WASHINGTON – Henry J. Hyde, the former Republican congressman from Illinois whose name became synonymous with efforts to limit federal funding of abortion, died Nov. 29 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

WASHINGTON – Henry J. Hyde, the former Republican congressman from Illinois whose name became synonymous with efforts to limit federal funding of abortion, died Nov. 29 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

As Thanksgiving approached, the boys and girls soccer programs from The John Carroll School, Bel Air, put words into action on Nov. 20 in a benefit all-star soccer game at Harford Community College. The teams and a core group of volunteers arranged this fundraiser, named “Independently We Compete, United We Stand,” to benefit two special young ladies in John Carroll’s soccer community who are currently battling cancer and looking toward recovery.
Junior Leon Kinnard, Loyola Blakefield’s multi-talented quarterback, confidently led the Dons to a share of first-place honors in the MIAA A Conference football league, ending their season with another routing of the Calvert Hall College High School Cardinals on Thanksgiving Day at M&T Bank Stadium by a score of 33-10.

Waverly resident Diane Davis has a confession to make. She hasn’t been in nearly 30 years.
Baltimore has always been an FHA kind of town.
An alternative to traditional anterior cruciate ligament surgery is becoming more popular because it gives the knee more stability and uses a much smaller incision. The newer approach takes a tendon from a cadaver, which is called aligraft, and uses a double bundle of that tendon to repair the ACL.

SARITA, Texas – There is little evidence of dignity in the deaths of the undocumented men, women and children found among the south Texas cactus and brush over the past few decades.

MAKATI CITY, Philippines – Two bishops joined accused mutineers at a hotel calling for the “withdrawal of support” for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Morgan State University senior Cina Morris thinks her mother overextends herself with her never-ending volunteer projects. But St. Francis Xavier, Baltimore, parishioner Delease Ryce says it’s a labor of love that brings her too much joy to slow down.
You want to make a difference, give back, and, yes, get out of the house. Volunteering is the obvious solution. But before you sign up at the first place that asks, or the one nearest to your house, consider what will fulfill you and how that commitment will fit with the rest of your life.
When 54 volunteers recently planted trees on the campus of the Jenkins Senior Living Community in Baltimore, young folks weren’t the only ones who lent a helping hand. Ten of the seniors who live in the Jenkins community served as hosts and hostesses – greeting guests and encouraging them in their work.

LONDON – A book bound in the skin of an executed Jesuit priest was to be auctioned in England.
