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RoCo visits a place at which Howard County raises its children.

Solving Puzzles With Dr. Zaneb Beams

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It’s a Puzzle Because I know the Beams family so well at this point–they’ve become dear to RoCo’s heart over the last three years–I knew I could let myself into their house. I turned the knob of the garage door and stuck my neck in with some sense of hesitancy, so as not to act like I was entitled to come in, no matter how close we’ve become. Dr. Zaneb Beams was standing at the kitchen counter with one hand on top of a blender. She was getting ready to make a green smoothie, which are some of her favorite … Read more

A Sip and a Bite With Del. Frank Turner on The Promise Maryland Scholarship

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Aah–there I was again: what’s turning out to be my and Robert’s office, basically, The Bagel Bin in River Hill Village Center. I had just attended dance cardio class at The Columbia Gym, so those happy chemicals were Zumba-ing through my veins as it was, and the hint of sunshine outside was like a merciful gift from the Heavens after days of rain. I wiped some sesame seeds off a table by the door and sat down to wait for my partner-in-snack, Delegate Frank Turner (D-13), a Democrat who’s represented District 13–50 percent of HoCo–in the state legislature for 24 … Read more

A Heart-to-Heart With Sabina Taj, Board of Education Candidate, on Kids, Communities, and Pancakes

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Dear HoCo Diary, It’s me Robert Morgenthau of RoCo writing. My wife, Colleen, the darling , had gotten to write the last three articles on our site. We usually alternate, as regular readers of this site know, and I really missed it! This was a perfect week to jump back in, because I got to meet a terrific woman. Read on. As I pulled up to the centrally-located home of Sabina Taj, a progressive candidate for Howard County Board of Education (BOE) in the upcoming general election, she was bidding farewell to another visitor. She waved at me vigorously, first … Read more