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W. Kennedy Cromwell III, foreign service officer
W. Kennedy Cromwell III, a retired foreign service officer who spent the majority of his 32-year career in Africa, died Dec. 13 from complications of a stroke at the Fairhaven retirement community in Sykesville.
The former Washington and Annapolis...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Weather Science, Politics, Heads of State, Somalia
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Carroll County Dance Center is home base for 'Nutcracker'
Just a few days before their live performances of "The Nutcracker," the intensity and concentration were evident on the faces of the teenage performers at the Carroll County Dance Center in Sykesville. Each of the cast members at this rehearsal had...
Tags: Crofton, Arts and Culture, Alvin Ailey, Pikesville, Fordham University
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Kids games creators collect virtual snowflakes for Sandy Hook
When Sandy Hook Elementary students resumed classes today in a repurposed school in a neighboring town, craft snowflakes from around the globe greeted them, adorning hallways, staircases and classrooms. The Connecticut PTSA wrote on its website that...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School
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In Pleasant Valley, it's not hard to gauge train garden's attraction
For many Carroll residents, a visit to the Pleasant Valley Christmas Train Garden is a touchstone of the holiday season that brings them back year after year. And each year for the past 30 years, there have been others who discover the garden's magic...
Tags: Holidays, Travel, Amusement and Theme Parks, Theme Park Vacations, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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A healthy dose of jazz
Some might see an odd destiny — if not exactly Jerry Garcia’s “long strange trip” — in the formation of the 3-year-old Jazz Docs band. Its five members form a sort of Venn diagram — with Ellicott City dentist Hank...
Tags: Ellicott City, Irving Berlin, Howard Community College, Internal Medicine, Science and Technology
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History matters
100 Years Ago Watches and Watchter From the Laurel social column: "Mrs. Mayor George W. Waters, Jr. visited relatives in Baltimore during the past week. "Dr. Millard M. Wachter of Long Island, Kansas, a brother of Mr. J. W. Wachter , manager of the...Tags: Movies, Ayn Rand, John F. Kennedy, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Laurel
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The Katniss effect: Archery in Howard County gets a boost from popular books, movies
Ask Dan Kratt what inspired his daughter, fifth-grader Susannah, to sign up for archery classes this fall, and he’ll respond with three words. The Hunger Games. When Susannah showed up for the first day of the introductory course offered by...
Tags: NBC (tv network), Ellicott City, Jennifer Lawrence, Howard County, Archery
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June Star singer at peace with alt-country band's long career
After seven albums and nearly 15 years of leading the Baltimore alt-country act June Star, lead singer and songwriter Andrew Grimm finally sounds at ease about his band's place in the city's scene. The six-piece has a small but loyal following, and can...
Tags: Music, Music Industry, Dance, Station North, Bill Cosby
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How We Work Out: T'ai Chi in Catonsville
The room is in a state of tranquil silence as six women slowly move their arms and legs in unison. They listen as instructor Jeff Herrod guides them through the precise, fluid motions of t'ai chi ch'uan. Herrod tells the women exactly how and when to...
Tags: Catonsville, Perry Hall, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Century High School in Eldersburg evacuated after threat
Century High School in Sykesville was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after threatening graffiti was written on a bathroom wall, Carroll County school officials said. An Alert Now electronic message sent out by the school system about 2 p.m. said that law...Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Schools, High Schools, Science and Technology, Electronics
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Conservancy event reflects area's year-round agricultural work
A second straight winter of unnaturally warm weather so far in Central Maryland is extending the life of a handful of crops at one Howard County farm and forcing a rite of spring to occur early. Only last week on the rolling pastures of Sharp's at...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays, Howard County, Clarksville, Laurel
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The referendum process is a vital check on government's power
The Democrats who control Maryland have tipped their hand regarding their view of the referendum process ("State leaders contemplate changes to referendum process," Jan. 8). Your article quoted state Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller as saying "our...Tags: Referenda, Politics, Elections, Government, Michael E. Busch
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