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College Park is the home of the University of Maryland's flagship campus. Located along U.S. Route 1, it is served by two freeways and the Washington Metro system's green line.
College Park is the home of the University of Maryland's flagship campus. Located along U.S. Route 1, it is served by two freeways and the Washington Metro system's green line.
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Edna L. Jones, 79
Edna Lee (Gall) Jones, 79, of Hagerstown passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at her home with her loving family by her side. Born July 8, 1933, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Charles Herman and Maybelle Edna (Norris) Gall. She...Tags: Aetna Inc., Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Washington, DC
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Report criticizes colleges' teacher preparation programs
Teacher preparation programs in the nation and Maryland are part of "an industry of mediocrity" that is failing to give young teachers the skills to succeed in the classroom, according to a long-awaited report by a national research advocacy group. The...
Tags: Teachers, Teachers Unions, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Teaching and Learning
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Chicago students excel at National History Day competition
Earlier this year, I told you about Chicago Academy High School sophomores, Le'Asia Williams, Summer Braxton and Hannah Modjeski, who were preparing a performance for the Chicago Metro History Fair. Their skit was based on the Idlewild resort, an...
Tags: Arts and Culture, University of Chicago, Entertainment, History (tv network), Music
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Ravens foundation funds local scholars
While most high school seniors spend their last few days planning end-of-the-year parties, reminiscing with friends or trying to fit in one last prank on the freshmen, Nicolas "Cole" Holocker is accepting the 2013 Ravens Scholarship awarded to students...
Tags: Sykesville, Carroll County (Maryland), Financial Aid, Patapsco, Awards and Prizes
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Regional Authority, Festive Events, Environmental Defense Fund, Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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John S. "Bud" Linz, engineer
John S. "Bud" Linz, a retired engineer and World War II veteran, died Wednesday of pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 90. The son of a grocer and a homemaker, John Sebastian Linz was born in Baltimore and raised in Highlandtown. After...Tags: Towson, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Parkville, Christianity, Baltimore County
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Catonsville High music teacher retiring after 40 years
The steel drum sounds that filled the room at Catonsville High School were so infectious that students playing the instruments couldn't help but dance. Music teacher Jim Wharton, the cavorting leader of the impromptu jam session, was steadily beating a...
Tags: Teachers, Titanic (movie, 1997), Schools, Baltimore County, Teaching and Learning
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IKEA plans midsummer buffet in stores Friday
It's not summer solstice yet, but home goods retailer IKEA is jumping in a week early to mark the longest day of the year. The IKEA Midsummer Celebration, in restaurants of all U.S. IKEA stores on Friday, features a smorgasbord with what is probably one...
Tags: IKEA, White Marsh
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Midwest pelted with rain, wind, hail, tornadoes
CHICAGO (AP) — A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements for shelter, tearing down power lines and causing flooding in low-lying areas....
Tags: Millennium Park, Air Transportation Delays, Weather Warnings, O'Hare International Airport, Tornadoes
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Big storm threat brewing from Iowa to Mid-Atlantic
CHICAGO (AP) — An unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds Wednesday could affect more than one in five Americans as it rolls from Iowa to Indiana and Michigan to Maryland. Meteorologists were even warning...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather Warnings, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Natural Disasters
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Steven M. Smith, respiratory therapist
Steven M. Smith, a respiratory therapist and outdoorsman, died Saturday from cancer at the Golden Living Center in Westminster. He was 56. The son of a United Methodist minister and a social worker, Steven Montgomery Smith was born in Laurel. He was...Tags: Mount Airy, Carroll County (Maryland), Brooklyn (New York City), Eastern Virginia Medical School, Reisterstown
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Arena needs to be replaced
It should be crystal clear that the city of Baltimore and the state of Maryland should ratchet up the discussion over replacing the 1stt Mariner Arena, a venue that has clearly outlived its usefulness. An observation made by Mark Turgeon, head...Tags: Mark Turgeon
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