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Man injured in crash with school bus in Carroll County
The Associated PressA man was seriously injured this morning when his van hit the rear of a school bus in Westminster, Maryland State Police said. According to police, Brian Wellen lost control of his vehicle Thursday about 8 a.m. on Route 27 and hit the rear of a Carroll...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Road Accidents, Injuries and Wounds
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Carroll schools to host events for parents
Carroll County school officials are scheduled to host several community meetings next week, giving parents the chance to talk with various staff members. Superintendent Charles I. Ecker and school board President Barbara Shreeve plan to hold a town...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Family
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Suspect charged in beating of homeless man
A homeless man was recovering from severe head injuries after an unprovoked beating Sunday in Westminster, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. A 29-year-old man was charged in the attack. Authorities found George Herbert Smith Jr.... -
A new path to state's vineyards
Surrounded by lush green vines laden with clusters of grapes ripening in a Harford County vineyard, officials and vintners announced the creation of the Piedmont Wine Trail as Maryland's fourth pathway to fine wines.
The trail meanders through scenic...Tags: Ceremonies, Chesapeake Bay, Family, Grapes, Dining and Drinking
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Gerda M. Deterer
Gerda M. Deterer, one of Maryland's best-known animal advocates who was founder and president of Wildlife Rescue Inc., died of cancer Friday at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster. The Hampstead resident was 68.
Gerda M. Reuss, whose parents were...Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, National Government, Dundalk, Hunting, Government
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Eclectic events
Baltimore Sun reporterSEPTEMBER SEPT. 3-5: Justin Schlegel, Comedy SEPT. 3-6: Baltimore Summer Antiques Fair, Convention SEPT. 4: The Freedom Singers, Reginald SEPT. 4-5: Larry Lancaster, Magooby's SEPT. 10: Songs of Baltimore, Pratt Light Street SEPT. 10-13: "Sesame Street...Tags: Pervez Musharraf, Star Trek (movie, 2009), Colleges and Universities, Holidays, Pumpkin
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Deaths elsewhere
FRANK BATTEN SR., 82 News executive created Weather Channel Frank Batten Sr., who built a communications empire that spanned newspapers and cable television and created The Weather Channel, died Thursday in Norfolk, Va., after a prolonged illness....Tags: Rock Hudson, Julia Roberts, Film Festivals, Corporate Officers, World War II (1939-1945)
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Art exhibits and events
Baltimore Sun reporterSEPTEMBER SEPT. 4-OCT. 16: "Delineations" in Gallery I; Metals Guild of Maryland in Gallery II, HCAC SEPT. 5-6: Arts in the Park, Cromwell SEPT. 9-OCT. 9: "Dawn Prayers" in Studio 204, Savage Mill SEPT. 10-OCT. 10: "The Nature of Wilde Lake ... and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Holidays, World War II (1939-1945), Walters Art Museum, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Court Nixes $5M Verdict Against Funeral Protesters
A federal appeals court on Thursday tossed out a $5 million verdict against protesters who carried signs with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers" outside the Maryland funeral of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq.
A three-judge panel of...Tags: Minority Groups, United States, Lawyers, Juvenile Delinquency, Gays and Lesbians
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Twitter Sways Movie Grosses
Tribune NewspapersThis summer, movies such as "Brüno" and " G.I. Joe" have had unexpected tumbles at the box office — just within their opening weekends — while "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" survived blistering critical reaction to become a blockbuster....Tags: Quentin Tarantino, G.I. Joe (fictional character), Sandra Bullock, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (movie), World War II (1939-1945)
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Recession Could Yield Permanent Shift in Spending Habits
Staff WriterMyron Murray has exchanged nights sipping expensive cocktails in bars and restaurants for get-togethers with friends at home. He eats out less, saves more and thinks much harder about what he buys. The 34-year-old manager of a Sam's Club in Annapolis,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Consumer Electronics Industry, Johns Hopkins University, Marketing, Anthropology
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Baltimore Sun reporterGo here: The bloodiest battle of the Civil War occurred in these rolling farm fields in the summer of 1863, when Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee invaded the north. More than 51,000 Americans were killed or injured on the battlefield that provided President...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Dining and Drinking, Abraham Lincoln, Restaurants
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