Published December 11, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in Events
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Published December 11, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in News
State employees in county face furloughs
Hundreds of state employees who work in Howard County could be subject to temporary furloughs beginning as early as this month under a proposal by Gov. Martin O'Malley.
O'Malley is considering a prop...
Published December 11, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in Community
THE CONSCIOUS MOTHER
Several years ago, I watched a Potocko family video of the Christmas when my son, Alex, was 18 months old. Watching home movies was supposed to be an unremarkable event, but seeing this particular Christmas changed the way I h...
Published December 11, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in Education
TEEN SCENE
On Facebook, the popular social networking Web site, there is a function called a "status," and, when you change your status, it is put in a big list with everyone else's statuses and published on the homepages of everyone you...
Published December 11, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County, The View from Ellicott City in Opinion
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Our parent company, Tribune, and its individual media properties, which include publications of The Baltimore Sun Media Group, have filed to restructure debt obligations under the protection of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code....
Published December 11, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in News
The View from Western Howard County will relocate its office to the Patuxent Publishing Co. headquarters in Columbia starting Monday, Dec. 15.
And though the mailing address and production facilities will be changing, reporters, photographers and ...
Published December 11, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in Education
News and Notes
Civil Law Self-Help Center> The Howard County Circuit Court has opened a Civil Law Self-Help Center located in the Law Library at the Circuit Court for Howard County, 8360 Court Ave. in Ellicott City. Walk-in visitors on Tuesday...
Published December 11, 2008 by The View from Western Howard County in Community
AT THE CENTER
'Tis the season to be jolly, no doubt! As I drive through western Howard County, I am awed by the beautifully decorated homes and yards with lights, garlands, wreaths, bows, ornaments and holiday characters. Many churches, too, have ...
Published December 11, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Business
Dear Reader,
Our parent company, Tribune, and its individual media properties, which include publications of The Baltimore Sun Media Group, have filed to restructure debt obligations under the protection of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. ...
Published December 11, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Business
Columbia residents agree that the process of redeveloping village centers needs to change and that they should have more say in how it's done.
But that's about as far as a consensus goes, judging from a four-hour county Planning Board meeting Dec....
Published December 11, 2008 by Laurel Leader in News, Crime
Laurel residents should not fear for their safety while police investigate the attempted abduction of a teenager on Montgomery Street on Dec. 1, city police said at a Dec. 9 information session.
"You are in one of the safest communities in th...
Published December 11, 2008 by Howard County Times in News, Crime
The following is compiled from police reports. The Howard County Times includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible.
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Published December 11, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Education, Community
Cody Knipfer attributes his success as a debater to a skill perfected by many teenagers -- arguing with his parents.
The 15-year-old, a sophomore at Mt. Hebron High School, became a debater earlier this school year in hopes of getting a s...
Published December 11, 2008 by Laurel Leader in News
The city's new Election Ad Hoc Committee members may soon recommend that legislation be passed to increase the number of polling stations in the city, the number of years council members and the mayor serve and the number of election wards.
In add...
Published December 11, 2008 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News
The county has worked out an agreement with the state to keep commuter
bus routes between Howard County and Baltimore from being completely
eliminated.
Although the service between Columbia and Laurel to Baltimore will
be reduced, it will not be elimin...
Published December 11, 2008 by Laurel Leader in Community, Events
Snow flurries and freezing temperatures didn't dampen the holiday spirits of parade marchers during the city's annual celebration Dec. 6. Khaleah Martin (right) reaches out to touch a famous (cold) nose at the post-parade party at the Laurel Armory, with ...
Published December 11, 2008 by Howard County Times in Obituaries
Clarence H. Cook
Clarence Herbert Cook, of Kilmarnock, Va., formerly of Ellicott City, died on Nov. 25, 2008. He was 91.
He was born Oct. 19, 1917, in Catonsville. The family later moved to Ellicott City, where he resided until he retired.
...
Published December 11, 2008 by Howard County Times in Obituaries
John T. Boyer
John T. Boyer, of Elkridge, and formerly of Columbia, died Nov. 22,
2008 at the University of Maryland Hospital from pneumonia. He was 47.
Mr. Boyer was born May 27, 1961. He was a Howard High School graduate and worked as ...
Published December 11, 2008 by Howard County Times in Obituaries
Nicholas G. Talabac
Nicholas G. Talabac, of Columbia, died Nov. 26, 2008, at the
Gilchrist Hospice in Towson of complications from pneumonia. He was 84.
Born in Woonsocket, R.I., on Oct. 20, 1924, Mr. Talabac enlisted in
the Army after g...
Published December 11, 2008 by Howard County Times in Obituaries
May S. Eastman
May Shipley Eastman, a Columbia resident for 40 years, died Dec. 2, 2008 at Seasons Hospice at Northwest Hospital. She was 92.
She was born in Maryland Oct. 21, 1916. She attended Howard County
schools and was active in nav...
Published December 11, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in News
In a way, state Dels. Guy Guzzone and Elizabeth Bobo will have voted twice this year to make Barack Obama the next president of the United States.
The Howard County state delegates are among the 10 Maryland members of the Electoral College, the bo...
Published December 11, 2008 by Howard County Times in Obituaries
Allan J. Hackner
Ltc. Allan J. Hackner, a resident of Ellicott City, and a former
resident of Olney, died Nov. 23, 2008 at the University of Maryland
Medical Center in Baltimore from Myelodysplastic syndrome. He was 90.
Mr. Hackner was bo...
Published December 11, 2008 by The Columbia Flier in Obituaries
John T. Boyer
John T. Boyer, of Elkridge, and formerly of Columbia, died Nov. 22,
2008 at the University of Maryland Hospital from pneumonia. He was 47.
Mr. Boyer was born May 27, 1961. He was a Howard High School graduate and worked as a heavy...
Published December 11, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in News
What is it?
The Electoral College was created by the framers of the Constitution in 1787, in part as a compromise between those who wanted voters to directly select the president and those who wanted Congres...
Published December 11, 2008 by The Columbia Flier in Obituaries
Nicholas G. Talabac
Nicholas G. Talabac, of Columbia, died Nov. 26, 2008, at the
Gilchrist Hospice in Towson of complications from pneumonia. He was 84.
Born in Woonsocket, R.I., on Oct. 20, 1924, Mr. Talabac enlisted in
the Army after g...