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Mega Millionaire ‘Bunky’ Bartlett says life of a lottery winner isn’t easy

Bartlett reflects on mistakes (and successes) since winning $32.6 million By Mary Carole McCauley and Justin Fenton (The Baltimore Sun, 4/3/2012) A Tarot card might have foretold that Ellwood “Bunky” Bartlett would win $32.6 million in the 2007 lottery. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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Death comes for a Silver Maple

What one tree means to the Baltimore family losing it. By Stephanie Shapiro (Baltimore Brew, 4/5/2012) By the time we moved to Tuxedo Park nearly 16 years ago, the silver maple towering over our cedar shake house was already dying … Continue reading

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Uber Catholic group protesting Ale Mary’s existence

(The City That Breeds, 4/5/2012) “My inbox overfloweth with word today that a group on Facebook entitled “500,000 Against “Ale Mary’s” Abuse of the Sacred and the Sublime” – a group of 200 or so (as of now) folks from … Continue reading

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Treasure the Orioles: Maryland Gets a New License Plate

By Robert O’Brien (Baltimore Fishbowl, 4/4/2012) The Orioles have teamed up with the MVA to offer Marylanders special edition license plates featuring the recently revived cartoon bird logo. They’re $50 (with half the cost going to charity) and come with … Continue reading

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