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Bobo to Meet on Issues

Del. Elizabeth Bobo (D-Howard) will host a town meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. next Thursday at Khaler Hall in the Harper's Choice Village Center, 5440 Old Tucker Row, Columbia.

Topics such as education, consumer protection, clean air, limitations on gambling, medical records and malpractice, the environment and human rights will be discussed. Bobo's district covers Harper's Choice, Town Center, Wilde Lake, Hickory Ridge and parts of Dorsey's Search and Ellicott City.

For more information, call 800-492-7122, Ext. 3205.

Health Workers Job Fair

A job fair and open house for nurses and other health professionals will take place from 10 a.m. to noon March 5 at Howard County General Hospital, 5755 Cedar Lane, Columbia.

The event will include tours of the hospital, on-site job interviews and an opportunity to speak with representatives from the hospital's human resources department.

For more information, call 410-740-7815 or 410-740-7774. Applications and a list of job openings are available at www.hcgh.org.

Book Discussion

This year's Women's Giving Circle annual meeting will feature Washington Post staff writer Laura Sessions Stepp. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist will discuss her book, "Our Last Best Shot: Guiding Our Children Through Early Adolescence."

The meeting and a tea will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. March 9 in the Great Room at Savage Mill, 8600 Foundry St., Savage.