Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland) published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 64
» View wdbj7.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
Next >
-
Oct. 27 is Hagerstown Kiwanis Rose Day
The Kiwanis Club of Hagerstown’s Rose Day will be Thursday, Oct. 27. The event remains the club’s major fundraiser. Long-stem roses will be available by the dozen in red, yellow, pink and other colors. The roses cost $20. Orders made in...Tags: National Football League, Soups, Cincinnati Bengals, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Auction Service
-
Kiwanis Rose Day set for Thursday
Kiwanis Rose Day set for Thursday The Kiwanis Club of Hagerstown's Rose Day will be Thursday. The event remains the club's major fundraiser. Long-stem roses will be available by the dozen in red, yellow, pink and other colors. The roses cost $20....Tags: U.S. Marine Corps, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Washington, DC, Christianity, Media Industry
-
Idaho plutonium case: At least 2 workers suffer internal exposure
Nation NowAt least two workers at the Idaho National Laboratory suffered internal exposure to plutonium.... -
GOP ramps up criticism of Perez
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans, including Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, stepped up their criticism of Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez on Tuesday, amplifying their concerns a day before the former state official faces a Senate committee vote on his...
Tags: Lawyers, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Parties and Movements
-
Volunteers help veterans, and others, get their house in order
The first troops showed up on a Saturday morning at the four-bedroom house in Columbia heavily armed: saws, hammers, crowbars, drills. They've returned three times since and are expected back again next week in hopes of making repairs upstairs and down,...Tags: Home Improvement, Food and Drug Administration, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Sears
-
Paul Rowan Weiler, 56
Paul Rowan Weiler, 56, of Science Hill, passed away Sunday, April 28, at his residence. Born Sept. 24, 1956, in Harlan, Paul was a son of the late Sandford Logan Weiler Sr., M.D. and Betty Fulton Weiler. He attended Frankliin County High School and...
Tags: Music, Adele (music artist), Schools, High Schools, Crime, Law and Justice
-
News of the Weird: Chocolate Toothpaste and 'Holy Crap' Cereal!
The Precocious Tots of Finland: A University of Kansas professor and two co-authors, in research in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Finance, found that children age 10 and under substantially outperformed their parents in earnings from stock trading...
Tags: Wildlife, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Government, The New York Times, Calicivirus
-
Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators
Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Career and Workplace, Trials, U.S. Department of Labor, Parties and Movements
-
Column: Gun laws and human nature
In 1983 when President Ronald Reagan ordered the deployment of missiles in Europe as part of his "peace through strength" strategy to counter the Soviet Union, the very liberal town of Takoma Park, Md., declared itself a "nuclear free zone." City...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, U.S. Congress, Criminals, Russia, Adam Lanza
-
From Sun Magazine: Oprah -- Built in Baltimore
May 18, 2011
Oprah Winfrey is one great storyteller.
So let her set the stage for the story of her years in Baltimore — seven and a half years starting in 1976 that would profoundly shape not only the life of the young anchorwoman, but also...Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), The Beverly Hillbillies (tv program), Environmental Issues, 60 Minutes (tv program), Human Interest
-
Washington County delegation won't back death penalty repeal
Kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comSurrounded by a phalanx of legislators and death penalty opponents, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley announced Tuesday that his office will make a firm push to repeal the death penalty in the state this legislative session. “The death penalty...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Justice System, Regional Authority, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
-
Extreme energy, extreme weather
There were no tornado warnings last Friday night, when I muted the Nationals game around 11 p.m. I listened intently through my living-room window. A train, I thought. Definitely a train. I should have known better. The warnings have been building for...
Tags: Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Metal and Mineral, Renewable Energy, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
Oct 10, 2011
|Column| Herald Mail
Oct 24, 2011
|Column| Herald Mail
Nov 9, 2011
| Los Angeles Times
May 7, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 2, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 1, 2013
|Story| Interior Journal
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| WTXX-LTV
Apr 18, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 8, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 18, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 15, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Jul 5, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland) topic gallery.