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Jeffrey Roth

Has received numerous Associated Press and national awards for both news and feature writing. His stories have appeared in several newspapers, including The Baltimore Sun and The Philadelphia Examiner, and he has written for Central Pennsylvania Magazine and other regional and national publications. Roth has taught a number of writing courses, most recently at Carroll Community College.

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Invaders from Inner Space

Invasive species are suprisingly common around here, and some of them are downright ugly.

What Do Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa Have in Common?

Several religions celebrate the Winter Solstice. The timing and the symbols are similar, but the focal points vary widely. Here is how a number of local groups mark the season.

An Epidemic of Cheating

After some three decades of dormancy, the role of standardized testing in education is again being challenged, largely as a result of a rash of scandals involving teachers and students scamming the tests.

Collecting Civil War Relics

As observances of the Civil War sesquicentennial flourish, so has the market in fake battlefield relics. It's a multibillion-dollar scam.

Carroll's Humane Society: Helping People and Animals Since 1953

Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms,” noted George Eliot, the author of Silas Marner and Middlemarch.

Choosing a Canine Companion

More research goes into the car people drive than the dog that's going to share their life with them,” said dog trainer Linda Kaim, owner of Coeur d' LionK9 Behavior Management, Westminster.

It's All About Romance

Five Carroll County authors are writing the life romantic.

Does Your Kid Have an "Attitude?"

McDaniel College Professor Thomas J. Zirpoli contends that kids are meaner today because their parents are meaner.“In the United States today, there is a pervasive tendency to treat children as adults, and adults as children. The options of childr...

The Night of the Living Duct Tape

The writer’s children, Brittany A. Roth and her brother, Pierce A. Roth, created this Xenomorph costume, based on the second “Alien” movie, using more than 30 rolls of duct tape.  It won them first place in the novice category of the HorrorFi...