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Staff Blogs

	Another One Rides The Bus Nancy Luse As normal as it gets It’s back to normal for everyone, including the riders, drivers and dispatchers for TransIT.

	Biz & Government Blog Meg Tully Steele for RNC Chairman Former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele garners support of Maryland Federation of Republican Women.

	Down the aisle Adrienne Lawrence The wedding party Who will be our maid of honor and best man?

	Extra Points Stan Goldberg Orioles public image takes another hit Baltimore's inability to sign Mark Teixeira won’t hurt the Orioles on the field of play that much next year, but it will hurt the image of the team

	Health Notes Ashley Andyshak Expanding HSAs State may allow gym memberships and other fitness expenses

	How To ... How To ... Properly lift weights Weight lifting with Hulk Hogan is one thing, but it’s certainly not a starting point.

	Inaug-Blog Inauguration Blog Getting there is one thing, but once you're there ... Sure, it seems like everyone and their brother is heading to the inauguration.

	Pop Goes the Culture Stephanie Mlot A year in pop cultural review In a history-making year, with our President-elect's victory, the first man to give birth and the end of "Boston Legal," I brood over my top moments of the year.

	Straight Sports Greg Swatek ESPN At It Again The decline in the overall quality of work that ESPN produces has been pronounced for quite some time

	Talk from the Top Shelf Jessica Frizen Let's play catch-up, shall we? Backin' it up a bit. You understand.

	the art chakra Lauren LaRocca Altar of Joy & Intention [video] The Altar of Joy & Intention, a tradition that began in January 2008, is returning to the Blue Elephant Art Center tonight.

	The Inside Pitch Jason Brennan I would not want to be in Joe Girardi's shoes I was talking to my good buddy the other day. He's a Yankee fan; I'm a Red Sox fan.

	Three Chords and the Truth Sue Guynn Concert times "a-comin'" It's almost January and we're on the fast-track to summer now!

	Traveling Through Stephanie Mlot Tipsy?Taxi! to provide free cab rides this New Year's Eve Tipsy?Taxi! Service will be offered this year for anyone who has been drinking in a Baltimore City restaurant or bar on New Year's Eve.

	What’s for dinner? Teresa Bell-Stockman Tomato bread soup Nothing warms you more than hot soup. And what goes better with soup than fresh bread.

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Citizen Blogs

20-Something & In Frederick - Citizen Blog
Liz Lipke
Is Venus Colliding with Aries Today?
Now, I don’t mean to poke fun at those who truly believe in horoscopes as a whole. I think there is a real science to astrology to those who actually study it seriously (the Mayans for example had an amazingly complex system that still fascinates me). But I truly doubt that teen magazines and overnight websites hold any true prophecies.

	A woman, a wife & a business - Citizen Blog Dani Gurrie Social Networking I think it's a full time job to keep up with all the social networks...HELP!!

	Age Sage — Citizen Blog Jim Rogers Energy Costs and the Challenge of Staying Warm If you think it's cold now, you ain't seen nothing yet! But help is on the way.

	Biker Biz - Citizen Blog Carol Silverman Weekend Activity I checked the weather for the coming weekend and it doesn’t look like it will get over 40 degrees either Saturday or Sunday

	Community Cafe - Citizen Blog Gabe O'Neill Thank You Frederick! The temperature was 30 degrees and dropping, but that did not interfere with MaryMargaret’s enthusiasm.

	Frederick Bureau of Public Sounds - Citizen Blog Will Saxton The Man Drum Home made drum suit alternative music controller.

	Glob of a Discombobulated Blog - Citizen Blog Laura Marsolais A Bit of Thanks My blog is titled discombobulated with good reason: it is hard for me to stay focused and I tend to ramble about many things, so bear with me as I meander from topic to topic because a lot is swirling in my mind.

	Hit Or Miss - Citizen Blog Jason Barbato A fresh start In the spirit of the new year that is 2009, in between holiday parties and countless bowl games, allow me to propose a few New Year's resolutions for some of our favorite figures from the sports world:

	I Really Should Not Drive - Citizen Blog Conor Gallagher Baby, it''s cold outside One of my favorite things about the holidays is the songs. Luckily for us Frederickers, we have KEY 103.1.

	I’m Just Sayin’ ... - Citizen Blog Jessica Young Please buy me this. Loose Saggy Skin Vanishes In Seconds!

	Iager-Miester Movies - Citizen Blog Meredith A. Iager The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008, ****, PG-13 Brad Pitt reunites with “Babel,” co-star Cate Blanchett in this new enticing flick, that I call, “Forrest Gump in reverse

	Momma Mania - Citizen Blog Jennifer Gerlock Battling Mom Frump Tackling mom frump. It is a new year, girlies. Let's start the transformation - from frumpy to fabulous!

	Retroactive - Citizen Blog Patrick Mendonca Want to fight about it Mini reviews for late 2008 fighting games.

	Stuck in the middle - Citizen Blog Doris E. Pavlichek Can I Switch with Benjamin Button? I keep trying to figure out how to stop the revolving front door on our house, how not to resemble my bulldogs, and whether gray is the new blonde...

	The Downtowner - Citizen Blog Babett Horn 2009 Seriously?! What does it look like to you?

	The Perpetual Queue - Citizen Blog Clark Kline Random Thoughts for a New Year. Please Desist. There is nothing to see here.

	The Post-Up - Citizen Blog Brad Gerick Change is hard, but it stopped the losing streak The six-game losing streak has ended. During a temporary fall from grace that included losses to Penn St. and No. 8 Georgetown, the light at the end of the tunnel always seemed a lot closer than it turned out to be.

	The Reel Voice - citizen blog Jef Cliber ''BOLT'' Let me say this: “Bolt” is a great story and a unique one at that.

	While I Should be Cleaning - Citizen Blog Hanna Benedict Don’t Be Jealous that I’m Perfect Some people might call me a sucker – a person who was sucked into the marketer’s scheme. Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe I'm just that cool.