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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  1. HISTORYMATTERS

    100 Years Ago Sheep vs. dogs "It is reported that Mr. Harold Hopkins had a large number of sheep killed by dogs last Sunday morning.  "Wanted: A woman to cook, wash and clean, and remain at night, good wages. Mrs. James Steward. Hill St. Ellicott City....

    Tags: Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Sears, Clarksville, Ellicott City, Surgery

  2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  3. Harbor of Grace DAR chapter learns about a hero

    At the Saturday, Feb. 9 Harbor of Grace Chapter meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the membership was treated to a presentation by Dawn Fairchild, "Image of a Hero - Recreating George Washington's Revolutionary War Uniform." Fairchild...

    Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Heroism

  4. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Sweat-free labels to change the garment trade [Blowback]

    In a May 7 Op-Ed <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-greenwald-bangladesh-triangle-fire-20130507,0,5592068.story">article</a>, Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch exhort consumers to support the workers who make our clothes rather than the global apparel industry that exploits them with low wages and unsafe working conditions. Yet exactly how we should do this remains unclear. We need to be more specific about our moral responsibility so that the "labels we wear not be stitched in blood."
    In a May 7 Op-Ed article, Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch exhort consumers to support the workers who make our clothes rather than the global apparel industry that exploits them with low wages and unsafe working conditions. Yet exactly how we...

    Tags: Sales, Human Rights, Employees, Politics, Genetic Engineering

  6. May 14, 2013 |Column| Daily American
  7. A fascinating historical account

    "Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution" by Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, 398 pages, $32.95. This is a non-fiction account of before, during and after the Battle of Bunker Hill. The Founding Fathers generally associated with Boston — John Adams,...

    Tags: John Adams, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Tea Party Movement

  8. May 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  9. Stembler named principal of Calvert Hall; Bullis wins student video contest

    Brother Thomas Zoppo, president of Calvert Hall High School College has announced that Charles Stembler, Class of 1983, the school's current assistant principal for Student Affairs, has been appointed Calvert Hall's principal, effective July 1. Stembler...

    Tags: Civil Rights, China, Education, Timonium, Arts and Culture

  10. May 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  11. Review: "Bunker Hill" by Nathaniel Philbrick

    &quot;I cannot pretend to describe the horror of the scene," Adjutant John Waller, a British soldier, would write of the Battle of Bunker Hill. He nevertheless tries. Inside the fortifications, as the British overwhelmed the provincial forces, "'twas streaming with blood and strewed with dead and dying men, the soldiers stabbing some and dashing out the brains of others. &hellip; We tumbled over the dead to get at the living."
    "I cannot pretend to describe the horror of the scene," Adjutant John Waller, a British soldier, would write of the Battle of Bunker Hill. He nevertheless tries. Inside the fortifications, as the British overwhelmed the provincial forces, "'twas streaming...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Authors, Entertainment Events

  12. May 12, 2013 |Column| South Bend Tribune
  13. Women pen children's books

    Two local women have achieved a dream come true by becoming published authors.
    South Bend Tribune
    Two local women have achieved a dream come true by becoming published authors. They will sign copies of their books in the near future. Diane Bradley, of Granger, is thrilled to have published her first children’s book titled “Wilder&...

    Tags: Mount Vernon, Book, Washington, DC

  14. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News
  15. A Speaking Dog bank could put some money in your account

    Children's toys often tell us how times have changed. Canada stopped making pennies last year, so saving money a penny at a time will soon be a problem in Canada. The United States also may stop making pennies, since the cost of the copper in a single...

    Tags: New York City, Newspaper and Magazine, China

  16. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Was the Revolutionary War a reactionary war? 'Bunker Hill' reconsiders history.

    It turns out the modern incarnation of the tea party may have more in common with the original Boston hell-raisers than people think.
    It turns out the modern incarnation of the tea party may have more in common with the original Boston hell-raisers than people think. Americans have long romanticized the events leading to the Battle of Bunker Hill and the start of the American...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Authors, Armed Forces, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Tea Party Movement

  18. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. This presidential database loves running and Legos

    Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling.
    Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....

    Tags: John Adams, Harry S. Truman, Grover Cleveland, Franklin Pierce, Benjamin Harrison

  20. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  21. Martinsburg's founder is difficult to picture

    matthewu@herald-mail.com
    Revolutionary War Major Gen. Adam Stephen, Martinsburg’s founder, was a rival of George Washington’s in Virginia politics before he was removed from his post in the Army, his biographer said Tuesday. Stephen’s dismissal after the...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Sculpture, University of Richmond, Armed Forces, Arts

  22. May 6, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  23. Mail Call - May 7

    “Remember when our president says ‘transparency’? I hear today, you know, he had his speech today, and one guy asked him about, what about the coverup in Benghazi, and he says ‘I’m not aware of it.’ And then the...

    Tags: The Herald-Mail, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of State, Central Intelligence Agency

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