Bigger than the Bubble

Today's recommended reading:

"Henrietta Lacks Immortalized with Street Dedications" by Marge Neal, East County Times.

Never heard of East County Times? From their website:

East County Times is your source for local news, events, coupons and more in eastern Baltimore County. Published weekly, the East County Times newspaper reaches tens of thousands of local residents throughout Essex, Middle River, Rosedale, White Marsh, Nottingham, Perry Hall, Kingsville, Edgemere and Dundalk.

The banner announces that this is their 20th anniversary.

From what I gather, East County Times is what the Columbia Flier used to be, back in the day: locally owned and operated. There's not a lot of that left anymore in the world of journalism. It's also a great reminder to me that there's life outside of Columbia and greater Howard County.

Writer Marge Neal is a friend of the blog. A search (there's a search bar at the bottom of this post) tells me that this is her fifth appearance. I met her when she was the local editor for Columbia Patch. We've kept up with each other through social media and had a reunion of sorts this summer at Pub Dog.

She brought along a souvenir she'd happened upon that she thought I'd like.

Bigger than Columbia, bigger than the East County Times, is the story of Henrietta Lacks. Read the article to learn about her family's roots in the area. There's also a great book by Rebecca Skloot called The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and a made for television film based on the book. Hers is a story with local beginnings and international reach.

, events, coupons and more in eastern Baltimore County. Published weekly, the East County Times newspaper reaches tens of thousands of local residents throughout Essex, Middle River, Rosedale, White Marsh, Nottingham, Perry Hall, Kingsville, Edgemere and Dundalk.EasCounty Times is your source for local news, events, coupons and more in eastern Baltimore County. Published weekly, the East County Times newspaper reaches tens of thousands of local residents throughout Essex, Middle River, Rosedale, White Marsh, Nottingham, Perry Hall, Kingsville, Edgemere and Dundalk.

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