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Assess degree's potential, college costs, your savings
Can you do it? Should you do it? As that college acceptance letter compels you to say "yes" or "no" around May 1, run through a few last considerations as you weigh one of the largest financial commitments of your lifetime. Three elements are key:...Tags: Students, Rentals, Colleges and Universities, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Howard student says community college path helped her grow by degree
Howard Community College student Katie Dunklee won't name the four-year school — her top choice — that turned her down for admission out of high school, but nowadays she doesn't lament the rejection. In fact, to hear the Elkridge resident...
Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Catonsville
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Neil MacGaffey named "April Citizen of the Month"
El Centro resident Neil MacGaffey was recognized Friday as an outstanding individual who has dedicated his life to sharing his passion for math with his students. Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, named MacGaffey the April “Citizen of the Month&...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Business people - March 31
Meritus Health Sira Diakite, RN, was the recipient of Meritus Health’s December/January DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses and Brenda Walling, RN, was selected as the March honoree. According to a recent Meritus Medical Center patient, Diakite...Tags: Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Real Estate Buyers, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Housing Industry
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Dr. Lorenz E. and Anastasia U. Zimmerman
Dr. Lorenz E. Zimmerman, the founder of modern ophthalmic pathology, who spent his nearly 60-year career studying diseases of the eye, died March 16 of complications from an infection at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. He was 92.
His wife...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Hospitals and Clinics, Korean War (1950-1953), Religion and Belief, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Optimism, excitement mark election of new pope
Staff WriterLocal church officials and residents reacted with a sense of optimism Wednesday to the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Bergoglio was elected pope a little more than one month after his predecessor, Pope...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Elections, Benedict XVI, Politics, Philosophy
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James R. Crook, attorney
James Roderick Crook Jr., a retired attorney for Baltimore City and a World War II veteran, died of stroke complications Wednesday at the Edenwald Retirement Community. The Guilford resident was 91. Born in Baltimore and raised in Oakenshawe, he attended...Tags: Lawyers, Johns Hopkins University, Justice System, Alcohol Addiction, Roman Catholicism
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Are student loans worth it?
Dear Liz: I am a junior in college, and I might have to take out a loan my senior year because of financial cuts in the state. Is it really a bad idea to take a loan for college? Answer: No, it's not. You don't want to overdose on education debt, but...Tags: Students, Loans, Personal Finance, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Is enrolling in a clinical trial tied to survival?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with certain cancers enrolled in clinical trials survive longer, not necessarily from the treatment itself but potentially because those enrolled are better off to begin with, according to new research. "The survival...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Otis Brawley, Hospitals and Clinics, Washington, DC, Skin Cancer
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Congress' horse-and-buggy computer laws
As martyrs go, Aaron Swartz was an extraordinary example of the breed. A computer programming genius, he had helped develop the social networking site Reddit and became known as a leading advocate for easy and free information sharing on the Web. When...Tags: Justice System, Computer Networking and Internet, Computer Crime, Criminals, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Rosenthal: BlackBerry comeback is a long shot
CBOE Holdings Chairman and Chief Executive William Brodsky pulled out his chirping smartphone in the middle of a business lunch. At a table where the preference for Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxys was evident, Brodsky's BlackBerry was a onetime...
Tags: Google Inc., Computer Hardware, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Technology
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O'Malley hires communications aide
Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Friday that he has hired the press spokesman for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to be his new director of strategic communications. Teddy Davis, who formerly covered politics for ABC News, will join O'Malley's...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Politics, Colleges and Universities, Antonio Villaraigosa
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