Maryland Gazette back issues from December 2007:
Sheriff's department can now check warrants quickly
Dec 01, 2007; ... Last year, if a police officer called the county Sheriff's Officeabout an outstanding warrant, a dispatcher had to run about 100yards to a series of file cabinets on the other side of the countycourthouse in Annapolis. That made it tough to meet federal guidelines. The FBI ...
The Truth About Money: Did stock sellers learn their lessons?
Dec 01, 2007; ... The stock market turmoil of late summer caused many investors topanic - a classic study in human behavior. Short-term volatility has no long-term impact on investments, butmany people act as though it does. Too many investors act likebeachgoers focused on big, rolling waves, not ...
Honor Roll: LINDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Dec 01, 2007 ... The following students were named to the principal's honor rollfor the first marking period at Lindale Middle School: SIXTH GRADE: Christiana Belford, Sarah Fulton, Simran Gill,Kaitlyn Howard, Nuria Majano-Velasquez, Shivani Patel, JacobPoindexter, Matthew Semanick, Anjeela Shafiq ...
State wants to tax Ft. Meade complex
Dec 01, 2007; ... The state is moving ahead with a plan to tax private developmentsbuilt on military-owned land, a move that pleases Anne ArundelCounty officials. A part of a statewide plan for handling the thousands of jobscoming to Maryland says the state should require these types ...
Honor Roll: CHESAPEAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Dec 01, 2007 ... The following students were named to the principal's honor rollfor the first marking period at Chesapeake Bay Middle School: SIXTH GRADE: Michala Bartolowits, Kimberly Bill, Erica Blubaugh,Alex Braun, Cody Chassereau, Blake Cooper, Julie Delmege, MatthewDougan, John Drexel, Dylan ...
Honor Roll: OLD MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH
Dec 01, 2007 ... The following students were named to the principal's honor rollfor the first marking period at Old Mill Middle School North: SIXTH GRADE: Kristin Caliva, Samantha Catterton, Jair Coleman,Cristal Garcia-Lara, Daniel Herget, Aloysius Hora, Yoon Sun Jee,AaDonna Johnson, Mary Martin, ...
Rule No. 1 for Alzheimer's caregivers: Maintain sense of humor
Dec 01, 2007; ... The county Department of Aging holds workshops on recognizingAlzheimer's Disease and Dementia. The workshops help caregiversunderstand, communicate and manage a dementia-affected loved one. But, according to Mary Fridley of Gero-Resources, some seniorsare reluctant to attend. They ...
Political notes: Maryland funds Republican presidential candidates
Dec 01, 2007 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation ofpolitical news items. --- Long known as a Democratic state, Maryland has given a recordamount of money to Republican presidential candidates this year. Although the $2 million for GOP candidates is less than ...
Covering the Bases: Some Part B premiums depend on your income
Dec 01, 2007; ... I am one of those Medicare beneficiaries whose income is higherthan $80,000 annually, so I have to pay a higher Part B premium thanmost people. What are the premium amounts for 2008? For beneficiaries who file an individual tax return and whoseincome is more than $82,000 per year, ...
Guest column: How I voted on taxes, cuts - and why
Dec 01, 2007; ... As I talk to business leaders, community groups, and residents ofthe 32nd District, I hear time and again that transportation is oneof our region's most pressing needs - especially as we prepare forthousands of new jobs and residents coming to our area because ofBRAC. In my eight ...
Off-duty volunteers free 2 from burning car
Dec 01, 2007; ... They weren't on duty at the time, but it didn't stop threeteenagers from the Glen Burnie Volunteer Fire Company from helpingvictims of an accident. Firefighters Mike Strickland, Ron Taylor and Chris Shepard wereon their way home from cheering on North County High ...
Honor Roll: ARUNDEL HIGH SCHOOL
Dec 01, 2007 ... The following students were named to the principal's honor rollfor the first marking period at Arundel High School: NINTH GRADE: Kelsie Barbour, Brendan Benton, Victoria Brown,Benjamin Clemente, Carly Crumback, Claire Doyle, Chelsea Drummond,Margaret Fiorina, Rachel Flanagan, Paige ...
Bean Counting Coffeehouses offer alternative to club life
Dec 01, 2007; ... TThere is no shortage of bars, pubs and saloons in Anne ArundelCounty, where you can order your favorite beverage and listen tolive entertainment. But what's the alternative to the bar scene? The county has the good fortune to also be home to a wealth offun, funky and family ...
Glen Burnie East: Celebrate at Christmas Family Night
Dec 01, 2007; ... Though it's too late to purchase tickets for the dinner atHarundale Presbyterian Church's Christmas family night, organizersof the event encourage families participate in the evening's otheractivities. Christmas family night will start at 5 p.m. tomorrow and includeholiday music ...
Brooklyn Park: Arts center offers variety this holiday season
Dec 01, 2007; ... The Chesapeake Arts Center has a little something for everyonethis holiday season with shows, ballet, humor and a murder mystery.From classic holiday tales to warm the heart to musical performancesto lift the spirit, the arts center is spreading cheer. Celtic Christmas - ...
Writing fails potentially funny 'Mama's Boy'
Dec 01, 2007; ... Something's off in the new comedy Mama's Boy. OK, everything's off in this flailing, failed clone of "Mr.Woodcock" and "Failure to Launch." It's the writing, of course. But the actors are the ones upthere, looking and sounding like incompetents. They can't do muchwhen the ...
Music Box: New arts center could enhance county culture
Dec 01, 2007; ... In this time of unprecedented growth, Annapolis is enjoying thebirth of a handful of spectacular new arts and culturalopportunities. The recent announcement of a new performing arts center at ParkPlace is symbolic of a town that has grown into a city and isbeginning to embrace ...
West County: Quarters auction will benefit Sarah's House
Dec 01, 2007; ... A Quarters for Caring Quarter Auction to benefit Sarah's Housewill take place Thursday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 7436Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. in Glen Burnie. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the auction will be held from 7to 9 p.m. Tickets are limited and will be ...
Glen Burnie West; Fun and St. Nick expected at GBIA tree lighting
Dec 01, 2007; ... The Glen Burnie Improvement Association will sponsor its annualtree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the community hall, 19Crain Highway S.E. Everyone in the community is invited to attend. The festivities will begin outside with the traditional treelighting. The ...
Pasadena: Theatre Company to perform 'A Christmas Carol'
Dec 01, 2007; ... The Pasadena Theatre Company will present the non-musicaladaptation of Charles Dickens' holiday classic "A Christmas Carol"at 8 p.m. today and 3 p.m. tomorrow at Anne Arundel CommunityCollege, Humanities Recital Hall, 101 College Parkway. To add to the festivity of the season, the ...
Olde Mill-Millersville: Churches to celebrate season of Advent
Dec 01, 2007; ... In preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ, theseason of Advent will begin tomorrow. On each of the four Sundaysprior to Christmas, preparations and celebrations will take place atarea churches. Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, at 8249 Jumpers Hole Road,will ...
Suspects named in fatal Brooklyn Park shootings
Dec 01, 2007; ... County police have identified two men suspected of gunning downtwo Baltimore men at a Brooklyn Park home in August. Shawn Lamont Weaver, 37, of Baltimore is charged with two countsof first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder inconnection with the Aug. 28 shooting ...
Linthicum: Yuletide of yesteryear offers music, antique toys
Dec 01, 2007; ... Visitors can step back in time this weekend when the Benson-Hammond House opens its doors for a "Toys of Old" celebration. The historic home at the corner of Aviation Boulevard and AndoverRoad will hold its 22nd annual holiday open house from 3 to 7 p.m.today and tomorrow ....
Department of Aging forms focus groups for new program
Dec 01, 2007; ... The county Department of Aging and Disabilities is preparing tointroduce a new program called Maryland Access Point that willincrease accessibility to both state and county services. With this in mind, the department will form three focus groups todiscuss ways to best reach out to ...
Holiday Calelndar
Dec 01, 2007 ... GOOD BETS A look at this week's holiday fun. TODAY: "Celtic Christmas Suites," Brooklyn Park. TOMORROW: Benson-Hammon House holiday open house, Linthicum. WEDNESDAY: Glen Burnie Improvement Association tree lighting, 7p.m. FRIDAY: Fort George G. Meade ...
Your say
Dec 01, 2007 ... This Christmas, the Maryland National Guard has 400 soldiers inIraq. Many of these men and women are from our community. If youcould send them a Christmas greeting or wish, what would it be? --- Having been deployed into Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War during1990 and 1991 I can ...
Kidman, Leigh deliver fierce performances in 'Margot'
Dec 01, 2007; ... Fasten your seat belts and check the airbags. The defining metaphor of "Margot at the Wedding," Noah Baumbach'sdysfunctional-family seriocomedy, is a battle-scarred Volvo withfaulty brakes. It's an apt symbol for this family of emotional roadhogs whodon't know how to stop, ...
POLICE BEAT
Dec 01, 2007 ... Millersville Teen burglar arrested A Baltimore teenager was arrested Monday and charged with robbinga home in the 800 block of Kenora Drive, county police said. The 17-year-old boy admitted to police he had a role in threeother area burglaries, police said. The ...
Our say: Cutbacks in state aid will be challenge for county executive
Dec 01, 2007 ... All state budget crises eventually trickle down to the locallevel. The governor and the General Assembly have just balanced thebooks to their satisfaction - while creating a problem that haslanded with a thud on the desk of County Executive John Leopold, andevery other county leader in ...
Luring the younger worker
Dec 01, 2007; ... As baby boomers enter their golden years and start to retire ingrowing numbers, local business owners are anxiously scanning theresumes of a younger generation. Senior decision-makers are finding motivated candidates with lotsof energy - but often a completely different outlook on ...
Enough cheesesteaks to feed an Army
Dec 01, 2007; ... Brothers Rodolfo "Rudy" Jr. and Mark Adriano, owners of JenosSteaks in Severna Park, had to close up shop until 1 p.m. yesterdayto fill a hefty order to feed some beefy guys - 180 of them. Jenos was selected to supply a rib-sticking meal to the Armyfootball team and ...
Suitland knows what it takes in state playoffs
Dec 01, 2007; ... One point. That's all that stood between an early playoff exit for theSuitland High School football team and Arundel hosting a statesemifinal opponent this week. But the defending state champion Ramsput forth that extra effort, they went that extra yard and now theyget to play ...
Sports comment: Annapolis dentist still wrestling with success
Dec 01, 2007; ... When Dr. Lou Ruland Jr. and his wife, Carmella, were raisingtheir five boys, each of them athletically inclined and highlycompetitive, they learned to brace for the inevitable. "We had a wrestling mat down in the basement, but sometimes itwould start in the family room or someplace ...
Outdoors: All's quiet on the Eastern Shore front
Dec 01, 2007; ... Area has a slow start to deer season BOZMAN - The air had more than a nip in it. It was downrightchilly - colder than any deer season opener in the past severalyears. Something else was different, too. Down this way on the Eastern Shore, the fields, woods and marsheswere ...
What's for dinner?
Dec 01, 2007; ... A new business in Pasadena aims to help busy people put dinner onthe table quickly. It's a trend that seems to be spreadingnationally. Terri Morgan opened Make & Take Gourmet on Magothy Beach Roadwith her husband, Tim Morgan. She said people in the community havebeen driving to ...
Smith works advantages on links
Dec 01, 2007; ... If year-round play is the key to improving one's golf game,Arundel's Lauren Smith had a distinct advantage in her formativeyears. Due to her father Joe's career in the Air Force, Smith spent sixyears of her life living on the South Pacific island of Guam, whichfeatures year-round ...
Gazette readers write
Dec 01, 2007 ... Stormwater fee I live in a west county townhouse and my community has tworainwater management ponds to control all stormwater runoff. I doubta single drop of rain that falls in my neighborhood ever finds itsway to the Chesapeake Bay or any of its tributaries unless youinclude ...
Paschall pounds out a victory at the Ballroom
Dec 01, 2007; ... Boxing at Michael's Eighth Avenue for the first time in hisprofessional career, hometown favorite Mike Paschall didn'tdisappoint in front of the local crowd Thursday night, taking aunanimous six-round decision over Randy Pogue in the latest editionof Ballroom Boxing. Paschall, a ...
Pipkin enters congressional race
Dec 01, 2007; ... The race to unseat Rep. Wayne Gilchrest in the 1st Districtheated up this week as a second state senator joined an alreadycrowded Republican field. State Sen. E.J. Pipkin - who lost his voice during the specialsession arguing against tax increases - was scheduled to make ...
Eastern District officers striking back at break ins
Dec 01, 2007; ... Looking back over his nearly four decades with county police,Capt. Robert Johnson has seen a spike in a particular type of crime. In the last year, incidents of breaking and entering have jumped9 to 13 percent. "The main problems we've had have been street robberies ...
Morgan-Green, Saints get jump on Spalding
Dec 01, 2007; ... Senior scores 43 as St. Mary's tops Cavaliers The final buzzer sounded and after both teams shook hands, St.Mary's High School senior Josh Morgan-Green and his coach, BrainKonik, shared a brief hug at midcourt and had a few kind words forone another. "That kid is going to ...
Runners distance themselves from county pack
Dec 01, 2007; ... There's not a real feeder system or recreation league to preparekids for high school cross country. The annual one-mile run inphysical education class is usually the most important race for anyyoung runner before freshman year. "I ran a 7-minute mile in the eight grade, which isn't ...
Residents demand answers on hazardous waste
Dec 01, 2007; ... Angry Brooklyn Park residents demanded to know this week whystate and federal inspectors ignored a drug manufacturing plant fornearly a decade after the company shut down and left behind dozensof drums filled with hazardous chemicals. With the cleanup of 50,000 gallons of waste at ...
Obituaries
Dec 01, 2007 ... Connie Blake Funeral services for Connie L. Blake, 38, of Pasadena will beheld at 9 a.m. today at Singleton Funeral and Cremation Services, 1Second Ave. S.W. in Glen Burnie. Mrs. Blake died of cancer Nov. 27 in her home after an illnesslasting 13 years. She was born ...
Arundel Digest
Dec 01, 2007 ... Man found shot in his lower chest BROOKLYN PARK - A 23-year-old man was shot in the chest outside aconvenience store Wednesday, county police said. At about 7:30 p.m. police went to Daddy Pa's Mart & Deli, at 4114Belle Grove Road, responding to reports of several gunshots heard ...
Woman found drowned in Pasadena
Dec 01, 2007; ... County police are continuing to investigate the death of a 51-year-old woman found Thursday afternoon floating in a Pasadenacreek. Preliminary autopsy results from the state Office of the MedicalExaminer found no signs of foul play in the death of Mary JoHartlove, of 1985 Poplar ...
Sports Briefs
Dec 01, 2007 ... BASEBALL ORIOLES: The Maryland Orioles 12U Select Baseball Team still hasone opening for the 2008 spring season. Visitwww.marylandorioles.org or contact Coach Dave Hunt at 443-386-0639(dave@marylandorioles.org) or Manager Kevin Heiser at 443-742-7520(kevin@marylandorioles.org) to ...
GOOD QUESTION
Dec 01, 2007 ... OK, I surrender - this holiday season I'm going to get everyonegift cards. Should I be worried about limits, fees, or expirationdates? People are increasingly turning to gift cards as spending hoursin a crowded mall looking for that last Xbox, iPod or Elmo growsless and less ...
2 die in Mountain Road crash
Dec 01, 2007; ... What started out as a 21st-birthday celebration for MichaelJoseph Medura with his longtime friend, Jason Tucker Coburn, endedin tragedy early Thursday morning. Mr. Coburn, 19, was speeding in the 4400 block of Mountain Roadwhen he lost control of his 2003 Dodge Ram near Fairwood ...
Adults become the students at Boys and Girls Club
Dec 01, 2007; ... When it comes to education, the leaders of the county's Boys andGirls Clubs are leading by example. They just wrapped up the first of what will be several classesfunded by the clubs and taught by Anne Arundel Community College,and they're hoping their time in school will inspire ...
13 children get new parents
Dec 01, 2007; ... Marissa didn't know what was happening seven years ago when sheand her younger brother were placed in foster care. The girl, now 12, didn't know the state was placing them withstrangers for their safety; that her mother's habitual drug andalcohol use made her an unfit ...
Academy approach won Arnold's Gabbard over
Dec 01, 2007; ... Editor's note: This article is one of a series of features onNavy football seniors leading up to today's Army-Navy game inBaltimore. The rest, as well as other Army-Navy coverage isavailable online at www.hometownannapolis.com/navy_sports.html. Ben Gabbard was once enamored with ...
Teen of the Week: Old Mill teen's passions include classical music, psychology
Dec 05, 2007; ... In the same breath that Eric Lynn describes himself as "bright,but not a good student," he also slowly reveals that he's a NationalMerit Scholarship semifinalist. That means the 17-year-old high school junior, an InternationalBaccalaureate Programme student at Old Mill High School, ...
Ready for the holidays
Dec 05, 2007; ... It will be 15 years in March since Dawn and Jim Potter moved withtheir two sons to the two-story brick home on Greenwood Road inLinthicum - the home that Mrs. Potter's grandparents built more than50 years ago. But the years since the Potters moved in have seen ...
Md. foreclosure rates triple
Dec 05, 2007; ... Maryland needs to change its mortgage laws, improve outreach tovulnerable borrowers and create emergency funds for families inmortgage trouble if it is going to stem a rising foreclosure rate, atask force said Thursday. The report by the Homeownership Preservation Task Force comes ...
Police Beat: UNITY DIGE
Dec 05, 2007 ... Glen Burnie Checkpoint nets 2 County police arrested two people at two sobriety checkpoints inBrooklyn Park over the weekend. The county Police Department conducted its 66th and 67thcheckpoints in the past 10 years along Ritchie Highway. Police set up the first ...
Stage struck
Dec 05, 2007; ... Maya Kelly has the kind of infectious giggle and wide smile thatappear made for the spotlight. So it's fitting the Pasadena girl has fallen in love withtheater. "I like all the singing and dancing," said Maya, a fourth-graderat Bodkin Elementary School. "I like being on ...
Keeping the Faith: The Rev. John Lovelady
Dec 05, 2007 ... CHURCH: The Rev. John Lovelady is the pastor and founder of NewBeginnings Church and Ministries, a 50-member congregation locatedat 2446 Mountain Road in Pasadena. Begun in 2001 in Orchard Beach, the church is now in its secondhome as it tries to find an affordable ...
Marylanders among least depressed people in nation
Dec 05, 2007; ... Maryland is one of the least depressed states in the country,with the lowest suicide rates and highest expenditures on mentalhealth services, according to a new study. The results were released this week in Mental Health America'sreport, "Ranking America's Mental Health: An ...
Brooklyn Park: Street Survivors to host breakfast in season-end finale
Dec 05, 2007; ... The Street Survivors of Maryland will hold its last event for theseason on Sunday. The club's annual Christmas breakfast and car showwill be held at American Legion Post 195 in Baltimore Highlands. The all-you-can-eat breakfast costs $5.50 and will be served from8 to 11 ...
Awards already arriving for Arundel
Dec 05, 2007; ... Elko, MacDonald earn county honors The Arundel High School football team has advanced to the statechampionship game. But before the Wildcats take the field at M&TBank Stadium, the postseason awards are already starting to pour in. Senior quarterback Nick Elko, the ...
'Unfinished business' for Ehrlich
Dec 05, 2007; ... If you didn't know better, you'd have thought it was a day on thecampaign trail. In addition to working at his law firm Thursday, Bob Ehrlichcalled in to two radio talk shows, opined on politics for twotelevision stations, got a preview of his official State Houseportrait, did a ...
Arundel takes final step
Dec 05, 2007; ... Wildcats edge Suitland to advance FORESTVILLE - In the glow of their historic victory, the playersfor the Arundel High School football team couldn't hold back theiremotions as they lined up to shake hands after the game. That wasuntil Wildcats coach Chuck Markiewicz, a stickler for ...
Deployment doesn't defeat Guard families' holiday spirit
Dec 05, 2007; ... The festively decorated Annapolis Armory was warm and welcomingSunday as 350 adults and children streamed through its doors for theannual National Guard holiday party. But, for the first time in 35 years, 400 members of the 1stSquadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment are deployed to a war ...
Our say: Editor's notebook
Dec 05, 2007 ... CONGRESSIONAL RACE - The debate over whether Rep. WayneGilchrest, R-Kent, is conservative enough for the 1st District hasgone on for years. But it is fiercer than ever now - fierce enoughfor state Sen. E.J. Pipkin to join the race in the Republicanprimary. Staunch conservatives ...