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Good News! Heroes Ride, Grandpa Wins $50K, Wounded Cop's Recovery, New Tex-Mex Chain

Good news stories from Patch include Maryland's high ranking on equality and Olympian Katie Ledecky visits young fans in the hospital.

From an injured police officer's three-year fight to recover and return to duty, to a kind clerk's nagging that helped a grandfather win $50,000, we've rounded up some good news stories from Maryland’s Patch sites this week.

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