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George W. Hilton, a retired college professor who specialized in transportation economics whose definitive books on railroads and shipping also included the seminal history of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad, died Aug. 4 at Lorien Health Park in Columbia. He was 89. - Writers of all skill levels from all genres are invited to get their creative juices flowing Saturday afternoon at a writing workshop hosted by the Maryland Writers' Association (MWA) taught by Julie Castillo.
- "Unmanned" is a cautionary tale exploring the consequences of drone warfare
- Terence T. Finn, a retired NASA executive whose passion for military history led him to write four books on the subject, died June 27 of complications from a rare blood disorder. The Chestertown resident was 71.
- Harassment, intimidation and sabotage are a major reason why women do not enter or remain in jobs in the construction industry, according to a provocative and hard hitting study on women in construction by the National Women's Law Center.
- "When the United States Spoke French" follows five refugees from the guillotine who relocated to Philadelphia and helped shape America
- Plagiarism is charged too often and to no good end. The rules are more strict because of the technology that itself is disseminated and at times created by plagiarism.
- Business author says bad manners can tank your career
- Edward J. Rasmussen, a retired insurance broker and Japanese writer-translator, died June 20 of pneumonia at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 95.
- If you drive downtown on the Jones Falls Expressway, you might have noticed a new billboard just south of Orleans Street featuring a blurry image of George Washington and the word ¿DRUNK¿ in big bold letters.
- Mary Rodgers, the daughter of Broadway icon Richard Rodgers who found her own fame as composer of the 1959 musical "Once Upon a Mattress" and as the author of the body-shifting book "Freaky Friday," has died. She was 83.
- "All Fall Down" features a woman who has everything but who slides into an addiction to painkillers
- Jisoo Choi was a winner in the national Letters about Literature writing contest.
- Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches
- Nearly 20 years afterward, the Kennedy Krieger Institute continues to defend itself against lawsuits alleging that a study it sponsored seeking less costly methods of remediating lead paint in homes poisoned some of the children whose families were recruited to participate in the research.
- The John Green best-seller about teenage cancer patients in love comes to the screen starring Shailene Woodley and a bucket of tears. Two stars.
- Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches
- Senior centers in Howard County offer a variety of activities for ages 55 and older
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- The story collection "Singapore Noir," explores a nation misunderstood by the West
- I received my copy of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)" when I was 16 years old, full of angst and crying over yet another boyfriend lost. My mother walked into my room, laid the book on my bed, and said, "Read it. It will make you strong. It will give you light, and it will teach you how to sing." I did and it did.
- Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches
- When he went to bed on Tuesday night, Levi B. Watkins was looking forward to flying to North Carolina this week to visit a "close friend and soul mate," just as he'd done so often for years.
- The Baltimore novelist and short story writer Stephen Dixon has won a 2014 O. Henry Award for his short story, "Talk."
- D. Watkins' unflinching portraits of the lives of poor, black Baltimoreans have gained him national recognition, a literary agent and talk of a book deal.
