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Walter M. Baker, state senator
Former state Sen. Walter M. Baker, who had served in the legislature representing the upper Eastern Shore for more than two decades and also had been a Cecil County attorney, died Tuesday of complications from diabetes at Christiana Hospital in Delaware....Tags: Interior Policy, Cecil County, American Legion, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Values
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Md. lawmaker criticizes snow removal in Annapolis
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller hurled a verbal snowball at the city of Annapolis on Tuesday morning, criticizing what he called the municipality's "disgraceful" efforts to clear icy and slippery roads. Annapolitans, he said, "should have better...Tags: Elections, Local Elections, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Annapolis
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Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
Baltimore Sun reporterGo here: Step back in time to walk the streets that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry walked on the road to American independence. Scores of original buildings and hundreds of homes, shops and public buildings are reconstructed over...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Heads of State, Colonial Williamsburg, Patrick Henry, Government
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Soldier raised in Salisbury dies in Iraq
A soldier who was raised in Salisbury has died of injuries suffered in Iraq, the Pentagon said yesterday. Spc. Eric T. Caldwell, 22, died Sunday in Iraq after his patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire north of Baghdad, said his uncle, Melvin "M.J."...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Christianity, Family, Learning Disability, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland)
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Town honors soldier killed in Iraq
Standing at a podium overlooking a flag-draped coffin, the Rev. Douglas Nagel told hundreds of mourners gathered in Gloucester's First Presbyterian Church yesterday not to think that Army Spc. Eric Thomas Caldwell's life had been taken from him. To think...Tags: Family, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Iraq, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Armed Forces
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Two men, one vision
Sun Architecture Critic"What obstacles will you overcome today?" The spirit and mission of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture - as well as its sometimes difficult journey toward a June 25 opening - are neatly encapsulated in a...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Puerto Rico, Teaching and Learning, Spike Lee, Children
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Capital idea: Take a tour of Annapolis
Sun StaffIf George Washington were alive today, his favorite place to spend the day just might be in the historic district of Annapolis. Almost every street in Annapolis has a story to tell. Many of the homes, buildings and restaurants are more than 200 years old....Tags: Dining and Drinking, George W. Bush, Benjamin Franklin, U.S. Navy, Restaurants
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Walking tours focus on black history in the state capital
Special To The SunAnnapolis -- In this city of maritime culture, politics and the Naval Academy, where history and tradition are practically embedded in the narrow cobblestone streets -- something new is afoot. Literally. A unique series of walking tours that highlight...Tags: Ellis Island, Anne Arundel County, Culture, History, Gaming
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Hampton Roads makes for sensible destination in Va.
Hartford CourantPORTSMOUTH, Va. -- Possibly the Hampton Roads area hasn't heard there's a bad economy going on, that we need to be thrifty and not squander our resources. Instead, this happily cluttered corner of Virginia luxuriantly overflows with fascinating places,...Tags: Fort Monroe, History, Arts, Bay National Corporation, Libraries
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Nature's power
Sun StaffAt the beginning of the 1977 miniseries "Roots," the father of Kunta Kinte takes his baby out under the African sky and holds the infant high beneath a stunning canopy of stars. "Behold," he says, "the only thing greater than yourself." Last week, the...Tags: Blacksburg, Boston, Outer Banks, Hurricanes, Judges
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Move to replace business taxes with other revenue concerns cities
Daily PressProposals to reduce or eliminate local business taxes have Newport News and Hampton officials worried. The General Assembly and both gubernatorial candidates, in their quest to make the commonwealth more attractive to business and industry, have been...Tags: Newport News Shipbuilding, Business, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Smithfield, Local Government
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Outdoors? Make regular checks for ticks
In Virginia the most common tick bite comes from the Lone Star tick. "You'll pick up 50 to 100 Lone Stars for every one black-legged tick," said David Gaines, state entomologist. Yet Lyme Disease, carried exclusively by the immature black-legged, or...
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