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Anne Arundel County native Vince Vaise — best known by his fans as the ever-enthusiastic "Ranger Vince" — may no longer officially work in Baltimore after 27 years, but he can't stay away.

The tears streamed down Alix Idrache's face. In the photograph, the streaks reach almost to the high collar of his dress gray uniform.

Richard "Jud" Henderson, an author who turned his love of sailing and the Chesapeake Bay into a series of books on maritime topics, died Feb. 18 of a ruptured appendix at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. He was 91.

Andy Leimer, dazzled by the sun as he made his way south on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway one day this year, made a wrong turn into the restricted campus of the National Security Agency. The ordeal cost him more than $800. It could have been worse.

In the coming days a speck is expected to rise on the Baltimore skyline: It's a giant balloon that the Army will be floating high above Middle River to scan the skies for cruise missiles.

The U.S. Postal Service, beset by financial woes and cuts in service, still gets high marks from customers. Participants in a Gallup survey recently rated the Postal Service best among 13 major federal agencies.

The 115th Army-Navy football game will be played just 25 miles from the United States Naval Academy on Saturday, so it's probably natural to view the game at M&T Bank Stadium as a home date for the Midshipmen, even though the Army has a very significant presence in and around the Baltimore area.

Ever since George W. Bush in 2002 began driving up public frenzy for his invasion of Iraq on trumped-up justifications a year later, Congress' constitutional role to declare war has continued to be cold-shouldered.

Carroll veterans reflect on the war on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Sparks-based spice maker, the world's largest, thrives after a century under steady leadership

Betty L. Waghelstein, the former president and owner of Luby Chevrolet, whose East Baltimore Art Deco showroom was a landmark for decades, died Nov. 26 at Roland Park Place of complications from a broken hip. She was 89.

This year's Army-Navy Classic (presented by USAA) will be Dec. 13 at M&T Bank Stadium, and that was the site of the luncheon Wednesday. But the representation was as one-sided as the football rivalry has been over the past 12 years.

Calvert Hall wide receiver Lawrence Cager will play in the2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Jan. 4 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Dr. Garrett E. Deane, a retired chief of pediatrics at St. Agnes Hospital, died of an infection Nov. 24 at his son's Monkton home. The former Catonsville resident was 93.

Dredging Conowingo Dam won't do much to save the bay

Edward F. Peters Jr., a retired Bethlehem Steel engineer and decorated Word War II veteran who landed at Normandy, died of congestive heart failure Saturday at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime Timonium resident was 93.

Bidders snap up swords, guns, figurines

Michigan cornerback Blake Countess has exchanged text message with some of his friends and former teammates in advance of Saturday's game between Maryland and the Wolverines.

Joseph M. Gonski, an Army ROTC cadet at Cabrini College in Pennsylvania, has graduated from the Leader Development and Assessment Course at Fort Knox.

It's almost time for the second annual Jacqueline Shearer Memorial Gala, to be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, 700 Aliceanna St., on Saturday, Nov. 29, from 7 to 11:30 p.m.

Federal regulators have largely ignored Conowingo Dam's environmental problems. Now it falls to Maryland to make Exelon clean up its act.

Gary Thomas has played with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has performed at Carnegie Hall and heads up Peabody's jazz program.

Incoming governor refuses to see the real causes of water pollution

The U.S. must strengthen its ballistic missile defenses against Iran

Latest Army Corps of Engineers study shows Conowingo Dam's trapped sediments are far from the Chesapeake Bay's biggest pollution threat

Joseph F. Matthai Jr., a retired Maryland National Bank executive and a World War II veteran, died Oct. 31 at the Blakehurst retirement community of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 93.

Red, white and blue flowers and balloons were just part of the patriotic display at the Catonsville Commons assisted living facility Tuesday afternoon for a Veteran's Day celebration held at 2 p.m. to express gratitude to war veterans for their service.

Veterans Day ceremony honors veterans, their families and memories

Carroll County's veterans service program coordinator soon learned that the Department of Veterans Affairs wanted all its documents rolled and held together with a rubber band ¿ no more staples or paper clips.

Even though the Butler, Penn., native had competed in races before, his previous longest was a 10K, less than a quarter the length of a marathon.

Joseph E. Howell, one of Baltimore's first World War II draftees who later became a vice president and general partner at Legg Mason, died Monday at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson of heart disease. He was 95.

A White House veteran recalls a time when Ike was struggling like Obama with the midterm blues.

Two giant JLENS blimps are set to watch over the east for attacks, unless Congress won't fund them.

Kellen "Buck" Musser, a Vietnam and Desert Storm veteran who does artwork honoring the military, will speak during the Veterans Recognition Day Nov. 7 at the Taneytown Senior and Community Center.

Sgt. Christopher Sheehan has completed the U.S. Army's Airborne School at Fort Benning and was awarded the Army's parachutist badge.

Thomas J. Turner, a paraplegic who brought the issue of accessibility to the public's attention after being deemed a "fire hazard" for blocking a ramp at the old Memorial Stadium, died Sunday at his Ruxton home of heart failure. He was 57.

Stan Ber's Bits & Pieces column for the week Oct. 30

Forty-five Army civilians who voluntarily deployed to the Mediterranean Sea to destroy Syria's declared chemical weapons stockpile were honored by Department of Defense officials in a ceremony Oct. 8.

When Brian Cessna, 33, first saw a Willys MB Jeep when he 15 years old, he said he knew he wanted to be a Jeep guy.

Events being held around West Carroll

Texas needs photo ID law so liberals won't truck in ineligible voters

Dr. William A. Reinke, a statistician who helped develop the department of international health at what is now the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where he was professor for 50 years, died Oct. 4 at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville of lymphoma. He was 86.

Given that incumbents are running in five of the six contested school board seats, this means the time has come for new people to fill some of those seats, otherwise no change can be expected with regard to fiscal responsibility.

Dr. Norman R. Freeman Jr., a retired internist who had been the internist for the Baltimore Colts, died Friday at the Blakehurst Retirement Community of complications from a fall. He was 97.

Dr. Donald A. Morrison, a retired orthopedic surgeon who had been a partner with Towson Orthopaedic Associates, died Monday from complications of dementia at Arden Courts of Towson. He was 82.