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Teen Shot, Buildings Bought, Reading Rewarded: Columbia News
Fires strike golf cart, house in Columbia; HCPD helps with security at inauguration; and more news from Columbia Patch this week.

Take a look at the week in headlines on Columbia Patch:
- Columbia Girl Dresses as Supreme Court Judge After Reading Biography, Receives Personal Letter In Return
- Columbia Teen in Critical Condition After Shooting: Police
- Golf Cart Blaze in Columbia Spreads Inside Garage: Officials
- Clarksville Woman Among Thousands at Women's March in D.C.
- UPDATED: One Dead in House Fire in Western Howard County
- Howard Hughes Buys 2 Downtown Columbia Buildings
- At Inauguration, Howard County Police Help with Security
- Shooting in Columbia Sends Man to Hospital: Police
- House Fire in Columbia Under Investigation
- Dump Truck Flips on Ramp at MD 32: HoCo Fire and Rescue
- Community Action Council Helps HoCo Households Pay Energy Bills
- Grassroots Selects New Executive Director
- HCC’s Arts Collective Presents 'A Valentine Affair' Feb. 10, 11
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Pictured above, Michele Threefoot in the Central Branch of Howard County library. After reading I Dissent, Threefoot dressed as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for Superhero Day at school and received a personal letter in response. Photo Credit: Jody McKinley.
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