Denmark

Attack on wind power a lot of hot air

2013-06-13 06:00:00

Charles Campbell, a retired executive with Gulf Oil, once again gets the facts wrong in his latest attempt to attack wind energy ("Nuclear power is good for the environment," May 28). First, Mr. Campbell falsely claims that Denmark has not seen a...

Nuclear is the greenest energy

2013-05-28 06:00:00

Tom Horton's recent commentary on nuclear energy is excellent and provides the beginning of a rational discussion of green energy in Maryland ("Embracing nukes," May 23). He includes data which shows that wind farms on average operate at 30 percent of...

O'Malley headed to Copenhagen

2013-04-09 13:44:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley will head to Denmark Wednesday night to be a on panel about "progressive governance," one of the governor's favorite topics. O'Malley will be appearing Friday in Copenhagen alongside Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the...

William B. 'Buck' Frisch, McCormick executive

2013-04-06 14:04:42

William B. "Buck" Frisch, a retired McCormick & Co. executive who played a pivotal role in bringing the tall ships to Baltimore during the nation's bicentennial in 1976, died March 30 of multiple melanoma at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 79....

Legislation encourages wind farm, but hurdles remain

2013-03-19 16:47:00

After three years of trying, Gov. Martin O'Malley has won approval of legislation that aims to spur construction of towering wind turbines off Maryland's Atlantic coast. Now comes the hard part. Daunting regulatory, political and financial hurdles...

Irvin L. Steinbach, psychologist

2012-09-26 12:08:09

Irvin L. Steinbach, a retired court psychologist and avid urban walker, died Sunday of a cardiac arrest at Roland Park Place. He was 86. The son of a businessman and a homemaker, Irvin Lee Steinbach was born in Baltimore and raised on Eutaw Place....

Corner BYOB in Hampden holds benefit for employee injured in bicycle crash

2012-09-18 14:18:06

Riding his bike home from work at the Hampden restaurant Corner BYOB, Michael Cassidy took more than a nasty spill. A wheel of Cassidy's bike hit a manhole or metal plate on lower Falls Road south of Woodberry Aug. 24, according to restaurant owner...

Charles F. 'Blackie' Blockston Jr., merchant mariner

2012-09-04 15:13:39

Charles F. "Blackie" Blockston Jr., a merchant mariner who during World War II survived the U-boat sinking of the freighter Carlton and spent three weeks drifting 600 miles in a lifeboat before being rescued, died Aug. 28 of multiple-organ failure at...

Government can't dictate upward mobility

2012-02-28 12:45:00

I have habitually and patiently read Thomas F. Schaller's column for some time now. His most recent ("An American recipe for class immobility," Feb. 21) warrants a response. First of all, I am hopeful that Mr. Schaller understands the fundamental...

Baltimore captain was a hero during daring rescue

2012-03-18 00:00:00

Several columns ago, I wrote about the 160th anniversary of the foundering of the HMS Birkenhead off the West African coast that established the maritime tradition of "women and children first" when it comes time to evacuate a stricken vessel. My good...

Maryland researchers helped crack genomic code of bacteria in E.coli outbreak

2011-07-27 15:51:00

Within days of the E.coli outbreak in Germany that officially ended this week, scientists at the University of Maryland Institute for Genome Sciences began cracking the genomic code of the bacteria responsible for infecting thousands and killing dozens....

Three Baltimore Beer Week beers you must try

2011-10-04 23:07:00

Like a high school reunion where all the alumni try to look their best, brewers show off their rarest, most distinct product during Baltimore Beer Week. Count on all the major Maryland brewers pulling out beers that have been especially brewed for the...

Spanish chefs of El Celler de Can Roca Joan Roca (C), Jordi Roca (L) and Josep Roca (R) pose with their employees at the restaurant in Girona.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik (R) and Crown Princess Mary arrive to attend a religious ceremony at the Nieuwe Kerk church in Amsterdam April 30, 2013.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Frederik Jensen has been named creative chef for Roti Mediterranean Grill, which operates 16 restaurants, including six in Chicago where it is headquartered.

2013-03-29 00:00:00