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Columbia village elections should go to Fontaine, Schwind and Waller

Anne Arundel Community College and the U.S. Naval Academy are offering a free summer Arabic immersion program for county students ages 16-25.

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman released on Monday a $1.026 billion operating budget proposal for fiscal year 2015, his last before his second term ends in December of this year.

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In my book, it is always good when I get suggested topics from readers and friends. That way, I know that it is something of interest to older adults. The latest suggestion for Senior Circles is the "Senior Events Shuttle."

Two very different perspectives on urban life are on view in the exhibit "The City: Paintings by Robert Tennenbaum and Linda Press" at Howard Community College's Rouse Company Foundation Gallery.

Instead of hopping into the car for those short trips to the mall, the park or classes, Howard County Government and the Columbia Association are asking residents to consider an alternative that could benefit not only the user, but the environment, too: bicycle sharing.

The 37th annual Howard County Invitational swim meet was held at Howard Community College on April 6.

the New York Chamber Soloists promises to assert itself on stage for a Candlelight Concert Society program on Saturday, April 5, at 7 p.m. at Howard Community College's Smith Theatre.

West squad wins for the first time at third annual Howard County boys basketball all star game at Howard Community College.

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The three recipients of Howie Awards are only called upon to make brief speeches expressing their thanks when the Howard County Arts Council presents its 17th annual "Celebration of the Arts in Howard County" on Saturday, March 29, from 6 to 10 p.m., at Howard Community College's Smith Theatre.

The B&O Railroad Museum, Ellicott City Station, is presenting "A Journey from Roads to Rails" at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 29.

The Howard Community College track team traveled to Lynchburg College March 22 to compete in the Dr. Toms Invitational. The Dragons went south in search of warmer weather and qualifying marks.

Maxim Kozlov will conduct a cello exploration program on Saturday, March 29, for kids ages 5 to 8 at 11 a.m. and ages 9 to 12 at 12:30 p.m. at Ellicott City's Miller Branch Library, at 9421 Frederick Road.

Samantha Hall, an eighth grade student at Lime Kiln Middle School, submitted her essay to the 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. "Living the Dream" essay contest.

The rosters have been announced for the third annual Howard County boys basketball All-Star game.

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Ukraine's future worries Peace Corps volunteer and Clarksville resident Peggy Walton.

The new plan would concentrate 2,100 residential units, a 250-key hotel, 203,000 square-feet of retail, up to 4,360 parking spaces and 225,000 square-feet of civic uses – which would include a new county library, state-of-the-art swim center, conference center and concert hall – directly south of Merriweather Post Pavilion. In addition, the developer also plans to build 1,125,000 square feet of general and medical office space in three plots west of the pavilion.

Youthful playing comes naturally for George Li, because the pianist is only 18 years old. This precocious talent performs for the Candlelight Concert Society on Saturday, March 22, at 8 p.m., at Howard Community College's Smith Theatre.

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First Rep Stage season planned by new co-artistic directors will include Washington/Baltimore premieres of plays by Samuel D. Hunter and Dominque Morisseau.

Stan Ber's Bits and Pieces Column for the week of March 13

At his second budget hearing for fiscal year 2015 Monday night, County Executive Ken Ulman heard additional funding requests for projects ranging from a parking expansion for Howard Community College, new biking infrastructure throughout the county and childcare payment assistance for families in need.

They spend hours dabbling with gizmos and gadgets, though unlikely as much time questioning how such products go from idea to concept to must have.

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The National Weather Service is predicting between four and nine inches of snowfall in Columbia and Howard County beginning early Monday morning and continuing until the afternoon.

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When Raissa Howera was growing up in the Washington, D.C. area, she took part in protests supporting independence for Ukraine, the land of her paternal family.

Five to be inducted into Howard Women's Hall of Fame

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The Howard Community College workshop focused on self advocacy, a means of enabling people, particularly those with developmental disabilities, to effectively speaking up and communicate their needs.

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Numbers are up and temperatures down midway through the RASAC Snowflake Series of winter races in Harford County. The seventh race in the series, the Get Schooled 5 Miler, was held Sunday in 25-degree chill with the Hairfields of Abingdon leading a field of 47 runners.

HCC sets sights on winning postseason tournaments on the heels of winning this year's MD-JUCO regular season championship.

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You get a call from someplace else, and the caller asks what on earth is happening in your town? And you answer, what? Don't you know that somebody at your mall is shooting up the place? the caller asks. And you say, what are you talking about, while clicking on CNN, and you see your mall with cops in full gear.

Tatyana McFadden, the Columbia-raised Paralympic world champion, was in town last Thursday evening at Atholton High School to accept her plaque as one of the 2014 inductees into the Howard County Women's Athletics Hall of Fame. As expected, she — along with fellow inductee and Atholton grad Allison Valentino Fondale — received a standing ovation from the crowd. Tatyana, who had one of the most overwhelming years of any athlete on the planet, will be heading to Sochi, Russia to

The Columbia Orchestra loves to play new music. That means it's primed to perform the winning composition in its sixth American Composer Competition on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 2, at 3 p.m. at the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School. This competition's winner is Michael Djupstrom.