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Winter temperatures don't deter locavores
On Saturday morning, Katie Morris strolled through the Waverly Farmers' Market with the patience of a regular, stopping frequently to inspect apples and granola cups over the rim of her glasses.
She's been coming here for eight winters, when the downtown...Tags: Agriculture, Butchers Hill, Annapolis, Chestertown, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Stent committee member faces accusations
After Dr. Mark Midei was accused of implanting unnecessary heart stents in hundreds of patients at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, a Maryland Health Care Commission committee began developing safeguards to prevent a repeat situation. But now, one of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Trials, St. Joseph Medical Center, Mark G. Midei
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Takoma Park police shoot, kill carjacker
Takoma Park police said a man who stabbed a driver during a carjacking attempt was later fatally shot as he struggled with a police officer. Police said the 19-year-old man tried to steal a Porsche at a gas station on New Hampshire Avenue on Saturday...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Shootings
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Home birth supporters seek to ease midwife rules
More than 500 Maryland moms delivered babies at home last year, but as such births become more popular, a dispute is brewing over whether to make the process a more viable option in the state.
Home births are on the rise in the United States with...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Montgomery County (Maryland), Pikesville, Hospitals and Clinics
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Laura Elizabeth McGrath
Baltimore Sun reporterLaura Elizabeth McGrath, a Columbia-based affordable housing advocate, died of colon cancer Sept. 22 at her Hyattsville home. The former Northeast Baltimore resident was 46. Born in Baltimore and raised in Gardenville on LaSalle Avenue, she was a 1982...Tags: Anthropology, Christianity, Colleges and Universities, BBC, University of Maryland, College Park
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Proposed congressional map draws more criticism
A congressional map drafted by Maryland Democrats drew more opposition Wednesday as Republican leaders offered alternative proposals, the state NAACP requested changes and the O'Malley administration released 600 comments — mostly critical —...Tags: Martin O'Malley, NAACP, Annapolis, Montgomery County (Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland)
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Outsider Bartlett faces political challenge of career
When Roscoe Bartlett was thrust suddenly into front runner status in a topsy-turvy race for Congress in 1992, Republican leaders in Maryland arranged a meeting so he could get to know them.
Maybe it was his ill-fitting suit, or his folksy demeanor, but...Tags: Science, Martin O'Malley, Entertainment Events, Montgomery County (Maryland), Annapolis
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Judge throws out illegal immigrant tuition case
A Montgomery County judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a conservative foundation demanding that a Montgomery County community college end its practice of offering in-county tuition rates to illegal immigrants. A spokeswoman for Montgomery College,...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Lawyers, Immigration, Trials, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Both Washington Adventist and Laurel Regional 'need to be strong'
Washington Adventist Hospital was very disappointed to see the Aug. 17 letter to the editor that contained serious inaccurate information regarding our proposed relocation and our plan to expand access to health care in the region ("Hospital's proposed...Tags: Laurel, Hospitals and Clinics, White Oak (Montgomery, Maryland), Medical Services, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Man who raped Md. college student sentenced to 90 years
A man who pleaded guilty to raping a female student in the bathroom of Montgomery College's Takoma Park campus will spend 90 years in prison. Nathaniel Hart was sentenced by a Montgomery County judge on Friday. The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to...Tags: Trials, Colleges and Universities, Montgomery County (Maryland), Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Punishment
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From Sun Magazine: Oprah -- Built in Baltimore
May 18, 2011
Oprah Winfrey is one great storyteller.
So let her set the stage for the story of her years in Baltimore — seven and a half years starting in 1976 that would profoundly shape not only the life of the young anchorwoman, but also give...Tags: Oprah Winfrey Show (tv program), 60 Minutes (tv program), Emmy Awards (tv program), Oprah Winfrey, Colleges and Universities
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Liz Lerman to leave dance troupe in July
This summer, MacArthur Award-winning choreographer Liz Lerman will leave the Takoma Park, Maryland troupe she founded in 1976 to pursue solo projects in dancing and writing.
The company, now called the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, will revert to its...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Maryland, Wesleyan University, Dance, Harvard University
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