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By Brent Jones | May 4, 2009
The grandmother of Olney native Sgt. James R. McIlvaine, killed Thursday in Iraq, characterized him as a man who longed to please his father, which is exactly what he did when became a Marine in 2001. Sergeant McIlvaine joined the Marines after attending Sherwood High School and graduating from a military school in Virginia. "His father was very patriotic, loved the flag and country," said Patty DeSimone, Sergeant McIlvaine's paternal grandmother, who said her grandson died in combat in Al Anbar province.
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January 21, 2009
Thoughts on the inauguration from The Baltimore Sun's community on Twitter. "I feel like people should be wary of those they give power to, not treat them like rock stars." Bill Mill "I feel proud to be an American and ready to do the work that lies ahead. Finally, a President I can believe in ... and trust." Tracey Halvorsen "He is a very good speaker; full sentences and everything. I loved the appeal to put aside our differences and to start work." John Busteed "I watched the swearing-in from a bar at LAX. Time seemed to stop there.
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December 16, 2007
WILLIAM BOZEL, JR., born September 22, 1926 in Balitmore, MD, died suddenly November 27, 2007 in Cairo, GA. He was a proud career United States Marine. Private interment was held in Tallahassee, Florida on December 1, 2007.
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By MELISSA HARRIS | August 4, 2006
Gerald Harris is one proud Food and Drug Administration worker. So proud that he composed a four-page score and more than 100-word homage to his employer for the centennial being celebrated at picnics and ceremonies this year. Imagine these words set to a rather robust hymn and you've got Harris' "FDA Centennial Anthem": We honor those who carried on before. O'er these hundred years public safety to secure. For food, vaccines, drugs, devices, blood and more. They strove to see these goods effective, safe and pure.
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By Robert Little | July 22, 2005
The frenzy surrounding the nomination of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court paid a short visit to a well-trimmed golf course suburb off Route 40 in Ellicott City yesterday, where the nominee's parents and two sisters crowded around an arsenal of microphones to say how proud they all are. Flooded by telephone calls and several visits from reporters the past two days, Roberts' family members said they coordinated the news conference with...
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May 19, 2002
How they did: Seven of the 30 media members whose picks were published in yesterday's Sun correctly picked War Emblem to win the Preakness. No one correctly chose Magic Weisner to finish second, and two were right about third-place finisher Proud Citizen. Here are the media picks again, with horses' names in boldface if the finish was predicted correctly. Reporter, Affiliation First Second Third Tom Keyser, The Sun Proud Citizen Medaglia d'Oro Magic Weisner Steve Anderson, Daily Racing Form Equality Medaglia d'Oro War Eblem Kent Baker, The Sun Harlan's Holiday Proud Citizen Equality Andrew Beyer, Washington Post Medaglia d'Oro Harlan's Holiday War Emblem Dan Farley, Racing Post War Emblem Proud Citizen Easyfromthegitgo Mike Farrell, Bergen Record War Emblem Harlan's Holiday Medaglia d'Oro David Ginsburg, Associated Press War Emblem Medaglia d'Oro arlan's Holiday Ed Gray, Boston Herald Medaglia d'Oro USS Tinosa Easyfromthegitgo David Grening, Daily Racing Form Medaglia d'Oro War Emblem Equality Gene Guidi, Detroit Free Press Medaglia d'Oro War Emblem Proud Citizen Bill Handleman, Asbury Park Press Harlan's Holiday Medaglia d'Oro Equality Ron Indrisano, Boston Globe Medaglia d'Oro Harlan's Holiday Proud Citizen Dave Joseph, S. Fla. Sun-Sentinel Harlan's Holiday Proud Citizen Medaglia d'Oro Steve Klein, Daily Racing Form Proud Citizen Medaglia d'Oro War Emblem Dave Litfin, Daily Racing Form War Emblem Proud Citizen Equality Michele MacDonald, Thoroughbred...
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By Kent Baker | May 19, 2002
Menacing Dennis played the hare this time. And local favorite Magic Weisner came flying through the stretch to provide a magical moment. Except for those variations, the 127th Preakness was eerily similar to the Kentucky Derby, where War Emblem and Proud Citizen ran 1-2 all the way around the track in that order. War Emblem was content to follow the pace run by the speedy, but outclassed, Menacing Dennis, who set the fractions for six furlongs before fading to finish 10th. The pace was brisk, and War Emblem was right there, a neck away, refuting the idea that he would fold if pressured early.
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By Joe Nawrozki | September 22, 2001
On a dreary afternoon along North Point Road, the rain made tiny bomb bursts on the hood of Jim Rhoda's truck while he waited for his son outside a car dealership. Like most Americans, he was struggling to define the catastrophic events that have shaken the nation since the terrorist attacks Sept. 11. But closer to his heart, the son he now waited for - bright, handsome, a new father - is a combat Marine, and destiny has summoned him to go into harm's way as war is on the wind. Just like Jim Rhoda himself, when he was young and stood straight as an arrow and looked like a kid on a Marine Corps recruiting poster.
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August 4, 2000
Text of George W. Bush's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention yesterday in Philadelphia. Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, delegates, and my fellow citizens. I accept your nomination. Thank you for this honor. Together, we will renew America's purpose. Our founders first defined that purpose here in Philadelphia. Ben Franklin was here. Thomas Jefferson. And, of course, George Washington - or, as his friends called him, "George W." I am proud to have Dick Cheney at my side.
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By Kent Baker | June 12, 2000
Jockey Ramon Dominguez had to find an avenue for Crafty Toast yesterday in the $75,000 All Brandy Stakes at Pimlico. The opening appeared just in time and Dominguez adroitly guided the young gray mare through it to overtake Proud Run and prevail by a head at 22-to-1 odds. Crafty Toast, trained at Delaware Park by Bruce Jackson, was supplemented to the race, which attracted most of the top female turf runners in the area. "They sent her to the farm from New York a couple of months ago with the intention of breeding her, but she started to act so fresh and look so good, they kept her training," Jackson said of Bohemia Stable.