Capital (Annapolis) back issues from September 2008:
Letters to the Editor
Sep 02, 2008 ... Race, elections The uproar about the role of race in the presidential campaignhas missed the point that the issue has provided the RepublicanParty with a significant part of its political base for 50 years. After enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the VotingRights ...
Heating oil costs expected to increase this winter
Sep 02, 2008; ... With winter just around the corner, home heating-oil customersare already thinking about looming energy bills and many will findthe going rates for filling their furnace or boiler tanks quitechilling. Heating oil is one of the more volatile markets of fossil fuelsand is subject ...
Throwing a long on the flame to reduce costs
Sep 02, 2008; ... As heating-oil price increases loom for the winter, firewooddemand is rising and causing the market prices for split logs toinch up. Jack Alton, the owner of Bay Ridge Nursery in Annapolis isstocking up early on firewood supplies and has already had customerscome into his store ...
Nonprofit group shifts strategies to provide affordable housing
Sep 02, 2008; ... The richer Annapolis becomes, the more middle-class homeownership in the city plummets, a local affordable-housing advocatesaid. And now local government and nonprofit housing officials aretrying to adapt with versatile housing-assistance strategies. Localnonprofit group Homes ...
Baby faces
Sep 02, 2008 ... Emma Brady Matthew and Melanie Brady of Hanover announce thebirth of their daughter, Emma Marie Brady, on Aug. 5 at Anne ArundelMedical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Emma is thegranddaughter of Patrick and Leslee Brady of Gambrills, BernadetteAmato of Brick, N.J., and Pete and ...
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Sep 02, 2008 ... Barrow, Brian, 27, Laurel, and Wilson, Monique, 28, Laurel. Johnson, Leif, 22, Davidsonville, and Taylor, Amanda, 18,Annapolis. Pacy, David, 39, Thomasville, Penn. , and Laughman, Stacey, 41,Hanover. Moore, Brian, 36, Hanover, and Mimms, Kether, 34, ...
Clay Street boutique fills niche
Sep 02, 2008; ... At 40 Clay St. a pair of green canvas awnings shade a smallstorefront. A dress-form mannequin on the front stoop welcomesvisitors to the L&G Boutique. Inside the narrow, 1,200-square-foot space, the boutique isloaded with carefully coordinated displays of men's and ...
Going for the gold
Sep 02, 2008; ... An Annapolis firm played a pivotal role in coordinating thecomplex and tight sailing races that recently wrapped at part of theOlympic Games in Beijing. Pyacht.com, an Eastport-based boating supplies business, providedhigh-tech software and marine electronics to help the Chinese ...
Around Crofton: Friends become partners in kitchen and bath company
Sep 02, 2008; ... Matt Gurka, Derek Mahoney, and Scott Dell attended college withthree very different careers in mind, but then their paths crossedand the three friends-turned-business-partners opened SolsticeKitchen & Bath in March 2007. The business partners are members of the Greater Crofton ...
Birds continue to walk on wild side in Fenway
Sep 02, 2008; ... BOSTON - Center fielder Adam Jones' home run in his first startback from the disabled list last night ushered out the echoes ofClay Buchholz's no- hitter against the Orioles exactly one year ago.However, his first-inning, line-drive shot did little to reverse atreacherous trend that has ...
SAILING RESULTS
Sep 02, 2008 ... ANNAPOLIS RACE WEEK RESULTS Beneteau 36.7 (8 boats) 1, Team Aegis, Jim Kershaw, 3-1-3-4-1-1=13 2, Jubilee, Keith Mayes, 2-5-2-3-2-3=17 3, Foxtrot Corpen, James Keen, 1-3-1-6-6-4=21 J/35 (9 boats) 1, Medicine Man, Charles Kohlerman III, ...
Editor's notebook
Sep 02, 2008 ... ENDANGERED SPECIES - Our grandchildren won't believe us when wetell them how great herds of mailboxes once stood sentinel inAmerican neighborhoods, quietly grazing on the daily correspondenceof the citizenry. These days, you might have a better shot at finding a ...
Gilchrest endorses Democrat
Sep 02, 2008; ... Republican U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest crossed party lines today byendorsing Democrat and Queen Anne's County State's Attorney FrankKratovil in the race for Mr. Gilchrest's congressional seat. Mr. Gilchrest, who was defeated by State Sen. Andy Harris, R-Baltimore, in a rambunctious ...
Offenses expecting to have a ball
Sep 02, 2008; ... Navy defensive coordinator Buddy Green and Ball State counterpartMark Smith probably won't get much sleep this week. In fact, the twomen are probably having nightmares about how to stop the prolificoffense they will face this Friday night. Green must find a way to slow down Ball ...
Nursing vacancies continue to plague state
Sep 02, 2008; ... Maryland's nursing vacancy rate was higher than the nationalaverage last year, despite a statewide effort to increase facultypositions and students in the field. A recent survey from the Maryland Hospital Association found thestate had a 10 percent nursing vacancy rate, compared ...
Family's testimony could be limited
Sep 02, 2008; ... His mother and father hoped to speak tomorrow morning when theirson's killer is sentenced. His brother and sister also wanted to talk to the court about howMichel Rousseaux's Nov. 4, 2005, death at the hand of his longtimefriend, Todd Poorman, changed their lives. But John ...
COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Sep 02, 2008 ... NAVY WOMEN'S SOCCER: Junior defender Shelly Moeller headed in afree-kick from teammate Kristen Laraway in the 94th minute to cap alate-game comeback and give the Navy women's soccer team a 2-1overtime victory over UC Davis on Sunday afternoon at Aggie SoccerStadium. Senior Lizzie ...
Bay Bridge work moves to left lane
Sep 02, 2008; ... Bay Bridge engineers and contractors have moved their focus tothe barriers on the left lane on the eastbound span, looking forcorrosion that could compromise the safety of motorists. Over the weekend, workers finished emergency repairs to theJersey walls on the right lane of the ...
REGIONAL DIGEST
Sep 02, 2008 ... O.C. retailers report slow holiday OCEAN CITY - Store owners on Ocean City's boardwalk said businessLabor Day weekend was on pace with the rest of the summer - slow. Allen Sklar, the owner of Bike World, says business was alreadyoff by 10 percent this summer, and the holiday ...
OBITUARIES
Sep 02, 2008 ... Charles Brown Jr. Retired Navy Reserve Master Chief Petty Officer Charles Wesley"Charlie" Brown Jr., 84, of Fort Myers, Fla., for 28 years andpreviously of Annapolis, died Aug. 30 at Hope Hospice in FortMeyers. Mr. Brown was born Jan. 17, 1924, in Annapolis to the ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Sep 02, 2008 ... Boy injures eye with meat skewer CROWNSVILLE - A 10-year-old boy was seriously injured at theMaryland Renaissance Festival Sunday when he accidentally stabbedhimself in the eye. The boy jabbed a steak skewer into his eye while eating meat on astick, county Fire Department ...
Massive fish kill strikes South River
Sep 03, 2008; ... More than 100,000 fish suffocated on the South River's AberdeenCreek this week, victims of low oxygen levels in the water. Officials with the Maryland Department of the Environment areinvestigating the fish kill, which claimed an entire school of youngAtlantic menhaden that became ...
Wine, Etc.: You can't always tell a wine by its price
Sep 03, 2008; ... There is probably someone in your social circle who frowns atthought of opening a $10 bottle of wine. Either he's so wealthy,money is no object - or he wants to pretend he's wealthy. Are your perceptions of wine influenced by its price? Researchers at the Stanford Graduate ...
Honeymooning in Annapolis
Sep 03, 2008; ... Unlike many couples, Jim and Michelle Barbetta didn't have toworry about a wedding budget. The newlyweds started an all-expense paid honeymoon in Annapolisyesterday that has a price tag of at least $3,000, according tolocal tourism officials. The trip was part of the prize ...
LOCALLY GROWN: 'Look Mom, it's even on sale!'
Sep 03, 2008; ... My eyes get a little misty when I remember the moment my daughterchanged her grocery store tactics. No more whining while I firmlypoint out that I will not buy cereal at full price. No more poutyface when the Fruit Roll-Ups remain on the shelf. No, she's learned all too well. When ...
Weddings
Sep 03, 2008 ... Sharpe, Kelley Robert and Gale Sharpe of Crofton announce the marriage of theirdaughter, Kathryn Sharpe, to Ryan Kelley, son of Patrick and JudyKelley of Northwood, Ohio. The ceremony was held June 27 in Wildwood Metro Park in Toledo,Ohio, and receptions will be held in ...
Engagements
Sep 03, 2008 ... Listman, Lannon Lori Listman, daughter of Paul and ElizabethListman of Severna Park, and Paul Lannon of Sparks, son of Cormacand Gulay Lannon of Gambrills, announce their engagement. MissListman graduated from Severna Park High School in 1981 and is thevice-president of accounting and ...
Letters to the Editor
Sep 03, 2008 ... Disabilities Thank you for your ongoing publicity regarding the shortage ofservices and funding for children and adults with developmentaldisabilities. For many years, I have supported and proudly served as a boardmember for Bello Machre. Your recent articles brought ...
AROUND WEST COUNTY: Quilting club donates full-size quilts to Sarah's House
Sep 03, 2008; ... It was a project 10 years in the making, thousands upon thousandsof stitches, and completed over many gatherings and luncheons inmany homes. The ladies of the Greater Quilting Club of Odenton donated twofull-size quilts to Sarah's House, to be raffled later this year asa ...
Van Ravensway has his way on the water
Sep 03, 2008; ... Turns in dominant effort during Race Week Paul van Ravenswaay has been racing a J/24 since 1992. TheAnnapolis resident cannot recall ever winning a major regatta insuch dominant fashion as he did this past weekend. Van Ravenswaay steered Millennium Falcon to first place in ...
There's still time for summer desserts
Sep 03, 2008; ... I determined early in the year that my cooking hands would dowhat my writing fingers so frequently recommend: turn to locallygrown foods, especially fruits and vegetables, whenever possible. Iwasn't sure how I would manage this commitment given a toddler and ariotous second pregnancy, ...
Whole Foods at center of legal battle
Sep 03, 2008; ... The turf battle between rival shopping centers on the lucrativeRoute 2 corridor in Parole has reached the courthouse, with a legaltug-of-war over upscale grocer Whole Foods. Owners of the Annapolis Harbour Center filed a multi-milliondollar lawsuit July 2 to stop the grocery store ...
OBITUARIES
Sep 03, 2008 ... Harvey Brandmiller Harvey Kelly Brandmiller Jr., 75, a 48-year resident ofAnnapolis, died of lung disease Sept. 2 at the Annapolis Health andRehabilitation Center. Mr. Brandmiller was born May 5, 1933, to the late Harvey and JaneBrandmiller. He graduated from Niles McKinley ...
Fewer students driving to school this year
Sep 03, 2008; ... It's a rite of passage for high school seniors to ditch the bigyellow bus and, with newly minted driver's license in hand, drivetheir own set of wheels to school. But at some local high schools this fall, fewer seniors are goingafter their schools' coveted student parking spots, ...
Pleasure boat pulled from depths of bay
Sep 03, 2008; ... It was an "all-heck afternoon" just outside the mouth of theMagothy River in late July, and the waves that were crashing overthe stern of Mitchell Raup's 45-foot recreational trawler hadreached 8 feet. Before he knew it, Mr. Raup, his wife Marian and a 12-year-oldpassenger were ...
Prep Round-up: Hurlbutt's two scores pace Indian Creek, 5-0
Sep 03, 2008 ... Pierce Hurlbutt scored two goals to power Indian Creek to a 5-0victory over The Shoshana S. Cardin School yesterday in boys soccer. Taylor Merritt and Julius Smith combined with Hurlbutt's twoscores to give the Eagles a 4-0 lead in the first half. MichaelMcCormick scored in the ...
Seahawks chase Eure-ka moment
Sep 03, 2008; ... Bruce Bowen is hoping for a repeat performance from 2006 for oneof his big guns. If the South River golf coach gets that, then his Seahawks couldwell lay claim to the county title. Josh Eure, the 2006 state champion, returns for his senior year,with hopes of reclaiming his ...
Terps can't give thumbs up to a starting QB
Sep 03, 2008; ... Steffy's injury complicates muddled quarterback picture COLLEGE PARK - So much for Ralph Friedgen ending the quarterbackcontroversy at Maryland. Less than three weeks ago, Maryland's head football coachannounced that senior Jordan Steffy had won the starting job, baseda his ...
WHAT A START: Breakout performance by Navy senior fires up slot back's supporters
Sep 03, 2008; ... They were rejoicing in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon.Crowds gathered at a couple homes in the city to watch a native sonmake history. Fred Halley, head football coach at Raleigh-Egypt High, cooked upsome classic Memphis barbecue and invited his assistants over towatch the ...
For O's, pitching goes from bad to worse
Sep 03, 2008; ... BOSTON - The Baltimore Orioles pitching woes continued again lastnight at Fenway Park. This time it was Radhames Liz's turn to addhis name to the list of pitchers shelled at the mercy of the BostonRed Sox. Throwing 75 pitches through 31/3 innings, Liz seemingly calmedthe erratic ...
Editorial: Nursing shortage remains a big problem for state; Waiting game
Sep 03, 2008 ... Maryland's shortage of doctors in key specialities gets moreattention, and probably rightly so. But the state's potentialshortage of qualified nurses is just as troublesome. As we wrote in this space in November, anyone who has beenhospitalized appreciates the importance of ...
LEOPOLD'S TRIP
Sep 03, 2008 ... County Executive John R. Leopold called The Capital to offerthese highlights from his trip to the Republican NationalConvention: Had dinner with former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan. Was remembered by NBC's news anchor Tom Brokaw, who interviewedMr. Leopold during the ...
Council cans impact fee on home additions
Sep 03, 2008; ... Facing strong public opposition last night, the County Councilkilled a plan that would have charged homeowners an impact fee foradding onto their home. More than 200 people turned out to listen or weigh in on theongoing debate over the most dramatic impact fee rate increase ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Sep 03, 2008 ... Police break up possible dog fight ANNAPOLIS - Police are investigating a possible dog fight onNewtowne Drive after finding an injured pit bull in the areaSaturday afternoon, city police said. Police were called just after noon for the report of a dog fightand the first ...
COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Sep 03, 2008 ... NAVY WOMEN'S SOCCER: Junior center back Shelly Moeller has beennamed the Patriot League/Brine Women's Soccer Defensive Player ofthe Week, the league office announced Tuesday. The Milford, Ohio native's inspired play carried the Midshipmenwomen to a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at ...
Hanna may bring wet, windy weekend
Sep 03, 2008; ... Three tropical storms are brewing in the Atlantic Ocean, and oneof them may bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the Annapolis areaas soon as the weekend. "One of them may affect us pretty good," said Jim Decarufel, ameteorologist with the National Weather Service. "People should ...
Diluted triathlon canceled after church opposition
Sep 03, 2008; ... The organizers of the often contentious Annapolis Triathlon havecanceled the event for at least this year. Organizers of the athletic event that had been scaled down towhat they called an aquathon scheduled to take place mostly in SandyPoint State Park Sunday have called it off ....
REGIONAL DIGEST
Sep 03, 2008 ... 3 arrested in OC with phony money OCEAN CITY - Three Washington, D.C., men have been arrested inOcean City on charges they tried to pass counterfeit money. Ocean City police say a game operator at Jolly Rogers Amusementscontacted police when a man tried to pay for a game with a ...
Churchton man to lead South River Federation
Sep 04, 2008; ... Just five months after taking the reins at the South RiverFederation, Matt Berres is stepping down as executive director ofthe conservation group. Taking his place will be Erik Michelson, athree-year member of the organization's board of directors. Mr. Berres came on board in ...
Six-period day may be back for middle school
Sep 04, 2008; ... The county's long-criticized middle school schedule will finallybe overhauled next year with a change from a four to a six-periodday, school officials said in a proposal unveiled Aug. 26. The new schedule will have periods 58 minutes long, instead ofthe 86 minutes that critics said ...
OBITUARIES
Sep 04, 2008 ... Arvita Chew Arvita Elizabeth Chew, 68, a resident of Harwood for 35 years,died of cancer Aug. 24 at the Specialty Hospital of Washington afteran illness lasting since February. Ms. Chew was born Aug. 9, 1940, in Friendship and graduated fromthe former Wiley H. Bates High ...
Maxwell seeking $215M for schools
Sep 04, 2008; ... Hot on the heels of last year's fight over school funding,Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell kicked off the budget seasonyesterday by proposing $76 million in additional constructionspending for next fiscal year. That will increase the system's capital budget to $215 million -money ...
Around South County: Free kayaking program gets people out on the water
Sep 04, 2008; ... Even though there was a light drizzle falling last Thursday, theWest / Rhode Riverkeeper still lent out all 18 of the availablekayaks as part of a free, yes free, weekly kayaking program for thepublic at Discovery Village in Shady Side. With 11 double kayaks andseven singles, there were ...
POLICE BEAT
Sep 04, 2008 ... Teen girl stabbed A 17-year-old girl was stabbed at least twice during a fight witha half dozen young women Saturday evening, county police said. She was found on B Street ...
Higher heating oil costs expected this winter
Sep 04, 2008; ... With winter just around the corner, home heating-oil customersare already thinking about looming energy bills and many will findthe going rates for filling their furnace or boiler tanks quitechilling. Heating oil is one of the more volatile markets of fossil fuelsand is subject ...
Demand for firewood heats up early this year
Sep 04, 2008; ... As heating-oil price increases loom for the winter, firewooddemand is rising. Jack Alton, the owner of Bay Ridge Nursery in Annapolis isstocking up early on firewood supplies and has already had customerscome into his store to purchase cords for their woodburning ...
Deale fishing tournament begins Saturday morning
Sep 04, 2008; ... Novice anglers will get a sporting chance against the big boys(and girls) in the Deale Captain's Association Pro-Am FishingTournament this weekend. The entry fee of $150 is registered by boat, and each boat ispermitted to turn in one fish per day, per category. There are nolimits ...
BUILDING PERMITS
Sep 04, 2008 ... Annapolis 417 Epping Way, Tanglewood Properties, demolish and rebuildhouse, $190,503. 1222 Ramblewood Drive, Thomas Schaefer, demolish and rebuilddeck, $5,357. 181 Defense Highway, 181 Defense Highway LLC, fence, $4,800. 1514 Knollwood Road, Gary Fowler, ...
RUNNING NOTES
Sep 04, 2008 ... ADVANCED RUNNERS TRAINING PROGRAM: The first session of the 10-week Annapolis Striders 10K (6.2 miles) training course will be heldat 6:15 p.m. on Sept. 9, at Mile One on the B&A Trail Arnold Station(park behind the shopping center). Sessions will be held Tuesdays at6:15 p.m. and ...
Political notes: Republican Gilchrest featured in ad for Democrat
Sep 04, 2008 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation ofannouncements. Shortly after incumbent Republican Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrestearlier this week endorsed a Democrat to fill his seat, Mr.Gilchrest debuted in a political ad for that candidate. "I'm a Republican, but I'm ...
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Sep 04, 2008 ... Trevethan, Robert, 20, Riva, and Gashi, Qendresa, 25, London. Porter, Christopher, 26, Glen Burnie, and Kazlauskas, Dina, 28,Wrightstown, N.J. Friedman, Joseph, 30, Washington, D.C., and Perlmutter, Rebecca,30, Washington, D.C. Nelson Jr., Gary, 27, Shady Side, and ...
GRADING PERMITS
Sep 04, 2008 ... 1047 Sun Valley Drive, Annapolis, Barrow Building LLC,residential grading for house and driveway, no cost listed. 28 Lawrence Ave., Annapolis, James Rice, residential grading forhouse and associated improvements, $4,945. 1345 Rossback Road, Davidsonville, Perrie Williams, ...
Letters to the Editor
Sep 04, 2008 ... Promoting city A new sign at the corner of Bestgate Road and Generals Highwayannounces that Westfield Annapolis mall is "Parole Town Center." Thenew megadevelopment at Parole will announce itself as "AnnapolisTowne Centre." So, how does the true town center of Annapolis ...
DIVORCES
Sep 04, 2008 ... Christopher M. Jones from Tracie Leigh Grigsby Matthew F. Garland from Tracy C. Linder Joseph Lewis C. Reed from June A. Reed Michael Barnes from Melinda Barnes Saran Sanders from Alvin Rashad Sanders Christopher Maxwell Dehart from Chrystal Foux ...
AROUND SOUTH COUNTY: Free kayaking on Parish Creek in Shady Side
Sep 04, 2008; ... Even though there was a light drizzle falling last Thursday, theWest/Rhode Riverkeeper still lent out all 18 of the available kayaksas part of a free - yes free - weekly kayaking program for thepublic at Discovery Village in Shady Side. With 11 double kayaks andseven singles, there were ...