Capital (Annapolis) back issues from November 2007:
For the record: DRINKING & DRIVING
Nov 01, 2007 ... Judge Megan Johnson Nicholas Morgan, 23, 7706 Grace Ave., Pasadena: charged June 29,2007; found guilty DUI; bac .07; PBJ; probation 1 year sup; AETD,VIP; $500, suspend $387.50/costs not listed. Ernestine Littlejohn, 48, 10602 Vista Linda Drive, Mitchellville:charged June 23, ...
For the record: DIVORCES
Nov 01, 2007 ... Leisa M. DiMauro from Anthony J. DiMauro Ki H. Lee from Christine I. Kim Robert T. Coburn from Pamela R. Coburn Marian Hanchulak from Larry Manansala Yvonne M. Noland from Stanley B. Noland Lori Anne Middleton from Christopher Scerbo Jason Charles ...
Political notes; County voters largely undecided on next president
Nov 01, 2007 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation ofpolitical news items. --- Nearly half of all county voters have not settled on apresidential candidate yet, according to a survey released thisweek. About 49 percent of county residents surveyed by the Anne ...
For the record: STOP WORK ORDERS
Nov 01, 2007 ... 1121 Valentine Creek Drive, Crownsville, Michael Fair, permitrequired for construction of accessory structure. 101 Kuethe Drive, Annapolis, Stanley Speaks, permit required forshed. 511 Pasture Brook Road, Severn, Nathan Northup, permit requiredfor deck. 125 Orchard ...
For the record: BUILDING PERMITS
Nov 01, 2007 ... Annapolis 151 East Bay View Drive, Bay View Drive LLC, addition, $150,000. 1838 Burley Lane, Janice Sayres, trustee, replace pier poles,$9,000. 918 Chesterfield Road, Nezetta Tubaya, demolish house, garage andshed, $7,200. 100 Steffey Drive, Matthew Cavanaugh, ...
Business Calendar
Nov 01, 2007 ... Today - The Greater Crofton Chamber of Commerce will hold alegislative mixer at Kaufmann's Tavern, 329 Gambrills Road,Gambrills, from 5 to 7 p.m. The cost is $10, and there will beappetizers and a cash bar. For more information, call 410-721-9131. * * * Tomorrow - The ...
SCHOOL DIGEST
Nov 01, 2007 ... Visit St. Mary's St. Mary's High School will host its annual open house from 2 to5 p.m. Sunday at the school, 113 Duke of Gloucester St. inAnnapolis. Prospective students and their families can meet St. Mary'sstudents, faculty, parents and alumni, and learn about the ...
Letters to the Editor
Nov 01, 2007 ... Horse racing At the special session, slot machines are again part of thelegislature's discussions. What seems to be overlooked in the debateis the horse industry and the money it generates for the state. According to the American Horse Council, the industry employs28,000 and ...
CALENDAR
Nov 01, 2007 ... TOMORROW'S EVENTS BOOK SALE, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., sponsored by American Association ofUniversity Women, Park Plaza Shopping Center, 558-D Ritchie Highway,Severna Park. 410-384-9260. BROWSE AND BUY SHOPPE, Anne Arundel Historical Society 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., corner of Jones Station ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Nov 01, 2007 ... Crash injures two trapped in vehicle CROFTON - A man and woman were critically injured early thismorning in a car wreck in Crofton, county Fire Department officialssaid. The crash took place on Route 3 northbound near Crofton CenterDrive at 2:30 a.m., said Battalion Chief ...
Grave issues: Yes, you might have afterlife insurance
Nov 01, 2007; ... A good insurance policy will protect you from cradle to grave -and then some. A little-known part of most homeowners' policies is that theycover headstones, grave markers, monuments and urns. "That would be surprising to anyone," said Mike McCartin, anindependent insurance ...
South County: Edgewater woman credits her long life to not having 'better sense'
Nov 01, 2007; ... "I'm crazy to have lived this long," Anne Maghan grumbled good-naturedly. She was sitting in her wheelchair at the South River Health &Rehabilitation Center in Edgewater last week, staring at a cake thatsaid she was 100 years old. Her family held a festive celebration for her ...
SCHOOL NOTES
Nov 01, 2007 ... Eric W. Powroznik, son of Dr. Daniel and Ann Powroznik of Arnold,earned a master's degree in Eastern classics from St. John's Collegein Santa Fe. N.M. In 2006 he also earned a master's degree inliberal arts from the college. * * * Karen W. Powroznik, daughter of Dr. Daniel ...
Curses!
Nov 01, 2007; ... Those @#&*~# raccoons. They just can't stay away from trash - and the resulting trashtalk from adults who encounter the varmints can lead to potentiallyembarrassing situations if their young children happen to overhear.They may not understand the speech, but they have no ...
Living with children: Tactics to tame tantrums call on 'doctor's orders'
Nov 01, 2007; ... From the Happy Endings Department: A little over a month ago, theparents of a 6-year-old boy asked my advice concerning his daily,sometimes violent tantrums which had been ongoing since he was 3.They had removed nearly everything from his bedroom, including hisdresser and lamp, because ...
Relationship Maps: A valuable life lesson courtesy of Otis
Nov 01, 2007; ... For many years I was the foster mom to a little stray black catnamed Otis. (Otis was a female, but my daughter didn't know thatwhen she named her.) She showed up one day to eat the food that we'dput out for some box turtles we'd rescued. She came back every dayand she started hanging out ...
PREP LEADERS
Nov 01, 2007 ... FOOTBALL RUSHING G TC Yds. Avg. TD D. Peters (SM) 7 99 1014 10.2 13 D. Evans (SO) 7 82 685 8.4 8 T. Adams (AN) 7 114 632 5.4 7 E. Hockel (AS) 8 94 615 6.5 11 J. Clements (OM) 7 112 590 5.3 5 N. Elko (AR) 8 104 554 5.3 7 M ....
Outdoors: Water temperatures are dropping, but is there a catch?
Nov 01, 2007; ... Fellow fishermen, figuratively we're all in the same boat. Withinthe past week bay water temperatures have dropped five degrees,which to fish at this time of year can be the step of a giant. It'sjust what we've been asking for - and now that we've got it, whatare we going to do with ...
Green Hornets: Hornets rely on volunteer coaches, ban any pay or 'execessive gifts'
Nov 01, 2007; ... Since its inception in 1949 as a nonprofit organization, theGreen Hornets program has relied on volunteer coaches to offer amyriad of sports activities. Thousands of Hornets coaches havegenerously donated their time for Severna Park area youth, akeystone principle of the Green Hornets ...
Around the Park: Nativities from around the world to be on display in December at SP
Nov 01, 2007; ... An exhibit of Nativity scenes from around the world will give thepublic a glimpse of how different countries interpret the birth ofJesus. Marjorie Pearsall Groenwald of Severndale will share hercollection of 125 Nativities, along with 70 others on loan fromfellow parishioners at ...
For the record: UNSERVED WARRANTS
Nov 01, 2007 ... NAME, DATE OF BIRTH Hisler, Bonnie Lorraine, 3/20/1969. Hofmann, Margaret C., 12/20/1957. Jackson, Crystal Gail, 2/4/1964. Jackson, Herman Lee, 4/12/1965. Javier, Ramirez Castillo, 12/20/1977. Jennings, Joseph L., 3/20/1950. Johnson, Bruce, ...
For the record: PROPERTY SOLD
Nov 01, 2007 ... Annapolis 10 President Point No. C, $900,000, Contemporary, 3, 2/0, N/A. 626 Greenbriar Lane, $240,000, Colonial, 3, 1/1, .04. 7 Dean St., $619,900, Traditional, 4, 2/0, .06. 710 Ballast Way, $385,000, Rambler, 2, 2/1, .07. 30g Hearthstone Court No. G, ...
Our view: Survey didn't touch on biggest question about slots
Nov 01, 2007 ... The latest survey by the Center for the Study of Local Issueswon't offer much guidance to the politicians who are now back in theState House contemplating Gov. Martin O'Malley's tax plan. The attitude disclosed by the survey - for which 936 countyresidents were polled by Anne ...
$13.7 million radar test center opens
Nov 01, 2007; ... Northrop Grumman cut the ribbon Tuesday for a unique $13.7million antenna test center in Linthicum, predicting that thefacility will give it an advantage for future ground-based radarcontracts. The five-story, 16,000-square-foot building, a giant open spacefilled with sensors and ...
Exclusive cable deals for apartments nixed
Nov 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON (AP) - A rule federal regulators approved yesterdaybanning exclusive agreements between cable television operators andapartment building companies could lead to an undesired effect, someproviders said. The move is designed to open competition for other videoproviders ...
Delegate faces suit
Nov 01, 2007; ... While his fellow delegates were in Annapolis Tuesday to work onthe state's budgetary woes, Del. Tony McConkey made the trekdowntown for another reason: The Severna Park Republican is beingsued. Reginald D. Williams of Crofton reopened a 2005 lawsuit earlierthis year, alleging ...
Transportation proposal goes beyond deficit
Nov 01, 2007; ... As the General Assembly grapples with tax proposals from Gov.Martin O'Malley, politicians are facing a crucial question: How muchcan they ask Marylanders to pay? "I have trouble with all tax increases," said Del. TedSophocleus, D-Linthicum, a member of the House ...
State Poll
Nov 01, 2007 ... FREDERICK - The Maryland High School Football State Poll, in its18th year, is based on a statewide voting by sports reporters.Schools are ranked by points received. The number in parenthesisreflects first-place votes. LW is last week's ranking. The rankingsare compiled by Sheldon ...
Around South County: Duncan Family's Campground Halloween
Nov 01, 2007; ... For the past 15 years Laurie Duncan has staged a Halloween spookhouse at her family campground in Lothian. But for Ms. Duncan,Halloween is scarier for real this year, with her eldest son leavingfor the Marines. "Of course I worry about him," Ms. Duncan said of Michael. The ...
OBITUARIES
Nov 01, 2007 ... Tilghman Coale Ellenora Coumont Davis Droll Jr. George Futch Crombie Garrett Clara Johnson Herbert Jones Alann Lewis Linda McDonald Walter Oliver - Page B2 Tilghman Coale Tilghman Clayton "T.C." Coale, 86, a ...
Secret sex tape victims testify
Nov 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - One after another, current and former midshipmentestified yesterday that they spent nights at their sponsor's homeon the banks of the Severn River, never suspecting they would besecretly filmed during intimate moments. By day's end, four Naval Academy students and two ...
Think twice before judging the judges
Nov 01, 2007; ... It's a script as easy to write as any Hollywood summer remake. Just circle all that apply: A judge (frees a suspect who's soon charged in a shocking crime /gives a light sentence in a high-profile case / rules for the bigevil defendant and against the sympathetic little guy / ...
Severna Park: Cypress Creek community scores a 'spooktacularly' successful event
Nov 01, 2007; ... Weeks ago, signs emblazoned with bats, witches and tombstonescropped up all over the Cypress Creek community of Severna Park.Impossible to ignore, the signs heralded "A Halloween Spooktacularwith games, relays, a moonbounce, food, fun, and the spookiestHalloween party ever to be held on ...
RUNNING TOGETHER
Nov 01, 2007; ... Team spirit carries Mids to surprising cross country title If someone would have told coach Karen Boyle at the beginning ofthe school year that her Navy women's cross country team would sharethe Patriot League championship, she would have been surprised. But, by the time her ...
Economist: Want a job tomorrow? Learn math
Nov 01, 2007; ... If you want your kids to have a high-paying job in Anne ArundelCounty, break them of their fear of math. The thousands of jobs coming to Maryland will require a bumpercrop of engineers and scientists, professions that require mathskills that today's students aren't particularly ...
Pacers finish off Wizards in OT opener
Nov 01, 2007 ... Indiana's Tinsley keys win INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jamaal Tinsley flashed his old form for hisnew coach. Indiana's point guard looked like the playmaker who dazzled theNBA as a rookie in 2001 with his fearlessness and clutch play. Hescored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth ...
Steeler's escapes troubling Ravens
Nov 01, 2007; ... OWINGS MILLS - The chase is on, and Ben Roethlisberger keepsgazing downfield as he searches for wide receivers breaking offtheir patterns. Dashing outside the pocket to escape the Cincinnati Bengals'pursuit, Roethlisberger spins, feints and stiff-arms defenders tocreate a pathway ...
Navy schemes to improve woeful defense
Nov 01, 2007; ... It's back to the drawing board for the beleaguered Navy defense,which was shredded by Delaware for 59 points on 581 yards. TheMidshipmen now rank 114th out of 119 Football Bowl Subdivision teamsin scoring defense (38.1 points per game). Head coach Paul Johnson said the staff will ...
Convert serves up title shot
Nov 01, 2007; ... Galligan's switch from tennis propels Spalding volleyball Kelly Galligan came to Archbishop Spalding High School to playtennis. She grew up playing the game and it was her favorite sport. Then Galligan hit a growth spurt as a freshman and the addedheight was ideal for ...
Prep volleyball: Annapolis Area CS continues to dominate IAAM competition
Nov 01, 2007; ... On the cusp of a second straight undefeated IAAM C Conferenceseason, the Annapolis Area Christian School girls volleyball teamleft no doubt yesterday in its league semifinal matchup againstPikesville's Beth T'filoh, 25-15, 25-12, 25-9. The sweep improved the Eagles to 17-1 overall ...
Cross Country: Saints' Randolph leads county IAAM runners
Nov 01, 2007 ... OREGON RIDGE - St. Mary's High sophomore Colleen Randolph was thetop Anne Arundel finisher at yesterday's IAAM cross countrychampionships, finishing fourth in the A Conference with a time of19:47. Glenelg Country's Maeve Ricaurte (19:01) was the overall winner,helping the Dragons ...
State approves alternative to mandatory graduation tests
Nov 01, 2007; ... BALTIMORE - Students who can't pass new high school graduationtests still will be able to get their diplomas by completingresearch projects instead, the Maryland Board of Education votedyesterday. The board voted 8-4 to accept Superintendent Nancy Grasmick's"Bridge Plan for ...
Redskins start over on offense
Nov 01, 2007; ... ASHBURN, Va. - Joe Gibbs is starting over in the middle of theseason - for the second year in a row. Yesterday was shake-up day for the languid Washington Redskinsoffense, ranked 28th in the league and ineffective on all fronts.The personnel was the same, but the practice was more ...
Rockfish trophy season split in two
Nov 01, 2007; ... Rockfish anglers will have to deal with yet another set of rulesfor the 2008 spring trophy season. The popular spring season will be split into two segments. FromApril 19 to May 13, recreational anglers will be able to keep onefish per day, and it must be at least 28 inches ...
Poll: Most favor public schools providing birth control
Nov 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - People decisively favor letting theirpublic schools provide birth control to students, but they alsovoice misgivings that divide them along generational, income andracial lines, a poll showed. Sixty-seven percent support giving contraceptives to ...
Parents take more active role in raising kids
Nov 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Parents are taking a more active role inraising their children than they did a decade ago, setting greaterrestrictions on TV watching and reading more to youngsters, thegovernment reported. Teenagers are participating in more extracurricular activitiesthat ...
PREP SCHEDULE
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY FOOTBALL Lutheran vs. AACS at Broadneck, 4 GIRLS SOCCER 4A East Region semifinals Broadneck at Severna Park, 7 Arundel at Leonardtown 3A East Region semifinals Northeast vs. Fallston IAAM A semifinals McDonogh at ...
Baseball: Dodgers, Torre are talking
Nov 01, 2007 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joe Torre grew up watching the Dodgers play inBrooklyn. Now, 50 years after they moved west, it appears he's inline to become their manager. Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti confirmed yesterday he hasspoken with Torre about taking the position that became ...
Man shot, others injured in string of Odenton robberies
Nov 01, 2007; ... A man was shot and two others were injured during three separaterobberies in an Odenton community last night - all of which tookplace within 15 minutes, county police said. The startling chain of events began at 8:46 p.m. when a 63-year-old man was approached by five or six men ...
James, Durant off the mark
Nov 01, 2007; ... Big star, touted rookie both struggle to connect in opener One is an expected MVP candidate, the other the heavy favoritefor Rookie of the Year. Luckily for LeBron James and Kevin Durant, there's a long way togo before the voting for the awards. James had the worst ...
NAVY FOOTBALL NOTES
Nov 01, 2007 ... RUMOR MILL: Coach Paul Johnson, who has led Navy to four straightwinning seasons and bowl berths, has been linked to several coachingvacancies during his six-year tenure in Annapolis. Last season, N.C. State took a long look at Johnson beforeultimately hiring Tom O'Brien away from ...
Consumers cut spending
Nov 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Consumers, battered by a steep downturnin housing and a severe credit crunch, slowed spending growth inSeptember to the weakest performance in three months. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that consumer spendingrose by 0.3 percent in September, ...
Sailing: Sponsorship is Hillman's way of saying thanks
Nov 01, 2007; ... Mark Hillman has done well in the investment business. Eager toperform some philanthrophy, Hillman has decided to invest in sailing- a sport for which he has a true passion. Hillman began sailing J/24 one-design sloops out of Annapolis in1979 as crew for local skipper Dave Nicoll ...
Our Legacy: A look back at Maryland Emancipation Day
Nov 01, 2007; ... Today is Emancipation Day in the State of Maryland! This is theday that former slaves prayed for from the time that they arrivedand began their life of servitude, pain and destruction of thefamily. This is the day in 1864 that slavery was abolished in theState of Maryland. In the ...
'An 18-year-old boy does not belong on a slab'
Nov 01, 2007; ... An 18-year-old with disabilities was shot to death on CollegeCreek Terrace last night, bringing the city's homicide total toeight this year. Officers went to 50 College Creek Terrace around 7 p.m. afterreceiving a call about shots fired. They found Jerome DominiqueHughes lying on ...
Gansler: Nutrient management enforcement may not be enough
Nov 01, 2007 ... QUEEN ANNE (AP) - Maryland should review its pollution rules forfarmers, Attorney General Douglas Gansler said yesterday afterreviewing a pollution management plan at an Eastern Shore farm. Maryland farmers are now required to file "nutrient managementplans" with state officials ...
Bush says Mukasey being treated unfairly
Nov 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - President Bush, seeking to salvage thenomination of Michael Mukasey as attorney general, today defendedthe former judge's refusal to say whether he considers waterboardingas illegal torture. Mr. Bush said it was unfair to ask Mr. Mukasey aboutinterrogation ...
DC cabbies strike over new meter requirement
Nov 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Bewildered travelers faced 30-minutewaits for taxis yesterday as drivers in the District of Columbiaheld a 24-hour Halloween strike to protest the mayor's decision torequire meters in cabs. At Union Station, the line for taxis reached several dozen ...
J/105 North American Championship set to begin
Nov 01, 2007 ... With a late entry sneaking in under the wire, the fleet for the17th annual J/105 North American Championship grew to 69 entries inwhat promises to be a hotly contested showdown. Racing beginstomorrow morning, with the first portion of a round-robin qualifyingseries, and continues through ...
REGIONAL DIGEST
Nov 01, 2007 ... BGE to seek increase in delivery rates BALTIMORE - Baltimore Gas and Electric customers can expectanother uptick in their electricity bills. BGE plans to ask the Public Service Commission to approve anincrease next year in the amount the utility charges for powerdelivery. For ...
COLLEGE SCHEDULE
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY Sailing Navy at J/105 North American Championships TOMORROW Sprint football Navy at Army, 7 p.m. Hockey Penn State at Navy, 7:30 p.m. Volleyball Navy at Colgate, 7:30 p.m. Sailing Navy at J/105 North American ...
Father awarded nearly $11M in funeral protesters case
Nov 01, 2007 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Ordered to pay nearly $11 million in damages,members of the Westboro Baptist Church smiled and calmly walked outof the courtroom. Outside, they sang "Happy Birthday," to defendant Shirley Phelps-Roper, who turned 50 yesterday, and promised to continue ...
Obituaries
Nov 01, 2007 ... Shirley Downey Shirley Ann Downey, 68, died of natural causes Oct. 24 at thehome she shared with her daughter, Shirley A. Jones of Harwood. Mrs. Downey was born in Washington, D.C., and graduated fromSuitland High School. She worked as a clerk for the Room Store,retiring in ...
Announcement
Nov 01, 2007 ... Contra dance Advocates for Herring Bay will have a fall contra dance at 7:30p.m. Saturday at Christ Church Parish Hall in Owensville, at theintersection of Route 255 and Owensville-Sudley Road. The event,including food and drinks, will raise money for water-qualitytesting ...
Property sold
Nov 01, 2007 ... Key: Address, selling price, style of house, bedrooms, fullbaths, half-baths, acreage. Friendship 6968 Prout Road, $430,000, Cape Cod, 3, 3/0, 2.87. Harwood 565 Harwood Road, $890,000, Contemporary, 4, 3, 0, 19.55 861 Cumberstone Road, $640,000, Cape Cod, ...