Nellie Arrington:  

Life After graduating from Howard High and The College Formerly Known as Western Maryland, I attained my original goal of becoming a reporter and editor for a chain of newspapers based in Howard County, Maryland, where I grew up. I also did a local show on the then-new cable station there. After the newspapers were bought out by a rival company, I became a marketing executive for several architectural and engineering firms in the Baltimore area for about 6 years. I became a real estate agent in 1986 (so I could better control my hours -- any 80 of the week!) I had two daughters during a 22-year marriage. I still live in Ellicott City (Mount Hebron neighborhood), and I base my real estate practice at Long & Foster in Columbia (410-715-2703 if you're thinking of moving!). Elyse graduated from University of Maryland, School of Music, got married, and is teaching instrumental music. Meredith majored in interior design at Philadelphia University, and is in grad school for architecture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, while working for high-end men's apparel shops in the Michigan Avenue dis...Expand for more