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It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/IF-uVwJOXWY/bal-howardneighbors1122,0,5766368.story A stable-turned-church serves as a jazz, blues and rock showcase <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LSlMul8ny6Z8qaMz0VRF0dygJQs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LSlMul8ny6Z8qaMz0VRF0dygJQs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LSlMul8ny6Z8qaMz0VRF0dygJQs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LSlMul8ny6Z8qaMz0VRF0dygJQs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/IF-uVwJOXWY" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:48:56 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-howardneighbors1122,0,5766368.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/w8ig-vPZNtY/bal-md.pedestrian23nov23,0,7847423.story Worst roads are 'principal arterials,' study finds <br/><br/> Worst roads are 'principal arterials,' study finds <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KtUPSJGwX3E1qE7wscN5FW9fE6s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KtUPSJGwX3E1qE7wscN5FW9fE6s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KtUPSJGwX3E1qE7wscN5FW9fE6s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KtUPSJGwX3E1qE7wscN5FW9fE6s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/w8ig-vPZNtY" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-md.pedestrian23nov23,0,7847423.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/mAMSRm3StwI/bal-ho.tuition22nov22,0,5291563.story Community college seeking way to raise faculty salaries, which didn't go up last year <br/><br/> Despite already high tuition, Howard Community College's trustees are preparing to raise the rates in order to give faculty members at the growing college a pay raise next fiscal year. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XjyFZ4UIqwNQT4pWyKZIMuhfgj0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XjyFZ4UIqwNQT4pWyKZIMuhfgj0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XjyFZ4UIqwNQT4pWyKZIMuhfgj0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XjyFZ4UIqwNQT4pWyKZIMuhfgj0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/mAMSRm3StwI" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.tuition22nov22,0,5291563.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/vj-aiLUClK8/bal-ho.pay22nov22,0,7408130.story Panel suggests $2,500 for executive, $500 for council <br/><br/> A citizens commission is recommending modest pay increases for the next Howard County executive and five-member council, despite falling revenues from the recession that forced officials this year to voluntarily cut their own pay via donations. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0ttt5Hu_tK1h80emyw8SLQP7VKI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0ttt5Hu_tK1h80emyw8SLQP7VKI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0ttt5Hu_tK1h80emyw8SLQP7VKI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0ttt5Hu_tK1h80emyw8SLQP7VKI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/vj-aiLUClK8" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.pay22nov22,0,7408130.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/nDTMu49B1L0/bal-ho.br.suit22nov22,0,2571189.story Federal judge says lawsuit is repeat of one on appeal <br/><br/> A federal judge dismissed Thursday a second lawsuit against Howard County government and current and former county officials, which alleged improper decisions on land use in approving sites for two supermarkets - the Wegmans in Columbia and a Harris Teeter planned at Turf Valley. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/uUht-t1Pg87aB0tetXovkb3V9jI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/uUht-t1Pg87aB0tetXovkb3V9jI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/uUht-t1Pg87aB0tetXovkb3V9jI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/uUht-t1Pg87aB0tetXovkb3V9jI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/nDTMu49B1L0" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.br.suit22nov22,0,2571189.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/qnerYcgixu8/bal-ho.swineflu22nov22,0,4840875.story H1N1 vaccinations continue despite supply uncertainty <br/><br/> The Howard County school system is continuing to provide swine flu vaccines for its students amid a noticeable drop in absences in recent weeks. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gAp3FIUhX9ki4quRnk9FdJkuDSU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gAp3FIUhX9ki4quRnk9FdJkuDSU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gAp3FIUhX9ki4quRnk9FdJkuDSU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gAp3FIUhX9ki4quRnk9FdJkuDSU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/qnerYcgixu8" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.swineflu22nov22,0,4840875.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/q9iDWVAwcfQ/bal-ho.homeless22nov22,0,6488464.story $253,000 federal stimulus grant will aid shift to prevention <br/><br/> As Howard County prepares for Sunday's start of the cold-weather shelter program, local emphasis is shifting toward preventing homelessness, aided by a $253,000 federal stimulus grant and a nonprofit's relaunch. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7tAnt7QgeLLnp53ijXsLsQ6VAxU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7tAnt7QgeLLnp53ijXsLsQ6VAxU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7tAnt7QgeLLnp53ijXsLsQ6VAxU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7tAnt7QgeLLnp53ijXsLsQ6VAxU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/q9iDWVAwcfQ" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.homeless22nov22,0,6488464.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/hItNve4q4uc/bal-ho.politics22nov22,0,7597982.story O ne of the most frightening financial burdens Howard County government is facing perhaps gets the least attention - the cost of future employees' retirement health benefits. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AnmAb0kVE6absQCre6h4gAsBmSo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AnmAb0kVE6absQCre6h4gAsBmSo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AnmAb0kVE6absQCre6h4gAsBmSo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AnmAb0kVE6absQCre6h4gAsBmSo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/hItNve4q4uc" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.politics22nov22,0,7597982.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/OOTzdZbipwc/bal-ho.columbia22nov22,0,4723573.story Plan to redraw community to get more public scrutiny <br/><br/> Final votes on the two bills that will map out Columbia's future likely won't come until the Howard County Council's Feb. 1. legislative session. And that will be after a series of discussions, amendments and more public hearings, council members said. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/B--iDyespqD0TjjBio1SjaW2iCg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/B--iDyespqD0TjjBio1SjaW2iCg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/B--iDyespqD0TjjBio1SjaW2iCg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/B--iDyespqD0TjjBio1SjaW2iCg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/OOTzdZbipwc" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.columbia22nov22,0,4723573.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/KpeDmDHBnS8/bal-ho.jobfair22nov22,0,722400.story 56 employers give information on work <br/><br/> Approximately 500 job hopefuls attended an employment fair at Howard Community College earlier this month. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4V6UsDurloZ6-TZ7DQbJFl_Y4ZU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4V6UsDurloZ6-TZ7DQbJFl_Y4ZU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4V6UsDurloZ6-TZ7DQbJFl_Y4ZU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4V6UsDurloZ6-TZ7DQbJFl_Y4ZU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/KpeDmDHBnS8" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.jobfair22nov22,0,722400.story?track=rss