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Fired priest to be rehired as chaplain

WASHINGTON – A Jesuit priest is to be reinstated as a chaplain at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center after a federal board ruled that he was fired because of religious discrimination. Father Henry Heffernan, 76, was ordered to be reinstated at the NIH clinic in Bethesda, Md., by the Merit Systems Protection Board,...
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Catholic schools gala highlights success story, need for more

Cruises to the Caribbean, a French chateau in Normandy and a Labrador Retriever puppy were some of the items up for auction at the 2nd Annual Gala to benefit Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Baltimore Oct. 2.
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Dowling remembered as formidable leader

While many lawmakers in Annapolis expressed sadness that Richard J. Dowling is retiring as head of the Maryland Catholic Conference, some will be elated.
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Blakefield alumnus runs coast to coast for cancer survivors

One may think running 3,400 miles from California to Rhode Island would form a blister or two on a runner’s feet. Not so for one Loyola Blakefield, Towson, alumnus who changed running shoes every 100 miles to ensure his feet were as comfortable and fresh as possible during a five and a half month run...
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St. Michael the Archangel School rallies around first-grader

When times are tough for Jaidan Richardson, his classmates have his back.
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YouthWorks focus shines on Mercy

When it came time for Gov. Martin O’Malley to acknowledge Baltimore City’s YouthWorks program, he did so at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, which this summer gave eight teens valuable job experience and sponsored the employment of another seven elsewhere.
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Education still a priority for standout baseball player

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Long before Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chris Capuano reported to spring training this year he was doing his homework, working out and preparing for what he hopes will be another All-Star season. Mr. Capuano has always done his homework. The words hard worker and intelligent are used all the time to describe...
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Boys Hope scholars receive CND honor

College of Notre Dame of Maryland awarded the President’s Medal to the eight young men of Baltimore’s Boys Hope Girls Hope Sept. 25 at the school’s Honors Convocation inside LeClerc Auditorium.
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Pet humor for the summer haze

One of the greatest sources of joy in my life has been having a pet. As a child my dog, King, was my constant companion. He must be spinning in his grave today watching me love cats! Cats are an acquired taste. Dogs love you unconditionally. Cats require unconditional love.
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Migrants lose camp, chapel

SAN DIEGO – Migrant camps have existed in the Carmel Valley area of north San Diego County longer than most of the area’s housing, certainly longer than the million-dollar homes that now carpet the valley east of Del Mar. Home to the men and women who work in the vegetable and flower fields, the makeshift...
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Hermit lives out ancient vocation in Essex

ESSEX – It once served as a fisherman’s shack on the banks of Norman Creek.
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Bill Cosby, block party coming to St. Ambrose July 31

Comedian, author and civic activist Bill Cosby is scheduled to appear at a block party outside St. Ambrose, Baltimore, July 31.
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