philosophy
- As Howard County Teacher of the Year, Jody Zepp will serve as an ambassador from the county school system to state education events over the next year.
- Apparently it is possible to have too much success. At least that's the opinion of Vicente del Bosque, who has seen Spanish soccer achieve unprecedented levels of success in recent years.
- On the first day of pick-your-own season at Gorman Farm, parking was at a premium.
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- Duke just wrapped up its second straight national championship and third in the last five years, but some of us can't wait to see how the 2015 campaign will unfold. So here is a very premature attempt to compile a preseason poll for next year.
- Six seats on the Harford County Board of Education will be filled in this year's election, the first time that's happened since state legislation passed five years ago setting up a board with six elected and three appointed members.
- Ralph Steadman says he likes the Ralph Steadman of "For No Good Reason." And that, perhaps, is a problem.
- You don't have to travel far to find a Hobbit hole, a lighthouse or other unique accommodations within driving distance of Baltimore.
- Stakeholders in Maryland thoroughbred racing are as optimistic as they've been in decades, just a few years after the historic industry seemed on the verge of collapse.
- Twenty-two years ago at the end of a semester of teaching an Intro to Philosophy course, I received an unforgettable wake-up call on the issue of plagiarism.
- The Friends of Harford land use group said they are still waiting for Harford County to pass a law that will officially regulate how bright outdoor lights can be.
- Pair opens Maryland Addiction Recovery Center in Towson using "recovery-based" philosophy where detox is part of the treatment. The major demographic of patients is 15 to 30 year olds and the center treats addictions not just for drugs and alcohol but for gambling, shopping and sexual addictions.
- The Rev. Gerald W. "Jerry" Weiss, who had pastored United Methodist churches in Maryland and was an inveterate collector and repairer of antique clocks, died April 6 of heart failure at Charlestown Retirement Community. He was 84.