Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in News
District 13 incumbent state Dels. Frank Turner, Guy Guzzone and Shane Pendergrass have all filed for re-election.
The Democrats officially filed their candidacy earlier this month.
Turner, 62, said his campaign will focus on job creation, e...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Business, News
Officials at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, in North Laurel, announced June 9 that Ralph Semmel will be its next director.
Semmel, who has served as the head of the laboratory's Applied Information Sciences Department and...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in News, Crime
The following is compiled from police reports. The Howard County Times and Columbia Flier include descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times in Community
Howard High School -- Class of 1969 reunion set for Sat., June 19, noon-dark. Patapsco State Park, Hollofield Area, No. 301. For information, go to www.howardhigh1969.com.
Howard High School -- Class of 1975 is hosting a multi-year class reunion s...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The View from Ellicott City, The View from Western Howard County in Community
Andy Lunt was a student in high school when he first started to sense that God was calling him into a career of ministry.
It was a message he didn't want to receive.
"I tried to run from it. I entered the Naval Academy because I figured tha...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Education, News
As his four-year term comes to a close, Howard County Board of Education member Larry Cohen has decided not to run for re-election.
"It's time to do something else and make a difference somewhere else," he said this week.
Cohen'...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The View from Ellicott City, The View from Western Howard County in Arts, Entertainment
Mad music
Least Common Denominator, Jacob Haller and A Shot and a Beer will perform at the next Music Matters Showcase, this Saturday, June 19, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Mad City Coffee, at 10801 Hickory Ridge Road...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in News, Community
Fourteen years ago, Columbia soccer player Hamisi Amani-Dove was leaving a Colorado stadium after losing a game during trials for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, in Atlanta.
Dejected and defeated, Amani-Dove saw a boy in a wheelchair. Without mu...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The View from Ellicott City, The View from Western Howard County, The Columbia Flier in Arts, Entertainment
Like a lot of musicians, Dave Walser's life was forever changed Feb. 9, 1964. Granted, he was only 9 years old, but watching the Beatles perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show" proved to be a defining moment.
"I went crazy," recalls the m...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times in News, Community
For two Lisbon women -- one a wife and one a mother -- who lost their men in war, the idea of a nationally adopted flag in honor of their loved one's ultimate sacrifice is a comforting one.
Susan Booth, 60, who lost her husband in Vietnam, and Josephin...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times in Community
This Sunday, June 20, is Father's Day and, as always, I encourage you to bring your dad to the historic district for a look around.
One thing he might really like to do is check out the Civil War exhibit at the B&O Railroad Museum, Ell...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The View from Ellicott City, The View from Western Howard County, The Columbia Flier in Arts, Entertainment
Columbia photographer Carl Segal's exhibit at the Artists' Gallery, "Colorful June: Flora and Fauna," presents attention-grabbing close-up views of flowers, cacti, butterflies and tropical birds. The natur...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
Some of Baltimore's top bands will come together for an annual concert fundraiser, Kevin's Concert, Vol. 3: A Concert to Benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland Sunday, June 20, 5-11 p.m., at Sonar, 407 E. Saratoga St. The concert is named afte...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times in Dining
Here's a fun way to sharpen your sense of smell, entertain guests and create a spirit of festive competition between neighbors, friends and family: Build an aroma-identification game into your next garden party/block party/get-together.
It takes a litt...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Education, News
The Howard County Board of Education approved the following promotions for elementary and middle school administrators at its June 10 meeting, while Chief Academic Officer Linda Wise announced the following administrative transfers at those levels. High s...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times in Business, Promotions
The Organization for Entrepreneurial Development, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the further development of small and medium sized businesses, certified John Walters, owner and chief executive officer of 1-2-1 Business Consulting to provide service...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times in Community
History Matters
100 Years Ago
In the Times' social column, tucked in between locals' social happenings, was a line about the First Lady of the United States:
"Mrs. Taft and her children have gone to the president's home for the ...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times in Community
East Columbia Branch -- 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. 410-313-7700.
*Black Fiction -- First Saturday, 1 p.m. No registration required.
*Reclaiming Civility in the Public Square -- Tue., June 22, 7 p.m. Cassandra Dahnke and Tomas Spath, co-...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
Even before the first fuzzy lime-green ball was lobbed into the air this spring, Jordan Maisel had people talking.
Who was this talented player from Australia? How good was she? Is she here to stay, or just for one season?
S...
Published June 17, 2010 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Weddings, Engagements
Lucy Rushing and Richard Anderson
Luanna and Jerry Rushing, of Jessup, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lucy Rushing, to Richard Anderson, son of Christine Mulroe-Ham, of Ellicott City, and Ronald Anderson, of Oakton, Va.
The brid...