Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Giving to Panhandlers: Good, or Not Really Helping?
Is panhandling a right, or too dangerous?
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
- South Orange, NJ
240-381-9407/laura.thornton[at]patch.com
This Massachusetts native developed her passion for community news when she moved to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area in 2004.
After dreaming about being a journalist for several years, she enrolled in journalism school at the University of Maryland, College Park, and received a master’s degree in online journalism in 2010.
She has freelanced for The Current Newspapers, a weekly community newspaper in Washington, DC, and has written for the Capital News Service, a news wire service run by the University of Maryland, as an environment reporter.
She also has a master’s degree in architectural history from the University of Virginia, and she received her bachelor’s degree in architecture and music from Wellesley College in 2001.
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Takoma Park, MD|News|
Giving to Panhandlers: Good, or Not Really Helping?
Is panhandling a right, or too dangerous?
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Giving to Panhandlers: Good, or Not Really Helping?
Is panhandling a right, or too dangerous?
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
Giving to Panhandlers: Good, or Not Really Helping?
Is panhandling a right, or too dangerous?
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Giving to Panhandlers: Good, or Not Really Helping?
Is panhandling a right, or too dangerous?
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Potomac, MD|News|
Bag Tax Study Anticipated in 2014
County Executive Isiah Leggett says that a reconsideration of the county bag tax's applicability to bags from non-food and non-alcohol stores needs to be preceded by a data-gathering survey.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Bag Tax Study Anticipated in 2014
County Executive Isiah Leggett says that a reconsideration of the county bag tax's applicability to bags from non-food and non-alcohol stores needs to be preceded by a data-gathering survey.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Bag Tax Study Anticipated in 2014
County Executive Isiah Leggett says that a reconsideration of the county bag tax's applicability to bags from non-food and non-alcohol stores needs to be preceded by a data-gathering survey.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
Bag Tax Study Anticipated in 2014
County Executive Isiah Leggett says that a reconsideration of the county bag tax's applicability to bags from non-food and non-alcohol stores needs to be preceded by a data-gathering survey.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Bag Tax Study Anticipated in 2014
County Executive Isiah Leggett says that a reconsideration of the county bag tax's applicability to bags from non-food and non-alcohol stores needs to be preceded by a data-gathering survey.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Bag Tax Study Anticipated in 2014
County Executive Isiah Leggett says that a reconsideration of the county bag tax's applicability to bags from non-food and non-alcohol stores needs to be preceded by a data-gathering survey.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
16th Annual Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Should DC Run a Streetcar Line to Silver Spring?
Decades ago, Silver Spring residents used to be able to ride a streetcar into DC. Could that happen again?
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Should DC Run a Streetcar Line to Silver Spring?
Decades ago, Silver Spring residents used to be able to ride a streetcar into DC. Could that happen again?
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
James A. Donohoe III, Chair of Donohoe Companies, Dies at 68
James A. Donohoe III led his family's real estate company, and—on the weekends—enjoyed boating on the Potomac River.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Potomac, MD|News|
NIH Faces Critical Blood Shortage
The National Institutes of Health is asking Group A donors to consider donating blood for current patients.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
NIH Faces Critical Blood Shortage
The National Institutes of Health is asking Group A donors to consider donating blood for current patients.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
NIH Faces Critical Blood Shortage
The National Institutes of Health is asking Group A donors to consider donating blood for current patients.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
NIH Faces Critical Blood Shortage
The National Institutes of Health is asking Group A donors to consider donating blood for current patients.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
NIH Faces Critical Blood Shortage
The National Institutes of Health is asking Group A donors to consider donating blood for current patients.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff