The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) back issues from September 2007:
Musical mystery touches a chord: Theater Review.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mary Carole McCauley Sep. 1--The piano stopped playing. The actors left the stage, and the applause ceased. Members of the audience began to file out, and their footsteps mingled with murmurs of conversation. Embellishing the usual after-theater melody was a ...
The Baltimore Sun Back Story column: Mencken, the musical: The Sage's other side.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Frederick N. Rasmussen Sep. 1--Coming to the Maryland Historical Society on Sept. 15 is The Artist: A Drama Without Words, the world premiere of an opera written by H.L. Mencken, with music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Louis Cheslock. So, you didn't know that ...
Hopkins reports theft of data: Computer with records stolen in July; patients informed 5 weeks later.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Emery Sep. 1--A desktop computer containing the personal information of 5,783 patients was stolen from Johns Hopkins Hospital in mid-July, and the hospital waited more than five weeks to inform the patients or their families of the theft. The computer, ...
Prosecutors drop case against convicted killer: Sex offenses among dismissed charges.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Madison Park Sep. 1--The Harford County state's attorney will not prosecute convicted killer Charles Eugene Burns on 17 charges, including sexual assault, sex offenses and attempted first-degree murder, stemming from claims of attacks on six women. At a ...
Officer previously shot four men: Prior shootings found justified as city officer faces investigation into new fatal shooting.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gus G. Sentementes Sep. 1--The Baltimore police officer who shot and killed a man during a struggle for his service weapon on a Northwest Baltimore street early Thursday had previously shot four people, including one man fatally in 1994, according to department records. ...
Bush offers ways to aid faltering borrowers: Proposal includes access to federal mortgage insurance.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Meredith Cohn and David Nitkin Sep. 1--President Bush outlined steps yesterday designed to help homeowners who can no longer afford their mortgages, including broader access to federally backed mortgage insurance. But mortgage professionals and community ...
BRIEF: Evacuees reluctant to leave Md., return to La.: Katrina victims compelled to take 'Road Home' aid.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ruma Kumar Sep. 1--DEL.ICIO.US / LOGIN POPULAR -- recent login -- register -- help To see more of The Baltimore Sun, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.baltimoresun.com. Copyright (c) 2007, The Baltimore Sun ...
Raising ray awareness: Researchers study a thriving population that may be threatening the bay's oyster population.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Pelton Sep. 1--GLOUCESTER POINT, Va. -- Bob Fisher plunged a net into a tank of water, scooping up a diamond-shaped creature with a face like a cow's and a jagged stinger under its tail. "I don't totally trust these rays," the biologist said, glancing ...
Governor backs pay raise at 2 stadiums: But O'Malley's remarks fail to persuade cleaners to call off hunger strike.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Hanah Cho Sep. 1--Gov. Martin O'Malley expressed support yesterday for a "living wage" for cleaners at Orioles and Ravens stadiums, just before workers are set to begin a hunger strike Monday to pressure the Maryland Stadium Authority for better pay. O'Malley ...
Estelle Hynson: [Age 66] A cosmetologist, she appeared at breast cancer awareness rallies to raise funds to fight the disease.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jacques Kelly Sep. 1--Estelle Marie Hynson, a cosmetologist who appeared at breast cancer awareness rallies as she fought her disease, died Monday at her Glen Burnie home. She was 66. Mrs. Hynson, who received the diagnosis five years ago, appeared as a ...
Second-rate waltz; first-rate staging: Theater Review.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mary Carole McCauley Sep. 1--The piano stopped playing. The actors left the stage, and the applause ceased. Members of the audience began to file out, and their footsteps mingled with murmurs of conversation. Embellishing the usual after-theater melody was a ...
The Baltimore Sun Peter Schmuck column: Latest collapse could aid rebuilding effort.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Peter Schmuck Sep. 1--It has come to my attention that a lot of people around here have just reached the startling conclusion that the Orioles are not a very good team. Who knew? I mean, at what point in the Steve Trachsel Era did the whole thing ...
Orioles exhale, end skid: Club nearly blows 6-run lead; streak is over at 9.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Zrebiec Sep. 1--BOSTON -- When Dave Trembley walked into the law office of Peter Angelos on Thursday, the Orioles' new manager meeting the team's owner for the first time, they shook hands and Trembley was given an immediate piece of advice. "The first ...
Gilman runs past St. Mary's: Trio of quarterbacks leads Greyhounds' charge; Love rushes for 81 yards.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Pat O'Malley Sep. 1--The stark contrast between Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A and B Conference football was never more evident than yesterday at Gilman. Defending A Conference tri-champ and No. 3 Gilman was victorious, 36-0, over St. Mary's, ...
T. Smith shows arm, moves: But rookie quarterback's status remains unclear before final cuts are made.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Edward Lee Sep. 1--ATLANTA -- The good news for rookie quarterback Troy Smith is that he displayed the arm strength and on-the-move creativity that prompted the Ravens to pick the Heisman Trophy winner in the fifth round of the NFL draft. The bad news is that ...
Baxter sentenced to 60 days in prison: Ex-Terp had pleaded guilty to gun charge.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Barker Sep. 1--GREENBELT -- Basketball Lonny Baxter, a standout on Maryland's 2002 NCAA basketball championship team, was sentenced yesterday to 60 days in prison on a federal gun charge. His attorney acknowledged that Baxter had "an unhealthy interest ...
The Baltimore Sun Jacques Kelly column: A familiar refrain for Baltimore's residents: 'Rats! Foiled again!'.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jacques Kelly Sep. 1--This is the time of the year when I should be making ketchup, going crabbing or thinking about fall housecleaning. But, no. It's early September, and it's time to address the rats. This is not a new hobby. I've battled these rodents for ...
Trachsel says goodbye to 'fun' clubhouse: Veteran starter dealt to Cubs in return for two minor leaguers.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Zrebiec Sep. 1--BOSTON -- Steve Trachsel has pitched in the big leagues for 15 seasons, but he said the Orioles' clubhouse was probably the "most fun" of any he has been in. So when he stopped by Fenway Park yesterday to pack up and said goodbye to his former ...
Terps' running game is doubly dangerous.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Heather A. Dinich Sep. 1--COLLEGE PARK // Maryland running backs coach Phil Zacharias was perusing Sports Illustrated's college football preview edition, which featured the best running backs in the nation. Buried in the small print at the end of the section was Maryland ...
EDITORIAL: When bosses go bad: Editorial Notebook.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--On this Labor Day weekend, it's worth remembering that America prides itself on being built on the backs of its hard-working, nose-to-the-grindstone citizens, who have created in a few short centuries a world superpower from the sweat of their labor. This feat is all the more ...
The Baltimore Sun Gregory Kane column: Another Md. city, another Sheila.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gregory Kane Sep. 1--Two cities in the same state. Each has a woman as mayor. Both women are African-American. And both have the first name of Sheila. Well, that's how it was for three weeks, anyway. Sheila Dixon became the first female mayor of ...
School buildings show age: Elementary's broken AC reflects problems in city.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sara Neufeld Sep. 1--The broken air conditioning that kept Thomas Johnson Elementary closed all week highlights a continuing problem in the Baltimore school system: building parts that were, until recently, neglected for decades. Until last year, the system ...
Man is fatally shot on street in Southeast.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gus G. Sentementes Sep. 1--A man was fatally shot in Southeast Baltimore early yesterday and one of four people shot Thursday night in Southwest Baltimore died of his wounds, city police said. The overnight killings push the city's homicide total to 209 -- 30 ...
Area concerned over effects of gas cleanup: Jacksonville residents say wells may be drained.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Barnhardt Sep. 1--When more than three tanker trucks' worth of gasoline leaked from an Exxon station, Jacksonville residents worried their wells would be contaminated. But a year and a half into the cleanup efforts, they fear not only having tainted ...
Howard developer agrees to Turf Valley arsenic cleanup.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: John-John Williams IV Sep. 1--The owner of the Turf Valley planned community has agreed to enter a state environmental cleanup program after a report revealed that part of the land in Ellicott City has arsenic levels 60 times higher than normal. The ...
Sarbanes maintains his lead in fundraising.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sumathi Reddy Sep. 1--Michael Sarbanes, an activist and candidate for City Council president, raised slightly more money than incumbent Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake over the past few weeks but has twice as much cash on hand heading into the final week before the ...
Bedard's status is uncertain: Orioles ailing ace may be out awhile.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Zrebiec Sep. 1--BOSTON -- Orioles ace Erik Bedard remains in significant discomfort with a strained right oblique muscle, and it's becoming more likely that he'll be sidelined for an extended period. Bedard hasn't attempted to throw since Sunday, when he ...
Navy holds off Temple for Johnson's 100th: Navy 30, Temple 19.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sandra McKee Sep. 1--PHILADELPHIA -- Navy coach Paul Johnson got his 100th career victory last night, but it wasn't the piece of cake he was hoping for. Johnson's Mids came into last night's contest against Temple a 21-point favorite, but the Owls played the ...
GOP hoping Craig is a faded memory by November '08.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Nitkin Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- At the start of the week, it was unlikely that many people outside of Idaho and Washington, D.C., had heard of Sen. Larry E. Craig. But after Monday's disclosure of a guilty plea in a men's-room sex sting, Craig became the ...
'Lifelong learning' offered online: Carroll Community College's personal enrichment courses grow more popular.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Arin Gencer Sep. 2--For some, continuing education classes represent the chance to take that watercolor class, explore interior decorating or get to know Microsoft Excel. But among the traditional offerings, Carroll Community College -- and other Maryland ...
The Baltimore Sun Laura Vozzella column: Our sister city is not a nice girl.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Vozzella Sep. 2--It's been a while since I've offended an entire town, and I've learned my lesson: If you're gonna pick on someplace, make it farther away than Arbutus. So I turn my attention to China, which, when you think about all the poison toys and toothpaste ...
YWCA to close W. Franklin Street shelter.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Lynn Anderson Sep. 2--The Baltimore YWCA is moving to shut its downtown women's shelter because of a reduction in funding from the United Way of Central Maryland and other sources, including money distributed by the city. Even though the shelter, which houses ...
YWCA to shut shelter in city: Cuts by Baltimore, United Way force out women's facility.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Lynn Anderson Sep. 2--The Baltimore YWCA is moving to shut its downtown women's shelter because of a reduction in funding from the United Way of Central Maryland and other sources, including money distributed by the city. Even though the shelter, which houses ...
Pigeons are fine, but woman sick of nonfeathered friends: Coops draw smells, rats, neighbor says as county weighs in.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Justin Fenton Sep. 2--The chorus of cooing next door is hardly what bothers Marilyn Bachman about her neighbor's pet pigeons. It's the stench. And the rats. The Glen Burnie resident has told Anne Arundel County officials in no uncertain terms that ...
Many Mids are upset by changes: Academy leaders are focused on 'moral, mental and physical development'.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bradley Olson Sep. 2--Of all the changes taking hold over the past few weeks at the Naval Academy, the least popular, at least among midshipmen, might come as a surprise. It wasn't the loss of weekends off-campus, cuts in extracurricular activities, or even ...
Senior expo to be held Wednesday: Organizers hope for record crowd at annual event in Westminster.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ellie Baublitz Sep. 2--Organizers of the third annual Carroll County Seniors on the Go Expo are hoping for a record turnout at Wednesday's event that offers a sampling of numerous services, products and activities for older adults. The event, to be held ...
EDITORIAL: Madame mayor.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--There's no better time for Sheila Dixon to be mayor of Baltimore than now. After 20 years in public office, she knows the political terrain, the pitfalls of the job and, most inviting, the promise that the office holds for improving a city that she knows and loves. She is the ...
The Baltimore Sun Susan Reimer column: Down memory lane with American Girl.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Reimer Sep. 2--AA[cedilla]A American Girl, which creates historical dolls whose lives are described in a series of companion books, is introducing a new doll this month -- flower child Julie. She joins Native-American Kaya, Colonial Felicity, pioneer ...
The Baltimore Sun Rick Maese column: In middle of fun, games, deep void at Virginia Tech.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rick Maese Sep. 2--BLACKSBURG, Va. In the tunnel, their excitement was eerily marked by complete silence. While Virginia Tech's football players waited, just a few feet away, in the stadium's giant bowl, more than 66,000 fans locked their eyes on a moving ...
The Baltimore Sun Peter Schmuck column: After sorry behavior, apology was least that Vick could do.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Peter Schmuck Sep. 2--News item: Michael Vick actually gained some traction -- and even a little public sympathy -- on Monday with his seemingly heartfelt public apology after pleading guilty in federal court to charges related to an illegal dogfighting operation. ...
Terps win opener but lose QB Portis: Lattimore carries day with 106 yards, 3 TDs.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Heather A. Dinich Sep. 2--COLLEGE PARK -- When Maryland starting quarterback Jordan Steffy jogged off the field at Byrd Stadium last night to visit the trainers' room, former third-string quarterback Chris Turner took over Maryland's offense. He is now next ...
Dunbar's Eaton remembered as father figure.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Pat O'Malley Sep. 2--Ben Eaton Jr. gripped both sides of the lectern as if he had an opposing quarterback in his grasp. "He taught me to be a real man, husband and great father," he said. Eaton Jr., the former Gilman linebacker and The Sun's 2006 Defensive ...
Rays' Pena nearly landed with Orioles: Notebook.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Connolly Sep. 2--It's difficult to decide which is the more improbable aspect of Carlos Pena's storybook season. Is it that he went from being a spring training invitee to a sluggers in six months? Or is it that he is genuinely thrilled to be a player with ...
The Baltimore Sun Jay Hancock column: A market cure for power ills looks dim.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jay Hancock Sep. 2--Prospects for real household-electricity deregulation are fading in Maryland, and so are chances they can be revived. The one thing that would bring true deregulation -- exposing families to new, volatile price swings and making them shop ...
Family's holiday trip ends in tragedy: Father, son killed, mother hurt in Route 404 crash as three from Ellicott City headed to beach home.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Laura McCandlish Sep. 2--After fixing up his new Bethany Beach house this summer, David Destino was eager to relax with his family there over the Labor Day weekend. But first the Ellicott City man had to navigate one of the Eastern Shore's more treacherous ...
Mortgage breakdown.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Smitherman Sep. 2--This is not your parents' mortgage market. A generation ago, banks took on deposits and lent that money to homebuyers who took out 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages. That changed when Wall Street got involved in recent decades. Investment ...
EDITORIAL: A leader for the City Council.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--The Baltimore City Council president has to be a den mother and a watchdog at the same time. There's the care and feeding of 14 sometimes wayward members of the council, and then there's the job of running the weekly meeting of the Board of Estimates, where the city's spending ...
The Baltimore Sun Candus Thomson On the Outdoors column: Storm creates day at the breach.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Candus Thomson Sep. 2--Chappaquiddick Island, Mass. Outdoors There's a hole in my fishing hole. Specifically, a gaping maw wide enough to let the Ravens' football field float freely from the Atlantic Ocean into a placid bay called ...
County delays airport contract: Perception of bias in environmental assessment feared.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Laura McCandlish Sep. 2--The county commissioners have delayed awarding a contract for an environmental assessment of the Carroll County Regional Airport, a process that must be completed over the next two years before the planned multimillion-dollar runway expansion can ...
$7 million bid awarded for new library headquarters: Former New Windsor school to be renovated.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Laura McCandlish Sep. 2--To give the Carroll County Public Library a more permanent home as the system expands, the county commissioners have awarded a nearly $7 million contract to transform the old New Windsor Middle School site into the new library headquarters over ...
Action at plate makes Millar good bet for '08: Once considered the odd man out, he's closing in on guaranteed option.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Zrebiec Sep. 2--BOSTON -- Kevin Millar reminded reporters all spring that lineup forecasting was pointless, because "things have a way of working themselves out." Millar was expected to be the odd man out this season, losing at-bats in the first base, ...
The Baltimore Sun Dan Rodricks column: Hey, it doesn't hurt to ask.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Rodricks Sep. 2--DEL.ICIO.US / LOGIN POPULAR -- recent login -- register -- help To see more of The Baltimore Sun, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.baltimoresun.com. Copyright (c) 2007, The Baltimore Sun ...
Voters' support for Goodwin evenly divided: Half of those polled lack opinion on fire chief's effectiveness.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Annie Linskey Sep. 2--After a series of reports showed that lax safety standards at Baltimore's fire academy contributed to the death of a recruit, city voters are almost evenly divided on the performance of Fire Chief William J. Goodwin Jr., according to a Sun poll. ...
Forget wealth: These bowmen aim for fun: Bhutanese natives relish an archery festival in Butler, their first in the U.S. in years.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Gadi Dechter Sep. 2--To watch two dozen Bhutanese men celebrate Baltimorean Pema Tango's bowmanship yesterday is to understand why the tiny Himalayan kingdom -- where archery is the national sport -- aspires not to wealth but to Gross National Happiness. ...
Drive to succeed leads to a drive: Music executive and city native Kevin Liles has a hometown street named in his honor.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Pelton Sep. 2--Neighbors danced in the street yesterday as the 2900 block of Presstman St. in Baltimore was renamed after a fellow west-sider who rose to become one of the most powerful executives in the music industry. Kevin Liles, executive vice ...
Albert Goetze Jr.: [Age 84] A World War II veteran, he was honored by Gov. Parris N. Glendening for his devotion to the welfare of the bay.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jacques Kelly Sep. 2--Albert F. Goetze Jr., a decorated World War II veteran who headed his family's meatpacking business and later became an advocate for the Chesapeake Bay, died of cancer Aug. 25 at his St. Michaels home. He was 84. Born in Baltimore and ...
Heads spin at Timonium: Tight turns make racing at tiny track adventure for all.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Klingaman Sep. 2--Surrounded by Ferris wheels and roller coasters, the racetrack at Timonium Fairgrounds resembles a carousel with live horses. It's a tiny oval with hairpin turns -- a thrill for some jockeys, a not-so-merry-go-round for others. At ...
Rookie no-hits reeling O's: In second career start, Red Sox's Buchholz delivers another blow to struggling club.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Zrebiec Sep. 2--BOSTON -- Ten days after becoming the first team in the modern era to give up 30 runs in a game, the Orioles suffered another dose of baseball indignity last night, getting no-hit by Boston Red Sox rookie pitcher Clay Buchholz, who was making just ...
Terps' Portis ineligible for '07.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Heather A. Dinich Sep. 2--COLLEGE PARK -- Maryland backup quarterback Josh Portis has been ruled ineligible for the season because he violated the university's academic honor code, he said yesterday. Portis, the fastest and perhaps most hyped of Maryland's top ...
Most pass HSA exams: In Class of 2009, more than 80% meet standards.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Arin Gencer Sep. 2--A vast majority of Carroll County students in the Class of 2009 have passed the Maryland High School Assessments for algebra, English and government, according to newly released results. About 87 percent of this year's juniors have passed ...
BRIEF: Students have a ball taking a fall.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Lloyd Fox Sep. 3--Honor business students at the Macklin Business Institute at Montgomery College descended upon Project Ascent in Frederick last week for a one-day retreat. At Project Ascent, the 14 students from the Rockville college participated in ...
The Baltimore Sun Getting There column: A better way to catch the drunks.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Dresser Sep. 3--On one end of the Howard County Detention Center parking lot last week, the media spin machine was cranked up and whirling. Checkpoint Strikeforce, a regional group with a name that could be a cable TV reality show, was holding a news ...
Melissa L. Cohen: [ Age 36 ] Production coordinator taught white-water rafting in Colorado, worked on many locally produced films.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jill Rosen Sep ....
The Baltimore Sun On the Job column: Resigning with dignity, respect.(Column)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Hanah Cho Sep. 3--Resigning. Giving two-week notice. Whatever you call it, it's imperative that you quit your job gracefully. I was recently reminded of this when a colleague received an e-mail forward of a resignation letter of a lawyer, who detailed how much ...
Oystermen to organize: Group to call for stepped-up oyster recovery program.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Rona Kobell Sep. 3--A group of watermen who say the state is not doing enough to sustain the Chesapeake Bay's troubled oyster industry are launching a new advocacy group. In July, Jimmy Kline, a Cecil County waterman, filed paperwork with the state to form ...