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Kate N. Boone, businesswoman, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterKate N. Boone, a businesswoman and avid sailor, died Aug. 16 of breast cancer at Women & Infants Hospice in Providence, R.I. The former Riderwood and Annapolis resident was 47. Kate Nash was born in Baltimore and raised in Riderwood. She was a 1982...Tags: John Marshall, Annapolis, Equestrian, Maryland, Breast Cancer
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Sinclair agrees to buy 7 TV stations for $200 million
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has agreed to buy the television station assets of Four Points Media for $200 million, the Hunt Valley-based broadcaster said Thursday. Sinclair will buy the seven stations — which television holding company Four...Tags: Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Television Stations, The CW (tv network), Hunt Valley, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Taking flight, together
The roar builds. In a moment, we will begin to inch forward, accelerating quickly toward speed, toward hurtling down the runway.
Every seat is filled. I am by the window. The young woman next to me might be a student; next to her is the affable, middle-...Tags: Fashion Shows, International Travel, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Vietnam
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Lil Wayne's sobriety and revisiting a classic drug-fueled verse
Lil Wayne kicked off his “I’m Still Music” tour last night in Providence, Rhode Island, four days before he performs at 1st Mariner Arena. (I’ll be in the nosebleeds with my crew. Say hi.) MTV News’ Jayson Rodriguez covered...Tags: MTV (tv network), Drugs and Medicines, Apple iPod, Lil Wayne, Poetry
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Table Talk: Dinner to focus on 'Best of Baltimore'
All over town, there are talented chefs languishing in semi-obscurity. These are the chefs heading up the kitchens in public institutions — universities, convention facilities and even hospitals — and in private institutions like country...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Awards and Prizes, Tony Foreman, Dining and Drinking
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After spectacular fall, Struever reappears on the radar
Two years after C. William Struever's real estate empire collapsed and the once-ubiquitous developer dropped off Baltimore's radar, the urban visionary has reappeared as a managing director of a new company, working on the same kinds of projects that...Tags: Tax Credits, Patapsco, Maryland, Hampden, Harbor East
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AST Dew Tour-Panasonic Open Results
Friday, June 20, 2008 BMX Vert Finals 1. Jamie Bestwick, Great Britain, 96.00. 2. Chad Kagy, Gilroy, Calif., 93.17. 3. Simon Tabron, Great Britian, 92.00. 4. Kevin Robinson, East Providence, R.I., 91.17. 5. Austin Coleman, Los Angeles, Calif., 90.17. 6....Tags: Cocoa Beach, Gilroy (Santa Clara, California), Australia, Boston, Anaheim
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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: Maryland, Trips and Vacations, Raleigh, Washington, DC, Wilmington
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High court refuses appeal of 2 reporters facing jail
Sun StaffTwo journalists could be jailed as early as this week after the U.S. Supreme Court declined yesterday to hear their appeals of a ruling finding them in contempt of court for refusing to disclose their sources. The decision could have a chilling effect on...Tags: Maryland, Punishment, Central Intelligence Agency, Prisons, Local Government
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Mixed reviews on city-owned hotels
Sun StaffOne morning last spring, not long before Baltimore would find itself neck-deep in divisive arguments about building a public hotel, Myrtle Beach, S.C., readers unfolding their hometown newspaper probably rubbed their eyes, thinking they'd picked up a flea...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Dick Clark, Trips and Vacations, Credit Ratings, Business Trips
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Disaster experts to the rescue
Sun StaffThe train fire in the Howard Street Tunnel was terrible for Baltimore, the CSX railroad and the Orioles. But for an elite group of companies it meant big business. Almost from the moment thick, black smoke began billowing from the tunnel Wednesday...Tags: Mount Royal, Maryland, Labor Legislation, Railway Accidents, Disasters
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Studies suggest link between lead, violence
Sun StaffTwo new studies on the effects of lead exposure to be released this week suggest that the toxin commonly found in household paints made before 1960 may stunt normal brain growth and could contribute to patterns of violent crime. The reports - to be...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Hearing Impairment, Emergency Incidents, Renovation
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