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Columbia, Maryland is located in Howard County. Zip codes in Columbia, MD include 21045, 21046, and 21044. More Columbia information.

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1 min ago | GO Columbiamo

Winter Weather Impacting Columbia and Boone County

As snow falls across mid-Missouri this morning, the Columbia/Boone County Office of Emergency Management asks residents to make sure they are prepared.

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2 hrs ago | CBS Local

Last Chance: See Candida Hofer Photos At The BMA

Candida HA fer. George Peabody Library Baltimore. 2010. Courtesy of the artist and Sonnabend Gallery, New York.

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3 hrs ago | Daily Record

Movers & Shakers, 2/13: Hughes named chief technology officer of Next Century Corp.

Todd C. Hughes has been appointed chief technology officer of Next Century Corp.

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Sun Feb 12, 2012

Patch.com

Frugal Family: Discounted Car Wash, Free Date Book

Looking for a deal? Then check in to Frugal Family every week, where we'll give you five great local deals that will help your family's bottom line.

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The Baltimore Sun

Appeals court affirms dismissal of Columbia petition

Maryland's second-highest court has thrown out an attempt by residents to revive a failed petition drive challenging Howard County 's plan for redevelopment of downtown Columbia.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

Plastics News

Intercontinental to build compounding plant in India

Indian-American joint venture compounder Intercontinental Polymers Private Ltd. is building a 44.1 million pound-per-year engineering resins compounding plant in the western Indian state of Gujarat, aimed at both the country's growing automotive industry and opportunities to switch traditional metal products to plastic.

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The Baltimore Sun

Apocalypse now? Blame the Pilgrims, not the Mayans

Miniature Stela from the Walters Art Museum exhibit Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection Gift.

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Hometown Annapolis

Proposed fee would tackle plastic bag litter

Environmentalists and lawmakers are targeting one of the Chesapeake Bay's messiest and most visible problems: litter from plastic bags.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

York Dispatch

Platts in minor highway crash Thursday

U.S. Rep. Todd Platts, R-York County, was in a fender-bender on his morning commute to Washington D.C. Thursday, but the congressman said he was uninjured and only missed two votes after changing a tire and continuing down the highway.

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GO Columbiamo

Interested Parties Meeting Set for Cosmo Park

Columbia Parks and Recreation is hosting an interested parties meeting on February 16 for proposed improvements to Cosmo Park.

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ABC2 Maryland

Debate hinges on interpretation of sign

COLUMBIA, Md. - After 41 years in the Village of Oakland Mills in Columbia, Gerry Emery doesn't see what all the fuss is about.

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GO Columbiamo

Cleanup Columbia Online Registration Now Open

What is Cleanup Columbia? Cleanup Columbia is a city-wide trash pick up event where hundreds of local residents work together to make our city a more beautiful place.

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Patch.com

River Hill Village Center: Fighting For Pedestrians on the 'Wall Street of Columbia'

It has been dubbed the "Wall Street of Columbia" because seven banks are clustered in and around River Hill Village Center's retail core, and its few shortcomings, according to residents, are the result of "being successful." So if it's not broken, why tinker with the 15-year-old River Hill Village Center?A The answer, according to Dr.

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The Frederick News-Post

Maryland Today

Three Prince George's County police officers who helped evacuate a burning apartment building in College Park are being honored.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

Hometown Annapolis

Injured pit bull used as 'bait dog'

With help from a veterinarian's donated surgical skills, county Animal Control was able to save a severely injured young pit bull that had been used as "bait" to train fighting dogs.

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Patch.com

Footwear Retailer Skechers Coming to Columbia Mall

The footwear retailer Skechers is coming to The Mall in Columbia , according to a press release issued today.

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Freshnews

Carnegie Mellon's Information Networking Institute Launches...

Dealing with cyber threats has become the new norm. As cyber criminals increasingly launch crippling attacks that hamper business and threaten security, organizations struggle to find technology savvy executives to lead strategies that protect and defend information across the enterprise.

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Patch.com

Police Talk Stranger Danger in Elkridge

One day when Jeff was away from home, someone threw a mailbox through his front window.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

GO Columbiamo

City and county awarded grant for stormwater project

The City of Columbia Public Works Department is a beneficiary of a stormwater grant.

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GO Columbiamo

City offers free class on engineered wood products

The city of Columbia will host a continuing education class on engineered wood products Monday, Feb.

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