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2009
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I live in suburbia, which I'm very happy with. Small lot, good neighbors close by, cul-de-sac living to cut down on the drive through traffic, excellent schools, town planned by Rouse. Community amenities galore. Here's one of the really nice things about the Columbia MD lifestyle - the pathway...
01/19/2009
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Here's a fantastic new timesaver for all of us -- Program it into your cell phones RIGHT NOW and then it will be there when you next need it. It's in Beta testing, brought to us by Google: You can dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) (PROGRAM IT IN! PROGRAM IT IN!) and then, by saying your ci...
01/16/2009
I was at a lunchtime meeting today, and the food was brought in -- big platter of truly delicious sandwiches from Quiznos and then a huge platter of salad, totally healthy, fresh, crisp, with dressing on the side. Very impressive and highly recommended -- It seems it would be hard to mess up su...
01/14/2009
Watching the market? Still feeling reluctant about buying? Here's the thing: There has never been such a combination before - Here in Howard County, we have the PERFECT STORM: THE LOWER SALES PRICES THE LOWEST INTEREST RATES IN AGES AND AGES AND A MUCH LARGER INVENTORY TO CHOOSE FROM It doesn...
01/14/2009
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Interested in reducing your CARBON FOOTPRINT? Local environmental biology teacher at River Hill High School, Susan Lower, will be discussing ways to reduce your family's carbon footprint - If you can't make the first meeting, at 7:00 pm this Thursday, January 15 at the Glenwood Library, then may...
01/13/2009
Just attended my Buyers' Final Walk Through last night, everything on schedule, all in order, attended by the Seller and his Realtor as well (whose hand has been touched by Kevin Costner, incidentally!) But I digress... The property was neat as a pin, extra paint for retouching stacked in the b...
01/13/2009
Coming this Wednesday, 1/14/09, at 7:30 pm, don't miss hearing about the report issued this past fall by the Maryland Commission on Climate Change -- Elizabeth Entwisle, Climate Change Division, will enlighten us about the report and update us on upcoming legislation. This is a free event, open ...
01/12/2009
We had rumors of a little icing this morning, but it didn't happen here in Howard County. Whew, another day NOT ADDED to the end of the school year! But in the meantime, here's a fun and enlightening tool when we do finally have a bit of snow sticking: It's the Howard County Snowplow Tracker!...
01/07/2009
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Well, the word is out! Maryland is at the top of the charts! Education Week's (www.EdWeek.org) 13th annual report has been issued, and MARYLAND IS NUMBER ONE!! Maryland's public schools got the top score of 84.7 overall, taking into account six different categories rated. The score for the na...
01/06/2009
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Looking for an interesting place to visit, a bit on the historical side? The Bollman Bridge in Savage, Maryland, is the only remaining Bollman Bridge in the world. Invented by a Baltimorean, Wendell Bollman, in 1852, it was the first bridge built completely from iron. In 1887, it was moved fro...
01/06/2009
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