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There's No War On Easter
On the heels of complaints about a left-wing "war on Christmas," now there's fuming from the right about a supposed "war on Easter." Bill O'Reilly of "The O'Reilly Factor" fame recently identified several "anti-Easter municipalities" in various states....Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Elections, Easter, The O'Reilly Factor (tv program)
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Look for Full Snow Moon, International Space Station in night sky this week
The moon reaches its “fullest” phase at 3:26 p.m. today, so when it rises at about 6:05 p.m., it will be shining brightly, with clear skies expected. The International Space Station will meanwhile make a few passes over Maryland this week, but...
Tags: Lent, Science and Technology, Space Programs
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Groundhog Day: Garden's shadow of spring
Special to Tribune NewspapersDeep in a snowless, gray winter, clamped in bitter cold, it's reasonable to ask: What groundhog would be fool enough to think that spring is less than six weeks away? Why are we even thinking about spring on the 2nd of February? Where did this Groundhog...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Groundhog Day, Weather Radar, Germany
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We look forward with hope
It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time of the year again. Ground Hog Day, that amusing event that occurs each year on the second day of February, is almost here. According to folklore, the little brown marmot will awake from a long winter...
Tags: Groundhog Day
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Puppet Sculptor Anne Cubberly Creates A Magical World
The Hartford CourantWalk into the high-ceilinged, wondrously cluttered studio of the inventive Hartford kinetic sculptor Anne Cubberly and you step into the workshop of a creative visual artist's unbounded imagination. Although small, even a bit claustrophobic, this is...Tags: Festive Events, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Parkville, Sculpture, Music Industry
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Love story begins with one Super Bowl, continues at another
This is what kind of roll the Ravens are on now: they've even inspired a love story. It's not a gauzy, Hallmark Channel tale, but a story of serendipity, fate and perseverance — and a football team at the center of it all. It stars an Overlea...
Tags: Family, Billy Cundiff, Lifestyle and Leisure, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers
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Find the right time and place for dynamic portraits
Orlando SentinelPalm tree? Check. Skyline? Check. Amazing sunset? Check. Sometimes the best way to make a nice portrait is to simply find a dynamic backdrop or location, square up your subject, and fire away. Location, location, location. When I was planning my...Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Photography, Apopka, Lake Eola
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Maya 'doomsday' may actually be Sunday, archaeologist says
TULUM, Mexico – Hold on to your doomsday fever, folks, the Maya calendar date celebrated Friday as the “end of the world” might actually be off by two days – or a full year. The end of the 13th baktun cycle of the so-called...
Tags: Archaeology, Arts and Culture, Caribbean Sea, Mexico
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Dec. 21: Griffith Observatory to mark 'NOT the end of the world'
L.A. NOWNot the end of the world: If a mysterious planet named Niburu were truly hurtling toward us, Griffith Park wouldn't be a bad place to watch it bash the Earth into smithereens. Alas, the world's end is not at hand. And the observatory is trying mightily to... -
Solstice concert takes Crooked Tree stage
The seventh annual Blissfest Winter Solstice Concert will celebrate renewal and the winter season at the Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23. Headlining the concert are Michigan natives Seth and May. Other musicians...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Music Industry
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Winter chill arrives with solstice
Winter officially arrived with the solstice at 6:12 Friday morning, and along with it came a brisk wind in the Baltimore area and snow in Western Maryland. The day's high at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport came at midnight,...
Tags: Snow Storms, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Weather Warnings, Weather Reports, Weather
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