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Ruth Garbis, homemaker, dies
Ruth Garbis, a homemaker who enjoyed writing poetry, died July 18 of heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice. She was 91.
Born Ruth Rochkind in Baltimore, the daughter of a Russian immigrant father and Baltimore-born mother, she spent her early years on...Tags: Ellicott City, William Donald Schaefer, Maryland, Labor Legislation, Human Interest
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Student scores high in helping others
Meredith Good-Cohn celebrates her 19th birthday today, knowing she is already a woman of tomorrow, a community activist, a scholar, a filmmaker, a volunteer in numerous capacities and the state's recycler of the year.
And the college-bound young woman is...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Documentary (genre), Human Interest, Elections, Hunt Valley
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Baltimore libraries will soon check out Nooks in addition to books
After Crystal Langdon checks out 22 books from her library on Reisterstown Road on Wednesday, she plans to carry them home on the Metro in her purse.
And preteen boys enrolled at St. Ignatius Loyola Academy may soon be able to leave their book bags at...Tags: Science and Technology, Massachusetts, Reisterstown Road, Human Interest, Elections
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City finds $470,000 to maintain 311 hours
Baltimore's nonemergency call center will remain open under its current hours — a reversal of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's planned cuts to the 311 program's budget — under a plan approved by the city spending board Wednesday. The $470,000...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Regional Authority, Finance, Human Interest, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Fiber optics a boon, from classroom to operating room
Leasing office space in this economy can be a challenge, especially in older buildings, but Taylor Fields is working on getting an edge: a super-fast fiber-optic broadband connection.
"One of the first things [prospective tenants] ask is what kind of...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Harford County, Human Interest, Verizon Communications
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The person banks fear most is coming to Baltimore
Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard University law professor helping launch the new consumer protection bureau, will be attending a town hall meeting this month in Baltimore.
The June 30th event is being hosted by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings at the Enoch Pratt...Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Elijah E. Cummings, Republican Party, Harvard University, Consumers
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Tickets available for Baltimore Fashion Week
![Despite a new upscale locale, a New York-inspired structure, a celebrity announcer, and the addition of national retailers, ticket prices for <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/listings/baltimore-fashion-week-baltimore">Baltimore Fashion Week</a> will be less expensive than last year, according to Sharan Nixon, the event's executive director.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/60298371-21101508.jpg "Despite a new upscale locale, a New York-inspired structure, a celebrity announcer, and the addition of national retailers, ticket prices for <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/listings/baltimore-fashion-week-baltimore\">Baltimore Fashion Week</a> will be less expensive than last year, according to Sharan Nixon, the event's executive director.")
Despite a new upscale locale, a New York-inspired structure, a celebrity announcer, and the addition of national retailers, ticket prices for Baltimore Fashion Week will be less expensive than last year, according to Sharan Nixon, the event's executive...Tags: Fashion Shows, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Tickets, Harbor East, Ohio
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Design by the book
![You have to study the piece called "Inversion" for a minute to fully appreciate the joke.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/60210108-18125326.jpg "You have to study the piece called "Inversion\" for a minute to fully appreciate the joke.")
You have to study the piece called "Inversion" for a minute to fully appreciate the joke.
Jim Rosenau, an artist based in Berkeley, Calif., has crafted a fully functional and aesthetically appealing bookshelf from five volumes. Three tomes are used for...Tags: Ellicott City, Agatha Christie, Apple iPad, Books, Human Interest
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Schaefer and Kelly: Together in politics, death
Here is how Charlie Kelly imagined the scene at the pearly gates this week: William Donald Schaefer awaits entry as St. Peter goes over his list. Maybe his eyes are widening as he sees all the rude, bombastic things Schaefer has said over the years.
A...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Mary Pat Clarke, Colleges and Universities, Regional Authority, Government
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Schaefer making one final tour through Baltimore
William Donald Schaefer — the former mayor, governor and comptroller who left an indelible mark on Baltimore — is back in the city for one last tour Monday afternoon.
His body was being driven by motorcade past old haunts and spots...Tags: Mount Vernon, Chesapeake Bay, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Human Interest, Cal Ripken
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Road closings and Schaefer memorial service details
William Donald Schaefer Memorial Service
Old St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 233 N. Charles St., 11 a.m.
Doors open at 9 a.m., but seating for the public is limited. There will be some overflow seating at the Tremont Grand Hotel next door, where the...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Anglicanism, Jones Falls Expressway, WBAL-TV, Television
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No app can replace city's need for vibrant libraries
Interesting, these times we live in -- the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore reports a 20 percent increase in visitors through its doors, while Steve Jobs and Apple prepare to roll out the iPad, the computer tablet that allows you to download a book...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Mass Media, Highlandtown, Fingers, Steve Jobs
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