.19 inches of rain and 3.84...
Tags: Floods, Windsor Mill, William Donald Schaefer, Catonsville, Ellicott City
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DOUBLE OH! ... Olson, Oneda share Spring Student-Athlete Award
Domination is a foreign concept in the modern-day world of sports. Champions rarely repeat, and the playing field seems more level than ever. There are two exceptions to this rule in Carroll County. Paige Olson began and ended her Century tennis...
Tags: Cross Country Running, High School Sports, Relay for Life, Stroke, Sacred Heart University
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Mobbies 2012 results
Users voted online Oct. 29-Nov.9 to choose Maryland's best blogs and social media accounts in The Baltimore Sun's fourth annual Mobbies. - Best Baltimore Sun Blog - Baltimore Diner A blog about Baltimore restaurant news, Maryland cooking and food 2)...
Tags: Pigtown, American Civil Liberties Union, Biscuits, Bernard C. Young, Annapolis
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Manager's dismissal has Sykesville residents worried about fate of post office
An overflow crowd showed up at Sykesville's Town Council meeting on Nov. 14 — nearly all of them coming to register their disapproval of the town's Nov. 1 firing of Jean Maher, longtime manager of the Sykesville's downtown post office. The...
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