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Hickory Ridge village manager retiring after three decades
Jane Parrish arrived in what was then one of Columbia's smaller villages, the Hickory Ridge of 1980, so early in its development that it didn't yet have its own community center. Its office was farther north on Cedar Lane in the village of Harper's...Tags: Ellicott City, John Bailey, Retirement, Mass Media, Television
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NAACP head hopes to mobilize voters
Sun reportersBy age 6, Benjamin Todd Jealous had read through all of the books about African-Americans in his elementary school library and inquired why there weren't more. At 7, he told his family that he wanted to become a civil rights lawyer. At 14, he organized...Tags: Malcolm X, Philosophy, NAACP, Christianity, San Francisco
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State tourism offices
States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Here's a list of Mid-Atlantic region state travel offices. Alabama // Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel, 401 Adams...Tags: Raleigh, 60601 (zip code), Carson, Wilmington, Tourism and Leisure
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Highlights from the NAACP's history
Sun StaffThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is the nation's oldest civil rights organization. In 1986, the NAACP moved its headquarters from New York City to Baltimore. Historic events 1909: Feb. 12, the National Association for...Tags: NAACP, Judges, Heads of State, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Democratic Party
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A last push for justice in civil rights-era killings
Sun National StaffThe two events each seem to hold new promise of unmasking old ghosts. In Chicago, the FBI exhumed the body of Emmett Till last month in a search for clues about the 14-year-old black youth's brutal 1955 beating death. In Mississippi, reputed Ku Klux Klan...Tags: Murder, U.S. Supreme Court, NAACP, Employees, Charlie Crist
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Abuse allegations against 24 priests are investigated
Associated PressST. LOUIS - A grand jury is investigating allegations of sexual abuse against 24 Catholic priests as part of a probe that began with the arrest of a defrocked clergyman in March, a prosecutor said. The state panel has been unable to pursue complaints...Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, Christianity, Bernard F Law, James McCarthy
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Rapping is a way for David Banner to reflect on roots
Sun Pop Music CriticThat's not an easy place to discuss. It harbors many ghosts, and the pain from certain events that took place there hasn't necessarily lessened with time. Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the Union, with low employment, poor schools, shabby...Tags: OutKast (music group), Dining and Drinking, Colleges and Universities, Harriet Tubman, Awards and Prizes
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Catholic priests address scandal
Associated PressBOSTON - As Roman Catholics gathered yesterday for the beginning of Holy Week, the most solemn observance of the Christian calendar, priests across the country addressed sexual abuse scandals that have shaken the church and tainted some of its top...Tags: Religious Festivals, John J. Geoghan, Christianity, Lent, Bernard F Law
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Articles of Impeachment
++++++++++++++++++++ || How Maryland's representatives voted ++++++++++++++++++++ || ++++++++++++++++++++ || || Article I || Article II || Article III || Article IV || || Wayne Gilchrest || Yea || Yea || Yea || Nay || || Robert L....Tags: Employees, Civil and Public Service, Trials, Carson, Elijah E. Cummings
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Isabel-related deaths in Md.
The Associated PressDeaths in Maryland during Hurricane Isabel and the storm's aftermath: - Bruce E. Hartt, 50, of Annapolis, killed about 5:45 p.m. on Sept. 18 when his vehicle veers off road in Arnold, strikes utility pole and pole breaks in three parts, sending one...Tags: Calvert County, Hospitals and Clinics, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Pike Electric Corporation, Annapolis
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10 things you might not know about hurricanes
It's hurricane season, as the East Coast doesn't need to be told in the wake of Irene. Here's a Category 10 set of facts:
1. Hurricane, typhoon or cyclone? It isn't as simple as you might think, according to the Atlantic Oceanographic and...Tags: Hurricanes, Murder, Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, U.S. Navy
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Man Busted For Selling Fake iPads, Computers
Dennis TurnerFAST FACTS: - State Trooper approached about buying computer - First suspected as being stolen merchandise - Items found to be made of glass, wood and duct tape dennis.turner@wreg.com (Batesville, MS 11/10/2010) A man selling bargain...Tags: Theft
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