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Military Bowl moving to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
The Baltimore SunThe Naval Academy will host its first-ever bowl game this year, as organizers announced Monday the move of the 2013 Military Bowl from RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis in December. “This move...Tags: United States Naval Academy, San Jose State Spartans, Aerospace Manufacturing, Mid-American Conference, Maryland Terrapins
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Preakness TV ratings up year to year, according to NBC overnight data
The Baltimore SunThe audience for NBC's coverage of the Preakness was up by as much as 24 percent during the afternoon, according to overnight Nielsen data provided by the network. The audience for the block of time that includes the race (5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. ET) was 9%...Tags: Equestrian, Preakness Stakes, NBC (tv network)
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New York bettors score big with Oxbow at Preakness Stakes
Baltimore Sun Media GroupA pair of racing aficionados from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., spent Saturday watching the early races at Pimlico, then they put their observations to use to score a massive payday in the Preakness. Joe Cavallo, 26, and Stephanie Rafferty, 21, hit the Pick 4...Tags: Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, National Aquarium Baltimore, Springs
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Maryland: A good state to be from, a bad place to live
In a recent column, Dan Rodricks essentially excoriated corporate CEOs for whining about Maryland ("Complaining CEOs need to take a hike," May 8). OK, he feels that they make too much money, that's his right, and it falls exactly in line with the thinking...
Tags: Annapolis, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Business, Martin O'Malley
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Rabinowitz named new vice president at Upper Chesapeake Health
Aaron Rabinowitz has joined the two hospital health system in Harford County as Vice President, General Counsel, Upper Chesapeake Health announced. Prior to joining UCH, Rabinowitz practiced as a health attorney at the Baltimore law firm of Ober Kaler,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Healthcare Laws, Harvard University, Healthcare Policies, Health Insurance
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A marriage of music plays in Columbia
Chamber music players typically spend so much time together that it can seem like a professional marriage. In the case of Duo Amaral, it's an actual marriage. These husband and wife guitarists perform for the Sundays at Three series on May 19 at Christ...
Tags: Mexico, Federal Hill, Anglicanism, Christianity, Israel
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Louisa May Alcott reunion rekindles memories of school, and community
They filed in the lobby of Martin's Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, some ramrod straight, others on canes and bent over walkers. They came poised to crack open fragrant memories of their days at School No. 59, more intimately known as Louisa May...
Tags: Lobbying, Korean War (1950-1953), Louisa May Alcott
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Carmel Quinn, volunteer
Carmel Quinn, a homemaker and volunteer, died of a heart attack Sunday at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. The Timonium resident was 83. Born Mary Katherine Carmel Fay in Belturbet, in County Cavan, Ireland, she moved to Baltimore in...
Tags: Republic of Ireland, Mount Airy, St. Joseph Medical Center, Christianity, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Middle school students can get high school credit for foreign language classes
Middle school students, who take world language courses, will be able to get high school credit beginning next year, under a new measure approved by the Harford County Board of Education Monday night. Barbara Canavan, Harford County Public Schools'...Tags: Language, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Students, National Security Agency, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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Newseum wrong to honor propagandists
A museum of journalism in Washington, D.C., the Newseum plans to honor and include in the institution's Journalists' Memorial Mahmoud Al-Kumi and Hussam Salama. Both worked for Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV. Also, Basel Tawfiq Youssef of Syrian State TV and Maya...
Tags: Hamas, Timonium, Bashar Assad, Freedom of the Press, Iran
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State shouldn't let landlords discriminate
As we recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of the federal Fair Housing Act, it is significant to note that the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan regions are among the most segregated in America. Last month, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil...
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Rental Service, Condos and Houses, Section 8 (housing), Racism
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Tom Willis uses his feet to spread his message at Camden Yards and other parks
Tom Willis knows all about making the best of whatever life throws at you. Born with no arms, he's had to make adjustments — about a million of them. He writes with his feet, for one thing. Steers a car with his feet. Cooks with his feet. He...
Tags: Kansas City Royals, University of Maryland, College Park, Arbitron Incorporated, Birth Defects, San Diego Padres
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