Columbia's Five Things To Know For June 11

The Weather 

From the National Weather Service:

Day: "A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible."

Night: "Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind between 3 and 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible."

Event Not to Miss Today

Casino Night

7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Owen Brown Community Center

Question of the Day

What's your favorite "semi-hidden gem" in the area? And why? (Mine: Jackson Pond in Long Reach, for the perfection that is an afternoon sitting on a bench on the pond's island.)

 Featured Reader Comment

“Mr. Dyer didn't 'lose' his cases. Rather, he was denied the right ("standing") to sue to require the board to obey the law. It is unclear who does have standing to compel a public body to obey the state's open meetings law. In other words, it is unclear that the law has any meaning, absent a mechanism for enforcing it.” -  Reader "Michael Berla," siding with Allen Dyer, the school board member .

Rewind the Headlines: What you might have missed on Friday

• Howard County Board of Education Reportedly Votes to Oust Allen Dyer
• Several Break-ins in One Columbia Neighborhood: Howard County Crime Roundup
• Get Out: Six Things To Do in the Area This Weekend
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