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Baltimore love stories for book lovers -- Mencken, Poe and Fitzgerald
With Valentine's Day approaching, it's a good time to review some of the literary love stories that have been set in Baltimore. In an article in the latest issue of the Sun magazine, reporter Jill Rosen highlights the relationships of H.L. Mencken,...
Tags: H.L. Mencken, Schizophrenia, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edgar Allan Poe
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Oversold cancer screenings
Early detection of cancer saves lives - right? Not necessarily. This widely-held belief drives many to get unnecessary screenings, according to Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports just-released analysis of the latest research and extensive expert...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Biopsy, Skin Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Sepsis
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Officials say Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas in the hospital
JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's elder statesman, Nelson Mandela, will spend Christmas in the hospital, with authorities announcing that doctors have no plans to discharge the former president. Mandela, 94, South Africa's first black president, has been...
Tags: Racism, Pretoria (South Africa), Religious Festivals, Jacob Zuma, Africa
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La Caņada History: Cub Scouts help young patients being treated for tuberculosis
Ten Years Ago Fourth-grade students at La Caņada Elementary School completed a section of their social studies unit in December 2002 with a lesson in making tamales. Their instructor was Blair Salisbury of El Cholo Pasadena. Twenty Years Ago The...
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Los Angeles Times, Elementary Schools, Schools
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A reflection on literary retirements
In light of Philip Roth's recent announcement of his "retirement" from writing, a scene from the 1977 movie "Julia" comes to mind. It's a delicious cinematic moment, involving as it does the deft puncturing of pomposity — always satisfying to...
Tags: Dashiell Hammett, Poetry, Diseases and Illnesses, The Women (movie, 2008), Politics
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Tuberculosis case at UMBC
Officials at the University of Maryland Baltimore County have a sent a letter to students and faculty confirming that someone on campus has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. The letter did not say if it was a student or faculty member who was infected...Tags: Baltimore County, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Diseases and Illnesses, Chills, Lungs and Airways
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The significance of Erdrich
Just before N. Scott Momaday won the a 1969 Pulitzer Prize for "House Made of Dawn," Marshall Sprague reviewed the book for the New York Times and began: "This first novel, subtly wrought as a piece of Navajo silverware, is the work of a young Kiowa...
Tags: Amnesty International, Arts and Culture, Nelson Algren, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune
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Johns Hopkins school fills Comstock professorship
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has named Dr. Josef Coresh the inaugural recipient of the George W. Comstock Professorship in Epidemiology. The professorship honors the legacy of Dr. George Comstock, a physician and professor...Tags: Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Research, Medical Research, Respiratory Disease
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Amy Wilentz revisits Haiti in 'Farewell, Fred Voodoo'
-------------------- Farewell, Fred Voodoo A Letter from Haiti Amy Wilentz Simon & Schuster: 352 pp., $27 -------------------- When an earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, killing thousands, Amy Wilentz tried to stay away. This wasn't easy for her to...Tags: Haiti Earthquake (2010), Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Sean Penn, Natural Disasters, Slavery
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Howard H. Seliger, Hopkins biology professor
Howard H. Seliger, a retired Johns Hopkins University biology professor who fulfilled a childhood fascination with fireflies by later investigating the science behind their light-making properties, died of coronary artery disease Dec. 20 at his Mount...Tags: Science, Chemistry, Standards, Applied Physics, Teaching and Learning
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Good numbers come through Petoskey deer check station
It was a little bit of providence for East Jordan resident Ron Whitaker. He was trying to push deer through forests and swamps to his 17-year-old son's deer blind. His son is a new hunter, and was in the blind with his brother. Whitaker just wanted...
Tags: Hunting, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lymphatic System
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National Buffalo Foundation announces launch of new website, research study
The National Buffalo Foundation is excited to announce the launch of its new website and a fund drive for an upcoming research project. Both projects are the result of a November 2011 survey to bison producers and supporters focusing on education and...Tags: Research
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