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NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: Strong showing for Notre Dame
WSBT-TVNOTRE DAME - One month removed from playing for the BCS national championship, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and his staff are adding to the foundation of the Irish football program by signing several highly rated high school seniors to national letters of...Tags: United States Naval Academy, ESPN (tv network), Max (tv network), Minor League Baseball, Newspaper and Magazine
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Report: Suburban Poverty Rises Sharply But CT Regions More Stable
The Hartford CourantMetro Hartford's suburbs have among the lowest poverty rates of the largest 100 U.S. urban areas and is in the middle of the pack in growth of suburban poverty, a new report shows. But the region, which includes Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties,...Tags: Poverty, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Culture, Brookings Institution
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Baltimore percentage of same-sex couples raising kids among highest in nation
Same-sex couples in the Baltimore area are raising children at a higher rate than in most large metropolitan regions in the nation, according to a new study released by a think tank at the UCLA School of Law. The study, released this week by the...
Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Arlington (Staten Island, New York), Medical Research, Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Gays and Lesbians
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Setting Times stories to music: From the Kinks to Sugarhill Gang
Would you do a double-take if I said that that words were a recurring theme in this week’s Great Reads? Yes, beautiful language is a mainstay in these stories, but this week, two standouts focused on words. Exhibit A: The words “Los Feliz....
Tags: Pakistan, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Dining and Drinking, Tomatoes, Music
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Smashed U.S. cars get second chance in Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan — They sit in the sun harboring their lost histories, their forgotten dreams, their traces of funerals, graduations and stolen kisses. On dusty windshields, insurance stickers from Travelers and State Farm bear witness to wrecks...
Tags: Pakistan, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Services and Shopping, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Insurance
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2012-13 All-Metro first team for boys basketball
The Baltimore SunPhil Booth Mount St. Joseph, junior, guard * Second-team pick last season averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists this season * Named Baltimore Catholic League's Defender of the Year and tournament's MVP as the No. 4 Gaels won the title *...Tags: College Sports, High School Sports, Basketball, Sports
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FBI headquarters in Greenbelt benefits all Marylanders
What if a major institution was interested in relocating its headquarters to Maryland, bringing with it 11,000 good-paying jobs and the need for thousands of additional subcontractors? Would we do everything we could to seal the deal? That's exactly the...
Tags: Camden Line, Reisterstown, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Los Angeles' major public spaces remain broken works in progress
Los Angeles Times Architecture CriticLos Angeles, more than most cities, has defined itself by continual bursts of expansion and an unflagging optimism about its place in the world. But as the city has grown to a population nearing 4 million, we've neglected some major holes in the civic...Tags: Transportation, Eli Broad, Los Angeles International Airport, Subway Transportation, Union Pacific Corporation
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Joan A. Brewer
janeth@herald-mail.comMost people knew Joan Brewer as “Grandma,” whether they were related to her or not. Family and home were her priorities. “Her caring extended beyond her family,” son Jim Acre of Smithsburg said. Joan was the third of six...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Ocean City, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Heart Attack
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Tom Hammen to Join Coldwell Banker
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has welcomed Tom Hammen to its Harford County Regional office sales force. Hammen, who began his real estate career in 2005, served in the Air Force for 36 years and retired as a Colonel in May 2006. "We are very...Tags: Realty, Real Estate, Banking, Harford County, Services and Shopping
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Flooding impacts widespread, with at least one death, many roads closed
Impacts after Wednesday night's heavy winds and rain remain widespread around the region, with several roads remaining closed and rivers yet to crest and a wind advisory in effect. In Montgomery County, the flooding required several rescues, and in...Tags: Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore County, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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Rail service between Baltimore, DC restored after electrical problems
Rail service between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., which had been suspended for about five hours because of the electrical problem on the Penn Line MARC Train 415, has been restored, said the Maryland Transit Administration. MTA released a statement...
Tags: Camden Line, Maryland Transit Administration, Amtrak, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Washington, DC
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