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Winter fun warms up visitors
Special to The TimesLast December I stood on the deck of a lodge in Talkeetna, Alaska, and watched sunrise bleed down the snowy crown of 20,320-foot Mt. McKinley. I had seen our nation's loftiest peak before, rising dramatically from the flat tundra but always shrouded in...Tags: Unions, Entertainment, Bars and Clubs, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Career and Workplace
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The soul of colonial Quito
Special to The TimesJesus came to Quito with a heavy military escort, nine brass bands and a crown of thorns made of barbed wire. It was Good Friday in Ecuador's capital, and I was standing on a stepstool I had borrowed from a shopkeeper, straining to see over the crowd...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Volcanoes, United Nations, Crimes
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Alexander Platt: The symphony's traveling conductor
Grand Forks HeraldWhen Alexander Platt isn't in North Dakota working with the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, chances are he's on the road again at a rate that would impress Willie Nelson himself. That's because -- in addition to being the musical director and...Tags: Culture, Entertainment, Theater, Religious Festivals, Music Theater
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Boonsboro woman named honorary chairwoman of Walk MS
marieg@herald-mail.comOn the surface, Jennifer Poffenberger's life seems fairly normal. She has been married for 22 years, is the mother of two teenage boys and has a full-time job. Like other parents, she's involved in her children's activities and finds time to volunteer...Tags: Numbness, PTA, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Maryland Medical Center
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Joyce Elaine Brace January 1, 1930 - March 29, 2013
Joyce Elaine Beaumont Brace died in the early morning of Good Friday, March 29, 2013. She suffered a broken pelvis on Christmas Eve followed by a broken hip on March 11th which necessitated surgery. Unfortunately the surgery resulted in a paralyzing...Tags: Human Interest
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Commentary: Peace, justice through tighter gun laws
Most people remember the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January for his birthday. We certainly do at Fairview Community Church. We always hold a special service in honor of his legacy. But remembering his birth and remembering his death are two...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Easter, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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News of the Weird: Electric Chastity Belt
To counter the now-well-publicized culture of rape in India, three engineers in Chennai said in March that they are about to send to the market women's anti-rape lingerie, which will provide both a stun-gun-sized blast of electricity against an...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Entertainment, Herbal Supplements, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pornography
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OPINION: Bombing of innocents is never acceptable
Fort Worth Star-TelegramWho would do such a thing? How could anyone so callously bomb innocent people? Why? Those questions have reverberated for at least 10 days now. They reached a peak over the weekend after law officers apprehended one of the brothers Friday night who...Tags: Religion and Belief, Ku Klux Klan, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Justice and Rights, Sports
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Teen 'Rapture': An author revisits his strict religious KC upbringing
The Kansas City StarGrowing up around here in the 1980s and '90s, Aaron Hartzler knew his family was different from most. They went to church three times a week. His mom -- who wore only dresses and skirts, never pants -- was famous for her special-occasion baked goods,...Tags: High Schools, Literature, Schools, Religion and Belief, Olive Garden
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Penn gathering will commemorate King's 'Letter From Birmingham Jail'
The Philadelphia InquirerWhen the jailed leader of the civil rights era scribbled the first words of what would become a literary touchstone for writings on oppression and protest, Drexel Hill's Jonathan Rieder was forging a suburban kid's path to activism. The student member...Tags: Quakerism, Religion and Belief, University of Pennsylvania, Human Interest, Education
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Easter events at Windermere Union Church
The Religion WorldWindermere Union Church, United Church of Christ, 10710 Park Ridge-Gotha Road, has several services and events scheduled for the Easter season. On Palm Sunday, March 24 at 10 a.m., the service will include both, contemporary and traditional music, and... -
Jesus' crucifixion remembered in Havre de Grace Friday
The annual Way of the Cross observance in Havre de Grace began at noon Friday, as participants walked to several points in the city in this decades old Good Friday tradition organized by the Susquehanna Ministerium. "This is my 21st year and it...Tags: Havre de Grace
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