There’s nothing like a fall weekend to see some sights right here in Maryland, and now there’s a book with plenty of ideas where to go. “Fun with the Family Maryland” (Insiders’ Guide, 208 pp) was released over the summer and is written by Ellicott City resident Karen Nitkin. Nitkin is a former newspaper reporter [...]
Archive for October, 2004
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Monday, October 11th, 2004The ABCs of Maryland
Monday, October 11th, 2004If you were going to create an alphabetical listing of what makes Maryland unique, what would you use for the letter “U”? What about “X” or “Q”? Some letters were more difficult than others for author Shirley Menendez, but her new book “B is for Blue Crab: A Maryland Alphabet” (Sleeping Bear Press, 40 pp) [...]
Open houses can make the choice
Monday, October 11th, 2004This time last year we were on the openhouse circuit. We were considering a number of schools for Maggie, our oldest and now a kindergartener, and we hoped the open houses would help us discern which was right for her. Unfortunately, my neighbor told me that we were a little behind the eight ball, at [...]
Brace Yourself
Monday, October 11th, 2004By Gregory J. Alexander “Brace face!” This juvenile insult has been hurled at teenagers for years, and chances are parents today who had braces in middle school were victim to this and myriad other nicknames. However, innovations in technology and colorful accessories have made wearing braces less painful _ physically and emotionally _ for today’s [...]
What’s up doc?
Monday, October 11th, 2004My son is 7 years old and all his friends have lost at least one tooth. He doesn’t even have one that is loose. Is this normal? Great question and one that dentists get all of the time, explains Dr. B. Casey Crafton, a pediatric dentist at Crafton Dental in Columbia. Some kids seem to [...]