Capital (Annapolis) back issues from February 2006:
Letters to the editor
Feb 01, 2006 ... Raps Dwyer During his short time in the House of Delegates, Del. Don Dwyer, R-Glen Burnie, has used his position to advance an archaic religiousagenda derived from the particular beliefs he embraces. Furthermore, he has shown complete disregard for the rule of lawby bringing ...
Ask the vet: What does a dog drinkinga lot of water mean?
Feb 01, 2006 ... My older dog has recently begun drinking a lot of water. I haverestricted the amount I give her so that she doesn't have accidentsin the house. Is this a normal aging change? Excessive thirst in both dogs and cats is a very specific sign ofan underlying problem. Normal water ...
CALENDAR
Feb 01, 2006 ... TOMORROW'S EVENTS ANONYMOUS HIV TESTING, 11 am-1 p.m., Anne Arundel CountyDepartment of Health, Student Union Room 120, Anne Arundel CommunityCollege, 101 College Parkway. 410-777-2480. FILM, "Wind Grass Song: The Voice of Our Grandmothers," by AnneArundel Community College ...
Drilling holes in the sky
Feb 01, 2006; ... Doing spirals and loops and flying upside-down at 160 knots in atwo-seat airplane could make a lot of people toss their cookies orcut a deal with God. But it's pure delight for Annapolis aerobatics instructor BillFinagin. Dr. Finagin, a retired dentist and Navy Reserve ...
Crownsville: Woods Memorial show focuses on African American artwork
Feb 01, 2006; ... Well before Ted and Betty Mack of Crownsville retired, they soughtout the visual arts wherever their jobs took them. It started in Germany when Ted, an employee with the Department ofDefense, began serious photography and continued on a tour in Panama,where the couple collected ...
ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR
Feb 01, 2006 ... Today - Wes Stone as George Fox: The Unshakable Quaker, part ofthe winter luncheon series, 11:30 a.m. program followed by lunch,Captain Salem Avery House Museum, 1418 E.W. Shady Side Road, ShadySide. $12. 410-267-0654 or www.averyhouse.org. Today - "Madame Rosa" (French with ...
Chef's choice: Super recipes for a Super Bowl party
Feb 01, 2006 ... Party Kielbasa 3-4 pounds sliced kielbasa 1 jar of favorite barbecue sauce 1 small onion, chopped Add everything to a nonstick saucepan, and let boil down for about2 hours until kielbasa becomes dark and crispy on the outside, andsoft on the inside. Put in ...
Second helping: It's prime time for baking breads
Feb 01, 2006; ... Evidently the winter days are a prime time for doing some breadbaking. At least, that's the report I'm getting from readers whorecently have requested more bread recipes and information on goodbread cookbooks. C.M. of Stevensville sent an e-mail that began: "I was fascinatedby ...
Dog's world: Puppies bringa lot of interest
Feb 01, 2006; ... Last week's column created quite a bit of interest in the bordercollie puppies that Bob Rude brought back from the Katrina disaster. There is nothing I can do to decide who gets those puppies. Thosewho are interested should call Rude Ranch at 410-798-9559, or checktheir Web site ...
ASO puts on dynamicMozart birthday concert
Feb 01, 2006; ... The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra celebrated Wolfgang AmadeusMozart's 250th birthday last weekend with a terrific concert drawnfrom several of the Austrian composer's works. ASO Music Director Jose-Luis Novo guided a reduced orchestrathrough a program consisting of a flute concerto, ...
FOOD FIGHT!
Feb 01, 2006; ... I n the hoopla that always surrounds a Super Bowl game, foodbecomes one of the star players. First of all, you can't have a party without food. But if theparty is related to a football game, it becomes a tug-of-war betweentwo teams and their devoted fans. With this in mind ...
Run, don't walk, to 'Barefoot'
Feb 01, 2006; ... Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. That famous jingle applies to more than just candy - it prettymuch sums up the newlywed Bratters in Neil Simon's comic play,"Barefoot in the Park." Corie Bratter is a free spirit who relishesnew things, while Paul Bratter is a ...
A flight I will never forget
Feb 01, 2006; ... Dr. Bill Finagin took me for a flight on a cold, clear day, aspuffy little white clouds drifted across the rich blue sky. I had phoned him that morning, and at first he said it would bethree weeks or so before he had time. "I guess you'd like to go up right now," he said ....
Mills proofthat goodpeople slip
Feb 01, 2006 ... If you've started through this piece hoping to read what a jerkKeith Mills is and how he should be eternally scorned for betrayingthe trust of his television audience, let me save you some time: Turnthe page now. You won't read here that Keith, a veteran sportscaster at ...
LOCAL DIGEST
Feb 01, 2006 ... Cross country effort to stop in Annapolis ANNAPOLIS - When Robin Grapa walks through Annapolis next week onher way to the Pacific Ocean, she'll find plenty of friends. The 26-year-old aplastic anemia survivor from Oshkosh, Wis., willembark Saturday on a 5,000-mile hike across ...
Gambrills: School of the Incarnation honors founders
Feb 01, 2006; ... Building a school takes more than bricks and mortar. It demandsyears of planning and a commitment to creating a favorable learningenvironment. The School of the Incarnation in Gambrills held its first annualFounders Day celebration on Friday evening to honor three individualsand ...
POLICE BEAT
Feb 01, 2006 ... Annapolis area A bad Samaritan A man offering to help a lost driver robbed him instead Tuesdaymorning, city police said. Bethesda resident Steven Robinson was driving on State Circle at7:35 a.m. when he realized he was lost. When he asked a man fordirections, he told ...
Wine, etc: Same grape, different taste
Feb 01, 2006; ... Funny thing about grape varieties - no one region has a lock onthem. Old World grapes like chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon mayhave their origins in France, but today they are grown in just aboutevery New World country. But just because they are grown everywheredoes not mean they taste ...
Gay marriage foes storm city
Feb 01, 2006; ... Amid pounding fists, cursing from the audience and emotionalspeeches about civil rights and "cowardice," hundreds of peopleyesterday split along political and religious lines over a bill tooutlaw gay marriage in Maryland. The tension erupted early in the five-hour hearing before ...
OBITUARIES
Feb 01, 2006 ... Myrtle Coates Services for Myrtle Mae Coates, 92, a resident of Annapolis for 14years and previously of Silver Spring, were held Jan. 23 at FortLincoln Funeral Home in Brentwood, followed by burial in Fort LincolnCemetery. Mrs. Coates, who was known to family and friends as ...
Horse virushits homefor Laurel
Feb 01, 2006; ... The deadly virus that shuttered Pimlico Race Course in January hasclaimed the life of a thoroughbred at Laurel Park, track officialsannounced yesterday. The track had already postponed two major races this month andcanceled Sunday racing for the second week in a row because of ...
Man stands trial for Crofton slaying
Feb 01, 2006; ... Andre Summers thought he was sticking up for his little sister,and he paid with his life. Mr. Summers was killed nearly two years ago when a fight outside aparty at his sister's home in Crofton ended in a triple shooting. Nathaniel Campbell, 24, who's charged with first-degree ...
Community Conversations: Donating now goes high-tech with eBay
Feb 01, 2006; ... I am a techno idiot. I don't know the difference between an iPodand a TRIO, an MP3 player or a PDA. And I always made pies or jellywith Blackberries. So when I heard that eBay had MissionFish, I thought perhaps itwas a new way to buy seafood over the Internet. How would that ...
State bill would force city, county talk on annexations, development
Feb 01, 2006; ... Saying he's tired of seeing annexations along the Forest Drivecorridor spurring overdevelopment, a state senator from Annapolis hasco-authored legislation that would encourage an agreement on thecity's ultimate boundaries. The bill, filed yesterday by Sen. John C. Astle and two ...
$250K lotto win for local
Feb 01, 2006; ... Mary Boswell scurried to bring drinks to a table of two at PetieGreen's Bar & Grill in Deale on Monday night. But the part-time waitress and Verizon retiree seemed in no rushto claim the prize from her $250,000 lottery ticket. The married mother of three said she plans to ...
Work pays off for Fools and Horses
Feb 01, 2006; ... The members of Fools and Horses aren't livin' on a prayer. They'rethriving on talent. The alternative power-pop quartet, which features three SevernaPark High alumni, beat out four other local acts last week snag theopening spot for tomorrow's Bon Jovi concert at the MCI Center ...
Our view: In latest statebudget, AnneArundel fares well
Feb 01, 2006 ... All the counties depend on state funding, and this encouragesfiscal doublethink. In the abstract, many legislators and localofficials would prefer that the governor be cautious about doling outa surplus. When they get down to cases - projects their constituentsare waiting for - they want ...
Arundel assumes control
Feb 01, 2006; ... Jazman Ramsey, one of the county's most consistent post playersthe last three years, sat at the end of the Arundel High School benchshouting instructions to some of her younger teammates. She fidgeted. She looked at the clock. It was all the senior center could do after ...
Prep wrestling: Severna Park rollsover Meade, 56-9
Feb 01, 2006; ... The Severna Park and Meade High School wrestling teams came intolast night's match headed in opposite directions. When the match concluded, they were still headed that way. The Falcons improved to 10-2 with a 56-9 win that set up animportant matchup with Old Mill on Friday. At ...
Girls basketball: Annapolis wins 4th straight
Feb 01, 2006 ... Sophomore point guard Jess Reagans scored 14 points to lead thefifth-ranked Panthers past Chesapeake, 52-41. It was the Panthers'fourth win in a row. Senior guard Amanda Spinnenweber scored 20 points to lead theCougars. Chesapeake (7-8) 8 12 10 11 - 41 Annapolis ...
Bryant toasts New York
Feb 01, 2006; ... Kobe Bryant gave New York Knicks fans something to cheer aboutduring an otherwise dismal season. Bryant scored 40 points, even though he just hit one field goal inthe second half, and was applauded by the Madison Square Garden crowdin the Los Angeles Lakers' 130-97 victory last ...
North County finally solves Falcons
Feb 01, 2006; ... For North County High School boys basketball coach Mike Francis,yesterday's 48-45 win at Severna Park was three years in the making.He had seen his Knights take double-digit leads into the finalminutes the past two years, only to give away the game in the end. "It seems like ...
Boxing match a hit for Michael's
Feb 01, 2006; ... After putting on more than 80 professional boxing shows atMichael's Eighth Avenue, Scott Wagner tried something different andcame away with tears of joy welling in his eyes. The Glen Burnie hall was filled with ardent, boisterous fans whocame out to see the first amateur fight card ...
Boys basketball: No. 1 Old Millgets it going
Feb 01, 2006; ... The top-ranked Old Mill High School boys basketball team got offto another slow start last night, leading Arundel by just six pointsat halftime. "We've recently been having problems getting mentally prepared forgames," Old Mill coach Greg Smith said. "We keep starting out ...
Bush takingmessage to Tenn. today
Feb 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - President Bush, opening the fall campaignseason, is painting Democrats as defeatist for criticizing his marchto war in Iraq and protectionist for questioning new trade deals andtax-cut extensions. Grumbling Democrats looking for advantage in Mr. Bush's weak ...
Seahawkinspiredby grief
Feb 01, 2006 ... DETROIT (AP) - Joe Jurevicius will stride into the Ford Field endzone before Sunday's Super Bowl, trace an "M," look up and say, "Ineed you." Then he'll play in his third NFL championship game, one theSeattle wide receiver says will have extra meaning for him and ...
Turnovers spoil Mids' bid to uspet Holy Cross
Feb 01, 2006; ... Coach Tom Marryott looked at the boxscore and liked a lot of whathe saw. Navy had just executed a big part of the game plan required toupset the perennial women's basketball power in the Patriot League. Navy held 11-time league champion Holy Cross to 59 points on 39percent ...
Caps beaten by Islanders
Feb 01, 2006 ... UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - For Jason Blake and the New York Islanders,positive signs were a long time coming. Blake scored a power-play goal with 4:43 left and then added anempty-netter to lead New York to a 5-3 victory over the WashingtonCapitals that stretched the Islanders' winning ...
Sheehan oustedfrom the gallery
Feb 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Cindy Sheehan finally got her invitationto see President Bush again, but before she set eyes on him at theState of the Union address, Capitol Police removed her from thegallery overlooking the House chamber. The offense: her shirt, bearing an anti-war ...
Jamison, Wizards getting in step
Feb 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. - In his Indiana Pacers debut, Peja Stojakovicresembled the early season version of Antawn Jamison with theWizards. His shot didn't fall, and he was struggling to mesh with hisnew teammates. Stojakovic can only hope that he can emulate Jamison and leavethose days ...
New bidto prohibitdrivers'cell phones
Feb 01, 2006; ... Maryland legislators are once again considering a bill that wouldprohibit the use of hand-held cell phones while driving, a proposalmodeled after a Washington, D.C., law that went into effect in 2004. This year's bill targets more than cell phone use. It would allowpolice to cite ...
Easing pain of property assessments in Eastport?
Feb 01, 2006; ... It was fortunate for Joe Glorioso that his meeting with frustratedEastport taxpayers last night took place in a church. In his thick-rimmed glasses and mustard tie, the diminutive countytax supervisor faced off with the embittered crowd at Eastport UnitedMethodist Church, and it ...
Wildcats gains revengeArundel 39; Chesapeake 25South River 55; North County 12Annapolis 41; Glen Burnie, 28Old Mill 81, Southern 0Broadneck 63, Northeast 15Loyola 37, St. Mary's 28 St. Mary's 40 - Boys'
Feb 01, 2006; ... Fifth-ranked Arundel avenged last Saturday's 34-32 wretling lossto Chesapeake at the Arundel Invitational Duals, beating Chesapeakeby a 39-25 score. Reversal of fortunes from last week's result by Nicole Woody (103)and Matt Taglienti (152) and pins secured by George Ester (119), ...
Response planned to racist fliers
Feb 01, 2006; ... Anne Arundel County does not condone hate. And to prove it, apanel of county officials last night met with more than 100 communitymembers to determine the best way to respond to racist fliers andvandalism that have marred at least 38 neighborhoods over the lastyear. The group's ...
Area delegations mostly skeptical of speech
Feb 01, 2006 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland and Delaware's congressional delegationslooked at President Bush's State of the Union address last night withskepticism, calling some proposals inadequate, and others just plainbad ideas. As expected, Democrats found the most fault with Mr. Bush's ...
Physical therapy pioneer dies at 95
Feb 01, 2006; ... Florence Peterson Kendall, who helped to establish physicaltherapy in Maryland and wrote a landmark book on the profession, diedof cancer Saturday at Sunrise Assisted Living in Severna Parkfollowing a brief illness. She was 95. Mrs. Kendall, who lived in Severna Park for 28 years, ...
College roundup
Feb 01, 2006 ... NAVY CROSS COUNTRY: Three members from the Navy men's crosscountry team were selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll,announced by the league office on Tuesday. Senior team captain TyRose, junior Michael Niemi and sophomore John Kress comprised theMidshipmen contingent on the ...
Judge denies bid to halt execution
Feb 01, 2006 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - A state judge denied a bid yesterday to halt nextweek's scheduled execution of Vernon Evans, agreeing with the statethat the defense had little hope of winning a court challenge of theexecution procedure. Evans' attorneys argued the procedure used by the state was ...
Fed likely to have one more hike in store
Feb 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - After 19 months of raising interest rates,it could be one more and done for the Federal Reserve. That is the betting of many economists who believe the Fed, whichincreased rates for a 14th consecutive time yesterday, will raiserates one last time at the next ...
Construction spending hits record
Feb 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Construction spending climbed to an all-time high in December, helping to push building for all of 2005 to arecord as well. The Commerce Department reported today that spending rose by 1percent in December as private construction and government spendingon ...
Katrina panel looks at disaster efforts
Feb 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary MichaelChertoff or another top official should have been a "central focalpoint" of the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina,congressional investigators asserted today, saying the lack of aclear chain of command hindered ...
Alito's high court orientation begins quickly
Feb 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - After a private welcome to his new job,Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was confronted in his first hourswith emergency appeals in three death row cases. He bowed out as his colleagues blocked executions in Florida andMissouri, while allowing Texas to put ...
Super bowl: 'Big Ben' looms large
Feb 01, 2006 ... DETROIT (AP) - They came in waves from all directions,occasionally blindsiding him from angles he couldn't haveanticipated. Other times they blitzed up the middle, challenging himface-to-face and daring him to stand up to the pressure. No matter what their strategy was, Ben ...
REGIONAL DIGEST
Feb 01, 2006 ... Cardin leads with cash on hand BALTIMORE - U.S. Rep. Ben Cardin has far more cash on hand for hiscampaign for U.S. Senate than his most well-known Democratic rival,and the most prominent Republican in the race, according to campaignaides. Mr. Cardin raised less than his top ...
The buzz: Waitress from Friendship wins $250,000 payoff
Feb 02, 2006; ... Mary Boswell scurried to bring drinks to a table of two at PetieGreen's Bar & Grill in Deale on Monday night. But the part-time waitress and Verizon retiree seemed in no rushto claim the prize from her $250,000 lottery ticket. The married mother of three said she plans to ...
County bill seeks to save scenic roads
Feb 02, 2006; ... Asphalt and utility poles aside, South County's winding, narrowback roads have largely stayed the same since they linked tobaccofarms hundreds of years ago. A bill sponsored by County Councilman Ed Reilly would keep it thatway by barring many types of development along the area's ...
Announcements
Feb 02, 2006 ... Tax help Seniors and low-income residents can receive a free serviceoffered by the AARP, whose trained volunteers help taxpayers olderthan 60 and those in low-income brackets to file their federal andstate income tax returns. AARP membership is not required. South County ...
Coach Kilpatrick posts 400th win
Feb 02, 2006; ... Southern girls' basketball coach Linda Kilpatrick has accomplisheda lot during her 29 years with the Bulldogs, and she can now add 400wins to her impressive resume. Kilpatrick, who has presided over five state championship teams,became only the second Anne Arundel County coach to ...
Obituaries
Feb 02, 2006 ... Robert Brown Robert C. Brown of Abingdon, Va., formerly of Deale, died Jan. 26at his home. The cause of death is not available. Mr. Brown was born and raised in Altoona, Pa. He served in theNavy and retired after 40 years of service from the railroad at UnionStation in ...
South County Digest
Feb 02, 2006 ... Hearing topic: Marina rezoning The Maryland Critical Area Commission will hold a hearing onWednesday to discuss a proposal to rezone property at HerringtonHarbour North Marina. Steuart Chaney is seeking to change 56 acres of the Tracys Landingmarina from more restrictive ...
Tell tales: Man in motion is big winner
Feb 02, 2006; ... Ed Mills, who races No. 91 in the West River Sailing Club's newradio-controlled model yachts, is easily recognized on shore by hisunique stance. Most skippers stand very still on the pier, holding the remote inboth hands in front of their stomachs. Ed's stance is quite ...
Beloved doctor's legacy lives on
Feb 02, 2006; ... A year after publishing her father's memoirs about his life andmedical practice, Helen Ward Wheeler of Annapolis is still bumpinginto people with stories about him. One woman said that when her father was headed to the hospital forthe last time, Dr. Hugh W. Ward picked him up in ...
Remnants of vanishing culture
Feb 02, 2006; ... Like the rest of Maryland's tobacco culture, Tracys LandingTobacco Barn No. 2 is near collapse. Using huge wooden pegs and wrought-iron nails, Thomas Tongue builtit sometime around 1805. Historians believe it's the oldest barnstill standing in the county, and one of the oldest in ...
Property sold
Feb 02, 2006 ... North Beach 640 Alabama Ave., $368,000, Cape Cod, 3, 2/0, .14. Shady Side 1188 Oak Ave., $240,000, Cottage, 2, 1/0, .17. 4931 Beech St., $275,000, Colonial, 3, 2/1, .11. 1240 West River Road, $200,000, Farm House, 1, 1/0, .5. 4929 Dogwood St., ...
Bulldog boys bounce back
Feb 02, 2006; ... Coming off a pair of losses two weeks ago and trailing by a pointat halftime to Severna Park, Southern coach Ray Bowen said it wastime for his team to refocus and do the things that led to 10 earlierwins. After watching the Falcons go on a 10-2 run to end the half, theBulldogs ...