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Carole Frick chats with server, friend, family member Ellen at the Forest Diner in Ellicott City. "I come here for the girls," Frick said.

Farewell Forest Diner

It's the end of an era for this historic diner.

By Brandie Jefferson | yesterday | 5 comments

A group of protestors at Lawyer's Mall in Annapolis.

Marylanders Rally Against Pit Bull Court Opinion

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Zach Lederer, the Ellicott City teen who became an Internet sensation for his 'Zaching' pose, still faces daily cancer treatment at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. He continues to work out every day, despite having doctors tell him he wouldn't have the energy or power.

WATCH: Zaching Through the Pain

Embattled school board member Allen Dyer marches in the River Hill Fourth of July parade

Judge Will Consider Motion to Dismiss Case Against Dyer

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Facebook user Jennifer Naylor posted this photo of Brooke Amanda Springer. In this photo she has pink hair but is known to change her hair color frequently. When she was last seen her hair was black.

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Police & Fire

Teenage Girl Missing From Parkville

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Yesterday

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Schools

Speak Out: Have Senior Pranks Gone Too Far?

By Lisa Rossi | 1 comment

2 days ago

House Speaker Michael Busch looks on as legislators cast votes during the special session on the budget Wednesday.

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Government

Legislature Approves Tax Hike, Pension Shift

By Bryan P. Sears | 91 comments

2 days ago

Howard County Board of Education member Brian Meshkin

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Schools

Liveblog with Brian Meshkin

By Andrew Metcalf

2 days ago

2011: Students show off their pride outside Howard High School.

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Schools

Howard High Prank Handled 'Relatively Well'

By Brandie Jefferson | 2 comments

2 days ago

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Schools

Liveblog With Brian Meshkin on Wednesday

By Andrew Metcalf

2 days ago

Maryland has received a D- for its policies relating to how businesses treat new parents, according to a new report released by the National Partnership for Women and Families

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Maryland Gets D- For Workplace Family Policies

By Lisa Rossi | 1 comment

Tuesday, May 15

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BLOG: Why We Need to Move Forward

By Governor Martin O'Malley | Monday, May 14 | 7 comments

Martin O'Malley is the Governor of Maryland. He …

What Governor O'Malley hopes to accomplish in the Special Session.

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Romeo, Romeo!

By Mutts Matter Rescue | Wednesday, May 9

Mutts Matter Rescue is a nonprofit, all-volunteer…

Meet Romeo, a young, affectionate, and playful terrier/lab mix who gets along with everyone and is overdue to find a family who will love him.

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Meet Spirit the Shih Tzu

By Mutts Matter Rescue | Thursday, May 3

Mutts Matter Rescue is a nonprofit, all-volunteer…

Spirit is a sweet, easy-going Shih Tzu pup who has a great temperament and will fit well in most families. He’s a resilient boy and deserves a little extra TLC in his life.

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BLOG: Rethinking Retaining Walls Has Hanover Company Seeing Green

By Frank Hazzard | Wednesday, May 2

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and University of Maryland helped back SmartSlope, a Hanover-based company that is revolutionizing retaining walls.

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Hanover Company Profits by Selling Refurbished Office Furniture

By Frank Hazzard | Sunday, April 29

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Omega Trading Company, one of the largest office furniture reconditioning companies in the nation, operates out of a 160,000-square-foot warehouse in Hanover.

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