Elizabeth Letts, author of a book about a prize-winning horse, is a headliner at this year's Random House Book Fair.

The current alarm over low student test scores in 12 Carroll County schools and the rash of scandals nationwide involving cheating on the tests has revived the controversy over the legitimacy of standardized testing as a gauge of student achievement and teacher effectiveness.

Westminster's Jeremy Willet, as well as his family and his rock band, tour the world, working with and advocating for the hungry.

Phil Hooks, a French horn player and teacher, fell in love with the Swiss alpenhorn and now plays the 12-foot instrument in his back yard in Finksburg.

Artists, philosophers, sociologists and others have long been concerned that society is increasingly becoming dehumanized.

Income tax season is almost upon us. Herewith, a few caveates and guidelines for the wary taxpayer.