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'Great Day': New life for old music of black churches
As afternoon light tried to filter through the thick, stained-glass windows of Sharp Street United Methodist Church last weekend, Marco K. Merrick pounded out the bass line of a spiritual on a raw-sounding piano, singing along in a raspy voice: "Great...
Tags: Arthur Sullivan, Entertainment, Morgan State University, Christianity, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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City patrol officer retires after nearly 40 years on the beat
During a career spanning four decades, Baltimore police Officer Ron Starr says, he never really considered leaving the department's Southeastern District and moving up the chain of command. "I never wanted to," Starr said, a longtime foot patrol...
Tags: Fells Point, Italy, Brooklyn (New York City), Lombard Street
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Making it new in Maryland
Would it surprise you to learn that Fast Company magazine just ranked Maryland the third-most innovative state in the nation? Or that Maryland took the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's No. 1 spot for both innovation and entrepreneurship? It's a fact: In our...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, New Products, Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Ciena Corporation
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He be Bill Cosby. U?
The Baltimore SunWho you be? Oh, we're sorry. That's who UB? Comedian Bill Cosby had a lot of fun with the University of Baltimore' s initials Tuesday, playing around with them and coming up with all sorts of philosophical variations, including "You be who?" and a few...Tags: Entertainment
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University system board approves tuition, fee increase
Maryland's in-state undergraduates will pay a few hundred dollars more per semester this fall under a new tuition-and-fee plan approved Wednesday by the university system's Board of Regents. Out-of-state students will be hit a little harder, paying as...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), University System of Maryland, Education, Coppin State University
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Benjamin Lipsitz, 94, Pikesville attorney who defended Bremer
Benjamin Lipsitz, whose commitment to the spirit and letter of the law led him to defend a would-be assassin, a Nazi sympathizer and a craven murderer during a career that spanned more than a half-century, died May 10. He was 94. "He was so...
Tags: Baltimore City College, Justice System, Baltimore Orioles, U.S. Secret Service, Pimlico Race Course
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OCLC chooses new chief after long search
The Columbus DispatchDublin-based OCLC, formerly known as the Online Computer Library Center, has chosen a new leader. Skip Prichard will succeed Robert L. "Jay" Jordan as president and CEO, the board of trustees announced yesterday. Prichard will serve as OCLC president-...Tags: ProQuest Company, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Corporate Officers, Libraries, Towson University
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Admit Coppin State University is a failed institution and close it
Your article on Coppin State University's new science building truly boggles the mind ("Science center may help Coppin close the gap," May 3). The state is spending $80 million for a building the university admits it does not have sufficient funds to...
Tags: Morgan State University, Colleges and Universities, University System of Maryland, Towson University, Coppin State University
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Commencement speakers strive to inspire, entertain
Expectations are high for this year's commencement speakers at Maryland universities — an august crew that includes the Obamas and their team of writers as well as funnyman Bill Cosby and Hollywood director Jason Winer. But to stand out — or...
Tags: Northwestern University, Barack Obama, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Politics, Modern Family (tv program)
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The Sun Remembers May 12-18
May 15, 2004: In sultry heat and on a bone-dry track, Smarty Jones wins the Preakness by a record 111/2 lengths before an announced record crowd of 112,668 at Pimlico Race Course. The victory gives Smarty Jones two legs up in his quest to win the Triple...
Tags: Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Race Course
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Digest: Maryland coaches caravan comes to Baltimore May 29
Et cetera Maryland coaches caravan comes to Baltimore May 29 Maryland's 2013 Coaches Caravan will stop in Ocean City, Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington. Each event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and features a short program followed by an...Tags: Mark Turgeon, Soccer, Brenda Frese, Lacrosse, Sports
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Brown to launch campaign for governor
Seeking to emerge from the long shadow of Gov. Martin O'Malley, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown will make official Friday what everyone in Maryland politics has known for a long time: He's running for governor. Brown, 51, will announce his candidacy in his...
Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Frederick County (Maryland), Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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