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Pedal pusher

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Howard Neighbors

D arwin Hindman is a man obsessed with ending society's love affair with the car.

White squirrels are turning heads in Maryland, elsewhere

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Pale rodents are a hit as some folks cash in on the oddities

They're not as fearsome as a white whale on the high seas, or as portentous as a white buffalo calf on the Great Plains. But a handful of white squirrels is causing a stir in Maryland.

VMI freshman from Howard dies after road march

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A Virginia Military Institute freshman from Howard County died Saturday after completing a 10-mile road march, VMI officials said. John Alexander Evans, 19, of Highland, collapsed in his room after completing the training march Saturday with members of his class. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly after noon, officials said. Evans was an international studies major and member of the Marine Corps ROTC program. The medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Listening to the janitor who changed their lives

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A janitor can make a difference, and Chuck Sands proved it. He died recently, and unexpectedly, and there's been such an outpouring of grief and love from Howard County - and from the students of Centennial High School, specifically - that I just had to take a moment here to tell you a little about their head custodian.

Howard County Council study predicts revenue gains from remaking Columbia

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

2 bills introduced to provide legal framework for General Growth plan

If Columbia's proposed downtown redevelopment is completed, Howard County stands to gain an average of $6.9 million to $13.9 million in new net revenues each year, according to a detailed county government analysis of the financial impact presented to the County Council Monday night.

This trick-or-treating was a special treat

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Hammond Elementary students get to spend Halloween at White House

Makenna Burns is only 8, but she believes she'll never have a Halloween as memorable as this year's. Her Pocahontas costume garnered a slew of comments, including one from President Barack Obama.

Community group tries to block plan for Doughoregan

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Opponents object to clustering houses on Carroll estate

An Ellicott City community group is trying to block the Carroll family's latest plan to cluster 325 detached new homes on the same northeastern corner of Doughoregan Manor that was to have become an Erickson retirement community.

Schools have distributed 3,000 swine flu vaccine doses

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

More than 3,000 Howard County students have received the swine flu vaccine during the past three weeks in one of the largest school-based efforts in the Baltimore area.

Ulman plans to cut back on cell phones

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Move could save Howard County $500,000 a year, officials say

The Ulman administration is preparing to cut back on cell phone use by Howard County government employees - a move expected to save the county up to $500,000 a year, top county officials said.

Delegates seek reaction to bill limiting liquor licenses

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

T he number of liquor store licenses could be limited for the first time in Howard County, if a bill on the county's General Assembly delegation's list is approved this year.