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Saying farewell to Steven Muller, one of Baltimore's best
Steven Muller, the president of Johns Hopkins University from 1972-1990, died on Jan. 19. He was one of the giants of his era. I knew him well. I write to share three remarkable stories which reveal the character of this great man. 1. Steve was...
Tags: Passover, Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945), Wars and Interventions, Johns Hopkins University
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Rushing Headlong
Are we rushing headlong into new technology with breakneck speed at our own peril? I ask this because I often think we are. It could be I’m just becoming the curmudgeon I thought my dad was. Now I wonder if I’m just becoming that worst of...Tags: Gaming, Henry Ford, World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment
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Review: A clunky attempt to prevent the end of days in 'Zero Hour'
From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Dan Brown, when it comes to driving narrative, it's hard to beat a good heroic quest. Whether it's the Holy Grail, the one ring, the ark of the covenant or Moby-Dick, draw up a map, create a barely attainable, possibly...Tags: Arts and Culture, Television, Anthony Edwards, ABC (tv network), Religion and Belief
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Photos, memories and a play
Jack Pariser has something he's eager to share. Giddy, he steps to the kitchen table and brings back a stack of photos, the top few of which show a gray-haired woman posing with his daughter and others. "The last surviving lady who saved us!" he...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Poetry, Breads, Human Interest, Germany
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Savage Love: Father Figures
I'm a 37-year-old single father with a 14-year-old son. I've raised him on my own basically since birth, with help from some good friends and nearby family. Overall he's a good kid: gets decent grades, rarely gets in trouble. Our relationship isn't...
Tags: Daniel Hernandez, Eating Disorders, Harvey Fierstein, Harvey Milk, Gays and Lesbians
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Holocaust Museum's message: Don't bully
The little girl is only 8, and so she does not yet read newspapers or watch or listen to the local news. But she knew of the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton — some of the older kids she knows had been talking about it. So last Sunday, some...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Sam Harris, Dave Barry, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Museums
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 12
Feinstein’s proposed gun bill should not be passed To the editor: This is in response to Michael Delaney’s letter to the editor on Feb. 2. I looked up the Nazi Weapon Law of 1938 and I suggest everyone else do so, too. It basically did the...Tags: Firearms, Politics, Washington, DC, Elections, Government
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Lyric's take on 'Meistersinger' adheres to tradition
The stunt involving a fire-spitting stilt walker that went awry at last week's dress rehearsal for Lyric Opera's new production of "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" threatened to steal the thunder from the show itself. That it did not was a tribute to...
Tags: Andrew Davis, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Poetry, Music Industry
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Leon Leyson dies at 83; youngest survivor on Schindler's List
Among the 1,100 Jews saved from the Nazis by German industrialist Oskar Schindler was an emaciated 13-year-old boy named Leon Leyson, who had to stand on a box to reach the machinery in the Krakow factory where Schindler sheltered him and his family....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Lymphoma, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Religion and Belief, Language
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A genius and an anti-Semite, Wagner
It takes little effort to find severe problems with the character of Richard Wagner, the man who was born two centuries ago and, as he was the first to acknowledge, became one of history's greatest composers. It's much harder to dismiss his music, which...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Marin Alsop, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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Windber Drama Club To Present `The Sound Of Music
Daily American CorrespondentThe Windber Area High School Drama Club is presenting “The Sound of Music” on Friday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. According to director Julie Abel, the play “is about a postulant that...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Austria, World War II (1939-1945)
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Thousands go to Annapolis for gun-control rally and hearing
Several thousand Marylanders went to Annapolis to voice their opinions on gun control Wednesday as the General Assembly began considering Gov. Martin O'Malley's sweeping proposal to impose new limits on the purchase of firearms. At a hearing before a...
Tags: Justice System, National Rifle Association of America, Pratt Street, Periodicals, Politics
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