Summary: How does suburban Maryland's job growth compare to that of Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia? "Lagging far behind," according to a Washington Post columnist who looked at the data. Meanwhile, the O'Malley adminstration touts a #1 U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking for innovation and entrepreneurship. We bring the jobs picture into focus with Maryland Business and Economic Development Secretary Christian Johansson and University of Baltimore economist Richard Clinch. Copy editor John McIntyre teaches us a lesson in grammar and in profanity. When she's not writing, Newbery medalist Laura Amy Schlitz is a librarian at the Park School in Baltimore County. But she'll be at the several upcoming book festivals, where you can ask her about her tales about medieval villages and retellings of the work of the Brothers Grimm.
