Capital (Annapolis) back issues from January 2006:
Protect seniors from financial predators
Jan 01, 2006 ... It was at her mother's 1993 memorial service in Florida that Lisafirst met the woman who would roil her family's life for more thanseven years. The woman - a neighbor's home health aide - introducedherself and offered condolences. "Within a week, I got a call from a guard at the ...
Dementia can turn loved ones into assailants
Jan 01, 2006 ... Sharon Langley lived in fear of her housemate, who tried to hitand bite her and threatened to kill her. One night, Ms. Langley hadto pull a heavy dresser across the hallway to try to keep the otherwoman away. The would-be assailant was Ms. Langley's 87-year-old mother, ...
Long-lost memories awakened at church
Jan 01, 2006 ... They might have trouble recognizing their children or rememberingtheir address, but on Wednesday they sang "Amazing Grace" and recitedthe Lord's Prayer from memory. More than 30 seniors with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related conditions attended Mass at St. John Neumann ...
Money can't buy love, but it can cause heartache
Jan 01, 2006 ... Dawn Strain and Martin Turner, a young unmarried couple livingtogether in Queens, N.Y., have been fighting three times a weeklately - but it's not about sex, or family, or who should clean thehouse. "We fight about money," Ms. Strain said. "It's definitely ourbiggest ...
Web site gives raw look into teen lives
Jan 01, 2006; ... Guys loved the beach picture on the Gambrills girl's Web page. With the ocean at her back, the 17-year-old leaned forward in herskimpy blue bikini, calling attention to ample cleavage. On a 15-year-old Chesapeake High girl's page, a "censored" sign isall that covers her bare ...
Savvy senior
Jan 01, 2006; ... DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: I recently read that medical errors are thethird leading cause of death in the United States, which I find verytroubling, especially for seniors who typically require the mostmedical care. Is this statistic true, and is there anything we can doas patients to protect ...
10 waysto beata cold
Jan 01, 2006; ... You bared your arm for a flu shot, stocked up on antibacterialsoap, and you're staying outside the sneeze zone of snifflingchildren. Your medicine cabinet is well-stocked with echinacea, andyou're taking so much vitamin C that you rattle when you walk. And you know - you just know ...
HEALTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jan 01, 2006 ... MS Support The Bowie / Crofton Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will have aholiday party at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Knights of Columbus Hall,611 Columbia Way in Bowie. The group generally meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Thursday ofeach month in Bowie and at noon the third ...
MONEY BOX
Jan 01, 2006 ... Long-term-care insurance is expensive and risky, but it's one ofthe few ways to guarantee funding for an extended nursing home stay.So, it's important to figure out the right type of coverage to buyand the right time to buy it. Skip the insurance if you expect to qualify for ...
Pathogens & People Strep throat and PANDAS
Jan 01, 2006; ... Your daughter complains of a sore throat. A few days later shebegins acting as if she's Jack Nicholson's irrational character inthe movie, "As Good As it Gets." Suddenly she becomes obsessive-compulsive, with fears ofcontamination, ritual hand washing, counting, eye blinking and ...
IM shortcuts infiltrating teen lingo
Jan 01, 2006 ... Why laugh when you can say LOL instead? For that matter, saying "99" at the end of an evening works justas well as "nighty-night." Need to cheer up a friend? Try whispering,"Less than three." When typed, it makes a sideways heart. (Use yourimagination.) The strange slang of ...
Covering the bases: Don't expectfather's hostiletraits to change
Jan 01, 2006; ... DEAR MARY: I am embarrassed to put this in writing and hope I amnot the only one who feels this way. My father is 83 years old, livesalone, still drives, cooks, cleans his house and bathes himself. My heart breaks thinking that he is spending his last years solonely. I have ...
Editor's desk Readers, editors have different views of year's top stories
Jan 01, 2006; ... At the start of every new year I can remember, we have summarizedthe top local stories of the previous year. In 2004, constructiontroubles on the Bay Bridge and medical malpractice insurance debateswere the top two stories chosen by editors. Today's version marks a slight deviation ...
BUSINESS NOTES
Jan 01, 2006 ... Sunny's Surplus, a military surplus and outdoor outfitter, hassigned the Cyphers Agency as agency of record. The Annapolis firmwill develop a new brand identity for Sunny's, as well ascorresponding marketing and advertising campaigns. The initial integrated campaign has been ...
Letters to the editor
Jan 01, 2006 ... Owens, sewage I live in Arnold, where the stench of raw sewage permeates theair. The rampant uncontrolled construction permitted on the BroadneckPeninsula by County Executive Janet Owens and others has finally comehome to roost. Ferry Point Marina and its environs are pretty ...
Years ago...from our pages
Jan 01, 2006 ... 25 years ago this week Jan. 6, 1981: After a man dies in a Glen Burnie rooming housefire, an editorial urges "city and county officials to adopt strongerbuilding codes and sprinkler system legislation." 50 years ago this week Jan. 3, 1956: In the Orange Bowl, the ...
Covering the bases: New name for Department of Aging
Jan 01, 2006; ... When I contacted the Department of Aging recently to talk to theSenior Health Insurance Program, the receptionist answered the phonewith a different department name than usual. Has something changed? Yes, it has. The Department of Aging has been serving both seniorsand the disabled ...
Fun erasedfrom gamesfor youths
Jan 01, 2006; ... WESTLAKE, Ohio - Ponytails bounce to the unsteady rhythm ofmulticolored balls thudding off dozens of tiny knees, heads and feet.As parents watch from nearby bleachers, the girls enjoy themselves inthe shrinking sunlight, kicking and giggling as they move aroundorange cones like a swarm ...
Around Annapolis: Supporters plan to cheer middle school's students, staff
Jan 01, 2006; ... We've welcomed the new year with First Night Annapolis. NowAnnapolis Middle School is having a "Welcome Back" rally to start theyear. On Tuesday morning the students and staff at the school will begreeted by more than 100 supporters from the community as a measureof goodwill and ...
Only known unvaccinatedhuman rabies survivor thrives
Jan 01, 2006 ... Last December, Jeanna Giese spent Christmas in the hospital,unable to speak or walk as she suffered from the effects of rabies.This holiday season, the 16-year-old is celebrating her improbablesurvival at home with her family. The teenager, who is the world's only known ...
Taking baby steps to a better you
Jan 01, 2006; ... The club regulars at local gyms hate the month of January. That'swhen lines form for their favorite exercise machines, the samemachines that have barely seen any use the other 11 months of theyear. Unfamiliar faces pop up in exercise classes that have grown soroutine everybody has their ...
Overuse of painpills adanger
Jan 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Think popping extra pain pills can't hurt?Think again: Accidental poisonings from the nation's most popularpain reliever seem to be rising, making acetaminophen the leadingcause of acute liver failure. Use it correctly and acetaminophen, best known by the ...
A JUICY YEAR
Jan 01, 2006; ... Sport in 2005 was pretty much like every other year: There were wins and losses, failures and redemptions, heroes andweasels, comings and goings, and random acts of generosity andsportsmanship undercut and then overshadowed by selfishness and pettyjealousies. What made 2005 ...
Final glimpse at '05 shows quirks
Jan 01, 2006; ... Maybe the cry from beyond the grave got the NHL going again. Before he died at 84 early this year, Archie Bennitz had someparting words for NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and union head BobGoodenow. He felt the lockout was depriving him of an inalienableright: hockey. So ...
Calendar
Jan 01, 2006 ... TODAY'S EVENTS LIGHTS ON THE BAY, 5-10 p.m., Sandy Point State Park, Route 50 atthe Bay Bridge. For more information, call 443-481-3161. TODAY'S MEETINGS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 410-268-5441 for sites and times. CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT ANONYMOUS, 410-631-4596 for sites ...
Doctorstestingself-servecheck-in
Jan 01, 2006; ... DALLAS - Welcome to the world of self-service check-in - at yourdoctor's office. When patients arrive for an appointment, they don't register atthe receptionist's desk. Instead, they swipe a driver's license orcredit card at a kiosk. They can verify insurance information, ...
Achieving happiness: 4 thingsthat willmake youa success
Jan 01, 2006; ... Time to make another New Year's resolution. If you're like mostpeople, your achievement rate is abysmal. The key to dramaticallyimproving your odds of success is to habitually use all four forms ofyour IQ: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual, Scientists have studied people ...
Guestbe gone
Jan 01, 2006; ... I am pretty much the perfect houseguest. You probably won't evenknow I'm there from Dec. 24 to Jan. 4. (That's my birthday, in caseyou'd like to do anything special. No, don't tell me - surprise me!You can pick me up at the airport at 6 a.m., which should give usplenty of time to talk ...
PEOPLE
Jan 01, 2006 ... The Annapolis offices of McCrone Inc. and Design Team Inc. honoredBarry Ebersole and Robert Sell for 20 years of service, DianeCerone's 15-year milestone and Fayette "Chunky" Latham, who retiredthis year after 38 years of service. *** James T. Loftus has been named director ...
Re-gift in haste; regret in leisure
Jan 01, 2006 ... Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa. 'Twas the season for gift-giving. Ifthey haven't already, soon thoughts will turn to the dud presents wereceived. The terminally guilty will find a way to integrate the goofygewgaws, the loud ties, the homely Christmas bear sweaters into theirlives ...
Midlife dieters mightconsider pill power
Jan 01, 2006; ... SEATTLE - Weight loss is on the horizon for many, and nutritionalsupplements may help midlifers control the pounds, say Seattleresearchers. Middle-aged people who are obese or just overweight might benefitfrom taking chromium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 or a multivitamin,scientists ...
10 Most Interesting Business People of 2005
Jan 01, 2006; ... When people take a nostalgic look at 2005, it's likely the samecliched adjectives will be reused: watershed, defining, momentous. With so many forceful personalities dotting the local businesslandscape and so many major projects that will take years tocomplete, it would be easy to ...
Resolvenot to
Jan 01, 2006 ... Go ahead, smoke, drink, keep eating chocolate. Celebrate this new year by skipping the whole resolutionrigmarole. Because, if you're like 90 percent of Americans, by the middle ofFebruary you'll be back to those old behaviors anyway. Resolutions are "one of the nation's ...
SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS
Jan 01, 2006 ... Information regarding county senior centers can be found online atwww.aacounty.org/aging. WEEK OF JAN. 2-6 ANNAPOLIS SENIOR CENTER 1027 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis 410-222-1818 E-mail: annapoliscenter@ aacounty.org Monday: Center ...
Season finds manyadjusting to diversity
Jan 01, 2006; ... The holiday card wishes us "both a Merry Christmas and a HappyHanukkah" and shows a little boy holding a brownish oval with abright red bulb at the end. Inside it says, "This is Reuven the Red-Nosed Latke." Since a latke is a potato pancake traditionally eaten at Jewishfestivals, ...
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jan 01, 2006 ... See 'Seussical' The Arnold Senior Center is sponsoring a trip to see "Seussicalthe Musical" by the Children's Theatre of Annapolis from 11 a.m. to1:15 p.m. Jan. 12. The show will be performed at the Pascal Centerfor Performing Arts at Anne Arundel Community College, 101 ...
NOTABLE LOCAL DEATHS OF 2005
Jan 01, 2006 ... Some we saw every day for decades. Others we just admired fromafar. From the local shoe store owner to decorated naval heroes,here's a list of some of the noted local people who passed on in2005. Jim Dillon, 65, a county high school athletic director for nearly40 years, died Jan ....
Military news
Jan 01, 2006 ... Army Pvt. Tiffiny M. Green has graduated from basic combattraining at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. The daughter of Valerie Cassizzi of Pasadena, she's a 2002graduate of Catonsville High School. *** Army Pvt. Matthew J. Scott has graduated from basic combatmilitary ...
The top local news stories of 2005
Jan 01, 2006 ... Fort Meade to gain jobs May's announcement that Maryland willgain more jobs from military base shuffling than any other state inthe nation - and that most of them will come to Anne Arundel County -had local officials beaming. Fort George G. Meade will gain as many as 40,000 jobs ...
Local hairstylists participate in competition, have a very good hair day
Jan 01, 2006; ... o be a cut above in the world of hairstyling, it takes a lot ofimagination and, sometimes, improvisation. Take Donnie Harrison, for example. When the stylist at Bubbles salon in Arundel Mills was looking fora way to get really big hair for a recent hairstyling competition, ...
LOCAL DIGEST
Jan 01, 2006 ... King awards dinner raises statue funds GLEN BURNIE - The 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. AwardsDinner will feature the Rev. Benjamin L. Hooks, former nationalexecutive director of the NAACP, as the keynote speaker in a programbeginning at 6 p.m. Jan. 13. The dinner ...
St. Barths: A small slice of heaven
Jan 01, 2006; ... Life is short and time is precious, so here's all you need to knowabout St. Barths: This cosmopolitan dot in the Caribbean has 14glorious beaches blessed with postcard-perfect aquamarine water, anaverage temperature of 75 degrees, low humidity and breathtaking rock-sculpted vistas ....
Annapolis: Maryland Hall plans for Chinese New Year
Jan 01, 2006; ... It's New Year's Day across America today, but the Chinese willcelebrate their new year in a few weeks. And local residents will beable get a sampling of the celebration in performances by a troupe ofChinese musicians, singers and dancers. The 30-member youth group is making its ...
Mortgage rates down a bit
Jan 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Mortgage rates edged down this week, goodnews for people looking to buy their own home. The mortgage company Freddie Mac, in its weekly survey, reportedthat rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages dipped to 6.22 percentfor the week ending Thursday. That was ...
2005: The year in review: Hurricane Katrina tops list of national, world stories
Jan 01, 2006; ... NEW YORK - The onslaught of Gulf Coast hurricanes, notably Katrinaand the deadly flooding which devastated New Orleans, wasoverwhelmingly picked by U.S. editors and news directors as the topstory of 2005 in The Associated Press' annual vote. The hurricanes received 242 first-place ...
Horse racing: Making votes countas numbers dwindle
Jan 01, 2006 ... When voting on Eclipse Awards closed on Wednesday, approximately200 independent thinkers expressed their preferences in honoring lastyear's stars. Ballots are handed out to racing writers, columnists or personswho write about the sport occasionally, and racing secretaries whoput ...
Other newsmakers
Jan 01, 2006 ... Other 2005 newsmakers who shaped the county's economy: Bruce Abbott, Comcast Corp. Bill Badger, Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp. Fletcher C. Bauman, Champion Realty James Belcher, ARINC Inc. Harvey Blonder, Harvey Blonder Properties Sarian ...
Ravens takeone more shotat win on road
Jan 01, 2006 ... CLEVELAND (AP) - Before heading home for the offseason, theBaltimore Ravens have some unfinished road work to complete. The Ravens, whose late-season turnaround saved coach BrianBillick's job for at least another year, will face the Browns todaywith an 0-7 record outside of ...
NFL notebook: Pool expandsfor '06 talentin cellar race
Jan 01, 2006; ... Dreaming of Reggie Bush. As the final weekend of the 2005 regular season approaches, theelectric Southern California running back dances and cuts his wayinto the end zone in the reveries of fans in five cities. Supportersof four of the five will be rooting against their teams and ...
Alexander The Great
Jan 01, 2006 ... SEATTLE (AP) - When Shaun Alexander finished a yard behind the NewYork Jets' Curtis Martin for the league's rushing title last season,he criticized Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren, saying he "stabbed me inthe back." Holmgren called a quarterback sneak to end the season instead ofone ...
Redskinsstreakingto clincher
Jan 01, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Not long ago, the Washington Redskins andPhiladelphia Eagles were tied for last place and looking forward tonext season. The teams are heading in completely opposite directions now. A four-game winning streak has the Redskins (9-6) on the verge ofmaking ...
Storms blow away La. sports
Jan 01, 2006 ... NEW ORLEANS (AP) - As the evacuation of Hurricane Katrina stormvictims wound down, dozens of youngsters frolicked on the soggyartificial turf where the New Orleans Saints had played a preseasongame just days before. Strips of sunlight glared down from huge rips in the ...
'06 SPORTS TOAST
Jan 01, 2006 ... One simple request, we want to be clear: Speak up, make a toast to shut down the year. Some players don't want to talk of the past, But we'll talk for sure, this night's moving fast. Now some quote Shakespeare and others Dante. We'll lower the bar here: ...
Number of Doubts
Jan 01, 2006; ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - One final time, I check the boxes based onhits, wins, home runs, on-base percentages, earned-run averages andthe comparative reasoning that separates the great from elite, themortal from immortal, Jim Rice from Andre Dawson. At issue is the baseball Hall of ...
Chesapeake Bay boating calendar
Jan 01, 2006 ... WEST MARINE SEMINARS: The Annapolis store at 113 Hillsmere Drivewill host the following seminars in January: Spring Rockfishing on The Bay, Jan. 14, 10 a.m., featuring charterskipper Chuck Fisher. Nicks, Dings and Gelcoat Repair, Jan. 21, 10 a.m., featuring JohnMiller of John ...
Group previews Wal-Mart debate
Jan 01, 2006; ... It was just a disagreement between friends, even though it wasover the biggest retailer in the world. Two lobbyists and neighbors faced off in Eastport yesterday in apreview of a debate that will culminate in a vote in the GeneralAssembly next month: Whether big corporations should ...
Crofton: New year brings new parkway
Jan 01, 2006; ... By the end of next week, drivers hope to be able to enjoy a smoothride on Crofton Parkway. The road that loops around the Crofton Country Club and servesresidential areas, Crofton Village Green Shopping Center, twoelementary schools and the police station has been ripped up ...
What makes a top story? It depends whom you ask
Jan 01, 2006; ... Bob Bradshaw thought the debate over the fate of Annapolis'historic Market House was the best story of the year. "It just went on and on and on," the Davidsonville retiree said."There were so many twists and turns, it was better than reading abook. It was incredible - it was ...
Outdoors: Fish restoration a work in progress
Jan 01, 2006; ... Welcome 2006, a new year in which much of our fishing success isdependent on what has already been done in more recent years. Romewasn't built in a day wrote John Heywood in 1546 - and what we enjoyon the water this year was not made possible in a day, a year, even ...
Our view: Concerns aboutgrowth shapednews in 2005
Jan 01, 2006 ... We may be too close to 2005 to separate the significant thingsfrom the usual clutter. But, as journalists, we're obligated to tryto write the rough draft of history. You can see our effort in ouryear in review pages in today's edition. Some local stories are clearly reflections of ...
Homeowners sue for $1,000 'surprise'
Jan 01, 2006; ... No one likes getting bills, but scores of households in a SevernaPark community got a surprise when they opened their annual utilitybills this year. Instead of the $180 fee they usually paid, the Chartridgeresidents say, they were charged for several years at once. Some gotbills ...
Don't pay too much for that house, study says
Jan 01, 2006; ... Do homes on the market seem like they're priced a bit too high? According to a recent study, they are - by nearly one-third. In the third quarter of 2005, homes in the Baltimore-Washingtonregion were inflated by 37 percent, according to a national studyreleased in ...
Transition from prison to work difficult
Jan 01, 2006; ... In the world of convict rehabilitation, success is measured oneperson at a time - and even that one can be elusive. Last spring, Primo Electric of Glen Burnie turned to the pool ofprison inmates convicted of non-violent crimes after seeing a declinein the supply of skilled ...
AREA ROAD WORK ALERT
Jan 01, 2006 ... Annapolis Rowe Boulevard - Daytime single lane closures along Weems Creekand College Creek bridges between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday throughFriday. Completion: Summer 2006. Chinquapin Round Road - Single-lane closures are possible near theWest Street intersection from 6:30 ...
A season of change
Jan 01, 2006; ... Thousands of people drive through the busy intersection ofGenerals Highway and Bestgate Road in Parole each day. But few venture beyond the businesses and office buildings, intothe woods that are home to the very beginnings of Saltworks Creek. Bob Whitcomb hiked into those ...