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RoCo gets personal with local luminaries of all stripes.

A Cup of Tea and a Little Honey With Tara Ebersole

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On my way to Tara Ebersole’s home to talk to her about the adorable children’s books that she and her sister published, I thought about how Tara has that Heart and Ebersole magic. Sure, her name wasn’t always Ebersole (it was Eisenhauer), but true hearts find each other, as did Tara’s and her hubby’s, Del. Eric Ebersole (D-12). Regular readers of this site know Eric is a rocoinhoco fave–and so is Tara! Sometimes you don’t realize how much you’ve missed someone until you see them. And so it was for me when Tara opened the door, her dark hair framing … Read more

Diane Penkova Fink Helps Maryland Women Emerge

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I was sitting at a table for two at The Turn House in Hobbit’s Glen when I saw a woman in a blue dress approaching my table out of the corner of my eye. I knew from her dress–Democratic blue–that it was Diane Penkova Fink, the Executive Director (ED) of Emerge Maryland. “Hi, Colleen!” she said. I got up and we hugged. Emerge is, as its website states, an organization with a threefold mission: 1. Finding Democratic women who should run for office and get them into a training program. 2. Training Democratic women in the cutting-edge campaign tools they … Read more

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

Getting the Down Low on Improving Your Community With Sue Geckle

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Sue Geckle loves people. People love Sue Geckle. I am a person, therefore I love Sue Geckle! Sorry–but I was just having a conversation with Colleen, and she was remembering how they learned a lot of logic in her Master’s program in rhetoric and composition. But it’s still true: I really do love Sue! She and I met last week at The Common Kitchen to talk about her membership on the executive board of the local community service organization, HopeWorks. “At HopeWorks I’m a member of the Board of Directors,” she said with her hands resting politely in her lap. … Read more

Candace Dodson Reed and Tom Coale, Hosts of the Elevate Maryland Podcast

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A friend of mine, local environmental non-profit manager and activist Chiara D’Amore, who Robert interviewed not long ago, told him he’s “a communicator and a connector.” That’s how I’d describe Candace Dodson Reed and Tom Coale. Whether they intend it or even know it, their weekly Elevate Maryland podcast recordings bring community members together. They said, “Sure, Colleen!” when asked them to talk to me about their work on Elevate, as it’s known for short. We decided to meet this past Monday at The Common Kitchen, where they record their podcast, just before they interviewed Senator Clarence Lam (D-12). Just … Read more

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