Make the “kids' table” extra fun this year with these Thanksgiving-themed treats. The healthy Veggie Turkeys also make a great snack to share with the classroom.
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The Food & Drug Administration said today that a baby-wipes manufacturer has initiated a recall of its wipes because of a bacterial contamination.
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Since the team's founding in 2008, the RoboDoves have conceived, designed and built their own remote-controlled robots that range from a couple of feet tall to more than 5 feet and more than 100 pounds.
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High school students in Maryland who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender constantly hear derogatory remarks and are often verbally, physically and sexually harassed and assaulted by their classmates.
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During the tryouts for the travel team, you knew this day would come: You’re spending the weekend at a hotel, not of your choosing, for an extended competition. But veteran sports families and travel experts have a few tips for making the most of your nonvacation getaway and finding the...
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Between now and next Sunday, you can expect to hear a lot of people singing, "Do you want to build a snowman?" and "Let it go!"
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She’s a mother of three, a Girl Scout leader and a college administrator with a Ph.D., but her hobby is taking an unusual sport by storm.
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There are some new residents of the National Aquarium now that four big-headed Amazon River turtles have hatched. The aquarium said today that it believes this is the first time this type of turtle has been bred successfully in North America.
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Have you seen the sunflowers growing at Clear Meadow Farm in White Hall? They are stunning -- and a favorite spot for family photo opps. (If you go, remember that this is a cash crop for the farm, so don't run off with their profits.)
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Yoga enthusiast Riley Porter has sharpened his tree pose taking classes at Ellicott City's Gogo Guru Yoga Studio & Store. Riley is 8 years old.
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In fashion, fall represents reinvention, a new beginning. This is never more relevant than in back-to-school styles, where kids love the opportunity to begin the year with a fresh sartorial start. And with Maryland's tax-free week beginning Sunday, this is a great time to get started on a fresh...
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Back-to-school season means a fresh start all around. Whether they're sports nuts or addicted to books, when kids are stocked up with brand-new pencils, crisp, clean notebooks and cool new gear, they'll be psyched for the first day of school. We scoured Baltimore-area stores to find gear for...
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Considers research on health benefits for children who play in woods
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Savory mussels in sweet and spicy broth are a fun and interactive party meal
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The Howard County Health Department became the first department in Maryland to launch an awareness campaign about the role of fathers in the breastfeeding of newborns.
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Stacy Keibler's baby has arrived!
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Arguably the most challenging part of going away to college is the fine art of packing the car and then transferring all of a student's belongings into a shoebox-size dorm room every fall. Have fun and add personality to any dorm room with these space-saving finds.-- Meghan Leimenstoll,...
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Mt. Hebron High School algebra teacher Natalie Rau has flipped her classes. Now students learn at home and do their homework in school. The change is thanks to a “bring your own device” (BYOD) policy that Mt. Hebron and other Howard County high schools are piloting.
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Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler issued recommendations to the state's universities Thursday as they work to revamp their approach to sexual misconduct, including training students to intervene when they can and directing school officials to work more closely with law enforcement.
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Six Baltimore schools, including two high schools, would close in June as part of the city district's proposal to downsize to fit current enrollment and prepare for a $980 million modernization, officials said Tuesday.
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When some teachers began entering their students’ first-quarter grades on Baltimore County’s new online system last week, the grades starting changing.
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Christmas and Easter have been stricken from next year's school calendar in Montgomery County. So have Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
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With applications on hold, PTA president fears for award-winning program
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The new public elementary school being built in the northwest area of Baltimore County is on track to open next fall for the 2015-2016 academic year. The school, so far unnamed, is being built for 700 students in grades pre-K through fifth.
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For the next seven months, Nan Collins hopes her art and Spanish classes at Centennial High School can return to normal. Thus far, they've been anything but for the veteran educator.
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A Johns Hopkins University fraternity has been placed on interim suspension for underage drinking, school officials said Wednesday, as police investigate a report that a 16-year-old girl was raped at the organization's off-campus house.
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The 16-year-old student accused of making explosives in his Monkton home told police he took a stolen handgun to the George Washington Carver Center for the Arts and Technology last week, but was too intoxicated to carry out his plan to use the weapon at the school, according to charging...
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Severn School officials say they have removed a student from the school after he posted a picture of himself holding a gun, along with a threatening caption, on social media.
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