Capital (Annapolis) back issues from January 2008:
Maryland property assessments in the mail
Jan 02, 2008 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Despite the recent slowdown in the real estatemarket, the latest Maryland property assessments reflect the overallincrease in the market of the past three years. The assessments will arrive this week in mailboxes at the state'shomes and businesses. The average ...
Wine, etc.: Mollydooker has been a hit from the start
Jan 02, 2008; ... If there's one thing that won't happen at Mollydooker, it's theleft hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. That could be because winemakers Sarah and Sparky Marquis areboth mollydookers - Australian slang for left-handers. But it alsocould be because they are blissfully ...
The Watchdog: I'll be phoned for Christmas
Jan 02, 2008; ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Ever want someone to growl on your behalf? Fromplowing to potholes, from sediment runoff to sewer blockages, theWatchdog wants to hear about your civic problem. He'll figure outwhich government agency is responsible, and follow up to see thatit's handled ...
O, clementines!
Jan 02, 2008; ... The tiny, vibrant globes called clementines are a growing part ofthe winter food season. Sometimes called "Christmas oranges" because they peak insupermarkets between Thanksgiving and early January, these small,slightly flat mandarins generally are sold in 5-pound ...
Trends to influence what you eat in 2008
Jan 02, 2008; ... Americans are getting increasingly intimate with their food, and2008 likely will see the relationship deepen. That's because two forces - the proliferation of foodie cultureand its obsessive desire for provenance, and growing worries overfood safety - have combined to create a ...
SIDE DISH
Jan 02, 2008 ... The crunchy truth It's taken years, but General Mills' Nature Valley brand hasfinally cut through the clutter of "chewy," "crunchy," "sweet andsalty" and all the other varieties of granola bars that flesh isheir to, has thrown out all the oats and such, and has producedRoasted ...
Pot roast: Back to basics
Jan 02, 2008; ... There's a lot of hoity-toity food around these days, and we likea lot of it. On the other hand, there is much to be said for voluntarysimplicity. Consider the good old-fashioned Yankee pot roast. Hereit is, a meal (almost) in a single pot. Seasoned only with salt andpepper, the ...
CALENDAR
Jan 02, 2008 ... TOMORROW'S EVENTS PROVIDENCE CENTER, INC., greenhouses, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., ProvidenceCenter Greenhouses, 370 Shore Acres Road, Arnold. 410-766-2212. BINGO, by Severna Park Elks Lodge, nonsmoking facility, earlybird 7:15 p.m., games 7:45 p.m., progressive jackpot, Truck HouseRoad ....
Around Crofton: Gambrills firm aids nurse battling multiple sclerosis
Jan 02, 2008; ... Mid-Atlantic Deck and Fence Co. in Gambrills recently completedthe construction of a handicap ramp and porch at no cost to a nursebattling multiple sclerosis in hopes that she can continue heractive lifestyle for as long as possible. Kathie DeVivo has lived in Millersville for 18 ...
County wants boat for terrorism protection
Jan 02, 2008; ... A new boat that can detect biological or chemical attacks andrespond to nuclear explosions may begin patrolling Anne ArundelCounty waterways. The county's Office of Emergency Management recently got a go-ahead from the County Council to apply for $670,000 in federal fundsto buy a ...
Letters to the Editor
Jan 02, 2008 ... Health care What is missing from the national debate over health care is thatinsurance companies are for-profit. This results in conflicts ofinterest among the insurance company, its stockholders (to whom thecompanies' chief executive officers are held accountable) and theinsured ...
Annapolis: Five members, three generations of dentists, all Russells
Jan 02, 2008; ... The Russells of Annapolis, three generations of them, have beentending to the dental needs of area residents for over 70 years. Their initial business was custom delivered to their door - thefamily patriarch, Dr. John Thomas Russell was a family generalpractitioner in Eastport. He ...
Pork can produce elegant, fast and healthy meal
Jan 02, 2008; ... Elegant, fast and healthy. You really can have it all in onemeal. Dinners that are special enough for the good china and silverwareoften take the whole day to prepare and all too often are made rich-tasting with lots of unwanted fat. But with the right ingredients and ...
Tougher dogfighting laws urged
Jan 02, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Animal advocates around the nation hope thatpublic outrage over dogfighting and puppy mill scandals in Virginiawill force state and federal lawmakers to pass tougher animal abuselaws. Some sportsmen, however, warn that the emotionally charged debatecould ...
Dog's World: Be aware of danger lurking in homes
Jan 02, 2008; ... Dear Readers: Happy New Year! I hope your New Year's resolutions have coveredyour beloved pets and that you are aware of some of the dangerslurking within our homes. I have received the following letter fromJan Stowe: "I am sending you a copy of a flier put out by my sister ...
As Court TV evolves it gets a new name: truTV
Jan 02, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) - Court TV, R.I.P. The network that burst into public consciousness with the O.J.Simpson trial and other big-name courtroom dramas in the 1990sbecomes part of television history today, renamed truTV to emphasizeits prime-time action programming. Besides the ...
Prep Notebook: Have stick, will travel: Local players head West
Jan 02, 2008; ... Old Mill High School lacrosse coach Steve Spence took a group of15 county lacrosse players to compete in a club tournament inSeattle from Dec. 7 through 9. The team was sponsored by MEGALAX, acompany that puts on club tournaments and just opened a new lacrossestore in Kent Island. The ...
Our view: Editor's notebook
Jan 02, 2008 ... MOVING OUT - When they are pondering the impact of theirdecisions, Maryland politicians tell themselves that much of thisarea's economy is tied up with the federal government, so Marylandis recession-proof. But a recent Capital News Service analysis of Internal RevenueService ...
Marylanders now can freeze credit reports
Jan 02, 2008; ... Maryland residents now have the option to restrict access totheir credit reports. In a law that went into effect yesterday, Maryland joined 35other states and the District of Columbia in allowing residents toplace a security freeze on sensitive information about their ...
Cat stomper in trouble with police again
Jan 02, 2008; ... It took him 31 days to run afoul of the law. Released from jail Nov. 2, a homeless man who stomped two cats todeath last summer was back in handcuffs Dec. 3, charged withstealing a donation can for the Society for the Prevention ofCruelty to Animals of Anne Arundel ...
Trump hopes you'll watch him 'fire' celebrities
Jan 02, 2008; ... It is an age-old dilemma in business. Once a product becomessuccessful, how much tweaking can you do of the product? If leftalone, a product could become stale. Too much change and you haveNew Coke. The seventh season of the NBC competition show "The Apprentice"opens at 9 p.m ....
Around West County: Two communities announce Holiday Lights Contest winners
Jan 02, 2008; ... An artist's vision comes to life each year in the holiday windowdisplays of Macy's in New York City. Much time, thought and materialcome together for a visual effect that supersedes the previousyears. Families and their children "Ooh!" and "Aah!" at the animateddisplays depicting visions ...
Now, everybody knows his name
Jan 02, 2008; ... Redskins thankful Collins was there to step in at QB ASHBURN, Va. - In a Washington Redskins season that has all theemotional swings of a Shakespearean drama, Todd Collins is the comicrelief. Players who speak with somber voices when discussing theaftereffects of the death of ...
NHL, Pens big winners in Winter Classic
Jan 02, 2008 ... ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Snow, a sold-out football stadium andSidney Crosby scoring the shootout winner. The NHL couldn't have scripted a better finish for its showcaseevent, the Winter Classic outdoor game, to kick off 2008. Even Sabres managing partner Larry Quinn couldn't ...
2008 arrives with smaller crowds, fewer events
Jan 02, 2008; ... The biggest things missing from the Annapolis Alive! celebrationdowntown on New Year's Eve were huge crowds, long lines and trafficjams. Throughout the afternoon and evening, on-street parking remainedavailable, a sign many folks who normally bid adieu to the old yearat downtown ...
Gibbs' low point key to 'Skins' rise
Jan 02, 2008; ... ASHBURN, Va. - Joe Gibbs was so somber, so silent, during thelimousine ride home on the toughest night of his coaching careerthat his wife, Pat, grew concerned. "I was sitting there, and I hadn't said a word," Gibbs recalled,mimicking his sad slouch. "She goes, 'Now that upsets ...
Capitals beginning to believe
Jan 02, 2008 ... Green scores twice as Caps upend Senators again WASHINGTON (AP) - The Capitals are gaining more confidence. TheOttawa Senators will attest to that. Mike Green had two goals and an assist, Michael Nylander, BoydGordon and Brooks Laich each added a goal and an assist and ...
Georgia, USC close with clout
Jan 02, 2008; ... Georgia vs. Southern California, it might have been a heck ofgame. Maybe even a national championship game. We'll never know for sure, but the Bulldogs and Trojans closedtheir seasons with emphatic victories in the Bowl ChampionshipSeries yesterday that had to leave college ...
175 runners enjoy New Year's Day run
Jan 02, 2008; ... New Year's Day is a great time to stay in bed. But for 175 runners who turned out to lope through the streets ofAnnapolis, the clear, balmy 48-degree weather yesterday was a primeopportunity to participate in the 10th annual Annapolis New Year'sDay Fun Run. The run was first ...
NBA: Lakers seem better, Kobe seems happier, but Jackson remembers last season
Jan 02, 2008; ... The hopeful thinking among Lakers fans is that since the team isbetter, Kobe Bryant must be happier. One problem: The Lakers aren't better. At least, not yet. Los Angeles certainly looks to be an improved team, sitting rightbehind Phoenix for the Pacific Division lead. But the ...
Coaching search key to future shape of Ravens
Jan 02, 2008; ... Talent level makes team attractive to candidates OWINGS MILLS - Hours before Rick Neuheisel boarded a UCLAuniversity jet to Los Angeles to be introduced as the Bruins' headcoach, he issued a cryptic thought regarding the Baltimore Ravens'outlook. Standing in the ...
Outback Bowl: Ainge hurls Tennessee past Wisconsin
Jan 02, 2008 ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - As Outback Bowl MVP, Erik Ainge insisted onrecognizing the contributions of his teammates. "That isn't a one-man trophy," the Tennessee quarterback saidafter throwing for 365 yards and two touchdowns yesterday to helpthe No. 16 Volunteers beat No. 18 Wisconsin ...
Gator Bowl: Texas Tech rally boots Virginia
Jan 02, 2008 ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Facing swirling wind and a 41-yardfield-goal try with 2 seconds left, Texas Tech's Alex Trlica wasn'tworried. He had experience with winning kicks. The senior's last try as a Red Raider was good yesterday, and sowas Tech's outrageous comeback story. Down ...
Cotton Bowl: Missouri climbs over Hogs as Temple rushes for 4 TDs
Jan 02, 2008 ... DALLAS (AP) - Chase Daniel is bracing for a lecture about theimportance of pretending to still have the ball after handing off totry confusing the defense. Daniel usually is good about such nuances of playing quarterback.He ditched the fakes yesterday, though, because he wanted to ...
Rose Bowl: USC itching for more after routing Illinois
Jan 02, 2008 ... Southern Cal makes case for top spot PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Southern California wishes the seasonwould never end. Seriously. After an overwhelming performance in the Rose Bowl that endedwith a 49-17 victory over Illinois yesterday, the sixth-rankedTrojans were ...
Bowl mistake to cost official
Jan 02, 2008; ... MAC offers apology to Mids Mid-American Conference commissioner Rick Chryst said the replayofficial who made an incorrect ruling in the Poinsettia Bowl wouldbe punished, but declined to specify how. In his first public comments on the incident since the Dec. 20game between ...
Nolan expects return to SF
Jan 02, 2008 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - When Mike Nolan finally left the SanFrancisco 49ers' training complex Tuesday night, the coach suredidn't look like somebody who would never be back. Though the 49ers maintained their stubborn public silence onNolan's fate after his third straight losing ...
Parcells meets with Cameron, two general manager candidates
Jan 02, 2008; ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - While Dolphins' Vice President of TeamOperations Bill Parcells mulls his decision regarding the team'snext general manager, Cam Cameron isn't the only Dolphins coachwondering about his future. It's likely that Parcells will not decide on Cameron's ...
College Basketball: 'Bama can't stand Clemson pressure
Jan 02, 2008 ... No. 19 Tigers roll to easy win on road TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Clemson kept harrying Alabama withpressure defense until the Crimson Tide folded. Then came the easy baskets for the 19th-ranked Tigers and aseries of misfires on the other end. Trevor Booker and James Mays ...
Sugar Bowl: Georgia spoils Hawaii's perfect season
Jan 02, 2008 ... NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After beating up on unbeaten Hawaii, theGeorgia Bulldogs sounded a bit miffed about getting passed over fora shot at the national championship. Patience, guys. Next season could be your year. Showing off a dazzling array of young talent last night, ...
Capital One Bowl: Carr cherishes Michigan victory
Jan 02, 2008 ... Wolverines top Gators in coach's final game ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Lloyd Carr's players surrounded him on thesideline, started jumping up and down, waving their helmets andscreaming his name. Carr laughed through the whole thing. It was one of the many memories ...
Late-night's back - with and without writers
Jan 02, 2008; ... NEW YORK - What's gonna happen tonight? That's the sort of question seldom raised about late-night talkTV, whose hosts keep the audience content with variations on adurable formula, night after night, gag after gag, guest afterguest. But the late-night landscape is about to ...
Clemens welcome at coaches convention
Jan 02, 2008 ... HOUSTON (AP) - Roger Clemens is still welcome at a convention ofTexas high school baseball coaches. The group reconsidered its invitation after Clemens was mentionedprominently in the Mitchell Report on steroids. On Monday, thecoaches said they found no reason to prevent the star ...
Bond set at $1.25M for driver in deadly wrong-way wreck
Jan 02, 2008 ... TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A Michigan man accused of killing a woman andfour children from Maryland in a wrong-way crash on a Toledointerstate kept his head bowed and said little in court today. Responding to a question from the judge, Michael Gagnon, 24, saidonly that he could not afford ...
Seahawks in search of balance
Jan 02, 2008 ... KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) - Gil Haskell was a high school track coach.Then he was an offensive assistant for John Robinson at SouthernCalifornia, during USC's Heisman Trophy heyday of "Student BodyRight." Running has been a part of Haskell's offenses for 38 years. Sowhen Seahawks ...
Cowboys' coaches in demand
Jan 02, 2008; ... IRVING, Texas - As the top seed in the NFC with a 13-3 record andwith 11 players selected to play in the Pro Bowl, organizations arebeginning to look to the Cowboys for ways to rebuild. Atlanta, which finished 4-12 and saw coach Bobby Petrino leavefor Arkansas with three games to ...
Woman questioned after officer struck, killed in Baltimore
Jan 02, 2008 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - The owner of a vehicle that struck and killed aMaryland Transportation Authority police officer on New Year's Evewas taken into custody yesterday on an unrelated drunken drivingcharge, police said. Officer Courtney G. Brooks, 40, was struck late Monday night ashe ...
Tax increases go forward despite lawsuit
Jan 02, 2008; ... Tax increases will go ahead as planned this week in spite of alawsuit alleging the General Assembly's special session wasunconstitutional and the tax hikes should be voided. Income, titling and tobacco tax increases went into effectyesterday and the sales tax increase is forging ...
Smokers can save by finding 2007 tax stamps
Jan 02, 2008 ... Just because the tobacco tax went from $1 per pack to $2 per packyesterday doesn't mean a Maryland smoker will take the hitimmediately. Smokers could get lucky if they find cigarette packs with a 2007tax stamp, because businesses bought them under the old tax rate anddon't have a ...
Baltimore records over 280 homicides
Jan 02, 2008 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore recorded 282 homicides in 2007, aslight increase over the previous year and the city's highest totalsince 1999, when 305 people were slain. While the city experienced a slowdown in violent crime after aparticularly bloody first half of the year, the final ...
Police say they've foiled aluminum bleacher caper
Jan 02, 2008; ... James Bond foiled Gold Finger. Now Anne Arundel County Police say they have nabbed AluminumFinger and his sidekick in a pre-Christmas rash of bleacher theftsfrom county parks. Two Arnold residents were charged with three counts of felonytheft Dec. 22 after they allegedly ...
Rev. Floyd Snowden, civic, religious leader, dies
Jan 02, 2008 ... The Rev. Floyd Oliver Snowden, 91, a life-long resident ofAnnapolis, died Dec. 28 in his home after a lengthy illness. The Rev. Snowden was born June 30, 1916, in Annapolis to the lateJames O. Snowden and Anna Hobbs Hammett, and attended the formerStanton Elementary ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Jan 02, 2008 ... 6-year-old, three others injured Severn - Four people, including a 6-year-old girl, were in thehospital this morning following a car accident in Severn during themorning rush. Police temporarily closed the intersection of Reece and Jacobsroads at 7:20 this morning after the ...
REGIONAL DIGEST
Jan 02, 2008 ... 282 homicides in Baltimore in '07 BALTIMORE - Baltimore recorded 282 homicides in 2007, a slightincrease over the previous year and the city's highest total since1999, when 305 people were slain. While the city experienced a slowdown in violent crime after aparticularly ...
Construction nudges up
Jan 02, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Construction spending edged up slightlyin November as a continued steep slump in housing was offset byrecord spending on government and business projects. The Commerce Department reported that spending on constructionprojects rose by 0.1 percent in November ...
Prisoner flees from hospital
Jan 02, 2008 ... LAUREL (AP) - A prisoner broke loose and fled from a hospitaltoday, and there were reports that shots were fired in the buildingbut no reports of injuries, police said. The prisoner managed to overpower a guard and get ahold of afirearm during the hospital visit, said Maryland ...
OBITUARIES
Jan 02, 2008 ... Louis Chacos Elizabeth Clark Sam Dollard Edith Hudson Charles McConnell Rose Merron Emma Nutwell - Page A5 Floyd Snowden Edna Spilman - Page A5 Charles Sutton - Page A5 Louis Chacos Dr. Louis George "Lou" ...
Severna Park: Walking becomes something more than mere exercise with Volksport
Jan 03, 2008; ... It seems to be a walker's paradise. The old No. 8 trolley trail off Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville,is a tree-lined, sun-dappled path. On a fall afternoon, 64-year-old Bob Schmick, a Severna Parkaccountant, is walking the trolley trail. Mr. Schmick is presidentof the Maryland ...
Is a 'gap year' before college a good idea?
Jan 03, 2008; ... High school seniors often dream of taking a year off beforecollege. Many crave time to recover from burnout and explore buddinginterests after the competitive grind of high school. Parents,however, often fear that once students hop off an academic track,they might never climb back ...
Letters to the Editor
Jan 03, 2008 ... Election reform Our antiquated electoral system needs revision. Party conventions are no longer nominating tools, sincecandidates are predetermined by primaries and rules. State politicoshave made their own primaries earlier so they will be seen as key indetermining the ...
Political notes: Sweet idea: Cake could be the official state dessert
Jan 03, 2008 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation ofpolitical news items. When state lawmakers begin the regular session of the GeneralAssembly next week in Annapolis, they will be asked to formallydesignate an official state dessert, according to The ...
Around the Park: A chilly dip to benefit the bay
Jan 03, 2008; ... Instead of sleeping in after a late night of New Year's Evecelebrating, Thurman and Karen Reynolds of Stewart's Landing spentNew Year's Day morning rounding up neighbors for an inauguralcommunity event - the first Penguin Plunge to benefit the ChesapeakeBay Foundation. Although ...
Curling club enjoys Laurel home
Jan 03, 2008 ... LAUREL (AP) - While the Olympic sport of curling is far lesspopular in the U.S. than it is in Canada, hundreds of adherents inthe Washington-Baltimore area can be found honing their skillsnightly at a state-of-the-art facility in Laurel. Founded in 1961, the Potomac Curling Club is ...
For the record: DIVORCES
Jan 03, 2008 ... John R. Jacobs from Khalima S. Jacobs Lee Ann Kizina from Frederick Kizina Lucian A. Wilkens from Lisa A. Wilkens Kathie Birdsell from John Birdsell Domenic Justin Giandomenico from Sanja Giandomenico Janice D. Drexler from Robert J. Drexler Michele ...
Running: Fitness enthusiasts off, running in '08
Jan 03, 2008; ... The beginning of a New Year seems to be a good time for people toresolve to become fit. If this were not the case, why would a couple hundred runners andspectators flock to City Dock in Annapolis and other places early onNew Year's morning for a 9 a.m. run. The one in Annapolis is ...