Published May 23, 2002 by The Columbia Flier in Opinion
Police chief's gun control opinions not realistic
I found it interesting in your recent article ("Police chief switches to Democrat, May 9) that the two specific examples of gun deaths cited by Chief Wayne Livesay were examples of intentional c...
Published May 23, 2002 by The Columbia Flier in Opinion
In a news story in the May 16 edition, Hammond Elementary PTA vice president Shirley Murdock's name was spelled incorrectly.
Corrections and clarifications of material printed in the Columbia Flier appear in this location. If you notice something that...
Published May 23, 2002 by The Columbia Flier in Opinion
Throwing a bottle or shooting a paintball pellet at any unsuspecting person is a despicable act, but doing it to a bicyclist from a passing car is a little like giving a hotfoot to Smokey Bear.
Cyclists keep in shape and enjoy the air without pollutin...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Arts
No matter how sophisticated your home entertainment system, it may never match the experience of seeing "Space Station" at the Maryland Science Center.
This new film combines two theatrical effects _ optical 3-D and the giant IMAX screen _ for a trip ...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Arts
The great albino whale Moby Dick was once pursued by one-legged sea captains and tattooed harpooners. Now the leviathan is being hunted by even stranger foes _ performance artists. They aren't having much more luck than Ahab and Queequeg.
The world's ...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Arts
In their long, separate careers, pianist Ramsey Lewis and vocalist Nancy Wilson have proven that savvy musicians can build credible jazz performances around the repeating pop melodies and R&B grooves that have become a staple of today's "smooth jaz...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Arts
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"The Sum of All Fears" (PG-13). Based on a Tom Clancy novel involving American vs. Russian military tension, neo-Nazis and a contraband nuclear bomb, this is a bombastic drama in which Baltimore gets hit in a way you don't want to know abo...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Arts
African American show at HCC
There is a reception this Saturday, June 1, from 5 to 7 p.m., for the fourth annual exhibition by the African American Artists' Alliance of Howard County. The show runs through June 21 at the Howard Community Colleg...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
As the days get longer and warmer, children and adults spend more time outdoors. Waterloo Elementary is seeing an increase in tick bites and is sending home information pamphlets to remind parents of dangers from ticks.
As a result of an increase of t...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Before this year's Preakness at Pimlico, few horse-racing fans concerned themselves with the chances of Maryland-bred Magic Weisner. Not the turf writers busy weighing the chances of the 13 horses in the race, not the bettors and handicappers who sent him...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Did anyone feel as I did when the trees lining Gorman Road east of Interstate 95 were ripped down by Emerson's developers? Shock is what I felt; sadness, too. I knew it was coming, but I had no idea how barren everything would look. The land seems downrig...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Joan P. Sailer's watercolor paintings still hang on the walls of her Mount Dora, Fla., home, and books on Russian and Chinese culture remain stacked in her wooden bookcases, daughter Libby Burke said.
Mrs. Sailer's love of art, literature and culture ...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Well, this is a first for me. I've never written a column before. I write software for a living. Anyway, let me introduce myself. My name is Chuck Gait. I'm originally from the Philadelphia area. I got stationed here with the U.S. Air Force in August of 1...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Ilchester Elementary recently participated in the Washington Capitals Reading Is Cool program, a contest for students in grades three through six in the Baltimore, Washington area. From November to March, they read as many books as they could.
Ilchest...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Many friends and relatives gathered on May 18 at the Lisbon fire hall to honor Joan Bennett as she retires from Lisbon Elementary. Joan began her career in education in 1966 as an instructional assistant at the "old" Lisbon Elementary.
At the end of t...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
I met Karen Wallace as she was walking one of her greyhounds at Wilde Lake. I was curious about whether the dog had been bred for racing and adopted through one of the rescue services for greyhounds.
Karen has lived in Columbia for 15 years and is a v...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Congratulations go out to all of our community's graduates. By the time this column is printed, schools will have had their graduation ceremonies. This is an exciting time in these young people's lives - graduating from high school, getting jobs for the s...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Graduation time reminds us of all the hard work students have done throughout their school careers. This year, two hard-working young Clarksville women deserve congratulations.
Megan Morales, a senior at River Hill High School, was offered the Banneke...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Five oldies for PIer Six
Five all-but-forgotten pop-rock acts of the 1970s _ America, Ambrosia, Christopher Cross, John Ford Coley and Gary Wright _ team up to help kick off the outdoor concert season at Pier Six Concert Pavilion (Baltimore, 41...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
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Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Holocaust memoir wins literary competition
Wilde Lake resident Alfred Feldman, the author of "One Step Ahead: A Jewish Fugitive in Hitler's Europe," has been recognized for his work in ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Competition.
F...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
The following Howard County students were named to the dean's list or honor roll at their respective colleges and universities: Jonathan Ratican and Mandi Appler, Sykesville, Heather Ann Blain, Michael Duck and Ben Clare, Ellicott City, Jimmy Pope, Woodbi...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Nikki and Ricky Nichols of Ellicott City announce the birth of their daughter, Amanda Elizabeth Nichols, on May 6 at 5:42 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz. Her grandparents are Cesar and Shelley Salas of Ellicott City and Clarence and Debbie Nichols of Berke...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
The following organizations meet regularly.
>Bilingual Toastmasters Club. For Spanish and English. First and third Tuesday, 7:15 p.m., Foreign-born Information and Referral Network, 5999 Harper's Farm Road, Columbia. 410-381-8459.
>Chape...
Published May 30, 2002 by Howard County Times in Community
Ina M. S. Bandel
Ina Mae Slagle Bandel, who was born in western Howard County, died May 20 at Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville. She was 93.
Mrs. Bandel, who was born in 1909 and raised in a devout Christian family, gradua...