Dream

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Wedding date: April 6, 2013 Her story: Jamie Crumpler, 33, grew up in Bel Air. She is an executive assistant for Constellation Energy in Baltimore. Her father, James, works for BGE and her mother, Teresa, is a stay-at-home mom. His story: Chris Kalck, 35, grew up in Fallston. He is a program analyst with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Woodlawn. His parents, Lawrence and Geraldine, are recently retired. Their story: Jamie and Chris met while they were students at Fallston High School.

Yale goalie Eric Natale doesn't want his dream to become a nightmare. During most of his childhood days while playing for the Gamber recreation program in Westminster, he dreamed of playing in a NCAA Division I tournament game against one of the top teams in the country. He gets to live that out at 3 p.m. Saturday at Byrd Stadium when unseeded Yale (12-4) plays No. 1 Syracuse (14-3) in the NCAA Division I lacrosse quarterfinals. When it comes to offense, there are few teams that can match the Orange, which has five players with more than 30 points - midfielders JoJo Marasco (19, goals, 36 assists)

For all of his laser focus on Saturday's Preakness, Claude "Shug" McGaughey couldn't help but dream ahead to the possibility of his colt, Orb, going for a Triple Crown at his home track of Belmont Park in New York. "I wouldn't be telling you the truth if I said I didn't think down the line a bit," McGaughey said. "I thought that if we could get it done today, going back to Belmont, we'd be comfortable there and we'd probably really have a big chance. " For McGaughey and Orb, the story ended the way it has for every other Triple Crown aspirant since 1978 - in defeat.

It is laudable that children remembered Rev. Luther Martin Luther King Jr. at Port Discovery with crafts, quilting squares and music ("Artful Tribute to King," Jan. 18). Other than that, not much was said about Mr. King, possibly due to the fact that we have an articulate, attractive African-American as president of the United States. Mr. King's goals and aspirations may seem irrelevant and outdated, but while some issues, such as public accommodations, have seen vast improvement, there are other areas championed by Mr. King that have seen little change -- economic justice and an end to poverty, universal health care, the beginning of the end of the deadly arms race, as well as the on-going maiming and killing in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For Kyle Kauffman, cerebral palsy is a hurdle, not a wall. He has a high school diploma, a Facebook account and a dorm room at Stevenson, where he majors in public history and manages the men's soccer team. "Soccer is probably the most beautiful sport there is," said Kauffman, of Lancaster, Pa. But for his physical disability, he would have played the game. Tuesday night, when Stevenson hosts Hood at 7 p.m., Kauffman will get that chance. To honor their manager, the Mustangs will suit him up, introduce him with the starters and play the 21-year-old senior at forward for the first few minutes of the game.

Lauren Gibson has always dreamed big, even when she was sporting an extra-small Lake Shore Lightning softball uniform that drenched her as the 4-year-old batgirl for her older sister's club team. Set to turn 21 next month, the former Chesapeake-AA standout has found a uniform that fits just fine these days, while fulfilling that lifelong dream. In her second year as a member of the USA women's national team, Gibson has become a fixture as its starting second baseman. Team USA will compete in the Women's World Fastpitch Championships set to begin Thursday in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.  "To be able to play for my country is just amazing," said Gibson, an All-American at Tennessee who will be a senior this fall.

Mark McGwire is returning to baseball as the Cardinals' hitting coach. Could he also be making a cameo as a player? Manager Tony La Russa , in an interview with the Contra Costa Times, mentioned the possibility of putting McGwire on the team's active roster on Aug. 31 so he'd be eligible to play in the postseason, if the Cardinals are in the race. "If we're in contention, we'll put him on the roster. It's a nice little dream," La Russa said. "Is it likely? Probably not. But I don't think it's a zero possibility."

I read with great interest the article, " Columbia Association to open new fitness club in Rouse Co. building," in the Dec. 20 issue of the Columbia Flier. What was conveniently omitted from the article is the alleged plan to limit membership to upper-end professionals: professionals who prefer working out with others of their vocational/economic stratum. Moreover CA is paying for the addition - $2.4 million - with assessment fees paid by Columbia residents. If upper-end professionals want a separate facility they should pay for it. The planned location, the Rouse Co. building, of this - exclusive - facility adds insult to injury. Jim Rouse's dream for the new city did not include demographic distinctions based on class, economics or vocation.

Some students at Bates Middle School dream of stopping global warming, others of living in expensive houses, and others of being honor roll students. Sheryl Menendez tells them to dream big but reminds them that no dream is too small or too trivial, and then she works with them to make their dreams realities. Menendez is executive director of the Annapolis-based, nonprofit Restoration Community Development Corp., which founded the Gems and Jewels Mentoring Program for Bates students in 1998 and later for Annapolis Middle School.

Yale goalie Eric Natale doesn't want his dream to become a nightmare. During most of his childhood days while playing for the Gamber recreation program in Westminster, he dreamed of playing in a NCAA Division I tournament game against one of the top teams in the country. He gets to live that out at 3 p.m. Saturday at Byrd Stadium when unseeded Yale (12-4) plays No. 1 Syracuse (14-3) in the NCAA Division I lacrosse quarterfinals. When it comes to offense, there are few teams that can match the Orange, which has five players with more than 30 points - midfielders JoJo Marasco (19, goals, 36 assists)

Last weekend, the film "The Great Gatsby" was reported to have earned a whopping $51 million, according to Business Insider. Just prior to its release, however, many critics ripped the film for distorting the classic novel on which it is based with over-the-top production, including 3-D images and a modern soundtrack produced by Jay-Z. This is the third time that one of the most well-known flawed heroes of 20th century fiction has had his story told on the big screen. But unlike its B-movie 1949 adaptation or drab 1974 version starring Robert Redford, this film explodes with excess - just as Jay Gatsby had intended with his mansion parties on the West Egg. It also gives audiences yet another chance to analyze the one-time Bolton Hill resident F. Scott Fitzgerald's version of the Great American Novel, this time as told through the lens of director Baz Luhrmann.

When men's lacrosse coach Joe Breschi left Ohio State after the 2008 season to fill the same post at North Carolina, he took with him his network of connections with the Baltimore metropolitan area. Since his departure, however, the Buckeyes have maintained a pipeline to Charm City, using it to help build a roster that's only three wins from a national championship. Ohio State has six Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association players hailing from Baltimore, which is the second-most among the eight teams left in the NCAA tournament.

For Frank Carulli, it's not just a cliche anymore. He really is going to be living the dream in a few weeks. The longtime Maryland Jockey Club handicapper and race analyst is working his final Preakness on Saturday and will finish out the spring meet at Pimlico Race Course before packing up his speed charts and moving to ... well, where else? Las Vegas. That's not breaking news, since his pending departure was announced in March to give the casinos on the Strip a chance to build up their cash reserves, but it still calls for further elaboration.

Wedding date: March 9, 2013 Her story: Julie Zuramski, 34, grew up in Lutherville. She works in sales at National Envelope. Her father, Joseph, is retired from sales, and her mother, Josephine, is a real estate agent for Long & Foster. His story: Matthew Shevlin, 38, grew up in West Conshocken, Pa. He is an employee benefits consultant for Engle-Hambright & Davies in Philadelphia. His father, Joseph, is a vice president for the Eastern region of AMG Resources and his mother, Kathleen, is a teacher.

Jen Royle, a former 105.7 The Fan and MASN reporter, has landed a weekend show on WEEI radio in her hometown of Boston. "My show is on WEEI (93.7 FM), flagship for the Red Sox and Celtics, Saturdays from 1-3pm," Royle wrote in an email to The Sun on Tuesday. "It's obviously a sports talk show with guests and various co-hosts each week," she added. "Since it's my show, I can control not only the content but my co-hosts as well. Primarily, my co-hosts will be female, mostly already established Boston sports reporters.

The black and white images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. flashed across the large screen. Inside the Smith Theater at the Howard County Community College, more than 200 spectators of all ages and races moved into their seats in anticipation of the 27th Commemorative Birthday Celebration honoring Dr. King's life. On what would have been his 83rd birthday, citizens and officials from Howard County came together Sunday, Jan. 15, to pay homage to the civil rights leader in a powerful program titled "Renewing the Dream.

PITTSBURGH -- Jimmy Patsos pointed to the white board in his team's dressing room at the Consol Energy Center on Thursday night, the names of the Ohio State players scrawled in red marker, their stats in black. He came to the names of sophomore forwards Jared Sullinger and DeShaun Thomas. "That sucker's good," the Loyola coach said about Sullinger, the National Player of the Year as a freshman. He turned to junior forward Erik Etherly in talking about Thomas. "That guy's really good getting to the offensive glass," Patsos said.