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Parks Closed; Laundry Started: Scenes from the Shutdown
Parks are closed, roads are passable and one local man says he's going to do his laundry.

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Parks are closed, roads are passable and one local man says he's going to do his laundry.

Parks are closed, roads are passable and one local man says he's going to do his laundry.
All information provided by the Howard County Police Department.
All information provided by the Howard County Police Department.
Here are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Howard County. The death notices were posted between Sept. 23 - Sept 30, 2013.
Here are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Howard County. The death notices were posted between Sept. 23 - Sept 30, 2013.
Here are links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Howard County. The death notices were posted between Sept. 23 - Sept 30, 2013.
The officer's vehicle was struck head-on early Sunday morning.
The officer's vehicle was struck head-on early Sunday morning.
The officer's vehicle was struck head-on early Sunday morning.
Maryland holds its breath for a threatened partial government shutdown, but the news isn’t all bad.
Maryland holds its breath for a threatened partial government shutdown, but the news isn’t all bad.
Where's the big stink? In all lower 48 states, but the East Coast can expect to get stink-bombed especially hard.
Where's the big stink? In all lower 48 states, but the East Coast can expect to get stink-bombed especially hard.
Do you have one of these suburban family workhorses?
Do you have one of these suburban family workhorses?
Report: The school board plans to request a 50 percent increase.
Report: The school board plans to request a 50 percent increase.
What's playing this weekend in nearby theaters.