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Cook-off crowns Polish Village Kielbasa -- again
The BladeToledo has a new kielbasa king. Or rather, Toledo has an old kielbasa king again. Let's just say Toledo has a once and future kielbasa king. Polish Village Kielbasa came in first place for the second time in a row at the Polish-American Community of...Tags: Wines, Religion and Belief, Palm Sunday, Christian Orthodoxy, Dining and Drinking
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Tim Pat Coogan opens old wounds
As an Irish historian who claims he wrote the definitive book about the Irish Republican Army and Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, Tim Pat Coogan is hardly one to shy from controversy. The author takes Great Britain to task in his latest tome,...
Tags: Republic of Ireland, Politics, Coral Gables, Dining and Drinking, Government
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Richard Collins dies at 98; onetime blacklisted screenwriter
Richard Collins, a screenwriter during the McCarthy era who was blacklisted for several years before he cooperated with the Communist-hunting House Un-American Activities Committee, died Thursday in Ventura. The onetime Communist Party member was 98...
Tags: Homes, Edward Dmytryk, Arts and Culture, Television, New York City
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Islamophobia as free speech -- a notion that escapes many Muslims
World NowRighteous condemnation erupted worldwide Wednesday after an anti-Islam video incited mobs in Libya and Egypt and fed into the radical Islamic narrative that the United States is waging war against Muslims. Religious and political leaders denounced the... -
Corporate book club welcomes authors
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We are all employees of Nicor Gas, based in Naperville. Our book club began in 1992 when a handful of employees decided to gather informally during lunch to discuss books. Our club has since expanded to 38 employees, including four retirees. We...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Thomas Edison, Clubs and Associations, Wilkie Collins, Nicor Incorporated
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Chicago throws a huge party for returning Moon Men
Chicago went loony for the Moon Men.
It was Aug. 13, 1969, and the city threw one monster party for Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. and Michael Collins, the Apollo 11 astronauts whose journey to the moon and back had captivated the world.
With...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Richard Nixon, New York City, Science and Technology, Space Programs
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Orioles notebook: Matusz ready to make big league return
Forty-seven days since he last faced a major league hitter, Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz will take the mound Tuesday night at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum with a lot more confidence in his health and his ability to get big league hitters out....Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, St. Louis Cardinals, Dan Haren, Nick Markakis, Minor League Baseball
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Roberts plans to be part of Orioles' future
In the midst of what he called the "toughest stint" of his career, Orioles veteran second baseman Brian Roberts isn't sure whether he'll play baseball again this season, but he remains confident that he'll be a productive member of the team in the future....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Baltimore Orioles, Radio, Boston Red Sox
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Orioles notebook: Bell says playing every day 'just what I need'
Third baseman Josh Bell got his opportunity to start on a regular basis last season when Miguel Tejada was traded to the San Diego Padres.
Bell finished the 2010 season with a .214 average, three homers, 12 RBIs and 53 strikeouts in 159 big league at-...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Jeremy Guthrie, Nick Markakis, Cal Ripken, Minor League Baseball
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No excuses for tax-dodging politicians
It is no wonder Baltimore is fiscally in trouble. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, mayoral contender and Baltimore Clerk of the Court Frank Conaway and Register of Wills Mary Conaway all are trying to skirt the homestead property tax credit law by applying...Tags: Mortgages, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Frank M. Conaway, Sr.
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A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...Tags: Thomas Mitchell, Freeport, Breezy Point, Danbury, Albert Reynolds
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County council makes an end run on zoning
It is a shame the Baltimore County Council decided to do an end around on the courts on two separate zoning issues. In the first, a Cockeysville resident built an in-law apartment in violation of zoning laws. In the second, a farmer accepted thousands of...Tags: Politics, Local Government, Kevin Kamenetz
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