Capital (Annapolis) back issues from January 2007:
Ponchock made KI ball a reality
Jan 02, 2007; ... The Chesapeake Bay Beach Club on Kent Island will be the place tobe on the evening of Jan. 20 when the inaugural Bosom Buddies Ballkicks into party mode. That is, of course, if the event's founder,chairman and The Capital's Volunteer of the Week, Susan Ponchock, hasanything to do with ...
Working Smart: Workaholic Americans face sleeping problems
Jan 02, 2007; ... My job is wearing me out, and sometimes I doze off in theafternoon. Part of it is job boredom, but I'm also more tired becauseof the pressures and hassles. I certainly can't take naps in theafternoon. Any suggestions? You're not alone. The National Sleep Foundation's 2005 Sleep ...
Meet three of the newer retailers downtown
Jan 02, 2007; ... Three of downtown Annapolis' newer shops have two things in common- they are owned and run by feisty women, and there's not a crab orsailboat souvenir in sight. All three small boutiques are targeting customers with a sense ofhumor, whimsy and style. Artini occupies a ...
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Jan 02, 2007 ... Jan. 5 - Roll-out event of the Maryland Modeling, Simulation &Analysis Council from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, offRiva Road in Annapolis. The free event includes panel discussionswith representatives from academia, private industry, governmentagencies and the military. To ...
Annapolis-based firm a success story
Jan 02, 2007; ... Nancy Squires doesn't dwell on the glass ceiling. She's too busybreaking it. "There are always those obstacles. I chose not to concentrate onthe challenge (of being a woman business owner) and get the jobdone," said Ms. Squires, chief executive officer of The SquiresGroup, an ...
CALENDAR
Jan 02, 2007 ... TOMORROW'S EVENTS RENOVATION STATION, recycled building materials, home furnishingsto benefit Arundel Habitat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 8101 Ft. Smallwood Road,Pasadena. 410-437-7755. BROWSE AND BUY SHOPPE, Anne Arundel Historical Society 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., corner of Jones Station ...
Letters to the Editor
Jan 02, 2007 ... Path of hate A recent Diana West column (The Sunday Capital, Dec. 24) was bothfrightening and offensive. While the Constitution allows publication of her idea of blasting"our way off the list of endangered civilizations," it alsoguarantees freedom of religion. On the ...
Our view: Editor's notebook
Jan 02, 2007 ... FIRST NIGHT - You have to be of a certain age to remember whenNew Year's Eve - at least in most places - was primarily a time ofpartying fueled by lots of high-octane drinking. It was a night forkeeping the kids indoors. Things started to change in 1976 in Boston, when some ...
Around Crofton: Intersection repairs to be completed soon
Jan 02, 2007; ... Residents may be wondering when the intersection at Route 3 andCrawford Boulevard will return to normal. Several months ago atraffic accident involving a large truck knocked down one of theintersection's steel signal poles. The State Highway Administration installed temporary ...
AARP offers tax help
Jan 02, 2007; ... With the tax season approaching, seniors and low-income residentscan get some help through a free service offered by AARP. AARP Tax-aide volunteers, trained by the Internal Revenue Serviceand the Maryland Comptroller's Office, help taxpayers over 60 andthose in low-income tax ...
Mobile home park warned to boil water
Jan 02, 2007; ... The trickle of water flowing through the pipes at a south countymobile home park has residents and the state concerned. The residents of Lyons Creek Estates in Lothian have been put on awater advisory because a pump in a privately owned well malfunctionedon Dec. 26. Until water ...
LOCAL DIGEST
Jan 02, 2007 ... Civic association makes return FORT MEADE - The West County Federation of Civic Associations isreforming and will have a preliminary planning meeting on Jan. 16. The federation is a collaboration of independent homeownerassociations and civic groups from the west side of Fort ...
The art of south county living
Jan 02, 2007; ... Study the new mural at the South County Senior Center, and you'reapt to come away with a history lesson about the area. The 4-by-8-foot work was created with acrylic paints on a plywood panel sealedwith gesso. It depicts life in the area from the pre-Colonial era upto the present ...
Talk of the town: Academy visitors treated gruffly
Jan 02, 2007; ... I understand that terrorism checks of people driving into theNaval Academy are a serious thing. Considering all that's going on inthe world today it is, in a way, a sign of the times. But I don't believe that people who have filled out applicationsand been given Friends of the ...
Sports comment: McNair's leadership worthy of MVP
Jan 02, 2007; ... Different people employ different criteria to vote for an athleteas the Most Valuable Player. For most, statistics is the mostimportant factor. That makes good sense, but that shouldn't be theonly consideration. There are other ways to earn an MVP title. For the ...
Huff, Orioles agree on deal
Jan 02, 2007; ... Three-year contract in works BALTIMORE - Aubrey Huff has reached a preliminary agreement on athree-year, $20 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles, who hopethe versatile free agent can add punch to a lineup that ranked 11thin the AL in home runs last season. The ...
Prep notebook: County hoop teams sparkle during holidays
Jan 02, 2007; ... A few of our county basketball teams closed out 2006 on high notesby winning tournament championships. That is noteworthy because ithas been, in recent years, unusual when playing against teams fromother counties in the region. The highlight of the holiday tournament season was ...
In 2007, Alex is a first
Jan 02, 2007; ... New Year's parties just got a little more eventful for the Durkee-McCarthy family of Pasadena. Baby Daniel Alexander McCarthy entered the world at 2:56 a.m. onNew Year's Day at Anne Arundel Medical Center, the first baby bornthere - and in the county - in 2007. He just missed ...
Dog's World: Should I have Doberman trained for protection?
Jan 03, 2007; ... A couple of months ago, I bought a Doberman Pinscher puppy,because I wanted a dog for protection, and thought that breed wouldbe a good one to get. Well, this puppy seems to love everyone and I can't imagine itbeing able to protect me, should anyone want to hurt me, or ...
Around West County: Health Department program helps mothers and babies
Jan 03, 2007; ... The arrival of a baby is such a joyous occasion. Decorating thenursery in pastels of blue or pink, going to a "surprise" baby showerto oohh and ahhh over the adorable teeny-tiny outfits and thenpreparing for the big day are what most remember. Monique Ward of Severn had those same ...
Our view: City crime numbers point to problems
Jan 03, 2007 ... When it comes to the increase in city crime shown by statisticsfor 2006, Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer at least gets high marks forhonesty, even if she gets low marks for reassurance: "Give me some new ideas," she asked the public. "What is it we'remissing? Where are we missing the ...
Teens arrested after taunting police
Jan 03, 2007; ... Two 16-year-old boys were arrested late Friday night after theybegan taunting and car-jockeying with plain-clothes city policeofficers who were trying to pull them over for reckless driving,police said. The officers were responding to a report of a person shot inRobinwood, a ...
Delay in charges frustrates families of crash victims
Jan 03, 2007; ... The families of Terry Wayne Wright Sr. and Mary Agnes Davis wereplanning funerals yesterday. Meanwhile, Mary Rawlings was clinging tolife at a Baltimore hospital. But the man police say is responsible for killing and injuring thethree dialysis patients Saturday - the man police say ...
M.U.S.E. Foundation closing its doors
Jan 03, 2007; ... The M.U.S.E. Foundation, which produced the Music from theMountains concerts for Maryland Therapeutic Riding and concerts formany other charities nationwide, is closing its doors in the firstquarter of 2007. "This was not an easy decision and arrived at only afterthoughtful ...
Correction
Jan 03, 2007 ... The Teen of the Week article on Page C11 of The Sunday Capitalincorrectly reported the name of a retired doctor. Dr. E. JosephMorris, father of 17-year-old Joe Morris, continues his practice asan obstetrician/gynecologist. Dr ....
OBITUARIES
Jan 03, 2007 ... Jeanette Bloomer Edward Clydesdale Janet Fisher Lorabel Irey Milton Parker Ethel Snider Howard Stevens Richard Williams Death Notice Margaret Oberright - Page D6 Jeanette Bloomer Services were held Dec. 30 at ...
UP FOR THE COUNT
Jan 03, 2007; ... High school basketball teams primed for games that matter A new year can bring resolution and is usually a time for change.The Broadneck High School boys basketball team doesn't want to altera thing. The Bruins are a perfect 9-0 and are off to their best start inover a ...
Cancer's unrecognized toll: Many hours lost for treatment
Jan 03, 2007; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. - The hours spent sitting in doctors' waitingrooms, in line for the CT scan, watching chemotherapy drip intoveins: Battling cancer steals a lot of time - at least $2.3 billionworth in the first year of treatment alone. So says the first study to try to put a price ...
County transfers therapists to school system
Jan 03, 2007; ... The task of providing care to students with disabilities will nowfall to the county school system, a move that is expected to improveservice for the dozens who need physical and occupational therapists. County Executive John R. Leopold announced yesterday the transferof the 68 ...
St. John's 1-3-1 zone leaves Cavs on outside looking in
Jan 03, 2007; ... Last night's MIAA A Conference boys basketball game between St.John's Catholic Prep and Archbishop Spalding High School was thedefinition of the old cliche "a tale of two halves". Cavaliers coach Dale Chambers was pleased with a 34-31 halftimelead after his team had sustained ...
School chief seeks 17% boost in spending
Jan 03, 2007; ... Saying county schools need more money to go from good to great,Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell this morning unveiled a budget ofjust under $1 billion. The $920 million proposed spending plan includes funding for moresecurity, raises for teachers and the expansion of a rigorous ...
FIRST KNIGHTTexas Tech coach takes 880th victory in stride
Jan 02, 2007 ... LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - With the record in his name alone, BobKnight can return to the mission he prizes more than being thewinningest men's Division I basketball coach - molding his players'talents and characters. "I never really did think it was special," Knight told ...
BOISE BELONGSBroncos stun Sooners with perfect finish
Jan 02, 2007 ... GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Boise State no longer has to beg forrespect. The Broncos earned it in an exhilarating 43-42 overtime victoryover No. 7 Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl last night. The Broncos also made a powerful statement for college football'soutsiders. As champions of ...
'Skins' Gibbs starts search for answers
Jan 02, 2007; ... 5-11 leaves room for change ASHBURN, Va. - The last time Joe Gibbs had his worst season as acoach, he used the final meeting to give a stern message and outlinea definitive plan for success. Two years later, Gibbs has a new worst season to contemplate. Thistime, there's no ...
Rest tops Ravens' agenda after securing bye
Jan 02, 2007; ... BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Ravens had just defeated the BuffaloBills to earn a first-round bye in the playoffs, and linebacker BartScott wasn't about to waste any time taking advantage of thesituation. "I'm off to a spa hotel. I'm about to lay out and get rubbed onand try and get ...
USC gives taste of what's to come in wild day of college football bowls
Jan 02, 2007; ... Southern California made a case for next season's No. 1 rankingand Joe Paterno had a bird's-eye view of his 22nd bowl victory. The usual wall-to-wall New Year's Day football featured six bowlgames - all but one decided by 10 points or less - and ended with oneof the wildest ...
Broncos' Williams sought better way
Jan 02, 2007 ... DENVER (AP) - Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams wanted to savekids from violence. Williams' mother, Rosalind, doesn't want her son's dreams to dieafter he was shot and killed early yesterday. The player's whitestretch Hummer was hit with a barrage of bullets after a ...
Housing slump expected to weigh on '07 economy
Jan 02, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - The slowdown that hit the U.S. economywill persist into 2007 as the once red-hot housing market continuesto suffer through a serious correction, analysts say. As the new year begins, many private analysts are forecasting theeconomy will perform at the ...
POLICE BEAT
Jan 02, 2007 ... annapolis area Man shot in thigh A 20-year-old man was shot in the thigh while standing on aRobinwood sidewalk late Sunday, city police said. Ellis Dimitri Smith III, of Annapolis, told police he was standingoutside with friends in the 1300 block of Tyler Avenue around ...
College Basketball Scores
Jan 02, 2007 ... MEN YESTERDAY'S GAMES SOUTH Alabama 70, Oklahoma 55 New Orleans 84, Tulane 77 Wake Forest 81, East Carolina 65 MIDWEST Creighton 79, Illinois St. 71 New Mexico St. 88, Chicago St. 78 S. Illinois 73, Wichita St ....
First Night draws thousands on soggy evening
Jan 02, 2007; ... It rained like the dickens Sunday night, but that didn't keepfolks from caroling Auld Lange Syne as 2006 slowly shuffled off intothe history books. Unusually warm weather brought thousands of festive adults, teensand children into the downtown streets of Annapolis to ring in ...
Green, Mora are the first to get ax
Jan 02, 2007; ... NFL's coaching casualty list appears likely to grow longer duringoffseason Dennis Green couldn't get the Arizona Cardinals into contention.Jim Mora couldn't keep the Atlanta Falcons in contention. Both are now unemployed. The first two coaching dismissals after the NFL ...
Special primary elections off to slow start
Jan 02, 2007; ... Despite this morning's cool weather and a federal holiday,candidates in two Annapolis wards are keeping their fingers crossedthat residents will remember to cast a ballot in today's specialprimary election. White posters, some plastered to the back of election signs fromformer ...
Nation says farewell to Ford
Jan 02, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - The nation honored Gerald R. Ford today ina high-powered fanfare for the common man who was summoned to thepresidency in the Watergate crisis. He was remembered for what hedidn't have - pretensions, a scheming agenda, a great golf game - asmuch as for the ...
D.C. may finally get a vote in Congress
Jan 02, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - After more than 200 years of paying taxes,fighting in the nation's wars and abiding by sometimes arbitrary actsof Congress, Washington residents are close to getting a full-fledged representative in the House. The turning point in this long battle for ...
Raffle-like lottery game sells fewer tickets than hoped
Jan 02, 2007 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Countdown to Millions, Maryland's raffle-likelottery, didn't sell as many tickets as lottery officials had hoped,and the drawing was delayed one day to sell more. At $20 apiece, they were the most expensive tickets ever. TheMaryland Lottery held its drawing last ...
Residents receptive to power plant upgrades
Jan 02, 2007; ... In four years, a 400-foot-tall smokestack will be placed along thePasadena skyline, pouring millions of gallons of water vapor into theair each day. The stack will be part of the coal-fired Brandon Shores powerplant facility, added to reduce air emissions of nitrogen oxide,sulfur ...
Voting issues on agenda for assembly
Jan 02, 2007; ... Maryland lawmakers just wrapped up an election season, but theymay be talking about political campaigns long before their next racesfour years from now. Democrats, who control the General Assembly, have mentionedseveral election-related matters that may come up in the ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Jan 02, 2007 ... Bullet flies through woman's bedroom ANNAPOLIS - An 81-year-old woman had quite the scare New Year'sEve when a bullet came through her bedroom ceiling and landed on thefloor, police said. Riuth Haley, 81, told police she was in bed reading a book around11:50 p.m. when she ...
REGIONAL DIGEST
Jan 02, 2007 ... Woman killed; 3 children found BURTONSVILLE - Three children who were missing after their motherwas found slain in their home have been found unharmed, MontgomeryCounty Police said last night. Officer Melanie Hadley says 4-year-old Elijah Emeruwa, his 6-year-old sister Tochi ...
Coyotes have fun at Caps' expense
Jan 02, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - The Phoenix Coyotes are having fun again. Owen Nolan had a goal and an assist in Phoenix's three-goal firstperiod, and the Coyotes beat the struggling Washington Capitals 3-2last night for their third straight win. The Coyotes improved to 16-20-2, the ...
NBA: The old-ball game
Jan 02, 2007 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Just before tipoff at every Charlotte homegame, Bobcats officials let a kid run out onto the court and hand thegame ball to the official. Kevin Garnett liked what he saw in the boy's hands: Good ol'leather. Last night's Minnesota-Charlotte game marked ...
2 dialysis patients killed in crash
Jan 02, 2007; ... A suspected drunken driver in a car with bad brakes slammed into avan carrying dialysis patients Saturday morning in Parole, killing anAnnapolis man and woman on their way to a treatment center, countypolice said. No charges have been filed, but police said Jason Robert Dehn, ...
OBITUARIES
Jan 02, 2007 ... William Boldyga Albert Briggs Steven Ellison Janet Fisher Paul Fuller William Garretson Marian Hunt Shannon Popp Joseph Lovejoy III James Murray - Page B3 Frances Roeder- Page B3 Ellen Sandoval- Page ...
College Basketball Scores
Jan 03, 2007 ... MEN EAST American U. 73, St. Francis, Pa. 63 Columbia 55, Lehigh 54 Connecticut 69, South Florida 50 Dartmouth 66, Army 58 Loyola, Md. 77, Marist 69 Miami 72, Massachusetts 71 Navy 52, N.J. Tech 50, OT Providence 107, Longwood ...
Freshman lifts Mids in overtimeNAVY 52, N.J. TECH 50, OT
Jan 03, 2007 ... Stanton block, 3s snap Navy slump NEWARK, N.J. - Freshman Trey Stanton blocked a potential game-winning shot with no time remaining in regulation, then connected ona pair of 3-pointers in overtime to lead Navy to a 52-50 overtimevictory over New Jersey Institute of Technology last ...
Ravens take break; coach gets to work
Jan 03, 2007; ... Players rest for any scenario OWINGS MILLS - While his players take a well-deserved vacationthis week, Brian Billick is gathering information on each of thethree teams the Baltimore Ravens could end up facing when they startthe playoffs next weekend. The Ravens will host ...
Class act leaves Navy football in rebuilding mode
Jan 03, 2007; ... Midshipmen's success scheduled for test after graduation of 36players One indication of a solid football program is that it can absorbheavy graduation losses, plug in new players and not miss a beat. Navy will find out a lot about its depth and development ofplayers next ...
Sports Comment: Gibbs living in past, but not winning like it
Jan 03, 2007; ... Joe Gibbs, the erstwhile genius coach of the Redskins, isbeginning to act and sound like a doddering old man bordering onsenility. That's an unfortunate and painful reality for the most avidRedskins fans who basked in elation when Gibbs returned three yearsago to coach stumbling ...
County shakes up Board of Appeals
Jan 03, 2007; ... The County Council last night made sweeping changes to the Boardof Appeals, replacing four of seven members in a move that couldchange the fortunes of those who seek variances to zoning rules. The council had been under pressure from environmentalists toshake up the board, a ...
Louisville rallies past Wake
Jan 03, 2007 ... MIAMI (AP) - Thanks to a late rally, Louisville remains on therise. The fifth-ranked Cardinals are assured of the highest finalranking in school history after mounting two long, late touchdowndrives last night to beat No. 15 Wake Forest 24-13 in the OrangeBowl. "We are on ...
Only 815 vote in election
Jan 03, 2007; ... What began as a slow election day for residents of two Annapoliswards never picked up steam, resulting in only about 16 percent ofthe more than 5,000 registered voters hitting the polls yesterday. Call it a holiday hangover, apathy or just plain forgetfulness -but any way it's ...
Cities lag behind in emergency communications
Jan 03, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Only six of 75 U.S. metropolitan areas wonthe highest grades for their emergency agencies' ability tocommunicate during a disaster, five years after the Sept. 11terrorist attacks, according to a federal report obtained Tuesday byThe Associated Press. A ...
NBA: 76ers stick it to Iverson
Jan 03, 2007; ... The Philadelphia 76ers responded to Allen Iverson's verbal shotsby beating their former superstar on the court. Iverson scored 30 points in his first game against the 76ers, butKyle Korver had 26 and former Denver star Andre Miller had 17 to leadPhiladelphia to a 108-97 victory ...
Hundreds of kids lacking shots barred from class
Jan 03, 2007; ... Despite weeks of warnings from school officials, almost 1,000students showed up yesterday without two required vaccines. About 993 students in grades 6 though 9 didn't have evidence ofthe hepatitis B and chicken pox shots, and were taken out of classyesterday, school officials said ...