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- Why are so many citizens disappointed with their elected officials? Why do so many elected officials fall short, or advocate policy inconsistent with expectations?
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Cheyanne Stonesifer, 20, has spent her life working harder and reaching higher. And now she has seen a dream of hers come true. Stonesifer will be competing in the Miss Maryland USA pageant in the fall and is most likely the first little person to ever compete in the pageant. The event will take place Nov. 4-6 in North Bethesda. - Roger Ailes tenure as the leader of Fox News may be coming to an end, according to a report by Gabriel Sherman of "New York" magazine.
- Last June, Natalie Samuel went through with the "big chop." The 33-year-old Columbia resident cut off all of her chemically straightened hair in an attempt to return her mane to its tightly curled, natural state.
- Laurel TV has won a Telly Award for a series of promos featuring iconic landmarks and local residents and leaders.
- Paul C. Hagan, a veteran Baltimore advertising executive who brought his creative genius to such legendary Maryland-based companies as the old National Brewing Co., Martin Marietta and McCormick Spices, died Feb. 15 at his Mays Chapel home of a massive heart attack. He was 83.
- Carroll County Bird Club offers many activities during year, locally and out of the area
- The behind-the-scenes documentary will chronicle the teams' path to the NCAA tournament from the final month of conference play through March 15.
- Former CBS News correspondent Eric Engberg followed his blistering Facebook post on Saturday about Bill O'Reilly with an appearance Sunday on CNN's "Reliable Sources."
- "Bubble Over Green" by California artist Victoria Fu signals the reinvention of the organization in a leaner, nimbler and more nomadic form
- A recap of the Feb. 15 "The Bachelor," as Farmer Chris tells all while Jade reveals that she revealed all
- Bethesda United Methodist Church, in Sykesville, plans Shrove Tuesday meal, Blessing of the Ashes
- Paul Rudnick's 1991 comedic drama, "I Hate Hamlet," is a case of art imitating life: the playwright's recounting his actual experience living in an apartment that was once home to famed actor John Barrymore.
- I had created my own sort of secret society of teen patients when I was in the hospital for a brain tumor last year; we called ourselves the "Honorary Pediatric Society," HPS for short. We gave each other some bit of happiness and comfort through the frightening, often-depressing conditions and treatments we all faced. When I heard about a new television show based on a similar scenario, I was excited to see the life my fellow patients and I lived portrayed on TV. But it turned out to be nothing
- 'Breaking Bad' prequel shows true price of survival in U.S.
- "The Book of Negroes," based on Hopkins alum Lawrence Hill's novel of the same name, will air on BET in February.
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- G. Edward Reahl III, a documentary producer honored for his films about Holocaust survivors and domestic violence, died at his Towson home.
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- Doctors at University of Maryland Medical Center perform domino liver transplant to save two lives.
- But while sitcom fame and money are wonderful things, the 55-year-old actor's heart has always been in the theater, specifically musical theater, he said.
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- People should be fully informed of the risks when they consider adopting or buying a pit bull. I understand the eagerness to rescue pit bulls and the heartfelt desire to increase their adoptions. But not with blindness to the facts, not without clear and sufficient warning about the risks they pose.
- Maggie Villegas packs a little too much of the 1970s soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" into her droll stage adaptation for Annex Theater.
- The Baltimore County public school system's Business Advisory Council is starting a new speakers' series — and Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter is batting leadoff.
- It was a typical winter morning on the Twitter feed of Eastern Shore television station WBOC: a stream of messages about snowfall and a reminder to download the station's weather app for the latest updates.
- Former 'Tonight' show host considers the merits of appearing on Letterman
- Prince George's Little Theatre's production of "A Shot in the Dark" received mention in last week's roundup of coming attractions, but merits a closer look for its excellent treatment of Marc Archard's work, set in 1962 Paris.
- Again, it's financial experts to the rescue!
- This week's roundup will take a look at a shakeup in the WWE commentary teams, TNA's Destination America debut and the possible WWE pay per view schedule for 2015.
