Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
The Atholton Barracudas are giddy with anticipation.
Swimmers - adolescent girls and boys - line up along the edge of the four-lane pool set back in a corner of Columbia's Allview neighborhood. When the final individual meet of the 2006 summer season ...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
A nominee to fill a vacant seat on the Howard County Planning Board should be selected for approval when the County Council returns from its August legislative break on Sept. 5, the county official leading the search said.
The new member would fill a ...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
As residents and politicians debate how to handle traffic in a future downtown Columbia, Howard County traffic officials are investigating how to improve Town Center's present-day traffic woes.
The proposals include adding a lane to the Route 175 brid...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
AT A GLANCE
Howard County police arrested a Columbia man July 26 following a 17-day search that began July 9 when the unguarded man, who had earlier tried to escape police, left Howard County General Hospital.
Police arrested Joaquin Leycock, ...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
On July 13, Miriam Malnik awoke in her dormitory to the sound of rockets battering a nearby town.
It was an abrupt change from the serenity that typically surrounds Safed, Israel, where the Clarksville resident had been studying.
"I looked out...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
After about 2 p.m. each day, the crowds begin to arrive at the River Hill swimming pool, said Erin Cohen, the pool's manager.
July 21 was no different.
By 2 p.m., there was a short line at the diving board, mothers waded in the baby pool with ...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Charles McPeek is no stranger to the campaign trail. The 77-year-old Columbia resident has unsuccessfully run for congressional seats almost a dozen times since 1968.
McPeek isn't stopping now. Instead, the former Democrat has switched parties and is ...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Although he won't be in office long enough to see the project through, County Executive James Robey has commissioned a plan to overhaul the Howard County government headquarters in Ellicott City.
The $185 million plan, which would be funded through a ...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
The following is compiled from police reports. The Howard County Times includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible.
Elkridge, Jessup
Montgomery Road, 7200 block, 10 p.m. July 24. Wallet and cel...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
As part of a continuing series leading up to the Sept. 12 primary election, the Columbia Flier will run short profiles of the 18 candidates who are seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Benjamin Cardin in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes portions of ...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Before you pound that campaign sign in the ground, know there are rules governing where you can place it, according to the State Highway Department.
With primary elections just weeks away, highway officials are reminding politicians and their supporte...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Party: Libertarian
Birthplace: Rogersville, Tenn.
Age: 77
Residence: Columbia
Occupation: Truck driver, retired building contractor
Community Service: None
Top Issues: Abolishing the income tax system, instead i...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
The Howard County Council could pass a bill next week that would allow it to refer parties in zoning disputes to mediation, despite public criticism that the idea is impractical and could leave council decisions open to legal challenges.
Columbia Demo...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Bruce Robert Altschuler says he knows how to retrieve the "keys to the kingdom."
Altschuler is running for the open U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 3rd District. His platform emphasizes the importance of 100 percent energy independence for t...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
It was a job that came with dubious distinctions.
In 1992, Baltimore was posting some of the country's highest rates of drug addiction, teenage pregnancy, infant mortality, syphilis, tuberculosis and lead poisoning.
And Dr. Peter Beilenson was...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in News
Party: Republican
Residence: Columbia
Age: 59
Occupation: Owner of technology company specializing in electro-optics, 3-D metrology and mobile robotics
Community Service: Former member of the Board of Directors, American Cancer...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in Sports
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Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in Sports
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Swimming
The Atholton Swim Club offers...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in Sports
Watermont
The South Carroll Serpents used a late push in the final few events to nip the Watermont Bullfrogs, 245-241, in a close meet July 22.
Top Watermont finishers:
Individual Medley
9-10G: 2. A. Caulfield; 4. L. Norwicz....
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in Sports
Tennis players do not like to play when there is a threat of lightning and they certainly don't like to play in hot stagnant air. The Columbia Junior Open held at the Wilde Lake Tennis Club last week had to contend with the latter - two days of punishi...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in Sports
Forest Hill
The Forest Hill dive team tied Crofton, 45-45, at their meet July 18. The Central Maryland Diving League rule states that when there is a tie, the winner is determined by the number of first- and second-place finishes. Forest Hill was the ...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in Sports
Kangaroo Kids
Thirty years ago, Don Disney, then a physical education teacher at Atholton Elementary, went to a conference in Colorado in search of innovative ways to get children to exercise without realizing it. Disney saw a demonstration on jump ro...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in Opinion
Nothing like an uh-oh moment to make your re-evaluate your assumptions.
With increasing urgency, advocates for the unwealthy have been squawking that there isn't enough affordable housing in Howard County. Now, an analysis by The Sun tells us that ver...
Published July 27, 2006 by Howard County Times in Opinion
Killing wildflowers along with weeds damages park
Did the Howard County Parks officials really think that if they killed our native wildflowers and damaged shrubs nobody would notice or care?
When I walked to Alpha Ridge Park recently, the flo...