Anne Arundel Local Voices Roundup: March 1

Here are some of this week's top Local Voices entries. If you want to join our Local Voices section, just click "Start a Blog" under the top stories on our front page.

Before Snow Plows and Snow Blowers: A retired teacher and author in Pasadena shares a scene from snow days gone by.

Local businessman seeks to be first Hispanic on Penn State's Board: Frederik L. Riefkohl, a 1987 Penn State graduate, announced his candidacy for one of three alumni positions in the 2013 board of trustees election.

Support HB 1462 - A Maryland Task Force for Later School Start Times: A parent pushes for support of a bill to require later start times for schools.

Italy Comes to Arundel: Hear about the visit of Italian students to Arundel High School.

Organizing Your Seed Packets: A gardening expert shares important tips.

Free Music! What's Not to Love?: Read about a weekly concert at St. Anne's Church.

The Inventory of Homes in The Broadneck Peninsula Remains Virtually Unchanged: The president of a local real estate company writes about home sale statistics in the 21012 and 21409 ZIP codes.