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College Park is the home of the University of Maryland's flagship campus. Located along U.S. Route 1, it is served by two freeways and the Washington Metro system's green line.
College Park is the home of the University of Maryland's flagship campus. Located along U.S. Route 1, it is served by two freeways and the Washington Metro system's green line.
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Chicago students excel at National History Day competition
Earlier this year, I told you about Chicago Academy High School sophomores, Le'Asia Williams, Summer Braxton and Hannah Modjeski, who were preparing a performance for the Chicago Metro History Fair. Their skit was based on the Idlewild resort, an...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Music, Arts and Culture, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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Ravens foundation funds local scholars
While most high school seniors spend their last few days planning end-of-the-year parties, reminiscing with friends or trying to fit in one last prank on the freshmen, Nicolas "Cole" Holocker is accepting the 2013 Ravens Scholarship awarded to students...
Tags: Interior Policy, Students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Elections, Politics
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Politics, Cruises, Sailing, Regional Authority
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John S. "Bud" Linz, engineer
John S. "Bud" Linz, a retired engineer and World War II veteran, died Wednesday of pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 90. The son of a grocer and a homemaker, John Sebastian Linz was born in Baltimore and raised in Highlandtown. After...Tags: Highlandtown, Pneumonia, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Towson
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Catonsville High music teacher retiring after 40 years
The steel drum sounds that filled the room at Catonsville High School were so infectious that students playing the instruments couldn't help but dance. Music teacher Jim Wharton, the cavorting leader of the impromptu jam session, was steadily beating a...
Tags: Students, Entertainment, Catonsville, Colleges and Universities, Education
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IKEA plans midsummer buffet in stores Friday
It's not summer solstice yet, but home goods retailer IKEA is jumping in a week early to mark the longest day of the year. The IKEA Midsummer Celebration, in restaurants of all U.S. IKEA stores on Friday, features a smorgasbord with what is probably one...
Tags: White Marsh, IKEA
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Midwest pelted with rain, wind, hail, tornadoes
CHICAGO (AP) — A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements for shelter, tearing down power lines and causing flooding in low-lying areas....
Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Air Transportation Delays, Northwestern University, National Weather Service, Toronto Blue Jays
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Steven M. Smith, respiratory therapist
Steven M. Smith, a respiratory therapist and outdoorsman, died Saturday from cancer at the Golden Living Center in Westminster. He was 56. The son of a United Methodist minister and a social worker, Steven Montgomery Smith was born in Laurel. He was...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Ellicott City, Northwest Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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National History Day contest: Where history is hip
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Not many 14-year-olds know where Hurtletoot, Northern Ireland, is. "It's a path and two farms," says Nicole Crumpler, a rising high school freshman from Coppell, Texas, near Fort Worth. "Just a little place," said her twin sister, Erin. "It's...Tags: Students, Immigration, Google Inc., Awards and Prizes, NPR
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Arena needs to be replaced
It should be crystal clear that the city of Baltimore and the state of Maryland should ratchet up the discussion over replacing the 1stt Mariner Arena, a venue that has clearly outlived its usefulness. An observation made by Mark Turgeon, head...Tags: Mark Turgeon
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Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup
The Baltimore SunFresh off a visit to Oregon State, 2014 small forward Jared Nickens is prepping for a trip to Maryland. Nickens, a 6-foot-6 three-star prospect from the Westtown School in Pennsylvania, spoke to The Washington Post's Alex Prewitt this week about his...Tags: The Washington Post
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Athletes, officers bring Special Olympics Torch Run through Laurel
Laurel Police and local Special Olympics athletes braved the afternoon heat and ran more than 8 miles northbound on Route 1 Wednesday during the 28th annual Maryland Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run. The run, which took the participants from...
Tags: American Legion, Howard County, Dwayne Johnson, Laurel, Special Olympics
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