Teen Shot, Buildings Bought, Reading Rewarded: Columbia News

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.