December 30, 2012
by Geoff Shannon
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You’d have to go back to 2001, the year the Ravens won the Superbowl, Baltimore native Hassim Rachman knocked out Lennox Lewis for the heavyweight title and Maryland’s football and basketball built their runs to an Orange Bowl appearance and … Continue reading
December 24, 2012
by Geoff Shannon
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The golden domes of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church tower over East Baltimore, rising deep into the city skyline. Children playing in nearby Patterson Park, just across the street in the shadow of the church on Eastern Avenue, … Continue reading
December 9, 2012
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on Fall Haiku For the District of Columbia
Through a Washington autumn, a Panda paces, contemplating what?