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Outdoor patio area of Savage Mill's newest art gallery (Photo Courtesy HorseSpirit Arts Gallery)
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Floods Send Ellicott City Gallery to Savage Mill

by Lia Nigro Freelance Writer based in Columbia, Maryland “Sweetpea, are you having fun?,” Robin Holliday calls to a visitor exploring Horsespirit Arts Gallery’s diverse collections. Holliday  curates  (to date) 46 very individual artists, all […]

Ronald Willis Cheek, 49, of Albacore Court
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Man Charged: Trafficking Four Women in Elkridge

  by HCPD Howard County police have charged a Waldorf man with drug distribution and human trafficking of four women at an Elkridge motel. Ronald Willis Cheek, 49, of Albacore Court, has been charged with […]

Woman Awakes, Sees Stranger Outside Bedroom
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Woman Awakes, Sees Stranger Outside Bedroom

HCPD Daily Crime Bulletin, Friday July 12, 2019 Commercial burglary Columbia, 21044: Bryant Woods Elementary School, 5400 block of Blue Heron Lane, July 11 6 p.m. Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the school by breaking a […]

HCPD Crime Update for Howard County
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HCPD Crime Update for Howard County

HCPD Daily Crime Bulletin, Thursday July 11, 2019 Robbery Columbia, 21045: 8300 block of Tamar Drive, July 10 3:17 p.m. A male victim reported that he arranged online to sell a laptop. When he arrived […]

Is Medicaid a Good Long Term Care Option?
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Is Medicaid a Good Long Term Care Option?

by Toni King, Independent Syndicated Columnist Toni, I have a friend who just received a bill from the state of Texas for his mother’s Medicaid nursing home care. No one informed him that Medicaid (the […]

Dr. Genee Varlack in File Photo (2011 or 2012) at Guilford Elementary School during an outdoor student music festival. Photo by Ricardo Whitaker
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Varlack Served Forest Ridge and Guilford, Now Retires

by Sam Seliger Guilford Gazette Intern After more than 30 years as an educator, Dr. Genée  Varlack, principal at Forest Ridge Elementary School, retired last month. Varlack began in Howard County as a teacher at […]

Graphic illustration of the six areas of focus for development of the Route 1 Corridor
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Six-Part Plan Developing for Route 1 Corridor

by Lia Nigro Freelance Writer based in Columbia, Maryland The Route 1 Corridor has seen a lot of plans over the years. Its 12 miles are home to approximately 15 percent of Howard County’s residents […]