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William D. Waxter III, securities analyst
William Deal Waxter III, a retired securities analyst and World War II veteran, died of a stroke Feb. 11 at Broadmead Retirement Community. The former Roland Park resident was 88.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Lombardy Place, he spent his summers at...Tags: Germany, Preservation Maryland, Culture, Labor Day, Christianity
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President Biden? Not such a long shot at all
Martin Van Buren was not the only sitting vice president elected president during the 19th century ("President Biden? History says no," Feb. 2). Thomas Jefferson achieved the same distinction when, as vice president at the start of the century, he...Tags: Martin van Buren, John Adams, Politics, Elections, U.S. House of Representatives
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Uphold the Constitution
America's founding fathers clearly understood that a democracy could be very vulnerable to corruption; thus choosing instead to form a Constitutional Republic. In their apparent infinite wisdom, these educated men not only created a Constitution to...Tags: National Government, Minority Groups, Politics, Government
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Rachel Patron: Obama's search for greatness should begin with unity ...
Greatness is a tough gig. Now that President Obama has been sworn in for a second term, people are asking what he wants his legacy to be. Perhaps Obama asks himself: How will people remember me? This "me" component is alien to greatness and...Tags: Immigration, Passover Seder, Matzoh Balls, Ronald Reagan, National Rifle Association of America
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Nursing transfer students: Another coup for Virginia community colleges
Gov.Bob McDonnell oversaw the ceremonial signing of an agreement today between George Washington University’s President Steven Knapp and Virginia's Community Colleges (VCCS) to provide guaranteed admission to students enrolled in accredited...
Tags: Nursing, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), George Washington University, Students, Health and Medical Professionals
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Soup-to-go sale
Next on the calendar of fundraiser events for the Ebenezer AME Women’s Day is a soup-to-go sale Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. The soups will be chicken corn, chicken noodle, bean, vegetable and chili. The soup sale will be at Ebenezer AME...Tags: Babe Ruth, Washington, DC, Fox News Channel (tv network), YMCA, Foods and Beverages
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Back Story: Learning history on the road
Sharon Boston, media relations manager at University of Maryland Medical Center, normally spends her days fielding requests from the media. But when it comes to weekends and vacations, it's a safe bet that she's on the road, traveling to visit homes...
Tags: Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln, White House, Santa Claus (fictional character), Memorial Day
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State Of The Union — A Night Of Nonsense
The Hartford CourantIn the 12 months we have to steel ourselves for the next State of the Union spectacle, let us count the ways that this spawn of democratic Caesarism — presidency-worship — has become grotesque. It would be the most embarrassing ceremony in the...Tags: Career and Workplace, John Adams, John Boehner, Calvin Coolidge, U.S. Congress
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Virginia schools sign nursing admission agreement
George Washington University and Virginia's Community Colleges are making it easier for community college nursing students to pursue bachelor's degrees in nursing. An agreement signed Monday will allow students at any of the state's community colleges...
Tags: Nursing, Education, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Bob McDonnell, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Washington casts wary eye at Muslim Brotherhood
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama begins his second term straining to maintain a good relationship with Egypt, an important U.S. ally whose president is a conservative Islamist walking a fine line between acting as a moderate peace broker and...
Tags: Hamas, Washington, DC, International Monetary Fund, Revolutions, Politics
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Ron Kaye: A forefather's forethought
When I retired five years ago after a career as a rather maverick newspaperman bristling at the restraints of corporate journalism, I vowed to speak what was in my heart and to say “yes” to just about everything. Being a yes-man instead of...Tags: Politics, Government
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Obama: Half of US combat troops home within 1 year
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's decision to bring home within a year about half of the 66,000 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan will shrink the force to the size he found it when he entered the White House vowing to reinvigorate a stalemated...
Tags: Brookings Institution, Defense, Washington, DC, State of the Union Address, International Military Interventions
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