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William Deal Waxter III, a retired securities analyst who was a World War II veteran, died of a stroke Feb. 11 at Broadmead Retirement Community. The former Roland Park resident was 88. - Georg H.B. Luck, a retired professor of classics whose career at Johns Hopkins University spanned two decades, died Sunday from complications of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 87.
- Dr. Ben Carson's calls for controversial policy changes, with President Barack Obama two seats away, has some calling for him to run for office and others demanding his apology.
- Dr. William Dewey Blake, a retired University of Maryland School of Medicine professor, died of cancer Feb. 3 at his Bath, Maine, home. The former Bolton Hill resident was 94.
- The Rev. Eric W. Gritsch, a prominent Lutheran theologian and author whose teaching career at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pa., spanned more than three decades, died Dec. 29 from complications of an infection at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He was 81.
- Johns Hopkins researchers may have found narrowed in on nerve cells in mice that signal when something feels itchy, but not when it causes pain.
- Elizabeth "Liz" O'Hearn, a neurology professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, was remembered by family members and colleagues as a brilliant scientist who was also beloved by patients.
- Two students at the Naval Academy and one person from Howard County are among the 2013 Rhodes Scholars.
- Baltimore lawyer seeks to reconcile America's secular and spiritual sides.
- Michael Burns Rafferty, who owned Inner Harbor and Mount Vernon hardware businesses, died of complications of Alzheimer's disease at Heatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport, R.I. The former Guilford resident was 76.
- Christina R. Prescott, M.D., Ph.D. and an assistant professor of ophthalmology is seeing patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Bel Air (formerly Parris-Castoro Eye Care Center).
- Any high school graduate who thinks that college is merely a next step should walk a mile in Gabe Acheson's shoes. When the Park School graduate arrived at Yale University on Thursday, he'd walked nearly 400 miles, fulfilling a promise he'd made in his application to the Ivy League, and to himself, to not just embark on a new adventure but create one.
- Following the lead of Time magazine, CNN Friday suspended Sunday morning show host and international affairs analyst Fareed Zakaria for plagiarism.
- Bruce P. Wilson, former president of Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Co., who earlier had been president of the old Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad, died July 5 from complications of a stroke at Nubbin Ridge, his Green Spring Valley home, where he had lived for more than 50 years. He was 92.
- The Baltimore Symphony will perform a work by the 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winner
- Richard D. Norling of Darlington and Cordell E. Hunter Sr. of Havre de Grace were appointed to the Harford Community College Board of Trustees by Gov. Martin O'Malley this week. O'Malley also reappointed the current board chairman Bryan E. Kelly and board members Doris Carey and John Haggerty.
- Kevin Puts honored for World War I piece commissioned by Minnesota Opera.
- More older women trying to get pregnant only to be disappointed
- On March 21, Aberdeen High School again hosted the Hall of Fame event that was initiated in 2006
- A former Baltimore County man pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and conspiracy in plots to kill former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and bomb a hotel in Indonesia.
- MLL: Bayhawks strengthen transition game with Costabile as first pick
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- UMBC has built part of its growing reputation on redesigning basic courses to make them more effective for incoming students.
- Bradley Manning's attorneys suggest the accused WikiLeaker was a skilled computer technician who struggled with mental health, emotional and behavioral problems.
- Robert Reich: A return to the law of 'survival of the fittest'
- Charm City Classic fencing competition at UMBC draws 340 participants.
- Hiring up-and-coming prosecutor Thiru Vignaraja away from the federal government and to the city state's attorney's office was a coup for Gregg Bernstein, who took over as the city's top prosecutor last year.
- Charles Erwin Brookes, the retired chief of W.R. Grace's Davison Chemical division, died of a heart attack Nov. 1 at the Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla. The former Gibson Island resident was 86.
- Charles Erwin Brookes, the retired chief of W.R. Grace's Davison Chemical division, died of a heart attack Nov. 1 at the Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla. The former Gibson Island resident was 86.
- Paul Frederick Obrecht, a well-known Baltimore developer whose various projects included Moravia Industrial Park, died Nov. 3 from complications of a stoke at his Lutherville home. He was 82.
- Paul Frederick Obrecht, a well-known Baltimore developer whose various projects included Moravia Industrial Park, died Nov. 3 from complications of a stoke at his Lutherville home. He was 82.
- Dr. McRae Whitaker Williams, a retired physician and former administrator at Union Memorial Hospital, died on Tuesday at home, in his sleep. Dr. Williams' family did not request an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
- Jay Frisby, Columbia actor comes to town in 'South Pacific' revival
- Baltimore police are embarking on an initiative with Yale University and the National Institute of Justice to use a device that enables testing of DNA within an hour of collecting samples. It would reduce the standard, 36-hour turnaround time and end a backlog of cases.
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- The University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the University of Maryland College Park were again listed among the nation's top up-and-coming universities in annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Johns Hopkins University finished 13th among national universities for a second straight year
