Southern Maryland This is Living - On-line Edition

Volume 6, Number 3, Fall 2004 The articles presented here are a sample of what is available in the hardcopy magazine. Magazines are on-sale now at your local news stands and supermarkets. You can also subscribe or renew on-line. Select articles from previous editions can be found in our on-line Archive.		The Civil War divided our great nation like no other war before it or since, and nowhere was that divide more deeply felt than in the state of Maryland. With its industrialized north and its agrarian south, Maryland would find itself unique in its struggle to align with either the Union or the Confederacy. [ more... ]
		At Thanksgiving we all anticipate that "big dinner" with family or friends. Depending on the number of loved ones in your life, you could end up eating two or three meals! In order to keep it light but satisfying I've developed a fun menu of hearty appetizers or "tapas." Try it and start your own holiday tradition. [ more... ]
		Four centuries of American history surround Point Lookout located on a peninsula at the southern most tip of Maryland's Western Shore. Situated on over 2,000 acres of land, marsh, and water, the park has been home to colonists, revolutionaries, and thousands of soldiers. [ more... ]
		For Ken Korando, an investment banker turned vintner, comparisons with France's renowned wine-making area aren't far-fetched at all. Like Bordeaux, Southern Maryland features warm, humid summers and mild winters. Where Bordeaux has the Dordogne and Garonne rivers, we have the Potomac and the Patuxent. [ more... ]
		Women pack healthy lunches, enforce bedtime, and schedule annual check-ups. Southern Maryland's hospitals help us nurture ourselves, too. After all, the woman is the hub of most any home and keeping her healthy is of the utmost importance. Nothing seems to run smoothly if momma isn't well. [ more... ]
		According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in 1920, the female labor force totaled about 8.25 million which was less than 20% of the total U.S. labor force. Today, over 56 million women workers make up 47% of the total work force. [ more... ]