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For government, no limits
Are there no limits on government's power, no places where it cannot go? New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a former (thankfully) Republican, has decided to limit food donations to city charities, including homeless shelters, because the government...
Tags: New York City, Judaism, Ketchup, Homelessness, Salt
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Pikesville condo is treasure trove of memories
In life, you don't always get exactly what you want. But once in a while, when you do, it turns out to be something wonderful. Such is the case with Marlene Koeppel's dream home.
"I had always wanted this condo," she said, her petite frame, wide eyes and...Tags: Pikesville, Land Price, IBM, Reisterstown Road, The Jockey Club Incorporated
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Is this still good? A weekly best-of the-blog roundup
The Batimore SunI've decided to make my occasional aggregating into a weekly blog round-up. Wednesday is the big day for food coverage in daily publications, and the online media perk up in response. That makes Thursday a good round-up day. That means some of the...Tags: Bolton Hill, Dining and Drinking, Jack in the Box Incorporated, Los Angeles Times, Williams-Sonoma Inc.
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Alonso comes 'as is'
He'd been controlling his temper all day, plotting how to say what was on his mind. His chance came at 6:45 that evening.
Andrés Alonso, Baltimore schools chief executive officer, arrived in Mount Vernon to meet with a few dozen of the city's most active...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Examinations, Fells Point, Regional Authority, Columbia University
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In U.S., a mixture of jitters and relief
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Flashes in the skies over Baghdad yesterday seemed too remote and surreal to shake many Americans out of their usual routines. But, for some, the opening of the war with Iraq brought out raw emotions and high anxieties. "It's terrifying,...Tags: Employees, Defense, Heads of State, Iraq, Government
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When 'Friends' became family
Sun Television CriticNBC's Friends was neither a great nor groundbreaking television series, but - almost in spite of itself - the 10-year-old sitcom about six handsome and self-absorbed, 20-something pals has had a significant impact on the kinds of messages sounded by...Tags: Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, American Idol (tv program), CBS Corp., David Schwimmer
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The look of loud
Sun StaffSecond in an occasional series NEW YORK -- No doubt John Waters meant it fondly when he quipped: "Come to Baltimore and be shocked." Now his vision of 1960s Baltimore is headed to Broadway, where, with the help of a team of designers, the musical...Tags: Marissa Jaret Winokur, Hair and Nails, Sandra Dee, Music Theater, Joanne Woodward
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Words of solace for a city
Sun National StaffNEW YORK -- Faced with the most daunting task of their careers yesterday, religious leaders in and around New York tried to give solace to the inconsolable and make sense of the death and destruction that have dominated the lives of all Americans,...Tags: New York City, Judaism, Christianity, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Islam
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Michael McKean makes 'break a leg' jokes after breaking leg
The theatrical expression to "break a leg" is a frequently used backstage salute that means "good luck." For Michael McKean, the "Spinal Tap" actor who was recently appearing in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man," the idiom became literal...
Tags: Gore Vidal, Injuries and Wounds, Broken Leg, Randy Newman, Michael McKean
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Brooklyn Actor Named PETA's 'Sexiest Vegetarian'
Twenty-eight-year-old Brooklynite Zachary Koval can now add PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door 2012 to his résumé. The actor and waiter beat out nine other male finalists to be crowned the male winner of PETA's contest and take home the grand prize of...
Tags: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Vegetarian Diet, Diets and Dieting, Vegan Diet, Trips and Vacations
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Best Cupcakes
1) Crumbs Bake Shop Talk about timing! In 2003, Mia and Jason Bauer opened the first Crumbs Bake Shop on the Upper West Side. A few years later, cupcakes became an item of foodie interest for the first time, and Crumbs had a full selection of artisan...
Tags: New Canaan, Martha Stewart, Key Lime Pie, Stamford
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Robert Miles Parker dies; artist, architectural preservationist
Robert Miles Parker, a free-spirited artist who sparked an architectural preservation movement in San Diego and translated the personalities of Los Angeles and New York into distinctive pen-and-ink drawings of their buildings, has died. He was 72. His...Tags: Capitol Records, New York City, Arthur Rubinstein, Artists, College Sports
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