Family and friends recall Baltimore-born “Dona” as a devoted mother, fierce advocate for women and children and a lover of all things Italian.

Privatized by state lawmakers, the hospital network’s board combined the opacity of private industry with the cronyism of Maryland politics. [OP-ED]

An “outside independent” review will scrutinize the University of Maryland Medical System board’s “contracting relationships,” its chairman says.

“The publisher and illustrator had a medical emergency and the order had to be canceled,” her spokesman explained.