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100-year-old woman remembers Laurel Hill long before it was a park
Daily American Staff WriterLeona Shaffer remembers more than 90 years ago, back when her family ran a farm, raising Jersey and Guernsey cattle and growing and harvesting hay and crops with little mechanical help. Shaffer, who just turned 100, said she was a bit of a tomboy, and...Tags: Travel, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Gardens and Parks, Petroleum Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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Rupert Murdoch buys Moraga Vineyards estate in Bel Air
Rupert Murdoch has just popped the cork on a deal to buy a rare trophy property in Los Angeles: the 16-acre Moraga Vineyards estate, located in the hills above Bel Air. The billionaire media mogul announced his purchase on Twitter on Friday afternoon:...
Tags: Patina, Pacific Ocean, Wines, The Hollywood Reporter, Rupert Murdoch
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Departing's entry in Preakness leads to homecoming for Nicole Stall
Nicole Stall boarded the first plane to Maryland she could catch when she heard of Benjamin Boniface's death last June. She was there to grieve the death of a boy she had known since his birth. But also to work. In the days after the 20-year-old's death...
Tags: Fair Grounds Corporation, Preakness Stakes, Jon Court, Horse and Harness Racing, Auction Service
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Under Armour founder Kevin Plank sees himself as the underdog
Kevin Plank may have sold the first Under Armour shirts from the back of his car, but as his reach has grown, so too have his wheels: These days, he jets around the world, recently to five Asian cities in six days, but managed to get back home to...
Tags: Baltimore County, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Central Intelligence Agency, Kensington, Corporate Officers
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Pa. dairy farmer says unpasteurized milk can be made safe to drink
waynesboro@herald-mail.comBacteria that sickened 79 Tri-State-area residents who consumed unpasteurized milk in early 2012 is the focus of a newly released report authored in part by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Campylobacter jejuni...Tags: Consumers, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention
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Chill breeze of politics stills Australian renewables
ReutersBy Rob Taylor BUNGENDORE, Australia, May 27 (Reuters) - On a line of low hills standing sentinel beside a dry lake bed near Australia's capital, giant turbines turning slowly in a chill winter breeze give no hint of a multi-billion-dollar storm...Tags: Solar Energy, Finance, Canberra (Australia), Alternative Energy, Weather
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Baltimore pastor wins award for efforts to fight poverty, crime
When passersby drive through West Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester community, they won't see flags symbolizing unity or notice traces of an affluent town. What they will see is a neighborhood once riddled with drug trade and prostitution, now being...
Tags: Heroin, Open Society Foundations, Martin Luther King Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Daniel Baker, Alex. Brown partner
Daniel Baker, a former general partner at Alex. Brown & Sons who headed the firm's institutional sales department and in retirement managed a family farm, died May 19 of cancer at his Ruxton home. He was 82. "Dan was one of the true gentlemen in the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Microsoft Corporation, Corporate Officers, Princeton University, Rentals
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Company that planned Sorrento solar farm will be liquidated
A federal judge has appointed a receiver to take over management and begin liquidation of the troubled solar company BlueChip Energy, which had plans to install a massive solar farm in Sorrento. U.S. District Judge John Antoon II appointed a receiver as...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Bankruptcy, Lake Mary
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Horsemen search for deals at post-Preakness sale
On the Wednesday and Thursday before the Preakness, as excitement built for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, many trainers and owners slipped away from Pimlico Race Course and drove eight miles north on Interstate 83 to look a year into the future....
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Horse and Harness Racing, NFL Draft, Sports, Kentucky Derby
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Why you should consider buying grafted tomatoes
They've already been available for several seasons, but grafted tomatoes are readily available this season. Wat's so special about grafting tomatoes? Let's start with what grafting is. Long used in the orchard and ornamental markets, the process involves...Tags: Lettuce, Allentown, Tools, Genetic Engineering, Trips and Vacations
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High crop prices entice farms to expand planting
BIGGSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Clark Kelly plans to spend a lot of time on the links this spring. The Illinois farmer is plowing the Hend-Co-Hills Golf Course near tiny Biggsville into a cornfield. He's not the only one turning over soil in unlikely places....Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Sports, Golf, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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