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Paul P. Snead, electronics repairman
Paul P. Snead, a World War II Navy veteran and self-employed electronics repairman, died of kidney failure May 27 at the Dove House hospice in Westminster. The Mount Airy resident was 86. Mr. Snead was born in Pikesville, the son of a homemaker and a...Tags: Ellicott City, Pikesville, Mount Airy, U.S. Military, Randallstown
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Commencement speakers: the rude, the unfunny and the insightful
Commencement season is the college equivalent of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Institutions from the Ivy League to the local community college scramble to lure the shiniest star they can to their podiums on graduation day. And the match-ups...
Tags: Lindsay Lohan, George Washington, Mary Schmich, Jane Lynch, Same-Sex Marriage
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Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, broke color barrier at Naval Academy
Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, who broke the color barrier at the Naval Academy and was its first African-American graduate in 1949, died Tuesday of cancer at Springhouse of Silver Spring Assisted Living.
He was 85.
"It's important for America to...Tags: Jimmy Carter, NAACP, Engineering, Annapolis, Colleges and Universities
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Richie Meade on meaning of Memorial Day
As the former head coach at Navy for 17 years and an assistant coach at Army for three seasons, Richie Meade has an enduring respect for this country’s armed forces. So it perhaps was not a stretch to see the new Furman coach get choked up during...
Tags: Memorial Day, United States Naval Academy, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Bin Laden realized the truth: Terrorism doesn't work
Five weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden publicly commanded his foot-soldiers to ramp up the violence against American civilians. But five weeks before his death, he privately instructed his lieutenants to refrain from killing any civilians....
Tags: Science, Ariel Sharon, Johns Hopkins University, Benjamin Netanyahu, Osama bin Laden
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Preakness 2012 Infield beer waits swell to 30 minutes
Revelers in the Preakness Infield were jovial Saturday morning, staking out prime spots -- near the track for some, and near concert stages for others. Lines for betting moved quickly, while the wait for those paying $20 extra for a refillable beer mug...
Tags: Equestrian, Preakness Stakes, Federal Hill
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Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
When his roommate at the Naval Academy said jokingly last year that Andrew Atwill was a homosexual, the midshipman told him to cut it out.
His friend didn't know it, Atwill says, but he really was gay — and under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy,...Tags: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Michael G. Mullen, U.S. Military, Annapolis, Prince George's County
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Spartan Death Race may be 'brutal,' but it gains in popularity
Katy McCabe spent six years in the Marines, including a 13-month tour in Iraq and two shorter stints in Afghanistan. So when she signed up for last year's Spartan Death Race, McCabe didn't think it would be more difficult than being in the military. "I...
Tags: Ellicott City, CNN (tv network), Havre de Grace, ABC (tv network), Nightline (tv program)
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Afghanistan: what 'victory' looks like
Where is Afghanistan policy headed at this crucial moment? As the nation's excellent if unsung war commander, Gen. John Allen, testifies on Capitol Hill this week, and as Republican presidential aspirants continue to attack President Barack Obama from...Tags: Karl Eikenberry, International Organizations, Afghanistan, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), White House
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Northern Chesapeake West Point Society celebrates Founders Day
The Northern Chesapeake West Point Society held its Annual Founders Day Celebration March 16 at the Maryland Golf and Country Clubs in Bel Air. More than 85 people representing graduates, cadets and parents of cadets, former professors and friends of...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), U.S. Military, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), World War II (1939-1945), Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland)
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Catonsville photographer shoots to meet needs of variety of customers
Kathleen Hertel never imagined owning her own photography studio. But now that she does, she's grateful she no longer needs to travel to "every Panera Bread in the Maryland area" to meet customers. Attracted to Catonsville's community feel, the native...Tags: Science, Panera Bread Company, Linthicum, Colleges and Universities, Photography
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New commander takes over Aberdeen Proving Ground's CECOM
The U.S. ArmyCommunication-Electronics Command officially welcomed its 20th commander, Maj. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, Feb. 9 in a ceremony on the campus of the C4ISR Center of Excellence at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Ferrell took over one of the major...Tags: Science, The Pentagon, Central Michigan University, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Hampton University
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