Don’t fall for tobacco industry e-cigarette smokescreen
No one should have to choose between their health and a paycheck. Which is why, with all that is still unknown about the dangers of e-cigarette use, we must put...
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Santa and helpers to make annual tour of city tonight
WHY DO YOU have a single strand of Christmas lights that isn't connected to anything dangling from your fence?" my sister asked she entered my house. Glaring at her, I...
Train garden makes a stop at Glen Burnie Mall before raffle
SHOPPERS AT Glen Burnie Mall will note that the stores are busy, the parking lots full and the trains are running on time. The mall is the next to the...
Woman finds her gift is wrapping Employee of Macy’s is 2nd in U.S. contest
Rrrrippp! Elizabeth Gondan tears bright red wrapping paper from the roll. No need to measure the length. After 28 years as a professional gift wrapper, Gondan knows how much is...
Discovering the challenges of homemade Christmas crafts
I CAN'T BELIEVE you did this again," my sister sighed as she bandaged my thumb. "I thought we had removed all the hot-glue guns from the house." It was all...
Peace and progress forge a friendship Gambrills is glad to save open spaces whenever possible
Cows in the fields of the Naval Academy Dairy Farm in Gambrills graze lazily, unconcerned about the challenges faced by neighbors seeking to preserve the area's rural tranquillity at a...
Softening the blow for parents of bad grades at report card time
BEFORE YOU LOOK at this, you need to realize my teacher and I have reached an understanding," my oldest son said earnestly. Firmly disengaging the report card from his hand,...
Maternal guilt inspires family breakfast
MOM, MY girlfriend wants to make breakfast for me. Don't worry, she'll make it at her house and then bring it over here. She won't try to cook it here,"...
A son’s injury brings out qualities of his father
"MOM, WHEN you get a moment ." My son's voice wavered. For the 73rd time that evening I returned to his room to attend his needs. Injured last week in...
For ‘capers,’ mixture of quaint and grand fits Eclectic community has small homes, large estates
Residents of the Anne Arundel Community of Cape St. Claire occasionally refer to themselves as "capers." A term of affection, it is usually accompanied by a laugh that belies the...