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Hang in there; sunny and 60s by Wednesday
Maryland WeatherThere was more rain on our parade this morning as the departing huge weekend storm continued to spin off Delmarva and throw its weight around. But the slow-moving system is on its way out, and there is some real springtime......Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Chesapeake Bay, Weather Reports, Weather Warnings, Disasters and Accidents
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Great Hurricane both blessing, curse to Ocean City
Sun reporterIn the early years of the last century, Ocean City's commercial fishermen had to launch their boats through the surf and drag them and their catch back onto the beach with horses, ropes and pulleys. It was colorful, but inefficient. If only the...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Disasters, Lifestyle and Leisure, Death
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Slots panel member wants to tweak gambling plan
As Maryland's slots selection commission takes shape, one newly appointed member wants the panel to go beyond awarding potentially lucrative gambling licenses to consider advising the legislature on adjustments for the just-approved gambling plan.
"I...Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Tourism and Leisure, Lifestyle and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Elections
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War toll speaks to geography, class split
Sun reporterWashington // Taken together, the stories of the 2,000 American soldiers who have died in Iraq in the past two years tell a poignant tale about who is bearing the largest burden. The victims are disproportionately working-class young men, most in their...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Abraham Lincoln, Armed Forces, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Md. battens down for Isabel
Sun StaffBeneath deceptively clear, blue skies, Marylanders pushed their preparations for Hurricane Isabel yesterday, securing homes, businesses and boats, and rushing their harvests to beat the heavy rains and gales expected tomorrow. Isabel, which had packed...Tags: NASA, Natural Disasters, Disasters, Moving and Storage, American Red Cross
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Water limits lifted for city
Sun StaffRemember the drought? Well, it's over. On the day when winter turned to spring -- with flood warnings out and heavy rain washing away the last of February's snow -- Baltimore's public works chief ended mandatory restrictions yesterday on water...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Politics, Executive Branch
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A solemn final salute for a mother's only son
Sun StaffARLINGTON, Va. -- For the second time this year, Martina C. Burger sat beside a casket at Arlington National Cemetery as a Marine placed in her lap a neatly folded American flag. Having buried her husband in May, Burger said goodbye yesterday to her only...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Wars and Interventions, Death, Fox Broadcasting Company, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Cecil board votes against slots in county
Sun StaffELKTON - Reversing a vote taken last month, the Cecil County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 last night to oppose casino-style slots in their county. The vote came after opponents of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s slots bill packed the commissioners'...Tags: Baptist, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Lifestyle and Leisure
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O'Malley says Ehrlich's cuts may force city to raise taxes
Sun StaffBaltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley said yesterday that he could be forced to raise city income or property taxes if cuts to local governments contained in Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s proposed budget are not reversed. The mayor also said he supported...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Casino and Gambling Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections
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Hamlet in Harford has all the essentials
Sun StaffWhen Jane Howe arrived in Darlington in 1993, she moved into what she calls her dream home -- a 19th-century stone Victorian amid rural fields -- but the previous owner left more than the house. "At the settlement, she had this book in her hand and said,...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Kentucky, Bodies of Water
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Deaths bring war home to Maryland
Sun StaffIn one awful span of five days, messengers in crisp dress uniforms have brought the war in Iraq to Maryland's doorstep, delivering grim news to the families of four slain soldiers. Their faces - smiling, or stoic, too young all of them - are haunting in...Tags: California, Finance, Death, Television, Armed Forces
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Floods follow rain, snow
Sun StaffThe woes of too much snow were largely replaced yesterday by the problems of too much water as Marylanders continued the cleanup from the biggest snowstorm on record. At 6 p.m., Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. lifted the state of emergency that had been in...Tags: Catonsville, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Disasters and Accidents, Water Restrictions
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