College Vocabulary

L.A. Countys election pilot is taking flak again (Los Angeles Times)

Interim RegistrarRecorder Dean Logan left Washington state after a disputed election. Now hes facing criticism over the countys ballot design. But he still wants the job. Ask a Republican in Washington state about Dean C. Logan, Los Angeles Countys interim elections chief, and this might be the answer: Im really shocked that anyone would consider hiring Dean Logan to run an elections ... Read more

Entertainment Calendar (Carroll County Online)

Baldwins Station: Maggie Sansone, Sue Richards and Andrea Hoag (music from the Ancient Celtic lands), today, $18; David Grier, April 3, $15; 6:30 p.m. seating and dining for each show; 7618 Main St., Sykesville; 4107951041. Read more

Tots easily pick up languages while learning English (Carroll County Online)

Sophia, 18 months old, and her mother, Angie Bleich, glue cotton balls to a picture of an oveja. Suave, no asks Carrie Trujillo about the sheep they are making. She runs the Language Schoolhouse in Ankeny and Johnston, Iowa, teaching classes in Spanish for young children. Read more

A full look at man who did the thesaurus (AP)

The Man Who Made Lists (G.P. Putnams Sons. 304 pages. $25.95), by Joshua Kendall: If the instinctive snobbery could be set aside for a moment, the denizens of the literary world would probably acknowledge Peter Mark Rogets lasting contribution to writing. Read more

James Weidman Trio at an Die Musik Live in Baltimore on Saturday, March 29th (All About Jazz)

An die Musik LIVE 409 North Charles Street Second Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21201 888.221.6170 410.385.2638 New Yorkbased pianist James Weidman is indisputably one of the worlds top sidemen. Read more