http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/?track=rss Headlines from baltimoresun.com en ©2008, baltimoresun.com Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/328661526/bal-md.dogshow07jul07,0,4255536.story It's a major show of glitz for more than 1,500 canines at Howard County Fairgrounds <br/><br/> In the world of canine competition, there are agility shows, which are a bit like gymnastics, with dogs performing on a series of obstacles and jumps. There are obedience trials, which some experts compare to spelling bees for dogs, requiring mental skill and concentration. There are field work contests, for dogs to show their hunting and searching abilities. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?a=5USgYK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?i=5USgYK" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/328661526" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-md.dogshow07jul07,0,4255536.story?track=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/328040965/bal-ho.cook06jul06,0,3918549.story Joan Clark has worked 40 years under 8 chiefs <br/><br/> Joan Clark has worked 40 years under 8 chiefs <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?a=rN4Wzt"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?i=rN4Wzt" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/328040965" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.cook06jul06,0,3918549.story?track=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/327907455/bal-md.ho.officers06jul06,0,214193.story Officers try to inform seniors, minorities &#8212; growing groups that are often underserved <br/><br/> For Pfc. Holly Burnham, helping the senior citizens of Howard County feel safe is a mission. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?a=ad3dbv"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?i=ad3dbv" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/327907455" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-md.ho.officers06jul06,0,214193.story?track=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/327907456/bal-ho.roads06jul06,0,1847877.story U.S. 1-Route 175 interchange, highway widening are crucial, Howard and Arundel leaders argue <br/><br/> The highway that leaders of Anne Arundel and Howard counties most want improved is Route 175 connecting Fort Meade to the busy intersection at U.S. 1 in Jessup, but prospects look dim for sufficient state money any time soon. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?a=oVVYas"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?i=oVVYas" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/327907456" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.roads06jul06,0,1847877.story?track=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/328858233/bal-id.profile06jul06,0,5696191.story 'Giving circles' let ordinary people act as philanthropists, as bundling gifts together makes for greater impact for the gift and greater involvement for the givers <br/><br/> F or some the world of philanthropy has seemed the domain of the moneyed few, a luxury for "the other half." <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?a=DuqiSm"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?i=DuqiSm" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/328858233" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ideas/bal-id.profile06jul06,0,5696191.story?track=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/328858234/bal-id.viewfinder06jul06,0,936286.story Viewfinder <br/><br/> About a month ago I became an intern at The Sun . I had hoped to find myself immersed in different situations and interacting with different people every day, something I don't get much of as a student at the Maryland Institute College of Art. I have been lucky enough to do all this and more. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?a=LdIVHH"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?i=LdIVHH" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/328858234" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ideas/bal-id.viewfinder06jul06,0,936286.story?track=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/327907457/bal-ho.edcolumn06jul06,0,5784730.story T he county school system community recently mourned the loss of Melvin Hackett, who had worked as day supervisor for Glenelg High School for 44 years. He died June 17 at age 64. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?a=YIFwAL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?i=YIFwAL" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/327907457" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.edcolumn06jul06,0,5784730.story?track=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/327907461/bal-ho.politics06jul06,0,265919.story A Columbia Democrat venturing west to Republican-dominated Glenwood to hear residents' complaints could run some political risk of hostility, but County Executive Ken Ulman encountered only civility at his recent public forum, despite high frustration over two local issues. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?a=jcRTFn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?i=jcRTFn" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/327907461" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.politics06jul06,0,265919.story?track=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/328040966/bal-ho.humor06jul06,0,4137054.story Janet's World <br/><br/> E veryone out there who wants to decorate a room by putting up some trendy wallpaper, please, reconsider. And by "reconsider," I mean come to my place and help me strip some 10-year-old wallpaper off the kitchen walls first. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?a=4L6uPO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?i=4L6uPO" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/328040966" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.humor06jul06,0,4137054.story?track=rss http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~3/327907462/bal-ho.colwest060jul06,0,1529453.story West Columbia Briefs <br/><br/> The Howard County Office on Aging will present its 10th anniversary 50+ Expo from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 17 at Wilde Lake High School, 5460 Trumpeter Road. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?a=HB7Tue"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2?i=HB7Tue" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/howard/rss2/~4/327907462" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.colwest060jul06,0,1529453.story?track=rss