Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in News
Jay Bowerson shelves books Aug. 28 at the county's central library, which has undergone $5 million in renovations nd is scheduled to reopen on Oct. 21.
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Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in News
The local branch of the NAACP has asked the U.S. Department of Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union to investigate its claims that the county school system discriminates against black students and staff.
Reading from a prepared presentation ...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in News
Route 1 is the big winner on a list of road projects favored by County Executive Jim Robey.
In a July 20 letter to state Transportation Secretary John Porcari, Robey listed 10 road priorities and 10 transit priorities for which he hopes to secure stat...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in News
Suspect who fled courthouse is caught in West Virginia
An Elkridge man under arrest who fled from security guards outside a county courthouse last week was captured by county detectives in a West Virginia motel Aug. 28.
J.C. Porter, 20,...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in News
The following was compiled from police reports.
Clarksville, Fulton
Silvery Star Path, 6300 block. Overnight Aug. 20 and 21, someone burglarized a garage.
Haviland Mill Road, 6800 block. On Aug. 21 between 9 and 9:10 p.m., a 1990 white...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in News
On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3, the following schedules will be in effect in Howard County.
County offices: closed
State offices: closed
Federal offices: closed
Courts: closed
Post offices: closed
Libraries: clos...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Just ask a Hobbit's Glen golfer about the condition of the greens there, and then stand back and wait for the fireworks. Many veteran golfers have been perturbed at the condition of the greens there for the past several years and have voiced their displea...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
There is a newcomer who's supposed to be in town. Courtside whispers said the midsummer transfer is a big kid from Texas. She is assumed to be a franchise player talented enough to delight her coach and turn all the others green with envy.
Some said s...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Forrest Gump had a memorable line: "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get."
That might be the best way to predict the outcome of this year's county football campaign.
Wilde Lake, Long Reach and Glenelg have...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
In three seasons River Hill has lost just four games. But the Hawks may be vulnerable this fall.
"May be" are the key words, and it's hard to find a coach in Howard County who's willing to bet the house that it will happen. The Hawks have won three st...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
When he started high school, Kevin Steenberge was a 6-foot-3 soccer player at River Hill.
Three years later, he's a 6-foot-10 basketball center headed to the University of Richmond on a full scholarship.
The River Hill senior, who has a three-...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
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Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in Sports
Submitting sports results
The deadline for submitting sports copy is noon Monday. We prefer e-mail (HowardCountySports@patuxent.com; send as text, not as a file attachment) or fax (410-997-4564). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard Coun...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in Opinion
With a few broad and reckless strokes, the Howard County chapter of the NAACP has done a great disservice to the county public school system and, worse, to itself.
In a five-page presentation, strong on rhetoric but weak on evidence, to the county Boa...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in Opinion
Where will this plunder of Columbia's land cease?
I am dismayed at the recklessness with which large forest-covered areas in and around Columbia are being erased.
Eight years ago, when we first moved to this area, Columbia was a lovely ...
Published August 30, 2001 by Howard County Times in Opinion
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Published August 30, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
The most exciting part of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's 2001-2002 season won't even happen in Maryland. Between Nov. 22 and Dec. 7, the hometown band will play 13 times in 12 of the most important concert halls in Europe, including London's Barbican ...
Published August 30, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
Was there ever an odder rock 'n' roll band than Paul Revere & the Raiders?
This quintet, which comes to the Maryland State Fair Sept. 2, was named not after its lead singer and songwriter, but after its piano player.
They originated in Ida...
Published August 30, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
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"O" (R). The release of this contemporary riff on Shakespeare's "Othello" was delayed after the Columbine massacre. An Othello-like African-American high school basketball player (Mekhi Phifer) finds his love for a white coed (Julia Stiles...
Published August 30, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in Arts
Piper set for Pier
The flute-playing, blues-growling, flamingo-standing Ian Anderson leads the British rock band Jethro Tull at Pier Six Concert Pavilion (Baltimore, 410-481-SEAT) this Friday, Aug. 31, at 7:30 p.m. Willie Porter opens the show....
Published August 30, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in Community
If good gardeners have a green thumb, then master gardeners like River Hill resident Paula Behm-Windle must have a green hand. In fact, looking at her botanically charged yard, you might say she has two green hands.
"It's very peaceful when I'm out th...
Published August 30, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in Community
Barbara Prisco lives in New Jersey but has been staying with her mother in Jessup since Mother's Day, the day her mother found out she had cancer.
"Momma was distressed," Barbara says. "She's always been so independent. She always takes care of all th...
Published August 30, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in Community
Historic Oella Mill, bordering Ellicott City, houses a coffee shop, an art gallery and antique dealers nowadays. But 50 years ago, at the time John William "Pete" Rest worked there, it was a textile mill owned by the W.J. Dickey Co.
Mr. Rest died Aug....
Published August 30, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in Community
Lillian R. Browning
Lillian Russell Browning, a homemaker from Sykesville, died on Aug. 21 at the Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown. She was 85.
Mrs. Browning was born on April 18, 1916, in Baltimore.
She is survived by ...
Published August 30, 2001 by The Columbia Flier in Community
Driving teams hit the road for Shock Trauma
On Sept. 8, six Ford sport utility vehicles and their passengers will be put to the test in the second annual Drive to Survive benefit, sponsored by Apple Ford of Columbia.
Through the daylong...