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For a brief, shining moment in the 1960s, Washington stood on the cutting-edge of contemporary American art. The painters of the so-called Washington Color School - Gene Davis, Kenneth Noland and Morris Louis, among others - created brilliant canvases that startled the eye and braced the spirit. But Washington Color School painting isn't the only native style to emerge from the nation's capital. A more recent group of artists, working in the medium of blown, fused, slumped, cast and cold-worked glass, can also lay claim to that distinction.

The evidence showed that the gang member grabbed a 12-gauge shotgun from his house, stormed down the middle of the street and fired into the chest of a man wearing the color of another gang. Then he turned the gun on a bystander and killed him, too. Eric Tate, 18, accepted a plea deal and was convicted of first-degree murder in both shootings. But he could still be eligible for parole at age 43. The reality in Baltimore is that a combination of pressures -- including an overloaded criminal docket and uncooperative witnesses -- leads to plea deals that can appear to be generous.

An 18-year-old alleged gang member who police said killed two men because one was wearing red, the signature color of a rival gang, pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of first-degree murder. Eric Tate's plea arrangement, worked out by his attorney and the prosecutor and approved by Baltimore Circuit Judge Allen L. Schwait, means that Tate will spend no more than 50 years in prison for his crimes. Tate, who was to stand trial next week, admitted using a 12-gauge shotgun to kill Anthony Taylor Jr., 20, an alleged Bloods member, and Taylor's friend, Adrian Holiday, 19, a community college student who was not in a gang, in September in Baltimore's Barclay neighborhood.

On April 8, 2007, OSSIE TATE, SR. Loving Father of Sons, Ossie Jr(Irma), Elroy Sr.(Valerie), and Lawrence Sr(Esther) and Daughter, Oceola Lynch(Ronald), Also survived by Sister, Marie House, 13 Grandchildren, 15 Great-Grandchildren and one Great-Great Grandchild and a host of other family and friends. Friends may call the WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, 9200 Liberty Road on Thursday from 6-8PM. Services held Friday at Central Baptist Church, 2035 W. Baltimore Street, 10:30am Wake 11:00am Funeral.

School is not cool, math and history are a drag and most of what's left is just kind of ... well, boring. So what's a 17-year-old high school student who's still trying to figure out who he is and what he wants out of life supposed to do? Why, become a photographer and make movies, of course. Exhibit your work in one of the world's most prestigious museums. Post your videos on YouTube.com so your friends (but not necessarily your parents) can see them. Not every precocious teenager with a digital camera and a laptop computer loaded with PhotoShop and Windows Moviemaker gets to act out such dreams.

On January 17, 2007, MALINDA D. TATES. On Sunday, friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Road from 3 to 8 P.M. On Monday, Mrs. Tates will lie in state at Vaughn C. Greene Randallstown Chapel, 8728 Liberty Road, where the family will receive friends from 11:30 A.M to 12 P.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 655-0015.

An 18-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday by members of the Regional Warrant Apprehension Task Force on warrants charging him in the shotgun killings of two men -- one a member of a street gang -- during a fight in Baltimore early Sunday. Eric "Ericky C" Tate of the 2200 block of Guilford Ave. is accused of shooting Anthony Taylor Jr., 20, and Adrian Holiday, 19, with a shotgun in the 300 block of E. 22nd St. shortly before 3 a.m., police said. Police said Taylor, a member of the Bloods gang, was fighting with Maurice Johnson, a member of the Young Gorillas.

On June 30, 2006, TATE J. HINDMAN; beloved husband of the late Anna Hindman (nee Campelli); loving father of Jo Ann Swingler and her husband Dave and John Hindman and his wife Patricia; loving grandfather of Sheri Cochran, David Swingler, Jr., K. Scott Swingler, Amy Scott and Kellie Hindman; loving great-grandfather of Brandon, Lauren and Madeleine. Relatives and friends are invited to call SCHIMUNEK FUNERAL HOME, INC., 9705 Belair Road (Perry Hall), on Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9, where funeral services will be held Monday at 10 A.M. Interment will follow at Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

On June 25, 2006, ROSA LEE TATE (nee Hanson), beloved wife of Bobby E. Tate; devoted mother of Robert D. Tate and his wife Anita, Sandra R. Wisniewski and her husband Tony, J. David Tate, Charles E. Tate and his wife Denise and Melissa C. Northop and her husband Dale; dear sister of Betty June Pugh and Frances C. Yancey; dear grandmother of Nicole, Robert, Holly, Amanda, Sophia, Katie, Aaron and Blake; dear aunt of Brinda, Tommy and other nieces and...

On April 20, 2006, MARGARET F. TATE (nee Fallin); former wife of James Jackson Tate; devoted mother James F. Tate & his wife Jeannine; dear sister of H. Kirk Fallin and his wife Helen; dear grandmother of Jacqueline Tate Foreman and Jeffrey F. Tate. Memorial Service will be held at the Second Presbyterian Church, 4200 St. Paul Street, on Wednesday, April 26, at 11:30 A.M. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make memorial contributions in her name to Towson University General Scholarship Fund, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252.