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June 20, 2018

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Howard's LGBTQ groups planning first Pride parade, community outreach

Wednesday, Jun 20

Advocates, led by the county’s chapter of the LGBT group PFLAG, hope to see that work culminate on the Columbia lakefront next June in the county’s first pride festival. Set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the festival is scheduled for June 28.

Attendance plummets in Howard schools on last days

Attendance in Howard County schools fell on the final two days of classes this week. The academic year was extended past a June 15 closing because of bad-weather days.

Dozens of immigrant children are being held in Maryland

At least a dozen children believed to have been separated from their parents at the border — including one who was just 18 months old — have arrived in Maryland to be cared for while family members are located to take them in.

Marriotts Ridge junior Josh Olsufka captures baseball Player of the Year

The Mustangs rode the arm and bat of Olsufka to their second straight county title.

Warm weather ushers in Columbia Neighborhood Swim League 2018 season

Results of the top finishers from the Columbia Neighborhood Swim League meets held on Saturday.

ManneqArt no longer moving to Baltimore

ManneqArt and ManneqArt Museum is no longer moving to the Bromo TowerArts and Entertainment District in Baltimore.

Whiskey Creek Golf Club

A spotlight look at Whiskey Creek Golf Club in Ijamsville, an 18-hole public course playing to a par 72 that is routinely ranked as one of the top public courses in Maryland. The layout navigates through the rolling hills of Frederick County and offers spectacular views of the Catoctin Mountains.

Maryland government retirees in an uproar over looming change to prescription drug coverage

Maryland government retirees are in an uproar over changes coming to their prescription drug coverage after receiving letters from the Hogan Administration that some say are politically charged.