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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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Here are this week's good news headlines:
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- Motorcycle Ride with the Heroes to Roll Through Maryland Main Streets
- Katie Ledecky Brings Rio Excitement Home to Young Patients
- Bel Air Officer Hit by Car Makes a Comeback
- Maryland State Fair 2016: Hours, Tickets, Parking, Events
- Nagging Helps Grandfather Win $50K Scratch-off Prize
- Pasadena Retiree Finds Lottery Luck Strikes Twice
- $10K Lottery Win to Help Laurel Mom Send Daughter to College
- Rockville Chuy's Will Be Tex-Mex Chain's First Maryland Location
- Best and Worst States for Women’s Equality: Maryland's Ranking
- Howard County General Hospital Recognized for Improving Patient Care, Reducing Infections
- Bullet Train Proposal from Baltimore to DC Receives $2M from Japan
- Port of Baltimore Signs 10-Year Extension with Major Customer
- Severn Church Members Spruce Up Police Grounds
- Severna Park Great-Grandmother Snags $10K Cash Prize
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