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Haynes Johnson, Pulitzer Prize winner, historian, professor, dies at 81
Capital News ServiceCOLLEGE PARK, Md. Haynes Johnson best-selling author, Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist, historian and eminent professor at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism died Friday. He was 81. He entered Suburban Hospital in...Tags: The New York Times, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), University System of Maryland, George Washington University, Crime, Law and Justice
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Daniel Baker, Alex. Brown partner
Daniel Baker, a former general partner at Alex. Brown & Sons who headed the firm's institutional sales department and in retirement managed a family farm, died May 19 from cancer at his Ruxton home. He was 82. "Dan was one of the true gentlemen in the...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Agriculture, Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Starbucks Corp.
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Farmington High Student Named US Presidential Scholar
The Hartford CourantA Farmington High School student is among the elite high school students chosen as a U.S. Presidential Scholar for 2013. Only 141 students from across the country are chosen for this distinction, and Farmington High School senior Tyler Hoffmann is among...Tags: Literature, Human Interest, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arts and Culture, College Baseball
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John Woods Carpenter Jr., 88
John Woods Carpenter Jr., 88, of Walloon Lake, Mich., and Orange City, Fla., died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Orange City, Fla., as a result of kidney and heart failure. From birth, he had spent his summers at Walloon Lake and moved there permanently...
Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Navy, Heart Failure, Social Issues, Smile Train
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The Roanoke Times, Va., Dadline column
The Roanoke Times, Va.Every morning during breakfast before the school day starts, my 6-year-old daughter and I pore over the comics section of this newspaper. I read the funnies to her, usually sticking to the kid-friendly "Red and Rover," "Garfield," "Family Circus" and...Tags: Snoopy (fictional animal), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Sports, Anxiety
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Beijing International Screenwriting Competition announces winners
An American woman arrives in China to retrace the steps of her deceased daughter from a video diary the daughter kept of her trip to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A young flautist travels to Beijing to audition for a conservatory. A seamstress for a...
Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Beijing (China), Arizona State University, Loyola Marymount University, Harvard University
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Beijing Screenplay Winners Unveiled
VarietyThe Beijing Municipal Government has unveiled 15 winners in its inaugural international screenwriting contest for U.S.-based scribes of all nationalities. The feature winners are "The Panjiayuan Diary" by Tim Plaehn; "The Monkey King" by Galen Tong;...Tags: Arts and Culture, Beijing (China), Loyola Marymount University, Harvard University, Culture
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READER SUBMITTED: Two Kingswood Oxford Seniors Tapped For Special Honors
West HartfordTwo Kingswood Oxford seniors: Stephanie Fagbemi and Brenda Winn, have recently been honored for extraordinary service by prestigious organizations. Winn, daughter of Marcia and Kevin Winn of Newington, is one of four students awarded a $1,000 United...Tags: Sociology, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Culture
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Jacksonville's Hance commits to Northwestern
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.Week by week the Division I college football offers poured in for Jacksonville High junior lineman/tight end Blake Hance. It looked like he'd spend the whole summer before his senior year on the road, visiting campuses, shaking hands, touring facilities...Tags: Minnesota Golden Gophers, College Football, Gator Bowl, Media Industry, Northwestern University
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Osprey Lodge assisted-living facility produces video 'The Faces of Parkinson's'
TAVARES — A sobering poem written by a man reflecting on his Parkinson's diagnosis is at the heart of a new music video entered in a world-wide competition about the progressive disease. "The Faces of Parkinson's," shot at Osprey Lodge, an...Tags: Poetry, Nursing, Music, Stetson University, Medical Specialization
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Augustine H. "Humpy" Stump Jr., insurance executive
Augustine H. "Humpy" Stump Jr., a retired Baltimore insurance executive who had been president of Stump, Harvey & Cook Co. Inc. and an active churchman and volunteer, died Sunday of complications from a fall and pneumonia at Springwell, a Mount Washington...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Horse and Harness Racing, Anglicanism, Sports, Pneumonia
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Side-by-Side concert celebrates Gould
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of American composer, conductor and pianist Morton Gould, arguably one of the most gifted musicians since Mendelssohn. He published his first work at age 6, titled, appropriately enough, "Just Six,"...Tags: Arts and Culture, U.S. Military, Lafayette College, Festive Events, Entertainment
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