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Guidebook: Coasting on the Eastern Shore
Times Staff WriterGetting there: Visitors to Maryland's Eastern Shore have three major airports to choose from: Reagan/National (nearest the capital), Dulles (on Washington's outskirts) and Baltimore/Washington. The lowest fares, beginning at $258 for restricted round-trip...Tags: Robert Morris, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Transportation, Restaurants
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Delaware student wins $61,000 writing prize
Congratulations to Tim Marcin, winner of Washington College's Sophie Kerr Prize, worth $61,192 this year. The 22-year-old from Wilmington, Del., who is headed to Northwestern University, plans to pursue a sports writing career. That's a worthy goal --...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Washington College (Maryland), Sophie Kerr Prize, Northwestern University, College Baseball
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Winner of $61k Kerr literary prize announced
As the five young writers sat with bated breath, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda told them that a life of wordsmithing would bring them pain. One of them would soon win the nation's most lucrative literary award, the...
Tags: Washington College (Maryland), Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Graduation, Kent County
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Student from Del. wins Washington College's $61K Sophie Kerr literary prize
BALTIMORE (AP) — A student from Delaware who hopes to work as a journalist has been awarded the $61,000 Sophie Kerr Prize, the nation's largest literary prize for undergraduate college students. Twenty-two-year-old Timothy Marcin of Wilmington...Tags: Washington College (Maryland), Awards and Prizes, Sports, Students, Entertainment Events
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Brown is first to enter 2014 gubernatorial race
Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College...
Tags: Prince George's County, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Primaries, Daniel Bongino, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Americans who died in Libya deserve a thorough investigation of what went wrong
President Barack Obama justified targeted drone assassinations outside of U.S. war zones; where was his nerve when the American consulate in Libya was under attack last year on Sept. 11 ("U.S. diplomat details attack in Benghazi," May 9)? President...
Tags: Barack Obama, Benghazi, Elections, Politics
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Washington College using last year's first-round exit from NCAA tournament as motivation
Last May, Washington College ended a three-year drought from the NCAA tournament, but dropped a 5-4 decision to Goucher in a first-round game at Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium in Chestertown. That quick exit has lingered around the program, and coach Jeff Shirk...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Washington College (Maryland), College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Jeff Shirk not surprised Washington College got into NCAA tournament over Centennial Conference rivals
Despite finishing behind Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg in the regular-season standings in the Centennial Conference, Washington College earned an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament over the Diplomats and Bullets. The decision did not shock coach...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Washington College (Maryland), NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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Bullies thrive when civility and respect for others decline
Del. Jon Cardin's recent comment on bullying suggesting that "kids were hurting kids" while "parents and teachers hadn't a clue" was remarkable ("Journey in grief leads to new curbs on bullying," May 2). Where has Mr. Cardin been? As a mother of three...
Tags: Bullying, Health and Safety at School, Television Industry
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Railroad magnate built up company
William Johnson was a leading practitioner of the art of building a diversified industrial company, leveraging the assets of a Chicago-based railroad to acquire dozens of companies in industries ranging from manufacturing to muffler shops. After...
Tags: Washington College (Maryland), Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Economy, Business and Finance, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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