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Religious freedom under threat at home
On Friday, Catholics throughout the United States will begin observing two weeks known as the Fortnight for Freedom. For a second consecutive year, the U.S. Catholic Church has set aside this time leading up to Independence Day to draw attention to the...
Tags: William E. Lori, Social Issues, Punishment, Fines, Civil Rights
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Derailment blast didn't register on earthquake monitors
Though some compared the explosion that followed Tuesday's CSX train derailment in Rosedale to the earthquake that rattled the region in 2011, it did not register on U.S. Geological Survey monitors. That is according to data from the National Earthquake...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Natural Disasters, U.S. Geological Survey, Explosions
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O'Malley signs death penalty repeal
Surrounded by religious leaders, civil rights activists and others who have fought for years to stop executions in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation Thursday repealing the state's death penalty. Unless the law is overturned in a...
Tags: Voting, Scott Shellenberger, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), NAACP, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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O'Malley to sign death penalty repeal today
Gov. Martin O'Malley will sign legislation Thursday morning abolishing capital punishment in Maryland -- a goal of his since he took office in 2007. The governor's approval will make Maryland the 18th state to repeal the death penalty. A throng of...
Tags: Death Penalty, Martin O'Malley, Archdiocese of Baltimore, NAACP, Politics
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Wedded: Julie Zuramski and Matthew Shevlin
Wedding date: March 9, 2013 Her story: Julie Zuramski, 34, grew up in Lutherville. She works in sales at National Envelope. Her father, Joseph, is retired from sales, and her mother, Josephine, is a real estate agent for Long & Foster. His story:...
Tags: Real Estate, Baltimore County, Chocolate Cake, Marriage, Services and Shopping
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Wedded: Julie Zuramski and Matthew Shelvin
Wedding date: March 9, 2013 Her story: Julie Zuramski, 34, grew up in Lutherville. She works in sales at National Envelope. Her father, Joseph, is retired from sales, and her mother, Josephine, is a real estate agent for Long & Foster. His story:...Tags: Real Estate, Baltimore County, Chocolate Cake, Services and Shopping, Marriage
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Church bell tower repairs signify change in Oliver neighborhood
A few weeks ago, I spent a few quiet minutes in Green Mount Cemetery, where its higher ground offers unexpected views of Baltimore. As I looked to the southeast, something curious caught my eye. What was going on in the nearby Oliver neighborhood? What...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Building Material, Natural Disasters, Water Tower, Port Deposit
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On Easter, Baltimore basilica is born again
On Aug, 24, 2011, the earthquake that jolted the East Coast from Georgia to Quebec rattled through the bricks, plaster and paint of one of Baltimore's architectural jewels, the Basilica of the Assumption, sending nearly 1,000 linear feet of cracks through...
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Charles H. Latrobe III, highly decorated Navy fighter pilot
Charles H. Latrobe III, a retired Koppers Co. executive who was a highly decorated World War II Navy night fighter pilot, died Feb. 16 of complications from pneumonia at Roland Park Place. He was 90.
"He was a very private person who had the highest...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Baltimore County, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Engineering, Science and Technology
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No apologies for Baltimore
The Baltimore SunThere was a flutter on Facebook yesterday over an article about Baltimore. A newspaper of some repute had engaged a writer with low esteem for the city to venture here and write about his discoveries. He followed a familiar pattern: Writer from the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Bolton Hill, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hamburgers, Arts
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Nora Jean (Siffel) Brown, Winchester
Nora Jean (Siffel) Brown passed on Jan. 21, 2013, in Winchester. She was the mother of Jeremy Brown from Lexington. Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jones, Simpson & Gee Funeral Home, 1129 Garrard St., Covington. Mass service Mon.... -
Nora Jean Siffel Brown, Winchester
Nora Jean Siffel Brown passed on Jan. 21 2013, in Winchester. She was the beloved mother of Jeremy Brown from Lexington. Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jones, Simpson & Gee Funeral Home, 1129 Garrard St., Covington. Mass Service...
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