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Monday, Mar 19 Howard County helped lead the pack for the fifth straight year as the second healthiest county in the state behind Montgomery, according an annual study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. |
| A substitute teacher arrested Friday for inappropriately touching a Montgomery County student also subbed in Howard County schools. No formal complaints have been filed against him here. |
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| A one-two punch of wintry weather systems is forecast to move into the region Tuesday, the first day of spring, with an overnight wintry mix expected to turn into snow. |
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| Howard County boys lacrosse coaches believe six or seven teams could be the mix for this year's league title. |
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| “We have to balance thoughtfulness and expediency, and we're looking to do both of those," athletic director Tim Hall said. |
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| Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced this morning a program that will ensure county graduates can go to the Community College of Baltimore County without taking on debt. |
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| Senate Republicans said Monday that they will consider Robert K. Hur to be the U.S. Attorney for Maryland after initially delaying his confirmation over questions about the Department of Justice’s probe of the 2016 presidential election. |
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| Democrats have rejected a White House bid to extend protections for so-called Dreamer immigrants in exchange for $25 billion in funding for Trump's border wall. |
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