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Church bell tower repairs signify change in Oliver neighborhood
A few weeks ago, I spent a few quiet minutes in Green Mount Cemetery, where its higher ground offers unexpected views of Baltimore. As I looked to the southeast, something curious caught my eye. What was going on in the nearby Oliver neighborhood? What...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Water Tower, Port Deposit, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Carl Stokes
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A plea for peace to the one God of Muslims, Christians and Jews
JUST BEFORE sunset last night in the old basilica in Baltimore, with the nation still shattered by ungodly acts of terrorism, an imam sat next to a cardinal who sat next to a rabbi, and they prayed for peace and healing in the face of terror and hate....Tags: Islam, William H. Keeler, New York, Freedom of Religion, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Vacation Bible school starts Sunday
“Take Me To the Water” begins Sunday evening. That’s the theme for this year’s vacation Bible school at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church. The school starts at 7 p.m. and will include music, Bible stories, crafts and games. The...Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Music Industry, Trips and Vacations, Woody Guthrie
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Monday's Highlights: U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir featured in a new series
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Jan 17 - 23, in PDF format This week's TV Movies ON THIN ICE: The new unscripted series "Be Good Johnny Weir follows the figure skater as he vies to...... -
Religious freedom under threat at home
On Friday, Catholics throughout the United States will begin observing two weeks known as the Fortnight for Freedom. For a second consecutive year, the U.S. Catholic Church has set aside this time leading up to Independence Day to draw attention to the...
Tags: Judges, Church and State Relations, Freedom of Religion, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Social Issues
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Derailment blast didn't register on earthquake monitors
Though some compared the explosion that followed Tuesday's CSX train derailment in Rosedale to the earthquake that rattled the region in 2011, it did not register on U.S. Geological Survey monitors. That is according to data from the National Earthquake...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Natural Disasters
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O'Malley signs death penalty repeal
Surrounded by religious leaders, civil rights activists and others who have fought for years to stop executions in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation Thursday repealing the state's death penalty. Unless the law is overturned in a...
Tags: Death Penalty, Lisa A Gladden, Executive Branch, Michael E. Busch, Elections
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O'Malley to sign death penalty repeal today
Gov. Martin O'Malley will sign legislation Thursday morning abolishing capital punishment in Maryland -- a goal of his since he took office in 2007. The governor's approval will make Maryland the 18th state to repeal the death penalty. A throng of...
Tags: Death Penalty, Punishment, Politics, Archdiocese of Baltimore, NAACP
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Wedded: Julie Zuramski and Matthew Shevlin
Wedding date: March 9, 2013 Her story: Julie Zuramski, 34, grew up in Lutherville. She works in sales at National Envelope. Her father, Joseph, is retired from sales, and her mother, Josephine, is a real estate agent for Long & Foster. His story:...
Tags: New York City, Real Estate, Baltimore County, Family, Chocolate Cake
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Wedded: Julie Zuramski and Matthew Shelvin
Wedding date: March 9, 2013 Her story: Julie Zuramski, 34, grew up in Lutherville. She works in sales at National Envelope. Her father, Joseph, is retired from sales, and her mother, Josephine, is a real estate agent for Long & Foster. His story:...Tags: Real Estate, New York City, Baltimore County, Family, Chocolate Cake
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On Easter, Baltimore basilica is born again
On Aug, 24, 2011, the earthquake that jolted the East Coast from Georgia to Quebec rattled through the bricks, plaster and paint of one of Baltimore's architectural jewels, the Basilica of the Assumption, sending nearly 1,000 linear feet of cracks through...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Career and Workplace, John Carroll, Employees
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Back Story: Restoration of Homewood nearly complete
North Charles Street motorists, bikers and walkers will notice that the scaffolding that has masked the elegant south portico of historic Homewood Museum since late last fall has been removed, revealing a dazzling and historically accurate restoration....Tags: Arts and Culture, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Renovation, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Charles Street
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