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Morton 'Jerry' Baum, education fund director
Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive who was a tireless champion of city public schools, died May 5 from complications of Parkinson's disease at his...
Tags: T. Rowe Price, Teaching and Learning, PTA, Parkinson's Disease, Schools
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City school system receives seven charter applications
The city school board is considering proposals for seven charter schools that include two named for female trailblazers, another attempt at an all-male, college-preparatory program in East Baltimore, and an elementary school for at-risk youths. The new...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Andres Alonso, Customs and Tradition
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Funnel cloud sighting, severe wind damage reported in Saturday storms
A trained weather spotter reported a funnel cloud sighting in Roland Park on Saturday afternoon, while severe wind damage occurred in Harford County as storms passed through the region, according to the National Weather Service. The funnel cloud...Tags: Weather, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Weather Reports, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Color Run to draw 25,000 to Camden Yards
Kate Joyce detests running. She has since she was in high school. But the prospect of trotting through vibrant clouds of yellow, blue, orange and pink has prompted her to make an exception this weekend. Joyce will be among 25,000 people participating in...
Tags: Running, Marketing, Equestrian, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Preakness Stakes
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In testing-dominated system, real learning comes outside the classroom
It's Teacher Appreciation Week, the standardized testing season has mostly ended in the public schools this year — and what have we learned? Parents have learned that their first-graders are developing test anxiety. Teachers have learned that they...
Tags: Mulan (movie), Teaching and Learning, Culture, Schools, Arts and Culture
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Thinking small: Compact, cheaper living in 'tiny houses'
Greg Cantori plans to downsize when he retires. Really, really downsize. His retirement home is 238 square feet — one-tenth the size of the average new American house — and sits in his Anne Arundel County yard. He and wife Renee can hitch it...
Tags: Homes, Rentals, Baltimore County, Tameka Cottle
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Back Story: Seeking landmark status for valve house at Cross Keys
Passersby on Falls Road may catch a quick glimpse of what looks like a misplaced limestone mausoleum sitting atop a slight grassy berm in front of the Village of Cross Keys. What they're looking at is one of three surviving Greek Revival valve houses...
Tags: Architecture, Arts and Culture
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A 'Passport' to the world of Druid Hill Park
A Roland Park resident has created a "passport" to Druid Hill Park. Janet Felsten, founder and director of the nonprofit group Baltimore Green Map, introduced the green-colored passport April 19 at a Baltimore Green Week kickoff party in the...
Tags: Bolton Hill, LinkedIn Corp., Travel, Gardens and Parks, Politics
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United Way launches Healthy Food Week campaign
The Baltimore SunIn its first 15 months, the United Way of Central Maryland's Access to Healthy Food Initiative distributed more than 3.4 million pounds of groceries to low-income individuals and families, the organization said. But because spring and summer are slow...Tags: United Way , Human Interest, Diets and Dieting, Baltimore County
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Ruth M. Land, educator
Ruth M. Land, a retired Baltimore public schools guidance counselor, died April 26 of complications from dementia at Union Memorial Hospital. She was 93. The daughter of farmers, Ruth Margaret Williams was born and raised in Ocala, Fla. After...Tags: Booker T. Washington, Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics, Hampton University, New York University
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Contestant tips 'Jeopardy!' cap to cheering crowd
It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game — in this case, the game show "Jeopardy!" Tom Lynn, of Radnor-Winston, played so well that a crowd of 50 family members, friends and former colleagues and classmates gave him a...
Tags: T. Rowe Price, Education, Van Halen (music group), The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Teaching and Learning
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Palm Sunday gathering at City Hall offers blessing for Baltimore
While several homeless people gathered on benches on the plaza outside City Hall on Palm Sunday, a crowd of 60 churchgoers from congregations around Baltimore stood at the front door to pray for them — and for other needs facing the community...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Baptist, Maryland General Assembly
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