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HCC, schools work to improve student skills with Upward Bound
Since Hagerstown Community College received a $1.25 million U.S. Department of Education grant to start an Upward Bound program in fall 2012, 48 local high school students have been recruited to participate. The free program is designed to increase...Tags: Education, U.S. Department of Education, Schools, High Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Conococheague fifth-graders care for diamondback turtle as part of study
julieg@herald-mail.comWith his four webbed feet paddling constantly, Squirt treads water in the aquarium tank with his face poking above the water, occasionally diving to the bottom of the tank that sits in a lobby alcove at Conococheague Elementary School. Slightly older...Tags: Education, Politics, Lobbying, Teaching and Learning, Students
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New York bettors score big with Oxbow at Preakness Stakes
Baltimore Sun Media GroupA pair of racing aficionados from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., spent Saturday watching the early races at Pimlico, then they put their observations to use to score a massive payday in the Preakness. Joe Cavallo, 26, and Stephanie Rafferty, 21, hit the Pick 4...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Springs, Kentucky Derby, Equestrian, Pimlico
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Hug made major contributions to Baltimore's institutions
The obituary for Richard E. Hug (May 7) fell far short of honoring the legacy of a man who dedicated so many years to helping make Baltimore's non-profits better able to fulfill their missions. While the obit focused on Dick's political fundraising,...
Tags: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Obituaries
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Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment
OBAMA-ECONOMY Obama to visit Baltimore to tout economic plans BALTIMORE (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit Baltimore as part of a series of quick trips around the country to emphasize his economic proposals. Obama is expected to make...Tags: Baltimore County, Kentucky Derby, Crime, Law and Justice, Memorial Day, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Here is the latest Maryland news from The Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — No Maryland lieutenant governor has ever been elected governor. But Democrat Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown is hoping to make history by becoming the first. Brown will formally announce his 2014 gubernatorial bid today. He says he...Tags: Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Government, Washington, DC, Executive Branch
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Where have all of Baltimore's colorful figures gone?
Baltimore used to be a town of colorful public characters. One of them, my father, passed away 40 years ago today. Sam Shapiro was often described as a "perennial" candidate — for mayor in 1967 and 1971 and House of Representatives in 1968 and...
Tags: Politics, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Annapolis, Media Industry, Elections
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Maryland GOP chair: long-time GOP fundraiser Hug has died
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The chair of the Maryland Republican Party says longtime GOP fundraiser Richard Hug has died. Diana Waterman announced Hug's death in a statement on Tuesday. Waterman says the 78-year-old Arnold resident raised more than...Tags: Politics, University System of Maryland, Republican Party, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Elections
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Isaiah 'Ike' Dixon, state delegate from Baltimore
Isaiah Dixon Jr., a jazz fan, world traveler and four-term state delegate from Baltimore City whose accomplishments included introducing a bill that made cross burnings a felony in Maryland, died of heart failure April 26 at Stella Maris Hospice in...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government, 2012 Democratic National Convention, NAACP, Crimes
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Volunteers pour into Fort McHenry wetlands to clean up
More than 100 gloved volunteers, some in boots and others in waist-high waders, streamed along narrow paths and historic sea walls Saturday in a secluded nook of wetlands just south of Fort McHenry, their eyes scanning for trash or the perfect spot to...
Tags: Patapsco, Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key, Pikesville, Pigtown
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More to Earth Day than climate scare
I was happy to see that National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli wrote about the important activities that we, as individuals and as a society, can do to protect the environment, without once mentioning the impossible goal of "stopping climate change" ("...
Tags: Global Change, Global Warming, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Weather
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