Capital (Annapolis) back issues from September 2007:
Smith Island: An escape from the ordinary
Sep 01, 2007; ... For a land and sea day trip in Maryland plan on visiting thestate's only inhabited Chesapeake Bay Island, Smith Island. Accessible only by boat, the island is a series of marsh lands,none of which are more than four feet above sea level. But the landis home to 364 people, according ...
Martinez nearing return to Mets' rotation
Sep 01, 2007 ... ATLANTA (AP) - Pedro Martinez threw so well in a bullpen sessionyesterday that he may return to the New York Mets next week withoutmaking another minor league rehab start. With New York's NL East lead down to two games following a four-game sweep in Philadelphia, Mets officials ...
This Week's Take: Garden with native plants
Sep 01, 2007; ... Gardening is the No. 1 recreational activity in the nation, withmore than 50 percent of Americans gardening in one form or another.The rewards of gardening are rich and varied. To make it even morevaluable to our Chesapeake Bay ecosystems, try adding native plantsto your landscape and ...
Need better way to clean sponges?
Sep 01, 2007; ... If you want a clean kitchen sponge, ditch the bleach and nuke it. The federal government says testing has found that the microwaveand dishwasher are the best bets for killing the harmful bacteria,yeast and molds that can inhabit kitchen sponges. Government food safety experts ...
MILITARY NEWS
Sep 01, 2007 ... Navy Seaman Zachary J. Wood, son of Dolores Wood of Glen Burnieand John Wood of Baltimore, recently completed U.S. Navy basictraining at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Seaman Woodis a 1993 graduate of Archbishop Spalding High School of Severn. * * * Coast Guard ...
Keeping the Faith: Rev. Glenn E. Robinson
Sep 01, 2007 ... CHURCH: The Rev. Robinson is the founder of a new congregation, MyFather's House of Maryland, that meets Sundays at the DoubletreeHotel, 210 Holiday Court, Annapolis. The 1-year-old congregation of30 members meets for Sunday school at 9 a.m. and for worship at 10a.m. He describes the ...
CALENDAR
Sep 01, 2007 ... TODAY'S EVENTS FARMERS' MARKET, 7 a.m.-noon, at Riva Road and Harry S TrumanParkway. FARMERS' MARKET, 8 a.m.-noon, Route 2 and Jones Station Road,Severna Park. OUTDOOR YARD SALE, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Andrew's United MethodistChurch, 4 Wallace Manor Road, Edgewater ....
'Saving the bay, one drop at a time'
Sep 01, 2007; ... As the summer sun dropped in the sky, about two dozen peoplegathered in a downtown Annapolis back yard, sipping beer and munchingon grapes as they listened to the pitch: How they could help theChesapeake Bay by installing rain barrels at their homes. After the presentation, they ...
U-Bild Project: Pony rocker is a classic ride
Sep 01, 2007; ... Some things never go out of style. Red wagons, Teddy bears androcking horses still hold their own, even with competition from anamazing array of electronic toys, games and gizmos. And rockinghorses made by dads, grandpas and uncles become more than classics-they become family treasures, ...
Our view: Editor's notebook
Sep 01, 2007 ... HUNGER PANGS - We hope that the recent food shortage at the NavalAcademy was just a fluke. The rigors of a midshipman's schedule arenot something to be faced on an empty stomach. The academy's superintendent, Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler, recentlymade changes to the brigade's schedule ....
FIX IT
Sep 01, 2007 ... I have a huge burr oak tree in my back yard that provides plentyof great shade, but every other year acorns come down, cover my lawnand they're impossible to rake. Do you have any suggestions on how toget them up without destroying my lawn? I tried a ShopVac and a leafblower, but neither ...
Knowing the cause will help fix drywall nail-pops
Sep 01, 2007 ... Q: What is the best method to repair drywall nail pops? The methodof using another nail next to the original does not work. I heardthat using screws on each side of the original nail might be the bestmethod. A: Drywall nail-pops have many causes and to fix them permanentlyyou ...
RELIGION NEWS
Sep 01, 2007 ... Carnival A Sunday school Kick-off Carnival will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 9on the front lawn of Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church, 1657Crofton Parkway, Crofton. There will be games and information on the year's upcomingactivities. Prince of Peace will start their fall ...
Remarks on 'Big Brother' spark controversy
Sep 01, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) - It's just another summer in the "Big Brother"house. Or is it? Bloggers have condemned scandalous remarks about incest, race,ethnicity, sex and sexual orientation made by contestants. Messageboard posters have debated about a physical altercation involving ...
5 new shows to see - and 5 to miss
Sep 01, 2007; ... 5 to see Choosing your fall schedule is a delicate balance of watchingwhat's good and what will last. Here are five that should fit intoboth categories. 1. "Pushing Daisies," ABC: It's a love story, a death story, amurder mystery, a fantasy tale, and it's beautifully made ....
Sensing a hit, ABC promoting 'Pushing Daisies'
Sep 01, 2007 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - ABC has cultivated a marketing campaign for"Pushing Daisies" that could make producers of other new shows greenwith envy. A hybrid drama-romantic comedy about a man who can reverse death,"Pushing Daisies" has been heaped with critical praise based on ...
Owen plays anti-Bond in 'Shoot 'Em Up'
Sep 01, 2007; ... SAN DIEGO (AP) - While costumed comic-book fans fill their totebags with freebies at Comic-Con, Clive Owen, in a slim-fitting suit,sits coolly in a corner - his brown hair mussed, his green eyespiercing. Thanks to his starring turn in the graphic novel-inspired "SinCity" in 2005, ...
ASK AN EXPERT
Sep 01, 2007 ... Can you search for fossils in Maryland? The cliffs that dominate Calvert County's shoreline for 30 milesare home to some of the country's most abundant fossil reserves.Fossils are the remnants of plants, insects and animals that livedmillions of years ago, their images embedded ...
Savvy Senior: Many benefits of strength training
Sep 02, 2007; ... DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Can lifting weights help with age-relatedhealth problems? I have high blood pressure, some arthritis andosteoporosis, and I recently read that strength training couldimprove my health. But at age 66, I have my doubts. What can you tellme? - FALLING APART DEAR ...
Weatherly waterside living
Sep 01, 2007; ... From the street, the house appears as a traditional Cape Coddesign with three dormers, a center front door and matching windowson either side. But its waterside demeanor bursts forth with three levels filledwith windows, a patio and four decks that look over a swimming ...
Street's potholes filled after complaints reach alderwoman
Sep 01, 2007; ... Shiny black asphalt sparkled in the Friday afternoon sun onMoreland Parkway where cavernous potholes gaped only hours early. "Can you believe it," gushed Allied Building Product Corp.president Kirk Young, who has been feuding with the city over thestreet's poor condition for ...
Attorney asks to seal murder case
Sep 01, 2007 ... The defense attorney for an 18-year-old Arnold girl who murderedher newborn son in 2005 is asking a judge to close her sentencing tothe public. Howard L. Cardin, Megan Patria's attorney, mentioned the motionyesterday during a hearing, but because the case was tried injuvenile ...
A wild goose chase
Sep 01, 2007; ... When Karen Ludvigsen opened the door to her Shipwright Street homeyesterday morning, she burst into laughter - at the foot of herstairs was a goose appearing to take a rest. Unlike the water fowl many Annapolitans are used to seeing aroundthe waterfront town, this at least ...
Trembley, O's finding little relief
Sep 01, 2007 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - The prospect of returning in 2008 would be a lotmore exciting for Baltimore Orioles manager Dave Trembley if he couldonly squeeze another victory out of 2007. One day after Baltimore opened a 10-game homestand with a victoryover the Texas Rangers, the Orioles held ...
Salesman guilty in yearbook scam
Sep 01, 2007; ... A Crownsville man bilked the Midshipmen Welfare Fund out of$62,000 in 2001, arranging for the publication of the Naval Academyyearbook at an inflated price. Joseph M. Wenzl, 40, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. DistrictCourt in Baltimore to mail fraud, admitting he scammed the ...
Quarterbacks lead the way
Sep 01, 2007; ... County boasts a host of talented signal-callers this fall The high school quarterback is the toast of the town, he dates theprom queen and he never gets a speeding ticket. Hollywood movies like "Varsity Blues" and "Friday Night Lights"have glorified the position - presenting it ...
REGIONAL DIGEST
Sep 01, 2007 ... Body found in Rosedale murder victim TOWSON - Baltimore County police say that a badly decomposed bodyhidden underneath trash in the Rosedale section is a missing man whowas murdered. Police say the body of Patrick Pearce III, 41, of Rosedale, wasfound Thursday about 7 p.m ....
Camden Yards workers planning hunger strike
Sep 01, 2007 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Temporary workers who clean Oriole Park at CamdenYards say they will begin a hunger strike on Labor Day to drawattention to their demands for a living wage. The workers, who make $7 an hour, are seeking the city's livingwage rate of $9.62 an hour, even though they ...
Crabs tasty but pricey as summer wraps up
Sep 01, 2007; ... It's a tough time of year to be in the business of catching,buying and selling crabs. After a dry summer that sent crabs scurrying to the northernreaches of the Chesapeake Bay, watermen are hoping their fortuneswill improve in the fall. And that's when crabs are the fattest ...
UN reaches deal on greenhouse gases
Sep 01, 2007 ... VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Negotiators from 158 countries reachedbasic agreement yesterday on rough targets aimed at getting some ofthe world's biggest polluters to reduce emissions of the greenhousegases blamed for global warming. A weeklong U.N. climate conference concluded that ...
College to offer degree in campaign management
Sep 01, 2007 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Sojourner-Douglass College, a four-year urbancollege that grew out of the black community's self-determinationmovement of the 1970s, plans to launch a program in politicalcampaign management this spring. The program could build interest in the political process ...
OBITUARIES
Sep 01, 2007 ... Alfred Burnickas Joshua Dale Norman Roye Death Notice - Page C4 Emil Brettschneider Alfred Burnickas Retired Air Force Chief Warrant Officer Alfred Alphonse Burnickas,89, of Bethesda, died of cancer Aug. 30 at the Fairfield NursingCenter in ...
NATIONAL DIGEST
Sep 01, 2007 ... Ailing press secretary Snow quits WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Bush announced yesterday that presssecretary Tony Snow, who has waged a battle with cancer while manningthe White House lectern, will resign and be replaced by his deputy,Dana Perino, on Sept. 14. Mr. Snow, 52, ...
Woman survives on rain, dew after fall
Sep 01, 2007 ... WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - An elderly woman who tumbled down anembankment while tossing away garden clippings survived for threedays in the dense brush by drinking rainwater and licking the dew offof leaves, authorities said. Ruby Muto, 85, was tossing clippings over a hedgerow behind ...
Gibbs ready for real deal
Sep 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Even Joe Gibbs has had enough of thispreseason. The Washington Redskins coach, who likes to nervously downplay histeam's chances and act as if several more months of planning wouldn'tbe enough, was uncharacteristically ready to shift into the next gearin the ...
Prep football: St. Mary's loses, but learns a lot at Gilman
Sep 01, 2007; ... BALTIMORE - Though the final score wasn't what the Saints werelooking for, coach Mike Clay and his St. Mary's football team learneda lot about itself from yesterday's 36-0 drubbing at the hands ofBaltimore power Gilman. "This might be a little wake-up call for our team, because ...
Ex-UM hoops star sentenced in gun case
Sep 01, 2007 ... GREENBELT (AP) - A federal judge yesterday sentenced formerUniversity of Maryland basketball star Lonny Baxter to 60 days inprison for illegally shipping firearms, a ruling that cost Baxter hiscontract with a Spanish team. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte said he wasn't making ...
Race pits bikers against steam engine
Sep 01, 2007 ... CUMBERLAND (AP) - It will be pedal versus metal on Oct. 13 whenbicyclists race a steam locomotive up a 2,000-foot mountain - if theycan convince local government officials the race is safe. The Western Maryland Wheelmen announced the race August 21 but hitresistance Thursday from ...
Auto racing: Kurt Busch takes first pole of season
Sep 01, 2007 ... FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - Kurt Busch isn't taking anything forgranted. The hottest driver in NASCAR's Nextel Cup series over the past twomonths is holding down the final spot in the 12-man Chase for thechampionship with two races remaining until the start of the stockcar ...
Tennis: Scent of victory pleases 3rd-seeded Djokovic
Sep 01, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) - They broke out odd little dances after hitting bigshots, swaying their hips and rocking their arms to music only intheir heads. They pushed their beleaguered bodies this way and that for 4hours, 44 minutes yesterday, swatting balls from impossible anglesand ...
Barnes turns the corner at Maryland
Sep 01, 2007; ... COLLEGE PARK - Ideally, a cornerback should be able to run fast,hit hard and stay both focused and confident - even after an opponentcompletes a long pass on him. Since Ralph Friedgen took over as head coach at Maryland, theTerrapins have featured several defensive backs who fit ...
Chiefs tell Bush of concern about stress on troops
Sep 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - At a key juncture in the Iraq war, themilitary chiefs yesterday conveyed to President Bush their concernabout a growing strain on troops and their families from long andrepeated combat tours. Mr. Bush met privately at the Pentagon with the Joint Chiefs ...
NL roundup: Mets beat Braves, end losing streak
Sep 01, 2007 ... ATLANTA (AP) - Carlos Delgado hit a three-run homer and John Mainegave up only three hits, leading New York to a 7-1 win over theAtlanta Braves last night and stopping the NL East-leading Mets'losing streak at five games. The only run Maine (14-8) allowed came in the sixth, after ...
Strahan decides to end holdout
Sep 01, 2007 ... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Seven-time Pro Bowl defensive endMichael Strahan has decided to end his holdout and return for a 15thNFL season with the New York Giants. "He went with his heart instead of his head," Tony Agnone, hisagent, said in a telephone interview with The ...
AL Roundup: Twins' Baker denied gem in 9th
Sep 01, 2007 ... MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Scott Baker came within three outs of a perfectgame and two outs of a no-hitter, falling short of history butleading the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals 5-0 in thesecond game of a doubleheader last night. Baker entered the ninth inning with a chance ...
McGahee starts, Ravens go down
Sep 01, 2007 ... ATLANTA (AP) - In a preseason finale nearly devoid of star power,Willis McGahee was a surprise starter for the Baltimore Ravens lastnight. Not even a $40 million running back could stir much excitement atthe Georgia Dome. McGahee was one of the few players with name ...
Nats drop seventh straight
Sep 01, 2007 ... Three-run second makes difference for streaking Giants WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Kevin Correia had his longest outing as astarter in more than two years, and Rajai Davis' broken-bat doublecapped a three-run second inning last night in the San FranciscoGiants' 3-2 victory over the ...
Navy notes: For White, a night of numbers
Sep 01, 2007; ... Slot back rushes for career high 122 yards in win over Owls PHILADELPHIA - It was a big night for Navy slot back Shun White,both in Tennessee and Pennsylvania. White, a junior from Memphis, Tenn., had his high school jerseyretired at halftime of Raleigh-Egypt's season opener ....
For openers, Mids down Temple
Sep 01, 2007; ... PHILADELPHIA - Navy's rebuilt defense had its difficulties whilethe offense was far from flawless. As often happens in season openers, the Midshipmen were a bit outof sync on both sides of the ball. Ultimately, it didn't matter. Quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada rushed for ...
Orioles hang on, end streak Birds nearly blow 9-3 lead in Boston after Markakis homer
Sep 01, 2007 ... BOSTON (AP) - Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer and theBaltimore Orioles broke a nine-game losing streak with a 9-8 win overthe reeling Boston Red Sox, who lost starter Tim Wakefield evenbefore last night's game began. Wakefield, tied for the major league lead with 16 wins, ...
BAY CALENDAR
Sep 01, 2007 ... Tomorrow Programs at the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refugeinclude a bird walk at 8:15 a.m. and a night hike at 7:30 p.m. Info.:http://patuxent.fws.gov or 301-497-5887. Wednesday Parent-child class at the Smithsonian Environmental ResearchCenter features a ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Sep 01, 2007 ... Parade centers on island dispute PASADENA - Members of the Magothy River Association hope to drumup interest in preserving Dobbins Island today by holding an informalboat parade this weekend. The MRA invited boaters to join in the parade starting at noon atHenderson Point ....
POLICE BEAT
Sep 01, 2007 ... Glen Burnie Pharmacy robbed A man robbed the Walgreen's Pharmacy at 7953 Crain HighwayThursday afternoon, county police said. The man came into the store at about 4:30 p.m. and selected over-the-counter medications from display counters and brought them to thecash ...
2 dead, 4 hurt in Queen Anne's crash
Sep 01, 2007 ... A father and teenage son from Ellicott City were killed yesterdayafternoon in a Queen Anne's County crash involving three cars and adump truck. The wife remained in critical condition at Baltimore Shock Traumalast night. She was one of four people injured when the dump ...
Senior uses jigsaw power to inspire students
Sep 02, 2007; ... FRESNO, Calif. - Some might say Dick Herboldshimer is putteringhis life away. At 86, he has the freedom to do whatever his body willallow. But instead of traveling the world or living on the golfcourse, he prefers to spend his time at a jigsaw, cutting out plywoodshapes ranging from ...
Covering the Bases: Confusion about primary insurance
Sep 02, 2007; ... I recently received a Medicare Summary Notice that says thatMedicare didn't pay for my last doctor's visit or lab work because Ihave another insurance that is primary. I signed up for Medicare Part B in March at age 66 and went tothat doctor in April. While it is true that I used ...
Texas shop goes back to the future
Sep 02, 2007 ... HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - In a nondescript warehouse in east Texas,mechanic and entrepreneur Stephen Wynne is bringing a rare sports carback to life. If he succeeds, he almost certainly has Michael J. Foxto thank. A quarter century after DeLorean Motor Co. began making itsglitzy, ...
How Stuff Works: Here's how compact discs work
Sep 02, 2007; ... In 2007 we are celebrating an important event - the 25thanniversary of the CD, also known as the compact disc. In 25 yearsCDs have become ubiquitous to the point where we take them completelyfor granted. But inside a CD you find an amazing amount oftechnology. To understand just ...
Food fussiness may be inherited
Sep 02, 2007 ... LONDON (AP) - Having trouble persuading your child to eat broccolior spinach? You may have only yourself to blame. According to a study of twins, neophobia - or the fear of newfoods - is mostly in the genes. "Children could actually blame their mothers for this," said ...
Surgical center numbers skyrocket Maryland No. 1 in outpatient centers
Sep 02, 2007; ... Maryland has the highest concentration of outpatient surgerycenters in the nation, a rank that represents a rapidly growingmovement of doctors spinning off their own businesses as lightning-fast technology has made overnight hospital stays for some proceduresobsolete. The ...
Local actions do little to fix immigration
Sep 02, 2007; ... As Anne Arundel County confronts the roiling national debate overimmigration and ponders how to respond, it doesn't have to look farto find some stark choices. Just across the Potomac River in Virginia, lawmakers in Loudounand Prince William counties passed tough measures this ...
Achieving Happiness:Listening leads to solutions
Sep 02, 2007; ... John has always been driven to do a good job at work, but he rubspeople the wrong way when he's responsible for supervising others. He believes his way is the only right way to do the job, andbecomes frustrated and irritable with employees don't perform exactlyto his ...
CALENDAR
Sep 02, 2007 ... TODAY'S EVENTS MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Crownsville Road,Crownsville. 410-266-7304. FIRST SUNDAY ARTS FESTIVAL, noon-5 p.m., first block of WestStreet, from Church Circle to Calvert Street. 410-990-4540. BARBECUED CHICKEN DINNER SALE, 1-4 p.m., ...
GOOD QUESTION
Sep 02, 2007 ... If I my cell phone goes missing or is stolen, am I responsible forcharges that I didn't ring up? How can I protect myself from fraud? Picture this: You go out to dinner and a movie with friends, andyou get home late. It's not until the morning that you realize you'vemisplaced your ...
Sweltering heat adds even more realism to Hancock's Resolution re- enactment of The War of 1812
Sep 02, 2007; ... When you're sweating bullets just from changing shoes and socks,you've got to question how devoted you are to your hobby. "This is bad," Geoff Graff said wearily last weekend. "How far isit to the water? I'm crazy." But right after flicking sheets of perspiration away from ...