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Seniors brace for cuts to Illinois drug program
Joyce Pennington opened a letter from the state recently and got some unexpected news: At the end of this month, she will be dropped from an Illinois program that helps pay for prescription medications.
The 62-year-old Midlothian woman, who has severe...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Lungs and Airways, Prescription Drugs, Illinois, Heart Disease
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Seven Baltimore Colts greats to be inducted into Hall of Legends
Baltimore Sun staffBaltimore Colts Hall of Famers Art Donovan, Lenny Moore, Gino Marchetti, Raymond Berry, Weeb Ewbank, John Mackey and Jim Parker will be inducted into the Hall of Legends at the Sports Legends Museum on Dec. 6, the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation announced...Tags: John Mackey, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Gino Marchetti, American League, Babe Ruth
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Colts great 'blocked out the sun' and rushers, too
Sun StaffHis crushing blocks launched Lenny Moore's runs and saved John Unitas' skin. Jim Parker, the Hall of Famer who anchored the Baltimore Colts' offensive line during the club's glory years, died yesterday of congestive heart failure and kidney disease at...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, New York Giants, Bars and Clubs, Hamburgers, The Ohio State University
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Jim Parker was the lineman next door
JIM PARKER was one of our great storytellers. Some of the stories were true, and some were embellished for comic effect. Buddy Young used to say, "Parker'll call you up at 2 in the morning, just to make up a story." But here's one that's true: Parker, the...Tags: New York Giants, Health Treatments, Health, Football, Jackie Robinson
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Family, friends and fans remember football great
Sun StaffBlue and white were the dominant colors at Jim Parker's funeral yesterday. He lay in a blue casket, which stood in a sea of blue and white floral arrangements, one a Baltimore Colts horseshoe and another bearing his jersey number, 77. Blue and white were...Tags: Entertainment, Family, The Ohio State University, Football, Martin O'Malley
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Making the conversion try
Sun StaffForty-some years ago, Baltimore wrapped itself in blue and white. Blue-collar workers toiled at steel mills and shipyards. White marble steps beckoned them home. Come fall, folks packed Memorial Stadium on Sundays to cheer the Colts, a club of castoffs...Tags: Bethlehem Steel, Gino Marchetti, Bars and Clubs, Ray Lewis, Football
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Unitas statue unveiled at ceremony honoring Colts Hall of Fame players
Sun StaffRavens Stadium got the Unitas touch yesterday, from the 13-foot statue of John Unitas to a ring of honor induction for Baltimore Colts Hall of Famers to an eloquent halftime address by the late quarterback's wife. "He was very much looking forward to...Tags: John Mackey, Sculpture, Football, Heart Attack, Arts and Culture
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'We won't see another Johnny Unitas'
Sun StaffMourners said goodbye to John Unitas yesterday, evoking memories of a steely, Hall of Fame quarterback and a tender father who stayed close to his coal-shoveling roots. Cardinal William H. Keeler said he found "sanctity" in the man who threw footballs as...Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Baltimore Orioles, Television Networks, New York Giants, Gino Marchetti
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Turning 40, game still has great hold
Sun StaffEvery time Gino Marchetti takes a step, he remembers The Game. It was Dec. 28, 1958. Marchetti's Baltimore Colts were playing the New York Giants in what is now known as The Greatest Game Ever Played. It was fourth down. Marchetti had just made the...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Johns Hopkins University, Bethlehem Steel, New York Giants, Gino Marchetti
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No. 19 was No. 1 in city, my house
Sun StaffThe first words I remember are "Get the baby out from in front of the TV." I was 3 years old when the Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants in the 1958 NFL championship game, so it's a safe bet that my father wanted an unobstructed view of the man...Tags: Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles, Bethlehem Steel, New York Giants, San Diego Chargers
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Tackling his retirement
Sun StaffIn 1957, when he was drafted by the Baltimore Colts, Jim Parker was one of the country's most sought-after football players. He lived up to the hype, earning All-Pro honors eight consecutive seasons and getting inducted into the Pro Football Hall of...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Bars and Clubs, Health
Dec 1, 2011
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Aug 14, 2011
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Sep 28, 2011
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Jul 19, 2005
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Jul 24, 2005
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Dec 27, 1998
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