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Driving on electrons
Like a few thousand other vacationers one Saturday this summer, my wife Novia and I pulled into the crowded parking lot at the end of the boardwalk in Ocean City, looking forward to an afternoon of sun, sand and souvenirs. Unlike anyone else there,...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Google Inc., Apple iPad, Business, Easton (Talbot, Maryland)
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Ms. Lowery's agenda
Most of the attention after the release of results from this year's state exams for elementary and middle school students has focused on Baltimore City, where scores appear to have leveled off after years of rapid gains. But Baltimore isn't the only...
Tags: Mountains, Students, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Landforms
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Mary D. Tilghman, Wye House owner
Mary D. Tilghman, who spent the past two decades preserving Talbot County's historic Wye House plantation, which has been occupied by her family since 1659, died there Friday of heart failure.
She was 93.
"She was quite a lady and the great steward of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Slavery, Health and Medical Professionals, Internists, University of Maryland, College Park
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Roberta Harrison
Roberta "Bobbie" Harrison, matriarch of a celebrated Tilghman Island business that includes a restaurant, inn, charter fishing fleet and seafood operations, died of cancer complications Monday at Memorial Hospital in Easton. She was 74 and lived in...Tags: St. Michaels, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Frosting and Icing, Pratt Street, Dining and Drinking
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First responders mourn the loss of Washington Co. EMS director
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe family, friends and colleagues of Washington County Emergency Medical Services Director Brigitte Heller, who died Thursday of injuries suffered in a traffic accident earlier this month, remembered her as a dedicated and passionate member of the rescue...Tags: Advanced Life Support, Disasters and Accidents, Health, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Hospitals and Clinics
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Maryland group alleges voter-roll problems
A Maryland organization says it has found hundreds of dead people listed on voter registration rolls in Baltimore and Prince George's counties, as well as residents who have registered in multiple places and some who have addresses that turn out to be...Tags: Local Elections, New York University, Culture, Tea Party Movement, Electronics
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Another Tilghman involved in a historic moment
Several readers wrote me about last week's column that told the story of federal Judge Sarah Tilghman Hughes, a Baltimorean who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as president aboard Air Force One after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.
They...Tags: Paul Revere, Annapolis, Judges, Georgetown, Chestertown
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Hagerstown man charged with sexually assaulting minor
A Hagerstown man has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor in an incident that allegedly occurred in Talbot County, Md., 15 years ago, according to Washington County District Court records. William Wellington Long, 47, of 132 N. Locust St. is...
Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Maryland State Police, Sex Crimes, Catherine E. Pugh
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Democrats, GOP lawmakers disagree on need for special session
Democrats and Republicans sparred Tuesday over whether a special session of the General Assembly is needed to pass tax increases to avert steep budget cuts, while Moody's Investors Service warned the situation could hurt the credit ratings of localities...
Tags: Executive Branch, Annapolis, Personal Income, Michael E. Busch, Calvert County
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50 picture-perfect fall getaways
As summer's fleeting charms begin to fade, fall swirls into view in a burst of kaleidoscopic color. Relish autumn's arrival with 50 nifty travel ideas for the Mid-Atlantic region: from leaf peeping and leisurely drives, to museum-hopping, fall-inspired...Tags: The National (music group), Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Music, Six Flags Inc., Easton (Talbot, Maryland)
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Reward offered in death of two bald eagles in Talbot County
Federal wildlife officials are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person who killed a pair of bald eagles in Talbot County last Monday. The carcasses were found by a resident near the intersection of Kitty's...Tags: Punishment, Endangered Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Environmental Issues
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Maryland's top priority
The State Board of Education was right to reject Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold's attempt to evade the spirit of a law that prevents local jurisdictions from slacking off in their support for public schools. Protest though he might that he had...
Tags: Laws, Personal Income, Anne Arundel County, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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