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As Preakness 2013 arrives, infield shows identity shift from drink-a-thon to music festival
In 2008, Ed DeRosa witnessed the infamy of the Preakness infield — the passed-out partiers, the chucking of full beer cans into crowds and of course, the "Running of the Urinals," where drunken infielders ran down a row of portable toilets. DeRosa,...
Tags: Concerts, New Year's Day, Baltimore County, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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Commencement speakers strive to inspire, entertain
Expectations are high for this year's commencement speakers at Maryland universities — an august crew that includes the Obamas and their team of writers as well as funnyman Bill Cosby and Hollywood director Jason Winer. But to stand out — or...
Tags: Barack Obama, Richard T. Jones, Politics, United States Naval Academy, University of Maryland, Baltimore
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Annapolis, Politics, Health Insurance Cost, Prescription Drugs, Family Planning
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Obamacare's tax on innovation
Government leaders are asking us to out-innovate, out-export and out-work our competitors in order for the United States to turn this economy around. But what if our own government was instituting policies that proved to be some of the biggest obstacles...
Tags: National Government, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, Politics, Science
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Digital writing program keeps students engaged
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comLaMarc Hilliard, a fifth-grader at Emma K Doub Elementary School who wrote a story on his iPad about a turkey helping a chicken find treasure that was stolen by a group called the “bling bling crew,” was able to project what he wrote from...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Apple iPod, Students, Apple iPad
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Philip Nivatpumin named medical director of Kaufman Cancer Center at Upper Chesapeake
Upper Chesapeake Health (UCH) is pleased to announce that it has named Dr. Philip Nivatpumin has been named by Upper Chesapeake Health as medical director of the UCH Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Cancer Center. The Kaufman Cancer Center is currently...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Internal Medicine, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Harford County
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Land grant university system helped farmers become students
I am constantly amazed between what I think people know and what they actually know. This reality manifests itself in many ways. Just the other day I heard a radio trivia contest and the question was in what city is Independence Hall? The answer given was...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Conservation, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Abraham Lincoln
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Mother knew best for daughter, and now they'll graduate together at HCC
As a mother, Howard Community College student Sonia Halboni believes she always has her children's best interests at heart, yet she can remember once when her peers didn't concur. When her daughter, Daliah, graduated from Marriotts Ridge High School two...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Palestine, Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture, Education
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Four public university presidents make collective $9.2 million
Four presidents at public research universities made a collective $9.2 million in fiscal year 2012, with the top earner of the group making much of his money because he was fired, according to a report released Sunday by the Chronicle of Higher Education....
Tags: Graham Spanier, Colleges and Universities, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Education, Auburn University
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Rudisill, Seibert awarded Bulldog Federal Credit Union scholarships
Natalie A. Rudisill and Benjamin M. Seibert were awarded $500 scholarships from Bulldog Federal Credit Union members, according to David Barrett, credit union president and chairman of the scholarship selection committee. Both will graduate in June...Tags: National Government, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Politics, Awards and Prizes
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Md. poet laureate Stanley Plumly comes to Hagerstown
chrisc@herald-mail.comStanley Plumly has received many awards and published many books in his long career in poetry. And for the past four years, the University of Maryland, College Park English professor has been Maryland’s poet laureate. But this particular honor...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Customs and Tradition, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Donald A. Krach, port lawyer
Donald A. Krach, former general counsel for the Maryland Port Administration who was an advocate and goodwill ambassador for the port of Baltimore, died May 4 of complications from pancreatic cancer at his Timonium home. He was 80. "Don was a real...
Tags: Lawyers, Colleges and Universities, Laws, Maryland Stadium Authority, Parkville
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