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Familiar faces comprise District 11 3A, 2A playoff fields
Joe Tout took nothing for granted during last week's preparation. He was glad his players didn't, either. Northern Lehigh needed to beat winless Palmerton to secure a District 11 Class 2A playoff berth for a fourth consecutive season. Understanding...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Jim Thorpe, Michael Donovan, Sports, Christianity
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Groundhog Day in America
Victor Davis HansonBarack Obama won a moderately close victory over Mitt Romney on Tuesday. But oddly, nothing much has changed. The country is still split nearly 50/50. There is still a Democratic president, and an almost identically Democratic Senate at war with an...Tags: Terrorism, Politics, George W. Bush, Iran, Mitt Romney
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Name That Storm!
There’s something very wrong about nicknaming a hurricane “Frankenstorm,” then having it cancel Halloween. In a bittersweet message for New Haven children on Tuesday, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. declared the Wednesday the 31st would be a...
Tags: Holidays, Frankenstein (movie, 1931), Boris Karloff, John DeStefano, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Coast Guard grows its own tradespeople at repair yard
Since 1899, the Coast Guard's shipyard at Curtis Bay has added years to the life of the sea-battered fleet, repairing and upgrading hundreds of cutters before sending them back on patrol.
So in 2002 when shipyard officials looked at the future and saw...Tags: Graduation, Colleges and Universities, Community College of Baltimore County, General Dynamics Corporation, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Ryan Hunter-Reay Claims Championship in Dramatic IZOD Indycar Season Finale
Fox59.com ContributorThe final race of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season turned out to be a "Dream Sequence." For the series champion, Ryan Hunter-Reay, he never gave up on his dream of not only competing against but beating the best drivers in the world as he became the...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Greg Norman, Dan Wheldon, Michael Andretti, Auto Racing
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Emanuel praises Obama's tenure: GM alive, bin Laden isn't
Tribune reporterOn the eve of the Democratic National Convention, Mayor Rahm Emanuel appeared on "Meet the Press" today to make the pitch for electing President Barack Obama to a second term. Emanuel is set to deliver a speech on Tuesday that he says will "testify" to...Tags: General Motors Corp., 2012 Democratic National Convention, Rahm Emanuel, Elections, Chicago Mayor
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Needs more pow
I've had this "Groundhog Day" feeling lately. I keep running into new restaurants — Tavernita, Nellcote — in which generally intelligent and well-executed food is presented in a cocktails-driven, loud and pulsating nightclub atmosphere.
I...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Bars and Clubs, Gelato, Salads, Tomatoes
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McManus: The nuclear countdown in Iran
Not long ago, an astute reader noted that it has been nearly two years since I wrote in a column that "most experts now estimate that Iran needs about 18 months to complete a nuclear device and a missile to carry it." His point — that those...Tags: Explosions, Viral Diseases and Infections, Politics, The Washington Post, Iran
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Let them eat cake
Who would have thought it would be so hard to give people money? Late last year when it became clear Harford County was in a reasonably stable financial situation, Harford County Executive David R. Craig announced plans to give county employees —...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Employees, Layoffs and Downsizing
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The sabotage strategy for containing Iran
Not long ago, an astute reader noted that it has been nearly two years since I wrote in a column that "most experts now estimate that Iran needs about 18 months to complete a nuclear device and a missile to carry it." His point — that those...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Politics, The Washington Post, Iran, Nuclear Policy
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Brian Matusz's imperfect storm
With every new indignity, it becomes harder and harder to make the case that Brian Matusz has taken a large step forward this season, even though his velocity has returned and he is showing flashes of his old command. The losing streak goes...
Tags: Brian Matusz, Baseball, Howie Kendrick, Sports, Adam Jones (baseball)
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No. 12 Maryvale breaks the pattern with 16-10 win over No. 5 St. Paul's
After losing to No. 14 John Carroll by one goal in overtime of Wednesday's season opener, Maryvale's girls lacrosse players must have felt stuck in a Groundhog Day funk. The No. 12 Lions had suffered three of their past four losses by one goal —...
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