News 2008-04-25 Andanh.com

Patron shares story of fight Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:05:00 -0400
Bearing bruises, man says slain officer did not intervene

Nick Roros says he was beaten by several bikers at Haven Place, a strip club, after fighting with a member of Chosen Sons Motorcycle Club after both were flirting with a woman. The incident led to the shooting death of off-duty Baltimore officer Norman Stamp by a uniformed police officer outside the bar early Thursday.

Plan advances for LNG terminal despite outcry Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:56:00 -0400
U.S. energy officials give conditional OK to facility at Sparrows Point

U.S. energy officials give conditional OK to facility at Sparrows Point

One killed, five injured in 3-car crash in Glen Burnie Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:52:00 -0400
Five others are hospitalized; police probing possible altercation between drivers

One person died and five people were sent to area hospitals after a fiery three-car collision today in Anne Arundel County, according to state police.

Teen will be tried as adult in Columbia mall stabbing Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:38:00 -0400
Judge says teen's criminal history, nature of offense makes suspect a threat

A judge ruled this morning that the 16-year-old suspect in the January stabbing of another teen outside the Mall in Columbia will be tried as an adult for attempted first-degree murder.

House OKs bill to dismantle Coast Guard law unit Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
House approves bill to remove court over maritime bias claims

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly yesterday to dismantle the U.S. Coast Guard's Baltimore-based administrative law system amid charges of bias in its handling of cases against civilian mariners.

Orioles place pitcher Loewen on 15-day disabled list Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:09:00 -0400
LHP goes on 15-day DL with left elbow soreness; infielder Eider Torres called up from Norfolk

The Orioles announced today that they have placed left-handed pitcher Adam Loewen on the 15-day disabled list with left elbow soreness. Infielder Eider Torres was called up from Triple-A Norfolk to fill Loewen's spot on the roster.

Senate protects gene data from insurers, employers Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Measure would bar use of information by

Coming to grips with the growing role of genetic testing in American life, Congress acted yesterday to outlaw the use of genetic information in employment or insurance decisions.

Giving thanks, giving back Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Howard Neighbors

Anna Tomalis (left) rests on friend Elise Calanni during a blood drive at Lime Kiln Middle School. Planning the event was Tomalis' way of showing gratitude to those who have helped her during her ongoing illness.

5 Parkville students treated for respiratory distress Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:24:00 -0400
Five Parkville Middle School students were sent to the hospital Friday afternoon with mild respiratory distress and the campus of 1,100 students was evacuated for more than an hour while fire crews investigated possible contamination, officials said.

Mid accused of having child porn to face court-martial Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:31:00 -0400
A Naval Academy midshipman accused of possessing and distributing child pornography will face a court-martial, the military college said Friday.

English-only measure fails in Frederick County Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:44:00 -0400
Frederick County commissioners have backed off a proposal to require all county documents to be written in English only.

July trial set for man accused of throwing child from bridge Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:47:00 -0400
A Baltimore man accused of throwing his child off the Francis Scott Key Bridge into the Patapsco River has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death.

Investigators probe fire at vacant Cecil County home Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:44:00 -0400
The Maryland Fire Marshal's Office is investigating an early morning fire that was set inside a vacant home in Colora in Cecil County.

Bus case points to sad truth about us Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Many words have been spilled on the bus beating case in which a group of middle school students attacked a fellow passenger and nearly blinded her, and Circuit Judge David W. Young has heard just about all of them - in the courtroom as he presided over it, of course, but also in e-mails, on the phone and even on the street, where passers-by would accost him.

Cockeysville school garden dedicated to slain family Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Memorial dedicated to slain Cockeysville family

Sixth-graders comfort one another as Cockeysville Middle School dedicates a garden to the four slain members of the Browning family, two of whom were students at the school. A man who helped establish the garden said, "There's got to be a place... to sit and reminisce. This grief will never go away completely."

One killed in 3-car crash in Glen Burnie Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:52:00 -0400
Five others are hospitalized; police probing possible altercation between drivers

One person died and five people were sent to area hospitals after a fiery three-car collision today in Anne Arundel County, according to state police.

Power outage closes 2 Arundel schools Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:45:00 -0400
A power outage is forcing two Anne Arundel County schools to close at 12:30 p.m. today. Lights were out before 7 a.m., before students arrived at Magothy River and Severn River middle schools.

Arundel man who taped sex act spared jail time Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
An Anne Arundel County man who videotaped himself and his ex-wife in a sex act without her consent was spared jail time yesterday.

Man suspected of drunken driving is charged in pedestrian's death Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
An Anne Arundel County man was struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver on Route 32 in Howard County late Wednesday, police said. It was the fourth pedestrian fatality in the county this year.

Garden of grief Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Memorial dedicated to slain Cockeysville family

Sixth-graders comfort one another as Cockeysville Middle School dedicates a garden to the four slain members of the Browning family, two of whom attended the school.

5 Parkville students hospitalized for respiratory distress Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:24:00 -0400
Five Parkville Middle School students were sent to the hospital Friday afternoon with mild respiratory distress and the campus of 1,100 students was evacuated for more than an hour while fire crews investigated possible contamination, officials said.

Balto. Co. men charged in illegal gun purchase Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Two Baltimore County men were charged Wednesday by federal prosecutors with participating in a straw purchase scheme to illegally procure firearms for a convicted felon, federal prosecutors said.

Judge tosses murder defendant's statements Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
DVD with detectives is ruled prejudicial

Jurors in the capital murder case of a man accused of shooting two men - one fatally - outside a Woodlawn-area bar in July will hear few, if any, of the defendant's statements to detectives, a Baltimore County judge ruled yesterday.

Baltimore County Digest: Road project in Lutherville to affect turns Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Baltimore County Digest

The State Highway Administration will temporarily prohibit motorists from making left turns from southbound York Road onto eastbound Seminary Avenue starting Monday while York Road is widened between Cavan Drive and Ridgely Road in Lutherville.

Lean budget proposal unveiled in Carroll Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Commissioners note 'little flexibility'

Noting "slim margins" and "little flexibility" in an uncertain economy, the Carroll County commissioners unveiled a lean budget plan for the coming fiscal year intended to address cuts in state and federal funding, as well as rising fuel and utility costs.

Harford deputy assaulted Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
An off-duty Harford County sheriff's deputy was assaulted and robbed by two men while walking on a bike trail in Belcamp, authorities said.

Gesture of thanks, offer of help Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Howard Neighbors

Neighbors: Anna Tomalis (left) rests on friend Elise Calanni during a blood drive at Lime Kiln Middle School. It was Tomalis' way of showing gratitude to those who have helped her during her ongoing illness by helping others.

Drug deal detailed at Columbia stabbing hearing Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:38:00 -0400
Request to be tried as juvenile denied

The stabbing of a Howard County 17-year-old by two teens outside The Mall in Columbia in January was the culmination of a drug deal gone bad, an investigator said Friday.

HCC students learn marketing by pitching plan to fire department Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
HCC students learn concepts by pitching plan to fire department

When Barbara Surran worked in human resources, she saw a pattern in the college students she was recruiting: lack of experience. Many recruits had "book smarts, but not practical application" in business, she said.

Voting for Columbia Association board today, tomorrow Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Elections come at critical time

Residents will cast votes today and tomorrow for Columbia Association board members who will help usher the town through a critical time of partnering with General Growth Properties Inc. on downtown redevelopment, selecting a new president and addressing critical environmental issues.

Years after difficult pregnancy, woman founds Better BedRest Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Years after difficult pregnancy, woman founds Better BedRest

About three-quarters of the way through what would be her only pregnancy, Joanie Reisfeld was rushed by ambulance at midnight to Georgetown University Hospital. She was in critical condition and terrified.

General Growth Properties to show draft of Town Center plan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
General Growth Properties Inc. will present Monday night a draft master plan for the revitalization of Town Center that integrates concepts generated during the Howard County charrette in 2005 and the meetings with the community since then.

Eighth annual BikeAbout tour tomorrow Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Columbia Association's eighth annual BikeAbout will be held tomorrow at Lake Elkhorn in the Village of Owen Brown. The official opening is at 9 a.m., but riders will be able to leave any time between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Czech quartet at Wilde Lake Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
When the Prague-based Pavel Haas Quartet performs Czech classical music in Howard County this weekend, it continues the mission begun by composers Dvorak and Janacek to bring their lyrical folk-inspired national music to a wider international audience.

Howard Live Calendar Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Help born out of trauma Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Years after difficult pregnancy, woman founds Better BedRest

Joanie Reisfeld (left) went on bed rest when she was pregnant with her son, Zachary (right), in 1990. She has since founded Better BedRest, a nonprofit group whose mission is to provide support, resources and information to pregnant women who are prescribed bed rest.

FDA takes closer look at Lasik complaints Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:07:00 -0400
Patients harmed by Lasik eye surgery alternated between fury and despair today as they told federal health officials of suffering years of eye pain, blurred or double vision -- even of people driven to suicide.

Senate protects genetic test data Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Measure would bar use of information by insurers, employers

Coming to grips with the growing role of genetic testing in American life, Congress acted yesterday to outlaw the use of genetic information in employment or insurance decisions.

Budding chefs prepare to put skills to the test Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
County high school cooking team heads to California to meet the country's best

Karen Lovalvo, a Centennial High School junior, separates an egg for the dessert, a saffron ginger panna cotta. She and her culinary teammates will be competing in a national cooking competition in San Diego.

Donald Heinicke Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
[Age 93] Longtime runner founded Howard County Striders Club, won place on 1940 Olympic team.

Donald Eugene Heinicke Sr., a veteran runner and marathoner who had won a place on the 1940 Olympic team and later founded the Howard County Striders Club, died Wednesday of Alzheimer's disease at Catonsville Commons nursing home. He was 93.

George Reinhardt, 92 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
George T. W. Reinhardt, a retired Sunpapers printer whose career spanned 50 years, died in his sleep Tuesday at Genesis Perring Parkway Center. The longtime Cedarcroft resident was 92.

Ronald C. 'Pat' O'Connor Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
[ Age 82 ] Insurance broker, property manager

Ronald Cyril "Pat" O'Connor, a retired insurance broker and property manager, died of a brain hemorrhage April 16 at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Towson resident was 82.

Robert V. Phelps, 72 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Robert Victor Phelps, a retired owner of a manufacturing business, died of congestive heart failure April 16 at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 72 and lived in Timonium.

O'Malley delays 'alcopops' bill Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Weighs question of drinks as 'gateway' for teenagers

Gov. Martin O'Malley's chief lobbyist broke the news to public health advocates and anti-teen drinking crusaders Wednesday afternoon: The governor would sign a bill the next day ensuring that "alcopops" would continue to be taxed and distributed the same way as beer.

Md. weighs exemptions from carbon-credit auction Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Maryland considers exemptions from carbon-credit auction

Maryland regulators are considering exemptions for a proposed Calvert County power plant and other generators from a regional auction of carbon credits that is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Westbound I-70 in Frederick reopens after sinkhole repaired Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:15:00 -0400
A patch of Swiss cheese-like earth in Frederick collapsed in on itself along Interstate 70 yesterday, creating a large sinkhole that closed the two main westbound travel lanes and caused major delays for travelers.

Sunni bloc says it will rejoin Iraq Cabinet Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Move could shore up al-Maliki's Shiite-led government

The main Sunni Arab political bloc announced yesterday that it was ready to rejoin the Shiite-led Cabinet, a step that could boost reconciliation efforts and help shore up Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's faltering government.

Iraq troop numbers uncertain, audit says Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Thousands dead, hurt kept on roll to aid kin

Iraq's government has kept thousands of dead, injured or absent policemen and soldiers on the payroll as a way to compensate or care for their families, an audit found.

Police Blotter Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Police Blotter

A small wonder Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Seton Hill resident finds a lot to like in 9-foot-wide rowhouse

Kevin-Douglas Olive, a teacher at Sudbrook Magnet Middle School, relaxes in the courtyard behind his rowhouse in Seton Hill. The yard was a key factor in Olive's decision to buy the property, which he and his partner paid $69,000 for in 2002.

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