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Rose Helen O'Doherty, an accomplished golfer and family matriarch, died of pneumonia April 18 at Howard County General Hospital. The Ellicott City resident was 82. Born Rose Helen Huggins in Baltimore, she was raised on North Monroe Street and attended St. Gregory's School. She was a 1946 Western High School graduate. While attending a local business college, she met her future husband, Patrick Anthony O'Doherty, a trial attorney. They lived in Irvington and later in an old home called Maple Lodge in the Paradise section of Catonsville.

Helen S. Jones, a Howard County farmer and community activist, died Feb. 27 of complications from an infection at Bowling Green, her West Friendship farm. She was 96. Helen Stromberg, the daughter of farmers, was born and raised on a farm in Marriottsville. After graduating from West Friendship High School in 1931, she earned a teaching degree three years later from what is now Towson University. She married her high school sweetheart, Ridgely Jones, in 1935 and moved to the 320-acre Bowling Green Farm, which had been in his family since 1730.

Helen P. Bopp, a retired Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. manager and active churchwoman, died Jan. 18 of pneumonia at St. Joseph's Nursing Home in Catonsville. She was 91. Helen Patricia Bopp, the daughter of a pharmaceutical salesman and a homemaker, was born on William Street and raised on Edgewood Street. After graduating from Seton High School in 1937, she began her 44-year C&P career as an operator. She was promoted through the ranks and worked as a manager in Washington and Baltimore before retiring in 1981.

Helen Anna Ferrell, a retired real estate agent, died of lung cancer Dec. 20 at the Cockeysville home of her daughter. She was 80. Helen Anna Ena was born in Baltimore and spent her childhood in Highlandtown with her seven siblings. She graduated from the Catholic High School of Baltimore in 1947 and married Frank J. Ferrell in 1950. The couple, who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in October, raised three children in Lutherville. Mrs. Ferrell obtained her real estate license in 1975, and specialized in residential real estate.

If Baltimore had a pop-culture Mount Rushmore, Barry Levinson, John Waters and David Simon would be on it. In a few months, it might be time to start clearing room for one more filmmaker. On April 8, Pikesville-bred TV comedy whiz Jason Winer makes his big-screen debut with a star-studded production of a beloved old movie: "Arthur. " The trade journal Variety has already called him "One of the top ten directors to watch. " 2010 was a powerhouse year for Winer. He executive-produced the Emmy-winning ABC comedy "Modern Family" and directed every other episode in the first season.

At a time when many news media rely on scandal and sensationalism to remain profitable, I rely on your newspaper for honest and unbiased reporting of facts with respect to news about government and government officials. Against this standard, I believe that The Baltimore Sun has tended to fail its readers with respect to its reporting during recent months on City Councilwoman Helen Holton in at least three respects. First, it has repeatedly linked various criminal charges against Councilwoman Holton with the very separate charges lodged against former Mayor Sheila Dixon, despite the fact that no connection is known to exist between the two cases.