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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: Annapolis, Michael E. Busch, Elections, Government, Democratic Party
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Mary Lee Davis, 81, active in community theater and church choir
Mary Lee Davis, a retired secretary and former Dundalk resident who enjoyed performing in community theater, died Dec. 21 of heart failure at her Clearwater, Fla., home. She was 81. The former Mary Lee Brown was born and raised in Rivesville, W.Va.,...Tags: Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida), Bethlehem Steel Corp., Mark Davis, Ocean City, Heart Failure
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Candlelight vigil expands Sykesville family's vision for Angel of Hope garden
Maryland's first Angel of Hope statue stands in a garden across from the South Carroll Senior and Community Center, on Mineral Hill Road, in Eldersburg. The statue, depicting an angel with her arms raised and standing about 4 feet tall, is surrounded by...
Tags: Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Arts, Sculpture, Richard Paul Evans, Arts and Culture
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The difference between guns and knives
Last Friday, a mentally ill man attacked 22 elementary school children in China, yet none of them died ("Man with knife attacks Chinese kids; 22 hurt," Dec. 15). Why? Because his weapon was a knife. Presumably, guns are much harder to come by in China....Tags: China
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Sykesville plans to reopen post office, hire new employees
The Sykesville Town Council voted Monday night, Nov. 26, to maintain the town's contract for a U.S. Post Office, and the town will plan to hire at least two new employees to operate it. The decision does not guarantee the post office's future, however,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, U.S. Postal Service
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Congressional redistricting could be done in a zip
Like many Marylanders, I am frankly embarrassed by the strange congressional districts just approved by the electorate. I humbly suggest that future redistricting efforts attempt to make more compact districts in which the representatives can better...Tags: Annapolis, Justice System, Montgomery County (Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Herbert S. "Stokes" Walesby, newspaper artist
Herbert Stokes Walesby, former art director of the News American who volunteered aboard the SS John W. Brown, where he sketched his shipmates, died of lung cancer Nov. 14 at Christiana Care in Wilmington, Del. The former Sykesville resident was 85.
"He...Tags: Lung Cancer, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), U.S. Army, Newspaper and Magazine
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10 Days: A guide to activities in Carroll County
1/13 Sunday Brunch on the hill On Sun., Jan. 13, at 11 a.m., McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, will host a Sunday brunch buffet with live music. The cost is $12 and includes a mimosa or bloody Mary, or $7.75 without an alcoholic beverage....Tags: Mount Airy, Foods and Beverages, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (movie), Soups, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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Shirley R. More, social worker
Shirley R. More, a retired social worker who earlier had been a Baltimore County public school teacher, died Monday from complications of Alzheimer's disease at Bonnie Blink, the Maryland Masonic Home in Hunt Valley, where she had moved this year. She was...Tags: Baltimore County, Teachers, World War II (1939-1945), University at Albany , Science and Technology
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Trio of Manchester schools added to state 'green' listing
Ebb Valley Elementary School, Manchester Elementary School, and Manchester Valley High School have all been selected for certification as Maryland Green Schools for 2012, according to the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education....Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, Carroll County (Maryland)
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A grass-roots cure for the Maryland GOP
Mark Twain supposedly quipped, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." For Maryland Republicans, the joke is no laughing matter. Gov. Martin O'Malley and Democrats all but engineered the demise of the Maryland GOP through redistricting at...
Tags: Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Democratic Party, Voting, Sarah Palin
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Mobbies 2012 results
Users voted online Oct. 29-Nov.9 to choose Maryland's best blogs and social media accounts in The Baltimore Sun's fourth annual Mobbies. - Best Baltimore Sun Blog - Baltimore Diner A blog about Baltimore restaurant news, Maryland cooking and food 2)...
Tags: Baltimore County, Havas, Elections, Government, American Civil Liberties Union
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