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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.... -
Guns stolen during Westminster party recovered; two charged
The Associated PressMaryland State Police said they have recovered several guns stolen from a house in Westminster during a party a teenager held while her parents were away. Troopers said the teen held a party Saturday that was attended by dozens of people. Eight rifles,...Tags: Theft, Juvenile Delinquency, Firearms, Game Playing, Defense
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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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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: Bolingbrook, Energy Resources, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, National Aquarium Baltimore, National 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: Brigitte Bardot, Mount Vernon Place, Holidays, Christianity, Towson University
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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, Newspapers, Academy Awards, NBC, Death and Dying
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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: Holidays, FOX, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Walters Art Museum, Ellicott City
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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: Economic Policy, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Local Authority, Dining and Drinking, Ceremonies
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2 dialogues, 1 thorny idea
There were two different town hall meetings in Western Maryland on Wednesday afternoon, but Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin only made it to one of them.
That was his question-and-answer session in a packed Hagerstown auditorium. It included loud, red-faced rants...Tags: Middletown, Jordan, Barack Obama, Colleges and Universities, CNN
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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: Judges, Christianity, Local Authority, Death and Dying, Wars and Interventions
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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: G.I. Joe (fictional character), Inglourious Basterds (movie), The Proposal (movie), Sociology, Ryan Reynolds
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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: Consumer Electronics Industry, Consumers, Marketing, Anthropology, Dining and Drinking
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