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Email blasting University of Maryland sorority sisters sweeps Interwebs
An email that Gawker reports was sent through the University of Maryland Delta Gamma sorority list-serv is lighting up the interwebs, it seems. The gist of it appears to be fury that sorority sisters were "weird" and "awkward" to Sigma Nu brothers...Tags: The Huffington Post
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Rediscovering a Laurel High coach and Irish pizza pub's 'leprechaun'
Occasionally this column takes a look at what happened to a person or thing that was a memorable part of Laurel's past. This month it looks at two Laurel icons from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Laurel High coach set the standard Laurel High...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Pizzas, Services and Shopping, University of Maryland, College Park, Real Estate Sellers
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iDeclare: On drunk drivers, 'Redskins'
News reports suggest that U.S. Supreme Court justices were skeptical Wednesday when attorneys for the Justice Department and the state of Missouri asked them to OK warrantless, compulsory blood tests of motorists pulled over on suspicion of driving...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cinderella (fictional character), Illinois Department of Transportation, Entertainment
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'Redskins' are now called 'Pigskins' in D.C. newspaper
Los Angeles TimesWashington loves its Pigskins. Pigskins? Yes, a Washington newspaper has dropped the use of Redskins in referring to the town’s pro football team. After surveying readers, the Washington City Paper came up with Pigskins over names such as the...Tags: Football, Joe Gibbs, Kansas City Chiefs, Sports, National Football League
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Coffee Companion -- 7/20: O's ride Guthrie to win over Red Sox
Each morning, Monday through Friday, I'll hook you up with reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday -- that way I'll have an excuse to do the same at the start of mine.
Running it back:
After...Tags: Buck Showalter, J.J. Hardy, John Harbaugh, Minor League Baseball, Luke Scott
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Illustrated Guide to Cocktails
Daily DishIllustrated Guide to Cocktails: Buy the Illustrated Guide to Cocktails on Etsy.... -
Monster Mash: Norman Rockwell painting found on 'Antiques Roadshow'; 'Once' headed off-Broadway
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PASSINGS: Pauline Betz Addie, Giorgio Tozzi, Harry Redmond Jr., James Woodress, Mark Dantzler
Pauline Betz Addie 1940s tennis champion in Hall of Fame Pauline Betz Addie, 91, a champion tennis player who won Wimbledon in 1946 without dropping a set during the entire tournament, died Tuesday at an assisted-living facility in Potomac, Md., the...Tags: Willa Cather, Rollins College, New York, Biography (genre), California
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Hail to hypocrisy
"In the old days we sent Christianity to the savage redskin." - The Herald-Star (Steubenville, Ohio) Nov. 26, 1921 "... and the savage redskin was thirsting for their blood ..." - United States Magazine, June, 1855 "On rushed the savages, flushed with...Tags: Ohio, The New York Times, James Fenimore Cooper, Native Americans, The Washington Post
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Gauguin painting's attacker isn't the only crazy one
Culture MonsterAn attack on a Gauguin painting inspires more stupidity... -
Diana Kennedy, "Top Chef" top James Beard awards
Daily DishDiana Kennedy’s “Oaxaca al Gusto” was the best cookbook of the year according to the James Beard Foundation, at “Top Chef” was the best food television show. The awards were announced Friday night at Espace in New York. The... -
2011 James Beard Award winners announced
The Dish - Orlando SentinelWinners were announced last night, Monday, May 9, 2011, at the annual 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards, the nation’s most prestigious recognition program honoring professionals in the food and beverage industries. During a ceremony hosted by Tom...
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