Section: REG http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/REG REG stories from The Capital Newspaper at HometownAnnapolis.com. en Copyright (c) 2008, Capital Gazette Communications Inc., Annapolis, MD 21401 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:50:02 GMT internetpublishingdirector@hometownannapolis.com (Internet Publishing Director) technician@hometownannapolis.com <![CDATA[Fondness for fire brings 3 performers together]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/07_20-25/REG

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Adam Kline arches his back, tilts back his head and lowers a flaming tong toward his open mouth. The torch is nearly to his lips when a gust of wind causes the flame to swirl and Kline to yank it back. "When you're eating fire, it's the wind that is the real enemy," he said. "You'll have flames rushing across your mouth, your face and up your nose. And that's not really any fun."&nbs...

Published on 07/20/08

]]> <![CDATA[Police resume checkpoints in northeast DC]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/07_20-21/REG

WASHINGTON (AP) - District of Columbia police resumed checkpoints in the Trinidad area following a series of shootings early Saturday. Police say five incidents occurred between 1 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. in the northeast D.C. neighborhood. Officers found 13-year-old Alonzo Robinson, who died after being gunned down. Another six people had gunshot wounds, and one man had stab wounds.

Police Chief Cathy Lanier says a group in a vehicle repeatedly ...

Published on 07/20/08

]]> <![CDATA[Takoma Park bans foie gras]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/07_20-24/REG

TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) - Takoma Park officials are taking a stand against duck liver delicacies. The City Council unanimously approved a resolution recently to oppose production and sale of foie gras, which is French for "fatty liver" and is produced by force-feeding geese and ducks.

The resolution also encourages residents "to avoid supporting this extreme form of animal cruelty."

The move a few weeks ago came at the urging of Bruce W...

Published on 07/20/08

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Pa. fisherman found dead in Carroll County pond

MANCHESTER, Md. (AP) _ The Carroll County sheriff's office says the body of a Pennsylvania fishermen was pulled from a Manchester pond in which he had been swimming.

The sheriff's office says 38-year-old James Thomas Merrow III of Hanover, Pa. was fishing at Pine Valley Park Pond Friday evening along with relatives and friends when he went for a swim.

The others in the group calle...

Published on 07/20/08

]]> <![CDATA[Maryland Lottery]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/07_20-19/REG

Drawings for Saturday, July 19:

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  • Pick 3: Midday — 300, Evening — 096
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  • Pick 4: Midday — 7284, Evening — 4724
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  • Bonus Match 5 — 15-27-29-30-38-19
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  • Multi Match — 17-19-32-35-37-42


    ]     Wednesday's jackpot is an estimated $750,000.

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Published on 07/20/08

]]> <![CDATA[Gov. O'Malley, senators criticize state police spying]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/07_19-08/REG

BALTIMORE (AP) - Gov. Martin O'Malley said yesterday that while state police are obligated to investigate threats to public safety, his administration will not use public resources to monitor anti-war and anti-death penalty groups.

Sen. Benjamin Cardin called for a "full accounting" of federal, state and local surveillance following the release of state police documents showing undercover officers infiltrated meetings of p...

Published on 07/19/08

]]> <![CDATA[Maryland unemployment jumps to 4.3 percent]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/07_19-01/REG By ELISHA SAUERS Staff Writer

Maryland's unemployment rate grew to 4.3 percent last month. That was up from 3.8 percent in May and means 15,000 more people lost their jobs or were looking for work.

"The national economic turmoil has clearly contributed to a tightening in statewide labor market conditions," Thomas E. Perez, the state secretary of labor, wrote in an announcement released yesterday afternoon.

Anne Arundel County's unemployed gre...

Published on 07/19/08

]]> <![CDATA[State, county reach tentative agreement on P.G. Hospital]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/07_19-35/REG ASSOCIATED PRESS

State and local officials have tentatively agreed on funding for the Prince George's Hospital System, once a new owner is found for the financially troubled medical network that operates Maryland's second-busiest trauma center, officials said yesterday.

The agreement calls for the state and county to split a total commitment of $150 million in grant support over five years, beginning in fiscal year 2011, Gov. Martin O'Malley...

Published on 07/19/08

]]> <![CDATA[Regional Digest]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/07_19-30/REG

Bookkeeper sentenced for theft

BALTIMORE - A federal judge has sentenced a Mount Airy woman to prison for defrauding a client, a Cub Scout pack and a PTA out of $236,000.

Angela Hiltz, 43, was sentenced to three years. She was a bookkeeper at a business where she pleaded guilty to embezzling about $180,000 from 2006 to 2007.

Federal prosecutors say she embezzled the funds from a client of her company by forg...

Published on 07/19/08

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