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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

On Climate Change, Young Adult Fiction, and More With Ned Tillman

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As much as Colleen and I are loving HoCo, we both think some of the shopping centers look alike to the point that when we hear about one in particular, we both wonder, “Which one is that again?” The establishments that make them up and the people we’ve met in them are one-of-a-kind, nevertheless. This was certainly the case when I borrowed our friends PaCy (Paul and Lucy) Steinberg’s 2018 Honda Civic hybrid while they’re out of town and we’re housesitting, Man–that thing is quiet! I was on my way to meet Ned Tillman. RoCo (us) first encountered Ned at … 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