Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast

On today's episode of The Lines Between Us, we learn about the communities in Baltimore where so many ex-offenders return to from prison … young people see incarceration almost as a rite of passage. To discuss this, Sheilah Kast speaks with Dr. Nancy La Vigne, director of the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, and Adrian Muldrow, program manager for the Druid Heights CDC We Can Achieve Program. 

You've heard of prepaid cell phone plans--but what about prepaid tuition plans? There are government savings plans that offer tax breaks.  Joan Marshall, who leads the state program, tells us parents should take advantage.

The Columbia Orchestra turns 35 this year--and plays Wagner this weekend. Tom Hall talks to music director Jason Love about how this community orchestra's programming has become more adventurous over time.

We hear often about the 1861 Pratt Street Riot and other disturbances that gave Baltimore the nickname "Mobtown." Overlooked is the Baltimore Bank Riot of 1835. University of Oklahoma historian Robert Shalhope wrote a book about it. He'll tell us what happened, and how similar the story is to the financial crisis of 2008.