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  • Police Baltimore City school ransacked

    Baltimore City school officials say city police are investigating a break-in that happened overnight Thursday into Friday at Glenmount Elementary and Middle School on Walther Avenue in northeast ...

  • Coach Gets 7 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Swimmer In 1980s

    Kai Jackson reports–the prosecutor in this case says justice was indeed delayed, but not denied. The case dates back some 30 years. Kelley Davies Currin was a 13-year-old swimmer in Montgomery County. Rick Curl was her swimming ...

  • Harford County Space Gives Entrepreneurs Tools They Need To Succeed

    Mike Schuh reports–Harford County is trying to lure such entrepreneurs into opening shop near Havre de Grace. Sharif Salama had a good idea. ';Such a simple name,'; he said. ';Under 21″ is his website that directs kids to cool events. It premiers at Senior Week in Ocean City. ';So what you can do is you’ll be able to, according to your GPS location, you ...

  • O.C. Fishing Pier Destroyed By Sandy Is Reopened

    Gigi Barnett has more on the restorations. For drivers, the Bay Bridge is a symbol that tells them they’re getting closer to the beach. In Ocean City, the historic pier says they’ve arrived. And after months of repairs, that pier has reopened. For anyone looking to cast a line in Ocean City, this was the pier to do it from. Video of Superstorm Sandy’s strong waves and wicked ...

  • Overworked bullpen may need extra arm

    Email TORONTO -- The Orioles' bullpen enters Friday's contest against the Blue Jays a little overworked, having thrown the fourth-most innings in the American League, which is one reason the club may be forced to make a move following the game depending on how much work the group logs. Manager Buck Showalter said the club would "probably" make a move if he had to lean on his ...


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Movie Review

The Three Marias (As Três Marias)

Brazilian director Aluisio Abranches The Three Marias (As Trs Marias), his second feature film, begins in grisly fashion with the murder of the three men of the Capadcio family. The first two killings we dont witness, but we see the bloody aftermath: a father is disemboweled and hung by his own intestines and a son has his eyes and heart cut out. The third murder, of another son, we ... ...

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  • Jones back in center after three straight starts at DH

    Email TORONTO -- Adam Jones is back in center field for Friday's contest against the Blue Jays after starting three consecutive games at designated hitter due to a sore groin. "I could have had him [in] last night," manager Buck Showalter said. The Orioles, however, elected to play it safe with their star center fielder, and the turf at Rogers Centre was a factor in that ...

  • Baltimore Cemetery a little-known and dignified site

    A letter from a reader in Ruxton recommended a visit to a place guarded by entry gates and stone walls. Juliana C. Watts made her first trip to Baltimore Cemetery earlier this month. She and a nephew were searching for ancestors interred there. She told me, "It sits way up there, as if the city is not there at all." She remarked on its compelling physical beauty and character. I took ...

  • President praises Baltimore native at commencement

    If Baltimore native Leland Shelton had bothered to check his email in the hectic day before graduation, he might have avoided a shock during commencement.There he was, one of 500 men in a black cap and gown this week ...

  • Great Day New life for old music of black churches

    As afternoon light tried to filter through the thick, stained-glass windows of Sharp Street United Methodist Church last weekend, Marco K. Merrick pounded out the bass line of a spiritual on a raw-sounding piano, singing along in a raspy voice: "Great day, the righteous marching. Great day, God's going to build up Zion's walls." From the tightly packed pews in front of him, ...

  • Memorial for Dennis Lane set for Merriweather Post

    In Howard County, Dennis Lane was an iconic individual, his friend Paul Skalny said Friday. So it's fitting that a celebration of the life and legacy of the Howard County blogger takes place at an equally iconic Columbia landmark: Merriweather Post Pavilion. "Dennis was quintessential Columbia," said Skalny, a local lawyer and co-host with Lane of the podcast "And Then ...

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