The Howard County
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Leisure & Travel The Maya Train links the beautiful towns of the Yucatán Peninsula | Catalina Island’s wildlife sanctuary | Rhode Island’s festive year 16
Arts & Style
All that jazz
Howard County poetry series marks 10 years, thanks to its volunteer hosts 23
Fitness & Health
4 k Night owls and heart disease k An apple a day may work
Law & Money
20 k Smart ways to give money
Advertiser Index 27 Columbia singer Lavenia Nesmith established Jazz in the Mills, a concert series that celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Nesmith has been performing since she was a teenager. See story on page 24. PHOTO BY ANDRIA STAFFORD/TOMORROW’S PORTRAITS
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