NEWS
By Janene Holzberg, Special to The Baltimore Sun | January 14, 2012
Nearly 40 years ago, a haunting photograph of a naked Vietnamese girl running in anguish after being severely burned in a napalm bomb attack on her village became an iconic image of the Vietnam War. But most who have seen the Pulitzer Prize-winning shot probably haven't heard the obscure song it inspired more than three decades later, says Hugo Keesing, a self-taught music historian. "The Girl in the Picture (Napalm Girl)," released by Yanah in 2004, is one of more than 300 famous and not-so-famous songs and spoken-word tracks about the war that are included in a 13-CD anthology assembled by Keesing, a Columbia resident.
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December 9, 2011
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater club at the center. Free. •American Indian Experience. Second Mondays, 1 p.m. Call center to register. •Another Way to See It Laughter Club. Mondays, 9 a.m. $2 instructor fee at class each week.
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July 21, 2011
The following is compiled from police reports. The Columbia Flier includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible. East Columbia Whiteacre Road , 9600 block, 4:31 a.m. July 19. Man observed in Verona Apartments Complex laundry room without authorization. Man arrested. Washington Boulevard , 9000 block, 8:51 p.m. July 18. Silver 2005 Nissan Altima stolen. McGaw Road , 8800 block, between 2 p.m. July 15 and 7 a.m. July 18. Entry gained to Wegman's construction site.