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Winner of $61k Kerr literary prize announced
As the five young writers sat with bated breath, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda told them that a life of wordsmithing would bring them pain. One of them would soon win the nation's most lucrative literary award, the...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Northwestern University, Arts and Culture, Sophie Kerr Prize
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Wrestling: Miller scores two pins, into state semifinals
andrewm@herald-mail.comWhile wrestling might soon be gone from the Olympics, the energetic atmosphere Friday at the University of Maryland’s Cole Field House showed that the sport is still very much alive in the high school ranks. Nearly 450 wrestlers were in action...Tags: Dundalk, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Wrestling
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Golden Apple award recognizes city school volunteer
Cory McCray, whose children, ages 3 and 5, are too young to attend middle school, still spends many hours in the halls and classrooms of Northeast Middle School in Baltimore, where he volunteers. Recently, he helped the school start a student...
Tags: St. Mary's County, Prince George's County, Schools, Annapolis, Baltimore County
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Washington County making effort for Disparity Grant money
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comMaryland’s disparity grant program was created more than two decades ago to provide state aid to less wealthy areas of the state. The policy was aimed at giving counties that have lower revenues from local income tax an opportunity to get money...Tags: Wicomico County, Personal Income, Taxation, Politics, The Herald-Mail
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Basketball Academy event is back on a college campus at Morgan State
The Baltimore SunAfter a year away, the Basketball Academy returns to a college campus, Morgan State, for the 17th annual event that combines academics and service learning with three days of top-notch high school boys and girls basketball Thursday through Saturday....Tags: Public Schools, High Schools, Schools, Randallstown, Education
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Goretti falls to National Christian
Sunday, December 16, 2012 BOYS BASKETBALL National Christian 71, Goretti 60 WASHINGTON — Martin Geben had 22 points and 11 rebounds, but a slow start doomed St. Maria Goretti in a loss to National Christian in the DMV Elite Holiday Classic at...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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State dig uncovers the secrets of an 1814 battlefield
The DNA of a battle that helped turn the tide of a war going horribly wrong for America lay buried just six inches below the surface in a Kent County cornfield. For nearly two centuries, the musket balls, canister shot and other artifacts from intense...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, St. Mary's County, Annapolis, War of 1812, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Saints drop second straight at Bullis
Saturday, December 15, 2012 BOYS BASKETBALL Westtown, Pa. 51, Saint James 44 POTOMAC, MD. — Saint James fell for the second straight game at the Bullis Invitational Tournament on Saturday, losing to Westtown, Pa., 51-44. Fred Slater led the...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Woodrow Wilson, John Freeman, Druid Hill, Georgetown
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USM regents acknowledge violation of state's open meeting act during Big Ten talks
University System of Maryland chancellor Brit Kirwan acknowledged Friday that the Board of Regents violated Maryland’s open meetings act by secretly convening to discuss the University of Maryland’s move to the Big Ten, but said the group...
Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Laws, Douglas F. Gansler, Baltimore County
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Dr. Philip J. Ferris, Franklin Square surgery chairman
Dr. Philip J. Ferris, former longtime chairman of the department of surgery at Franklin Square Medical Center, died Nov. 8 of cardiac arrest at his Lutherville home. He was 79.
"He was just a great man. He was down-to-earth and fun, but at the same...Tags: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, George Washington University, Lifestyle and Leisure, Baltimore County, Hunting
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Small Businesses, Highway Transportation, U.S. Military, Energy Saving, Baltimore Housing
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Leonard D. Wheeler
Leonard D. Wheeler, a retired Baltimore public school educator who since 2008 had been president of the Harford County Board of Education, died Tuesday of a heart attack at his Bel Air home.
He was 73.
Dr. Wheeler had presided over the board's Monday...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Public Schools, Schools, Coppin State University, Harford County
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