Rosanne Skirble is a freelance writer who lives in Silver Spring. After college she taught Spanish and English as a foreign language in high schools and colleges, then switched to radio — and later television — broadcasting at Voice of America, where she spent more than three decades, largely as an environmental reporter. These days, when she’s not writing for local media, she teaches an advanced Spanish course at Montgomery College.
This is the fourth in an occasional series on Langley Park, a largely immigrant community in Prince George’s County where difficult living conditions have…
This is the third in an occasional series on life in Langley Park, a largely immigrant community in Prince George’s County where difficult living…
The Juneteenth celebration at Grace Episcopal Church in Silver Spring marked the end of a difficult week. On the day commemorating the end of…
This is the first in a three-part series on life in Langley Park, a largely immigrant community in Prince George’s County where difficult living…
In the same week that Maryland Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) ordered bars, restaurants, movie theaters and gyms to be shut in response…