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Joan A. Brewer
janeth@herald-mail.comMost people knew Joan Brewer as “Grandma,” whether they were related to her or not. Family and home were her priorities. “Her caring extended beyond her family,” son Jim Acre of Smithsburg said. Joan was the third of six...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Washington, DC, Religion and Belief, Pies and Tarts, Italy
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W.Va. officials plan DC marketing blitz
Officials are launching a marketing blitz around the nation’s capital aimed at advertising West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle as business friendly. Posters highlighting advantages of doing business in the Eastern Panhandle will be featured...Tags: Washington, DC, Marketing
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Commuters react to proposed MARC changes
andrews@herald-mail.comThe Maryland Transit Administration will revise proposed MARC Brunswick train line changes after getting plenty of feedback, an MTA official said Saturday. The planned changes included adding an early train out of Martinsburg, W.Va. The last train of...Tags: Washington, DC, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Travel, Commuting
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Residents say 9/11 attacks changed the world
waynesboro@herald-mail.comIt's been 10 years, but Tri-State area residents asked to recall when and where they learned of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks could easily return to those moments in their minds. Lori Smith of Waynesboro, Pa., remembers her father calling her...Tags: New York City, Tom Moore, Pakistan, Washington, DC, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Report: Suburban Poverty Rises Sharply But CT Regions More Stable
The Hartford CourantMetro Hartford's suburbs have among the lowest poverty rates of the largest 100 U.S. urban areas and is in the middle of the pack in growth of suburban poverty, a new report shows. But the region, which includes Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties,...Tags: Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Washington, DC, Poverty, Sociology, Stamford
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Setting Times stories to music: From the Kinks to Sugarhill Gang
Would you do a double-take if I said that that words were a recurring theme in this week’s Great Reads? Yes, beautiful language is a mainstay in these stories, but this week, two standouts focused on words. Exhibit A: The words “Los Feliz....
Tags: Restaurants, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Pakistan, Tomatoes, Bruce Springsteen
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Smashed U.S. cars get second chance in Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan — They sit in the sun harboring their lost histories, their forgotten dreams, their traces of funerals, graduations and stolen kisses. On dusty windshields, insurance stickers from Travelers and State Farm bear witness to wrecks...
Tags: Pakistan, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Insurance, Services and Shopping, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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2012-13 All-Metro first team for boys basketball
The Baltimore SunPhil Booth Mount St. Joseph, junior, guard * Second-team pick last season averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists this season * Named Baltimore Catholic League's Defender of the Year and tournament's MVP as the No. 4 Gaels won the title *...Tags: Basketball, Sports, High School Sports, College Sports
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FBI headquarters in Greenbelt benefits all Marylanders
What if a major institution was interested in relocating its headquarters to Maryland, bringing with it 11,000 good-paying jobs and the need for thousands of additional subcontractors? Would we do everything we could to seal the deal? That's exactly the...
Tags: Fort Meade (military base), Washington, DC, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Catonsville
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Los Angeles' major public spaces remain broken works in progress
Los Angeles Times Architecture CriticLos Angeles, more than most cities, has defined itself by continual bursts of expansion and an unflagging optimism about its place in the world. But as the city has grown to a population nearing 4 million, we've neglected some major holes in the civic...Tags: Architecture, Subway Transportation Industry, Washington, DC, Arts and Culture, Eli Broad
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Tom Hammen to Join Coldwell Banker
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has welcomed Tom Hammen to its Harford County Regional office sales force. Hammen, who began his real estate career in 2005, served in the Air Force for 36 years and retired as a Colonel in May 2006. "We are very...Tags: Realty, Banking, Washington, DC, Real Estate, Services and Shopping
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NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: Strong showing for Notre Dame
WSBT-TVNOTRE DAME - One month removed from playing for the BCS national championship, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and his staff are adding to the foundation of the Irish football program by signing several highly rated high school seniors to national letters of...Tags: Football, The Boston Globe, Boston College, ESPN (tv network), The Associated Press
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