barbara bush
- When I heard of the passing of Mrs. Barbara Bush, it brought back very fine memories of her. I think what a magnificent example she set for all of us.
- Whether it's a priest supporting the poor or a rapper with 'dragon energy,' dissenters should not be treated as outcasts.
- The Bush name is a mix of blessing and deterrent for the man running as "Jeb!" says Jules Witcover.
- Bill Stoner sent up the Greater Laurel Literacy Center in 1987; nearly 26 years later, he and his small team of volunteers are still helping adults in the Laurel area learn to read.
- An event in New York Thursday evening atop a SoHo hotel raised money for the campaign to uphold Maryland's same-sex marriage law, which goes to voters in November. About 200 guests paid between $250 and $25,000 to mingle for two hours with celebrities, munching on shrimp and caviar hors d'oeuvres.
- Sara O. Leizear, a former housekeeper and active church member, died Monday from complications of a stroke at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville. She was 80.
- Disgraced collector Barry H. Landau was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Wednesday for stealing thousands of historic documents worth as much as $2.5 million from archives along the East Coast, including Baltimore, where the scheme unraveled last summer.
- The former president of Harford Community College died in North Carolina.
- Two New York City men have been charged with stealing documents from the Maryland Historical Society. One of the men arrested Saturday is Barry Landau, 63, a renowned collector of presidential artifacts.
- If we want one of the worst public school systems in the country, by all means let's follow the 'Texas' model